Upon arrival, every resident is seemingly depressed and ready for death.

When the Lone Wanderer arrives in the settlement for the first time, they are informed that some residents were kidnapped by super mutants and taken to the old police station in Germantown, whom the Wanderer can rescue if they so choose. In reality, Big Town is constantly besieged by slavers and super mutants, while the demoralized residents can do little to repel the invasions. īig Town was glorified by those of high authority in Little Lamplight as a safe and comfortable area where 'mungos' go to live. The population of Big Town is mostly comprised of teenagers and young adults that were formerly residents of Little Lamplight, having been expelled upon their sixteenth birthday. “ The residents of Big Town are all refugees of another settlement, from which they were forcibly expelled.