Scrapheap

Scrapheap is a town located somewhere close to Fallout 1 world area - one of its inhabitants mentions Junktown. Its townwalls and gate indicate, that Scrapheap has similar enviroment, cultre or technology level as Junktown. According to town name - there should be a lot of scrap.

In 2161 it was dominated by a gang called the Crypts, that controlled the only power generator in the town and therefore ruled over the small community. The leader of the Crypts was called Rayze. Their rival gang was the Fools, led by a woman called Baka, who proclaimed herself to be the "Queen" of the gang.

Max Stone, the Vault 13 dweller, entered Scrapheap December 5th 2161, when the Vault Dweller begins his quest to find the Water Chip for Vault 13. Max Stone was not able to leave Scrapheap then, and wasn't affected by his 120 days deadline for saving Vault 13. Stone's copy could start at the same time "find the water chip" quest at Vault 13. Because of his shorter deadline to find the waterchip, it is possible, that Max Stone left Vault 13 a month earlier - November 5th 2161.

It is not certain what eventually happened to the town. It is impossible to find it on Fallout worldmap (2161-2173 year) and on Fallout 2 worldmap (2241-2253 year). Possible explanation is, that Scrapheap is located just beyond eastern edge of the map, somewhere close to Vault 13 or Junktown latitude.

Scrapheap characters
Max Stone

Rock

Rayze

Baka

Crypts

Fools

Phil

Dogmeat

Quotes

 * Scrapheap is the armpit of the desert. No better place to raise children, in my opinion. This place makes Junktown look like a living city of the ancients. - Rock
 * After the War, only the Foolish remain. If I was brave enough, I would have taken my own life years ago. Instead, I pander to whatever gods of chance are left. - Baka

PnP beliefs
This tiny community, on the far eastern edge of the New California Republic, is home to about 250 refugees and outcasts. Originally a small survivalist community in the Western Rockies, Scrapheap was taken over by gangs and found that it had no way to deal with the outside threat to its resources and people. All but abandoned after the brutal gang war, a small community of squatters and rejects has since moved in. Scrapheap has no police force, and isn’t a member of the NCR. The NCR would much rather see this place eradicated than have to deal with people it had already rejected. Radiation levels are low here, and the people of Scrapheap are slightly more trusting of outsiders, simply because they know the agony of constant rejection. They are very wary of the NCR, however, as they expect to be attacked and wiped out at any time.

Appearances in games
Scrapheap appeared only in the Fallout demo. It used the Junktown area map instead of a new one, but as it had completely different characters (except for Dogmeat and Phil, who tries to get rid of the dog just as in the actual game) and different plot, it might be considered a different location in the Fallout canon. Scrapheap was present at older version Fallout PnP also.