Cabot family

The Cabot family are residents of the Boston area living in the Cabot House in 2287.
==Background==
The Cabots have lived in the Cabot House ever since it was built in 1711.Cabot house entry placardFallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition p. 462: "[12.03] CABOT HOUSEThis 1711 mansion is sealed up tighter than a T-60 Power Armor vacuum attachment: It is strangely preserved amid the general decay. Located on Louisburg Square, the park is still well maintained. The intercom at the front door allows you to ask to gain entry."(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map)The Sole Survivor: "What is this place?"Jack Cabot: " "(Jack Cabot's dialogue) They are an affluent family who were well-known and well-connected in pre-War high society.Cabot House terminal entries; terminal, 02/12/1968The Sole Survivor: "Jack has a serum that reverses aging?"Emogene Cabot: " "(Emogene Cabot's dialogue) Even post-War, they maintain great wealth and a network of hired helpers who see to the family's work outside their ancestral home, overseen by family "servant" Edward Deegan. 
The most prominent member of the family is Lorenzo Cabot, an archaeologist who was known for his theory of an extraterrestrial precursor civilization on Earth; this earned him widespread ridicule from even his son Jack.Lorenzo Cabot's journalCabot House terminal entries; terminal, 05/07/2115 He underwent a secret expedition to Ubar, an ancient city buried beneath the Rub' al Khali desert, where he came upon an artifact that rendered him a changed man upon his return. The artifact fused to his nervous system and imbued supernatural powers upon him, but also made him increasingly irrational and violent.The Sole Survivor: "Where do you get this serum from?"Jack Cabot: "My father, Lorenzo Cabot, is... confined in Parsons. He became dangerously unstable after handling an artifact he found on an archaeological dig in Arabia. He gained various seemingly paranormal powers... as well as becoming increasingly irrational and violent. "Wilhelmina Cabot: ""Jack: "In the course of my attempts to cure him, I discovered that the artifact had introduced... anomalies into his blood. So, the source of his insanity is also the basis of the treatments that have prolonged all our lives. The irony isn't lost on me."(Jack Cabot's and Wilhelmina Cabot's dialogue) In 1898, after a crime spree that would have carried a death sentence if not for the Cabot family's influence, the family confined Lorenzo in the Parsons State Insane Asylum, which they had built.The Sole Survivor: "How long have you been locked up in here?"Lorenzo Cabot: " "(Lorenzo Cabot's dialogue)The Sole Survivor: "What would he have done if he'd gotten free?"Jack Cabot: " "(Jack Cabot's dialogue)Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Collector's Edition pp. 276-277: "[2.07] PARSONS STATE INSANE ASYLUMBefore the Great War, this asylum was built to house the addled, weak of brain, and terminally confused folk of the Commonwealth. Old records state that additional subterranean rooms were created to house particularly difficult guests. The location appears to have been built by the Cabot family of the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. Armed mercenary guards currently patrol the facility."(Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Map)
While conducting experiments in order to cure Lorenzo of his insanity, Jack was able to extract a mysterious serum that could halt or greatly slow aging, as was the case with Lorenzo himself.The Sole Survivor: "I want to know why no one in your family seems to age, and I want to know now."Emogene Cabot: " "(Emogene Cabot's dialogue) With matriarch Wilhelmina's persuasion,Wilhelmina Cabot: ""Jack Cabot: ""(Wilhelmina Cabot's and Jack Cabot's dialogue)Emogene Cabot: ""(Emogene Cabot's dialogue) the family began using the serum. Because of this, despite hailing from the late 19th century, well before the Great War, the family still lives on in the 2280s. Lorenzo remains confined in the basement of the asylum while Jack remains absorbed in his research to free his father from the artifact's influence.
While the serum has preserved the family for centuries, the Cabots have not adapted equally to the times. Wilhelmina barely acknowledges the state of the outside world, concerning herself only with household standards (irritating both her children).Wilhelmina Cabot: ""Jack Cabot: ""Wilhelmina: ""(Wilhelmina's and Jack Cabot's dialogue)Wilhelmina Cabot: ""Emogene Cabot: ""Wilhelmina: ""Emogene: ""Wilhelmina: ""Emogene: ""(Wilhelmina's and Emogene Cabot's dialogue) Jack understands the reality of the world but cares for little apart from his research. In contrast, Emogene is bleakly self-aware and often spends time in the wasteland to escape boredom.Cabot House terminal entries; terminal, 11/09/2076Cabot House terminal entries; terminal, 08/11/2089Cabot House terminal entries; terminal, 03/13/2251 This creates domestic conflict, as Wilhelmina pesters Jack to bring back Emogene as a result, which he ends up doing.Wilhelmina Cabot: ""Jack Cabot: ""Wilhelmina: ""Jack: ""Wilhelmina: ""(Wilhelmina's and Jack Cabot's dialogue) Jack sees Emogene's actions as intentional provocations, while Emogene sees Jack's interventions as controlling.Jack Cabot: ""(Jack Cabot's dialogue)The Sole Survivor: "Just one more crazy Cabot."Emogene Cabot: " "(Emogene Cabot's dialogue) Meanwhile, Lorenzo would like nothing more than to gain his freedom and take revenge on his family. Unbeknownst to the rest of the family, Lorenzo has slowly been using his psychic influence to convince a group of raiders to carry out his plans, promising them a supply of the serum.Lorenzo Cabot: ""(Lorenzo Cabot's dialogue)
==Members==
===Cabot family members===
* Jack Cabot
* Lorenzo Cabot
* Emogene Cabot
* Wilhelmina Cabot
===Associates===
* Edward Deegan
* Anderson (pre-War)
* Anders (formerly, pre-War)
* Daniel (pre-War)
* Ben 
* Maria
* Mercenaries
* Sole Survivor (optional)
==Quests==
* Special Delivery
* Emogene Takes a Lover
* The Secret of Cabot House
==Behind the scenes==
* The Cabot family is based on the real world Cabot family, one of the Boston Brahmin, the "first families of Boston." The first of the family, John Cabot, arrived in Boston from Europe in the year 1700 and since then, many business leaders and politicians have hailed from the family. 
** "John Cabot" is also one of the identities Jack adopted during his pre-War life.Cabot House terminal entries; terminal, 01/05/1996
** A living Salem-based occultist, High Priestess Laurie Cabot, claims to be related to the historic Cabot family.
==References==
Non-game
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