Yearling

 

Scribe Yearling is a scribe 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.

BackgroundEdit

Yearling was born in 2247. A 30-year-old scribe assigned to the archives, Yearling has been transferred to a mission to gather pre-War 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.^[1]

Following multiple disagreements and arguments with her superior Scribe Jameson, at the Citadel, Yearling was transferred to her current post at the Arlington Library. She was assigned the task of collecting data and knowledge from pre-War texts. Data collected is then to be shipped back to headquarters for preservation in the Brotherhood's archives, administered to by Scribe Jameson.^[2]

Daily scheduleEdit

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 characterEdit

Interactions overviewEdit

	This character drops an ear when killed (Contract Killer).
	This character starts quests.	Yearning for Learning
	This character is involved in quests.	The Wasteland Survival Guide

QuestsEdit

Yearning for Learning: She offers caps for pre-War books at a rate of one hundred per book.

Effects of player's actionsEdit

She will completely ignore the Wanderer if they insult the Brotherhood, and will order them to leave the library.

InventoryEdit

NotesEdit

She says multiple times in the game that she belongs to the "Order of the Word," even though such an order doesn't exist, and she actually belongs to the "Order of the Quill."^[3][4]

Notable quotesEdit

• "The collected knowledge of a lost age is worth far more than any weapon. Do not underestimate the power of the written word."
  

  

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• "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."
  

  

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• "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."
  

  

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AppearancesEdit

Scribe Yearling appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenesEdit

	The following is based on unverified behind the scenes information and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

Yearling's name and her job of collecting books may be a reference to Yearling Books, an imprint of the publishing company Random House.

	End of information based on unverified behind the scenes information.

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