Missions
Whispers Among Headstones
Investigate strange activity onboard a derelict Cardassian station.
Overview
Warp required1,550
Operations level69
Warp for completion1,550
Warp via superhighway1,700
Completion via superhighway1,700
Costs & rewards
Mission rewards
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Raw Σ-DilithiumObjective ID733,389,224
Amount959,000
Σ-ParsteelObjective ID733,389,224
Amount32,000
Federation CreditsObjective ID733,389,224
Amount3,900
Federation PointsObjective ID733,389,224
Amount222,000,000
Klingon PointsObjective ID733,389,224
Amount-551,448,000
Romulan PointsObjective ID733,389,224
Amount-122,544,000
Locations
Objectives
Objective 1
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ObjectiveInvestigate the activity onboard Artok Nor.
DestinationEranias
Objective 2
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Objective 3
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ObjectiveDistance yourself from Artok Nor.
DestinationHolst
Objective 4
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ObjectiveKeep defending yourself.
EncounterOrion Mercenary
Opponent strength13,338,340,215
DestinationHolst
Objective 5
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ObjectiveReturn to Kali.
DestinationKali
Objective 6
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Dialogue
Mission dialogue
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- Objective ID
- 1,346,953,289
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Visual confirmation of Artok Nor has been acquired. Multiple Orion vessels have been detected surrounding Artok Nor, as if they are standing guard. Scanning the station for lifesigns.
- Objective ID
- 1,346,953,289
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Commander, readings from Artok Nor are highly unusual. Multiple Ferengi and Orion signatures have been detected. We must try to ascertain what business they have together onboard a Cardassian station.
- Objective ID
- 1,346,953,289
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We are being hailed by one of the patrolling Orion vessels. Patching through to the bridge.
- Objective ID
- 1,346,953,289
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Orion Guard
- Dialogue
- Independent, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll turn around and get out of here. Forget what you saw here today.
- Objective ID
- 1,346,953,289
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- That will not be possible. State your business in this sector. Why are Orion ships guarding a Cardassian installation?
- Objective ID
- 1,346,953,289
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Orion Guard
- Dialogue
- You just had to do this the hard way, didn’t you? Don’t say I didn’t warn you…
- Objective ID
- 1,377,219,091
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Orion signature detected emerging from warp, Commander. We have been followed.
- Objective ID
- 1,377,219,091
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We cannot allow them to relay our location back to the rest of the Orion fleet. Prepare to engage!
- Objective ID
- 1,432,956,388
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Target eliminated. No further Orion signatures have been detected in the vicinity.
- Objective ID
- 1,432,956,388
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- The Ferengi will likely be destroying evidence in order to conceal his intentions with Artok Nor. We must return to Major Kira at once and inform her of these developments.
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Commander, incoming transmission from Artok Nor. Patching through to the bridge.
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nubar
- Dialogue
- Independent, explain yourself! My name is Nubar and this is my place of business! Do you have any idea how much those ships cost? What gives you the right to barge in here and throw your weight around?
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We are here to investigate operations onboard Artok Nor on behalf of Starfleet. Your presence onboard this decommissioned Cardassian station is unauthorized.
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nubar
- Dialogue
- But you just said it yourself, the station is decommissioned! It’s just floating out here, adrift and useless, when it could be generating profit for some brave, pioneering businessman with the right connections!
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nubar
- Dialogue
- All it took was striking the right deal with the Orion Syndicate. In exchange for a stake in Artok Nor’s business, they’d help me clear the station of Cardassian traps and get it ready for business.
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nubar
- Dialogue
- I can see it now; a new hub of commerce and leisure in the quadrant. Restaurants, bars, merchandise, the works! Maybe even a few Dabo tables if we can squeeze them in.
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nubar
- Dialogue
- If that fool Quark can run a successful business out of some old, rickety Cardassian hovel, then why can’t I!?
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We have seen enough here. Commander, we should return to Major Kira with our findings.
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nubar
- Dialogue
- Oh no you don’t! If you’re not capable of keeping this to yourself, then I can’t let you out of here alive. Get them!!
- Objective ID
- 427,309,130
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Multiple incoming Orion signatures have been detected, Commander. We are in danger of being outnumbered; we must make our escape. Setting a course for Holst.
- Objective ID
- 485,173,765
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- Independent, we have an issue on our hands that could do with your… delicate touch. Are you free to take on a contract?
- Objective ID
- 485,173,765
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We will find time for you, Major. How can we help?
- Objective ID
- 485,173,765
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- I was hoping you’d say that. Let’s get straight to business then. Recently, Deep Space Nine detected the activation of a derelict Cardassian station known as Artok Nor.
- Objective ID
- 485,173,765
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- Artok Nor is another station abandoned by the Cardassians. It was known to be wired from top to bottom with traps that targeted non-Cardassian intruders. So naturally, we decided to leave it adrift.
- Objective ID
- 485,173,765
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- The reactivation of Artok Nor suggests that either the Cardassians have decided to move back in, or a clever squatter has figured out a way of disarming the station’s traps.
- Objective ID
- 485,173,765
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- Either way, we want to know what’s going on out there. That’s where you come in. Travel to Artok Nor and find out who reactivated the station’s systems. Don’t keep us in suspense, Independent!
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- The D’Vor-class vessel has been disabled. Scans of the ship are yielding lifesigns. Nubar is unconscious, but alive and unharmed.
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- Don’t worry, we’ll take it from here. I’ll have a fleet deployed to Artok Nor. We’ll clear out the last of the Orions and change the station’s access codes. We could do without a repeat of this little mystery.
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- Great work as always, Independent. You’ll find your fee in the usual place. I’m sure we’ll meet again soon.
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Attempting to hail Major Kira. Standby.
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- Always good to see you back safely. What have you got for us?
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- A Ferengi merchant by the name of Nubar has enlisted the aid of the Orion Syndicate in order to claim occupation of Artok Nor. He wishes to establish a business to rival that of Quark’s.
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- You’re joking, right? I can’t wait to see the look on Quark’s face when I tell him this!
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- Speaking of Ferengi, our sensors have just picked up a D’Vor-class vessel emerging from warp nearby. It’s armed to an unusual degree. This might be our man in question, come to give you a piece of his mind!
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nubar
- Dialogue
- Independent insect! You think you can just upend my entire business and get away with it!? I’ll finish you off myself if I need to!
- Objective ID
- 733,389,224
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Major Kira
- Dialogue
- He doesn’t look too happy about this… You think you can handle him?