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Underworld
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Entrance to Underworld inside the Museum of History
Site
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part ofMuseum of History
People
leadersMayor Barrows [1]
doctorsThe Chop Shop
merchantsCarol's Place (food)
The Ninth Circle (drinks, chems)
Underworld Outfitters
Other
questsYou Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head
Reilly's Rangers
The Wasteland Survival Guide
Hired Help
This Old House
The Amazing Aqua Cura (Broken Steel)
Technical
cell nameUnderworldConcourse
ref id00024d6b
Maps
Underworld localmap.jpg
 
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Underworld was an exhibit in The Museum of History, now a home to many ostracized non-feral ghouls of Washington, D.C.[2] It is located inside the Museum of History, and exists as a small city, complete with a bar, inn, clinic, clothing store, and even a self-proclaimed "hair stylist."

Most humans are tolerated, as long as they don't cause trouble. The Capital Wasteland Brotherhood of Steel are not welcome because of their hostility towards ghouls and the Brotherhood's tendency to shoot them on sight.

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[edit] Background

The museum was featuring an exhibit on the concepts of Hell and the afterlife during the time before the Great War, as most of the remaining exhibits (including the name of that section of the Museum as well) are all themed as such. Doctor Barrows is the mayor of Underworld. Because of the small nature of the town, his civic duties take a backseat.[1]

[edit] Layout

[edit] Exterior

Outside of the Museum of American History, the player will be greeted by a ghoul named Willow, a self-proclaimed 'envoy to the wastes'. A Brotherhood of Steel outpost is located nearby, and several super mutants are present across the road.

Underworld is located inside Museum of American History. Griffon will set up his aqua cura scam outside if Take it Back! has been completed, but only in the Broken Steel add-on. The player can reach the town by going through the double doors under the giant skull.

[edit] Interior

When you first enter, you'll be standing in front of the main hallway. Underworld Outfitters, a store run by Tulip, is in a room on the left side of the hallway, while Winthrop's office is opposite and a little farther from the entrance. The doors in the back lead to The Chop Shop, where Doctor Barrows works.

Heading up either set of stairs will take you to the overlook. The Ninth Circle is a bar run by a shady ghoul named Ahzrukhal and is on the left side from the main entrance. Carol's Place, where you can rent a room or grab a bite to eat, is located on the right from the main entrance. In the large room at the end of the overlook, Moira Brown will be selling miscellaneous items and asking you to continue with research for her survival guide (if you destroyed Megaton). Snowflake, the resident barber, will be hounding you for a haircut.

[edit] Sections

[edit] Inhabitants

¹ Unconscious as long as Reilly's Ranger quest isn't completed.
² If she survives Stealing Independence and is spoken to after completion.
³ If you destroy Megaton without killing her.
⁴ Can be found wandering around in front of the entrance to the Underworld in the room with the Woolly Mammoth. He must be freed from his prison cell during the Finding the Garden of Eden quest.

[edit] Related quests

[edit] Notes

  • Right before entering the doors to the Underworld Concourse, you're facing north. However, once you're actually inside, you're facing south.
  • If you decide to blow up Megaton, then Moira Brown will survive and come to live in Underworld, unless you have completed the Wasteland Survival Guide quest, in which case she will remain at Megaton Ruins.
    • If she dies on her way to Underworld, her locker (labeled Craterside Supplies) might become glitched into the wall outside the doors of the Ninth Circle. You will still need her key to open it.
  • If you don't recruit Fawkes as a companion, he will appear here after you speak to him outside Raven Rock.

[edit] Appearances

Underworld only appears in Fallout 3.

[edit] Behind the scenes

  • The large ruined painting on the second floor of the Concourse is "Dante and Virgil in Hell" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
  • Also relating to Dante and Virgil, the bar "Ninth Circle" is phrased after the travels of Dante and Virgil through the nine circles of hell.

[edit] Gallery

Concept art by Adam Adamowicz

[edit] References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide
  2. PC Zone Fallout 3 hands-on preview by Will Porter at ComputerAndVideoGames.com
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