Nemonik

Van Buren character
Nemonik
Lore
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ciphers
Role	Memory Keeper Teacher
Gameplay
Location	Mesa Verde
Quests	Acquire the Ciphers' enriched uranium Deal with the Vipers Ask the Ciphers to process ZAX's raw data Repair the computer so the all the Ciphers can access the old knowledge
Other
Dialogue	Nemonik dialogue file
Appearances	Van Buren
SPECIAL	3 ST, 6 PE, 4 EN, 6 CH, 8 IN, 4 AG, 5 LK

The following is based on Van Buren design documents and is not canon.

“I am the Nemonik. A foreign word to you, perhaps? It means... "memory keeper".”

Nemonik is the "memory keeper" for the Ciphers in 2253.

Background

He is an old man, who bears resemblance to Obi-Wan Kenobi. He believes that the Ciphers will come out better in the long run by limiting their use of technology. He is paranoid and worries that Azkee will bring trouble to Mesa Verde. He also believes that encouraging Trigs inventions are the wrong path for her to take, and he will not be very happy if the Prisoner helps her complete her laser cannon.

Cipher culture has an emphasis on mathematics, each Cipher is believed to have a personal number, determined by the Nemonik at their birth.

Daily schedule

He teaches the children in the Kiva maths and how to build technology in the morning, and in the afternoon he goes to the hospital to help the sick. In the evening, he goes back to the Kiva and studies the schematics.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

Interactions
	This character is involved in quests.	Acquire the Ciphers' enriched uranium Deal with the Vipers Ask the Ciphers to process ZAX's raw data Repair the computer so the all the Ciphers can access the old knowledge

Quests

• Acquire the Ciphers' enriched uranium: The Prisoner can speak with Nemonik to find out if and how much uranium the Ciphers have and discover its location.
• Deal with the Vipers, Ask the Ciphers to process ZAX's raw data: Nemonik needs the Vipers dealt with to safely call for a Ritual to help the Prisoner process raw data from ZAX.
• Repair the computer so the all the Ciphers can access the old knowledge: Despite Nemonik's concerns over the Ciphers progressing too fast, he also needs the computer up and running to rescue the deteriorating schematics carved into the walls of Mesa Verde.

Other interactions

The Nemonik, using some obscure formula and any number of factors, has determined that the number 13 is the Prisoner's personal number. In any case, the Prisoner can have his face and body painted accordingly for luck and protection, gaining a new, Cipher skin-texture for his avatar if the player chooses.

Appearances

Nemonik was to appear only in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios.

Behind the scenes

Nemonik's name is a reference to mnemonics, which are learning techniques that helps translate information into a form more easily understood by the human brain.

References

Mesa Verde Locations Village · Mesa Top · Mesa Verde Canyon · Mesa Verde Caves Characters Alexandra · Azkee · Blackjack · Denom · Drake · Hex · Isaac Gant · Radian · Symm · The Nemonik · Trig Quests Acquire the Ciphers' enriched uranium · Ask the Ciphers to process ZAX's raw data · Build an alarm for Trig · Bring a GECK to Isaac in exchange for his power armor · Cure Radian · Deal with the Vipers · Convince Isaac to tell you what the power armor security codes are · Figure out what Denom did to the crops · Forge an alliance between the BoS and the Ciphers · Get more food to the Ciphers · Kill the weedlings · Repair the computer so the all the Ciphers can access the old knowledge · Resolve the Alexandra-Blackjack situation · Restore the crop fields with the Miracle Wheat · Rescue the captured Ciphers · Sabotage the wind turbine for the Vipers ·