Vipers

The Vipers are a band of quasi-religious raiders with a profounded shamanistic nature. They are wiped out by the end of Fallout: New Vegas.

History
By the time the Courier began to make a name for himself, the Vipers were on their last legs. They had been chased east by the NCR, and the majority of the clan had been wiped out. In 2282, the remaining Vipers were found in the Mojave Desert, with their main hideout being an abandoned mine shaft built before the Great War, though they possessed an encampment along the road north to Novac. The Vipers made their living riving caravans and occasionally farmsteads, but their decline continued. Their leader was a brutal man named Grayson, who was determined to rebuild the Vipers.

Using information from a captured trader, Grayson learned a prospector named Sara and a companion were heading south to explore Errol's Bunker, said to be a treasure trove of pre-war weaponry, ammunition, and supplies. The Vipers followed her, and once she arrived at the bunker, she was captured. The Vipers explored the bunker and found the stories were true, and there was enough supplies to rebuild the Vipers. Grayson ordered the loot and Sara to be brought to the mineshaft, leaving his lieutenant Wilson behind to oversee the operation.

Sara happened to friends with Desmond Harper, who was the Courier's companion. Their investigation of Sara's disappearance led them to the bunker, where the Viper guarding the door, Oscar, tried to kill them. The Courier and his companions annihilated the Vipers guarding the bunker, finally killing Wilson in the armory. The remaining loot was taken by Red and the New Vegas Police Department.

Red tracked the Vipers' to their hideout, and he and his companions stormed the mine shaft. They learned that Vipers occasionally dabbled in the slave trade, and had recently ritually executed the other prospector to appease their snake god. The Courier and Desmond broke into Grayson's headquarters, where they killed Grayson in a firefight. Unfortunately, it was too late for Sara, who had been raped and murdered by Grayson.

Ending Slide
''The Viper raider clan, who had already been in decline by the time they arrived in the Mojave, were dealt their death blow by the Courier and Desmond Harper. In an attempt to rescue their friend, the Courier and his companions had wiped out the leadership of the Vipers and destroyed their main bases. The Vipers could not recover from this, and the few remaining Vipers would be wiped out by the Securitron army in the days following the Courier's takeover of New Vegas. ''

Members

 * Grayson: Leader
 * Wilson: Lieutenant
 * Oscar: Guard