Swan's Pond

Swan's Pond is a location in the Commonwealth, near Boston Common in Fallout 4. The area consists of a small pond with irradiated whitish water, a small open shack to the west with a small barge in the likeness of a white swan just south of it in the water, and a pavilion to the north.

The shack is accessible only through the radiated water and has a Steamers trunk in it which contains a leveled weapon, some ammo and some other items. Due to a number of toxic waste barrels in it, radiation when standing inside or near the house is deadly in short amounts of time. The pavilion also has some not quite so hefty radiation.

A unique super mutant behemoth named Swan lives in the lake. Getting the Sole Survivor or their companion too close to the white swan in the middle of the lake will cause The Swan to emerge from the lake. Damaging it will also trigger the fight.

West of the pond is a fountain with a protectron in its pod that can be activated by a nearby red button for this part of the Freedom Trail quest. Just west of this further west is a "Boston Freedom Trail" plaque in the ground with the letters "A7" in red paint on it and the words "At Journey's End follow Freedom's Lantern" in blue paint on a piece of wood rested against the fountain.

To the north west of the pond area the back wall of the subway entrance leading down to Vault 114 and The Unlikely Valentine quest can be seen.

Notable loot

 * 1 Legendary furious power fist can be looted from Swan's body.
 * Groundskeeper's log on one of the swan boat's seats.
 * Swan's note found on the mattress in Groundskeeper's shack.
 * 4 Experiment log J-32 pages (#1, #6, #14 and #21) found in Groundskeeper's shack (2 on wooden crate, 1 on concrete block).
 * 1 Grognak the Barbarian perk magazine on the floor of the pavilion at the pond's end opposite the white swan.
 * 1 torn letter in the body of Mikail, directly in front of the fast travel point for the Boston Commons.
 * 1 torn note on the body of a dead female named Kath, found by the pond opposite the groundkeeper's shack leaning against a tree, describing how "it was no joke, he was out there, he'd seen him, had torn Davie's head off, the boy had never got his gun out, don't go out on a dare"
 * 1 fugitives holotape in the hands of a skeleton near the statue directly southwest of the groundskeepers shack.
 * An annotated version of the Jamaica Plains flyer

Appearances
Swan's Pond only appears in Fallout 4.

Behind the Scenes
Swan's Pond appears to correspond to an artificial lake in the Boston Public Gardens (a park to the west of and adjacent to the Boston Common). The lake is commonly known as Duck Pond, owing to the large population of ducks that call the lake home, the small island in the lake known as Mallard Island, and the nearby landmark sculpture commemorating the famous book, Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCluskey.

However, the naming of this landmark in the Fallout universe is not without historical basis. The City of Boston has maintained a pair of Swans in the lake since the 1860s (the current pair, named Romeo and Juliet, are both female). Visitors to Boston may also take a paddle-boat ride through the lake on boats featuring distinctive Swan styling, known as Swan Boats, a version of which can be seen in game both near Swan's Pond and forming part of Swan's armor.

While Duck Pond is properly located within the Boston Public Gardens, the Boston Common does feature an artificial pond of its own, named Frog Pond. Frog Pond is named in honor of the large frog population formerly native to the natural pond that once occupied that portion of Boston Common, which was destroyed during the construction of Frog Pond.

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