Girdershade

Located in the southwest corner of the wastes, west of Jacko's Pop & Gas Stop and South-West of Smith Casey's Garage, Girdershade is a small settlement under a broken highway.

The settlement has a population of 3: Nuka-Cola addict Sierra Petrovita, Ronald Laren, who wants to "plow her bean field" to use his clever euphemism, and their Brahmin, who wanders around inside the settlement's walls. This is where you will begin The Nuka-Cola Challenge.

A sub-plot to the Nuka-Cola Challenge is the trial of Grady who had a deal with Ronald for a package (Naughty Nightwear). Grady, whose brains you found splattered on a wall in the Marigold Metro Station, asks you via "Grady's Last Recording" to deliver said "package" to Ronald. Ronald is gruff, but pays you for your trouble, if persuaded with a high enough speech skill can pay up to 500 caps for the package.

Sierra mentions a gang that wanted "to steal her stuff," led by "Lug-Nut or something." Lug-Nut is the name of the Raider who appeared shortly after you acquired the package.

With only two shacks and two inhabitants, Girdershade is one of the least-populous "towns" in Fallout 3, short of completely deserted areas.

Related quests

 * The Nuka-Cola Challenge
 * Grady's Package
 * Mississippi Quantum Pie

Bugs

 * Sometimes Sierra is "fleeing" for unknown reasons and Ronald cannot be found - if someone can post a solution on where to find them or if she will return (and when) please post it. Leaving the hut and killing nearby enemies, and then waiting for a period of time seems to fix the problem, although you may be attacked by several enemies after waiting.
 * The Brahmin in Girdershade is an exact copy of the one in Megaton, once encountered the Brahmin will attempt to "go back" to Megaton. You can escort it if you're really bored, but for some reason it will get stuck at the Megaton gate.