Passive Observation

The Blood-Stained Stars Chapter 1: Quality of Mercy 1 Beacon Beckons 2 Agent Inquiry 3 Of Interest 4 Retrieving Red 5 Alerting Alitura 6 Jet-Canning a Janitor 7 Chivvying a Chef 8 Delivering a Doctor 9 Engineering a Rescue 10 Going Gallente Chapter 2: Automaton Impediment 11 Studying the Scene 12 Rendering Assistance 13 Lair of the Snakes 14 Data Retrieval 15 Crossing Enemy Lines Chapter 3: Shadow Puppets 16 Passive Observation 17 House of Records 18 Mercenary Distractions 19 An Economy Under Threat 20 Every Drone Inside 21 A Sense of Dread Chapter 4: Queens And Drones 22 Royal Jelly 23 Nature Pictures 24 Tracking or Scanning 25a Tracking the Queen (Part 1) 26a Tracking the Queen (Part 2) 27a Tracking the Queen (Part 3) 25b Bag of Blood 26b Planting the Body 27b Chasing a Nightmare 28 Burning Down the Hive 29 It's Not Over Yet Chapter 5: Shifting Foundations 30 An Eye on Everything 31 The Uses of Force 32 Goading the Leader 33 Hunting the Lieutenants 34 Valuable Cargo 35 Marked for Death 36 Thwarting the Succession 37 Certificate of Death Chapter 6: A Breach of Trust 38 A Matter of Decorum 39 New Friends 40 Recovery 41 Of Quiet Nights Long Past 42 Revelations 43 A Call to Trial 44 Brothers and Sisters Chapter 7: Closing In 45 A Stranger's Face 46 The Sisters and the Spy 47 Sealing the Deal 48 Chasing Shadows 49 The Missing Piece 50 Our Man Dagan 51 Dal Segno Al Fine

Type	Encounter
Faction	Rogue Drones
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th
Rewards	100,000 ISK + ~115,000 ISK (bonus)
Extra	Combat is optional

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Immuri Asaka

Mission briefing

We've been dealing with the same drone corruption described by Xarasier. We've managed to contain the contaminated ones inside a deadspace pocket, but that is only a temporary solution. I need you to scout out the situation personally. I've been trying to get updates from my colleague in the field, but apparently she is having trouble getting clearance for outside communication. Fly over there and make sure the drones are still adequately contained. If they aren't, report back to me. Do not enter into any confrontations with the security forces attempting to contain the drones. Am I clear? Battle Scars The Caldari are very protective of their way of life and tolerate only those foreigners that stick to the rules. Almost any time the Gallente seek to influence events inside the State, the Caldari are swift to label it as nothing less than a violation of their sovereignty. The Caldari paid a huge cost fighting the Federation, losing millions of people between the exodus from Caldari Prime and the war itself.

Objective

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The Drone Hive

Scout out the drone hive and report back on friendly vessels - Location: Hatakani

Notes
There's no danger here if you don't shoot at anything. You'll warp to an acceleration gate. Activate the gate, and you'll emerge into the deadspace room at 75 km from the massive Drone Hive. There are also eight rogue drone frigates, but they will not attack if you leave them alone. Fly towards the Drone Hive - the mission objective will be fulfilled when you are about 10 km from it. Return to Asaka's station to complete the mission.

Update
Arriving out of warp it becomes immediately clear that whoever is handling security has little idea how to fight drones. Battleships patrol on the fringe of the swarm, seemingly oblivious to just how vulnerable they are without proper support from smaller vessels.

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