Taking Out the Traders Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Quest
Group: Huana
Start location: Neketaka
Queen Onekaza has asked that I aid her in a plot to destroy Rauatai's powderhouse and implicate the Vailian Trading Company. This would debilitate Rauatai's armaments and disgrace the Vailian's colonial leadership in one fell swoop.
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Alternate descriptions:
Now that his position within the Vailian Trading Company is secure, Director Castol has outlined a plan to cripple Rauatai by destroying their powderhouse. To keep anyone from suspecting the Company's involvement, he has suggested working with animancers to find a more clandestine means of executing the plan.
Now that her position within the Vailian Trading Company is secure, Governor Alvari has outlined a plan to cripple Rauatai by destroying their powderhouse. To keep anyone from suspecting the Company's involvement, she has suggested working with animancers to find a more clandestine means of executing the plan.
Related points of interest
Queen Onekaza II
Neketaka, Serpent's Crown
Prior quests
Taking Out the Traders will or may be obtained during The Coming Storm.
Quest stages of Taking Out the Traders
1. Infiltrate the Royal Deadfire Company's powderhouse.
The queen leaves the infiltration of the powderhouse to my discretion, but there should be no witnesses to contradict the cover story. If my tampering goes undetected, then the explosion itself will take care of any evidence.
The powderhouse lies east of the Brass Citadel's dock.
Updates:
My connections with the Vailian Trading Company may aid in carrying out the destruction of the powderhouse. The queen only asks that I remember my allegiance to the Huana.
I planted the explosive in the powderhouse. Time to get out before the whole place blows up.
I've made it to the powderhouse. All that remains is to find a discreet and suitable place to plant the explosive in the lowest level.
I handed over the explosive to Hazanui Karū and revealed the queen's plan to destroy the powderhouse.
2. Return to the palace.
The powderhouse has been reduced to smoldering rubble. Queen Onekaza will want to hear of this.
Updates:
A clerk at the Vailian Trading Company headquarters informed me that Director Castol has been summoned to the palace in Serpent's Crown.
3. Survive.
I let the faction heads know that I was the culprit behind the explosion at the powderhouse.
It didn't go over very well.
4. Follow up with Queen Onekaza.
Director Castol has been implicated in the explosion and banished to the Gullet. I can meet with the queen privately in Kahanga Palace to discuss our success.
5. Return to the palace.
I took a more direct approach in dealing with the trading companies. There's no chance of going about this in a subtle fashion now.
6. Endings
Someone vital to the completion of this quest has been killed
Director Castol has taken the fall for the destruction of the powderhouse, and the Royal Deadfire Company is none the wiser. Queen Onekaza has promised me her support.
I decided not to play along with Queen Onekaza's scheme, and informed the gathered participants that I destroyed the powderhouse. Neither the queen nor the Rauataian leadership took kindly to my betrayal. It is doubtful that any of the trading companies or the Huana will welcome my presence.
I decided not to play along with Queen Onekaza's scheme and insisted upon Director Castol's innocence.
I decided not to play along with Queen Onekaza's scheme and revealed my loyalty to the Príncipi. The queen and the Rauataian leadership did not take kindly to my betrayal. Having declared my allegiance, I doubt I will be welcom among the trading companies or the Huana.
I informed the hazanui of the plan to destroy Rauatai's powderhouse and gave her the explosive. She disabled it.
I solved Queen Onekaza's problem with violence, dispensing with any need for subtlety or schemes.