Arlen Glass

Arlen Glass is a male ghoul located in The Slog in 2287.

Background
He was the lead toy designer at Atomatoys. Shortly before the war he was fired from the company after an argument with the director of Atomatoys because his boss sold the company for military purposes. He had a daughter and a wife, both of whom died after the nukes destroyed their home. When Arlen arrived, he saw that there was only a hole where his home had been. In despair, he went to the center of the crater and went to sleep. After he woke up, he had become a ghoul.

Arlen presumably came to The Slog so he could escape persecution because he was a ghoul. He acts as The Slog's current technician and engineer by doing tasks such as checking the plumbing, fixing the pool filters, and patching up the fence. He is working on a personal project where he is trying to construct a Giddyup Buttercup.

Quests
If the Sole Survivor takes the holotape from his office at Atomatoys HQ, a new dialogue option will be unlocked that allows the Sole Survivor to give him the holotape and caps will be given as a reward, as well as a unique version of the Giddyup Buttercup toy called Buttercup Toy, that goes under Misc section and only has a weight of 2 instead of 8. It is currently unknown if it is required for a another hidden quest elsewhere or if it is simply for the player's use and can't be accidently scrapped.

After giving him Marlene's holotape, Arlen will disappear from The Slog after resting or fast traveling. Wiseman will mention that he had left "looking for more toys to repair". He will also thank you and say that Arlen seems at peace with himself.

Appearances
Arlen Glass appears only in Fallout 4.

Bugs

 * If the initial interaction with him is stopped, it may mean he will no longer speak with the Sole Survivor (Confirmed). The QuestID for Arlen's Quest is DN154, a work around would be manually setting the quest stages to 10,20,21,22,30,31,32,33,and 40.

Note 1: Quest stages 31–33 are the persuasion check wherein you will get an ID card upon reaching stage 33 and the trigger for accepting the quest at stage 40.

Note 2: You might have to set the stage quest to 10, then save, and reload to have the quest status start properly (set it to running status).