Radstag (Fallout 4)

Radstags are the mutated descendants of the Commonwealth and the Island's local deer population

Background
Radstags descended from the common deer in the Commonwealth after their ancestors were exposed to great quantities of radiation in the fallout of the Great War. Due to this longstanding exposure to radiation, radstags, like brahmin, have two heads, less fur and are sometimes covered in cysts.

Gameplay
Radstag usually travel in herds of up to four, consisting of one radstag and a combination of doe and yearlings. Radstag are non-hostile and will ignore or flee from the player character.

Adult male radstag of each variant can be legendary. Legendaries are much more aggressive than regular variants and have a goring attack. Radstags also possess an insta-kill attack where they impale the player character with their antlers.

Radstag yearling
This is the youngest and smallest of the radstags.

Radstag
This is the standard type of radstag one will encounter when traversing the Commonwealth.

Albino radstag
Due to a genetic mutation these radstags are distinguishable by their white coloring and are often found as part of a herd. Occasionally inflict a poison effect on those they attack.

Rabid radstag
They are more aggressive than their healthier counterparts and are more likely to attack as one encroaches on its personal space or without provocation.

Glowing radstag
This is the strongest type of radstag encountered in the Commonwealth. They have a higher health pool and when they engage in combat, they inflict radiation damage on top of their standard attacks.

Erratic radstag doe
A variant of the radstag only found on the Island.

Erratic radstag
A variant of the radstag only found on the Island.

Devolved radstag doe
A variant of the radstag only found on the Island.

Devolved radstag
A variant of the radstag only found on the Island. Unlike most of the other variants, devolved radstags are immediately hostile to anything but their own kind. Their visual appearance is similar to that of glowing radstags, but they are even stronger and more dangerous.

Quantum radstag
A variant of the radstag only found during the Creation Club quest The Quantum Stag, north of USAF Satellite Station Olivia. Unlike other radstags, this one can be spared by feeding it a bottle of Concentrated Quantum, after which it can be sent to a settlement. If spared the Quantum radstag counts as a settler, and killing it will count as murder.

Locations

 * Many can be found south of Abernathy farm.
 * In the valley just north of Rocky Narrows Park one can find a group of five radstags.
 * A radstag can be found at the Boston Police rationing site.
 * A small herd will regularly spawn on the ridge to the south of Egret Tours Marina. This can cause a small fight and/or trigger defenses set up by the Sole Survivor.
 * A group will spawn south of Somerville Place.

Appearances
Radstags appear in Fallout 4 and its add-on Far Harbor.

Bugs
On rare occasions the glowing radstag may turn invisible during combat.