Repellent Stick

The  is a unique quest-related melee weapon found in Fallout 3 designed to ward off Mole Rats.

Location
It is given to you by Moira Brown during the quest Wasteland Survival Guide.

Characteristics
The Repellent Stick is a simple wooden stick with Mole Rat repellent on it. The stick is exceptionally effective against Mole Rats, as one hit causes an allergic reaction on Mole Rats, causing their bodies to smoke and their heads to explode in a few seconds, while a second hit will cause the explosion to happen instantly. It is also partially effective against Radroaches, as it will kill them in two hits, as well as cause their heads to explode quite frequently.

Bugs

 * Xbox 360 and PC: If you convince Moira Brown to give up on the book, she might not take the repellent stick back. You can not drop it because it says it's a quest item, so it wastes 3 pounds of space. But you answer her question about how the stick worked using charisma you will get to keep the stick like a normal object.


 * PS3 & Xbox 360: If you pick the lock on her desk, there is a repellent stick. If you take it when you have already finished the quest, you cannot drop it because it's a quest item, taking up 3 pounds of space.


 * PS3 & Xbox 360: it is possible to buy the repellent stick back from Moira directly after giving it back following completion of the quest, without completing the optional objective. The stick appears in her inventory. However, once you buy it, it is treated as a quest item and cannot be dropped or removed from your inventory, it will not take up any pounds/kilograms in your inventory, but you still cannot remove it.


 * Because it's a quest item, if you enter the Operation: Anchorage simulation before you complete the Repellent Stick quest, you will keep the stick in your inventory even after everything else is taken away.