Richard Morose was born in 2240 in Vault 52. During his life there, he was to have at least three pills each day as ordered by the Overseer. On 2258, the "limitless" amount of pills ran out and the Vault went into withdrawal and side-effects began to form such as paranoia, hysteria, and psychosis. It is unclear how Richard managed to escape, but he was captured by slavers in Rapid City shortly afterward who placed a collar around him and took them to their leader.