Oasis

The Oasis is a location Northwest of Clifftop Shacks in the Capital Wasteland, that is unusually full of trees and other green plants.

Background
Harold, a special mutational product of the Forced Evolutionary Virus, who possessed a tree growing on his head which he called Bob (sometimes he calls it Herbert because, "Bob hates it"), eventually found himself overwhelmed by it and became rooted to the ground during his travels in the Capital Wasteland region. Here he was discovered by several people who began to worship him as a god, and a small and exclusive cult known as the Treeminders began to form in secrecy. Bob began to blossom (which Harold apparently finds embarrassing) and many plants grew in this area, which became green with life, a stark contrast to the outer wasteland.

When the Lone Wanderer arrived he/she was urged to talk to Harold. Harold revealed his true identity and begged for mercy; after being stuck in the same position for decades he was eager for death. The other dwellers of Oasis had ignored Harold's wishes thus far, and asked the Lone Wanderer to instead either suppress or expand Herbert/Harold/Bob's fertility.

Layout
Oasis is situated almost at the top center of the map. It is surrounded by steep cliffs, and can only be entered through a small gorge by traveling west to east. If you have the map marker, just approach from the west. If not, follow the directions below.

How to find the gorge: Near the center of the north edge of the map, there is a road running parallel to a railway line. Follow the railway/road until you find two abandoned railway cars. At the northern most railroad car, stand on the eastern side of the car and face west. The letters "CMR" are visible on the side of the car. Behind the player will be a pile of highway debris. Turn around and proceed east over the pile of debris. There will be a bridge over a gorge. Crossing the bridge and following the path in a generally easterly direction will lead directly to Oasis. When looking at the local map, the gorge is located top left on the edge of the rocks.

It is possible to get the coordinates of the Oasis by killing the Drifter at Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel. There are also a pair (or more) of wandering Wastelanders found in a random encounter who will disclose the location, before attempting to kill the player, as well as a hallucinating Wasteland Merchant who promptly dies after being talked to.

Inhabitants

 * Harold
 * Tree Father Birch
 * Leaf Mother Laurel
 * Bloomseer Poplar
 * Branchtender Linden
 * Branchtender Maple
 * Branchtender Cypress
 * Sapling Yew

Sunken Chambers
In the chamber immediately to the left of the door there is:


 * D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine (inside a box with the baseball glove)
 * Pre-War Book
 * Stealth Boy

At the bottom of the Northern pond there is:


 * Mini Nuke

Continuing on in the East area of the chamber is:


 * Stealth Boy

Damp Cave
On land, continuing around right side of cave there is:

Also, beware. The damp cave has a Mirelurk, a Mirelurk Hunter, and a Mirelurk King in there, fairly close. If you swim away, go through the door, and come back in, you can swim past them, and fight them on the broken mini-islands they came from.
 * Nuka-Cola Quantum
 * A Sniper Rifle, on the far end in the middle near some rocks, light up your Pip-Boy to see it. Look for a skeleton and an Ammunition Box.
 * A Fission Battery found by some tires, in the dirt by the Ammunition Box.
 * 2 Nuka-Cola bottles and a Conductor nearby on the left side by more mushrooms

Related quests
Oasis (quest)

Appearances
The Oasis appears only in Fallout 3. However, Harold makes an appearance in all other games in the Fallout series.

Behind the Scenes
Oasis is a reference to the Oases of the Middle East. Where trees and grass grow out of the desert, because they are fed by underground reservoirs. Harold is also a reference to Iron Maiden's "Fear of the Dark" album as he appears as Eddie the head does on the cover art.

Gallery
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