Tobar the Ferryman

Tobar is a ferryman and captain of the Duchess Gambit

Background
Tobar is the captain of the Duchess Gambit steamboat, a ferry that travels along the Atlantic Seaboard, with many ports serving as its home. Tobar has been "down the coast, from the Commonwealth to the Broken Banks," as well as the Capital Wasteland and Point Lookout. In his youth, he had "more curiosity than common sense", which a prior passenger on his boat, Nadine, reminded him of. Prior to the Great War, his steamboot, then called The Duchess, served as a small sightseeing vessel used for tourist excursions along the Chesapeake Bay. Tobar’s grandfather discovered the boat and repaired the boiler with the help of his caravan, allowing her to accept "any fuel that [would] fit inside the burner." The Duchess Gambit is no longer fit to "take out to the coast," as there are "too many spouts ready to drown her, and too many critters looking for lunch." As a result, Tobar instead does a route to Point Lookout, where he deals with the local tribals, striking a deal with the leader of the tribe's Punga Fruit farmers, Jackson, to export the fruit "every lunar cycle", while also carrying the occasional traveler.

He takes on passengers whenever possible and always chews the scenery to sell a riverboat ticket. He is quite knowledgeable about Point Lookout and its various locales, such as the House of Wares run by Panada, which he gets a commission for referring travelers, the old Homestead Motel for a place to rest, the hunting club run by Plik at the Coastal Grotto, or the Calvert Mansion. He also occasionally barters with Haley from Haley's Hardware. Those who travel his ferry often visit to join the commune of tribals at Point Looking, creating a new opportunity for Tobar to earn extra on his next Punga export. Tobar believes that something must be off about Punga Fruit and refuses to touch it.

This deal also entails Tobar performing lobotomies on the tribal cult initiates, keeping the parts of the brain he removed as "trophies." If Nadine takes control of the Duchess Gambit, the Lone Wanderer may confront Tobar regarding the lobotomies, taunted them about their "spirit walk," and attempted to justify his actions by stating it is what he needed to do to survive, and that the Lone Wanderer has killed far more people than he has.

Inventory
1 One of the riverboat tickets sold from Tobar's merchant inventory will always be simultaneously listed in his personal inventory. If it is stolen, another will then move from his merchant list to his personal inventory. The stock of tickets in his merchant inventory will refresh following this change.

Appearances
Tobar appears

Bugs

 * Sometimes, if one skips the encounter with Tobar when first arriving in Point Lookout and returns to the Capital Wasteland before completing the main quests, Tobar might not be found after arriving back at the riverboat landing.
 * Sometimes, when first talking to Tobar, his lines will not be voiced.
 * Sometimes, Tobar will be found with most of his body below the deck, showing only his chest up from the floor of the boat.