Balthas

Fallout 2 character
Balthas
Biography
race	Human
sex	Male
affiliation	Modoc
role	Tanner
location	Modoc Main Street
family	Jonny - son Balthas' wife - wife
Gameplay
appearances	Fallout 2
quests	Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas Jonny's in the Slag caves. Find a way to get Jonny back home to Balthas
Statistics
base SPECIAL	7 ST, 5 PE, 5 EN, 7 CH, 4 IN, 6 AG, 5 LK
derived stats	Hit Points: 50 Critical Chance: 5% Melee Dam.: 2 Poison Res.: 25% Radiation Res.: 10% Armor Class: 6 (21) Action Points: 8 Carry Weight: 200 lbs Damage Res.: 0% (25%) Sequence: 10 Healing Rate: 1 Perk Rate: 3 Skill Rate: 13 Experience Points: 120 Additional resistances (DR/DT): Fire Resist.: 0%/0 (20%/0) Laser Resist.: 0%/0 (20%/0) Plasma Resist.: 0%/0 (10%/0) Explosion Res.: 0%/0 (20%/0) EMP Resist.: 0%/0 (500%/0) Electricity Res.: 0%/0 (30%/0) Dam. Threshold: 2
tag skills	Melee Weap.: 80% Small Guns: 60% Unarmed: 75%
Additional info
prototype id	00000192
dialogue	McBaltha.msg

 

“Does that mean you'll help me? Thank you! Jonny was last seen playing cowboys and Indians with his dog Laddie out front. The two of them are inseparable; in fact, that's how we knew something was wrong. One day, Laddie came back without Jonny. We've been searching ever since. Take Laddie with you; maybe the two of you will be able to find Jonny.”

Balthas is an inhabitant of Modoc around 2241. He serves as the town tanner.

Background

A large man typically seen wearing a craftsman's apron and smelling of leather, Balthas is easily recognizable as Modoc's tanner. Where Grisham's slaughterhouse produces meat, Balthas takes care of the remainder of the brahmin, producing high quality leather goods for sale, constantly experiment with different curing processes to increase their resilience.

He is also a family man and loves his son, Jonny, a great deal. His recent disappearance causes him no end of pain, particularly when his prayers go unanswered.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

	This character is a merchant.	Sells: leather armor and leather jacket
	This character starts quests.	Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas
	This character is involved in quests.	Jonny's in the Slag caves. Find a way to get Jonny back home to Balthas

Quests

• Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas: His son, Jonny, is missing, and he asks the Chosen One to find him. If he believes they are endangering or have killed Jonny, he may take part in an attack on the Ghost Farm. If this occurs, Jonny shall perish in the attack, and the player character will be left unable to enter dialogue with him.

Inventory

Apparel	Weapon	Other items
Leather armor	Sledgehammer

Notes

Balthas' name is often misspelled as "Baltha" or "Balthus" in dialogue and in-game files.

Appearances

Balthas appears only in Fallout 2.

References

Modoc Characters Jo · Grisham · Balthas · Biff · "Chicken" · Cornelius · Farrel · Rose · Jonny · Davin · Miria · Laddie · Balthas' wife  · Modoc citizen · Modoc trader · Vegeir · Slag guard · Slag citizen (the Ghost Farm Slags) · Stable boy Locations Modoc Main Street · Modoc brahmin pastures · Rose's Bed and Breakfast · Farrel's garden · Modoc caves · Slaughterhouse pen · Ghost Farm Quests Something strange is happening at the farm northeast of Modoc. Investigate and report back to Jo · Cornelius has lost his gold pocket watch. Find it and return it to him · Farrel wants you to find Cornelius's gold pocket watch. Find it and return it to Farrel · Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas · Jonny's in the Slag caves. Find a way to get Jonny back home to Balthas · Farrel has a rodent problem in his garden. Remove the infestation · Deliver Slag message to Jo in Modoc · Jo is suspicious of the Slags. Find out about the dead bodies at the Ghost Farm and find out what happened to Karl · Go to the Den and tell Karl it's alright to come back home · Kill the "chicken" · Help Bess the Brahmin