A while ago, one of our captains, Orzel Faststar, disappeared near Enclave space while piloting Baltic Sea. Sadly, such losses are the price Orbital pays for routinely delivering the most exotic and engaging adventures for our guests. However, we've recently received several rumors that captain Orzel is still alive somewhere out there. While each of the sources differed wildly in their details to render them unreliable in their specifics, the fact that three independent Freelancers reported seeing the captain has us hoping we can bring him home.

Therefore, Orbital Spa and Cruise is officially offering a reward for substantial information that leads to the rescue of our lost captain. Anyone, and I mean anyone with information is urged to contact us. We'd rather pay a reward to a friend than a ransom to a foe, of course, but we can always make more credits. It's much harder to make another Captain Faststar.

I had hoped more information would have come forward before turning to hiring independent fliers. As for what we have to go on, it isn't much. Baltic Sea's transponders and black boxes never triggered, so either something took her out so totally and quickly as to destroy them before they could get a signal out, or the vessel was captured and taken elsewhere.

Our in-house security forces did a sweep of the taus and turned up nothing. Having eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, must be the truth. SOMETHING took her near the Tau's, and the only enemy with enough animosity and desperation to pull that off we have in that region is the Enclave.

If I knew more, I wouldn't be turning to someone as effective as yourself. $100 million for the missing Captain if you return him alive. $300 million if you can get the Baltic Sea back. Do both, and we'll up the total with a bit of a bonus to $500 million provided you're willing to do an interview for Wanderlust magazine.

Much obliged, always a pleasure working with MFE.

Free help is seldom cheap, but I see no reason not to take you up on the offer. Sadly, as generous as you are with your time, I'll have to be as stingy with information because we simply don't have it. Baltic Sea was on route through the Taus and never arrived at its destination, and that's about all we know. Good hunting.