A Call to Trial

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
Objective	Defeat Taphos in Trial by Combat
Faction	Amarr Empire
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	EM Th
Rewards	200,000 ISK + ~30,000 ISK (bonus)
Extra	No standing loss

Mission briefing

I'm sure you have several questions for me, but I'm afraid they'll have to wait. It seems Taphos caught wind of your investigation. I know because he has challenged you to trial by combat. It hasn't been common for years, but Taphos considers himself an old-fashioned true Amarr, and blue laws still allow it. Luckily, this provides the perfect opportunity for us. With the information we've uncovered, namely this cipher, we have enough to bring Taphos on charges. Doing so, however, would cause a huge political uproar, the kind that we frankly don't have the time for. I want you to go out there, meet Taphos, and kill him in combat. We've shut off access to his clones, so he won't be coming back. As you were challenged by a noble you'll suffer no consequences, legal or otherwise. His family line gets to keep their good name, and everyone can then go back to their nice, safe lives, confident that Imperial secrets are still safe.

Objective
Defeat Taphos in Trial by Combat. Location Tanoo

Notes
--The mission can be completed remotely and the next mission can be accepted remotely.--

Taphos will be in a frigate at the designated location. Easy kill mission.

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Frigate Taphos

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