Griffon

Griffon is a ghoul resident of the Underworld operating as a conman in the Museum of History in 2277.

Background
Griffon is a huckster, a conman, a snake oil salesman. His current scheme is purchasing Aqua Pura, and stashing the water to sell to humans the Brotherhood isn't giving it to raiders, slavers, Brotherhood Outcasts, et cetera. He then puts regular irradiated water in the Aqua Pura bottles, and sells it to ghouls in Underworld as "Aqua Cura," claiming it reverses the ghoul condition. He wears a wig he found in the Museum Authority stock room, and for a ghoul, looks pretty healthy. This is just a coincidence, but helps make it seem like he's selling the real deal.

Griffon is found on a stage in the Museum of History lobby, presenting his "miracle elixir". He states that his elixir can cure halitosis, skin flaking, can speed hair growth and even prevent bullying, among other extraordinary effects. The Underworld onlookers don't know where he got this elixir, but they don't care; they're too swept up in his spiel.

Quests

 * The Amazing Aqua Cura!: Speaking to Griffon will start the quest. Through certain quest options, the player character is able to blackmail Griffon and receive caps each week.

Effects of player's actions

 * Griffon can be killed by an angry mob if the player character chooses certain paths in The Amazing Aqua Cura! quest. If he somehow manages to defeat the mob, he will exit out the museum front door and will permanently disappear from the game.

Other interactions

 * If one wears a wig, a special dialogue option about matching haircuts will appear. Griffon will try to write it off as a coincidence.

Appearances
Griffon appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Broken Steel.

Behind the scenes

 * His style of salesmanship resembles the 19th century snake-oil vendors, right down to the large covered wagon, big banner, stage, and fraudulent claims over the "miracles" his product can perform.


 * His haircut, manner of deception, and appearance (being a ghoul), is very similar to the aliens in John Carpenter's They Live. He is very likely a tribute to the films.

Bugs

 * If Griffon gets killed, his body will still generate around 200-600 caps once a week. If one plans on doing this, make sure he has something left on his body so he won't disappear.
 * If one removes Griffon's dirty pre-War businesswear after he is killed, his body is shown as a female model (the head is usually missing though).
 * Sometimes, he will have several hundred misc. items such as skill books or cut items for reasons unknown.
 * While he is advertising Aqua Cura, Fawkes may not be in the museum.