Dead prospector

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	For an overview of prospector uses throughout the Fallout series of games, see prospector.

Fallout: New Vegas character

Dead prospector

Biography and appearance


Race		Human

Gender		Male Female

Role		Corpse

Location		Mojave Wasteland

Statistics


Alignment		Neutral

Technical


Base ID	00164767	Ref ID	00000000

Actor	Male: Emerson Brooks Female: Lora Cain, Debra Wilson

Dead prospectors are characters found in the Mojave Wasteland in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background[]

Prospectors are scavengers who roam the wastes for various items of interest. Many dead prospectors can be found around the Mojave in many different locations, typically carrying some form of armor, a gun, its corresponding ammunition, casings for said weapon, a melee weapon, some form of an aid item and occasionally some Caravan cards.

Locations[]

2 dead prospectors that are wearing remnants power armor and T-51b power armor respectively, at the Deathclaw promontory.
Several dead prospectors are found at the Prospector's Den.
One is found in the Black Rock cave.
A dead prospector can be found at The Devil's Throat.
A random loot spawning dead prospector can be found in a holding cell inside of the Nevada Highway Patrol station
A second random loot spawning dead prospector is found inside of Nipton Hall in the assembly hall level.
One carrying a Sunset Sarsaparilla star cap can be found in the middle of scorpion gulch. Two more can be found by travelling east through a pass.
One can be found at the Cottonwood crater with a Fat Man.
One can be found with a key to a locked gate in the Searchlight North Gold Mine.
One is found by proceeding north-northeast from the water tower in Goodsprings cemetery, it is inside one of the radscorpion nests nearby in the small alcoves along the cliff wall.

Notes[]

A dead prospectors loot will either be preset or will randomly generate items based on the game's difficulty and your character's level.
The one located in Black Rock cave carries the unique weapon the Paladin Toaster. Another one found at The Devil's Throat is carrying the CZ57 Avenger, a unique minigun.

Interactions with the player character[]

Interactions overview[]

This character has no special interactions.

Inventory[]

	Apparel	Rattan cowboy hat Authority glasses Merc outfits Leather armor Reinforced leather armor Stormchaser hat Wasteland wanderer outfit Head wrap Metal armor Metal helmet Slave scarf
	Weapon	10mm submachine gun Machete Caravan shotgun 9mm submachine gun .357 Magnum revolver M&A 9mm pistol Single shotgun 10mm pistol Cowboy repeater Switchblade Police baton Tire iron Knife Cleaver
	Carried items	Bottle caps Various, food, chems and junk items.
	Drops on death	No additional items