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The Heretic is a Children of Atom quest in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor.

Quick walkthrough[]

Far Harbor side quest: The Heretic 
Talk to Grand Zealot Richter
Talk to Zealot Theil
Travel to Glowing Grove
Recover the banner pieces
Travel to the radiant crest shrine
Recover the banner pieces. 
Travel to Kawaketak Station
Find and listen to the Gwyneth's journal holotape
Travel to the ruined church
Confront Sister Gwyneth. 
Kill Sister Gwyneth. 
(Easy speech check) Persuade her to leave the island. 
(Medium speech check) Persuade her to return to the Nucleus. 
Return to Grand Zealot Richter. 
Reward: 400 XP
Atom's Judgement 

Detailed walkthrough[]

Once the Sole Survivor has joined the Children of Atom and spoken with Tektus, they will want to report back to Richter. He will ask them to hunt down Sister Gwyneth, a former sister who left the order and has been vandalizing the Children's altars around the island. First check with Zealot Theil, who attempted to find Gwyneth without success. She can give the player character some background on the missing sister.

Afterwards, the player character is directed to the two holy sites west of the Nucleus: Glowing Grove and Radiant crest shrine. At each site, there will be some torn banner pieces that Gwyneth used to make her graffiti messages. With all of the pieces, one finds that it is a banner advertising a campground called Kawaketak Station. The campground is an unmarked location, so head south and find it using the quest marker. Only one of the cabins can be entered, and on the floor to the left of the door is a holotape that completes the objective. A wolf pack will spawn outside upon setting foot into the cabin.

Next, head east to the ruined church, where one will find Gwyneth praying. Initiate dialogue with her, at which point the player character can attack her or learn more about her reasons behind the vandalism. A speech check will convince her to flee the island, while a more difficult speech check will convince her to return to the Children and beg forgiveness. Asking Gwyneth if she misses her family will drop the difficulty of the latter speech check.

Regardless of which option is chosen, return to Grand Zealot Richter to complete the quest and receive Atom's Judgement, a unique super sledge.

Companion reactions[]

EventCaitCodsworthCurieDanseDeaconHancockMacCreadyPiperPrestonStrongValentineX6-88LongfellowGage
Telling Richter "Won't do it"No reactionLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeNo reactionLikeLikeDislikesLikeDislikesDislikesNo reaction
Telling Richter "Try talking to her"DislikesLikeLikeLikeLikeNo reactionNo reactionLikeLikeDislikesLikeDislikesDislikesNo reaction
Telling Richter "I'll find her"LikeDislikesDislikesDislikesDislikesDislikesNo reactionDislikesDislikesLikeDislikesLikeLikeNo reaction
Killing Sister GwynethLikeHatesDislikesDislikesNo reactionDislikesNo reactionDislikesDislikesLikeDislikesLikeLikeNo reaction
Telling Sister Gwyneth "Leave the Island"
(easy Speech check)
No reactionLikeLikeNo reactionLikeLikeNo reactionLikeLikeDislikesLikeNo reactionLikeNo reaction
Telling Sister Gwyneth "Return to the Nucleus"
(medium Speech check)
DislikesLikeLikeDislikesNo reactionNo reactionDislikesNo reactionNo reactionDislikesNo reactionNo reactionDislikesNo reaction
Telling Richter "Glory to Atom!" at the end of the questDislikesNo reactionNo reactionDislikesDislikesDislikesDislikesNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionDislikesHatesNo reaction
Replying "Sarcastic" to Richter at the end of the questLikeNo reactionNo reactionLikeLikeLikeLikeLikeNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionLoveNo reaction

Quest stages[]

Quest stages
StageStatusDescriptionLog Entry
100 Talk to Zealot TheilGrand Zealot Richter told me to track down Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. I should talk to Zealot Theil, who might know how to find her.
200 Investigate Holy SitesI'm searching for Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. Zealot Theil suggested that I investigate two holy sites Gwyneth recently profaned.
300 Investigate the CampgroundWhile searching for Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic, I found evidence that suggests she might be living at a nearby campground.
350 Listen to the holotape "Gwyneth's Journal"While searching for Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic, I found a holotape at a campground where she recently stayed. I should listen to it for clues.
400 Investigate the ChurchWhile searching for Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic, I found a holotape with a journal entry. In it, Gwyneth mentions an old church east of Kawaketak Station.
500 Confront or Kill Sister GwynethOn Grand Zealot Richter's orders, I located Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. Now I have to decide to kill her or reason with her.
530 Confront or Kill Sister GwynethOn Grand Zealot Richter's orders, I located Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. I was able to persuade her to return to the Nucleus.
540 Confront or Kill Sister GwynethOn Grand Zealot Richter's orders, I located Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. I was able to persuade her to leave the island.
550 Confront or Kill Sister GwynethOn Grand Zealot Richter's orders, I located Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. I killed her, and Atom's justice has been done.
560 Confront or Kill Sister GwynethOn Grand Zealot Richter's orders, I located Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. Now I have to decide to kill her or reason with her.
700Quest finishedReturn to Grand Zealot RichterOn Grand Zealot Richter's orders, I located Sister Gwyneth, a former Child of Atom turned heretic. I killed her, and Atom's justice has been done.
800Quest failedQuest Failed

Notes[]

  • Richter will give a different response if the Sole Survivor asked "Why me?" before and after completing some of the quests in What Atom Requires.
  • After speaking with Zealot Theil at the start of the quest, one can go directly to the ruined church and meet Sister Gwyneth there, skipping the intermediate quest objectives.

Bugs[]

  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 Xbox OneXbox One If the option to spare Gwyneth and tell her to leave the Island is chosen, she may still show up inside the Nucleus later doing random actions like sweeping the floors and is completely unresponsive to any attempt to talk to her.[verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 The holotape may load under the cabin and become unreachable. It can be dislodged using explosives.[verified]

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