[  001  ]  :  i will only interact with mutuals on this blog. generally i look for characters i can see plotting potential for and think we would also mesh out of character. my only hard barrier is heavily formatted or ‘photoshop’ replies because i struggle to process those. i generally don't fill out interest trackers just because i am forgetful — if i am following you, i want to interact with you. after a while of no interaction, i will softblock (though you are welcome to follow back if still interested). personals and those exhibiting asshole behaviour will be hardblocked.[  002  ]  :  ㅤas a writer, i tend to prefer at least a little bit of plotting first so i know what the connection is between our muses. i’m always open to mutuals stopping in my messages to plot and encourage it really. however, i also reblog a lot of memes so that is another way to break the ice. starter calls will be rare and likely based on prior plotting.
if you're here after watching the amazon show, welcome! while all my muses are rooted in the games, i'm more than happy to answer any lore questions you may have. 90% of my muses are on the west coast and are adaptable to the show's timeframe (2196).
[  003  ]  :  due to the nature of fallout and its themes, there will be potentially triggering content featured on this blog. content warning for death, sexual assault, miscarriage, violence, slavery / trafficking, and child neglect. all bios are individually listed with content warnings.

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a minor note but please respect the pronouns of my muses in paragraph text (aka not direct dialogue). even if your character doesn't know the pronouns, you should and i would appreciate it to have my characters' identities respected along with mine!
[  004  ]  :  following on from that last point, i will be vocal about critiquing elements of fallout's story, particularly the modern games and bethesda's lack of understanding on the source material. i probably will not tag anything as i generally see it good to engage critically with any media. if you don't want to see it, then i would recommend not following as honestly half of this blog will be writing and the other half will be yelling about what bethany esda did with 76.[  005  ]  :  i love shipping and am always open to it, however i will always require chemistry both between the characters and (preferably) the writers. not all my muses will be equally open to shipping and some will be much more casually flirty than others. feel free to approach me if you do see a ship potentially happening and i'm open to discussing!! please note i will not write explicit smut and any sexual content will likely be kept to sundays.

[  006  ]  :  for personal reasons, i won’t be interacting with any single muse blogs from the following media: harry potter, supernatural, riverdale (including fcs), the vampire diaries, hazbin hotel/helluva boss, and any rooster teeth property. multi muses are on a case by case basis (with the exception of hp).[  007  ]  :  most importantly, don’t be a dickhead. anon is a privilege and not a right, please approach me if you have an issue so we can discuss things as adults, and please don’t engage me in drama unless it is regarding a genuine safety concern. my rules may make me sound a bit mean, but there’s enough toxicity everywhere else and i’m just here to vibe.[  008  ]  :  a bit more about me: i've been a fan of fallout since 2015 when new vegas changed my brain chemistry. i work in government plus freelance in film/writing/game dev so energy is very inconsistent. some flavour of neurodivergent which affects my memory and social interactions - please be patient with me. i do not have mobile notifications on so best place to contact me is via discord.

ROSTER.

click on images to go to the biography page.

ASHLEY MACGRATH : THE DRIFTER. : 21. he/they. baby mechanic and psyker, running east from a home he can't remember, hiding the storm barely held at bay inside him.

ELLISON CROSS : THE MEDIC. : 25. they/she. followers of the apocalypse medic, narrowly escaped the wrath of the legion, general menace to all who meet them.

NICASIO OJEDA  : THE BARD. : 32. he/him. a guy with a guitar and stories to tell to those who lend an ear, wandering the wasteland in search of new songs to write.


SADIE WEXLER  : THE WRANGLER. : 38. she/her. head of the joshua trading post, mother hen to approximately a dozen couriers, doing her best to keep this ship afloat.

LUKE SOKOLOV  : THE COURIER26. he/him. carving out a quiet existence away from his legion defecting brother until he accidentally catches a bullet to the head. (WIP page)

SAWYER CAIN  : THE KNIGHT35. he/him. descended from the original responders in appalachia, former brotherhood knight-captain, current bartender in rivet city. (WIP page)

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THE DRIFTER.

in this barbed wire town of barbed wire dreams, i'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing.


name: ashley liam macgrath.
nicknames: ash, sparkie, kid.
age: 21 (march 3rd, 2260).
gender: male (he/they).
occupation: former mechanic’s apprentice, former raider.
ethnicity: white.
orientation: gay + asexual.
birth place: dayglow, new california.
current location: the mojave wasteland.

eyes: blue-green.
hair: dirty blond, partially red in his fringe. short and spiky with a mullet.
height + weight: 5’6ft / 167cm, 123lbs / 56kgs.
build: ectomorph, lithe, toned legs.
tattoos + piercings: ‘03/03’ tattooed on left bicep.
wardrobe: baggy clothes, cargo pants, flannels. always seen wearing bright yellow rubber gloves.
ailments: type 1 narcolepsy, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, slight limp in his left leg. electrokinesis.
disposition: very skittish and avoidant of others. gentle and kind once he opens up. extremely paranoid as a result of his conditions. prefers to be alone but ultimately craves a steady home.
alignment: neutral good.
zodiac: pisces sun, taurus moon, pisces rising.

  • born in dayglow to two researchers, ashley was always fated to follow in his parents’ footsteps. he showed a strong aptitude for science from his early teen years and was quickly recruited as an apprentice within the science division, mainly tinkering with different pieces of machinery to improve quality of life.

  • unknown to him, ashley’s parents were working with the mariposa strain of the forced evolutionary virus, discovered after the destruction of the cathedral. this exposure carried over into his genetics when he was born and remained mostly dormant for his early years. when he became exposed to a small amount of radiation from his apprenticeship, the virus activated and altered his brain functions. this initially resulted in early onset memory loss.

  • when he suddenly started to suffer from bouts of memory loss, ashley began to get very confused as to his whereabouts and forgetting who people were. in one panic-filled instance, he ended up running away from the community into the desert. once he had realised how far he’d gone, there was no chance for him to trace his way home.

  • ashley was eventually recruited by a small band of raiders, trekking further east along the trade routes to the colorado river. most of the other raiders thought ashley to be a bit strange with his occasional lapses in memory but he pulled his weight within the group, ensuring that he wouldn’t get left behind.

  • after three years with the raiders, around the age of 19, the group were caught in a thunderstorm. ashley was caught outside the house they were all camping in, which led to a lightning strike landed right near him. because of the virus still active, the strike left him with the new ability to manipulate electricity. the raiders, baffled by what they had seen, kicked ashley out immediately and left him to survive on his own in the wasteland.

  • ashley has been on his own ever since, mainly wandering across the mojave desert and looting abandoned structures to stay alive. while his memory loss has stagnated, the new powers came at their own cost: sudden attacks of sleepiness and loss of muscle control. he does not actively use his powers out of fear that he may hurt someone or himself with them.

THE MEDIC.

butterflies don't just dance on a string; it feels like you clipped all their wings, and every year goes by faster than the one before.

name: marie yareli gutierrez ellison cross.
nicknames: el, blue.
age: 25 (october 28th, 2256).
gender: nonbinary (they/she).
occupation: followers of the apocalypse medic, former caesar's legion nurse.
ethnicity: najavo + latine.
orientation: lesbian.
birth place: phoenix, arizona.
current location: old mormon fort, freeside.

eyes: brown.
hair: shaved, occasionally wears a short bright blue wig.
height + weight: 5’2ft / 157cm, 159lbs / 72kgs.
build: endomorph, broad shoulders, wide waist and hips.
tattoos + piercings: three lobe piercings in each ear, septum piercing, saguaro cactus blossom tattooed on neck, ‘antonia’ tattooed on left ankle.
wardrobe: men’s clothes, crop tops, oversized button down shirts, boxy shorts and pants. often wears a pair of goggles around their neck.
ailments: endometriosis, post traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
disposition: quick witted and sly, usually has a snarky remark on their tongue. a lot of hidden anger buried beneath the surface. seems not to care about others or themselves.
alignment: chaotic good.
zodiac: scorpio sun, aries moon, sagittarius rising.

  • cw: sexual assault, miscarriage.

  • they had never known a home that was not the legion. barely a year before their birth, the stronghold of phoenix fell to the growing army of raiders aligned under the banner of caesar's legion. when they were old enough, ellison was given basic medical training to act as a nurse for the soldiers.

  • during their teen years, their relationship with another girl antonia shifted from platonic to romantic. they had to maintain a strong cover in order to keep the superiors finding out about them, as same sex relationships were forbidden.

  • ellison was forced into sexual intercourse on their 16th birthday and became pregnant with one of the soldiers’ children. they miscarried at 12 weeks which took an extreme toll on them both physically and emotionally, attacking soldiers that they were tasked with healing and planning a way to escape phoenix.

  • antonia fell pregnant when ellison was 17. knowing how unsafe the conditions were in phoenix, the two of them concocted a proper plan for escape, setting a specific date that would allow them enough time to get to the next biggest city before either of them were at risk of labour. a soldier discovered the true nature of their relationship the night before they were set to leave and thus chose to escape early. as soon as they were far enough away, ellison cut off their hair with a knife, staying bald ever since.

  • their final destination was moab, utah, where a small community had built up on the crossroads of two major trade networks. ellison happily joined the followers of the apocalypse in the town, allowing them to learn more rather than simply being a war nurse. despite the resources available, when it was time for antonia to give birth, she passed along with her child due to complications that had developed while they were travelling.

  • ellison has since moved west to the followers' base in freeside, assisting the group with their goals for the greater vegas area. they can often be found at the strip when not working, generally gambling with travellers by daring to beat them at five finger fillet (they always win).

THE BARD.

when will i make it home? when that jukebox in the corner stops playing country songs of stories that sound like mine.

name: nicasio levi ojeda.
nicknames: nico.
age: 32 (december 2nd, 2248).
gender: male (he/him).
occupation: musician / storyteller.
ethnicity: latino.
orientation: pansexual.
birth place: unknown.
current location: travelling the wasteland or the joshua trading post, new california.

face claim: danny ramirez.
eyes: dark brown.
hair: dark brown, strong shaggy curls that reach to the nape of his neck.
height + weight: 5’8ft / 173cm, 176lbs / 80kgs.
build: mesomorph, slightly hunched back.
tattoos + piercings: none.
wardrobe: henley shirts, jeans, a dark brown trench coat. occasionally seen wearing a cowboy hat.
ailments: none.
disposition: quite charming in an effortless manner. an easygoing and comforting presence. very reserved about personal matters but always has an open ear.
alignment: true neutral.
zodiac: sagittarius sun, libra moon, taurus rising.

  • very little is known about the bard, only that he drifts between outposts in the wasteland with his guitar across his back. some who have spoken to nico ojeda say that he’s claimed to hail from the east coast, but no further elaboration than that.

  • what nico lacks in his own backstory, he makes up for in stories. wherever he finds himself, he sets up shop and offers a tale to anyone who will listen. some are from before the apocalypse, others are from his travels in the wasteland. usually a song will accompany the story. there are times though where he will just sing pre-apocalypse ballads or country tunes.

  • his most common haunts are either on the roadside itself, set up underneath an old billboard, or at the joshua trading post on the road into the boneyard. nico always offers his service free of charge, but most people are kind enough to tip and the owner, sadie wexler, has started giving him a cut as his presence drives up patronage.

THE WRANGLER.

now whenever i'm near the town i'll find some reason to give, and i will walk with the dead and the living where i used to live.

name: sadie caroline wexler.
nicknames: mama wexler (to her chagrin.)
age: 38 (september 25th, 2243).
gender: female (she/her).
occupation: barwoman / trading post owner.
ethnicity: white.
orientation: bisexual.
birth place: roswell, new mexico.
current location: joshua trading post, new california.

face claim: merritt wever.
eyes: grey.
hair: strawberry blonde, loose curls just past her collarbones, usually in a braid or low bun.
height + weight: 5’9ft / 174cm, 190lbs / 86kgs.
build: endomorph.
tattoos + piercings: single lobe piercings.
wardrobe: men’s button downs, work pants, suspenders, vests. always wearing her cowboy hat and revolver holster.
ailments: a sore back from carrying the weight of the post’s day to day operations.
disposition: kind of a bitch when you first meet her, rude and often unwilling to make small talk. prove yourself to be resourceful and worth hiring, she’ll tone down the tough facade a little bit. has a soft streak for her couriers and the other lost souls that call the trading post home.
alignment: chaotic good.
zodiac: libra sun, capricorn moon, leo rising.

  • fifteen years ago, the joshua trading post was mere more than the abandoned visitor center on the edge of a national monument. fifteen years ago, sadie wexler was leaving new mexico with a caravan to the new california republic. she was born and raised in the southwest by a family that had established one of the first communities in the shell of roswell. they instilled in her a respect for the land and for hard work, which led her to seek out something of her own.

  • when she reached ncr territory, sadie set herself up in the hub, using her knowledge of the regional communities to help expand the network of different caravan companies. the legion were proving a concern while travelling through these areas, something she had experienced first hand as they expanded through new mexico. while attempting to implement ways to make the routes safer, she bumped up into ncr bureaucracy that stifled her work. sadie was constantly being told that there were no resources to allocate or that simple methods such as taking shortcuts or shifting the schedules to avoid legion patrols would affect the bottom line. her frustrations grew right alongside the legion creeping closer west and the ncr floundering about.

  • on a business trip, sadie passed through the former joshua tree national monument, nearby fledgling settlements bleached by the desert sun. it was on the fringes of ncr territory but not under their immediate jurisdiction, no real use found within the area. like the rest of her time in the ncr, sadie saw potential where nobody else did. when she returned to the hub, she put in her resignation and set back out.

  • the first few years were practically a wash. she pulled every single favor she could in getting the visitor center back into shape (or a building that simply didn't leak when it rained). the rates she charged were dirt cheap to compete with the ncr on account of being untested. her first courier was a volunteer, liking her enough to help out in between his regular work for the crimson caravan. the whole time, the ncr was bearing down on her back, trying to muscle in on her operations just as things were proving worthwhile. slowly, things began to turn as more customers came in, either too broke or too fed up to deal with the ncr. she hired her volunteer outright, number one on the books.

  • the trading post took on a life of its own after that. both a headquarters and a rest stop for anyone travelling out east (or skirting along the edges of ncr territory to avoid their taxes), sadie keeps the post running day to day with assistance from any couriers that weren't away on jobs. any money from delivery jobs were supplemented by offering board, food, and drink to those coming through. in recent years, the appearance of a certain bard has provided an extra point of interest to the trading post, much to sadie's chagrin. as stable as business has become, the wasteland is ever changing, and sadie will do what she can to ensure the livelihood of her people and the independence of the post.

THE COURIER.

i've got this sentimental heart that beats, but i don't really mind that it's starting to get to me now.

name: luke 'nine' sokolov.
nicknames: lukya, luke vesely, courier six.
age: 26 (july 7th, 2265).
gender: transgender male (he/him).
occupation: courier for hire.
ethnicity: white.
orientation: bisexual + demi-spec.
birth place: angel's boneyard, new california.
current location: the mojave wasteland / ???

face claim: elliot fletcher.
eyes: brown.
hair: dark brown, grown out to shoulder length. thick and wavy.
height + weight: 5’5ft / 165cm, 141lbs / 64kgs.
build: mesomorph.
tattoos + piercings: stretched lobes, right helix piercing. various dots and lines along his right hand's knuckles, wrap around of olive leaves on his left wrist.
wardrobe: simple t-shirts and jeans, a olive green flight bomber jacket, and a pair of pre-war leather cowboy boots.
ailments: migraines on account of being shot in the head.
disposition: good-natured and passionate, with a strong streak of anxiety and paranoia after leaving the ncr. after his near death experience, he has a shorter nerve and anger issues, falling into bouts of nihilism.
alignment: neutral good.
zodiac: cancer sun, leo moon, gemini rising.

  • the youngest child of a senator and an engineer, luke had one of the more stable upbringings one could experience in the post-apocalypse.

THE KNIGHT.

maybe it's the getting by that gets right underneath you; it'd swallow up your every step, boy, if it could.

name: sawyer robert cain.
nicknames: knight-captain cain.
age: 35 (may 13th, 2242).
gender: male (he/him).
occupation: former brotherhood of steel member, bartender at the muddy rudder.
ethnicity: white & gujarati descent.
orientation: bisexual.
birth place: foundation, appalachia.
current location: rivet city, the capital wasteland.

face claim: ferdinand kingsley.
eyes: brown.
hair: dark brown, bordering on black.
height + weight: 6’0ft / 183cm, 179lbs / 81kgs.
build: mesomorph.
tattoos + piercings: his son's name on his right inner wrist, the sword from the brotherhood of steel's logo on his left calf.
wardrobe:
ailments: chronic pain in his legs and knees after years of wearing power armor.
disposition: a strong moralistic streak, originally aligning with the ideals of the brotherhood of steel. mellowed out upon leaving the brotherhood and milo's birth. witty and sardonic sense of humor. big dad energy.
alignment: lawful neutral.
zodiac: taurus sun, cancer moon, aquarius rising.

  • rivet city's resident father figure (along with harkness)