Butch Harris

Butch Harris is the owner of the Far Go Traders in the Hub in Fallout.

Background
Butch Harris may be the leader of one of the Hub's big three caravans in name, but in fact, he's a figurehead. Butch has big dreams, but he's bitter and frustrated and also something of a coward. When Butch thinks he's on top of things, he swaggers a bit, and exhibits cocky and boisterous self confidence. When things go wrong, though, he tends to lose control, talking loud and fast and not getting much done. All of the real organizational and administrative work for the caravans is done by Rutger, his assistant. Butch is not that intelligent, and recent events have left him a bit paranoid, as the Far Go traders have lost a lot more caravans to mysterious attacks than the other three companies, three in the last month, in fact!

It puts a dent in his bottom line, as the Far Go Traders are the least of the three great merchant companies. Despite that, Harris is actually fairly honest. In fact, he's the most honest of the traders in the Hub. It me be because he is not a Hub native: He's been running the Far Go Traders for five years, since 2156. Before that, he lived in Adytum, and even earlier than that, somewhere in the vicinity of San Diego or Dayglow. During his travels, he made an acquaintance of John Maxson. Although the two haven't spoken in years, he left an indelible mark on the Elder, so much that he recommends paying Butch Harris a visit whenever a member of the Brotherhood visits the Hub (which is not all that often).

Quests

 * Find the missing caravans.: Butch asks the player to discover what is happening to the caravans and stop it, if possible. He suspects it's the deathclaw, a mythical beast from the wastelands.

Appearances
Butch Harris appears only in Fallout.