Scribe Rothchild

Reginald Rothchild is the Head Scribe of the Capital Wasteland Brotherhood of Steel in 2277.

Background
A close and trusted adviser to Elder Owyn Lyons, he is one of the few Brotherhood of Steel members who originally accompanied him on his trek across the continent to Washington, DC. He supports Lyons even if he does not necessarily agree with the Elder's views.

Rothchild is also the one in charge of the ongoing efforts to get Liberty Prime operational and publishes regular status reports which can be found at nearly every terminal in the Citadel. Nonetheless, there is no real progress made until Dr. Li joins up with him after her escape from Jefferson Memorial.

Daily schedule
He can usually to be found in the Citadel's labs.

Effects of player actions
During the quest Finding the Garden of Eden the Head Scribe helps you locate a G.E.C.K. by first pointing you to an old Vault-Tec terminal in the Citadel's A-Ring and then telling you about the location of Vault 87.

After completing Who Dares Wins Scribe Rothchild, when asked how you can (further) help the Brotherhood, asks that you bring him Sensor Modules and old Cameras to help fix Liberty Prime.

Related quests

 * Picking up the Trail
 * Death From Above (Only with Broken Steel add-on.)
 * Some Assembly Required (Only with Broken Steel add-on.)

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * Rothchild disappears and cannot be found. The quest marker puts him north of Springvale School and east of Big Town.
 * Rothchild can get stuck, making the main quest line impossible to continue. This bug is possibly caused by Rothchild clipping into a wall he is leaning against when you speak to him about the vault.
 * A solution to this problem is to find Vault 87 yourself. When you get to the Vault the Missions will complete.
 * You can wait until night when Rothchild will be sleeping in his bed, and then you can talk to him about the vault.