Chomps Lewis

Chomps Lewis is the foreman of Quarry Junction living in the mining town of Sloan in 2281.

Background
Head foreman of the Quarry Junction teams mining limestone to make concrete the for NCR's fortifications; Lewis found himself on indefinite leave after the Powder Gangers stole his team's entire supply of dynamite, and because of the shortage on dynamite, deathclaws infested the quarry grinding operations to a complete halt. They and the Powder Gangers are now holding up production of cement at the city and furthermore, traffic on the Long 15. His work seems to have no end of problems, as the morale of workers sagged due to not only being out of work, but out of power, and stuck in a holding pattern.

When not mining Quarry Junction, Chomps runs a little side business acting as the middle man between his daughter, Melissa, and supplier Private Tyrone, trafficking drugs. His contact is shady, but things took a turn for the worse recently, as Tyrone outright cheated Chomps on the last shipment. He is fairly sympathetic to the Great Khans as well. His daughter Melissa is a courier for the Great Khans and although he disapproves of her lifestyle, he understands that only she has the authority to make decisions impacting her life. No longer entitled to continue to keep tabs on her daughter's activities, the foreman is glad that she is making her own way in the world.

Despite its proximity, Chomps does not recommend visiting New Vegas. Speaking from experience, he states that it is a good way to burn through a month's pay in minutes, and has seen more people on their way thinking it's going to be nothing but an easy ride to the top.

Quests

 * Claws Mended: Chomps will tell the Courier that his pet mole rat has been limping since a baby deathclaw slashed her leg. They can treat Snuffles' leg with a Medicine check of 30.
 * Claws Out: The quarry workers can't work because the quarry is rife with deathclaws. No one in the camp is brave enough to get rid of them so it's up to the player character to do it.
 * Don't Make a Beggar of Me: Chomps will have to be asked about the whereabouts of Tyrone, revealing he's down in Primm.
 * Power to the People: Chomps provides the quest reward of 2 $100 NCR, and NCR fame.

Appearances
Chomps Lewis appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Sometimes the player may find that Chomps has vanished from Sloan, despite the time of day or if the player fast travels to the town. If this is not due to a death (either by the player or a deathclaw), the player can find him again by doing the following... Standing in front of the mining office front door, turn so that your compass is between northwest and north. Walk forward (you are going past the pile of tires and to the left side of the machine shop.) Chomps should be right in front of you/just behind the machine shop walking against a cliff wall. Due to the geography of this area, Chomps blends into the background and his radar icon seems to place him as the worker inside the machine shop meaning many players mistake his icon for the other non-player character.
 * Chomps Lewis may leave Sloan and head to Hidden Valley if bark scorpions appear in Sloan. He will remain there in the same spot, even after the player or himself kills the bark scorpions.