Mole miner

Mole miners are creatures found in Appalachia.

Background
The mole miners were first encountered in Welch and experimented upon by the Appalachian Enclave and its Research Division prior to their collapse in 2086. The Fire Breathers engaged mole miners in a firefight in March 2095.

Mole miners make their homes in the many caves, mines, and above-ground mining locales of the region, trapped within their deteriorating mining suits. The mole miners are frenzied combatants who attack anything they perceive as a threat. They keep mole rats at pets. Mole miners require their breathing apparatus and respiration device to survive, suffocating without it.

A unique mole miner named Purveyor Murmrgh has assembled vending machines, opening up a trading post at Berkeley Springs Station prior to relocating to the Rusty Pick. She sells her wares for Legendary scrip. The Overseer was seriously injured by a mole miner at the Mountainside Bed & Breakfast and left a holotape log detailing the experience.

Gameplay
Mole miners often live in organized groups and are usually led by a foreman or supervisor. They are immediately hostile to anyone who approaches them except for mole rats that are friendly to them, joining alongside to fight opponents together to gain an advantage.

They often mobilize against their target with weapons of great damage such as shotguns or missile launchers. They can easily and quickly mow down low-level player characters. They are mainly located near mining areas in groups, although they can be seen everywhere.

Scorched mole miner
A charred, fleshy variant of the mole miner infected with the Scorched Plague. All regular mole miner variants have a corresponding Scorched variant with the same stats, abilities, and items. They may become Scorched when attacked by scorchbeasts or the scorchbeast queen, becoming allies with other Scorched creatures.

Mole miner juggernaut
An immensely powerful Mole miner wearing a light blue cloak and heavy ore backpack, who serves as the boss of daily ops when the enemy faction are mole miners.

Treasure hunter
A unique mole miner variant encountered during the Hunt for the Treasure Hunter community event. They wear a hand truck strapped to their back acting as an oversized backpack, with various bags and other objects tied to the cart with rope. A sound machine strapped to treasure hunter backpacks emits a distinct radio-like frequency mixed with Morse code.

The Treasure Hunter may replace any standard NPC spawn in the overworld - they cannot replace NPCs spawned in interior locations, or those spawned by events, random encounters or quests.


 * They will always flee from combat
 * They will not enter combat with other NPCs
 * They cannot be pacified using the Wasteland Whisperer perk

Named

 * Purveyor Murmrgh - A vendor found at the Rusty Pick.

Appearances
Mole miners appear only $$