Reilly

Reilly is the leader of a small mercenary band known as Reilly's Rangers in 2277.

Background
Reilly was born in 2247. Growing up in the ruins of Washington D.C. without parents, Reilly encountered a military man who took her in and taught her everything there was to know about combat, tactics and survival. When he died 12 years later, she carried his body all the way to Arlington Cemetery, and gave him the best military burial she could. In 2273, at age 26, she founded Reilly's Rangers and began a massive mapping exercise of the Capital Wasteland. Before she meets The Lone Wanderer her team was held up near Vernon Square by a huge pack of Super mutants where she was injured when she attempted to escape.

Reilly keeps notes of her teammates in her terminal which are written as reports. According to her computer files, she and Butcher are in a complicated relationship. In her terminal log about Donovan, she mentions having a contact in the Brotherhood of Steel.

Quests

 * Reilly's Rangers: After reviving Reilly, she knows something has gone wrong and urges the player to investigate the whereabouts of her mercs, somewhere in the Vernon Square area.
 * Geomapping with Reilly: After rescuing her mercs from the Statesman Hotel, she will ask you to take a geomapper module and help her map out the DC area.

Effects of player actions

 * If you constantly pick the meanest (bottom) speech option when first talking to her, Reilly gets mad and will never talk to you again.
 * Depending on how you wake her up, Reilly's legs are crippled and can be seen limping if you use your medical skill to wake her up. But she will look like normal if you pass Doctor Barrows' speech check to wake her up.

Other interactions

 * If asked why there are so many mutants in the area she tells you that Brick thought there is something in the area they are looking for, which is the F.E.V. virus which they need to change humans into mutants.
 * If you have the Gun Nut perk you get a speech option saying that you've heard of Reilly Rangers before, and that they pack serious firepower. This has no further effects.

Notable quotes

 * "Cocky huh? I like that."
 * "Don't go soft on me now!"

Appearances
Reilly appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Sometimes Reilly, when in Underworld's hospital, gets stuck in a dialogue with no exit options. This seems to occur when you listen to her quest suggestion Reilly's Rangers, choose to think about it and return later, but the quest already appears on your Pip-Boy and states "Find Reilly in Underworld". Carrying out a quick save before talking to her is recommended.
 * If you have the Gauss Rifle, and you remain hidden, in Underworld's hospital, then shoot Reilly while she is still unconscious, she will fall off the bed and stand up, but you wont be able to talk to her, though you are able to revive her with the required 60 Medicine

If you head to Vernon Square and battle your way to the roof through super mutants, you will find the entire squad there, including Reilly. She will ask to help fix the elevator then afterwards proceed to the Ranger's Head Quarters with the rest of the team. You can then head to the Ranger's Head Quarters and complete the quest without having to meet her in Underworld.