Deputy Beagle

 is the deputy of Primm in 2281.

Background
Before the events of Fallout: New Vegas, Beagle's sister was the wife of the sheriff of Primm. While he was sleeping in the office, escaped convicts invaded and killed his sister and her husband while they were in bed.

Quests

 * They Went That-a-Way: Beagle has some knowledge about the men who shot the Courier, and directs him to Novac.
 * My Kind of Town: Deputy Beagle says that he and Primm need a sheriff to keep the chain-of-command intact, so he asks the Courier to find a decent sheriff while offering suggestions to who would fit the job well.

Other interactions
Before you can continue with both quests mentioned above, you first have to save the deputy from a building in Primm called Bison Steve's. If he dies during the rescue, it is completely possible to complete both quests without him. He helps you fight some convicts in his town.

During the rescue mission, selecting the "Beagle, take a weapon" dialogue option, will give you access to his inventory, allowing you to take everything he has, which includes his equipped Leather Armor and 9mm, some 9mm ammo, and his notes. A fun thing to do here is after taking his inventory, if you place any apparel items or weapons back into his inventory he will equip them (you can do this multiple times by exiting and initiating dialogue again). Whatever outfit you give to him before completing the rescue and heading outside Bison Steve's he will be wearing permanently.

Should you decide to try to use him as a functional companion to clear out the rest of the gangers in the building (he's marginally useful upstairs), bear in mind he has a very low energy weapons score and will prefer his own gear over other gear in his inventory. Make sure you remove his dinky 9mm pistol first, otherwise he will almost invariably go back to that. He's also utterly incompetent at sneaking, so don't expect him to sneak. He tends to stay at a distance as well.

At the conclusion of the quest My Kind of Town, regardless of who becomes the new sheriff, he loses the rank of deputy sheriff, or in his own words becomes "just a Beagle."

Bugs

 * During the rescue mission, after releasing Deputy Beagle, if you successfully complete the speech challenge and get him to come with you to help clear the hotel, if you have him "Wait here" you can hear him say "Hey there" in a different male NPC voice. Also, when approaching him, he will say, " Primm has a new sheriff, that should keep the Powder Gangers away." in a different tone male voice.


 * If you win the speech challenge, Deputy Beagle will not tell you the information you seek and the conversation will loop and you can win infinite speech challenges and experience points (xbox360, patch installed).


 * After releasing Beagle, it is possible that he will spawn in the ceiling of the casino.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.