Caravan merchant (New California)

{{For|an overview of various types of merchants appearing in ''[[Fallout]]''|Fallout merchants}}
{{Infobox faction
|games        =FO1, FO2
|name         =Caravan merchants
|image        =CrimsonCaravansLogo.png
|desc         =The logo of the Crimson Caravan, one of the biggest [[New California]] trading companies.
|headquarters =[[The Hub]]
|locations    =New California, [[Mojave Wasteland]]
|divisions    =[[Crimson Caravan]], [[Far Go Traders]], [[Water Merchants]]
}}{{Games|FO1|FO2}}

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'''Caravan merchants''' are businessmen that travel [[New California]] wasteland, carrying various goods for sale in the settlements they visit. The caravans are usually large in numbers and well protected, often using pack [[Brahmin (Fallout)|brahmin]] and wagons made from wrecked automobiles to transport their stock. They are very influential in the wastes, and for many settlements, they are the only source for basic commodities necessary for any blooming community. 

==Goods==
Caravans carry pretty much anything that can be sold, as something that's taken for granted in one place may be a highly sought after commodity in a settlement 10 miles away (in the words of [[Rutger]] of the [[Far Go Traders]]). This includes, but is not limited to: water, [[chems]], tires, [[Fallout weapons|guns]], [[ammunition|bullets]], [[food]], [[brahmin]], dirt, even scraps of metal salvaged from the old world debris. The hub of all trader activity in New California was the aptly named [[The Hub|Hub]], where the largest merchant companies ([[Water Merchants]], [[Far Go Traders]] and [[Crimson Caravans]]) based their headquarters. 

As civilization rebuilt itself on the [[West Coast]], other goods began entering the circulation, with [[gecko pelt]]s, [[uranium ore]], [[gold nugget]]s, and even [[Slavery|slaves]] becoming a new norm. [[New Reno]] caravans also transported [[Jet (Fallout 2)|jet]] and other drugs manufactured within city limits, while [[Vault City]]'s caravans specialized in exclusive trade involving high tech medical supplies. The [[New California Republic|NCR]] emerged as the largest supplier of [[Brahmin (Fallout)|brahmin]] on the [[West Coast]], in addition to a myriad of other goods it produced.

==Caravans in-game==
===''Fallout''===

{{Main|Guard the caravans}}

One can hire themselves as a guard for one of the caravan companies operating in downtown [[The Hub|Hub]]. 

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="va-table sortable"
|- align="left"
! Company !! Pay !! Destinations !! Frequency
|-
| [[Crimson Caravan]] || 600 [[Bottle cap (Fallout)|caps]]  || [[Junktown]]<br />[[Adytum]]<br />[[Brotherhood of Steel]]<br />[[Necropolis]] || 3rd, 17th every month
|-
| [[Far Go Traders]] || 400 [[Bottle cap (Fallout)|caps]] || [[Junktown]]<br />[[Adytum]]<br />[[Brotherhood of Steel]] || 8th, 18th and 28th every month
|-
| [[Water Merchants]] || 200 [[Bottle cap (Fallout)|caps]] || [[Junktown]]<br />[[Adytum]] || Every five days
|}

===''Fallout 2''===

{{Main|Guard the caravans}}

One can hire themselves as a guard for one of the caravan companies operating in most of the big towns.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="va-table sortable"
|- align="left"
! Company !! Pay !! Destinations !! Frequency
|-
| [[Vault City]]'s [[Ben Wade]] || 1000 dollars  || <br />[[Redding]]<br />|| 1st of Feb, April, June, August, October, and December
|-
| [[Broken Hills]]' [[Bill (Broken Hills)|Bill]] || 200 dollars  || <br />[[Vault City]]<br />|| 21st every month
|-
| Broken Hills' Bill || 200 dollars  || <br />[[Gecko]]<br /> || 1st every month
|-
| Broken Hills' Bill || 200 dollars  || <br />[[New California Republic|NCR]]<br /> || 11th every month
|-
| [[Redding]]'s Ben Wade || 1000 dollars || <br />[[Vault City]] || 1st of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov
|-
| Redding's [[Enrico Savinelli]] || 1500 dollars || <br />[[New Reno]] || 21st every month
|-
| Redding's Stanwell || 2000 dollars || <br />NCR || 11th every month
|-
| [[New Reno]]'s Savinelli || 1500 dollars || <br />[[Redding]] || 21st Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov; from Virgin Street
|-
| [[New California Republic (town)|NCR]]'s Stanwell || 2000 dollars || <br />[[Redding]] || 11th Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov; from [[NCR Bazaar]]
|-
| NCR's [[Duppo]] || xxx dollars || <br />[[Redding]] || one time [[Complete brahmin drive]]
|-
|}

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