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Enter the Hub and locate the 4 caravans. Head south to the merchant market (downtown).

Enter the FLC building, kill Lorenzo and his guards, and loot his body and lockers for cash. Alternatively, get a loan from Lorenzo first.

Continue east to Old Town. Enter the building to the right of the abandoned warehouse.

Talk to Jake (wearing Metal Armor). Ask about radiation and purchase a combat armor, combat shotgun, sniper rifle, and their ammunition, plus some .44 FMJ ammo. Trade in unwanted gear like old leather armors, metal armor, Desert Eagles (keep one), and shotguns.

Give Ian the Desert Eagle and ammo, and the sniper rifle to Tycho. Keep the combat shotgun and equip the combat armor.

Head east to a warehouse with guards and a man in a leather jacket. Buy two RadX, one RadAway, and some stimpacks.

Return to the merchant market and find Irwin in a shack at the southern end. Accept his quest to kill raiders. Kill all raiders and optionally loot their corpses.

Report back to Irwin in the merchant market to receive a .223 Pistol.

Go to the FLC building on the southwestern end of the merchant market. Talk to Lorenzo, borrow money, then kill him and his guards. Lockpick his safe for loot.

Go to the eastern end to Far Go Traders. Talk to the man in leather armor and accept the job to find missing caravans.

Talk to Butch and accept his job. Head to the gun store in the central merchant market quadrant.

Talk to Beth and repeatedly ask about the Deathclaw until she mentions Harold and Slappy.

Head east from the merchant market to Old Town. Go east and enter the building with guards on the northern side.

Talk to Jake and trade excess leather armors for a combat shotgun, combat armor, a sniper rifle, and some .223 FMJ ammo, plus stimpacks. Give the sniper rifle and .223 FMJ ammo to Tycho.

In Old Town, go to the central building with skags. Go down the stairwell to enter the Thieves' Circle hideout.

Lockpick the doors. Talk to the man in the leather jacket (south) and accept the job to find Hightower's necklace.

On your way out, talk to Jasmine (woman in leather armor by the doorway) to receive lockpicks, flares, and a Nuka-Cola.

Go south of Old Town and enter the building with the man in the green shirt (Slappy). Ask him about the Deathclaw. He will send you to Harold, the mutant.

Give Harold $5 and ask about the Deathclaw. Return to Slappy and ask him to take you to the Deathclaw caverns.

Enter the cavern to automatically gain 800 XP. Head east, then south to reach the Deathclaw.

Kill the Deathclaw using targeted shots to its eyes with the .223 Pistol.

Kill the dying super mutant at the end of the cavern. Obtain his radio (if needed) and holodisc. Read the holodisc.

Return to the merchant market. Enter Far Go Traders and tell Rutger and Butch that mutants caused the caravan disappearances. If they don't believe you, state you killed the Deathclaw and have evidence it was mutants.

Use your money to buy books and anti-radiation drugs from the General Store. Buy a tool, RadX, and preferably RadAway.

The merchant center library has an unlimited supply of books (science, repair, gun magazines) but at high prices. Buying from the General Store shopkeeper is better, though their supply is not unlimited. Books can raise Science, Outdoorsman, First Aid, and Repair skills up to 91%. Aim for Science around 80% and Repair at 45%.

Visit the Crimson Caravan (northwest side of the merchant center). Loot the desk for drugs.

If male and interested in Demetre's assistant, talk to Demetre (leather jacket, white undershirt) and accept his job offer. He will send you to Keri in the Crimson Caravan building. Talk to Keri and express interest to receive three Buffouts. (Requires seven Charisma to have sex with Keri).

Return to the merchant center and go to the Maltese Falcon bar (west side). Talk to Kane (guarding the southern door) and ask to be taken to Decker for a job.