Kill the basement rats

Name of quest in Pip-Boy: Explore the Cathedral Cellar

Talk with Patrick inside the Cathedral temple to get this quest. Kill all the rats and other hostiles inside, find the hidden key and loot the place. Once done inside, go back to Patrick to complete the quest.

Walkthrough by Ffranklin

Bring 10 caps for the temple's door guard to let you in. Then talk to Patrick inside in the Temple and accept the quest. He sends you to the Cathedral basement. You start with killing rats. Some of them are stronger Brain Varmin rats, but have over 200 hp. One of the rooms is locked and after picking you can take 3 flares from the desk. Afterwards open the stair lid and get to the lower floor. You can expect the same work – kill some more rats. One of the strong rats has the key you need to open the next room. In this level there are some bookcases you can loot for a Deans Electronics book, Tool, and a few caps. In the room with light blue shadow is standing a glowing ghoul. He has the key in his inventory (you can search him immediately or kill him after short dialogue – he will attack you anyway). On this floor you can see another manhole that leads to a cave cellar under the basement. You will be probably a little shocked at what you see. There is a man in a robe called Crazy Monk and he will attack you to protect his giant plants. These are 14 Venus Mantraps (3D) and they are poisoning the ground water. Kill the plants, go tell Patrick about your adventure, and choose your reward.

Requirements

• Level 4

Rewards

• You choice of: Leather Armor MKII, medical supplies (Stimpaks and Doctor's Bag) or Scoped Hunting Rifle
• 180 xp for completing quest + more xp for killing critters
• Increased reputation with Children of Cathedral
• A few miscellaneous items: 3 flares, and a Deans Electronics book