Cottonwood Cove

 is a location in Fallout: New Vegas. It is a base for Caesar's Legion. When approaching the village with Boone, he informs you that this is a Legion slave camp and he is going to kill everything in it. You have the option of joining him or stopping him.

Decanus Severus is second in command here, serving under Aurelius of Phoenix. If you have 50 Explosives skill you can tell Severus how to disarm NCR frag mines. If you have the Schematic for Powder Charges, you can also show him how to make them. This will earn you experience and Legion Fame (no NCR Fame is lost). Speaking with Aurelius of Phoenix gives you the opportunity to turn in NCR dog tags for a reward.

Layout
To the south are several buildings with random loot, with the mess hall on the docks in the river. In the center of camp is the two story head quarters with tents just north of this building. Veteran Legionaries patrol near the Headquarters with Legionaries Explorers and Legion Mongrels patrolling all access points. Aurelius of Phoenix is found in the second story of the headquarters building.

Just south of the entire encampment (on the hill and quite visible) is an abandoned truck with copious amounts of nuclear waste. A lockpick skill of 50 will open the back and release the radioactive contents on the encampment. Voila! Justice is served, and Camp Searchlight is avenged. Anders, the crucified Great Khan is spared from this radioactive death, but still must endure crucifixion. If you want to free the Weathers, ensure this is accomplished before releasing the radioactive righteousness into the camp, as they will die otherwise.

Inhabitants

 * Anders, a crucified Great Khan.
 * Aurelius of Phoenix, Centurion Leader.
 * Canyon Runner, Slavemaster.
 * Cursor Lucullus, ferryman.
 * Decanus Severus, second in command.
 * Kenny Weathers, slave and son to Mrs. Weathers.
 * Mrs. Weathers, slave.
 * Sammy Weathers, slave and daughter to Mrs. Weathers.

Related Quests

 * Left My Heart
 * Anders, a Great Khans gang member can be found crucified on the road into the cove.
 * Render Unto Caesar
 * You must go through Cottonwood Cove to take the barge to The Fort. BEWARE: Taking Boone with you will cause make him shoot at the Legion, making them hostile, and thereby fail the quest.

Notable Loot

 * Recompense of the Fallen and Legion patrol notes in the desk in Aurelius of Phoenix's office.
 * Legion Raid Plans in one of the filing cabinets in Cottonwood Cove HQ
 * Grognak the Barbarian on the nightstand in Aurelius of Phoenix's office.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * When killed you fail the quest Oh My Papa, and there doesn't appear to be anyway to release him.
 * Seeking out Cottonwood Cove on the Render Unto Caesar quest, while Craig Boone is your active companion will make everyone hostile to you, despite Boone not being visible (likely stuck at the Lucky 38)and the fact that you have Caesars mark.
 * Just after releasing the slaves, if you go to the radioactive truck at Cottonwood Overlook and release the barrels, you can equip your binoculars and watch as the three slaves are continuously spawned as running entities escaping from the camp. They no longer continuously spawn after you return to the camp, indicating that it is a scripted sequence gone awry.
 * Entering Cottonwood Cove with Boone as your partner, he will bug out and disappear if you leave him and go meet with Caesar at The Fort.
 * When entering Cottonwood Cove, there will be tearing of the screen everywhere. You need to turn off the PS3 and turn it on again to stop it.

Easter Eggs

 * On the side of a building, "Romanes Eunt Domus" is written. This is a reference to Monty Python: The Life of Brian. Brian attempted to write  "Romans go home" but instead wrote "of the house of the Romans are going".