The desert world of Fallout 3 isn’t only filled with mutated baddies and irradiated raiders; some souls are kind enough to lend a hand to your quest to save the Wasteland, while others still are simply innocent denizens of an unfriendly frontier. But what can be done when these allied adventures fall to untold terror or treachery? While we are sorry for your loss, when a friendly character is overcome by the challenge of the quest, there are no extra lives for them. Nevertheless, their bodies need not be left for desecration by feral ghouls, and rummaging marauders.
Follow these obsequies to pay your last respects:
1) Around dusk, neatly lay out the body on the nearest abandoned Corvega Atomic V8, which will act as the bier.
2) Surround the body with any items or objects significant to its person, and include a bottle of scotch or whiskey for libation. Pure water may also be more acceptable given the nature of its value.
3) From a safe distance, shoot the damaged shell of the Corvega with a small caliber pistol or precision rifle until the leaking fission core or the atomic drive engine ignites.
4) Back away slowly listening to the crackling dirge for your friend in the air of the ambient wasteland, before beholding the atomic explosion that scatters your comrade's cremains.
5) Stand stolidly, or cry for your fallen companion. After a brief moment of remembrance, exit the immediate area under cover of darkness, as the bright atomic blast will attract the attention of the surrounding Wasteland.
Remember that death gives significance to life, and the act of dealing with our dead, either out of practical obligation or respectful remembrance, is an act of being human. If you can maintain your valiant humanity, even in the midst of defeating the most challenging baddies, then you are on your way to becoming the Champion of the Wasteland!
