Trudy (Fallout: New Vegas)

Trudy is the owner of the Prospector Saloon and the informal mayor of the town of Goodsprings in 2281.

Background
Trudy is the easy going, well mannered woman running the local bar in Goodsprings. She has run the bar for the past seven years and became, essentially, the town's mother. However, those who would mistake that for weakness are in for a nasty surprise. Trudy is assertive and knows how to hold her own against even the hardiest of wastelanders. She did, after all, manage to make a band of Great Khans and a New Vegas boy pay their tab. Afterward one of the Great Khans "accidentally" broke her radio.

Quests

 * Trudy's Radio Repair: With a Repair skill of 20, the Courier can repair Trudy's radio and get some extra caps and a discount at her store.
 * Ghost Town Gunfight: With a Sneak or Speech check of 25 the Courier can convince Trudy, along with others of the town, to help defend against the Powder Gangers.

Inventory

 * * Single shotgun equipped during and after Run Goodsprings Run or Ghost Town Gunfight

Appearances
Trudy appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * At some point during development she was likely named Ruby, as some of her dialogue strings are named VFreeformGoodspringsGoodspringsRubyTopic.
 * Trudy is based on the fictional Arizona saloonkeeper Vienna played by Joan Crawford in the 1954 film Johnny Guitar, for which the song of the same name featured on the Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack was written and performed.

Bugs

 * If Trudy is not spoken to before finishing "They Went That-a-Way", she will not display the proper dialogue option to initiate the unmarked quest, Trudy's Radio Repair.
 * Trudy can sometimes wander off from Goodsprings and walk to Hidden Valley. The reason for this may be killing Sunny or Ringo while still maintaining a higher than neutral reputation with Goodsprings.