Fairfax Ruins

 is the bombed out ruins of a town in the Capital Wasteland, located southwest of Vault 101, just east of Fort Independence. It also appears that the Brotherhood Outcasts, fortifying Fort Independence, are being ambushed by the raiders from the ruins, and are trying to take over the ruins but never actually attempt it.

Inhabitants
The place is now full of Raiders, whose numbers depend on how leveled up you are. A couple are armed with Missile Launchers and several have Combat Shotguns.

To the north of the ruins the Enclave have set up a base with a Deathclaw cage (after The Waters of Life quest). When the Enclave are encountered there are often 3 soldiers and 2 officers, depending on difficulty. The soldiers are sometimes armed with Flamers and will be busy executing several Wastelanders enclosed in a cage, which may explain the bodies. This observation suggests that the Deathclaw cage was being used as a makeshift execution chamber.

Exterior
The ruins consist of the main street and several alleys and destroyed houses. Raiders fill the entire area and are well armed. North of the main road, running through the center of the town east to west, is the entrance to the metro tunnels. There are also several manholes leading to the utility tunnels (see below). Careful as there are several tripwires which set off explosives or alert enemies.

Utility Tunnels
The main entrance to the Utility Tunnels is a grating in the floor that collapses into a small rectangular hole in the center of Fairfax Ruins. An easier and far less defended entrance to the tunnels is a manhole located to the northwest of the ruins to the east of the Brotherhood Outcast base. Inside are several ammo crates, Raiders, aid items and other loot.

There is also a separate subway tunnel in the center of Fairfax Ruins guarded by two raiders. This subway has no links to any other areas but is a very easy way to get some easy ammo from the ammo crates in there. Be careful when entering the tunnel because there are some mines as well as a shotgun trap close to the entrance. Once cleared the Metro Tunnel makes a great place to sleep and heal if needed.

The tunnel is, like the rest of Fairfax Ruins, only inhabited by Raiders.

Notable loot

 * U.S. Army: 30 Handy Flamethrower Recipes in the Car Dealership east of Fairfax Ruins. It's sitting on top of a generator in the higher area to the left. Listen for the generator.
 * Another U.S. Army: 30 Handy Flamethrower Recipes can be found in Dots Diner to the south.
 * Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual in the Fairfax Metro Station on the rubble below the mezzanine next to the east escalator.
 * Nuka-Cola Quantum in an overturned truck under the highway south of the ruins (towards Andale).
 * Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor, in the Concrete Treehouse south of the ruins.
 * A short distance SSW of that (ENE of Andale) is another truck trailer with a Dean's Electronics at the back of a bunch of empty Metal Boxes.

Behind the scenes

 * Fairfax Ruins is obviously the ruins of real-world Fairfax, VA. However, the ruins in Fallout 3 are comparatively smaller than the true town and the location is much closer to downtown Washington DC than depicted in the game.

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