“Good luck with that research.”
Moira Brown is the eccentric owner of Megaton's Craterside Supply in 2277.
Background
Moira was born in 2253.
A self-styled inventor, 24-year-old Moira grew up with an uncommon curiosity about the world in the trading community of Canterbury Commons. Sometime before 2263, she moved to Megaton. [1] She's read almost every book that's come through the town. Although her reading has taught her a wide variety of useful knowledge, she has nearly no actual experience with the world, so she doesn't always understand how it can be applied outside of her workshop. After a recent accident with a domesticated centaur, Moira was inspired to write a book to help others survive in the wasteland and avoid similar dangers.[2]
After the guide was completed (with the help of the Lone Wanderer), it became considerably popular, managing to reach places like the distant Mojave Wasteland in less than four years.
Daily schedule
Moira is the owner of Craterside Supply. She spends the day sweeping and trading as well as conducting odd experiments. She opens the store at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 8:00 p.m. The Megaton Craterside Supply store is also her home. She sleeps upstairs and if the Lone Wanderer is caught trespassing after hours she will become increasingly upset. The only time she will leave her shop is if Megaton is destroyed in the quest The Power of the Atom. If the Wasteland Survival Guide quest is completed before Megaton is destroyed, she will instead stay near the entrance to the ruins, and only be able to repair, lacking an option to buy or sell items.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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This character is a doctor. |
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This character is a merchant. |  160-3000Sells: weapons, apparel, aid, miscellaneous, ammunition, house improvements |
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This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: 54(72) |
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This character rents beds. | -.
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This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer). | |
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This character drops a finger upon death (Lawbringer). | |
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This character can be enslaved with the Mesmetron. | |
Quests
- The Wasteland Survival Guide: Moira wants the Lone Wanderer to do some dangerous research for a book she is writing.
- The Replicated Man: Moira is in possession of a Replicated Man holotape.
Effects of player's actions
- If you decide to blow up Megaton, she will not die; instead she will become ghoulified. If you started the Wasteland Survival Guide quest, or met her to receive an armored Vault jumpsuit, you will have to visit the Megaton Ruins to find her. If you hadn't started it, she can be found in the Underworld, whereupon she will claim she was 'out-of-town' during the detonation, and apparently unaware of her recent affliction. Depending on how you break the news to her, she will either fall into despair or remain positive.
- Convincing her that writing The Wasteland Survival Guide is a bad idea will result in a 30% discount on her wares and increase her Repair skill from 24 to 54 (72% condition). You will also lose Karma and gain the Dream Crusher perk.
Merchant items
| Ammo | Armor and clothing | Drugs and edibles | Weapons | Misc |
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Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| RobCo jumpsuit | - | Mentats Abraxo cleaner 10mm ammunition |
Craterside supply key Moira's terminal password |
Notes
- Moira's voice does not change after becoming ghoulified.
- If the Lone Wanderer decides to blow up Megaton, Moira will not fast travel to Underworld, but will walk there directly. This makes it extremely likely for her to be killed on the trip there, as there are several threats on the way.
- Even though Carol in Underworld says it takes months or years to become ghoulified, Moira will instantly become a ghoul if you destroy Megaton.
- If you hack her terminal, you can track her current experiments.
- Moira wonders if mole rats can be tamed and domesticated. Although she doesn't learn this in-game, Pumpkin in Fallout 3 and Snuffles in Fallout: New Vegas prove that they can at least be tamed.
- Moira Brown does not have a shop in Underworld, although she will still sell things to you and offer the Wasteland Survival Guide quest.
- Despite her origins from Canterbury Commons, there is no history of her or her family in the town.
- Moira has a second repellent stick in her desk upstairs.
- Her inventory replenishes on Monday and Wednesday.
- Her corpse appears floating in the swamp in Point Lookout in the sacred bog during the hallucination.
Notable quotes
- "Take care, it's a big Wasteland. But you'd know that better than me, right?"
- "Could you come back in an hour or two? Even geniuses need their sleep."
- "Good luck with that research!"
- "Hey, book's coming along well, thanks to you, what's next?"
- "Keep up the great research, super assistant."
- "Okay, yes, they're jerks. But if they're intelligent, we can get them to stop. And train them. Maybe we could even ride them! That'd be fun!" – on mirelurks
- "Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter?"
- "Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up?"
Appearances
Moira Brown appears only in Fallout 3.
Behind the scenes
- Upon blowing up Megaton, and encountering Moira after she becomes a ghoul, one of the player's dialogue choices is "Honey, you got reeeal ugly!" This is a reference to Army of Darkness.
- The script notes imply that Moira Brown was previously called Lea.
Bugs
- Occasionally, Moira will not move from the Megaton ruins after the town has been destroyed if you have completed the quest Wasteland Survival Guide. She will stand in front of Megaton and can only repair. This will happen also if you complete the quest by depressing her. She will only say usual things like "Oh good. Someone who doesn't have a brahmin to wash up. That's a nice change." [verified]
- After killing Moira, opening her Craterside Supplies container, and stealing an item, a voice clip of her saying "Hey, that's valuable junk!" will play, even though she's dead. [verified]
- In a very rare occasion if you save, kill Moira, and reload the save she will not be there and therefore rendered completely lost. [verified]
- In a very rare occasion when the player kills Moira using an explosive or using the Bloody Mess perk would find (if afterwards detonated the atom bomb) Moira Brown floating outside Megaton in her 'corpse' pieces and any interaction with the Lone Wanderer is ignored. [verified]
- Attempting to trade with Moira Brown after she closes Craterside Supply each night results in her telling you that she's closed for the night. However, if you tell her "I'm looking to buy some things for my house," and then "Okay, let me take a look at your stuff," you can trade with her as if her store were open. [verified]
References
- ↑ MS03_MS03VaultQuestions1B_0005ECD8_1: I'm pretty sure I remember a girl coming into town with that about ten, twelve years ago.
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide
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