Freak

"GET 'EM BILLY! GET 'EM! HIT 'EM WITH THE SHOVEL BILLY! - A Freak"

The Freaks are one of the most common mutants on the Wasteland. They are product of heavy radiation exposure as well as inbreeding, poor health and bad genes. Often found in small towns and tribes, most freaks are hostile to humans, due to their low intelligence and savage upbringing. However, there are some Freaks that are more welcoming in the wastes, these usually trade with human towns, often trading scavenged loot and machinery for food or water.

Biology
Freaks are as incredibly diverse as humans, with many skin tones and features, but also have various mutations that vary from individual to individual so no Freak looks like the other.

Due to the mutations plaguing them, Freaks are one of the shortest lived sapient species of the wastes. Rarely a Freak lives past thirty, either dying in the wastes or killed by cancer. The radiation has also affected their intelligence, most Freaks have poor judgement and are unable of understanding more complicated concepts. Of course, there are some exceptions but they are rare and far in between.

But that radiation did not take everything away from the Freaks. They are known for being incredibly strong and having high endurance and thus making them a dangerous enemy. Another benefit, weirdly enough, is their high fertility, Freaks are always growing in number because of this.