Recruit Ian

Recruit Ian is an unmarked quest in Fallout.

Quick walkthrough

 * 1) Find Ian in the guard house in Shady Sands.
 * 2) Pay him 100 bottle caps for him to join you or convince him to join you for free, through a Speech check.

Detailed walkthrough
Go to the house in the northeast of Shady Sands and talk to Ian. There are two ways of convincing him to join the Vault Dweller:
 * If the Vault Dweller's Intelligence is 6 or greater, you can offer him "a piece of the action." and if you pass the Speech check, he will join you for free.
 * You can pay him 100 bottle caps to join you.

Rewards

 * 100 XP.
 * Ian as a companion.