

After the fall of HELIOS One, Father Elijah of the Brotherhood of Steel set out to find new weapons to eradicate NCR. Only one man truly "found" it - and lived. The Sierra Madre is a mythical place in the wastes, with travelers all risking their lives to find it. and were willing to part with the "map" for a few caps. It was kept alive as a late-night saloon story by prospectors who'd claimed to have found maps leading there. a supposed "City of Gold" in the Mojave Wasteland where all the treasures of the Old World were rumored to be held. only capturing them alive and dragging them away to the depths of the city deep within the Cloud.Īnd so the Sierra Madre faded from the history books, only occasionally being seen in posters across the wastes, until it took on mythic ghost story status. Only a mysterious group called the Ghost People survived to call the city home, trapped inside what appeared to be hazmat suits and never speaking to their victims. The climate control and air conditioning system within the facility began to spit toxins into the surrounding city, causing a slow cloud and haze to form over the area - which proved lethal to anyone who tried to explore the city. Nothing could get in, and none of the guests could escape. Bombs fell before the gala opening, and the Sierra Madre froze in time, its state of the art security system locking the place up tight.

Can you discuss the setting for Dead Money?ĭead Money is set in the Sierra Madre, an opulent and extravagant resort that was supposed to be the greatest casino in the west – except that it never opened.
