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'''Renegades''' is a main [[Quest (Destiny 2)|quest]] line for the expansion of the same name.

==Steps==
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===Part 1===
''This part of the quest is available for all players.''
====Step 1====

====Step 2====
''Speak with [[Commander Zavala]] at the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]].''
*Zavala visited
Commander Zavala needs to be made aware of the threat [[The Drifter|Drifter]] and the crew have uncovered.
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*'''Zavala''': [[The Guardian|Guardian]]… you know fully well this mission is not above board. I understand the [[Barant Imperium|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====
''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.
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''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…''
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*'''Drifter''': You and [[Aunor Mahal|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 Order|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 [[Dredgen Bael|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 [[Guardian]]s. Tendrils of [[Dark matter|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 [[Ghost]]s 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 [[The Traveler|Traveler]]. The scene then transitions to show red energy materializing Barant Imperium soldiers, [[Harvester]]s, [[Goliath Tank]]s and [[Imperial Land Tank|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 (class)|Titan]]. The camera zooms through the hole showing a battle between the Guardians and the Barant Imperium. [[Osiris]] is shown being gunned down, [[Ikora Rey|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====
''See if you can gain entry to the deeper Cantina and speak with the bouncer outside the [[Pikers|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.
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'''Piker Bouncer'''<br>
Friend to Riliks. Not to you.

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

====Step 5====
''Speak with Aunor in the Tharsis Cantina.''
*Aunor visited
Seek out Aunor in the Cantina to learn more about Syndicate bosses and their organizations.
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''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.''
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*'''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====
''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.
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'''Drifter's Ghost'''<br>
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====
''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. 
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'''Drifter'''<br>
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====
''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====
''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.
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'''"''' ''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."'' '''"'''

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'''Berlioz'''<br>
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====
''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.
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''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====
''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====
''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.
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''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====
''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.
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"Years ago, my Ghost lost her voice when I got us into an ice-cold situation on one of the [[Cabal]] [[Cabal Emperor|Emperor's]] [[Athenaeum world]]s. 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
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*'''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===
''This part of the quest is available only for who have purchased the Renegades expansion.''
====Step 1====
''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====
''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.
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''Spider hunches towards you eagerly. "You're in luck. The Pikers have agreed to a deal for a [[Splicer Shank (Renegades)|Splicer Shank]] under the condition that you go and help them with a little side project first."''

''"Go make your introduction with [[Boss Riliks|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====
''Speak with Riliks in the Cantina.''
*Riliks visited
Listen to what Riliks has to say about the Pikers' latest venture.
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'''"''' ''"Look at you. My [[Dreg]]s could take you in an arm-wrestling contest! With their stumps." They laugh.'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"This here's Piker territory. We're better [[Splicer]]s than the [[Vex]]. Better mechanics than the [[Totality Division|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====
''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.
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'''"''' ''"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====
''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.
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''[[Mechanic Deoriks|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====
''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.
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;Note: ''Prior to launching the mission, dialogue will be played while in orbit.''
=====Drifter and Eris talk=====
*'''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.

=====Eris' attempted communions with VI=====
;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 of the Nine|Emissary]]. Why do you refuse me? Communion Attempt Number 35. [sighs] I begin.

====Step 7====
''Speak with Vixis''
*Vixis visited
Now that we've recovered the keycards, we should return to Vixis to help the Pikers get their venture in operation and fulfill your part in the exchange. With the Piker's support, it may be possible to start making bigger moves against the Imperium and their Nightfall plans.
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'''"''' ''"Boss has been informed—spliced keycards are ready."'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"And Vxis enjoys [[Enforcer Rao|Rao's]] discomfort." The Splicer laughs. "An eye for an eye is justice, yes?"'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"Boss says you earned a meeting—would like to trade you for services of a Splicer Shank."'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"Vixis's thanks to you, friend."'' '''"'''

====Step 8====
''Return to Spider in the Cantina.''
*Spider visited
*Renegade Ability upgraded
Vixis appreciates your help with the keycard caches and has provided you with a small bonus in [[Credit]]s, the dominant currency in Tharsis.

Head to Spider in the Cantina to report your success. He may have some ideas on how to spend your newfound wealth.
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''Spider leans forward eagerly as you approach. "Tharsis has been overrun by delinquency," he roars, huffing the air. "Feels more like home than [[Variisis Core]] ever did. Hold on to your Glimmer; it's not the anchor coinage of Mars. You'll need Credits  to entice the Tharsis Syndicates and craft specialists. And I'd be happy to part you from your Credits, in exchange for frontier tech, purchased directly from yours truly. Go on. You deserve a shopping spree now that you're free from your Vanguard bonds. When you're done, your old pal Drifter has news from the Pikers."''

====Step 9====
''Speak with Drifter in the Cantina.''
*Drifter visited
You've established yourself as an emerging player in the Tharsis illicit network, and Drifter has news about a potential exchange with the Piker syndicate he's set up. Speak to him in Tharsis Cantina.
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''We've established a tenuous business relationship with the Pikers, and Drifter has helped set up an exchange with them: They'll bring a Splicer Shank to help us extract further data from Imperium installations on the whereabouts, defenses, and operational status of Nightfall.''
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*'''Drifter''': Hey hero. Heard you been getting into it with the syndicates. You're the talk of Tharsis. I need your ear for a sec. Away from Blue. That data disk we lifted? I got a line on a way to break it open. You know the Pikers: Eliksni punks who don't care for Houses or the Traveler. Treat [[Servitor]]s on the same level as Dregs. They're atheists, radicals—wild children. These kids been scrapping with the Imperium for a minute now. Got Splicer Shanks that can crack the disk we stole—unlike our Ghosts. Spider and Riliks—the Piker's leader—got an exchange set up. Down in the dunes, on Spider's fancy new boat. He's been hounding me to send you his way. Go meet 'em. Get a Shank. Keep Spider happy. He talks syndicate, the syndicates got numbers, and we need numbers to stop the Imperium. They know we got the plans for their Nightfall station on that disk. It's over silver bullet—we get in, we'll know how to take their superweapon off the table. Wish I could go with you but… I gotta chase down some loose ends elsewhere. Do me a favour—take Blue with you? Tell her… Well, don't tell her anything. You saw what they want me to do. What they said I'm gonna do—or did already. She'll sniff me out and she'll say I'm runnin', but I ain't! I ain't leavin' her, I just—she needs to stay here, to do this job. Don't let her come after me. And if she tries—you keep her away. 

====Step 10====
''Complete mission "Fearsome Retainer."''
*Mission completed
Spider has worked with his contacts in the Pikers to obtain a Shank, specially outfitted to breach Imperium security and provide the access we need.

;Note: See [[Fearsome Retainer]] for full transcript.

====Step 11====
''Find Drifter before he leaves orbit.''
*Jump ship reached
Drifter has taken the [[The Derelict|Derelict]] and gone out on his own. Head to your jump ship and pursue him.
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*'''Blue''': Drifter's ditching us, champ! The Splicer Shank's safe, and that Imperium disk is as good as decrypted, but Drifter's taken the Derelict into orbit. He's after the Nine and Bael. Following his vision. That lintlicker won't hear me out, but he always listens to you. Go after him, will you?

:::''The Guardian boards their [[Jumpship]] to purse the Drifter.''

'''{Cutscene begins}'''

:::''The Drifter is piloting the Derelict.''

*'''Blue''': Hey! Have you lost your mind?
*'''Drifter''': We both know I've done worse, Blue. Sorry, fireteam. I need Bael to trust me. He's just a kid. And a Guardian… is a terrible thing to waste.

:::''Suddenly, the Drifter spots something. From a viewing platform aboard the [[Zagan Gloriosus]], Premier Lume points to the Martian surface. Outside, six Imperium [[Cabal Warship|Warships]] and the Zagan Gloriosus combine red energy to create a gigantic beam of red energy.''

*'''Drifter''': No!

:::''The red beam strikes Mars. On the ground, at Tharsis Outpost, Eido looks up at the sky to see the beam approaching. It hits the ground and unleashes a wave of energy through the area and over Eido and the Guardians and Ghosts in the area. After it passes, Eido watches in horror as cracks form on the Guardians around her. The [[Light]] peels away from them and the Ghosts before falling dead to the ground. Sometime later, Edio is dragging a Guardian's body to lay to rest alongside others when she hears Dredgen Bael.''

*'''Bael''': Agents of the Last City. Welcome back to Mars.

:::''Eido scrambles to the ground and plays dead. Bael arrives with a large floating black tray.''

*'''Bael''': We've ended the lives of dozens of Guardians and Ghosts on Tharsis. 

:::''Bael picks up a dead Ghost of the ground and looks at it.''

*'''Bael''': Nightfall has nullified their Light. And only hollow shells remain.

:::''Bael places the dead Ghost in the tray, alongside several other dead Ghosts, and continues slowly walking.''

*'''Bael''': The 13th Understanding in the 7th Book of Sorrow… states that to rend one's enemies is to see them not as equals, but objects… hollow of spirit and meaning. Nightfall does it gladly. But we won’t stop with Tharsis. No. 

:::''Shots of Ikora in the Last City looking to the sky, Aunor aboard her jumpship and a distraught Drifter aboard the Derelict are briefly shown.''

*'''Bael''': Nightfall is coming for the Last City. The time of Guardians as shepherds of humanity is over. You were supposed to protect the people, 

:::''Bael picks up another dead Ghost laying on a crate, then instantly dropping it without a care.''

*'''Bael''': not rule them. The Vanguard must evacuate the City… or be eradicated when Nightfall fills your sky. 

'''{Cutscene ends}'''

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*'''Blue''': Telemetry confirms Drifter fired off his NLS drive. He's long gone. That warship that fired on Tharsis has left orbit. Imperium Commandnet just lit up with chatter that a weapons test has concluded… THAT… was Nightfall. Sorry, hoss. Eido was at ground zero in the blast. She—she's OK, but… You'd better come on back.

====Step 12====
''Speak with the crew in the Tharsis Outpost.''
*Cantina reached
Drifter wouldn't leave without a good reason. He isn't the man he used to be. Meet up with the rest of the crew to discuss next steps.
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:::''The Guardian finds Aunor, Blue and Eido around a table, the latter with a drink in her upper hands.''
*'''Eido''': I didn't understand what was happening at first. All those Guardians and Ghosts… 
*'''Aunor''': Dozens of casualties. Everyone of them irreplaceable. 

:::''Eido rests against the table.''

*'''Aunor''': And Drifter has disappeared without a trace. 
*'''Blue''': That lowlife always cuts and runs. We can't rely on him. 
*'''Eido''': It was all so normal, but then… that horrible light… 

:::''Aunor places a hand on Eido's upper left forearm to comfort her.''

*'''Eido''': How many Guardians would those Ghosts have found? How many people would they have saved? Bael was right there, and all I could do was hide. 
*'''Aunor''': For now, we should focus on stopping Bael. The City is his next target. The Vanguard will be focused on preparing for an extinction-level event. In the meantime, we have leads to follow. Guardian, we need you ready.
:::''Aunor and Eido transmat away.''
*'''Blue''': Drifter's running to Bael. Thinks his vision is saying Eris will die if he doesn't. As if we can't change that. I'm through trying to stop his foolishness. He can chase the Nine without me.

:::''Blue transmats away.''

====Step 13====
''Listen to the recording.''
*Recording heard
Drifter has left you another recording.
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;Note: ''See [[Tape#Drifter's third message to the Guardian]] for full transcript.''

====Step 14====
''Search for survivors of the attack on Tharsis.''
*Survivors found X/3
The [[Eclipse]] Energy attack on Tharsis only seems to have affected Ghosts and their Lightbearers., even those still unpaired. Those without the Light were left unscathed. Seek out and help any survivors you can find and search the site for clues about the attack.
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'''"''' ''This Ghost—not yet paired to a Lightbearer—has been physiologically damaged, but its shell's operational beacons have dimmed.'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''Dredgen Bael's orbital weapon has shorn this Guardian's paracausal soul apart. You sense no Light within this body.'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''This was Berlioz, a Ghost you met when they first landed on Tharsis. His Ghost shell cracked when it impacted the ground. It shows no signs of life.'' '''"'''

====Step 15====
''Bring the Ghost to Zavala's office in the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]].''
*Ghost placed
Zavala needs to know about the threat unleashed on Tharsis. The Vanguard can't ignore the Imperium any longer. Bring Beriloz's Ghost shell to be interred in the Tower and show him firsthand what has occurred.

====Step 16====
''Speak with Zavala.''
*Zavala visited
Zavala is willing to discuss the attack on Tharsis.
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'''"''' ''Zavala's eyes narrow at the dead Ghost you've laid on his desk, his shoulders slumped.'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''" Aunor showed me feeds of ground zero on Tharsis. So many Lights lost…"'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"I don't want you chasing the Barant Imperium because I thought Earth was more important."'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"And I still think I'm right. The City is in unrest. I can't spare anyone else to assist you."'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"But someone has to stop them. It has to be you. I know the Drifter has left you to pursue his vision."'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"We'll defend Earth's orbit from the Imperium. They won't get a ship above us."'' '''"'''

'''"''' ''"Find Drfiter. Find wherever they're building Nightfall Station. Destroy it."'' '''"'''