Nightkin

The Nightkin are an elite warrior caste in the Master's super mutant army and the apex of his creation.

Overview
They are superior to their fellow supermutants both in intellect and skill, as the FEV-II dipping has not damaged their intelligence. While in the Master's Army, they have access to superior weapons and armour, including the stealth boys.

Fallout
They can be found in the upper levels of the Cathedral, as well as inside the Mariposa Military Base, including the nearby cells surrounding it in the form of random patrol encounters. After the Master's fall, many surviving unity super mutants had become a chaotic wasteland wandering force, set on to destroy everything it encountered.

They are superior to other super mutants in skill, equipment, and weaponry. Many of the nightkin are equipped with cloaking devices, such as stealth boys. The only gaming effect of this is to give them a slight ethereal look, as it does not affect the PC's chance of hitting them.

Fallout 2
Some of the roving super mutant bands include nightkin. However, they no longer use stealth boys.

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Also, other parts of super mutant army, after the death of Master, are gathered and formed a new faction, led by Attis.

Many years after their regrouping, these mutants captured the Secret Vault in order to use the FEV reserves stored in it. Attis's goal was to continue the Master's plan. His army had an elite unit of nightkins, much improved in skill, and equipped with high-tec suits to enhance their abilities and has the same function as the stealth boy. These suits probably originated from, or were made in, the Secret Vault.

Fallout: New Vegas
Some of the Nightkin reappear, suffering from severe psychological disturbances (schizophrenia and psychosis are most common), which are a side effect of prolonged stealth boy use.

The follower, Lily, is a nightkin and a former soldier in the Master's army.

These Nightkins are Antlerists, and believe in their God, Antler and take orders from him/her.

Appearances
The nightkin appear in Fallout in the Cathedral and the Mariposa Military Base, in Fallout 2 as a hostile encounter on the world map, in the Secret Vault in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, and make a comeback in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
In Fallout 3, the word 'Nightkin' occasionally appears in the password list when hacking a terminal.

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