Missions
Chasing Death
Help a mythologist track down the Barge of the Dead.
Overview
Warp required1,700
Operations level70
Warp for completion1,700
Warp via superhighway1,700
Completion via superhighway1,700
Costs & rewards
Mission rewards
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Raw Σ-ParsteelObjective ID1,129,951,281
Amount1,798,000
1 Hour Σ-Repair Speed UpObjective ID1,129,951,281
Amount1
Klingon CreditsObjective ID1,129,951,281
Amount3,900
Klingon PointsObjective ID1,129,951,281
Amount244,000,000
Federation PointsObjective ID1,129,951,281
Amount-204,960,000
Romulan PointsObjective ID1,129,951,281
Amount-546,560,000
Locations
Objectives
Objective 1
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ObjectiveInvestigate the first clue.
DestinationWigg
Objective 2
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ObjectivePay 20B Parsteel for a lead on the ship sighting.
Resource
Parsteel
ParsteelAmount20,000,000,000
Objective 3
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ObjectiveInvestigate the sighting.
DestinationCaliar
Objective 4
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Objective 5
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ObjectiveReturn to your Station.
Dialogue
Mission dialogue
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- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- My shuttle has arrived to take me back to Yridia Prime. You have my utmost respect and gratitude for your assistance out there, Independent. I probably wouldn’t have made it out alive without you.
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- That snake Eshek may have stolen my pride and your Parsteel, but he can never take away my passion for Klingon mythology. I won’t let him have that. My journey to find the Barge of the Dead continues.
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Should that ever happen, I’ll make sure that you’re given due credit. Farewell, dear Independent!
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Target eliminated. Standby for damage report.
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- How could I let this happen? That rotten cheat Eshek sold me up the river. Sold us up the river!
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Let me tell you, if the Barge of the Dead actually does exist, then that dirty thief’s dishonorable soul will have a first class ticket to Gre’thor!
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Critical hull breaches have been detected on decks four through seven. We will require an immediate return to the Station in order to commission repairs to the fleet.
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Very well, it looks like I’ll just have to come back with you then. I’ll arrange to have a shuttle come pick me up from Yridia Prime.
- Objective ID
- 1,129,951,281
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Let’s get going, shall we? There’s a rather sour atmosphere in this system that I’d like to distance myself from.
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Well now, I’d recognize those scorch marks on your hull anywhere. You’ve walked through the fires of interstellar combat. However, your ship bears no iconography. No apparent affiliations… Interesting.
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- You must be an Independent, yes?
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Your assessment is accurate.
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- How fortunate! I just so happen to be looking to hire one such as yourself for a little expedition I was planning. You’ll be paid handsomely for your troubles, of course.
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- What type of “expedition” are you planning?
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- One of the utmost significance to my field of study! I am a mythologist by trade, specializing in Klingon mythology. Tell me, Independent; have you ever heard of the fabled Barge of the Dead?
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- The Barge of the Dead is a mythological Klingon vessel. In Klingon culture, the barge purportedly ferries the souls of the dishonored dead to Gre’thor.
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Precisely! It’s so refreshing to speak with someone so educated for once. Well, what if I told you that the barge was more than a myth? What if I told you that I had a lead on a potential sighting of the barge?
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- I would say that you are suffering from a delusional episode and would advise seeking immediate medical assistance.
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Armed, educated and humorous? It looks like I’ve found the right person for this job! Help me investigate this lead, and I’ll be sure to credit you in the discovery!
- Objective ID
- 1,569,457,402
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Now, if we’re done getting to know each other, there’s a Klingon outpost on Boriala that we can report to for more information. My contact should be there.
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Well, we’re here. But I don’t see anything. Sensors aren’t picking up any–
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Wait! What’s that reading? That one over there!
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- That must be it. We did it, Independent! We found the Barge of the Dead!
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Gailus, the readings are inconsistent with–
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Take us closer. I must see the barge up close. Not readings on a screen, but with my own eyes!
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Wait, look! We’re being hailed. It must be coming from the barge! Could it be? Could Kortar himself be attempting to make contact? Patch him through!
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Gailus, you do not understand, the hail is coming from–
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- I said patch him through!!
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Borg Drone
- Dialogue
- We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Agh!! What is that thing!? That’s not a barge at all, that’s a… a…
- Objective ID
- 5,086,665
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- A Borg Cube. Raising shields!
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Eshek
- Dialogue
- An Yridian and an Independent? That’s a strange pairing, Gailus. We don’t often see such things on Boriala. Afraid to come alone?
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- We’re not “strange”, my dear fellow – we’re “unique”! Now, as you know, I’m investigating a potential sighting of the Barge of the Dead. I understand that you have information for me.
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Eshek
- Dialogue
- Ha! This petaQ must have endured a blow to his soft Yridian skull to come up with such nonsense. As if I’d just hand over such valuable information.
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Eshek
- Dialogue
- The barge is a sacred component of Klingon culture. With Kortar, the first of our kind at its helm, the barge ensures that the dishonored souls of the dead will never reach Sto’Vo’Kor.
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Eshek
- Dialogue
- Yes, I can provide you with the coordinates of the last known sighting of the barge… but it will cost you 20B Parsteel.
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Eshek, you unscrupulous parasite! You know I don’t have anything like that on me!
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Eshek
- Dialogue
- Well then your Independent friend here can foot your bill. Make your choice, DaH! I grow weary of the sight of you.
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Independent, this is terribly embarrassing, but I’ll require your assistance in this matter. I’ll ensure that you’re compensated. Just consider this a business expense.
- Objective ID
- 509,149,492
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- If you wouldn’t mind giving our friend Eshek here 20B Parsteel, we can be on our way.
- Objective ID
- 683,963,895
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- There you are, you extortionate, thieving–
- Objective ID
- 683,963,895
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Eshek
- Dialogue
- One more word and you will not live to regret it, Yridian. The coordinates of the last known sighting of the barge have been transmitted to the Independent’s bridge. You must go to the Caliar system.
- Objective ID
- 683,963,895
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Eshek
- Dialogue
- But I warn you; All that you will find out there is death. Nothing more.
- Objective ID
- 683,963,895
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- We’ll take our chances. A pleasure doing business with you, I’m sure.
- Objective ID
- 683,963,895
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Gailus
- Dialogue
- Come, Independent. I’ve waited years for this moment. Let us observe the Barge of the Dead in person!