Their Loss, Our Profit

Caldari epic arc: Penumbra
Chapter 1 - Proof of Intent
Previous mission: Trust And Discretion
Next mission:The Paths That Are Hidden

Type	Encounter
Objective	Destroy the Hyasyoda Research Facility and recover 1x S.I Formula Sheet (0.1 m3).
Faction	Serpentis
Best damage to deal	Kin Th
Damage to resist	Th Kin
Rewards	5,000,000 + 1,620,000 (Bonus if completed in 6H) + ~15,000,000 Bounty

Mission briefing
Welcome back, <Character>. Now, before we get to anything else there's the matter of money. If I'm going to be paying for your services, then securing some funds is our first priority. My knowledge plus your capabilities equals ISK. I want you to acquire some valuable formulas for me. They're hidden away inside a deadspace research facility not far from here. I managed to come across the coordinates after a booster-addled Hyasyoda employee let slip about an arrangement to one of my associates. It seems her superiors are allowing criminal types to carry out illegal research in exchange for a cut of the profits…and clearly some of the merchandise too. As it turns out, our friends in Sukuuvestaa are the legal owners of the space where this little operation is underway, something that certainly helps our situation. They've agreed to have Peace and Order security forces busy themselves with other things while you get to work. Very foolish of Hyasyoda to mix themselves up with criminals in someone else's backyard, I'm sure you'll agree. I like to see it as an opportunity, however. Not only will we be securing State borders, but also teaching them a valuable lesson about owning one's choices fully. What do you say? Bad Habits Rivalry among the corporations of the Caldari State is a daily reality, even today. The breakdown of relations with the Federation, opportunistic Guristas invasions and countless other problems facing the Caldari people have done little to ease inter-corporate tensions, some of which predate the existence of the State itself. In other situations, rather than unifying the Caldari people, external threats only cause further divisiveness, and it is not uncommon for such issues to be leapt upon and twisted towards serving the agenda of one corporation or another. Survival within the harsh political arenas of the State requires a mastery of political cunning. To succeed requires even more – not only the ability to deeply understand events, but the capacity to shape them as well.

The mission can be accepted remotely. Single ungated pocket. If you can tank the rats you can just blow up the research facility and take the item. Ships do not need to be destroyed to complete the mission.

Single ungated pocket. The ships are around 100 km from warpin.

Bliz: Ignore the ships and just destroy the research facility. Grab the required item and return to agent. If you can't tank the incoming damage you can thin out the first wave but don't destroy the last high admiral since that would just spawn the next wave.

Initial defenders