Goodsprings

"Let me tell you, the Long 15 is boring, real boring, especially when you don't know when you can leave. Townspeople are all squares too. They spend all day in the fields farming and taking care of brahmin."

- Honcho Biggs

Goodsprings is a small town in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281. It's economy is based around trade due to its location along Interstate 15 between New Vegas and the Mojave Outpost. The Courier is robbed and left for dead in the Goodsprings Cemetery, kicking off the plot of New Vegas.

Ghost Town Gunfight
"According to an old man, armed to the teeth with dynamite, Red the Courier rallied the townsfolk to defend the trader."

- Robert Roseby

When Red arrived back at the Prospector Saloon, he witnessed Joe Cobb threaten Trudy, demanding that the town hand over Ringo. Trudy refused, and Cobb left angrily, threatening to return with his posse. Red asked if he could help in anyway; Trudy told him that Ringo wasn't worth getting shot again for, and that several townspeople actually wanted to turn him over. Since the town saved him, Red decided he would help the town save Ringo.

Red quickly formed a posse of his own. Sunny Smiles had a similarly helpful nature; other townspeople were much harder to recruit. But eventually, everyone pitched in and a formidable line of weaponry was awaiting Cobb when he returned the next day with several other Powder Gangers.

The gunfight was swift; there were no fatalies amongst the Goodsprings townspeople, only minor injuries. The Gangers either were killed or retreated; Red personally shot Cobb in the neck with his varmint rifle, given to him by Sunny. One of the first nights of jubilance was held in the town in a while as everyone celebrated the victory.

Inhabitants

 * Trudy - Owner of the Prospector Saloon and informal leader
 * Sunny Smiles - Town guard and hunter
 * Chet - Rather weasily owner of the Goodsprings General Store
 * Doc Mitchell - Town doctor and all-around good guy
 * Easy Pete - Old man armed to the teeth with dynamite
 * Paul Edgecomb - Town repairman and all-around good guy

Reputations

 * Red - Idolized for protecting the town from the Powder Gangers and revitalizing trade along Interstate 15
 * Honcho Biggs - Sneering Punk for generally acting like an arrogant jerk and getting grabby with Sunny Smiles