White Legs

The White Legs are a tribe in Zion Canyon.

Background
Descended from the survivors of the Great War from the desolate region around Salt Lake City, the White Legs are referred to by Follows-Chalk as raiders. What they cannot obtain by salvaging, they obtain by raiding other tribes and communities. As a result, they lack many survival skills considered essential, including food preservation, tanning, even basic hunting and cooking. However, they are exceptionally adept at war and taking by force, alienating them from other inhabitants of the wasteland, especially tribes in regions around the Great Salt Lake near the ruins of Salt Lake City, where their primary camps are normally located. They have been particularly bitter enemies with New Canaan for decades, fighting them for supplies and territory.

They were usually kept at bay thanks to New Canaanites and the Desert Rangers, until the latter were absorbed into the NCR in 2271. By 2277, the Rangers were completely integrated into the NCR Rangers and abandoned frontier outposts. The emboldened White Legs, normally raiding northeast of Caliente, pounced on the I-15 and traffic passing through it northwards. The situation got so bad that the route was entirely abandoned, culminating in the destruction of bridges over Virgin River that sealed that region as White Legs' territory.

The increased territory and numbers presented a problem, as the White Legs found themselves unable to sustain themselves through just raiding. Unable to develop skills that would allow them to settle and unable to take cities with their primitive arsenals and skills, the White Legs were poised to die out within a generation, imploding as a result of their success. That is when the Legion's emissary, Ulysses, arrived. In return for the destruction of New Canaan and the death of all of its inhabitants, the White Legs would be inducted into the Legion. Under Ulysses, the White Legs learned new combat skills and gained new weapons, recovered from Old World and New Canaan caches. Thus strengthened, the White Legs started raids throughout former Utah and parts of Nevada for Caesar's Legion, killing all who they came across. They managed to sack New Canaan. They waited until Graham and the bulk of the city's defenders were away, before attacking under cover of night. Few managed to flee the city into the surrounding countryside. The White Legs killed all without mercy, including the elderly, ill and children. The city was then set on fire, to prevent anyone from returning. Those trapped in buildings were burned alive, including Bishop Mordecai. The ruins were then salted, to ensure nothing could grow there again. They attack anyone who isn't one of their own. Any group that works with and is associated with their enemies (namely, the Sorrows and Dead Horses to the New Canaanites) is also in danger of violence.

Appearances
The White Legs appear only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts. They are mentioned by Ulysses in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.

Behind the scenes

 * A White Legs ending was briefly discussed during the development of Honest Hearts, though the short time schedule for the add-on made the option one that could not feasibly be supported.
 * All White Legs color themselves white to blend into the Great Salt Lake.
 * The line spoken by Joshua Graham to Salt-Upon-Wounds has yet to be translated. He noted its mysterious nature, clarifying that it was not Latin, but a variation of Spanish.
 * In response to the translation inquiries, Sawyer explained that he believes authors of content should leave the interpretive aspects of their work as-is once released. He continued, stating that he thinks content should be discussed but not be re-framed.
 * In the game files, script notes translate what each White Leg statement means, listed below.