Foundation Outpost

The Foundation Outpost is a location in Appalachia It is located south of Huntersville.

Background
Formerly an uninhabited nuke crater, a group of settlers from Foundation tried to establish an outpost in June of an undisclosed year. Construction was well underway by June 9, despite dwindling supplies and an alleged thief leaving behind suspiciously large footprints. Loud noises woke part of the settlement on June 14, which caused some concern and raised anxiety. By June 17, some members of the group attempted to survey the nearby nuke crater, but were wary of the emitting radiation.

The first walls and floors for the outpost's houses were finished by June 19, while the strange and unidentifiable noises continued at night. In order to lower radiation in the crater, a rad scrubber was installed at its center by June 21. One of the settlers, Kenneth Dean, discovered the source of the nightly noises on June 26, a creature he described as a "brutish shadow," and which he found rummaging through the outpost's supply. While he had planned to gather others of his group in order to expel the intruder on another night, his discovery proved to be too late. On the night of June 29, the outpost was overrun by large numbers of super mutants, who left none of the inhabitants alive.

In one final attempt to call for help, Dean recorded an emergency broadcast, which remained unanswered.

Layout
The area is split into two sections; an unfinished outpost to the southeast, and a nuke crater to the southwest.

Outpost
The outpost has two incomplete two-story buildings, a small overlook, a large platform, two outhouses, and a watchtower next to the crater. A cooking spit is located to the right of the northern building. The eastern building has a stash box and a cot on the first floor, and another cot on the second floor. A small overlook with a bench is located on the second floor behind the eastern building. The southeastern platform has two workbenches, one for weapons and one for armor, as well as a power armor station. Several of the outpost's former inhabitants can be found scattered around the area.

Crater
The crater consists mostly of destroyed buildings, rubble, and pockets of radiation, with a single intact shack nestled on its eastern side. A platform with a rad scrubber is located in the center, with several metal prison cells around it, one of which holds a dead settler. Several hanging meat bags can also be found in the area.

Inhabitants

 * Kenneth Dean
 * Samuel Hackerman
 * Marilyn
 * Ruggy
 * Tom

Loot

 * Crater Observations 1 - Note, on Ruggy's corpse next to the bench at the small overlook.
 * Crater Observations 2 - Note, on a table inside the eastern building's room on the first floor.
 * Disgruntled note - Note, on a cinderblock in one of the metal prison cells, west of the rad scrubber inside the crater.
 * Kenneth's Journal - Note, on Kenneth Dean's corpse atop the watchtower.
 * Potential magazine - On a lawn chair at the platform, next to the power armor station.

Appearances
The Foundation Outpost appears