Talius

Talius is an FEV mutant who resides at the Boneyard Library (underground) of the Followers of the Apocalypse. He is a former Vault 13 dweller and one of the first sent out to seek a replacement water chip. He is the only other living dweller encountered outside the Vault . 
==Background==
A former Vault 13 dweller,The Vault Dweller: "{166}{}{What was the name of this Vault?}"Talius: "{184}{}{My vault had no name. It was merely numbered 13.}"(TALIUS.MSG)The Vault Dweller: "{142}{}{Where was this place?}"Talius: "{158}{}{The place from whence I came was in the mountains far to the north. It was a small vault in which many people lived.}"(TALIUS.MSG) Talius volunteered to the Overseer to recover a spare water chip, when problems with the water purification system first manifested. Handed a shotgun and some shells, he set out cross the wasteland. Although he searched for years, he couldn't locate a spare and thus could not return to his home.The Vault Dweller: "{138}{}{Where were you from originally?}"Talius: "{140}{}{Some time ago, I lived in a place far to the north of here. They were having a problem with the water supply and sought out people to find a way to fix it.}"The Vault Dweller: "{141}{}{So you volunteered.}"Talius: "{145}{}{Yes. The overseer of the community gave me a shotgun and some shells. However, those were lost many years passed. Since I have never found anything, I could not return.}"The Vault Dweller: "{146}{}{That's really awful. I wish there was something I could do.}"Talius: "{151}{}{There is a way in which you can help. The one who did this to me must be stopped.}"The Vault Dweller: "{152}{}{Who is it?}"Talius: "{153}{}{Their leader is the head of a mutant army. What he does is take pure humans and transform them. I'm not quite sure, because I was knocked unconscious before the process.}"The Vault Dweller: "{155}{}{Sounds too risky for me. I'm out of here.}"Talius: "{157}{}{Be at peace then. I can understand your unease. Mayhaps another will come to help remove this threat. Good day to you.}"(TALIUS.MSG) Eventually, he caught a breakthrough and learned from a chance encounter with travelers that Necropolis could purify water in vast quantities with ease. Upon arrival in the ruined city, Talius joined forces with Set, and fought the supermutants under Harry at the watershed. He managed to kill off most of the garrison with Set's assistance, before he was captured.The Vault Dweller: "{144}{}{But why Necropolis?}"Talius: "{168}{}{I heard from some of the other travelers that Necropolis had a way in which to produce water without much difficulty.}""{169}{}{So, I went there to see what they were doing.}"The Vault Dweller: "{171}{}{Did you kill them off?}"Talius: "{178}{}{No. I killed only some of the mutants. There was another mutant, a ghoul, named Set, who helped me take out most of them.}""{179}{}{Last I knew there were only half a dozen mutants left.}"(TALIUS.MSG) It seems that he was exposed to FEV not at Mariposa, but at Necropolis itself, by Children of the Cathedral medics supervised by the Lieutenant.The Vault Dweller: "{129}{}{What can you do? You are a mutant.}"Talius: "{209}{}{Though I am different in appearance, I have much knowledge to impart upon those who will listen.}"The Vault Dweller: "{211}{}{What can you tell me?}"Talius: "{212}{}{Those whom the Followers and Children call Nightkin are not what they seem. They have been created by one called the Lieutenant. I believe he may follow another.}"The Vault Dweller: "{214}{}{What can you tell me about this Lieutenant?}"Talius: "{215}{}{There isn't much that I know about him. Last I saw him, before my untimely transformation, he was searching for pure humans.}"Vault Dweller: "{217}{}{Can you hazard a hypothesis as to why this may be so?}"Talius: "{218}{}{As yet, I am uncertain. Perhaps another group which seeks to disrupt their ways would know.}"(TALIUS.MSG) 
For one reason or another, the FEV did not work as expected. Instead of changing him into an enhanced human, it took a different evolutionary course and turned him into a unique FEV mutant like Harold.Talius: "{173}{}{I found a great deal of those Mutant things there. It was they who entrapped me and transformed me into my current form.}{174}{}{Apparently, they messed up, because I took on a different evolutionary course, rather than the enhanced ones.}"(TALIUS.MSG) The Followers rescued him before his transformation was complete and halted the mutation process. Talius was unconscious throughout the process and awoke in the Boneyard Library, tended to by a Follower doctor.Talius: "{103}{}{Greetings brother. My name is Talius. How might I assist you today?}"The Vault Dweller: "{112}{}{Greetings to you as well. I am called }""{113}{}{. How is it that you came into the realm of the Followers?}"Talius: "{221}{}{My entrance into the Followers was quite simple really. It was the Followers who rescued me from the full effects of the transformation into a heinous beast.}"The Vault Dweller: "{222}{}{I do not fully understand. Please, go on.}"Talius: "{223}{}{Once, I was as you are now - a pure human. But, through the intervention of Nightkin, I was taken to some place far removed from here.}"The Vault Dweller: "{224}{}{Please, continue.}"Talius: "{225}{}{I was not of a state in which to observe what transpired. All I had known was that I awoke here and was tended by the good doctor.}"The Vault Dweller: "{226}{}{I am truly sorry to hear of your predicament. I will find those who did this to you and remedy the situation.}"The Vault Dweller: "{227}{}{I am sorry to hear of that. Alas, I am quite busy attempting to survive. Farewell.}"(TALIUS.MSG) Though he was originally of limited intelligence, the teachings of the Followers helped him cope with the effects of transformation and allowed him to overcome his limitations (it's also possible that the FEV enhanced his intelligence).Talius: "{115}{}{I see that you are a little slow. I, too, was once of your intelligence. But, through the teachings of the Followers, I have been able to transcend my shortcomings.} In return, he decided to remain at the Library and help the Followers understand the inner workings of the Children of the Cathedral.The Vault Dweller: "{108}{}{I am }""{109}{}{. What are you doing here?}"Talius: "{126}{}{I am here to assist these good people in understanding the workings of the Children of the Cathedral.}"The Vault Dweller: "{128}{}{How can you know anything about the Children?}"Talius: "{203}{}{All I know of the Children is that they are in league with these Nightkin, super mutants.}""{204}{}{It is they who transformed me from my original state of being in Necropolis.}"
Though he is disfigured by his mutation (making him look like a ghoul), he remains somewhat recognizable to the Vault Dweller.Talius: "{230}{}{You see a hideous ghoul.}""{231}{}{Somehow, he reminds you of someone.}"(TALIUS.MSG) Talius would like to see Vault 13 open and the dwellers to leave its confines to rebuild the world once more. While he understands that the Overseer is cautious and bears the burden of responsibility for the dwellers' welfare, he would prefer that he came to his senses.The Vault Dweller: "{185}{}{That is where I am from.}"Talius: "{188}{}{Really? Has the Overseer finally seen his way through to allow people to travel outside the Vault?}"The Vault Dweller: "{189}{}{No, he is still scared of the outside world.}"The Vault Dweller: "{190}{}{No, he fears for the safety of the dwellers.}"Talius: "{192}{}{I believed as such. He always was a cautious man. I pity him his responsibility. May you fare better than myself on this fool's quest.}"(TALIUS.MSG)The Vault Dweller: "{185}{}{That is where I am from.}"Talius: "{188}{}{Really? Has the Overseer finally seen his way through to allow people to travel outside the Vault?}"The Vault Dweller: "{191}{}{Yes, he thinks everything is safe.} Talius: "{193}{}{I am glad to hear that he has come to his senses to allow the people out. While it is far from safe out here, it will do good to restore the earth once more. Farewell, my friend.}"(TALIUS.MSG) He is aware that more people were sent out to search for a solution for the Vault's deteriorating water purification system, and the Vault Dweller can pick up on that thread.The Vault Dweller: "{206}{}{Why were you in Necropolis?}"Talius: "{140}{}{Some time ago, I lived in a place far to the north of here. They were having a problem with the water supply and sought out people to find a way to fix it.}"The Vault Dweller: "{143}{}{Did you find a way to fix this problem?}"Talius: "{163}{}{Unfortunately, I did not. I have heard that others were sent from the vault to search for a way to fix the water pump.}"(TALIUS.MSG)
Though polite and soft-spoken, he has no patience for insolence or bigotry and will cut the conversation short if someone insults him as a mutant.The Vault Dweller: "{144}{}{But why Necropolis?}"Talius: "{168}{}{I heard from some of the other travelers that Necropolis had a way in which to produce water without much difficulty.}""{169}{}{So, I went there to see what they were doing.}"The Vault Dweller: "{172}{}{Feel at home there?}"Talius: "{183}{}{Sarcasm and slights shall not deter me my benevolent disposition. The time has come for you to depart. Good day.}"(TALIUS.MSG)The Vault Dweller: "{111}{}{Don't worry about me Mutie! How did you get in here?}"Talius: "{220}{}{I regret that I cannot tolerate insolence. Be gone.}"(TALIUS.MSG) Conversely, if someone is willing to listen, he can be very patient in his imparting of knowledge.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Find Children spy in the Followers: Talius can be accused of being a Children spy. He will refute this and ask the Vault Dweller for help in rooting the spy out. While the quest will activate and appear in the log, it's only partially implemented and cannot be completed. Activating the quest will also cause him to only respond in floats, preventing other interactions.
===Other interactions===
* If the Vault Dweller asks about the watershed mutants and then about the leader of the mutant army, then promises to kill the mutants for Talius, he will give them a flamer and 20 units of flamethrower fuel, taken from a deceased renegade.The Vault Dweller: "{144}{}{But why Necropolis?}"Talius: "{168}{}{I heard from some of the other travelers that Necropolis had a way in which to produce water without much difficulty.}""{169}{}{So, I went there to see what they were doing.}"The Vault Dweller: "{170}{}{What did you find?}"Talius: "{173}{}{I found a great deal of those Mutant things there. It was they who entrapped me and transformed me into my current form.}""{174}{}{Apparently, they messed up, because I took on a different evolutionary course, rather than the enhanced ones.}"The Vault Dweller: "{177}{}{Who lead them?}"Talius: "{153}{}{Their leader is the head of a mutant army. What he does is take pure humans and transform them. I'm not quite sure, because I was knocked unconscious before the process.}"The Vault Dweller: "{154}{}{I will go kill them for you then.}"Talius: "{156}{}{I thank you for your kindness. You do me a great service. Please, accept this as a token of good will. I purloined it from the body of a deceased renegade.}"(TALIUS.MSG)
* If the Vault Dweller killed the mutants at the watershed, they can report it to Talius and also receive a flamer.
* If the Vault Dweller has less than 4 Intelligence, Talius will give them three doses of Mentats to improve it. On the other hand, if they have 6 or more Intelligence, they'll be able to pursue a more erudite dialogue path.Talius: "{103}{}{Greetings brother. My name is Talius. How might I assist you today?}"The Vault Dweller: "{112}{}{Greetings to you as well. I am called }""{113}{}{. How is it that you came into the realm of the Followers?}"Talius: "{221}{}{My entrance into the Followers was quite simple really. It was the Followers who rescued me from the full effects of the transformation into a heinous beast.}"The Vault Dweller: "{222}{}{I do not fully understand. Please, go on.}"Talius: "{223}{}{Once, I was as you are now - a pure human. But, through the intervention of Nightkin, I was taken to some place far removed from here.}"The Vault Dweller: "{224}{}{Please, continue.}"Talius: "{225}{}{I was not of a state in which to observe what transpired. All I had known was that I awoke here and was tended by the good doctor.}"The Vault Dweller: "{226}{}{I am truly sorry to hear of your predicament. I will find those who did this to you and remedy the situation.}"The Vault Dweller: "{227}{}{I am sorry to hear of that. Alas, I am quite busy attempting to survive. Farewell.}"(TALIUS.MSG)
==Inventory==
==Appearances==
Talius appears in Fallout and is mentioned in the Fallout Bible installments 4, 5, and 8.
==Behind the scenes==
* In Fallout Bible 4, Chris Avellone theorized that the Hub may have had a handful of ghouls like Talius around, in order to explain why the Hub's good ending mentioned ghouls despite there being none present in the actual game.Fallout Bible 4: "9. Do YOU guys know what that ending of the Hub with ghouls and humans uniting is all about? It says Harold and the VD unite the ghouls and humans of the Hub. Anybody seen more ghouls than Harold in the Hub? Can't be about Necropolis, because it's the ONLY good ending for the Hub."Although there weren't any ghouls shown in the Hub in Fallout 1, there may have been a handful wandering around in Old Town (kind of like Talius the ghoul in the Boneyard). The ending is more appropriate if you just mentally change the word "ghouls" to "skags." Basically, peace and harmony reign supreme. It's possible several ghouls traveled to the Hub during the Migration after they formed their engineering development house in Necropolis."
* In Fallout Bible 8, Chris Avellone referred to Chris Taylor's answer about Ed being sent out from Vault 13. Taylor wasn't clear if Talius came out before or after Ed, but Avellone suggested that he may have left before Talius.Fallout Bible 8: "5. Ed, according to Chris Taylor, was a Vault Dweller who went out before the PC. And maybe before Talius, I guess. So you might be the third person out. As for Ed, he's covered in Bible #6, I think - just so a search for "Ed.""
* Talius is the name of a Roman gens or family,Wiktionary and a metalworker of that name is known to have lived in Gaul in the first century CE.German Wikipedia on Talius
==References==
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