Honest Dan

Honest Dan is a caravan master hired by Old Man Stockton to investigate the disappearance of a caravan near the settlement of Covenant in 2287.

Background
Honest Dan works for Old Man Stockton in 2287. During this time a caravan goes missing near a settlement called Covenant - among that caravan was Stockton's "daughter" Amelia Stockton. Stockton sends Honest Dan to the settlement to try and find the missing crew, but is met with the town denying that the caravan ever passed through.

Quests

 * Human Error - Honest Dan is encountered questioning the residents of Covenant. He expresses his suspicions of the town and its residents to the player. Dan will ask the player to help investigate the missing caravan and rescue any survivors, splitting the reward evenly between the player and Dan. From the point of agreeing to work with Dan, he becomes Essential and cannot be permanently killed. Once the player advises Dan of the location of the Compound, and meets Dan at the entrance to the Compound, Dan becomes a temporary follower of the player. Once inside the Compound, if the player actively sides with Dr. Chambers, or personally kills Amelia Stockton, Dan will turn hostile and attack. From the point of the player making an active decision to side with Chambers or against her, Dan ceases to be Essential and can again be killed. Finishing the quest (by freeing Amelia Stockton), or failing it (by causing or permitting the death of Amelia Stockton) will cause Dan to lose Essential status and cease being a temporary follower.

Appearances
Honest Dan appears only in Fallout 4.

Bugs

 * Honest Dan will disappear if one finishes the main quest first. However, you can still obtain Covenant as a settlement by killing everyone inside excluding Deezer and the cats.
 * Honest Dan may turn hostile when entering the compound for no reason. Quest advances in incorrect order. This is likely due to the player wearing a power armor helmet equipped with the targeting HUD mod. A nearly identical situation occurs if one enters Virgil's cave under similar conditions. In that case, removing the helmet prior to entering and for the duration of the player's time in the compound appears to resolve this issue.
 * Honest Dan can remain in the Essential (unkillable) state if the decisive dialog with Dr Chambers is aborted (by moving away) without making any decision. Dan may become an unkillable temporary follower or an unkillable enemy, depending on the player's subsequent actions towards Dan and/or Amelia Stockton. Finishing or failing the quest will cause Dan to lose Essential status and cease being a temporary follower.

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