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1420:The Crystal Dust Compound
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| If you have a security status below -4.5 or standing below -5.0 with the Minmatar Republic, expect a faction police response. Angel Cartel ships in the vicinity may also engage inattentive capsuleers. This site also serves as a Minmatar COSMOS location. Failing the mission or allowing it to expire will prevent you from ever completing that mission or any others in the same chain. Do not speak to the agent unless you are prepared to run the mission. As soon as you speak with the agent, you will receive a mission offer that expires in seven days.. |
TripTik152 Expedition Highlights
Visit a circular asteroid field in Tvink, named the Crystal Dust Compound, which serves as a cover for a Thukker Tribe drug lab. A hollow asteroid guards the vessels and the production facility hidden behind it, masking the activity from casual observers passing through the belt. Here, amid drifting rock and shadowed hulls, you can witness the ever shifting balance between commercial interests, the authority of the Minmatar Republic, and the constant pressure exerted by the Angel Cartel.
Introduction
The production of neural boosters was once a government-approved way to enhance synaptic structures within the brain, clearing the path for widespread adoption. The result, however, was long term neurological disorders and the eventual prohibition of the technology. When capsuleer technology emerged, clone replacement made long term degradation less relevant and created renewed demand for high tech boosters. Soon, illegal production began.
Locations
The Thukker Tribe operates at the fringes of the Minmatar Authority Zone, using remote constellations such as the Ani constellation for discreet drug manufacturing.
The drug compound is hidden within the shadows of a large hollow asteroid, embedded in a circular asteroid belt above Tvink VII, a ringed gas giant. Thukker mining barges provide cover for the illegal drug production, while occasional Angel Cartel patrols can be observed along the outer perimeter of the site.
The central laboratory is concealed within a Minmatar bunker. Several Minmatar COSMOS agents are present on site: Nassor Tromkurt (Angel Cartel) in his Vagabond in front of the lab facility, Hinrich Tekrawhol (Thukker Tribe) directly above the compound in his Rupture, and Misnik Sarbaert (Thukker Tribe) in his Hound hovering near the lab facility.
For more context and details
Eve Scientific Articles Neural Boosters
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