Arefu

Arefu is a small settlement in The Capital Wasteland most important for its role in the quest Blood Ties.

First Impressions
When you first arrive Evan King throws a grenade at you - mistaking you for a member of the The Family, a group who recently raided the town of Arefu.

Location
The town is located northwest of Vault 101 as seen here. Arefu is located atop an incomplete freeway thus the town is only accessible from the south end of the river. The town's location appears to be on what is left of one of the I-495 Capital Beltway bridges over the Potomac.

People
Evan King, Brailee and Ken Ewers, Karen Schenzy, and Ian West and his (now dead) parents all have places in Arefu. Lucy West recently moved from Arefu to Megaton.

Notable Loot

 * The Vault Boy Bobblehead of Repair is found on a table inside Evan King's house.


 * There is a Nuka Cola Quantum just to the east of Arefu. It is perched on one of the wooden buoys just out in the water.

What's In A Name?

 * Just above the entrance you see a blast damaged traffic sign that should say Careful but the 'C' and 'L' have faded away.
 * Arefu is a small village in Romania, which is most well known to be the village near the former castle of Vlad (the Impaler) Tepes, who was also known to his people as "Dracul", and was the source of the legend.

Bugs
Some players may experience a bug where upon fast travelling to Arefu they see a mole rat maul Evan King, ruining the quest line and turning the village hostile to the vault dweller's presence. Trading the blood packs to The Family is no more available after this bug has occured. Instead the Family-members will mock about the player's killing spree at Arefu.