Rory Maclaren

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

Background
Rory was born in 2247. He was taken to Paradise Falls after being found in the Wasteland. When held captive in the slave pens, he made friends with Penny. Then, the slavers stuck him in The Box. There Rory sits, slowly awaiting his death.

Quests

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

Effects of player 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 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

 * There is a way to get Rory out of Paradise Falls without killing the slavers. Once you've freed him, have him engage the slavers. At this point, use the WAIT function and wait 24 hours. He will now be outside Paradise Falls front gates.
 * 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.
 * Sometimes upon leaving Paradise Falls (having freed him, armed/armored him and let him shoot his way through the now weaponless slavers) he will not go through the entrance, but instead stay squatting in front of the door to the "inside" of the shopping center. He will have already started using his dialog from Megaton, "Hey. Talk fast, they hate it when I talk to customers", but will not follow anymore, or run off on his own.
 * In addition to the previously mentioned bug, when Rory will not move or initiate dialogue after being freed, he can be pushed a certain distance and then told to follow. He then begins to follow, and never initiates a dialogue to finish the quest and thus stop following.
 * As long as he doesn't start using his Megaton dialog, you can fix some of the aforementioned bugs. Push him to the distance where he begins to follow you again. When he becomes, "unstuck," run to the nearest door. If you go through the door before he becomes, "stuck," again, it sometimes fixes the problem.
 * Rory may be found dead in "The Box" even if you haven't attacked the slavers of Paradise Falls.