Nelson

Nelson is a small settlement that was taken over by Caesar's Legion, in the Battle of Nelson. It is located south-west of Camp Forlorn Hope and just east of Novac.

Background
See Battle of Nelson for further information.

Nelson used to be the NCR's forward-most camp in the Mojave Wasteland, until a Legion attack forced them back to Camp Forlorn Hope, during the Battle of Nelson. Currently a group of Legionaries under the command of Dead Sea are stationed there.

Layout
There are two barracks in the north-north-east part of Nelson. The one on the left contains the bodies of two NCR troopers and the one on the right contains another, as well as two recruit legionaries and the legionary leader Dead Sea. In the north-west there is a vacated house.

In the east-south-east there are two more houses. The one on the left is used for storage and has multiple crates filled with Sunset Sarsaparilla and ammunition boxes, while the one on the right is used as a mess hall.

In the west-south-west there are a further two houses.

In the center of Nelson there are three crucifixes that three NCR troopers are tied to. You can release the troopers during the quest Restoring Hope. Untying a trooper, regardless of your standing with the Legion or having the quest, will result in the nearby Legion troops becoming hostile.

Notable loot

 * Nelson house next to and west of the two barracks contains a Nuka-Cola Victory behind the fridge.
 * Dead Sea in the eastern barracks carries a unique machete called the Liberator.
 * First-aid kits in both barracks contain random medical supplies.
 * Crates on both sides of the barracks door (on the inside) contain Sunset Sarsaparilla
 * Southwest of Nelson on the road to Novac at the checkpoint where you meet Ranger Milo there are two C4 charges and a detonator in a footlocker.

Related quests

 * Back in Your Own Backyard
 * Restoring Hope
 * We Are Legion

Appearances
Nelson appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * In order to reach Dead Sea in the barracks you have to trespass, regardless of Legion reputation. This glitch has been fixed as of patch, 1.5.
 * A group of NCR Troopers may spawn in the camp upon visiting it, resulting in a battle in which (usually) all Legionaries stationed outside of the barracks will die. It is unknown whether or not this is intentional.
 * Freezing when entering the barracks which has Dead Sea in it. After killing all officers at Camp Forlorn Hope.
 * On rare occasions, a Legion Recruit can be seen wearing the Fallout 3 version of the Enclave Tesla armor alone just outside the camp. The cause of this is unknown.
 * After the NCR has spawned and the Legionaries are gone, there may be 3 Legionaries running into each other in front of the camp fire, not going anywhere.
 * Sometimes when leaving Nelson near the guard tower facing Forlon Hope the Legion guards may attack you regardless of your rep with them. If you kill them or your followers do so you will lose your reputation with them. May happen or not. If this occurs reload save and just go around being out of sight. Occurred when doing the quest for Dead Sea
 * After killing Dead Sea and his guards inside the Nelson barracks, random Legionaires stationed there (assuming you haven't killed them before Dead Sea) will sometimes claim that Nelson has already fallen and everyone was killed, even though they are still alive. Not certain if this is a glitch or just specific programming.

Нельсон