Cutthroats

The Cutthroats were a gang of raiders located in Appalachia.

Background
Based at the Pleasant Valley Ski Resort, the Cutthroats' name and logo is inspired by the "Cutthroat Crag" ski trail that was soon to be opened at Top of the World resort. Led by David Thorpe, they were one of Appalachia's five main raider gangs.

The Cutthroats were responsible for the Christmas Flood event, which destroyed Charleston on Christmas Day of 2082. The event was prompted by Thorpe, who assumed the death of his girlfriend Rosalynn Jeffries following a failed attempt to free her. Although the gang's fate is never directly stated by Rose, one of the few surviving members, there are several indicators that the gang might have been wiped out by the Scorched Plague. In particular, these indicators are the large and concentrated numbers of Scorched in former Cutthroat territories, an unsent letter written by Thorpe as well as his fate, becoming a Scorched himself.

Since the Scorched Plague, Rose has taken over the leadership of the Cutthroats and is looking for new raider recruits to revive the gang.

Locations

 * Top of the World

Formerly

 * Bleeding Kate's Grindhouse
 * Central Mountain lookout
 * North Cutthroat camp
 * Pleasant Valley Ski Resort
 * Pleasant Valley cabins
 * Skullbone Vantage
 * Pleasant Valley Station
 * South Cutthroat camp

Quests

 * Key to the Past: The player character is tasked by Rose with mercy killing David Thorpe and retrieving the Cutthroats' piece of the raider stash code.

Appearances
The Cutthroats appear only in Fallout 76.