Keely

Keely is a ghoul trapped in Vault 22 in 2281. She is a researcher for the New California Republic's Office of Science and Industry.

Background
A talented and well-versed scientist, Keely is a first generation ghoul from the beginning of the Great War. Over the centuries of her life, she amassed a great deal of knowledge in many fields. She is essentially a freelance scientist, but not without a conscience. Her collaboration with the Republic's Office of Science and Industry is quite bumpy, as she often clashes with Thomas Hildern, director of OSI East, whom she considers a liability and hindrance to actual scientific discovery and has made a point of embarrassing him in front of important people whenever possible.

Her work in Vault 22 was concentrated on researching the unique plants that grew there and the research efforts undertaken in the vault. She was knocked unconscious by the mantises that inhabit Vault 22 and trapped in their nest.

Although she aims to destroy the entire colony of plants and spores that caused the downfall of the vault, Keely cataloged any successful experiments conducted there, to preserve the knowledge that could become a benefit, rather than a hazard to the people of the wasteland.

Quests

 * There Stands the Grass: Angela Williams asks the player character to look for Keely while in Vault 22. Further on, Keely asks them to destroy the spores by igniting a gas leak she has made in the pest control section.
 * Poor Meat Never Makes Good Soup: Keely must be spoken to about the food additive before it can be given to Cpl. Farber to improve his cooking needs.

Appearances
Keely appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Sometimes when finding Keely, she will not go to the 2nd floor and will instead disappear.
 * Going to another floor and back to the second floor may fix this.
 * If There Stands the Grass is completed, upon returning to Keely later, the dialogue to erase the files may never come up and the door to the entrance will lock, requiring a key to exit. This will effectively trap the player character in Vault 22.