Robert MacGready is in Goodneighbour, in the main bar there. He offers to be your companion, but only if you pay him some caps. Not sure if you can get him without paying.

Curie is in vault 81. You need to complete the missions in there, in order to unlock her as a companion.

Curie - Vault 81

John Hancock - Mayor of good neighbour

Cait - Shes in the combat arena, should be marked on your map after chatting to people in diamond city

Cant remember where i found deacon

Macgready is an excellent character and is very familiar to those who have played fallout new vegas (or it may have been fallout 3)
He has a couple of decent sidequests once you get to know him

I've not read any of the above as I got this game at the weekend, enjoying it so far but I have a question.

I did a side quest which meant going into a quarry full of radiation, no I'm more or less infected with it and have a tiny amount of health which is making the early stages of this game quite difficult.

Not played Fallout games before, can anyone advise how to get rid of it?

comment by Your Honour (U17603)
posted 5 minutes ago
I've not read any of the above as I got this game at the weekend, enjoying it so far but I have a question.

I did a side quest which meant going into a quarry full of radiation, no I'm more or less infected with it and have a tiny amount of health which is making the early stages of this game quite difficult.

Not played Fallout games before, can anyone advise how to get rid of it?
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Hey Your Honour, and welcome to the club. Regarding radiation there are a few ways to get rid of it, the easiest at the start of the game is to use Radaway, this is an aid material found all over the place and reduces the radiation - often found in first aid kits and bathroom cupboards.

A couple of others that require a bit more work is getting to Diamond City and finding a doctor, just dont ask 606ers for directions A third way is to eat Hound Chops (these are made from cooking hound meat).

And finally there is a perk Solar Powered Level 2 (however this rquires you be Level 27).

I also recommend using power armour when going into irradiated areas

Oh and simon have you done the Dunwich quarry yet? Very creepy and very difficuly area which has references to HP lovecraft. Similar to the dunwich builidng in fallout 3

once youve got rid of the radiation your honour you can use stimpacks/resting to get your health back up

comment by Son Of Gunnersaurus a.k.a SoG (U1310)
posted 13 minutes ago
I also recommend using power armour when going into irradiated areas

Oh and simon have you done the Dunwich quarry yet? Very creepy and very difficuly area which has references to HP lovecraft. Similar to the dunwich builidng in fallout 3
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Yep totally by accident as well, a brotherhood bird went down there and I got myself a falls etc of 60b power armor

Also talking of Dunwich there are hazmat suits there with 1000 radiation protection

*full set of t60

Thanks for the info guys, I've not manage to find any Radaway yet and I have done a fair bit of exploring.

Getting to Diamond City is my main mission at the moment so I may be better of going there, getting cured then going back out to explore.

SPOILER


Also, last night i found an abandoned bunker nr the south east, just north west of the huge ground zero area.
It has a hatch where u can get a full jetpack powersuit. Its crawling with synths and 2 legendary synths (i went full institute so they love me).

Thanks Mike, seems you have sorted out my evening for me:D

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Yep totally by accident as well, a brotherhood bird went down there and I got myself a falls etc of 60b power a

Them vertibirds are useless. Always getting blown out of the sky

et a full jetpack powersuit. Its crawling with synths and 2 legendary synths (i went full institute so they love me).

just been kicked out of the institute

Getting to Diamond City is my main mission at the moment so I may be better of going there, getting cured then going back out to explore.

Good idea. There's a doctor in the city which cures radiation - if you can find him!

just been kicked out of the institute
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Hahahaha excellent!!

comment by Son Of Gunnersaurus a.k.a SoG (U1310)
posted 23 hours, 20 minutes ago
Getting to Diamond City is my main mission at the moment so I may be better of going there, getting cured then going back out to explore.

Good idea. There's a doctor in the city which cures radiation - if you can find him!
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Good luck finding him

Sorry, its in the 4th block up (11:55) on the map from crater of atom