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This is a complete walkthrough of "A Snare To Loosen", the first quest of The Trappings of Fate. It was made for TToF v1.1.1. There might be slight differences with later versions, but nothing that should invalidate this guide. Needless to say, this is heavy spoiler territory. These first few spoiler tags below here hold the sequence of steps to get through the quest. First room: Second room: Third room: and these spoiler tags hold video guides for how to execute the individual steps: Quest start: First room: Second room: Third / final room:

The Story of the Red WitchChapter Twenty: The Bloodstone Chalice Starting 2/22/2019 This story will be updated Tuesdays and Fridays until it's caught up (there MAY be additional uploads if I'm feeling in the mood to do so) XD

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"I know the legacy behind my family, and stretches perhaps further than most in the Commonwealth, at least those who aren't Ghouls, and even I find myself unsure if such a traditional family among those affected by the radiation in such a way is possible. But I know what happened, and I take pride in it. My life has been devoted to science, like my mother, and I have used my knowledge to help the people of Diamond City, just as my mother did. Though she tended to avoid mentioning her pre-war roots, while I never lied about it. Some find it odd, but take the time to understand, if only because they have a prior example. Though I find it unlikely that I could be considered a Synth, since I have been doing things to help them long before the hysteria started. I have not researched it heavily, but from what I understand, it is usual for people to either note a gap in memory, or perhaps none at all. Or a relative or friend begins acting strange. I've seen none of this myself, and while I don't make the claim of my memory being perfect, I do have a near prefect recollection of a few events that are fairly important in a child's life, and for some reason, can recall those with ease. Though I have no worries about being a Synth, both because few in Diamond City or the few other places I've been recently have voiced that issue, and due to the fact that I believe my near perfect recollection is due to my liniage, given my parents notes on the subject. Such as, my mother having memories of the day of the great war - in spite of all the rumors, speculation, and rampant planning, not all knew it was going to happen. She remembers the breakfast she was eating that morning, and her feelings when she heard the alarms sounding soon after she finished. This is among many other things, before and since that event." "From what I understand, my genesis was, not what many would say it should be. I found a pre-war book once, that described a sort of family tree among mythological gods. Some of them, looked like what I knew mine was, at least considering myself, and my parents." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "I have been looking into some who may be like myself. I find it perhaps a bother that the S-FEV fell into various hands after the war, but it is, what it is. Something I cannot change. I can only wonder what Mikoto would think of it. However, I have found a few in the Commonwealth who are rumored to be, unusual, which may point to them being like myself. Which I have no wish to find and disrupt their lives, but merely observe how the S-FEV affected them, especially considering the factor of radiation." Alice Background - "The rumors of this one are, varied. Some suggest she has been around for the last two-hundred years, which means she was once entirely human. However, it seems she runs a gang currently, and has had dealings in Good neighbor, but I don't think she is based out of there. One source I have, suggests that she is on good terms with Hancock, with how attractive freaks are to that place, though the same can be said of me - as he took to me as well. Though I am unsure of how she got a hold of the S-FEV, it may have been some back room deal concerning drugs. Perhaps even some samples of the last S-FEV batch to be created, or so my mother suggested, was leaked in some fashion, and some of it ended up being sold in elicit channels, and that is how she obtained it." Personal Details - "Some of those who suggested that she is pre-war, seem to believe that she ran a gang back then, too. That she had rich parents, went to a Ivy League school, and yet was a delinquent in every sense of the word, save for the fact that she did graduate with honors, apparently. I'm not sure how true this is. I would love to speak with her myself, though I am unsure if my appearance would allow for a cordial discussion." Juno(W.I.P Name) Background - "An odd case. I heard about this one from Piper, the reporter in Diamond City. It seems he was part of a settlement that was doing fairly well a year ago, before it was attacked by raiders. Three months later, the raiders were all killed, and some made notice of someone that looks like a shark around the Fens area, which obviously wasn't referring to me. Piper also told me about someone who made mention of someone like that around the Cambridge area not long after. Perhaps Alice knows something about him?" Rochelle Silver Background - "She is far more unique than any other that I've heard of. If only because I have spoken with her directly. She was a solider in the US Army, serving for the entire ten years of the Anchorage Campaign, an effort to retake Alaska from the Chinese. Within the final days of the conflict, she was wounded while cleaning up stragglers. Patched up for the trip home, she underwent various treatments for the whole journey. When she arrived in DC, she went into a sort of coma, only coming out of it two days later. For the next month, it is a sort of 'of and on' thing, where she blacks out and wakes up days later. She is tested, and some believe it is some kind of biological weapon developed by the Chinese, and they have no idea how to cure it. Not long after, she goes under again, and her condition varies. Requiring various procedures, and after one long operation, the doctors want to end it. They pleaded with her CO to allow termination - and they were refused. Ordered to stabilize her, she is placed in a medical unit capable of sustaining her, and flown to Boston, where she was then loaded onto a ship, which sailed to an island that had been stricken from maps years ago, or never recorded on them at all. She became part of the Helix project, and from what she says, seemed to recover only a day before she was to undergo testing. Cognizant enough, yet still in pain, she agreed with being tested, as per Mikoto's request. After the serum was administered, she says some of the details are a bit hazy, though they recounted them to her later. The strapped on band released the serum into her veins, and she recalled her vision clearing, and the pain begin ebbing away within seconds, though it's 'ghost', as she says, was still there. It was a look into the people standing being Mikoto, that made her glimpse a pistol in the hands of a military officer - the weapon pointed at Mikoto's back. Pushing the doctor to the side, she took a bullet in the chest, and the shock of it was nothing new, but considering her condition, it was impossible for her to take. Falling backwards into the medicated pool, she recalls nothing but a void, and the brief glimpse of what seemed to be a pair of pure white eyes. If it was actually something related to the serum, or a mis-remembered detail, she has no idea. She was later told something of interest. The band placed on her arm had to functions - to administer the serum, as mentioned, and a monitor for her life-signs. A precautionary device, after Evelyn spent half an hour submerged with no assurance of what the results were. But the terminal receiving her lifesigns said one thing - the bullet to her heart killed her. The serum coursing through her body, brought her back." Personal Details - "I knew quite a lot about the unique aspects of what I am. Though some of that changed quite some time ago. It was shortly after the Synth hysteria began in the Commonwealth, and I had only first met Rochelle a little before. A few months after I consulted her about her past, and some of her medical history, I enjoyed her occasional visits, where she was always a delight to chat with, and she occasionally bought or traded supplies with me. But then she arrives at my door with a serious injury - she had lost one of her arms entirely, just above the elbow. Apparently a bad run in with Super Mutants. I brought her in, and started some usual treatments to calm her down, and considered the knowledge I had about what to do with amputees. It was of interest, given what I knew of the Helix project, but not something unheard of among Soldiers. However, within the hour, I began gathering materials to numb her pain and sew up her lost limb, when I noticed something, unusual. Her body was healing - and not exactly like a cut. I stood in awe as I watched, slowly, as the exposed bone that I could see, was reforming. As was the rest of her muscle, skin tissues, nerves, etc. Though I will note - it was not a fast process, and she was out for most of it. I helped her eat her morning meal the next day, and it was not until two days later, that she finally had two hands again. She was of course, not surprised when I brought up physical therapy, but only spent an extra day or two with me, until she felt she could reasonably use her arm like normal again. What I wonder is, if I could do anything to speed the process? Even a little, could be helpful."

"The aim of the project is a simple goal, but was meant to have a complex outcome. This would indeed come to pass, but the results would be far from what was expected. This was not unwelcomed, but still fraught with various trials that made nearly every one question the, ethics of the project. To uplift the species around us, that had been with us for centuries - but not for nothing. Not out of kindness for our intellect, being able to do it at all. A perhaps futile attempt to break the resource shortages, even if the end result was to be far more boots on the ground, to borrow from my recently learned military jargon, in order to ensure more of what was needed. In the end, well, I am unsure if it mattered at all - even if in the process, I was able to save, and change lives. For the better? I cannot truthfully say that in every case. Not even for...myself, or..." >???? - "You have no idea what I am." >2040, Fall - Completing a 2 year renovation, Haven Hospital opens. Located northeast of Boston proper, it establishes itself as a facility heavily catering to what some papers called "alternative medicine", but these were part of slanderous campaigns, paid for by some of the other hospitals in Boston proper. Apparently, attempting to tackle problems faced by humanity since it's inception, one of these being mental health of varying kinds, drew some ire by those all to willing to let people with these sorts of problems fall by the wayside, all because these issues are extremely complicated, or more appropriately, "not profitable". >2047, December - The Black family, Bethany and Darren, welcome their first child, Victoria. Minutes later, Seth is born, as Bethany was due to have two children. >2048 - The Black family invests money into the Nuka Cola Corporation, becoming one of the backers for Nuka World, an amusement park themed around the popular soft drink. >2055, Spring - Bethany takes Victoria to Haven hospital for the first time, meeting with Dr. Lisa Monroe. >2055, Summer - Victoria visits Nuka World for the first time. She does so with her parents, and gets the chance to meet with Bradburton himself. >2066 - Ringing in the New Year, General Marius Jaeger officiates a ceremony that consecrates a new US Navy ship, and unveils it's name, the Titan. To be the flagship of a fleet scheduled for completion within ten years, it was to see upgrades yearly until that time. A few of his fellows protest his claim to the ship, but their outbursts are summarily ignored. The name later draws some controversy for it's departure from the usual naming scheme of Naval Ships, considering either historical figures, States, etc. >2066, Early Spring - Scientists in various fields are tapped for work by the European Commonwealth - dubbed Project Helix(as the aim of the project was the alteration of DNA), it eventually saw some of the best from various countries, though some saw the choice of Project director as unusual - Ryuji Mikoto, a well established scientist from Japan, whose credentials included the best in animal biology, various degrees in Physics(Nuclear included), and genetics, to name a few. >2066, Summer - Marius visits Iceland, supposedly for diplomatic reasons. Those close to him understand that he was making his own agreements, and not exactly representing the US Government. Some had only theories, but one was prevalent - he might've been making the entire country a refuge for himself, as well as perhaps others known to be close to him. If he was excluding the existing countries population, was unknown, though such a thing would be unlike him. >2066, Fall - Three known divisions of the project are established - Vulpine, Lupine, and Selachii. Plans would be drafted for others, but the only remaining records suggest a fourth, the [REDACTED] division. >2066, Halloween - Club Inferno opens in Downtown Boston. It is hailed as a den of debauchery and decadence, and in spite of some protests before it's grand opening, it's profits total in the millions within weeks. It's prized star, known to be a drug addict and as sexually adventurous, brings in patrons like no other. >2066, Winter - The Liberation of Anchorage begins. >2067 - Victoria Black enlists into the US Navy, becoming the first of her family to serve in armed forces since WWII. >2067, Fall - The Vulpine division sees it first success, with five formerly feral foxes administered a serum five months prior, and about mid-September, their physiology has heavily changed(under heavy sedation/anesthetics), with one taking it's first steps on only two legs a week later. >2068 - The Selachii Division runs it's first test - [Documents of this test were burned, and video evidence destroyed, following the Project's acquisition] >2072 - The Selachii Division can no longer be supported by the European Commonwealth, as it has not produced any viable successes. Other divisions, most notably the Vulpine Division, have noted a number of successes. However, a sum is paid to the EC, and contracts are signed to hand the entirety of Project HELIX to the United States. >The reorganized project would work under a number of new mandates, which were not negotiable: -In association with West-Tek, the Project Divisions would be given access to all research data on, and samples of, the Forced Evolutionary Virus, and MUST include it in their work. -Absolutely NO animal testing - baring offshoot research, all new test subjects would be of human stock ONLY. >2072, May - The Walfisch, a cargo ship bought and refitted in Germany under US tax dollars, is loaded with the specimens, research data and anything else related to the Project. Vulpine specimens are muzzled, and transported to the Walfisch under cover of darkness. >2072, Mid June - Vulpines are given all appropriate information and paperwork to be considered US Citizens, and unfortunately, all but a few are drafted into the US Military. Most of these are sent to remote boot camps to evaluate their combat abilities. Those not drafted are sent to work as part of the staff of the Vulpine Division's facility in [REDACTED]. >September 5th, 2072 - Plans are drafted for a Vulpine facility located in [REDACTED], Nevada. Major Davis Lawson was specifically picked to manage the to be completed facility, projected to be complete within a year. >October 15th, 2073 - The Selachii Division of the Helix project settles in at the newly built CAETUS Facility, located [REDACTED]. >October 30th, 2073 - General [REDACTED] is removed as Project Manager, and it is General Marius Jaeger that takes over the Project lead. Marius seeks to give the Project far more time than his predecessor - as much time as is needed, as well as funding. >2075 - A new strain of the S-FEV is created, and as winter ends, the Division has a volunteer - Evelyn King. Wounded in the middle of the Anchorage campaign, facing constant pain from deep electrical burns, she chooses to volunteer for the project after being invited to the Caetus facility, and being consulted by Mikoto. She later becomes the Division's first success. >2075, Early Spring - With a spotless and exemplary record, Sargent Dave Walters becomes involved with the Selachii division, becoming yet another of said Division's successes. He would go on to use his appearance to intimidate captured soldiers, who nearly always looked upon him with fear - and due to his understanding of various languages, he understood exactly what they called him, usually equaling terms such as "Monster", "Demon", etc. >2075, Spring - His increase in rank having been earned after losing an arm to the Anchorage Campaign, Lieutenant Cody Diaz returned to the States, continuing a relationship with someone that he mostly kept from the public eye, and who had not been seen at any of Military-related functions. Only a week later, he received a message from Washington, informing him of the Helix project - and an offer to volunteer for the Selachii division of the project. >Mid-Summer - [REDACTED] >2076 - Volunteering for the project, though she had no debilitating injuries, Major Katherine [REDACTED] undergoes testing in May. Only a day later she is in recovery, the procedure considered a 100% success, matching Evelyn and Cody's results. >Set to undergo a month of testing, this is cut short by a week when she receives mission orders on June 6th that, even to the Caetus facility staff, were classified. >Reports received twelve hours ahead of the Major's return to the Caetus facility on August 1st, that she had been wounded in action - injuries including the near complete loss of her right arm. As of a week later, observations of the Major conclude that her capacity for healing is far below that of other subjects, meaning that she may, or may not regenerate her missing arm. >2076, October - Without the approval of the Lupine Division Director, a drug is developed for the Lupines that sought to control their blood-lust. When the Division Director did look into the specifics, he found that it additionally made the Lupine more docile, and effectively weaker - after a conversation with Marius, any remaining samples and research on the drug were destroyed, with none making it's way to illicit channels. >2076, Halloween - [REDACTED] >2076 - July 4th - [REDACTED] >2076, November - Before a crowd of at least 20,000 people and 500 present members of the press, alongside being televised, General Marius Jaeger takes the stage after a few others, and announces his bid for the Presidency. His platform would be one of not Family, Religion, or the usual suspects, but simply, people. Saying that he would use his allotted four years to govern as cannot be so easily tossed aside, for the people. "I will not sit above you, I will sit beside you. I have seen many in politics believe themselves the Captain of a ship, and cannot fathom, such a position affords them clemency if their ship sinks. As per the suggestion, if the ship sinks, may you go down with it, and if not, you prove true something that cannot be denied - you were unfit, no matter how many years of experience, or votes....I'm sorry, for many the latter is entwined with money. Should I win, it will not be a matter of buying votes, but the hearts of the people who will not suffer by my words, written or spoken. But should you, may it be in direct result of your actions, in confluence with the law. Past this night, or in the coming ones, we shall enter into a new era. One in which the spirit of this country, by and for the people, SHALL NOT TRULY PERISH FROM THIS EARTH!" >2076, December - While the incident is not made public, a US Navy sailor, Victoria Black, faces a dishonorable discharge, the charge being brought against her by General [REDACTED]. A settlement was reached in a Naval court, the final results being that she would not face substantial jail time, or see the inside of a cell at all. Instead, she is stripped of her rank and status as a Sailor, and soon leaves for her family's estate, west of Boston proper. >January 7th, 2077 - Vault 107(Max Capacity: 500) finishes construction, and 200 people have assigned spots, including a number of families - all from various parts of New York City. The cost of entry is lower than expected, allowing some low income families to enter, but the Vault is built to luxurious standards, befitting a much higher price per person. Some families enter the vault immediately, others over the coming months. >January 28th, 2077 - LIBERATION OF ANCHORAGE -- SUCCESS - FULL CLEAN UP -- DEFCON STATUS - LOWER -- LEVEL 3 >January 30th, 2077 - Danielle Weiss arrives in Court for Divorce proceedings, and by noon, she is legally separated from her husband, General [REDACTED]. >February 14th, 2077 - On a routine visit to her doctor, Danielle finds out not only that she has a minor illness, and that she is also just shy of two months into pregnancy, though she was not completely unaware of this fact. Her doctor expresses some confusion, and suggests DNA tests. She declines, openly stating that the child's father is not her former husband, but doesn't elaborate. >April 2077 - [REDACTED] >September 1st, 2077 - Samples of the S-FEV meant for storage in DC enter into Downtown Boston proper aboard a non-descript truck. It is late at night, and the driver chooses to stop at a local diner for a meal, and in this time, the truck is raided by a local gang. The driver and the one working waitress were both found dead hours later, and the truck no-where to be found. >October 1st, 2077 - The Star of Club Inferno is hospitalized due to a minor overdose, to the surprise of few. >October 1st, 2077, Early Morning - The USS Poseidon leaves a US Navy dock in [REDACTED]. >October 13th, 2077 - Two samples of the S-FEV go missing from the Selachii Division's Auxiliary facility somewhere on the coast of Boston, and one of the marines who was offered a place in the project, and had been approved, went missing. She was never seen by Military staff again, after her departure. The theft was reported, but an order came down from the leader of Project Helix, ordering that theft would, and should not be investigated. >October 15th, 2077 - An early entrant into the Vault 81 program, Danielle arrives early in the morning, and close to noon, she delivers a healthy baby girl. Considering projections, Danielle's illness, though still being treated, is not transmissible, and thus her daughter should not see any ill-effects from it. The Vault's doctors politely inquire as to the child's father, and she does not explain, but requests some time alone, if possible. >October 18th, 2077 - Early Votes are tallied, and projections come back with a result that infuriates few, and has many rejoice - the 2077 US Presidential election favors [REDACTED] to win. >October 21st, 2077 - "You have one chance to survive, addict. One. You know where it goes, and I know why. The money, fame, power, and the sexual conquests that go along with them - no matter the specifics. You are running, you are trying to forget. But all of it pales. All of it fades. For the work, for the show, they push it down. They bring you back. For their star. But I have the last. Your final, and true moment. The pre-show, tomorrow. A prelude to this Halloween's show, a celebration of ten years of fire and brimstone. But perhaps the world is going to change, and neither you, nor the world will live to experience it. You may not survive the chemicals this time. They loose their star, you fall. If you have any wish to survive, look to what I offer. The deal I have for you, like the other concoctions, is on the table. Goodnight, addict." >October 22nd, 10:AM - Five US Navy ships leave a Naval base on Long Island, after a scene of bloodshed over breakfast. Those murdered are, to some within the base, known Enclave members, who intended on using those ships for themselves - even if they already had an owner with much higher ties to the Enclave. These ships would depart the US coast, and be known only as a Ghost fleet, as far as the left behind records would suggest. The only concrete detail among these records, is that the USS Titan was at the head of this fleet. >October 22nd, 10:00PM - A well known and connected businessman is found murdered in Downtown Boston. News reports suggest that his body was shredded apart in what seems to have been an animal attack, but the usual suspect for such a thing, would be almost impossible, given the scene's distance from the coast. Unusually, it seems that days prior, the man's various businesses, financial accounts and held properties, were put up for a sale, and purchased by an unknown party. In spite of some suggesting the murder was performed by human hands, no one could be considered as a suspect. >October 23rd, 2077, 5:00AM -- CAETUS Facility Log -- Received warnings from various defense systems. Require confirmation to alter schedules. Received hypothetical situation data from [REDACTED], information deemed inaccurate. >October 23rd, 2077, 9:00 AM -- A military plane with the call-sign GH05T takes off after a refueling stop at Boston Airport, and is bound for a carrier off of [REDACTED]. The reason for it's flight is unknown. >October 23rd, 2077, 9:42 AM -- CAETUS Facility Log -- REPORTED: 2 NUCLEAR DETONATIONS -- Local news stations report confirm detonations in New York and Pennsylvania -- FACILITY STATUS: HIGH ALERT -- LOCAL EVENT POSSIBLE "What the hell? Is this right? Fuck, what the...you know what the protocol is, and what this...GOD DAMMIT." >October 23rd, 2077, 9:42 AM - Vault 107 admits no new persons, but it's door seals moments before the news hits of a Nuclear denotations in New York. Reached Capacity: 450, Staff included. >October 23rd, 2077, 9.47 AM -- CAETUS Facility Log -- LOCAL NUCLEAR EVENT REGISTERED --- FACILITY LOCKDOWN --- OFF SITE CONNECTIONS TERMINATED >October 23rd, 2077, 9.47 AM - The King falls to the light. >October 23rd 2077, 9:50 AM - The Queen falls to the knife, and the crown sits upon the head of the successor, who must not be late. >October 23rd, 2077, 10:00 AM -- GH05T arrives in the airspace of [REDACTED], but cannot raise the carrier on the radio. >October 23rd, 2077, 4:50PM -- [REDACTED] >October 23rd, 2077, 5:00PM -- CAETUS Facility Log -- Incident GI-0W Recorded, Residential Reactor 3 meltdown and subsequent explosion, Residential shielding activated with 99% success. >November 23rd, 2077 - "You know it could be a mistake, right? We have no idea what it does. Well, it might be better than what awaits us out there - this is our choice. I'll do it, if you want to. If it goes wrong, I'll...end it for both of us, if I can. If it goes right, then...of course. Together." >July 4th, 2090 - [REDACTED] >??? - "No matter where it all started, maybe it should start again. Maybe our families just go that far back, if true at all. Sometimes history repeating itself is not good, but I think this will be." >2282, Summer - "It is indeed wondrous to hear. A person of actual fucking intelligence as the mind behind that crater. I shall hope for good things to come out of this, Courier." >2286 - A large gang of raiders take the main area of Nuka-World, an amusement park that has fallen into disrepair, with many of it's parks being unsuitable for habitation - due to various dangers, such as hostile robots in the Galactic Zone. The raiders take the Nuka Town USA area of the park, and all but enslave the traders who had already made the location a trading hub, and now they work under scrutiny of the raiders - with deadly consequences, as they are all fitted with explosive collars. >April, 2287 - Within the three groups of Raiders holding Nuka World, one from each faction disagrees with the approach taken by Colter and the other bosses, to the point that they leave Nuka World, taking a number of "grunt" raiders with them, deciding to occupy the otherwise "empty" town of Bradberton. To obtain supplies, they occasionally send groups out to towns and settlements far North of Nuka World, rather than focusing purely on the Commonwealth. >September, 2287 - Three individuals approach Nuka World, and after small fight begins with a few of the Disciples, one of the newcomers gets a strong hold on Nisha, one that meant a small movement could break her neck. She suggests that, if allowed safe passage in the park, she would let the sadistic bitch live - alongside give the raiders a good amount of valuables from her nearby family home. Colter, the leader of these raiders, agrees to this. Some voiced concern, as they easily recognized the fact that he wilted to her demand the instant he noted her accent. >October 1st, 2287 - "I'm not dealing with your habits, DeLuca. Nor am I going to report you - I just want you to leave me out of it. What? Oh, you don't know. That picture is of my family - though a generation or two back. Huh? Well...maybe I'll tell you the whole story some other time, I...have to finish something for the Overseer." >October 20th, 2287 - Hiroka, a Scientist and Doctor living outside Diamond City, receives a visit from Juno, who came from a settlement that was known to have been hit by Raiders. He wanted information about what happened to him, possibly to find the source of it. While she could only tell him about it, as much as she knew, she directed him to Alice, an information broker whose name was uttered rarely in the Commonwealth, but if someone needed information... >October 23rd, 2287 - Of the few Vaults in the Commonwealth, 111 has been known for it's existence, but long believed to be a "sleeping" or defunct Vault. However, this day marks when at least one of it's dwellers emerges from it's depths, being seen later in the Greater Commonwealth area, at least for a time, wearing a suit with their Vault's numbers. (Fallout 4's events begin - this point possibly being taken as canon, when considering the mod, only if one does not use a mod like the recommended Start Me Up when playing a Selachii, or if not playing a Selachii at all, but still wanting to have the mod's story content in-game)