Missions
Augments Part 9: Quid Pro Quo
Help a merchant retrieve some stolen artifacts.
Overview
Warp required1
Operations level1
Warp for completion13
Warp via superhighway1
Completion via superhighway13
Costs & rewards
Mission rewards
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Objective ID504,448,114
Amount20
Objective ID504,448,114
Amount140
Objective ID504,448,114
Amount30
Locations
Objectives
Objective 1
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ObjectiveInvestigate the site of the theft in Kepler-018.
DestinationKepler-018
Objective 2
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ObjectiveTrack the thieves to Labac.
DestinationLabac
Objective 3
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ObjectiveDefeat the Nausicaan raider.
EncounterNausicaan Raider
Opponent strength18,405
DestinationLabac
Objective 4
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ObjectiveFind the raiders’ base in Amador.
DestinationAmador
Objective 5
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ObjectiveRetrieve the artifacts from the raider captain.
EncounterRaider Captain
Opponent strength17,801
DestinationAmador
Objective 6
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ObjectiveReturn the artifacts to your station.
Dialogue
Mission dialogue
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- Objective ID
- 1,246,753,049
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nausicaan Raider
- Dialogue
- Okay, you win! You’re strong for an Independent.
- Objective ID
- 1,246,753,049
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Return the artifacts immediately.
- Objective ID
- 1,246,753,049
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nausicaan Raider
- Dialogue
- Can’t. Shiny things aren’t here anymore. Bossman took them.
- Objective ID
- 1,246,753,049
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Took them where?
- Objective ID
- 1,246,753,049
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nausicaan Raider
- Dialogue
- Base on Amador. Big warehouse. Lots of shinies.
- Objective ID
- 1,246,753,049
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Very well. You will remain here. Do not try to follow us.
- Objective ID
- 1,246,753,049
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Commander, I am setting a course for Amador. We may still have time to recover the artifacts before they are resold.
- Objective ID
- 154,581,122
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- Ah, Commander, may I have a moment of your time? You’ve gathered something of a reputation in Independent space and, well, I am quite desperate for help.
- Objective ID
- 154,581,122
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- Allow me to explain. I am a merchant specializing in ancient artifacts from exotic worlds. My products are sought after by collectors and archaeologists across the galaxy!
- Objective ID
- 154,581,122
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- I had just gotten my hands on a most exquisite piece from Tellun’s classical period when I lost contact with my delivery vessel.
- Objective ID
- 154,581,122
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- Imagine my horror when I learned that pirates had hijacked the cargo and killed the crew! All so that they could get their filthy hands on my property.
- Objective ID
- 154,581,122
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- I need you to help me retrieve those artifacts, quickly. My buyer is not a patient man! The hijacking took place in the Kepler-018 system. I’m sure the brigands left some trace behind them.
- Objective ID
- 154,581,122
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- If you can get those artifacts back for me, I will gladly compensate you for the trouble. Thank you, Commander!
- Objective ID
- 1,958,759,159
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nausicaan Raider
- Dialogue
- What are you doing here? You following us?
- Objective ID
- 1,958,759,159
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- You commandeered a vessel that was transporting several high value-
- Objective ID
- 1,958,759,159
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nausicaan Raider
- Dialogue
- We what? You talk too much, use too many big words.
- Objective ID
- 1,958,759,159
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- You stole a ship that contained valuable artifacts.
- Objective ID
- 1,958,759,159
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nausicaan Raider
- Dialogue
- We take ships, we get paid.
- Objective ID
- 1,958,759,159
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Whatever the case, we have been hired to retrieve the artifacts. Return them to us, immediately.
- Objective ID
- 1,958,759,159
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Nausicaan Raider
- Dialogue
- No more talk, we fight now!
- Objective ID
- 504,448,114
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- Excellent work, Commander! I never thought I’d actually get to see these artifacts in person. I hope those awful Nausicaans didn’t give you any trouble.
- Objective ID
- 504,448,114
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- How were you aware of the Nausicaan involvement? We had not reported that to you yet.
- Objective ID
- 504,448,114
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- Ah, well, you see there have been many thefts of this nature recently. All perpetrated by Nausicaans.
- Objective ID
- 504,448,114
- Phase
- dialogue_end
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- Ah but you are busy people! I’ll leave you to your business. Farewell, Commander! Thank you for all of your help.
- Objective ID
- 504,448,114
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Before the raider’s ship was destroyed, I managed to get a lock on the artifacts and beam them into our cargo bay.
- Objective ID
- 504,448,114
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Running through the inventory now… All items are accounted for, Commander. Opening up a channel to Baazal.
- Objective ID
- 504,448,114
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Baazal
- Dialogue
- You’ve found the items? Marvelous, just marvelous! Please, return them to your station and I will have someone collect them as soon as possible.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Commander, I am picking up some ambient heat signatures within a debris cluster nearby. Performing a scan.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- It appears to be an escape pod. Life signs can be detected on board. I am attempting to hail them now.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Rigelian Trader
- Dialogue
- If you’re here to rob us too, then you’re too late. The damn pirates have bled us dry already.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We are not here to rob you. We have come to retrieve the artifacts that were stolen.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Rigelian Trader
- Dialogue
- You are? Well, it’s about damn time someone came to help us. We were on our way to deliver these artifacts when we were blindsided by pirates.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Rigelian Trader
- Dialogue
- They boarded us before we knew what was happening. We barely managed to escape with our lives!
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Can you describe your attackers? There is too much traffic in this system to gain any meaningful information. If you could narrow down our search parameters, we may be able to track them.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Rigelian Trader
- Dialogue
- They were Nausicaans! Their kind isn’t commonly found in this region, so it shouldn’t be too hard to pick them out.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Commander, I am scanning for warp signatures and filtering for known Nausicaan vessels…
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- I have found a match. Several Nausicaan vessels went to warp approximately seven hours ago.
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Rigelian Trader
- Dialogue
- That’s when we were attacked! It must be them. Quick, beam us aboard and then get after those Nausicaans!
- Objective ID
- 792,263,884
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- The Nausicaan warp trail ends in the Labac system. We should make our way there immediately.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Commander, scans show a large collection of vessels docked in an orbital station. The station’s hull composition is quite old. According to my logs, it was commissioned in the 2100s.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Raider Captain
- Dialogue
- That is the problem with you Independents these days. You look at something like this station and you see junk. I see a perfectly good business opportunity.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- We are here only for a collection of artifacts that were stolen recently. If you have them here, we request that you return them immediately.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Raider Captain
- Dialogue
- Oh, you request? Such manners are difficult to find out here, and for good reason. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to tell you to get lost.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- You are in charge of the raiding operation here?
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Raider Captain
- Dialogue
- I sure am. I have a good thing going here and I’m not gonna let some runt come here and ruin it.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Why did you steal the artifacts?
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Raider Captain
- Dialogue
- Well, because I’m an amateur historian and I just can’t resist a good treasure hunt.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Raider Captain
- Dialogue
- Some Rigelian wanted to get his hands on them. I guess our fee was cheaper than whatever they were selling for.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Raider Captain
- Dialogue
- Though… Now that I know that, maybe I’ll keep a hold of them. Sell them myself.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- That will not be possible. We are taking the artifacts with us.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Raider Captain
- Dialogue
- Oh, you’ve got a spine on you! Well, then let’s get this over with. I have old junk to sell.
- Objective ID
- 83,689,075
- Phase
- dialogue_start
- Character
- Maia
- Dialogue
- Commander, he has broken the channel and has raised his shields. Going to red alert!