Old Longfellow

Old Longfellow is a septuagenarian hunter and bodyguard living out of a cabin near Far Harbor in 2287. He is a possible companion to the Sole Survivor.

Background
A native of Mount Desert island, Longfellow is old enough to remember the days when the radioactive fog covered almost the entire island. His indomitable will and fit physical structure still manage to keep up with his old age.

Old Longfellow is a seasoned hunter who can recall a fairly large portion of the region's history; from desperate struggle to prosperous hubris. Longfellow is a veritable legend in Far Harbor circles and one of the few guides capable of guiding a person safely through the fog. His age and experiences made him cynical and he hits the bottle of whiskey a bit too often in recent years.

Longfellow deeply hates the Children of Atom. When he was a young man, he was in a romantic relationship with a girl named Hannah and the two had planned a future together. The cult's followers attacked the pair at their hideaway deep within the fog and abducted Hannah. Left for dead, Longfellow eventually made it back to civilization. It took him two months to recover from his injuries and by then it was too late for Hannah. The Children's zealots had brainwashed her mind and converted Hannah to their ways. Hannah was pregnant, but suffered a miscarriage due to the radiation she worshipped and was exposed, claiming it was "Atom's will" for it to have happened. Hannah afterwards fell victim to the insane trappers that roam the Island. Longfellow became an embittered shell of a man, mostly regretting the death of Hannah and his unborn child.

Effects of player's actions

 * Maxed approval with Old Longfellow grants the Sole Survivor the Hunter's Wisdom perk, which reduces damage and energy resistance of animals and sea creatures by 25%.

Appearances
Old Longfellow appears in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor and Fallout Shelter.

Behind the scenes
Old Longfellow may be a reference to the Maine-born poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, whose appearance was similar. Longfellow was the writer of "Paul Revere's Ride," which commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775. The real Longfellow died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and also had a wife who suffered a miscarriage.

Bugs

 * Old Longfellow might disappear for no reason. To fix this use console command.
 * Old Longfellow may become impossible to interact with. To fix this enter the console and click on Old Longfellow and use the console command.

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