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Maine was a state of the pre-War United States of America, mentioned in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor.
Background
Inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of European colonists, Maine was originally colonized in the name of both French and British interests, becoming a hotly contested territory during the Revolutionary War before eventually being integrated into the United States in the early 19th century as part of the Missouri Compromise.
Throughout the US' gradual march through industrialization, the inhabitants of Maine prided themselves on their closeness to their rustic roots, including hosting a tourist economy centered around replicating the ideal of a hard-working, one-with-nature lifestyle.[1] The state also hosted a local soft drink company, Vim! Pop Incorporated with a history going back decades that enjoyed a market niche catering to Mainers; one of their most popular products in the latter 21st century, Vim Captain's Blend was well-received in its attempt to capture the "taste of Maine,"[2] despite initial reservations from the beverageers.[3]
Following the Great War, the shores of Maine were hard-hit by the resulting fallout of the nuclear detonations that destroyed America. One notable sticking point was the phenomenon come to be called the Fog, a name used at the very least by the inhabitants of Mount Desert Island. Said to have been around "forever,"[4] it manifests as a radioactive mass of cloud material that plagues Mount Desert Island and others residing along the state's shores, though the full extent of it including whether it also affects the mainland territory is unclear. What is known is that its severity ebbs and flows over time,[5] sometimes pulling back from large parts of the island and other times encroaching right up to the very boundary between land and sea. The end result is that areas subject to the Fog's harmful effects and unpredictable presence have been rendered almost completely uninhabitable by humans, and those who do choose to live there, such as the Harbormen of Far Harbor on Mount Desert Island have developed a superstitious belief in the Fog as a force of nature to be respected and feared.[6][7]
Locations
- Mount Desert Island
- Far Harbor (formerly Bar Harbor)
- Acadia
- Brooke's Head Lighthouse
- Vault 118
- Cranberry Island
- Huntress Island
- Red Death Island
- Tremont
Notes
- The last known governor of the state of Maine leading up to October 2077 was female.[8]
- A campground banner lists directions to Kawaketak Station and names the city of Tremont located in mainland Maine.[9]
Appearances
Mount Desert Island, in-game named "the Island," in Maine appears as the primary setting of the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor.
References
- ↑ Pearl: "All our items have that rustic Maine feel."
(Pearl's dialogue) - ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; marketing terminal, Marketing Plans
- ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; R & D terminal, User Logs, The Taste of Maine
- ↑ The Sole Survivor: "If you manage to survive despite all that, you must be tough."
Olympia Avery: "*chuckle* Ornery, more like. I-"
Allen Lee: "I'm done cowering behind your damned Hull, Avery. Time you let me deal with the real problem. With the right people and my guns I can end those Children of Atom cultists for good."
Olympia Avery: "The Fog's been here forever. The Children didn't make it."
Allen Lee: "Before the rad eaters came, the Fog was under control. They come and it all goes wrong. It's time we do something!"
Olympia Avery: "No need to burden the stranger with all this... nonsense."
(The Sole Survivor's, Olympia Avery's and Allen Lee's dialogue) - ↑ Olympia Avery: "And now you see what we're up against. The Fog and the creatures it spits out have taken the whole island from my people. *sigh* But for your help when we needed it, you deserve this."
The Sole Survivor: "You've lost the whole island?"
Olympia Avery: "The Fog's been here forever. There are good years when it recedes and the island's almost normal. Then there are times where it spreads all over. And people have to cling to any patch of land free of the Fog. For the past... oh, eight years or so, it's been getting... as bad as it's ever been. Now, Far Harbor's one of the only places left that's safe."
(The Sole Survivor's and Olympia Avery's dialogue) - ↑ Cassie Dalton: "The island gets us all in the end... but it ain't got me yet!"
"You can feel it... the island, watching you, waiting for your guard to drop."
(Cassie Dalton's dialogue) - ↑ Cassie Dalton: "Trappers might look like us, but the island took their souls a long time ago. Now they're just hollowed-out madmen drifting in the Fog."
(Cassie Dalton's dialogue) - ↑ Vim! Pop factory terminal entries; marketing terminal, [DReed] - That's great news!
- ↑ Campground banner render
