Radstag (Fallout 4)

Radstags are the mutated descendants of the Commonwealth's local deer population in 2287.

Background
Radstag descended from the common deer in the Commonwealth after their ancestors were exposed to great quantities of radiation in the fallout of the Great War. Due to this overexposure of radiation, radstag (like many of the wasteland's herbivores) have two heads, less fur, and are sometimes covered in cysts.

Biology
Radstag are a genus descended from deer in the Commonwealth. They are dicephalic, or two-headed; each head is able to swivel and turn on its own. A closer inspection of the heads shows that each head's inner eye is blind. Radstag also have two underdeveloped legs hanging limply from their chest, qualifying them as hexapodal. Aside from the ability to bend when a radstag lays down, these legs are nonfunctional.

Radstag are usually brown-furred and patchy in places, with small pus-filled cysts from radiation, which most often cover the flanks, feet, heads, and snouts. The cysts more frequently appear on the rabid and glowing varieties and can cover most of the body. Radstag yearling coats are more colorful than those of adult radstag and feature white spotting, similar to the fawns of their deer ancestors.

Gameplay attributes
Radstag usually travel in herds of up to four, typically consisting of one radstag and a combination of doe and yearlings. Although radstag are generally non-hostile and will ignore or flee from a player character, companions may attack them if they stray too close.

Adult male radstag of each variant can be legendary. Legendaries are much more aggressive than regular variants. One notable difference is a goring attack that will knock the Sole Survivor to the ground and possibly kill them.

Radstag yearling
This is the youngest and smallest of the Ragstads. They do very small damage and are easy enough to kill.

Radstag doe
This is the next version up from the Yearling, they are a little more mature and do slightly more damage. However, they can be killed just as easy as the Yearling due to their low health pool.

Radstag
This is the standard type of Ragstad you will find when walking around the commonwealth. Generally shy creatures who will run if approached and won't attack unless provoked. They are easy to put down if need be.


 * One can be found in a courtyard north of Custom House Tower

Albino radstag
The Albino Radstag is perhaps the average of all the Radstags in the game. They can be easily identified as they are literally white all over. They have a mediocre health pool and have the ability to inflict poison on the Sole Survivor.

Rabid radstag
This type of Radstag has been infected with rabies or some sort of illness. They are more aggressive than their counterparts and can attack if the Sole Survivor gets too close to them or injures one of them.

Glowing radstag
This is the strongest type of Radstag in the game. They have a decent health pool and have been exposed to so much radiation, that their body will literally glow. When you are near or if they are attacking, the sole survivor will receive a little radiation on top of the melee attacks. They are normally seen in groups of 3 or 4.

Appearances
Radstag appear only in Fallout 4.

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