The City and the Stars

From the elevator leading down the Byzantium Freight Port Landing Pad, head northwest then southwest to reach an intersection. You should be hailed by Maverick Johnston, who will offer you an audition, starting the quest At Central. If you don’t meet him here, you can find him in the Odeon Pictures building, which is northwest of the orrery in the center of Prosperity Plaza.

Continue down some stairs southwest of the intersection to reach Paradise Plaza itself, which is dominated by the aforementioned orrery. From the orrery head west, northwest to find the Bijou’s establishment, which is currently closed. Jump over a fence to the right (northwest) of the door to Bijous and search the southwestern wall to find a Poster you can snatch to decorate your ship with.

Along the northeastern end of the Prosperity Plaza you’ll find the Forsythe Luxury Munitions shop, run by Winston Forsythe. You can buy a variety of weapons and weapon mods from him, including the unique weapons The Exterminator and Pink Slip, should you have an absurd amount of cash to burn.

Return to the orrery in the center of Paradise Plaza and from there head up some stairs to the southwest and turn left (southeast) to find Jolicoeur’s Haberdashery. Inside you’ll find Celeste Jolicoeur, the store’s proprietor. She will offer to make an outfit worthy of you if you can find the right materials, starting the task Makes Space Suits, Won’t Travel. You can also buy armor and clothing from her.

From the orrery at the center of Prosperity Plaza head up some stairs to the northwest, then turn southwest and go up a second flight of stairs to reach Billingsly’s House of Inebriation. If you want any actual service at the bar, you’ll need to talk to the Bartender Mechanical.

Also in Billingsly’s House of Inebriation you’ll find Guard Mayfield. If you pour three bottles of Spectrum Vodka down his throat (you’ll need Ellie in your party, or you’ll need to pass a [Persuade 40] or [Medical 40] check to get him to drink a third time), he’ll get sick, head to an adjacent room, and die. You can loot him for his Minister’s Estate Key, bypassing the locked door at the back of the estate [Lockpick 60].

Leave the bar and return down the stairs to the northeast, and once back on the road head a few steps further down the street to the northwest, only to find a tunnel to your left (southwest). This tunnel leads to an elevator that will take you down to the maintenance tunnels. Continue north to reach the Bureau of Exploration building. Inside you can talk to Alonzo Vallejos to start the task All Halcyon in a Day.

Return outside and backtrack down the street a short distance southeast to the passage leading to the elevator that in turn leads to the maintenance tunnel area. Head southwest down this tunnel to find the aforementioned elevator, near which is one Giles Molina. Offer to look for his sprats to start the quest Cupid of the Laboratory.

Near the elevator to the maintenance tunnels you can also find a door leading to the back area of the Halcyon Parcel Service building - HPS for short. Head into the HPS building, wait for a guard to pass, then pick the locked door [Lockpick 60] ahead to reach the parcel storage room. Search a shelf to find a Parcel for Minister Clarke which will give you an excuse to enter his estate.

Another item that’ll help you infiltrate Minister Clarke’s estate can be found nearby. From the elevator to the maintenance tunnels head southwest to reach a walkway near the canal. Turn southeast and head through a tunnel and continue past a vending machine to find two guards talking. Search under the bench one is sitting on to find a UDL Identity Cartridge.

Turn around and follow the canal northwest and head up some stairs to find yourself near a bridge spanning said canal. If you turn right (northeast) and head down some stairs you’ll find the Odeon Pictures building to the left (northwest), where you can start the quest At Central by talking to Maverick Johnston, if you haven’t already.