She is the only child of the Oasis village leaders, Tree Father Birch and Leaf Mother Laurel. She does gardening with her mother and enjoys playing in the grove, climbing on and around the god-spirit, and touching her bear charm.[Non-game 1] She is the closest thing to a friend Harold has among the Treeminders, by virtue of being the only one who actually listens to him.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
Interactions
This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed.
Oasis: If one passes a Speech check with her before fulfilling Harold's death wish, she will give them Yew's bear charm when the Lone Wanderer next speaks with her after the resolution of the quest. Speaking to her with a high enough Speech skill or the Child at Heart perk will also allow one to learn that Harold is afraid of fire.
If the player character becomes hostile with the inhabitants of Oasis (by attacking them or Harold), Sapling Yew will vanish from the game.
"Yeah, I think you're pretty swell for someone from Out There! And... and you were really nice to me too. I was gonna give this to my bestest friend Harold, but he doesn't have pockets, the silly-head! This is a charm that my parents gave me for my fifth birthday. It's really neat! Take it!"
"Awww, I never knew an Outsider could be scared of anything! Harold told me that he's scared of fire. If fire ever got on him, it would burn him and Bob until they were all gone. That's why we keep the fires far away from him."
Yew is the common name for genus Taxus, a type of tree and with "sapling" meaning a young tree. All of the human residents in Oasis have horticultural names.
References
Non-game
↑Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.94: "Sapling Yew The only child of the Oasis village leaders, Tree Father Birch and Leaf Mother Laurel, eight-year-old Sapling Yew divides her time among several activities, including eating and sleeping in her family's quarters and playing and gardening in the village with her mother. She also loves to play in the Grove, climb on and around the god-spirit, and fiddle with her Bear Charm." (Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census)
