Temperance Union

The Temperance Union is a faction in New Reno

Background
The New Reno Temperance Union is a group dedicated to the eschewing and abolition of intoxicating beverages. They justify their arguments by stating that alcoholism or even the occasional partaking of alcohol leads to moral failure and wickedness. However, as alcohol in its various merry aspects forms one of the pillars of New Reno vice – and therefore profit – the Union has not achieved a great deal of success.

Ethyl Wright states the Union was co-founded by herself and the local priest, Father Tully. Ethyl then convinced her husband, Orville Wright (New Reno's primary supplier of liquor), to cease production of alcohol and dismantle the stills. Since its founding, the Union failed to gain any traction. By and large, the townspeople of New Reno have never heard of the Temperance Union.

Another critical problem with the Union is its membership, or, more accurately, its lack of membership. The Union had exactly two members: Ethyl Wright and Father Tully. Ethyl, however, would refuse to believe that Tully spent most of his time in a bottle.

Finally, and perhaps worst of all, Orville Wright's promise to dismantle the family stills was as hollow a promise as can be made. The stills were indeed dismantled, only to be rebuilt below a nearby train station. The bulk of the Wright family's income still comes from the widespread export and sale of alcohol of all stripes.

Gameplay
Still, despite the Union's almost imperceptible size and influence, Ethyl Wright remains on the lookout. Should someone bring to her attention her husband's deception, she is both heartbroken... and vengeful. One bad turn deserves another in the world of Ethyl, and she has no restrictions against asking someone to destroy her family's livelihood if it means taking a drink out of someone's hand.

Appearances
The Temperance Union appears only in Fallout 2.