Calder

Calder is an adolescent member of the Unity,Calder's character description: "{100}{}{You see a teenager.}"(Calder's dialogue) a true Child of the Cathedral. He resides in front of the Cathedral .
==Background==
The teenaged Calder is posted in front of the Cathedral as a flower child, handing out Unity roses to passers-by.The Vault Dweller: "{188}{}{Hi kid. What're you doing in this joint?}"Calder: "{197}{}{I give out flowers. Every petal is peace, and the stem is unity. Or are the petals unity and the stem peace? Oh no, I don't remember! Do you want one?}"(Calder's dialogue) He picks the flowers himself from a grove across town,The Vault Dweller: "{120}{}{Flower pretty?}"Calder: "{139}{}{Sure is. I picked it myself from a grove across town. Well, it was nice meeting you. May the Master bless you.}"(Calder's dialogue) and seems to be friends with the nightkin.Calder: "{134}{}{Aw! You're no fun. Maybe I should tell the Nightkin about you!}"The Vault Dweller: "{137}{}{Go ahead. And I'll tell them about you.}"Calder: "{156}{}{But the Nightkin like me! They told me that if anyone bothered me, they'd kill 'em. So there!}"(Calder's dialogue) He is a polite, if insistent boy who is only starting to study the tenets of the Children. As such, he has a very limited understanding of their dogma, boiling it down to worshiping the Master and preaching about peace and unity.Calder: "{186}{}{Uh, hello.}"The Vault Dweller: "{187}{}{Hello kid. Can you tell me what this place is about?}"Calder: "{192}{}{This is the Cathedral of the Children of the Cathedral. I don't know why they say Cathedral twice. We worship the Master, and we yell a lot about Peace and Unity. It sounds kind of dumb, but the Master's real smart, so I guess it must be okay.}"The Vault Dweller: "{193}{}{Tell me more about the Master.}"Calder: "{147}{}{I can't tell you that! The Nightkin would eat me!}"(Calder's dialogue) He's not actually supposed to discuss anything with strangers he gives flowers to, but is easily swayed by charismatic or soft-spoken people,The Vault Dweller: "{189}{}{Hi kid. How're you doing?}"Calder: "{202}{}{Father Lasher says I shouldn't talk to strangers . . . until we have Unity, of course; then nobody'll be a stranger. Bye!}"(Calder's dialogue) due to his natural tendency to run his mouth.Calder: "{128}{}{Father Lasher says I have to keep my big mouth shut. He's no fun!}"(Calder's dialogue)
Calder studies under Father Lasher, suffering vicious lashings that are supposed to bring him closer to understanding the Master's truth. Calder is absolutely terrified of Lasher and anything that might cause him to become angry.The Vault Dweller: "{189}{}{Hi kid. How're you doing?}"Calder: "{203}{}{I'm okay. At least until Father Lasher's next lesson.}"The Vault Dweller: "{205}{}{Tell me more about Father Lasher.}"Calder: "{148}{}{He's my teacher. He says every lash we receive brings us closer to the Master!}"The Vault Dweller: "{149}{}{What a charming man. We really must talk.}"Calder: "{159}{}{Please don't tell him I said anything to you! Please!}"The Vault Dweller: "{162}{}{Mind your own business, kid.}" or "{164}{}{Life is tough. Learn to take it, kid, and quit whining.}"Calder: "{169}{}{Okay I will . . . (sniff) Maybe Father Lasher will be more kind to me after the Master takes over the world.}"The Vault Dweller: "{171}{}{And when's the Master going to take over the world?}"Calder: "{175}{}{Soon, or so they tell me. We're going to have peace, and unity and the Holy Flame will be lit. And maybe Father Morpheus won't be quite so loud, either.}"(Calder's dialogue) As a result of this "education," he's associated disbelief with pain, leading him to form a fervent belief in the Cathedral,The Vault Dweller: "{205}{}{Tell me more about Father Lasher.}"Calder: "{148}{}{He's my teacher. He says every lash we receive brings us closer to the Master!}"The Vault Dweller: "{150}{}{Don't believe him kid.}"Calder: "{165}{}{But I must! I must! Disbelief is pain!}"(Calder's dialogue) along with trauma bonding with Lasher: While he is aware of the pain Lasher dispenses, Calder simultaneously loves him as a literal father figure, believing that he's the only person who loves him.The Vault Dweller: "{205}{}{Tell me more about Father Lasher.}"Calder: "{148}{}{He's my teacher. He says every lash we receive brings us closer to the Master!}"The Vault Dweller: "{151}{}{Where is this bastard? I'll kill him.}"Calder: "{166}{}{Please don't! He loves me! He's the only one who does.}"(Calder's dialogue) He's ambivalent towards Lasher's superior, Father Morpheus, although he wishes that he wasn't so loud when preaching. 
Dane, the raving servitorDane: "{147}{}{Life sucks, but death sucks worse, and we can't go back in time to stop our birth, so what's the point?}""{148}{}{I think they get the point, asshole! They know the Servitor process screws you! They know this 'baptism machine' just messes . . .}""{149}{}{My name is Dane. I am a Viking. I like ducks. I rape and pillage! Will you rape and pillage with me?}""{150}{}{Oh God! Master, not God! At least I remember my own name. At least I still have that. Most of the other failures didn't, before they shot them. Not pretty corpses either. Nightkin target practice!}""{151}{}{And then there were the ones who lost their minds completely. I wish they were dead.}"(Dane's dialogue) kept in the tower, pities him greatly. However, due to the torturous consecrationThe Vault Dweller: "{134}{}{I wanted to ask you about consecration.}"Lasher: "{138}{}{That is a privilege reserved for only the most faithful servants. Only baptism is a higher honor.}"The Vault Dweller: "{139}{}{And how does one earn baptism?}"Lasher: "{183}{}{By the endurance of pain, by the acquisition of wisdom, and the performance of service. Pain is knowledge, Wisdom is obedience, and Service is courage. }"The Vault Dweller: "{184}{}{[More]}"Lasher: "{185}{}{You must reject the Light that nearly destroyed us all, and pledge yourself to the Darkness in which all are equal. Now that I have told you this thing, go seek it. Seek the Master and his wisdom.}"(Lasher's dialogue) or baptism process Dane suffered, he is too frightened and confused to help. He desperately implores the Vault Dweller to kill Lasher for abusing the "poor little Flower Child."Dane: "{114}{}{They're watching us even now! Mr. Nightkin! Felix and Timothy! Cats! Dogs! Nightkin!}""{115}{}{Shut up! They'll think you're a crazy asshole! You gotta get yourself together!}""{116}{}{Lasher! You gotta kill Lasher! Save the kid! Poor little Flower Child. Poor me.}""{117}{}{Shut up you son of a bitch! Pull yourself together!}"(Dane's dialogue)
After the Vault Dweller destroyed the Cathedral on March 3, 2162, they may have later visited the ruins and encountered Calder, sobbing and screaming a vow of revenge. Calder: "{101}{}{You! You did it! When I grow up I'm gonna get you! I'm gonna hunt you down and kill you! You killed them all! Aaaaaalllll! [Uncontrolled sobbing].}"(Calder's dialogue) This scene was intended to be cut, but it can trigger if the Vault Dweller has the Childkiller reputation. 
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Other interactions===
* In addition to receiving a free flower, the Vault Dweller can learn about Lasher's abusive practices from Calder and receive a hint about the Unity's plan of wasteland conquest. However, the player character must have a Charisma stat of 6 or more and pass a Speech check to get anything concrete out of him. Being abusive towards him also tends to terminate dialogue prematurely. 
* If the player character is a Childkiller, Calder will immediately start shouting for help. At this point, the player can choose to admit to it (initiating combat) or try to intimidate or persuade Calder that they're not the person he's heard about. Both options require a Charisma of 6 or more to succeed.
==Inventory==
==Appearances==
Calder appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
Judging by the script and the text, Calder was supposed to survive the Cathedral destruction and appear on the destroyed map, swearing vengeance against the Vault Dweller when talked to. However, this was cut before release. What remains of his post-explosion interactivity is a barely implemented dialogue script with only one dialogue node and broken replies. It's so broken, in fact, that it's possible to trigger it by having the Childkiller reputation active on the character.
==References==
Category:Fallout human characters
Category:Cathedral characters
Category:Unity characters
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