Joseph (Fallout 3)

Joseph is the eldest resident of Little Lamplight, at 15 years old in Fallout 3.

Background
At 15, Joseph is the oldest resident of Little Lamplight. Perhaps as a result of his age (or the fact that he’ll have to leave soon), he has taken it upon himself to hold classes to educate other Lamplighters, covering whatever he feels they need to know (or whatever they show interest in). When not occupied teaching, he spends his time working on his computer or reading old textbooks that were long ago scavenged from Vault 87.

Joseph teaches the history of the world and Lamplight Caverns to all the kids who volunteer to learn. The player can sit in on Joseph's class by visiting the Little Lamplight schoolhouse in the mornings. If pressed during conversation, Joseph explains that he and his predecessors began by teaching survival skills to younger children, but they were able to recover some Holodisks from Vault 87's classroom at some point, and this provided them limited teaching materials. Over time, all access was cut off from Vault 87, and nothing new has been recovered in several generations.

Relationships
His little sister is Penny.

Daily schedule
In the mornings he teaches kids in the classroom, and afterward he can be found down by the water in the Great Chamber.

Quests

 * Picking Up The Trail: After learning of the alternate path to the Vault from Mayor MacCready, the player can talk to Joseph about accessing Vault 87 and he will activate the terminal allowing access through a maintenance door.

Other interactions

 * Joseph can give the player a haircut.

Bugs

 * Joseph will not realize the player convinced the children to leave Penny behind during Rescue from Paradise, if they choose to do so. He will remain convinced all three were rescued.
 * Joseph is affected by the standard pathfinding bugs in the game. Leaving Little Lamplight and re-entering usually solves them.

Appearances
Joseph appears only in Fallout 3.