Unlock and complete the Top Secrets faction quest in Starfield. Follow our walkthrough for objectives, rewards like EXP, Credits, and the Ember weapon, and tips for success.
Walkthrough
- 1Talk to Maeve Salini in Ryujin Tower's Executive Offices.
- 2Wait for and then talk to Ularu Chen.
- 3Travel to Cydonia on Mars.
- 4Meet Simon Ryczek in Cydonia. You can pay 10,000 Credits or persuade him for a lower price (8,000 Credits). Alternatively, accept a side job to retrieve Malai Liskova's gun, Ember, from the Datura in Saturn's orbit.
- 5If you accepted the side job, find the Datura in Saturn's orbit.
- 6Talk to Malai Liskova and dock with the Datura.
- 7Retrieve Malai's Gun (Ember). You can persuade Malai or kill her.
- 8Return to Simon in Cydonia with the gun. He will give you information and let you keep the Ember.
- 9Read Stanley McMillan's File and listen to the audio file received from Simon.
- 10Retrieve the Project Dominion Files from Stanley's computer. You may need to Digipick the computer.
- 11Return to Ularu at Ryujin Tower with the Project Dominion Files.
- 12Follow Ularu to Masako Imada's office.
- 13Talk to Masako Imada to complete the quest. This will unlock the next mission, 'Background Checks'.
Tips
- When dealing with Simon Ryczek, you can use Persuasion to lower the price of information.
- If you accept the side job to retrieve Ember, you can choose to persuade Malai Liskova or kill her to get the weapon. Persuading her is a more peaceful approach.
- Be aware that some companions may dislike accepting the assassination contract, but Andreja generally remains neutral or supportive.
- Ensure you are undetected when interacting with Stanley's computer to download the Project Dominion files.
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