Gehenna (Van Buren)

Gehennae are horrible monsters found in Burham Springs. They are slightly larger than humans and appear to be made of black tar and shiny oil. They are vaguely human-shaped, but their features are hard to analyze through the flames that constantly sputter across their bodies. Their eyes are bulbous glowing orange spheres that seem stuck into their ovoid heads. The Gehennae are dangerous both for their fiery melee attacks and the toxic fumes they breathe onto enemies. When they die, they collapse into a disgusting pile of smoking black goo. Gehennae are fairly mindless monsters, usually attacking anyone they see who moves too quickly. They have very poor senses, and can sometimes overlook creatures that stand still. They are related to the even more dangerous molechs.

Gehennae can also appear in other highly irradiated areas, but probably lack the oil from Burham Springs.

Appearances in games
Gehennae have not appeared in any published game. They were to appear only in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle.

Trivia
While it appears that these creatures are very indirectly referenced in the Ancient Brotherhood Disk in Fallout, this is likely a sly reference to Vampire:The Masquerade, a role-playing game published by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wolf,_Inc. White Wolf Studios]. It may also be a reference to Jewish mythology, wherein people and animals were consumed by an ever-burning fire.