New Reno

"Biggest Little City in the World"

New Reno is a city upon the remains of Reno, located in western Nevada.

The capital of sin, prominently known for its casinos (the Shark Club and the Desperado) and total freedom with an abundance of prostitutes, alcohol and drugs. New Reno is home to, among many other things, the Golden Globes studio, the Jungle Gym and the Cat's Paw brothel. There is also a substantial weapons outfitter dubbed New Reno Arms. The town in 2241 is run by four different families: the Mordinos, the Bishops, the Wrights, and the Salvatores. By 2281, all of the original families more or less retain their power, with the exception of the Salvatores, as the city is now run mostly by the Wrights. They are however contested by a newly arrived crime family; the Van Graffs.

Background
Isolated and partially shielded by mountains, Reno survived the apocalypse in enough of one piece to be rebuilt as New Reno. Now the dons of the city have made Reno more important and more powerful than it ever was in the beforetimes. In fact, the only thing that threatens New Reno are the groups vying for power within the city itself. New Reno maintains its pre-War reputation for offering all manner of vice, but the dueling for control of the city by its four powerful families makes it more dangerous than ever. During 2241, New Reno is the largest populated area in the wastes.

Even before the Great War, Reno already had the reputation of offering all manner of vice, but with the destruction of the rest of the United States, what remained of law and order broke down as mobster families ascended to power. Now the criminal families of the city have made New Reno more important, more powerful and more dangerous than it ever was during the Pre-War Era.

New Reno has no official government or police force. However, aside from their internecine conflicts, the families generally keep order and make the city safe for tourists from the wastes, sending any troublemakers who disrupt the tourist trade to Golgotha, a burial site near New Reno. The tourists are eager to partake in the gambling, prostitution, and drug usage (particularly jet, which was developed near New Reno in the Stables by boy-genius Myron) offered by the city's mobsters. Jet is distributed from family supported dealers and independent people alike such as Jagged Jimmy J.

New Reno was lead by the Mordino family and the Bishop family by 2241. The Mordino family schemed to take over Redding by addicting Redding's miners to jet en masse. The Bishops intention on the other hand, was to take over Vault City, by using a band of raiders with arms supplied by the New California Republic to lay pressure on Vault City, and force them into becoming annexed by the NCR. They sought to end New Reno's mob-based anarchy and bring it into an alliance with the NCR, working within the NCR's congressional system to legalize prostitution and gambling within the republic.

New Reno also acts as a major trading partner in the Big Circle trading brahmin, as well as operating trading routes between the Den for slaves and chemicals from Vault City caravans. Both these trades are overseen by the head of the Slavers Guild, Metzger. Essentially, most drugs and alcohol in New California come from here, drugs are mainly produced by the Mordino family that also was in control of most of the prostitution trade in New Reno while the alcohol is mainly brewed by the Wrights family.

Some time after 2242, conflict between the different crime families become a little more intense and after the Salvatores were usurped, the Van Graffs expanded into New Reno to increase its sales empire and became one of the most prominent crime families of the city. With the reconstruction and the emergence of New Vegas and The Strip in 2274, the former gained in popularity and became a rival to the city of New Reno.

By 2281, the Bishops and the Mordinos families are still there but are not as powerful as before, while the two most powerful families in New Reno, the Van Graffs and the Wrights are currently battling over the reigns of the city. New Reno by 2281 is also one of few major cities in New California to not be a part of the New California Republic.

Location
New Reno can be found fifteen tiles east of Arroyo and then sixteen tiles south.

Layout
New Reno is divided into four districts, and one outside section.

Virgin Street


Virgin Street is the entrance of New Reno with the old Reno sign, advertising "The Biggest Little City in the World". Jules stands here, giving newcomers and tourists some global information on New Reno. Interesting places include the illustrious Cat's Paw brothel and on the northern end of the street, the Desperado casino, the Mordino family headquarters.

Second Street


The middle part of New Reno, and the location of two other families. It contains the boxing club Jungle Gym, the pornography studio Golden Globes, the Shark Club, the Bishop family headquarters and the Salvatore's Bar, the Salvatore family headquarters.

East Side


The eastern part of New Reno and the headquarters of the Wrights family. Practically the entire area is covered by the Wright's mansion and the railway station north of it, and almost all dwellers there were members of the Wrights family.

West Side


This district is the western part of New Reno, also known as the Commercial Row. It remains under Salvatore family protection, but due to the presence of New Reno Arms, the main weapons shop of New Reno, all mobsters are welcome, so long as they behave themselves. Out of it, other important locations here include the Renesco pharmacy, a drug store, and the Drunk Cupid Chapel, the chapel of Father Tully, an alcoholic priest.

Chop Shop


This location is only accessible once the Chosen One has acquired the Highwayman and it has been stolen while parked. It only contains the Chop Shop, managed by T-Ray and work with his band of mechanics for Mr. Bishop, where they remove fuel cells and batteries from derelict cars and sell them for profit.

Appearances
New Reno appears only in Fallout 2 and is mentioned by:
 * Clayton Etienne, Bruce Isaac, Mags and The Courier in Fallout: New Vegas.
 * Stella in Honest Hearts.
 * Jed Masterson in Honest Hearts ending slides.
 * Ulysses in Lonesome Road.