Daniel (Honest Hearts)

Daniel is a Mormon missionary in Zion Canyon in the year 2281.

Background
Originally hailing from New Canaan, Daniel used to help the Sorrows with various medical problems and general difficulties, but was sent to Zion as a missionary by Bishop Mordecai to convert those who were willing to follow in the path of God. After the destruction of New Canaan, caring for the tribals became the focus of Daniel's attention. He feels that the Sorrows would not have been subject to the wrath of the White Legs in the first place were it not for the interference of the Mormons.

Daniel claims that he has dragged other tribes (such as the Tar Walkers and Crazy Horns) into the war against the White Legs, and this has a profound impact on Daniel, as he does not want to lose the Sorrows. Having witnessed the tribes suffering at the hands of slavers, raiders and NCR prospectors he has dedicated himself to protecting them and tending to their needs. He intends to accomplish this by helping the Sorrows evacuate Zion to safety out of a desire to both remove them from harm's way and prevent them from falling into militancy to defeat the White Legs. He fears war with the White Legs would change the Sorrows from what he views as a life of simple innocence into a more warlike culture - the same way of thinking that led the world to ruin, led Joshua Graham to become the Malpais Legate and created men like Salt-Upon-Wounds.

Quests

 * Chaos in Zion: Killing Daniel (or another storyline-essential character) will start this quest.
 * Gathering Storms: The player must tell Daniel if they should fight the White Legs, or evacuate Zion.
 * River Monsters: Some yao guai are endangering the Sorrows. Daniel sends you to get rid of them.
 * The Advance Scouts: Daniel wants the White Legs near Bighorn Bluff to be ousted.
 * The Grand Staircase: If the Sorrows are going to evacuate Zion, they'll need a map to navigate through safely.
 * The Treacherous Road: White Legs have occupied the Old Rockville Bridge and trapped it. Daniel wants you to take care of it.
 * A Family Affair: Daniel knows the truth about what happened to Waking Cloud's husband.
 * Deliverer of Sorrows: The Sorrows were in need of supplies. Daniel graciously accepts the supplies you found.

Other interactions

 * With a Barter check of 50 or a Speech of 65, you can convince Daniel to trade medical supplies with you.
 * Daniel is always looking for more medicine to tend to the the Sorrows. You can give him healing powder in return for good Karma.
 * A Speech check of 50 is required for him to tell you what happened to his bishop, Mordecai.

Appearances
Daniel appears only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Behind the scenes
According to Joshua Sawyer, Daniel was actually intended to be Asian (and was in data for most of development) but for an unknown reason shipped with his ethnicity switched to Caucasian.