The Family

The Family is a gang of self-claimed vampires, south of the settlement of Arefu. They have been terrorizing the town for blood. They have also abducted the brother of Lucy West and left the family dead. Evan King pleads you to go deal with them and gives you vague directions to three locations where you can get clues that lead you to their base, which is in some old train tunnels. They have several traps including an exploding baby carriage and a chunk of meat swinging on a chain. You can also go in the back way through Northwest Seneca Station and if you go that route you can bring Sugar Bombs to a drug dealer who has made a lab out of the station for fun dialogue and some caps. The Family's sentry is actually quite nice and isn't violent though a little full of himself and can invite you in.

You meet Vance, the family's leader and can strike a deal which the Family will protect Arefu in exchange for donated blood packs. It also turns out that Lucy's brother Ian wasn't kidnapped, but voluntarily joined the Family. It is handy to note that if you decide to convince Ian to leave The Family they won't be mad or even try to kill you, but are very cordial and even agree to leave Arefu alone.

Family members
Vance: the leader and guide, he is trying to make his cannibal charges to leave that urge and feed only from blood, adopting the ways of the vampires of the legend; he is very patient and has a "guru" behavior and he is happy to enlighten in his ways anyone who shows curiosity.

Holly: his wife, has several reservations about Vance's beliefs, but supports him completely.

Alan: a new recruit who sees Vance as a guru and savior, he is sent to protect Arefu

Brianna: She offers certain services to the male members of the family, in exchange for some caps. With the Lady Killer perk, the player is able to persuade her to divulge the entrance code to Ian's room.

Karl: The Storekeeper, he doesn't believe in Vance's teachings but plays the part to have his store in there, he can be seduced with the "Black Widow" perk into giving the password of the security computer terminal. He sells 2 bottles of purified water and has 162 caps to trade.

Justin: he is Ian's guide into the family, he is a sort of big brother to him.

Appearances
The Family appears in Fallout 3.

Related quests

 * Blood Ties