“就在那时，我创建了护树人...救世主的最后一道防线。”— 树父桦树
护树人（英文名：Treeminders）是一个和平的宗教部落，在2277年间保护首都废土的綠洲。
背景[]
创立[]
护树人是一个排外的异教，围绕着对哈罗德的崇拜，一个FEV突变体，他培育了一棵树，从他的头上长出来，最终淹没了他的身体。他在首都废土北部扎根，在22世纪50年代后期被一个流浪者发现。[1][2]这个流浪者后来取名桦树，他看到了哈罗德的荣耀，也知道其他流浪者会想办法伤害救世主哈罗德。他创立了护树人，这是一群心地善良的人，他们将保护救世主，作为他的最后一道防线。[3]哈罗德一扎下根，一片青翠的山谷就从树上蔓延开来，给贫瘠的山坡淋上了生命和绿叶，[4][5]并吸引了动物在这片土地上栖息。[6]然而，该地区的水仍然受到辐射，树父桦树解释说，这是一种提醒他们曾经是谁的方式。[7]
在桦树建立了护树人之后，其他人听说了废土上的绿洲，并前往朝圣，只是在漫无目的的闲逛中偶然发现了它，或者感受到来自救世主的召唤。一到那里，他们就听从了桦树的召唤，保护救世主不受廢土的影响。[8][9][10]随着时间的推移，护树人的队伍成长为少数人，他们致力于保护救世主不被剥削。[2]
扩大哈罗德的影响力[]
在2277年，一场分裂将护树人分成了两个阵营。树父桦树和其他人，试图让哈罗德的影响力留在这个与世隔绝的山谷，担心向其他废土开放它将意味着不可避免的开发和破坏。[11]因此，桦树希望在哈罗德的内心深处找到他的根，涂上一层无害的汁液，以阻止他的影响蔓延。[12]而叶母月桂树和另一些人则希望看到哈罗德的影响力在废土上蔓延，以他的形象重生世界。她觉得桦树不明白哈罗德的成长是奇迹而不是诅咒，并使整个废土受益。[11][13][14]与桦树的计划相反，月桂树希望在哈罗德的心脏上盖上一层药膏，这种药膏可以加速哈罗德的成长，并在短短几十年内为这片废土带来生机。[15]
一个小得多的派系在护树人中流传:只有一个人希望看到鲍勃的影响力完全停止，那就是哈罗德自己。哈罗德在同一个地方生活了十年又十年，无法吃饭、睡觉、阅读或做任何娱乐活动;他能够指挥这些护树人为他唱歌跳舞，甚至让一个护树人在他的头上站了一天，但这变得很无聊。[16]最终被长时间的无所事事所折磨，以至于他所渴望的只是一棵树的终结。[1][17][18][19]虽然哈罗德很欣赏这些敬畏者的和平和保护欲，但哈罗德的死亡请求却被置若罔闻，他们坚持认为他的请求一定是神圣的谜语。[20][21]据哈罗德说，护树人"听我说话，但他们听不明白。"[22]2277年，哈罗德感觉到獨行者的到来，并允许他们进入绿洲与他交谈，以便与一个没有偏见的党派分享他的真实愿望。[23]哈罗德用他的根把他的心关在洞穴的门上，不让任何人进入洞穴，直到他能和公正的局外人说话。[24][25]根据獨行者的行动，哈罗德的成长要么加速，要么受阻，要么完全停止。[26]
信仰[]
只有少数人被允许执行护树人的头衔。外人禁止进入绿洲，但哈罗德可以破例让他们进入。[27]通常情况下，要成为救世主的弟子，需要多年的时间来献身于护树人的教义。[28]出于对生长之神、给予之神、指引之神的崇敬，护树人不会说出神树的名字。[29]尽管他们可能是虔诚的，但护树人很难倾听他们的神的愿望。每当哈罗德向他们提出要求时，比如让他们送他去死，他的要求就会被解读为一个宏大的谜题，供他的追随者思考，或者是一种考验他们对他信心的考验。[30][31] 要想加入护树人，必须参加一个简单的仪式，包括喝下一种能净化哈罗德身心的树液。[32]一旦吸入汁液，受术者的感官将会扭曲。在中央亭子周围围成一圈，轮流背诵祷文以驱除恶灵:[33]
“我命令你们离开，毁灭者，通过他神圣意志的力量。立即离开我们的家和身体;不要再住在那里，要过到那不能害人的地方去。以上帝的名义，我召唤他的愤怒临到你身上，这样，无论你走到哪里，你都要承受它，一天比一天减少，你可能会消失;除非你为人类的健康和美好的目的服务，否则找不到你的踪迹。他将来要照他的青翠来审判活人，死人，和世界，愿这一切都赐给我们。阿们。”— 净化仪式
这群人通常不再使用科技，而是依靠周围的自然世界来支持和保护救世主。在他们看来，科技只会给世界带来死亡和暴力，所以最好尽可能地避免。然而，护树人确实意识到废土是一个危险的地方，并继续使用制造的火器出于必要，但将尽可能避免使用它。[34][35]
组织[]
这个团体的等级制度很松散。树父和叶母领导着护树人，维护着救世主的法律。分枝者是绿洲的守护者，保护隐藏的山谷免受外部力量的侵害，开花者是治疗者，解释预感，树苗是最年轻的护树人，还在学习如何在绿洲生活。[36]很久以前，人们同意树父和叶母对群体拥有平等的发言权，这导致了绿洲最近面临的分裂。[37]
任何不隶属于绿洲或被救世主保佑的人通常被赶出村庄并被拒绝进入。[38][39]偶尔，哈罗德会坚持让护树人让一个人进入他们的家，但只有当这个外人有东西可以提供给护树人或他们的神时，他们才会这么做。[39]
成员[]
这些护树人包括:
- 树父桦树
- 叶母月桂树
- Bloomseer Poplar
- Branchtender Cypress
- Branchtender Linden
- Branchtender Maple
- Sapling Yew
- Dead branchtender
- 流浪汉 (从前)
注释[]
在一次随机遭遇中，独行者遇到了一个因哈罗德的汁液而兴奋的废土商人，他在屈服于毒品并死去之前谈到了一座"绿色的山"。
登场[]
护树人出现于辐射3。
幕后[]
- 在被取消的Project V13中，哈罗德和鲍勃会被一个不同的邪教崇拜，哈罗德教，以练习钻孔术而闻名。
- 由Adam Adamowicz设计的所有三件护树人长袍最终都将被在辐射76,引入于天蛾人之夜更新 实现为邪教新手套装，老手套装和长老套装。
图库[]
树父桦树
叶母月桂树
Bloomseer Poplar
Branchtender Maple
Branchtender Linden
Branchtender Cypress
树苗紫杉
会说话的树哈罗德
流浪汉
护树人的概念图
参考[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lone Wanderer: "You don't actually seem that sad. Why do you want to die?"
Harold: "I've been literally rooted to this spot thanks to Bob for maybe twenty or thirty years... I can't even remember anymore. Can you imagine being stuck in one place for that long not being able to eat or to read or to sleep or anything? In the meantime, I have these Treeminders bothering me every day about things I don't even care about. I can't stand it anymore."
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lone Wanderer: "Why do you call yourselves Treeminders?"
Birch: "We care for this place and keep it safe from those who would seek to exploit it. He gives to us, so we give back to Him. It's an arrangement that's worked well for almost two decades. We shun technology and embrace nature. That's the life of a Treeminder."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "How did the Treeminders begin?"
Birch: "When I first beheld the glory of the Great One, I knew there'd be others who would seek to do Him harm. I also knew He would be calling others that he felt were pure of heart to protect Him. Right then and there I created the Treeminders... the Great One's last line of defense."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.319: "Oasis is a fertile, verdant dot in the center of all the desolation. This odd hidden vale is home to a strange, tribal-like people who call themselves the Treeminders. You are welcomed into Oasis with open arms, and their leader, Tree Father Birch, invites you to meet their god. Oasis is tucked away inside a giant rocky outcrop in the mountains just northeast of the monorail and freeway skeletons, and the entrance is close to a rope bridge."
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "How is it you're causing all of these things to grow around you?"
Harold: "It's kind of embarrassing really. Once a year, Bob decides he's going to go ahead and start growing these weird pods filled with tiny seeds. Well, all it takes is a good wind and the seeds just fly everywhere. I call them Herbert's Seeds. He hates that!"
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Amazing, this place seems so abundant with animal life."
Birch: "The innocent creatures are drawn here by His gifts. They come from across the Wasteland to live in this sanctuary. This part of the world is healing, my friend, and it's all thanks to Him."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "If this place has living plants, does that mean the water is safe to drink?"
Birch: "I'm afraid the water still bears the mark of man's greed. It's His reminder of what we once were. Perhaps one day He will see fit to lift this punishment, but I fear we have yet to command His full respect."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So, how did you end up here?"
Poplar: "My father was a healer like myself. He had the most curious books I would read about trees and plants and their medicinal properties. Many years later, I heard a rumor about a place such as this. I spent a decade in search of it. I've been in this wonderful place for over fifteen years now."
(Poplar's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So, how did you end up here?"
Cypress: "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."
(Cypress' dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So, how did you end up here?"
Maple: "I was brought here by His will. I heard his calling, and I followed. I believe only a few are worthy enough to find this place, and I'm honored to be among them. That's why I dread the day Oasis overgrows its boundaries."
(Maple's dialogue) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Laurel: "And I'm telling you, you've got it all wrong! Why else would He have called for an Outsider's assistance?"
Birch: "The Outsider is here to deliver us from our enemies! To keep this place safely locked away from the Wasteland! Not to exploit us!"
Laurel: "How can we preach about peace when all you want to do is keep His gift all to ourselves? That's not what He would want!"
Birch: "If we allow the spread of this miracle to continue, we're putting Him in jeopardy. I can't allow that... I won't allow it!"
Laurel: "Once again, my husband, we are at an impasse. I suggest we speak to the Outsider."
Birch: "Agreed. Why else would the Outsider have been allowed into the Grove? Perhaps it's a test. Yes... that must be it!"
Note: Laurel and Birch's argument over whether or not to expand Harold's influence. - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "So what can I do to help?"
Birch: "If the same sap that you drank to purify yourself could be applied to His heart, it should stop the spread. I can promise you no harm would come to Him. That's all I ask of you, Outsider. Nothing more, nothing less."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ Laurel: "I love Birch, but sometimes I think he doesn't see the big picture. The spreading of His influence is not a curse, it's a great miracle... a benefit meant for the entire Wasteland!"
(Laurel's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Doesn't anybody care what your god thinks?"
Laurel: "Of course we do! He yearns to share His miracles with the whole world... to give the gift of life back to the dead Wasteland! It's upsetting Him to no end, but Birch can't see the pain its causing. But now that you're here, I have a feeling the winds are about to change."
(Laurel's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "How can I possibly help?"
Laurel: "I heard what my husband wanted you to do. What I propose is an alternative. The same person that created the sap also created this Liniment. If you can reach His heart, it will assist in making His influence increase. Instead of centuries, the Wasteland will become green in mere decades! Just imagine how glorious that would be!"
(Laurel's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "If people thought I was a god, I'd exploit it for all it's worth!"
Harold: "Hey, I thought that too... at first. I had them sing me songs, I made them do stupid dances and things like that. Bob even told me to make Maple stand on his head for a whole day! After a while though, it just gets boring. Then it becomes a nuisance and now it's completely driving me nuts! When I saw you coming towards Oasis, I thought I felt that you'd understand me. I guess I was wrong."
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You want me to murder you?"
Harold: "Oh no, no, no. It wouldn't be murder. You'd be doing me a favor. You see, I've been stuck here for over two decades now... rooted right into the ground. The only friends I've got are Bob and those weirdos out there who think I'm a god."
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Hey, life is a gift. Even if it lasts a long time, be glad you have it!"
Harold: "I've tried to stay happy, really I have. Bloomseer Poplar thinks I'll live for hundreds of years... maybe even more! Can you imagine THAT? Stuck here for centuries? I can't do it, I just want to be alone. Just me and Bob until the end. When I saw you coming towards Oasis, I thought I felt that you'd understand me. I guess I was wrong."
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "They're worshipping a tree? Ha ha ha!"
Harold: "I know they mean well... and for awhile it was nice to be needed. But I'm not sure I want to be a giant tree anymore. Well, truth be told it's Herbert that's the tree. He sorta just took over, you know? Probably to get back at me for calling him Herbert all the time. His name's really Bob. I think it's funny when I call him Herbert though."
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Had you ever asked one of them to kill you before?"
Harold: "They wouldn't listen to me at all! If I told them something simple, then it got done. Otherwise, Birch spent a week looking for a hidden meaning. Plus, he used to just pop in whenever he wanted and started chanting this nonsense. Sometimes I used to just sit there silently just to make him mad! That was fun for a while. Hopefully this will all change now that things are different... thanks to you!"
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "You've become an important part of their life. Without you, they're lost."
Harold: "So, they really need me that badly, huh? I guess I never thought of it that way. Awfully selfish of me. Should we give them another chance, Herbert? Fine, fine. I mean Bob. I still think it's funny when I call him Herbert."
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ Harold: "Glad to see you're finally awake. I can't believe they made you do that stupid ceremony. They listen when I talk, but they don't hear... know what I mean?"
(Harold's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Which brings us to why I'm here, I suppose."
Birch: "Yes. Indeed it does. Sorry I don't speak to Outsiders very often and I tend to get lost in conversation. As you approached Oasis, He said you were coming and I was sent out to meet you personally with a request. He wishes to meet with you. You'd be the first Outsider to do so in a very long time."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Why don't you just travel to Harold's heart on your own?"
Laurel: "The Great One has not yet allowed us entry below ground. We were uncertain as to why until you arrived."
The Lone Wanderer: "Any information you could give me on the caves below Oasis would be helpful."
Laurel: "If the Great One knows you to be worthy of his grace, he will allow you to pass through to his heart."
(Laurel's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Why don't you just travel to Harold's heart on your own?"
Birch: "I would if I was able, but He will not allow us entry. His roots bar the door, and we have yet to earn the right to pass."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ Oasis (quest)
- ↑ Birch: "You have no idea how overjoyed I am to see you! Normally Outsiders are forbidden inside Oasis, but He has made an exception."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Could I become a Treeminder?"
Birch: "Becoming a disciple of the Great One takes many years of dedication and the will to cast aside your reliance on technological conveniences. However, I feel you've been sent here for a higher purpose and could be more instrumental in our future than a mere Treeminder."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Who is it you keep referring to as "Him"?"
Birch: "He is the One Who Grows, He is the One Who Gives and He is the One Who Guides. No one speaks His name out of reverence for His majesty. Thanks to Him, the Treeminders have a home."
The Lone Wanderer: "I may be willing to help, but I need straight answers about who "He" is."
Birch: "I would have preferred that He made the introduction, but I understand your hesitation. The Great One is a god-tree. A living, breathing, speaking god-tree! The Treeminders are blessed to have this being watch over us."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Are you aware that Harold wants to die?"
Birch: "Yes, I've been pondering that riddle myself for some time now and I think I know what He's trying to tell us. The Great One's influence is growing and soon it will break free of the confines of this secluded vale. We can't allow Oasis to call attention to itself like that. It would be the end of Him."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I'm afraid Harold isn't a god. He's just a human that had some bad luck."
The Lone Wanderer: "He's not a god, Birch. His name's Harold."
Birch: "Oh, He's testing you now, just like He tested us! He wants to see if your faith is strong by spinning these incredible stories. Who else but a god could produce all of this? Don't worry, you'll soon see things as I do."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Just a minute... What does this ceremony involve?"
Birch: "It's simple really. You drink the Sap from the basin here in the Pavilion. The Sap will purify your mind and body of anything harmful that could possibly hurt Him. I assure you, nothing harmful will happen to you."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ Birch: "We will now recite the blessing to ward off any harm the Outsider may be carrying before he proceeds to the Grove."
Poplar: "I bid you depart, agents of destruction, through the power of His divine will."
Cypress: "Leave our homes and bodies immediately; live no longer in them, but pass over into places where you can harm no one."
Linden: "In the name of His Frondescence, I call His wrath upon you, so that, wherever you may go, you bear it with you..."
Laurel: "...and, diminishing from day to day, you may disappear; except where you serve the health and good purposes of mankind, may no trace of you be found."
Yew: "All this may He be so good as to grant us, who is to come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by his verdure."
Birch: "Amen."
Birch: "Soon you will pass peacefully into sleep, Outsider. And when you awake, you will witness His glory first hand."
(Birch's, Poplar's, Cypress', Linden's, Laurel's and Yew's dialogue) Note: The Ceremony of Purification - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "I think you're all a bunch of lunatics."
Birch: "Ha ha ha. I don't expect you to understand everything you see here. After all, you carry the taint of technology upon you. Treeminders shun technology and embrace nature. All technology has brought the world is violence and death."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "If you hate technology, why carry weapons?"
Birch: "Sadly, the Wasteland is a hostile place and sometimes we're forced to defend ourselves against it. If that means fighting with manufactured weapons, then so be it. Had He not asked to see you, you never would have gotten this close to the gates."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Your names are quite strange. What do they mean?"
Birch: "The first part of our name represents our role in the Treeminders. The youngest are the Saplings, still learning what it means to live in Oasis. The Branchtenders are our guardians and keep our homes safe. Our healers and soothsayers are known as Bloomseers. Finally, the Tree Father and the Leaf Mother are the creators and the upholders of the Great One's laws."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Were you aware that Laurel gave me this Liniment?"
Birch: "Of course I am. I know everything that goes on in Oasis. Laurel is free to pursue whatever path she chooses. A long time ago, it was agreed that the Tree Father and the Leaf Mother hold equal say. I don't seek to change those customs. I just hope that when the time comes, you'll make the right choice."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "How do the Treeminders normally handle other Outsiders?"
Birch: "If the Outsider doesn't have His blessing, we simply deny him entry to our home. If they persist on trying to gain entry, or display any hostile act that could potentially harm the Great One, we take action. If the Outsider were a Raider or some other nefarious type, we ensure they don't report our location back to their comrades."
(Birch's dialogue) - ↑ 39.0 39.1 The Lone Wanderer: "How do the Treeminders normally handle other Outsiders?"
Laurel: "Without His blessing, we would not allow an Outsider inside this vale."
The Lone Wanderer: "Could I become a Treeminder?"
Laurel: "Although we would welcome you with open arms, you were obviously drawn here to help us. What remains to be seen is what that help turns out to be."
(Laurel's dialogue)
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