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The ghoul Exegara Long-tongue came to Absalom Station with a clear goal: she needed to acquire the parts to repair the Endless Threnody’s Drift engine. However, mere mechanical parts would not suffice. The Endless Threnody’s unique Drift engine is powered as much by magic as by technology, so Exegara also needs rare and morbid ritualistic components, including several clean humanoid skulls.
Exegara pawned the gear plundered from the downed Starfinder vessel to finance her search, and she also paid for a few mercenaries to act as bodyguards and guides. In addition to selling other lessidentifiable pieces throughout the Downlow neighborhood of Absalom Station, Exegara sold several Starfinder insignias to a disreputable vesk pawnbroker named Julzakama. From the vesk, Exegara learned about a mortuary called the Vat Garden that seemed likely to contain the skulls she needs.
Unfortunately, Exegara’s funds are nearly expended, so she is unable to simply purchase the skulls from the Vat Garden (and she is not certain the owners would sell off remains to an Eoxian, at any rate). Instead, Exegara plans to scare off the owners and simply take the skulls, relying upon her mercenaries to deal with interlopers and bystanders.
Meanwhile, Julzakama offered to sell the Starfinder insignias back to the Starfinder Society at a steep premium. Venture-Captain Arvin agreed to the vesk’s price, but only so long as the vesk provided detailed information about the seller. With the deal made, the Society sends a group of agents to interrogate the vesk pawn broker and find what they can about the acquisition of the missing Starfinders’ insignias.