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The Lost
Fallout 76 NPC

The Lost spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1. They count as ghouls in kill challenges. Killing one usually drops Ammo, Junk and Weapons. Less often it leaves Chems and Armor and Clothes.

They spawn at 14 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Shining Creek Cavern, Dark Hollow Manor and Slumber Mill Motel. They count toward 2 daily and weekly challenges.

The Lost Spawn Locations

Found at 14 locations across Appalachia, 57 in fixed spawns and 46 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Shining Creek Cavern (25).

Shining Creek Cavern
25 fixed
Dark Hollow Manor
13 fixed
1 fixed nearby
Slumber Mill Motel
11 fixed nearby
Lightning Pylon C
4 fixed + 4 × 50% chance nearby
Rapidan Camp
3 fixed nearby
Hemlock Springs Dump
8 × 34% chance nearby
Naked Creek
5 × 52% chance nearby
Johnson's Acre
6 × 35% chance nearby
Federal Field NG-17
4 × 53% chance nearby
Susan's Cabin
5 × 33% chance nearby
High Knob Lookout
3 × 50% chance nearby
Lightning Pylon B
3 × 50% chance nearby
Thunder Mountain Substation TM-03
5 × 25% chance nearby
Three Ponds
3 × 20% chance nearby

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every The Lost the map spawns. Kinds of loot stand for lists too long to spell out; the chance is how often the roll includes them, not how many turn up.
Drops
Chance
Ammo
always
Junk
always
Weapons
always
Chems
30%
Armor and Clothes
25%

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Kill a Glowing Creature
Daily ×1 · Weekly ×10
Kill a Lost
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15