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, or it can be pickpocketed. 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 character 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 they haven't spoken to him. The quest "kill the mirelurks" may not appear however. Resurrect him before killing the three mirelurks and the quest can be completed normally. On PC, he can be revived by opening the console, clicking on his body and then using console command.
 * 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 character to take the weapon without having first activated the turrets.
 * Barney will simply not exist, with two dead mirelurks at his house, and the "Inaccessible" gate open. This makes interacting with the quest, and his basement, impossible. Console commands may summon him. However for console gamers this may pose an issue.
 * One may go upstairs and flip the circuit breaker to the gate however this appears to do nothing as well.
 * When he is missing searching the town seems to come to no avail, and Barney's turrets are invincible. Shooting the combat inhibitors of the turrets seem to spark them as an enemy however that reverts on the next visit.

Appearances
Barney Rook appears only in Fallout 4.