The Book

The Book is the only name given to a mysterious book which is treated as a character in its own right and a companion to Wilbur Vincent in After the Bomb. The book is described as an "important experimental artifact". To any casual observer it appears as an old, leather-bound book. However, it only opens in one place, which houses a computer screen and a speaker. It is programmed specifically to be Wilbur's companion, has a cantankerous personality and a mind of its own, as well as a rather high I.Q. stat in-game (24, the same as Wilbur's). It holds the secrets to the viruses that would demutate the world's population of mutants, and although it will talk with anyone, it will not divulge its secrets to anyone without Wilbur's express permission. Any attempts to override this restriction will result in it automatically wiping its own data.