The Blood-Stained Stars

The Blood-Stained Stars

Introduction

This is the first of EVE's Epic Mission Arcs and as such is designed for less experienced players in order to introduce some of the key concepts of missions and they various types of missions available. More experienced players may be disappointed with the rewards offered, especially if they are used to running level 4 and 5 missions.

A couple of things to note regarding this arc:

• None of the missions in the arc are restricted by ship type and they can be completed in any vessel.
• No standings with the Sisters of EVE are required to start this arc.
• The missions in this arc do not affect any factional standings directly, though each mission will count towards receiving a Storyline Mission from the Sisters of EVE, which will affect standings normally.
• If you are participating in Factional Warfare this Epic Arc is nearly impossible, as you will get hunted by the Navy, which will mostly not give you enough time to complete your objectives in enemy systems, as these tend to be high security systems.
• Your personal rating with each race however WILL affect your ability to travel safely throughout the areas occupied by all four races. Anyone who has a rating below -5 with any race will get shot at in their individually controlled space.
• There is a forum thread available for discussion of these guides.

Please note: This guide should not be considered to be complete, there are gaps, omissions and some information which was not noted at the time that the missions were done. This being a wiki though allows such information to be added by anyone, Knock yourself out XD

Mission Listing

Chapter 1: Quality of Mercy

Rewards: 980,000 credits (1,961,000 credtis with bonuses included)
Bounties: 70,875 credits

• A Beacon Beckons
• Agent Inquiry
• Of Interest
• Retrieving Red
• Alerting Alitura
• Jet-Canning a Janitor
• Chivvying a Chef
• Delivering a Doctor
• Engineering a Rescue
• Going Gallente

Chapter 2: Automation Impediment

Rewards: 500,000 credits (1,017,000 with bonuses included)
Bounties: 253,876 credits

• Studying the Scene
• Rendering Assistance
• Lair of the Snakes
• Data Retrieval
• Crossing Enemy Lines

Chapter 3: Shadow Puppets

Rewards: 663,000 credits (1,267,000 with bonuses included)
Bounties: 101,625 credits

• Passive Observation
• House of Records
  
• Mercenary Distractions
• An Economy Under Threat (requires 150 m³ cargo space)
• Every Drone Inside
• A Sense of Dread

Chapter 4: Queens and Drones

Rewards: 300,000 credits (544,000 with bonuses included)
Bounties: 155,625 credits

• Royal Jelly
• Nature Pictures

Please note: Branch Point.This is the point at which the arc branches into Tracking and Scanning. You are shown the first mission of each arc. Press "Accept this choice" to proceed on the branch currently shown or one of the links to switch

Chapter 5: Tracking The Queen (Tracking Branch)

Rewards: 450,000 credits (822,000 with bonuses included)
Bounties: 208,500 credits

• Tracking the Queen (Part 1) (Tracking Branch)
• Tracking the Queen (Part 2) (Tracking Branch)
• Tracking the Queen (Part 3) (Tracking Branch, leads to Burning Down the Hive.)

Chapter 5: Bag of Blood (Scanning Branch)

• Bag of Blood (Scanning Branch)
• Planting the Body (Scanning Branch)
• Chasing a Nightmare (Scanning Branch, leads to Burning Down the Hive.)

Please note: Both branches converge at this point and the arc continues in a single chain from here.

• Burning Down the Hive
• Its Not Over Yet

Chapter 6: Shifting Foundations

Rewards: 1,600,000 credits (2,422,000 with bonuses included)
Bounties: 93,875 credits

• An Eye On Everything
• The Uses of Force
• Goading the Leader
• Hunting the Lieutenants
• Valuable Cargo
• Marked for Death
• Thwarting the Succession
• Certificate of Death

Chapter 7: A Breach of Trust

Rewards: 1,400,000 credits (2,124,000 with bonuses included)
Bounties: 58,125 credits

• A Matter of Decorum
• New Friends
• Recovery
• Of Quiet Nights Long Past
• Revelations
• A Call to Trial
• Brothers and Sisters

Chapter 8: Closing In

Rewards: 2,500,000 credits (3,490,000 with bonuses included)
Bounties: 227,500 credits

• A Stranger's Face
• The Sisters and the Spy
• Sealing the Deal
• Chasing Shadows

Please note: Branch Point: This is the second and final branch point of this arc and lets you select the faction that you'll be allied with for the last couple of missions. As before the author could only follow one branch so any information regarding the other branches can be entered at a later date. It would seem however that this branch point only determines the faction of the agent you get the next couple of missions from and the allied ships you encounter in the penultimate mission and not the actual missions themselves

• The Gallente Commander (Gallente Branch)
• The Amarr Commander (Amarr Branch)
• The Caldari Commander (Caldari Branch)
• The Minmatar Commander (Minmatar Branch)
• Our Man Dagan
• Dal Segno al Fine

Dal Segno al Fine is the last mission in this chain and completing it completes the arc.

Total Arc Rewards

Mission Pay: 8,393,000 credits
Bonus Pay: 5,254,000 credits
Bounties: 1,170,001 credits
Total: 14,817,001 credits