Typhon

Typhon is the son of Set. He is not a born ghoul, but rather was Set's son before they turned into ghouls after the Great War. He agrees with the assessment that his father is "a real bastard". He had a stash hidden in a well in Broken Hills, which turned out to be little more than worthless bottle caps.

Interactions with the player character
Although they are not marked in your Pip-Boy, Typhon has several quests for the player. However these "quests" will not net any experience or reward.


 * He'll first want a Cat's Paw magazine, which can be found in many places in the Wasteland, and also in the trash bin outside his house.
 * He'll ask for a rubber doll, which can be found in Golden Globes porn studio, in New Reno or in Broken Hills in the house next to Marcus.
 * He'll ask for a either a plant or a rot gut. The rot gut can be purchased from the local bartender. If he asks for a plant, then Seymour, the intelligent talking plant in Broken Hills, is a perfect choice. All that's needed is a shovel. Note that moving Seymour to his garden before giving him a magazine or a doll, will not break the quest chain, as he will simply ask for a bottle of rot gut instead.

After all of this hard work, Typhon will tell the player that he hid the "treasure" somewhere in Downtown; more precisely in a Town Well. However, as the Chosen One is too big, and can't fit in the well, he'll need a help of someone smaller.

That someone is Micky, the Treasure Hunter. Tell him about the treasure and he'll make the player a deal: 50/50 for whatever is in that well.

After that, the player will recover the lost treasure: 10,000 bottle caps. However, since bottle caps stopped being a valid form of currency in 2161, they're pretty much worthless. Unfortunately, poor Micky will stay in the well, forgotten by someone...

In the end, the player can confront Typhon (and kill him), or forgive the old guy for making an honest mistake.

Appearances
Typhon appears only in Fallout 2.

Behind the scenes

 * In Greek mythology Typhon was the final son of Gaia and Tartarus, sent to kill Zeus for imprisoning the Titans, and the father of Cerberus, the Hydra, Chimera, and Sphinx.
 * The Greeks also made a connection with Typhon and the Ancient Egyptian god Set. This reference connects Typhon with his father.

Typhon