Father Clifford

Father Clifford (2217–) is the reverend of the Saint Monica's Church in Rivet City in 2277.

Background
Born in 2217, Father Clifford is the head of Saint Monica's Church in Rivet City. His acolyte is Diego. He is the spiritual guide for the inhabitants of Rivet City. As such, he used to counsel Mister Lopez, trying to get him to stop attempting to end his life, but it seems that he had little success other than decreasing the amount of time Mister Lopez spends on the flight deck.

Before 2277, Clifford came across Marcella, a Christian missionary from the Abbey of the Road. She was delighted to find another person in the wasteland as passionate about religion as she was. Clifford acts as a teacher and somewhat father figure to his acolyte, Diego.

Relationships
Father Clifford has an acolyte, Diego, who he has taken care of since Diego was abandoned by his father. The bond they have is akin to father and son. He also frequently counsels Lopez, who is suicidal and will offer support and comfort during their interactions around Rivet City.

Daily schedule
Father Clifford is normally seen in and around Saint Monica's Church but is known to roam around the inside of Rivet City talking to other residents. On occasion Father Clifford can be found in the Muddy Rudder, lecturing anyone present on the dangers of sin in the bar.

Every Sunday Father Clifford holds a mass, for which most of Rivet City's named non-player characters show up.

Quests

 * Church Donations: If the Lone Wanderer wants to gain Karma, the player character can talk to Father Clifford and make a donation to the church; the more caps, the better the Karma reward.
 * A Nice Day for a Right Wedding: The player character can tell Father Clifford about Angela and Diego. However, if you either convince Diego to leave the priesthood to marry Angela or give Angela ant queen pheromones to seduce Diego, Father Clifford will be the one who has them wed during the ceremony.

Other interactions

 * If one talks to Father Clifford he gives them a brief history of his church and role.
 * Father Clifford often says "May Saint Monica bless you" upon arrival and when one stops talking to him.

Appearances
Father Clifford appears only in Fallout 3 and is mentioned in Point Lookout.

Bugs
The Sunday sermon is often glitched: either Father Clifford is not present at all, but non-player characters shush each other because he is speaking, or he will be present, but not speaking. It is advisable to go to church before starting A Nice Day For a Right Wedding, as the Sunday sermon seems to get stuck because of a bug in that quest.