Minerva

Minerva is a gold bullion vendor selling rare plans and recipes at discount, working for the Blue Ridge Caravan Company in Appalachia.

Background
Minerva originally came from DC, where she survived the bombs dropped during the Great War inside a library functioning as a secondary shelter. At a young age, and after strolling around with several groups, her talents finally caught the attention of some Blue Ridge Caravan folk passing by. She joined with them and ended up as an apprentice to a bookseller, even learning how to copy books by hand from him. Over time, the bookseller turned into a friend and mentor for her, and after his passing, she took over his caravan and expanded its inventory.

Characteristics
Minerva works as a merchant dealing in gold bullion and is protected by her bodyguard, Tommy Ten-Toes and her brahmin Minos. She has traveled with the Blue Ridge Caravan Company in the past, and has worked with Aries. Her caravan sells "recreations" of rare plans and recipes, and she claims to have a photographic memory, which helps with these recreations. She draws the plans of guns and other items herself.

Daily schedule
Minerva will set up camp at one of three randomly-selected locations in Appalachia each week: Foundation, The Crater, or Fort Atlas. She will only change locations once per week. Her schedule will run from noon (U.S. Eastern) Monday through noon (U.S. Eastern) on Wednesday for three weeks as part of Minerva's Emporium. The fourth week, she will run from noon (U.S. Eastern) Thursday through noon (U.S. Eastern) on Monday, referred to as Minerva's Big Sale. Her schedule will then start over and repeat the following week.

Vendor
The items Minerva sells rotate weekly. During Minerva's Emporium, her inventory will be one of the following lists: 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, 13-15, 17-19, or 21-23. During Minerva's Big Sale, her inventory will be list 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, or 24. All prices will be 25% off the normal prices for these plans at the other vendors. There are no quest, reputation, or player-level requirements to purchase any item.

Appearances
Minerva appears only

Behind the scenes
Quest designer Carl McKevitt contributed to Minerva's writing and design. According to McKevitt, she was a bookworm as a child and sees herself as the Roman goddess Minerva/Greek goddess Athena. {{cleanup|needs to be formatted on Fallout 76 developer statements-->