Rory Maclaren

Rory Maclaren is a slave being held in Paradise Falls in the year 2277.

Background
Rory was born in 2247.

One of the many held at Paradise Falls, 30-year-old Rory remains here until someone wishes to purchase him. Unlike some of his fellow slaves, Rory is obsessed with escaping and spends every waking minute pondering ways of tunneling, creeping, or bludgeoning his way out of Paradise Falls, He isn't about to be pushed around and has assaulted his captors several times. He's been placed permanently in the "Box," where unruly slaves await their fate.

Quests

 * Rescue from Paradise: As a condition of leaving Paradise Falls, Penny will ask you to escort Rory to the entrance.

Effects of player's actions

 * Once freed, he will travel to Moriarty's Saloon and stand in the room to the right where you find Mr. Burke. When attempting dialogue, he will only say "Hey. Talk fast, they hate it when I talk to customers".

Appearances
Rory Maclaren only appears in Fallout 3.

Behind the scenes
His line "Can't nobody eat fifty eggs." is a reference to the film Cool Hand Luke.

Bugs

 * If Rory is following you during Rescue from Paradise it is possible he will continue to do so even after he has reached the Paradise Falls front gates. This can happen by accident, but can be deliberately caused by fast-traveling away from the front gate as soon as possible.
 * If you convince Penny to leave Rory behind he will remain in "The Box". If you unlock the door and speak to him, he will repeat the "Talk fast" dialog.
 * If you have him as a follower but need to leave him behind because you are entering a dangerous area (i.e. the deathclaw sanctuary), go to Paradise Falls, go past Grouse and enter the door. He will not follow you inside. When you exit Paradise Falls He will simply stand still if you do not try to talk to him. Go all the way to where Grouse sits before fast traveling. You will not see him again until you go to a friendly area like your Megaton home or Grayditch. He will be unharmed and if you previously reverse pick pocketed stimpaks on him he may heal himself.
 * If you kill the guard to get the key to the box, when you open the box, Rory may be lying dead inside.
 * If you have Rory follow you and immediately destroy Megaton he will carry on following you with the only dialog option being 'Hey. Talk fast, they hate it when I talk to customers'.