Ralph Moritz

Ralph Moritz is one of the old Runners, a group of mercenaries that attempted a failed raid on the Rocky Cape Bank in 2252.

Background
Ralph was born in 2212 to parents of unknown origin in the frontier of the Pacific Northwest. He met his partner while living there and in 2246 had a daughter, Natalie Moritz. The Moritz family left the Frontier shortly after, to travel to the Midwest.

Ralph was always a naturally strong person, capable of lifting loads that most normal people could only dream of being able to handle.

Pre-Raid of 2252
In a chance encounter in 2247, Ralph and his family were traveling through the Midwest when they met up with Ian Horner and Marion Baker, while trying to find a good place to settle down; after some deliberating, it was decided that they would travel as a collective toward the Capital Wasteland.

The Moritz family, with Marion and Ian in tow, made it to a settlement named Megaton. While there, they met Jimmy Goldman, who was trying to find a group to take to Maddox Island. Jimmy attempted to coerce them into joining in on his plans, initially being shut down by Ralph, until he re-assured them that he had a plan in place. Jimmy took them back to his home, where he began explaining his grand plan to them, eventually convincing them to join him on his expedition to Maddox Island to raid the Rocky Cape Bank. In Megaton, they ended up establishing a group known as the Runners and relocating to Maddox Island in 2248.

The Runners, over the next five years, lived on the island, scouting out the bank as well as working in Merideport and Flackland for caps and supplies.

Post-Raid of 2252
After fleeing the scene of the failed raid on the bank, Ralph and his family left Maddox Island for a short period of time, eventually returning to Merideport in 2259. Ralph's wife died of illness in 2260, leaving him with his daughter as his only family. Over the years, his natural strength deteriorated, and he became a bitter old shell of himself that almost never left their house, wracked with guilt over abandoning his friends. His daughter, Natalie, founded the Seaside Tavern as a way to make the money to support her and Ralph.

Inventory
Ralph, when first met, is only wearing a standard set of casual wear, and is completely unarmed. He later dons a set of black power armor and a minigun, his armor and weapon from the raid of 2252.

Trivia

 * Ralph Moritz, in early dev builds, was originally named Ralph Johnson. He was meant to have two children: Natalie, and a son named David Johnson, who was cut early in development after Ralph and Natalie were given the Moritz surname. Ralph Moritz was made from a copy of Ralph Johnson, using the David Johnson form as a base.
 * Before the surname switch, Ralph only served to give the player access to the rest of Maddox Island. As his purpose changed, that purpose was split between Mayor Holden Bailey and Rallen Jones.
 * Ralph meeting back up with Jimmy was originally meant to be completely optional, similar to how recruiting Marion and Ian was as well. When Marion and Ian joining was made a mandatory part of the story, Ralph being optional no longer made sense, and thus he was made mandatory to continue as well.