Cypress

 

Branchtender Cypress is a member of the Treeminders and guards the gate at Oasis.

BackgroundEdit

Cypress was born in 2252. Although the Treeminders would love to renounce violence and weaponry, they aren't naive: Cypress is one of the main armed guardians of Oasis. He is generally found patrolling the entrance to the Oasis Caverns. Cypress is 25 years old and used to be a Wasteland adventurer. He is extremely loyal to Tree Father Birch, believing Oasis to be a holy place and Harold a god.^[1]

Daily scheduleEdit

He can be normally found hanging out around the gate to the caves.

Interactions with the player characterEdit

Interactions overviewEdit

	This character drops an ear when killed (Contract Killer).
	This character is involved in quests.	Oasis

QuestsEdit

• Oasis: He gives you the key to enter the caves below Oasis.
  • If the player character chooses to add Birch's sap to Harold's heart, Cypress gives the player character a missile launcher and two missiles.

InventoryEdit

Notable quotesEdit

• "Branchtender Cypress at your service. Welcome to our little home."
  

  

  Play sound
  FO3 Cypress AtYourService.ogg

  
• "I was an Outsider like yourself... wandering the world aimlessly, wasting my life trying to seek my fortune. When my eyes beheld the splendor of Oasis, I knew I'd found a holy place. Tree Father Birch allowed me to stay and I've been here ever since."
  

  

  Play sound
  Fo3_BTCypress IWasAnOutsider.ogg

  
• "Leave our homes and bodies immediately; live no longer in them, but pass over into places where you can harm no one." – during ceremony
  

  

  Play sound
  Fo3_BTCypress LeaveOurHomes.ogg

  

AppearancesEdit

Branchtender Cypress appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenesEdit

Cypress is the common name for Cupressaceae, a family of trees. All of the human residents in Oasis have horticultural names.

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