Carlyle St. Clair III

Carlyle St. Clair III is a hermit living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
Carlyle St. Clair III is the heir to an influential merchant house with more problems than wits. St. Clair cut ties with his family - becoming a black sheep of sorts - and was completely ostracized from his family for something he refuses to talk about. After leaving the family estate, St. Clair began to wander until he found himself a little nook north of New Vegas where no one knew about his reputation.

With his originally well-off lifestyle and near complete seclusion, he was a natural choice after weeks of scouting as the main course for Mortimer's banquet at the Ultra-Luxe. However, when Mortimer's men attempted to capture Carlyle, they failed and he escaped. Since the attempt, he hasn't slept or barely left the area around his house, ever wary that another attempt to kidnap him might be made.

Quests

 * Beyond the Beef: The player character needs to find him in order to use him as an acceptable replacement for Ted Gunderson, if choosing to take the path of saving Ted Gunderson.
 * With the Confirmed Bachelor/Black Widow perk, he can be lured into the dumpster by proposing to have sex with him there.
 * With 7 Strength, one can apply a sleeper hold.
 * With 45 Medicine skill, one can tell him to breathe deeply three times then blow on his thumb, which causes him to pass out.
 * With 45 Guns skill, one can pistol-whip him.
 * With 45 Unarmed skill, one can knock him out by striking a nerve in his neck.

Appearances
Carlyle St. Clair III appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Upon arriving at the shack, he may not be present. On PC, enter the following into the console:, , . However, his dialogue tree may not be available.
 * Knock out Carlyle, drag his body to the dumpster, and see if the dumpster will allow the player character to put his body in. If this does not work, enter into the console just after the lines above and then try to knock him out again after starting the quest over. This means that one will have to go back to Mortimer and start the events over, and the characters that may have died previously will still be dead.
 * Choosing to pistol-whip Carlyle St. Clair can sometimes kill him, causing immediate failure of Beyond the Beef.