

Max will also tell the Stranger to be cautious on their way to the geothermal plant, as it is not as safe as one might assume.ĭuring the conversation, Max may also ask the Stranger for assistance in retrieving a heretical book, starting the quest, The Illustrated Manual. His advice, should the Stranger be wanting to save as many people as possible, is to divert the power to Edgewater and convince the deserters to return home. If the Stranger chooses to ask Max for his advice, he will ask them whether they believe that choosing to forsake the safety of Edgewater's walls sounds like a responsible life choice. Speaking to him per Parvati's suggestion is entirely optional. Vicar Max is located in the Vicarage, on the east side of town. She suggests seeking advice on the situation from the town's vicar, Maximillian DeSoto. Speaking to Parvati reveals that she is conflicted about the task which Reed has asked them to undertake as she knew some of the deserters prior to their desertion and believes them to be decent folk.

If the Stranger recruits Parvati as a companion, she will prompt a conversation after leaving Reed's office. Reed will also provide the Stranger with a Geothermal Passcode that they will need to enter the plant. Parvati Holcomb will offer her assistance with the mission, as her father told her all about the power plant, and Reed Tobson will allow her to leave Edgewater and join the Stranger, should they desire her assistance. Although he would like both the deserters and their leader, Adelaide McDevitt, to return to the town, he will settle for just the return of her followers. Reed will ask them to assist with convincing a group of deserters who are camped out at the Botanical Labs to return to Edgewater by cutting off the power supplied to the labs by the local Geothermal Power Plant. This quest is received when the Stranger talks to Reed Tobson as part of Stranger in a Strange Land. On the other hand, Adelaide McDevitt pleads for the Stranger to spare her band of deserters and divert power away from the Edgewater cannery instead. Reed Tobson, Edgewater's administrator, wants to force these deserters to return to town by shutting off their power. Workers are abandoning the town of Edgewater.

2.6.1 Divert power to the Botanical Labs.2.5 Divert power from the geothermal plant.2.4 Reprogram the automechanicals (optional).2.3 Divert power from the geothermal plant.2.2 Speak to the deserters before going to the power plant (optional).
