Shady Sands

Shady Sands is the capital city of the New California Republic. With a population in the tens of thousands, it is the largest settlement in the post-War United States.

History
The town of Shady Sands is the largest urban area "built from scratch" in the post-nuclear United States. Founded in 2142 by one of the groups emerging from Vault 15, it was jump-started using the GECK, which allowed the dwellers to establish a self-sufficient community and erect adobe buildings. In the 2240's, the small settlement grew and expanded, forming one of the most influencial cities to emerge in the mid-23rd century, the New California Republic. Fallout eraEdit Fallout era sectionEdit

By 2161, it was a small, thriving settlement, completely self-sufficient, as they managed to adapt some of the wasteland soil to support crops (corn and cabbage primarily), drill a well to provide them with water, and even establish a Brahmin herd. They kept mostly to themselves and proved large enough to deter most of the problems the Wasteland presented, primarily the Khans raiders and the radscorpion attacks that seemingly plagued them. Both of these threats slowly escalated, as Radscorpions were becoming more and more numerous and aggressive, while the raiders seemed hell bent on bringing them excitement at any cost. Their agriculture, while managing to sustain in the arid region, was lacking as well.

These problems were alleviated by the Vault Dweller, who discovered the settlement en route to Vault 15. Initially distrusting, the inhabitants quickly warmed up to the hero as he/she followed to rid the community of the radscorpion threat, and later rescued Tandi, Aradesh's daughter, from captivity, and possibly death at the hands of the Raiders.

Following the estabilishment of the New California Republic, the town grew, transforming from a small farming town into the largest civilized population center in the Core Region and prospered though trading with other towns. Almost nothing of the original Shady Sands remained, with only a few familiar looking buildings. The heart of the city is the Congress district, where the Hall of Congress and the Presidential Mansion are located.

NCR's main resource are its great brahmin herds, which provide most of the wasteland with as much meat and leather as they require. The brahmin barons and ranchers in NCR (along with the Stockmen's Association) hold a great deal of sway with the caravans and the government.

Appearances
The New California Republic was first mentioned in the Fallout 1 end cutscenes for Shady Sands and it first appeared in Fallout 2. The faction NCR, which expanded over southern California, plays a major role in Fallout: New Vegas.

Although not seen in Fallout: New Vegas, several NCR soldiers state that the capital city of New California Republic is their home town.