Senior Scribe Yearling is a member of the Brotherhood of Steel, assigned to the Order of the Quill. She is the commander of the Brotherhood garrison stationed at the Arlington Library in 2277.
Background[]
Yearling is part of the mission to gather pre-War knowledge from the wasteland.[Non-game 1] Her team set up for the project at the Arlington Library in order to search for records, of which the team subsequently sends back to the Citadel for archival.[1][2][3] Although she has access to the card catalogs, she cannot proceed into the library's main archives due to the current raider presence.[4]
Daily schedule[]
She can be found in the front desk area of the Arlington Library, collecting valuable pre-War books for the Brotherhood of Steel.
Interactions with the player character[]
Interactions overview[]
Interactions | ||
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This character starts quests. | ||
This character is involved in quests. | ||
This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer). |
Quests[]
- Yearning for Learning: She offers caps for pre-War books at a rate of one hundred per book.
Effects of player's actions[]
- She will completely ignore the Lone Wanderer if they insult the Brotherhood, and will order them to leave the library.
- Yearling will direct the Lone Wanderer to the restoration ink located on the higher floors of the library.[5]
Inventory[]
Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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Brotherhood scribe robe | Chinese assault rifle |
Notes[]
She says multiple times that she belongs to the "Order of the Word," even though such an order does not exist, and she actually belongs to the "Order of the Quill."[6][7][8]
Notable quotes[]
- "The collected knowledge of a lost age is worth far more than any weapon. Do not underestimate the power of the written word."
- "If nothing else, I admire your commitment to your chosen focus. But, to the point: My task here is to collect the written works of those who came before in order to supplement the Brotherhood archives. Although most of the pre-war books have been destroyed, there are a few that have survived. But finding a book in the ruins is... difficult. So, return here with any books that you find and I will reward you for them. With money. Because that's what you like."
- "Good. My task here is to collect the written works of those who came before in order to supplement the Brotherhood Archives at the Citadel. Although most of the pre-war books have been destroyed, there are a few that have survived. But finding a book in these ruins is... difficult. I could have a million Initiates to comb the ruins, and I'd still never come close to recovering every book that remains undamaged."
Appearances[]
Scribe Yearling appears only in Fallout 3.
Behind the scenes[]
Yearling's name and her job of collecting books correlate to Yearling Books, an imprint of the publishing company Random House.
References[]
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Non-game
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.95: "Scribe Yearling
A 30-year-old scribe assigned to the Archives, Scribe Yearling has been transferred to a mission to gather prewar knowledge from the Wasteland. She is young, friendly, and the polar opposite of Scribe Rothchild. She's very dedicated and tends to be a bit shy. When you first meet her, she is in this building but may move to the Citadel; check there if you can't find her."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)