Valery Barstow

Doctor Valery Barstow is the Overseer of Vault 88 in Vault-Tec Workshop.

Background
The Overseer of Vault 88 and the only sane survivor of the construction catastrophe that resulted in the Vault being buried under tons of rock on October 23, 2077, Valery clung desperately to her sanity. A simple tour of her future Vault turned into two centuries of solitude, surrounded by the construction crew and visiting guests gone feral. As a ghoul, she had plenty of opportunity to think on her life and what it could have been. She initially attempted to recover the Vault-Tec control board, so that she would be able to dig her way to the entrance, but there was too much rubble for her to reach it. She turned to her Vault-Tec work to distract herself and maintain sanity. For 200 years, she has labored, working to devise experiments that would maximize the potential of Vault 88's numerous prototypes.

Her life and personality are defined by her mandate, given to her by Doctor Stanislaus Braun. A series of four prototypes delivered to the Vault were meant to redefine society and Valery was picked to make sure their potential was unlocked. As the R&D lead, Valery soon disposed of her conscience and set to work, despite the unfortunate events surround Vault 88. She considers ethics to be an unnecessary burden and illegal medical experimentation a sign of open-mindedness. Some of her more unusual opinion include treating exercise as counter-productive to the greater good ("Instead of using every hour, every minute, to further the goals of the community, a resident instead improves their body past the minimum requirements." ) and promoting the Power Cycle 1000 as a solution to that problem, or the rather dubious claim that longevity is a threat, rather than a boon; After all, the elderly put a strain on the resources of the Vault, without contributing an appropriate amount of work!

Quests

 * Vault-Tec Calling: Reaching Valery - or rather, the Vault's door - completes the quest.
 * Better Living Underground: Started by Valery, the quest involves removing her from the underground.
 * A Model Citizen: Valery will ask the player to put the remains of her construction crew to rest - and to build her a proper desk.
 * Explore Vault 88: While they eagerly await the first new arrival to the Vault, Valery sends the player to explore the caves that make up the Vault system.


 * Power to the People
 * The Watering Hole
 * Vision of the Future
 * Lady Luck

Appearances
Valery Barstow appears only in the Fallout 4 add-on Vault-Tec Workshop.