Aradesh used this opportunity to develop the community. As a result, the small settlement enjoyed a period of peace as raiders gave it a wide berth. In 2161, the Vault Dweller destroyed the Khans, rescuing Tandi in the process. No one expected that these humble beginning would eventually culminate in the formation of the mighty New California Republic in 2189. While a large portion of the Vault inhabitants that left the overcrowded Vault would band into raider tribes as the winter of 2098 came (marking the beginning of the Khans, Vipers, and Jackals), the remaining vault dwellers would found Shady Sands in the spring of 2122. Closed in 2077, it opened due to population pressure in spring of 2097, releasing its occupants into the wasteland. This pre-War shelter was home to a population composed of people from radically different ethnic and religious backgrounds.
The Republic's roots can be traced to Vault 15.
