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[[image:transmission_incoming.jpg|left|256px|Incoming Transmission]]
 
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You spent quite some time in the Sisters of EVE Bureau within the Caldari station which orbits Moon 3 of Arnon IX. This would be a rather boring place, if it weren't for all those capsuleers who arrive here seeking the aid of the Sisters. The Sisters of EVE seem to run some kind of charity, but you can sense there's a lot more happening behind the curtains. You already saw some women wearing the Sister's garments entering and leaving scientific areas of the station which are otherwise off limits.  
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Abraham Grunt seems to be a lot less grumpy than usually, when he contacts you for discussing your latest intel.
  
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But for now, you enjoy the sights of the docking frigates and the many other capsuleers which have appointments at one of the Sisters' offices in the station. Most of the pilots seem to be rather young - some of them look shy and cautious, while others seem to hide their lack of experience behind huge sunglasses, tattoos and loud-mouthed attitudes.
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"Sister Alitura is pleased with you progress.", he tells me, unable to hide that he's a bit proud of me. "She said that your help has been extremely valuable. And what's valuable for Alitura is also of value to me."
  
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Suddenly an incoming transmission on a nearby communications terminal pulls you out of your daydreaming.  
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Thanks, Sir.
  
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"Starhopper!", shouts Abraham Grunts voice at you. "Answer the call, it's urgent!"
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"But there's is still this other case we investigate.", he continues. "And hearing that the Blood Raiders may be involved in the case has some serious implications. The Blood Raiders are a bunch of lunatics, part of an ancient cultist faction called ''Sani Sabik'', which is Amarrian for ''Friends of Blood''. Disgusting folks. They were founded during the dark age after the breakdown of initial space travel in New Eden and before the Amarr got interested in slavery. In fact, the ''Sani Sabik'' were the ones who abused the original Amarr state religion, which already advocated that some people are born for greatness and other people only live to breed and feed those geniuses, for their personal advantage."
  
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So many interesting people here, and now the only person you do NOT look forward to seeing is on you again.
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Grunt shrugs.
  
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"I'll make it short this time, Starhopper.", Grunt grunts. "There seems to be a problem. Have you ever heard of Professor Morghulis?"
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"The leaders of the ''Sani Sabik'' were members of the Amarr elite and obsessed with the idea of eternal life. Their cult grew in the shadows of Amarr and over time, blood became their biggest obsession. They believed that blood is an elixir which held the secret of life within itself. There are legends of the ''Sani Sabik'' building blood farms, where they drained the blood of countless kidnapped victims."
  
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That name sounds vaguely familiar, but there's not really a bell ringing in the back of your head while you try to remember where you heard the name before.
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And how much of this is true?
  
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"You look as clueless as ever!", Grunt laughs. "That's my little Starhopper. Still moist and green behind the ears and the facial expression of a newly forked clone as soon as I ask a question. Okay, listen to me. Professor Morghulis is, or maybe was, some kind of living, and now maybe rather dead, legend among Amarrian scientists and explorers. He got famous for travelling into the far reaches of New Eden before anyone else, and he created the very first catalogue of the outer regions, their planets, moons and resources. Obviously a man with many talents, and too much time on his hands."
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"Actually, more than a healthy mind can imagine.", Grunt answers. "There are rumours that the Blood Raiders want to elevate the cult and their beliefs to new heights, favoring not just bloodbaths, but also necrophilia and cannibalism. There are strong rumours that they are not finished with you once they drained all the blood from your corpse."
  
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Yes, now you can remember the name again. The Morghulis Map Project on one of the Amarr home worlds has some historical and scientific relevance for the slavers. You didn't know that this man is still alive... or at least has been until recently.
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And now they operate in this region.
  
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"The professor disappeared without a trace a few days ago and some people are very nervous that it could be somehow connected to the Thukker attack in Yulai. After all, Professor Morghulis is a prime target of anyone who wants to annoy the hell out of the Amarrians, and who hates them more than the Minmatar? This may be a huge Thukker publicity stunt, maybe they took the professor as a hostage or so."
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Grunt sighs. "Yes, it looks like. Until recently, their activities targeted Nullsec. But they engaging in pirate operations in Federation Space adds a new dimension to the increasing threat they've become. The Blood Raiders are notorious since they invaded a colony of so-called ''purebloods'' in the Cloud Ring, harmless settlers which made the mistake of founding a colony in a system which the Blood Raiders used as a staging point. They killed everyone, and the children first. Their leader goes by the name of ''Omir Sarikusa'', an Amarrian with some Caldari ancestry. They call him ''Bloody Omir'' for a reason. Under his lead, the Blood Raiders began targeting capsuleers and clones for their blood farms, and there's an increase of Blood Raider attacks on trade convoys and passenger ships. So it is not a surprise that you encountered them at the Damsel wreckage, they were probably salvaging corpses and looking for potential survivors."
  
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Abraham Grunt's face shows some signs of disgust. Taking hostages doesn't seem to be a business he appreciates.
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Bloody Omir. Nice nickname.  
  
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"There is just one thing missing in this picture: Professor Morghulis himself. There's been no message from the Thukker vagabonds, no ransom note, nothing. So some trigger-happy people from the highest Amarrian ranks are getting nervous now. It seems like those arrogant snobs don't like the idea that they lost one of their most famous researchers without a trace, and they contacted me for help."
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"Yes, indeed. But fitting.", Grunt nods. "Here, have a look!"
  
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I think I know how this little briefing will end.
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Abraham Grunt takes a picture out of a drawer and holds it to the terminal screen.
  
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"Starhopper, I want you to investigate the constellations surrounding your current location. The Professor was last seen when he boarded a flight on a ship called ''Damsel'', which was part of an Amarrian convoy. They were headed towards the Sisters of EVE Bureau where Morghulis was going to meet Sister Alitura, but guess which ships never arrived there. Try to find out something about the Damsel's whereabouts. But be careful. If my information is right, that convoy was guarded by at least one Dreadnought, and nobody should lose a Dreadnought without knowing exactly what's going on. Not even the Amarr. Over and out."
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[[image:bloody_omir_by_gabriel_cassata.jpg|320px|Bloody Omir by Gabriel Cassata]]
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"This is a painting by an Artist called Gabriel Cassata. It depicts Omir Sarikusa on his throne. Lovely guy, isn't he?", Grunt explains. "So lovely that CONCORD decided to put him on the top 10 list of wanted criminals yesterday."
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Grunt laughs. "Okay, enough of the stories. Open your ears now and listen to me, I have a new job for you. But first I need to explain you something. Open your map."
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Okay, open my map... done. What about it?
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"On the top left corner of your map window are some buttons. See them? I want you to click on the leftmost one and select ''Group stars by constellation'', ''All Lines'' and then check ''Abstract Layout''."
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[[image:map-instructions-0.png]]
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"Then click on the second button from the left, the one which looks like a colorful circle. A menu will open with several lists. Go to the ''Geography and Statistics'' list and select ''Security Status'' there, to make sure your maps will look like mine."
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[[image:map-instructions-2.png]]
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"Next, find the search symbol in the upper right corner of the map window. Click on it, and enter "Thoulde". This will show you the Thoulde constellation of the Essence region on the map.
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[[image:map-instructions-1.png]]
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Roger that.
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"Now you should have the Thoulde region on your map, it should look more or less like this:"
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[[image:map-instructions-3.png]]
  
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Okay, so I am a investigator now. But where to start looking? Maybe Sister Alitura knows more.
 
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"What you see here are the systems which form the Thoulde constellation. It's a rather quiet area not too far away from Arnon, which is your current location. I want you to find someone for me there."
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Grunt looks very serious now.
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"The woman you are looking for is a Caldari Agent by the name ''Mourmarie Mone''. She's an ex... affiliate of mine. Here's a picture of her so you can make sure you find the right person:"
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[[image:mourmarie-mone.png|240px|Mourmarie Mone]]
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Grunt chuckles. "Believe it or not, but she was pretty hot when she was about your age. I haven't met her for a long time, but she has extremely close ties to the Gallente secret services and if someone in this area knows something about Professor Morghulis' whereabout, it's her. She probably won't talk to you, since she is a very secretive person. Not a surprise, when you consider that she's an agent."
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Yes, I guess so.
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"As far as I know, she is running an unmarked operation somewhere in the Thoulde constellation now.", Grunt continues his instructions. "After the Yulai attack, the Caldari have turned into a bunch of nerve-shattered folks and Mourmarie is in charge of a covert radio surveillance station of the Gallente Federation, trying to observe Caldari and Ammarian operations in nearby regions. She's always been a spy, and that's what she does best."
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Abraham Grunts sighs, as if he has to fight memories.
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"Well, please find that unmarked operation of hers and report the exact location to me. I will then travel there and have a chat with the girl. Also, to make things easier for me, take a photo of her vessel and the surveillance station. But take care, it's probably guarded by several Gallente Patrollers. Stay within Thoulde high security systems. And don't run into Blood Raiders on your way there!"
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He nods and turns of his communication terminal.
  
 
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[[User:Zebulon tucker|Zebulon tucker]] ([[User talk:Zebulon tucker|talk]]) 15:53, 25 March 2016 (CDT)
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War shenanigans over, back onto my search for the missing explorer.  I found the agent and have enclosed a picture of her Helios in front of the listening station.  My Algos is in the background.
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[[File:Zeb_proof8.png|512px|Zebulon Tucker]]
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[[User:Caitlyn semah|Caitlyn semah]] ([[User talk:Caitlyn semah|talk]]) 17:08, 27 April 2016 (CDT)
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War targets like to hang out in missioning systems apparently
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[[Category:The Explorer's Shadow]]

Latest revision as of 20:17, 4 May 2022

Secret Activities

Secret Activities
Book: Book ONE: So You Want to be an Explorer?
Chapter: Chapter Two
Previous Quest: A Damsel in Distress
Next Quest: The Freshman
Your Target: Find the unmarked Gallente operation lead by this agent and report his/her name.
Reward: none
Your Mission
Incoming Transmission

Abraham Grunt seems to be a lot less grumpy than usually, when he contacts you for discussing your latest intel.

"Sister Alitura is pleased with you progress.", he tells me, unable to hide that he's a bit proud of me. "She said that your help has been extremely valuable. And what's valuable for Alitura is also of value to me."

Thanks, Sir.

"But there's is still this other case we investigate.", he continues. "And hearing that the Blood Raiders may be involved in the case has some serious implications. The Blood Raiders are a bunch of lunatics, part of an ancient cultist faction called Sani Sabik, which is Amarrian for Friends of Blood. Disgusting folks. They were founded during the dark age after the breakdown of initial space travel in New Eden and before the Amarr got interested in slavery. In fact, the Sani Sabik were the ones who abused the original Amarr state religion, which already advocated that some people are born for greatness and other people only live to breed and feed those geniuses, for their personal advantage."

Grunt shrugs.

"The leaders of the Sani Sabik were members of the Amarr elite and obsessed with the idea of eternal life. Their cult grew in the shadows of Amarr and over time, blood became their biggest obsession. They believed that blood is an elixir which held the secret of life within itself. There are legends of the Sani Sabik building blood farms, where they drained the blood of countless kidnapped victims."

And how much of this is true?

"Actually, more than a healthy mind can imagine.", Grunt answers. "There are rumours that the Blood Raiders want to elevate the cult and their beliefs to new heights, favoring not just bloodbaths, but also necrophilia and cannibalism. There are strong rumours that they are not finished with you once they drained all the blood from your corpse."

And now they operate in this region.

Grunt sighs. "Yes, it looks like. Until recently, their activities targeted Nullsec. But they engaging in pirate operations in Federation Space adds a new dimension to the increasing threat they've become. The Blood Raiders are notorious since they invaded a colony of so-called purebloods in the Cloud Ring, harmless settlers which made the mistake of founding a colony in a system which the Blood Raiders used as a staging point. They killed everyone, and the children first. Their leader goes by the name of Omir Sarikusa, an Amarrian with some Caldari ancestry. They call him Bloody Omir for a reason. Under his lead, the Blood Raiders began targeting capsuleers and clones for their blood farms, and there's an increase of Blood Raider attacks on trade convoys and passenger ships. So it is not a surprise that you encountered them at the Damsel wreckage, they were probably salvaging corpses and looking for potential survivors."

Bloody Omir. Nice nickname.

"Yes, indeed. But fitting.", Grunt nods. "Here, have a look!"

Abraham Grunt takes a picture out of a drawer and holds it to the terminal screen.

Bloody Omir by Gabriel Cassata

"This is a painting by an Artist called Gabriel Cassata. It depicts Omir Sarikusa on his throne. Lovely guy, isn't he?", Grunt explains. "So lovely that CONCORD decided to put him on the top 10 list of wanted criminals yesterday."

Grunt laughs. "Okay, enough of the stories. Open your ears now and listen to me, I have a new job for you. But first I need to explain you something. Open your map."

Okay, open my map... done. What about it?

"On the top left corner of your map window are some buttons. See them? I want you to click on the leftmost one and select Group stars by constellation, All Lines and then check Abstract Layout."

Map-instructions-0.png

"Then click on the second button from the left, the one which looks like a colorful circle. A menu will open with several lists. Go to the Geography and Statistics list and select Security Status there, to make sure your maps will look like mine."

Map-instructions-2.png

"Next, find the search symbol in the upper right corner of the map window. Click on it, and enter "Thoulde". This will show you the Thoulde constellation of the Essence region on the map.

Map-instructions-1.png

Roger that.

"Now you should have the Thoulde region on your map, it should look more or less like this:"

Map-instructions-3.png

"What you see here are the systems which form the Thoulde constellation. It's a rather quiet area not too far away from Arnon, which is your current location. I want you to find someone for me there."

Grunt looks very serious now.

"The woman you are looking for is a Caldari Agent by the name Mourmarie Mone. She's an ex... affiliate of mine. Here's a picture of her so you can make sure you find the right person:"

Mourmarie Mone

Grunt chuckles. "Believe it or not, but she was pretty hot when she was about your age. I haven't met her for a long time, but she has extremely close ties to the Gallente secret services and if someone in this area knows something about Professor Morghulis' whereabout, it's her. She probably won't talk to you, since she is a very secretive person. Not a surprise, when you consider that she's an agent."

Yes, I guess so.

"As far as I know, she is running an unmarked operation somewhere in the Thoulde constellation now.", Grunt continues his instructions. "After the Yulai attack, the Caldari have turned into a bunch of nerve-shattered folks and Mourmarie is in charge of a covert radio surveillance station of the Gallente Federation, trying to observe Caldari and Ammarian operations in nearby regions. She's always been a spy, and that's what she does best."

Abraham Grunts sighs, as if he has to fight memories.

"Well, please find that unmarked operation of hers and report the exact location to me. I will then travel there and have a chat with the girl. Also, to make things easier for me, take a photo of her vessel and the surveillance station. But take care, it's probably guarded by several Gallente Patrollers. Stay within Thoulde high security systems. And don't run into Blood Raiders on your way there!"

He nods and turns of his communication terminal.

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Sol arisa keʹaide (talk) 08:20, 19 September 2015 (CDT)
Enter your comments and screenshots below... you should haven gotten the idea of how to do it until now :-D

Zebulon tucker (talk) 15:53, 25 March 2016 (CDT)
War shenanigans over, back onto my search for the missing explorer. I found the agent and have enclosed a picture of her Helios in front of the listening station. My Algos is in the background.

Zebulon Tucker

Caitlyn semah (talk) 17:08, 27 April 2016 (CDT)
War targets like to hang out in missioning systems apparently

Caittes8.jpg

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