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Sometimes I even curl up all cozy like and sleep next to his roots after I have a bad dream.

Sapling Yew is a bright young girl living in Oasis in the year 2277.

Background[]

She is the only child of the Oasis village leaders, Tree Father Birch and Leaf Mother Laurel. She does gardening with her mother and enjoys playing in the grove, climbing on and around the god-spirit, and touching her bear charm.[Non-game 1] She is the closest thing to a friend Harold has among the Treeminders, by virtue of being the only one who actually listens to him.

Interactions with the player character[]

Interactions overview[]

Interactions
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This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
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This character is involved in quests.

Quests[]

  • Oasis: If one passes a Speech check with her before fulfilling Harold's death wish, she will give them Yew's bear charm when the Lone Wanderer next speaks with her after the resolution of the quest. Speaking to her with a high enough Speech skill or the Child at Heart perk will also allow one to learn that Harold is afraid of fire.
  • If the player character becomes hostile with the inhabitants of Oasis (by attacking them or Harold), Sapling Yew will vanish from the game.

Inventory[]

Apparel Weapon Other items On death
Ragamuffin outfit

Notable quotes[]

Appearances[]

Sapling Yew appears only in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes[]

Yew is the common name for genus Taxus, a type of tree and with "sapling" meaning a young tree. All of the human residents in Oasis have horticultural names.

References[]

Non-game

  1. Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.94: "Sapling Yew
    The only child of the Oasis village leaders, Tree Father Birch and Leaf Mother Laurel, eight-year-old Sapling Yew divides her time among several activities, including eating and sleeping in her family's quarters and playing and gardening in the village with her mother. She also loves to play in the Grove, climb on and around the god-spirit, and fiddle with her Bear Charm."
    (Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)
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