Renegades

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Renegades
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This article is about the quest. For the expansion of the same name, see Renegades.

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Renegades is a main quest line for the expansion of the same name.

Steps[edit]

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

Part 1[edit]

This part of the quest is available for all players.

Step 1[edit]

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Step 2[edit]

Speak with Commander Zavala at the Tower.

Zavala visited

Commander Zavala needs to be made aware of the threat Drifter and the crew have uncovered.

Zavala: Guardian… you know fully well this mission is not above board. I understand the Imperium is clearly a threat, but I cannot overemphasize that my hands are tied. After the Witness, don't the people deserve a moment of peace? It is our privilege to carry the mantle of this threat. Let the people live their lives. I understand your conviction. And I wish I had the power to authorize engagement on my own. But… I can't. When I was younger, in the Dark Age, I was taught a path forward is often cleared with unconventional methods. Those methods… are tempered by structure and order. That is how we earned the City Age. It's what we try to preserve. My focus must remain on preventing extinction. I cannot look elsewhere — I WON'T look elsewhere — so long as nothing seizes my attention. I trust you'll… comply, Guardian.

Step 3[edit]

Speak with Drifter at Tharsis Cantina.

Drifter visited

You've escaped from the Imperium, for now, and received Commander Zavala's reluctant blessing to confront them. However, Drifter is certain the Nine are involved in their sudden rise in the system. Speak to Drifter in the Tharsis Cantina to learn more.

The Drifter is certain that the Nine are involved with the Barant Imperium, controlling them through Bael. They've shown him a new vision, which's about to share with you…

Drifter: You and Aunor make a pretty good fireteam, hero. Even if you did use my face as a barricade. And now that we got that Imperium disk in hand — we're gonna need more than one hard-headed Praxic to decrypt it. We're gonna need the local crime syndicates. I've got some irons in the fire with Spider for an intro. Fellow miscreants like that one respect two things: Money and blood. We'll get you set up on buildin' a reputation for yourself out here on Tharsis, gaining leverage on the local miscreants. But as the Nine Weapon, there’s something you gotta know, first. I know I sold you on this job as a scam on the Imperium… but you heard on that ship what I’ve known all along. The Nine are backing the Imperium at the top. They surprised me with that junior Dredgen, but — they’re pulling his strings, too. I've had the same nightmare since Kepler. A vision that runs and smells and tastes on repeat every time I close my eyes. Hand to my heart, I know the threat. If I don’t do it, they hurt her. Back on that ship…

{Cutscene begins}

A jade coin falls into the palm of a statue of the Drifter.

Drifter: Bael knew me as a Dredgen. Heard stories of the sad old days and… wanted a close-up look. Thought that was all there was to connect us.

The image shifts to the Drifter, wielding Thorn, standing with a group of Guardians. Tendrils of dark matter energy begins to surround them in the background.

Drifter: But there's more. Couple months ago, I had this vision.

The image shifts to the Drifter holding a jade coin with the symbols of the Nine on it. The tendrils of dark matter energy shift into the same symbols as chains with the cores of Ghosts with green eyes, similar to those Bael has hanging on his waist.

Drifter: Didn't know if I was cracking up or what. Because when I came to… I tasted granite and battery acid.

The Drifter turns in shock to see Bael behind him with his Praxic Blade drawn.

Drifter: And I knew… I KNEW it came from the Nine.

The camera zooms in on Bael's mask and transitions to multiple Drifters in a space with Nine architecture. One Drifter stands before a doorway.

Drifter: Today? That same voice spoke through Bael. Never gonna get that taste out of my mouth. Just… listen before you judge, all right? They told me…

One Drifter climbs a staircase to a hole that's glowing red.

Bael as VI: ATTEND MY EXEGESIS

The Drifter falls down a series of hexagonal rings as another climbs onto a platform.

Bael as VI: ESCHATON IS COMING

I AM INFORMING YOU OF YOUR PATH

The Drifter explores the space and finds a door before reaching into a black void.

Bael as VI: BECAUSE FUTURITY DICTATES

NOW IS WHEN YOU ARE INFORMED

LITTLE MANIKIN OF FLESH AND FEAR

NOT MADE TO SEE YOUR END

A fragmented statue of the Drifter reaches out.

Bael as VI: THE OUTER PERSPECTIVE WIDENS

WE KNOW YOUR BINARY OPTION

WE KNOW THE ZERO YOU CHOOSE

Multiple Drifters reach out to several lit openings as one walks into a white opening.

Bael as VI: YOU WILL RELINQUISH YOUR INSUPPORTABLE BURDEN AND KNOW PEACE

A red laser cuts through the Traveler. The scene then transitions to show red energy materializing Barant Imperium soldiers, Harvesters, Goliath Tanks and Land Tanks. Dredgen Bael stands at the front reaching out to the Drfiter, with Blue next to him and Thorn in his hand.

Bael as VI: YOU WILL JOIN THE SHADOW

RAISE HIS TOOLS AGAINST WHAT WRONGED YOU

BANISH THE LIGHT

SAVE YOURSELF FROM FOREVER

The camera pans to show a large mass of Guardians to face them. The Drifter pulls the trigger, blowing a hole in the chest of a Titan. The camera zooms through the hole showing a battle between the Guardians and the Barant Imperium. Osiris is shown being gunned down, Ikora is struck in the chest with a red blast and Saint-14 is impaled by a Centurion's wrist blade.

Bael as VI: BLINDED SMALL THING

FREEDOM LIVES IN THE FOREORDAINED

ONE HEART WITHIN YOUR BODY

A dying Ghost lands in a field of other Ghosts and dead Guardians. The light in their eyes go out as the Drifter stands atop a mountain of other Ghosts with Blue in his hand. One impaled Guardian reaches out to him as Blue's light goes out and a giant Bael rises behind them.

Bael as VI: ONE WITHOUT CHAINS THAT BIND YOUR FATE

BREAK THEM BE FREE

OR THE MAZE DOOR OPENS NEEDLESSLY TO DEEP-GRIEVED DEATH

{Cutscene ends}

Step 4[edit]

See if you can gain entry to the deeper Cantina and speak with the bouncer outside the Piker hangout.

Piker bouncer visited

Crime syndicates on Mars seem to be prevalent in Tharsis Cantina. Explore the Cantina, and see what you can learn about these groups. They're made up of species that are typically hostile to humanity. But these gangs don't seem to be particularly aggressive—at least in town.

Piker Bouncer
Friend to Riliks. Not to you.

" The Piker guard laughs before the Guardian can even ask to enter. "Absolutely not. Go away." "

Step 5[edit]

Speak with Aunor in the Tharsis Cantina.

Aunor visited

Seek out Aunor in the Cantina to learn more about Syndicate bosses and their organizations.

Aunor would like our help discovering what the newly emerged Dredgen Bael is up to, alongside the crime syndicates of Mars.

Start by assisting her in targeting syndicate operatives across the system to help discover their long-term plans.

Aunor: Welcome to the new Mars. While the Vanguard was off fighting the good fight, the syndicates took over. Now the only law on Tharsis is the gun on your hip and the Light in your hands. You'll do well here. I don't relish doing business with these leeches, but we need to find out what the Dredgen are after. The only way to do that is by wading into the pond with the scum. Like the syndicates, and your sleazy friend, Drifter. Keep the syndicates in your gunsights, and take out their operatives across the system when you can. The more leverage we gain over them, the sooner we'll uncover the Dredgen's long-term plans.

Step 6[edit]

Speak with Drifter's Ghost at Tharsis Cantina.

Drifter's Ghost visited

Drifter has told you that his Ghost would like to speak to you. He mentioned he thought he had been earning her trust lately, but she has something to ask you—help her get her voice back, which she lost helping the Drifter. See what you can do to assist.

Drifter's Ghost
Non-verbal.

" Drifter's Ghost makes a beeline towards you, peppering you with rapid-fire beeps from her modular armor. "

" She shakes her shell back and forth as she seems to realize you don't understand. "

" The Drifter might know how you can help. "

Step 7[edit]

Speak with Drifter at Tharsis Cantina.

Drifter visited

See if Drifter can translate what his Ghost has been trying to communicate to you. She needs your help to get her voice back.

Drifter
An old renegade made good.

" "Been analyzing Imperium tech. There's an energy signature in it that may be anti-Light in nature." "

" "And my Ghost, Blue, picks today to go rebel on me. Thought I'd be behaving lately, too." "

" "She says she'd like your help getting her voice back online. She lost it helping me out a long time ago." "

" "Do her a solid, yeah? She's never asked me for this. Knab some kitbash parts 'round Tharsis." "

Step 8[edit]

Access the recording that Drifter left for you.

Recording heard

Your Ghost informs you that Drifter has left you a tape—in physical cassette form, like in the old days. Find and access his recording.

Note: See Tape#Drifter's first message to the Guardian for full transcript.

Step 9[edit]

You've agreed to help Drifter's Ghost get her voice back, which she lost long ago helping her Guardian. Search for any raw materials you can find in Tharsis Bazaar that might be used for parts in the repairs.

Tharsis Bazaar armorers searched
Tharsis Bazaar scrap mercantile searched
Tharsis Unpaired Ghost commune searched

Explore Tharsis Bazaar while keeping an eye out for anything that might serve as spare parts for Drifter's Ghost.

" You search the Tharsis merchant stalls for paracausal scrap matching Drfiter's specifications. "

" The armorers carry a collection of bleeding-edge personal protection and high-tech prosthesis… "

" You discover a few discarded parts, remnants of larger Golden Age relics long disassembled. "

" You hear Drifter crackle over comms: "One more place to check. Heard there's a Ghost colony in town." "

Berlioz
An old Tharsis hand.

" "Welcome to the Commune, Guardian! Berlioz at your service!" "

" "I teamed up with a couple of solo Ghosts such as myself, to carve a space out here." "

" "Drifter got us caught up on your situation. There's, uh… quite a few of us out here." "

" "We all pitched in to get you some parts you can use." "

" "Drifter's Ghost is a pro. With her voice back online, she’ll get you out of whatever trouble you're in." "

" "Anyway, we gotta get back to searching…" "

Step 10[edit]

Reach out to Spider for assistance in repairing the Drifter's Ghost. Find him in Tharsis Cantina.

Spider visited

Despite some moderate success searching Tharsis Outpost, you still lack a complete set of components of to repair Drifter's ghost.

Perhaps Spider can help. Find him at Tharsis Cantina.

Spider chortles low and gleefully as you approach. "I've always liked Drifter's Ghost," he says. "She's the best thing about him! If she's finally looking to get her voice back, I'd be glad to help. For a small favor." He gestures towards the dark corners of his den. "My transport crews have failed me. I sent the into the Lawless Frontier to bring back hard-won contraband. If you'll venture out there, find my crew, and more importantly, my contraband—I'll make sure you obtain the Ghost parts you need.

Step 11[edit]

Complete mission "Welcome to the Frontier."

Mission completed

Spider would like us to infiltrate the Lawless Frontier, a war zone on the outskirts of Tharsis, to find a missing courier crew that was transporting valuable cargo. In exchange, he has offered to help us secure materials necessary to repair Drifter's Ghost and restore her voice.

Note: See Welcome to the Frontier for full transcript.

Step 12[edit]

Speak to Spider in the Tharsis Cantina.

Spider visited

You've exfiltrated successfully from the Lawless Frontier with Spider's package intact, after his courier crew was ambushed in the warzone. Go see Spider about the materials he owes you to help Drifter's Ghost repair her voice.

Spider leans back and guffaws into the air. "You enraged all three major syndicates in a single infiltration of the Lawless Frontier," he says gleefully. "Well done, renegade. Your reward: a few ontological materials Drifter's Ghost will need. Kitbash her with these, and she'll be good as new." He reaches out, four paws full of glittering, paracausal metals.

Step 13[edit]

Visit Drifter's Ghost at Tharsis Cantina.

Drifter's Ghost visited

Spider has given us the final component we needed to repair Drifter's Ghost. Go seek her out at Tharsis Cantina.

"Years ago, my Ghost lost her voice when I got us into an ice-cold situation on one of the Cabal Emperor's Athenaeum worlds. A couple other Lights didn't make it out, but thanks to her, I did. Hand to my heart, I regret it—and I thought she and I were making progress, especially after Kepler. She's clearly holding some grudges, but—thanks for helping her just the same. Now let's see what we can do to take this fight to the Imperium."—The Drifter

Drifter: Did it work?
Blue: YOU DOORKNOB! You lousy, awful, stupid, waste-of-Light, bottom-feeding LEECH!
Drifter: Hello to you, too.
Blue: No, you disloyal, coin-flippin', Ghost-ditching, scraggly-beard two-timer! If you had a mom, she wouldn't call you! Oh, and the only time you;re sincere is when you’re askin' for money! And your headband makes you look like a line cook!
Drifter: Guardian, thank you for fixing my Ghost. This is Blue. Named her because of that sunny personality.
Blue: BITE ME. I need to talk to the Guardian. With my VOICE. That was, uh… well, that was healing. [laughs] Drifter and I have a complicated relationship. Scratch that, it's not complicated: He's a flake. No! Worse than a flake! He's a scoundrel. That data he stole? It wasn't any old data, it was plans for a superweapon: Nightfall Station. No idea on its payload. Drifter's sure the Imperium's connected to the Nine, and I think he's right. This tech—it's impossible. And that vision he showed you? It has him shook. Me too. Now he's shut away from me, from Eido, from Aunor—which I get—And Eris. The one person he let in. Watch him. I gave up my voice to save the Drifter once. I'm through keepin' my mouth shut.

Part 2[edit]

This part of the quest is available only for who have purchased the Renegades expansion.

Step 1[edit]

Listen to the recording.

Recording heard

Drifter has left you another recording.

Note

See Tape#Drifter's second message to the Guardian for full transcript.

Step 2[edit]

Speak to Spider in the Cantina.

Spider visited

Speak to Spider to learn how the connections with the Syndicates can aid in striking back against the Imperium.

Spider hunches towards you eagerly. "You're in luck. The Pikers have agreed to a deal for a Splicer Shank under the condition that you go and help them with a little side project first."

"Go make your introduction with Riliks and see how you might be of service. They don't give their trust away lightly, but when Riliks respects you and your code? Perhaps we can manipulate them." Spider snickers lightly to himself.

Step 3[edit]

Speak with Riliks in the Cantina.

Riliks visited

Listen to what Riliks has to say about the Pikers' latest venture.

" "Look at you. My Dregs could take you in an arm-wrestling contest! With their stumps." They laugh. "

" "This here's Piker territory. We're better Splicers than the Vex. Better mechanics than the Totality." "

" "We'll welcome anybody, caste or class no issue. Prove we can trust you, and what's ours is yours." "

" Riliks leans in. "And a little Shank told me you could use a Splicer… But the Imperium's on our backs." "

" They're building a weapon. Big. Bad for business. And your disk might be related. So I tell ya what…" "

" "Our best Splicer—barring me—hasn't turned up today. Find Vixis, make sure he's alright. He'll sort you out." "

Step 4[edit]

Search for Vixis, the Piker Splicer, somewhere outside the Cantina.

Vixis, Piker Splicer found

Riliks let us know that one of his top splicers was heading up the keycard venture. You've agreed to help, as part of cover to investigate Imperium tests that may be taking place in the Lawless Frontier.

Tharsis is a flurry of illicit activity, and Vixis was recently the victim of possible cross-syndicate conflict, or Imperium intervention.

Riliks has asked that we go look for him outside.

" "Dangerous to walk alone with the Totality Divison around." Vixis displays empty hands with a scowl—he's been attacked." "

" "Took keycard cache. Cracked rebreather. Will do as Riliks asks, but revenge makes work sweater, yes?" "

" "One cache's tracker still on Mars, likely with Totality. One on Venus now, likely sold for contraband." "

" "Get them back, and Vixis is your helpful friend. To show pre-emptive appreciation: Falcon is yours. Speak with mechanic." "

" "Advise caution on your surveys. Imperium preparing strange weapon in the field…" "

Step 5[edit]

Visit the Piker Mechanic in the Cantina.

Piker Mechanic visited

Vixis has suggested that we pay a visit to the Mechanic, as they may have something for us to help recover the keycards.

Deoriks flags you down with a wave of a datapad.

"You're the Guardian Vixis has been talking to? Well, I guess if you're helping him out, you're alright for a Lightbearer," she says.

"You ever ride a Pike? A Falcon's like that, but more. I can list every component we use in 'em and where we get 'em, but I don't want to keep you when you've got Imperium goons to squash.

"Remember—if you're scared you're about to crash, you're not going fast enough.

Step 6[edit]

Aid the Syndicates by completing Jobs on Mars and Venus to recover the stolen keycard caches.

Venus cache recovered
Mars cache recovered

Vxis has provided us with the coordinates for the stolen keycards and has asked us to provide retaliatory support against his recent Imperium attackers. In addition to helping Vixis, it will make a statement for the Pikers to the Imperium and the other syndicates.

Transcript[edit]

Drifter: VI didn't mince words. Someone will die if I don't follow what fate laid out for me. I gotta assume it's you. Can't lose you again.
Eris Morn: You lose me either way. Drifter, there is no future where I stand by a Dredgen's side. I am your partner, not an obedient pet. Instead… what if I take the Nine into own hands? Seize them as I did the Hive. Evert their machinations. I will glean what I can so we may divert our prophesized extinction. I have foiled gods before. The Nine are no different.
Drifter: I'll see what I can dig up on the inside. But what if they figure me out and cut me down?
Eris Morn: Then the God of Vengeance will bleed a planet.

Note: This dialogue triggers after completing the mission on either Mars or Venus.

Eris Morn: Communion Attempt Number 34. I begin. I hold the ritual space. Tithe my offering to the celestial bodies of Sol. Formless bodies, take refuge in my limbs. Poetry bled from the ache of dark matter, grant speech with my offering. Grant SPEECH with my OFFERING. … You may speak now! I offer physicality. I offer warmth, I offer taste. I offer Glimmer. I offer tithes. I mastered the Hive. I am not supplicating myself to a stranger in order to communicate. I do not need an Emissary. Why do you refuse me? Communion Attempt Number 35. [sighs] I begin.

Venus Cache[edit]

Drifter: Now that Blue's tinkered up, she's going whole hog on that Imperium data. Encryption's a pile though. It's gonna take time, dig?
Eris: We will reveal the conspiracy surrounding the Imperium and the Nine. This "Bael"… did you know him?
Drifter: Not personally. But the Dredgens… that's my baggage. I'll clean it up. First, we gotta make good on our deal with the Pikers.

{Mission begins}

Stolen NLS Crusier Cargo Bay, Selina Morass

Drifter: Ops ain't been cleared on Venus since it popped back into Sol. Legal ones, anyway. Guess they still aren't.
Eris: The Vanguard may admonish us, but they understand the necessity of our actions. They won’t interfere. Do you trust these Pikers?
Drifter: Hell no. But if it gets us what we need to move one step ahead of the Imperium, of the Nine… I'll roll those dice.

The Guardian selects their Renegade Abilities and boards the Hawk, which flies to the surface.

Selina Morass

Eris Morn: Your Vex target shouldn't be far. The Tharsis Reformation are of the Conductor's cohort, no?
Drifter: Yeah. Dropped out of her control. Traded in that cozy collective for slick threads. Their boss owes me… in cards, among other things.

The Guardian locates their target: a Tharsis Reformation Overseer. After damaging it enough, it transmats away.

Eris: Guardian. Your quarry flees. Pursue it.
Drifter: Back on target, hero. Let's push; we don't have time to waste.

The Guardian draws out and takes out Intel Officers until they have enough to track their bounty target.

Eris: Don't let this obsession drive you into a trap. What the Nine say is not absolute. You needn't worry.
Drifter: Maybe this is what the Prophecy meant by "bind the Nine"? Gods don't tend to like being tied down. Maybe III's expecting us to slug it out with the Imperium to prevent extinction.
Eris: What the Nine present to us is only the surface. There is a deeper truth to uncover. Give me time. Patience.

The Guardian clears the area of Vex.

Drifter: They're just in our way. The real fight's with the Imperium.
Eris: Something for us to look forward to.

The Guardian finds and eliminates the Tharsis Reformation Overseer.

Drifter: Hey, Spider. Our Weapon's ready for a planet-side pickup. Send out that Hawk! Whoa. You pick that up on the Vanguard sats? Some kinda… high-yield energy emission.
Eris: Something near Mars, but away from orbit. This signature is of the Nine.

The Guardian requests exfiltration and escapes Venus in the Hawk.

Stolen NLS Crusier Cargo Bay, Selina Morass

Drifter: Listen. If it comes down to it, I stole the Imperium's data. It's me Bael wants. If we got our backs to a wall, just let me play my hand.
Eris: You will not have your back to a wall… because it will be to mine and the Guardian's.
Drifter: You don’t know what the Nine can take from us, Eris. I've felt it, and I've seen it. They'll rip the years away until we got nothing.
Eris: Whatever they reach out to take, we will hold fast together. Trust.

{Mission ends}

Mars Cache[edit]

Aunor: We're assisting the Piker syndicate for help in turn. Drifter was right—the Imperium might be experimenting with anti-Light tech. So we'll do some demolition on a spot the syndicates claim was a test site for Imperium weapons and see what turns up.
Zavala: Working with the crime syndicates? Don't tell me you've gone renegade.
Aunor: We don't have official support, sir. I thought you'd be too busy with your hands tied to call directly. Pleasant surprise.

{Mission begins}

Stolen NLS Crusier Cargo Bay, Freehold Outskirts

The Guardian selects their Renegade Abilities and boards a Hawk, which takes them to the surface.

Aunor: Commander… how's the City holding up?
Zavala: We're at the mercy of micro-phenomena happening across the world. Matter transmutating, air turning to toxin… We're running containment. I suspect it'll continue until the Emissary and Eris Morn can tell us what "bind the Nine" truly means.

The Guardian disrupts the Imperium assets.

Aunor: Commander, while we have you on the line—I've been meaning to ask. Is redacting the Prophecy truly necessary? The people of the City are in danger; they can feel it. If it were me, I'd appreciate the intel.
Zavala: Spoken like a field Guardian. I hear your concern, Mahal. It's too dangerous to tell them. And the people are already on the verge of panic.

The Guardian clears the scrapyard of Imperium troops.

Aunor: Take out that syndicate asset while I scan the area. I'm filtering for dark matter particles. The word on the Martian frontier is: the Imperium is obsessed with collecting dark matter ingots and crystals.
Zavala: The system has been rich with dark matter since the flurry of Nine activity on Kepler…
Aunor: My thoughts exactly. It's gotta be what's powering this new tech.

The Guardian uses Imperium orbital strikes to destroy nine Interceptors that were being protected by a shield.

Aunor: Fight your way to the exfiltration point I marked. It's inside a heavy concentration of dark matter energy.
Zavala: Being back with a fireteam reminds me of my strike support days. Especially on Mars. The universe seemed simpler… though survival has remained a temporary condition.
Aunor: It's not like you to sound nostalgic, sir.

The Guardian heads to the extraction point.

Aunor: Your ride's heading out to you. We'll get you out.
Zavala: I guess I'm feeling nostalgic. Whether I wanted it or not. And I rarely have a spare moment… Those early strikes on the Martian frontier… were a highlight of my career, Guardian. Just wanted you to know. Relax. You're not being disciplined. You’ve made it… interesting to be your Commander.

The Guardian successfully exfiltrates aboard a Hawk.

Stolen NLS Crusier Cargo Bay, Freehold Outskirts

Aunor: The Guardian found an expired Ghost out here. No physical damage, but… the Light is completely absent from the Ghost shell… Commander—
Zavala: Too convenient not to be a weapon. Track down what the Imperium is doing. Put a stop to their operation.
Aunor: Commander. We know you have a lot to handle back home. Are you all right?
Zavala: Indeed. Just… checking in on friends while I can.

{Mission ends}

Step 7[edit]

Speak with Vixis

Vixis visited

Now that we've recovered the keycards, we should return to Vixis to help the Pikers get their