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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.

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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
  1. 1
    Talk to Maeve Salini in Ryujin Tower's Executive Offices.
  2. 2
    Wait for and then talk to Ularu Chen.
  3. 3
    Travel to Cydonia on Mars.
  4. 4
    Meet 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.
  5. 5
    If you accepted the side job, find the Datura in Saturn's orbit.
  6. 6
    Talk to Malai Liskova and dock with the Datura.
  7. 7
    Retrieve Malai's Gun (Ember). You can persuade Malai or kill her.
  8. 8
    Return to Simon in Cydonia with the gun. He will give you information and let you keep the Ember.
  9. 9
    Read Stanley McMillan's File and listen to the audio file received from Simon.
  10. 10
    Retrieve the Project Dominion Files from Stanley's computer. You may need to Digipick the computer.
  11. 11
    Return to Ularu at Ryujin Tower with the Project Dominion Files.
  12. 12
    Follow Ularu to Masako Imada's office.
  13. 13
    Talk 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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