Barney Rook

Barney Rook is a character living in Salem in 2287.

Background
Barney appears to have inherited his family's house from the generations before him. There isn't much else known about him, other than that he appears to have started the Salem Volunteer Militia.

If killed, a .308 rifle named Reba can be looted from his body. After you have helped him kill some Mirelurks and then activate his turrets, he will happily reward with a key to his workshop - and the Reba II.

Bugs

 * Upon entering Salem, the player may find Barney dead at the top of his house. This is noted by receiving the quest "kill the mirelurks" upon approaching Rook's house, even if you haven't spoken to him. Resurrect him before killing the 3 mirelurks and the quest can be completed normally. The id of Barney's dead body is ff000ce4 (it may also be ff000af3). In the console type "prid ff000ce4" hit ENTER then type "recycleactor ff000ce4" hit ENTER then exit the console to revive Barney. ✅
 * after finishing Barney's quests he may disappear from Salem. No known fixes.
 * After talking to Barney and accepting the sidequest, Barney may immediately open the door to the room with Reba II, allowing the player to take the weapon without having first activated the turrets.
 * Barney will simply not exist, with 2 dead mirelurks at his house, and the "Inaccessible" gate open. This makes interacting with the quest, and his basement, impossible.

Appearances
Barney Rook appears only in Fallout 4.