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Key To the Past Fallout 76 Quest

Group: Main Quests

You need to complete this quest in order to be able to gain Rose's trust and thus complete one of the objectives of The Missing Link quest.

Find Raider passkey fragments to unlock a cache of treasure.

Related points of interest

Icon of Top of the World Top of the World Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Blackwater Mine Blackwater Mine Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Huntersville Huntersville Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Sunnytop Ski Lanes Sunnytop Ski Lanes Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Palace of the Winding Path Palace of the Winding Path Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Bolton Greens Bolton Greens Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Wendigo Cave Wendigo Cave Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Big Fred's BBQ Shack Big Fred's BBQ Shack Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Charleston Capitol Building Charleston Capitol Building Appalachia / West Virginia

Icon of Pleasant Valley Ski Resort Pleasant Valley Ski Resort Appalachia / West Virginia

Prior quests

To begin Key To the Past you must first complete Flavors of Mayhem.

Quest stages of Key To the Past

1. Speak with Rose

Rose has something to tell me at the Top of the World.

2. Check the Terminal at Blackwater Mine

Rose told me about the Raider cache filled with treasure. The key was split into 5 passwords contained on holotapes, which need to be pieced together to make the Master Key used to open the cache. First, I need to search for clues about the Blackwater Bandits' key.

Go to the Blackwater Mine. The entrance to the mine is located in a large hangar.

Check the Terminal at Blackwater Mine

Use Blackwater Bandits Terminal > Freddie Lang's Logs > Help.

Check the Terminal at Blackwater Mine

3. Find the Blackwater Bandits' Key Fragment

It sounds like Freddie Lang may have disappeared deep into the mine. I may be able to find the key on her body.

Go deep into the mine. The side corridor will take you to the room where Freddie Lang is located. Kill him and take the fragment of the key.

Find the Blackwater Bandits' Key Fragment

Find the Blackwater Bandits' Key Fragment

4. Go Outside the Mine Entrance

I need to leave the mine through the front entrance so Rose knows I successfully found the key fragment, and she can tell me where to go next.

Go Outside the Mine Entrance

5. Search for Notes at the Trappers' Camp

I found the Blackwater Bandits' key. Rose said the Trappers had disappeared, leaving nothing behind. I should check for notes or other clues as to their whereabouts at their camp.

Search for Notes at the Trappers' Camp

Search for Notes at the Trappers' Camp

Search for Notes at the Trappers' Camp

6. Find the Trappers' Key Fragment

It looks like the Trappers' leader was taken to Huntersville by Super Mutants. The body will probably be there somewhere. Hopefully, the key is with it.

Go to Huntersville.

Find the Trappers' Key Fragment

Find the Trappers' Key Fragment

7. Check Margie's Last Known Location for Clues

I found the the Trappers' key, which ironically, was booby-trapped by Super Mutants. Now, I need to search for clues to find the Diehards' key. Margie McClintock's last known location was at Sunnytop Ski Lanes.

Go to Sunnytop Ski Lanes.

Check Margie's Last Known Location for Clues

Check Margie's Last Known Location for Clues

8. Play Margie's Holotape

The Diehards' key does not appear to be at Sunnytop Ski Lanes. Listening to Margie's holotape may provide clues to its whereabouts.

Play Margie's Holotape

9. Read Vincent's Terminal

It sounds like Margie destroyed her holotape. This could be a dead end. Margie's holotape mentions that someone named Vincent might have a contingency plan. It's my only lead.

Read Vincent's Terminal

Use Vinced Fried's Terminal > Inbox > Admin Password.

Read Vincent's Terminal

10. Get the Admin Password

Vincent's terminal mentions that the Palace of the Winding Path had a system for preserving and duplicating a backup for holotapes. I'll need the Admin Password for their machine though, which is tucked away in a secret compartment.

Go to the Palace of the Winding Path.

Get the Admin Password

Get the Admin Password

11. Duplicate the Diehard's Key Fragment

I found the password for the holotape duplication machine. I should just be able to create a new one from their backup.

Use Holotape Duplication Terminal > Duplicate From Archives > Diehards Key Fragment.

Duplicate the Diehard's Key Fragment

12. Search for Notes at Bolton Greens

I made a backup copy of the Diehards' key. I need to find out what happened to the Gourmands at Bolton Greens and track down their key fragment.

Go to Bolton Greens.

Search for Notes at Bolton Greens

Search for Notes at Bolton Greens

13. Find The Gourmands' Key Fragment

According to a note left behind, the Gourmands' leader was driven out for turning on their own. His last known location was a cave East of Bolton Greens on the other side of the mountain.

Go to Wendigo Cave.

Find The Gourmands' Key Fragment

Enter the cave, find and kill Progenitor Wendigo.

Find The Gourmands' Key Fragment

Take the key fragment from his corpse.

Find The Gourmands' Key Fragment

14. Kill David and get the Cutthroat's Key Fragment

I found what was presumably the leader of the Gourmands, and killed him for the key. All that's left is the Cutthroats. Rose said she saw their leader, David, shambling around Big Fred's BBQ shack, as a scorched.

Go to Big Fred's BBQ Shack and kill David Thorpe. Take the key.

Kill David and get the Cutthroat's Key Fragment

Kill David and get the Cutthroat's Key Fragment

Kill David and get the Cutthroat's Key Fragment

15. Bring the Key Fragments to Rose

Afer putting David to rest, I found all the holotape key fragments. Now I need to return to Rose so she can make the Master Key.

Return to Rose at the Top of the World.

Bring the Key Fragments to Rose

16. Search for Information on Rosalynn

Rose needs a holotape program to make the Master Key. She says it was possessed by David's Mistress, Rosalynn. She perished in the raid on Charleston, but they may have recovered her body. I need to check the town's records.

Go to Charleston Capitol Building and enter the Charleston Capitol Courthouse. One of the entrances is located in the rubble.

Search for Information on Rosalynn

Search for Information on Rosalynn

Find the Crime Log Terminal > Doe, J.

Search for Information on Rosalynn

17. Find Rosalynn's Master Key Holotape

According to the records, Rosalynn was taken alive. Her personal effects were likely stored somewhere near her jail cell, in the basement.

18. Go to the Raider Cache

Rose sent me on a wild goose chase while she tried to cheat me out of the loot, but she felt bad about it and left it for me. She could be lying again, but it still seems worth checking out.

Go to the Pleasant Valley Ski Resort and find the entrance to the basement.

Go to the Raider Cache

Go to the Raider Cache

19. Take the Keycard

Check the Under Mat and take the Raider Cache Keycard.

Take the Keycard

20. Enter the Cache

Use the ID Card Reader located next to the energy field. The color of the energy field should change from red to blue and you will be able to enter the cache.

Enter the Cache

Enter the Cache

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