The Swallowed Town[Non-game 1] and its sunken church[1] are an unmarked location in Fallout 76, found northeast of Haven Church in the Mire.
In Wild Appalachia, the first content update for Fallout 76, the location was adjusted for the new quest That Sinking Feeling.
Background[]
This church was consumed by a freak sinkhole before the Great War. The site was condemned and largely abandoned, save for the occasional park ranger who would come to make sure no urban explorers were trapped in the ruins, such as cryptid hunter Scott Conroy, who fell down the hole and broke his legs. Park ranger Kevin later fell into the sinkhole while he was checking for trapped persons but remained uninjured.
With both Kevin and Scott trapped with no way out, they survived for a time by subsisting off moss, the occasional bug for protein, and some muddy but relatively safe water. Scott's legs also healed, but due to the little wood available being too damp to construct a proper splint, his legs healed in malunion, leaving Scott immobilized, save for crawling with his arms.[2]
The Great War would come and pass and both Kevin and Scott were still trapped in the tunnels of the sunken church. A raider from the Gourmands by the name of Micky also fell into the pit that trapped Kevin and Scott. Micky eventually killed Kevin by choking him in his sleep and forced Scott to eat his remains.[3] Scott soon lost his mind and also killed Micky and ate his body.[4] Trapped in isolation and wracked with guilt, he was transformed into a shrieking cannibal mutant by the radiation seeping into his lair. He eventually escaped.
After the catastrophe at Vault 94, strangler plants tore through the region, redefining its geography. They lifted the sunken church out of the ground enough to allow explorers to enter and exit. Some time thereafter, the Cult of the Mothman constructed a lesser altar at the buried pulpit.
Twenty-seven years after the Great War, the thing formerly known as Scoot Conroy continues to haunt the area of the sunken church. Curious explorers who venture inside the dead-end tunnel may find themselves trapped by his ravenous husk.
Layout[]
Entering the church through the bell tower allows for following the path to the sacrificial mound. Close by is a burial site where bank robbers had begun exhuming the coffins to bury a safe. The safe is locked with a key that can be found in Berkeley Springs.
Notable loot[]
These notes only appear during the quest That Sinking Feeling.
- Day 1 - Note, on the ground at the start of the tunnel beneath the church building.
- Day 82 - Note, on the ground near some church windows in the sunken building.
- A new day - Note, on an altar in the sunken building.
Appearances[]
The Swallowed Town was present in base Fallout 76, and the sunken church was adjusted in the Wild Appalachia update.
Gallery[]
References[]
Non-game
- ↑ "The Swallowed Town: Several buildings, with interiors to search, have succumbed to the tendrils; descend down the church spire to spot cultist totems and a trunk." (Fallout 76 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Atlas of Appalachia, p. 466)