Fallout 4’s Har Harbor DLC has plenty of content for players to absorb, including tensions between several key factions on the island. One of the central factions is the religious cult known as theChildren of Atom, the arch-rivals of the residents of Far Harbor itself. Players can opt to join the Children of Atom, and will likely need admittance into their base, The Nucleus, to complete many of the main story missions in the Far Harbor DLC.
One of the first quests in the Children of Atom questline is “Visions In The Fog”. Much likeFallout 3’s “Walking With Spirits” quest in the Point Lookout DLC, this quest featuresa psychedelic sequencein which players will temporarily enter a hallucinatory state. One of the key challenges of the quest is locating the Shrine Password, which will be covered in depth below.
Where To Find The Spring
Having arrived at The Nucleus, players will be halted byGrand Zealot Richterwho tells the Sole Survivor that they must firstcomplete an initiation ritualin order to be permitted access inside. Attempting to enter without having first completed this quest will be treated as trespassing and any Children of Atom guards will proceed to attack. Completing the ritual simply opens up the Children of Atom quests to the player, it is not a definitive choice in siding with this faction for Far Harbor’s endgame.
The first objective of the ritual is to drink from a highly irradiated natural spring.Atom’s Springcan be found slightly to the northwest of The Nucleus and is not a distant trip to make. Upon interacting with the spring, players willexperience a hallucinationin which a female figure known asThe Mother of the Fogguides them to a crumbled building that serves as a shrine. The area is populated with plenty of feral ghouls, and a decent amount of radiation resistance will be required due to the thick, toxic fog.
Where To Find The Shrine Password
Once the area is clear, players can head inside the building to find a locked room with a security terminal preventing access. Unlike ordinary terminals, this onecannot be hacked, and players must find the password as a clue in the surrounding environment. The password can be found on the side of the locker near the periodic table and reads: “MoThEr”.
With the password examined and entered into the terminal, players will be free to proceed into the locked room and retrieve theIcon. The small wooden carving can then be taken back to the Children of Atom as proof of the task’s completion.
What To Do With The Icon
Now that the Sole Survivor is in possession of the Icon, they can return to The Nucleus and explain what happened to Grand Zealot Richter. Afterexplaining the Mother of the Fog’s appearancein the hallucination and agreeing to become a Child of Atom, players will be admitted into the submarine base.
Once inside, the Children of Atom questline will be opened, and players will be able to interact with several characters and vendors inside the base. The Icon can later be used in the quest “Reformation” where players can choose to replace the High Confessor Tektus with a synth as the leader of the Children of Atom.
