Grey Mother

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Grey Mother

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Grey Mother is a major character that appears in Episode 1 of Wintermute. She is the first NPC that Will Mackenzie encounters after his plane crashes, and the only remaining resident in the town of Milton.

History

Years before the events of The Long Dark, Grey Mother was married to a farmer named Martin Barker. Together they had a daughter named Lilith. Tragedy struck when Lilith died in a climbing accident, and Grey Mother blamed her death on Martin, driving a wedge between them and causing them to live in separate homes. Things only got worse when the quakes devastated the island, and Grey Mother eventually became a recluse, abandoning the name of Barker and developing a reputation as a senile old blind lady.

When the First Flare struck, she remained in her Milton home after the surviving residents were killed by Convicts.

Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle

The Crash

Grey Mother is first seen sleeping in a chair in front of her fireplace with a rifle. When Will Mackenzie tries to wake her up, she fires a warning shot. After a brief but tense standoff, the two have a conversation. Grey Mother makes it clear that she does not trust Will due to him being a "mainlander", but he begins to gain her trust after he gathers enough food and firewood for her to last the winter.

The Grey Mother

The two of them make a deal after Mackenzie gets enough food and fuel for the old women: Grey Mother will tell him all she knows about the whereabouts of Dr. Astrid Greenwood in exchange for a few favors. One of these favors includes scouting the main tunnel through the mountains outside Milton, the only way out of town besides climbing. When Will informs Grey Mother that the tunnel has collapsed, she is distraught, knowing that she is effectively trapped in Milton with no hope of rescue. As a result, she asks Will for one more favor: retrieve Lilith Barker's necklace from a safety deposit box at the bank and place it on her grave outside of town. After Will does this, Grey Mother tells him all she knows about Astrid. She also reveals that Lilith was her daughter and that she was once married to Martin Barker, the deceased farmer whose safety deposit box contained Lilith's necklace. She gives Will some old climbing gear that once belonged to Lilith, in order for him to make his way out of Milton.

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Before Mackeznie leaves Milton, he has a chance to right a wrong from the past in an optional side quest, One Last Thing, where he places the pearls on Lilith's tomb. Doing so leaves Grey Mother at peace, as she is content to sit and think of her Lily, urging Mackenzie to forget about about old Grey Mother and to find his friend.

After Will leaves Milton, she is not seen again.

Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy

Grey Mother does not appear in this episode, but appears during the intro story recap talking about Perseverance Mills.

Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things

At the end of the episode, MacKenzie is seen burying a corpse of Grey Mother’s.

Achievements

Gallery

Steam Trading Card
Ditto, full screen
A portrait found in Milton House (Grey Mother's), likely of Martin Barker, Lilith Barker and Grey Mother.
Grey Mother's family
Grey Mother aiming her weapon at Mackenzie in their first encounter
Grey Mother's Cut Trust menu

Update history

{{#switch:hotfix|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 17 January 2019{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#1.46| (Update)|}}:
- [WINTERMUTE] Fixed issue causing Grey Mother to float if a Deer Hide was placed under her chair.

{{#switch:hotfix|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 20 March 2018{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#1.27| (Update)|}}:
- [Wintermute] Players can now transfer stacked items to Grey Mother during a Trust interaction.
- [Wintermute] Improved Fire audio during Grey Mother cinematics in Episode One.
- [Wintermute] Fixed issue where a chair would appear incorrectly during a Grey Mother cinematic.
- [Wintermute] Fixed collision issue that allowed Will to partially walk through Grey Mother's rocking chair.
- [Wintermute] Players can no longer place a Storm Lantern on Grey Mother's head.
- [Wintermute] Fixed issue where inventory items could be lost after cancelling out of a Trust interaction with Grey Mother.
- [Wintermute] Fixed issue where player would sometimes be standing on a chair after finishing dialogue with Grey Mother.

{{#switch:hotfix|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 23 August 2017{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#1.12| (Update)|}}:
- Fixed issue where duplicate Trust option appeared for Grey Mother.

{{#switch:hotfix|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 2 August 2017{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#1.01| (Update)|}}:
- Fixed floating necklace when speaking with Grey Mother

{{#switch:update|update=UPDATE|hotfix=HOTFIX|hidden=HIDDEN}} 1 August 2017{{#if:The Long Dark/Changelog#1.00| (Update)|}}:
- Added to game.

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