Joseph B. Steyn

Joseph B. Steyn was the mayor of Nipton.

Background
Joseph Steyn was the mayor of Nipton before Caesar's Legion came into town and forced everyone into a lottery. When Steyn's ticket didn't win, Vulpes Inculta ordered him burned alive as punishment for his and the town's disloyalty to those it had sheltered. He left behind two notes detailing his plans with Caesar's Legion. In addition to the note on his personal terminal in the top level of the Nipton Town Hall (1 of 2), the second half can be found at the Nipton Road Reststop. The notes describes him stockpiling supplies at a safehouse between Nipton and the Mojave Outpost. The supplies, he said, was in case he had to make a speedy get away from Nipton back to the Hub. However, he was never able to return as he was killed by Caesar's Legion when it captured the town. Before being killed he made dealings with Powder gangers to allow them to come into the town to capture, and hold for ransom, NCR troopers which came to the town at night for alcohol and two prostitutes named Rosie and Sylvia. He initially made contact with the Powder gangers after learning of the prison break that had just happened, by sending out two "emissaries", who were most likely brothers, known as Little Jim and Big Jim. For several days the Powder gangers would come during the day, and the NCR troopers would come during the night, thus increasing his personal, and the town's revenue due to increased spending. Eventually the Powder gangers made him an offer followed by an offer of 8,000 caps from Vulpes Inculta, who called himself "Mr. Fox", to allow him and several Caesar's Legion Legionnaires to round all of them up. Instead they captured the entire town and killed a majority of the citizens, crucified a few.

According to his personal terminal, Steyn was originally from the Hub, and, feeling that his post in Nipton lacked prestige, he planned to return there and run for office.

Appearances
Joseph B. Steyn is only mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * Although not included in the final version, at one point Joseph Steyn was to appear "in the flesh" in Fallout: New Vegas. It is unclear what expanded role, if any, he was to serve.