Charlene Yong

“Don't you understand? I am done with the Brotherhood! It's a painful past to stalk my nightmares, nothing more.”
**Seneschal Charlene Yong** is a high-ranking member of the Crusaders who is in charge of its medical division.

She is viewed as cold and emotionless by some members such as Arissa to the degree that she has a following of dislike within the organization, with people viewing her as a "bitch". However, this is not her fault as she is only this way due to an experiment performed on her, and if her emotions go out of control, it can result in her telepathically causing other people's heads to burst.

## Background

When she was a teenager, she discovered she had a gift of "empathy" and "visions" after being accidentally shocked by electricity. Although Tasha believes it as a psychic gift from God, Charlene thinks the real answer is more mundane, suspecting her mother was affected by FEV or radiation, noting lots of people born in her area around her time had birth defects.

She was once part of the Brotherhood as a scribe. She was involved with the battle of Helios One and was attacked by a radscorpion. She was saved by Elijah who stopped her bleeding and removed her venom. Since then, she looked up to Elijah who was also fond of Veronica Santangelo as well.

Unfortunately, Elijah took a great interest in her pineal gland, and it is suggested he wanted to be able to use and weaponize Charlene's supposed psychic power for himself and to use it against the NCR. He wanted to perform a surgery on her to "enhance" her cybernetically. The surgery was incredibly painful for her and done without anesthesia. Many surgeries later, Elijah was unsatisfied with the result and abandoned her in a shack outside Freeside, as he went to search for better technology to make the operation a success. She never saw him again and began to resent her once grandfather-like figure.

Charlene was left damaged, particularly her amygdala which meant she had trouble processing emotions like happiness and anger. She worked with Tasha and Hector Clements in an attempt to make her back to normal. Charlene hopes one day, God will answer her prayer.

## Quests

* Are You Lonesome Tonight?: Elyan, Charlene's former lover, is searching for her. The Courier can inform her of this which makes her emotional and touched, although she tells the Courier to pass on a message to Elyan that their relationship was just a fling, not because she actually means it, but in order for her to move past the painful Brotherhood chapter of her past. She gives the Courier an engagement ring to prove the message is from her. If a Speech 50 check is used instead of a Medicine 50 check, Charlene will agree to meet Elyan at the library. The two happily reunite and she decides to stay at the library to treat his illness.
* Knights Hospitaller: Hosford Abernathy Medical Centre is home to Lord Putrid who is involved in horrific human experimentation. Charlene wishes the Courier to take Lord Putrid out and secure the hospital.
* Chekhov's Gun: As part of this NCR mission, Charlene may be executed by the Courier.
* Head Games: Charlene has fallen into a coma due to a brain tumor and needs help.
* A Matter of Faith: During the Legion questline, Charlene accidentally kills Mollie by using her powers to make her head burst.

## Other interactions

* Charlene will be found at the top floor of RobCo after the board meeting.
* Charlene acts as a doctor, healing the Courier from addictions and radiation, free of charge.
* If *Dead Money* is completed, Charlene can be informed Elijah has been killed. She reveals she imagined what it would be like to kill Elijah herself, but thanks the Courier and hopes his death was gruesome.

## Trivia

* According to Odinsword, while the surname Yong is a real Asian surname, the real-life Mormon Brigham Young also served as inspiration for her namesake.
* According to Odinsword, if a player uses an electrical weapon against her when she is in a coma, the player will die as a result of her powers.

## Behind the scenes

“Charlene Yong is a former scribe from the Mojave Chapter. She is known for her emotionless but professional work ethic in making sure the knowledge of the Crusaders is well documented and looked after. Not a single loose file or artifact gets past her analytical eyes. The only time when there's a sense of emotion in her voice is when she doesn't have complete control over a situation or when encountering a problem that can't be solved by just an equation or has a single solution.”— *Fallout: The Frontier* Casting Call Club description
“Charlene wasn't really a "protege." More like [Elijah] was grooming her to use her mind as a weapon. It's why she has such a hatred for Veronica: She was under the impression she might become his protege some day, but in reality he had far sinister plans for her.”— Odinsword (Crusaders) lead
## Gallery

Charlene reunited with ElyanCharlene unconscious with a brain tumorCharlene accidentally killing Mollie during an argumentCharlene and Clements breaking into the frozen missile base during Chekhov's GunCharleneCharlene accidentally telepathically killing two of her allies