Whisper of a Conspiracy

Epic Mission Arc: Penumbra
Mission 2.4: Whisper of a Conspiracy

Overview

Mission type: Courier, Arc Mission
Recommended Damage: NA
Recommended Resists: NA
System: Astoh (0.6)
Pickup system: Eha (0.4)
Deadspace: Yes
Previous Mission: Mission 2.3: The Breakout
Next Mission: Mission 2.4: Practical Solutions

Mission Briefing

It seems Ishukone are playing a dangerous game here, <char_name>. Before we make any moves though, we have to be absolutely certain that things actually are what they look like. What does that mean? It means I need you for another infiltration mission.

We’ve been monitoring the movement of selected Ishukone vessels over the last few days. Our focus is on the handful of diplomatic emissaries they’ve deployed inside Black Rise. Why does Ishukone have diplomats down here? We wondered the same thing, and that’s why we had them followed.

While tracking one particular Ishukone vessel, our surveillance team lost them. They appear to have warped into a derelict research facility, conveniently located inside an area riddled with electromagnetic interference. Now, it’s quite possible that their actions were entirely legitimate. We just don’t know though, I ordered my men not to pursue.

I'm betting that we can send you in there without any trouble, no matter what goes down. You capsuleers are invaluable for these sorts of missions where you have no idea how it will go. Would you be willing to scout the area for us and report back what you find?

Objective

Scout out the meeting place and gain any information you can about Ishukone's arrangement with the Federation.

Pickup Location: 0.4 Eha, 0.3 Iralaja or 0.3 Okkamon
Drop-off Location: 0.6 Astoh - Sinas Eqassuo's Chimera - 5 Jump
Cargo: one unit of Encrypted Data Fragment (0.1 m³)

Acceptance

I knew you'd say yes.

I'm not sure how to advice you here, <char_name>, but my suspicion is that this will rely more on scouting and less on combat, so perhaps a small and agile frigate is in order. We just have no idea what's in there though, I'm afraid, so there's no hard intel to support that assumption.

Completion

Sinas Egassuo

So... an encrypted data fragment, and the cipher appears to be a proprietary mix of Gallente and Caldari designs. That alone is quite telling, but I won't rush to judgement even now, not until we get this decoded.

Give me a moment to speak with my sister Toras. She can pass a message on to Katsen that we need someone who can decrypt this thing. I'll be available again in a moment <char_name>, bear with me.

Rewards

7,500,000 credits.

Bonus Reward: 1,760,000 if completed within 6 hour.

Notes

You need to get within 8km of the Damaged Radio Telescope.
The agent will remotely hack it. Then access the hangar, and get the data fragment.