Starship Pilot
What do starship pilots sell? Trade goods, fuel, charts, and frigate modules. A pilot shows 6 items, and the list depends on the pilot's race: 36 for a Gek, 36 for a Vy'keen, 35 for a Korvax.
Where to find one
Pilots land on a space station, on the pads of a trading post or a Colossal Archive, or out in the open on a planet; talk to one at their ship and choose to trade. The same pilot also sells the ship itself, as ship types tells.
A Gek pilot
| Item | What it is | On sale | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gek Relic | A metal statuette of a creature with a coin placed in its beak. | always | 23,375 |
GekNip | Edible product much beloved by the Gek. | always | 20,625 |
Starship Launch Fuel | Highly reactive solid-state fuel, required to fuel Starship Launch Thrusters. | always | 450 |
Tritium | Radioactive isotope commonly used to fuel the fusion reactor at the heart of starship Pulse Engines. | always | 6 |
Navigation Data | Encoded navigation data. This highly portable data unit contains all relevant cartographical information for a planetary region. | drawn | 1,000 |
Exosuit Upgrade Chart | Encoded navigation data which, when properly decrypted, will reveal the location of a Drop Pod containing an Exosuit Inventory Upgrade. | drawn | 85,000 |
Warp Cell | This antimatter-based fuel is one of the few power sources capable of meeting the incredible energy requirements of a starship hyperdrive. | drawn | 46,750 |
Antimatter | Contained negative matter and baryogenesis antiparticles. | drawn | 5,233 |
Defence Chit | A token, entitling the bearer to support from the system authorities in dealing with pirate attacks. | drawn | 10,000 |
Sac Venom | A stabilised poison gland extracted from a terrestrial urchin. The host-urchin is actually a colony of smaller proto-creatures, a formation built on years of slow growth and cooperation. | drawn | 64,000 |
Gravitino Ball | A supersymmetric particle cluster created by divergent super-gravitational forces. A micro-rift is created as they form, and extraction of the orb prompts a localised reality weakening. Sentinel forces will respond to stablise any such anomaly. | drawn | 42,130 |
Vortex Cube | An ancient object, unearthed from the depths of a planetary cave system. Its surface is cold to the touch, and is curiously polished despite its age. | drawn | 5,800 |
Albumen Pearl | Gemstone formed over the course of centuries within the egg of a super-incubatory species. Highly ornamental, these gems are themselves living seeds, lucent grains of potential life. | drawn | 11,200 |
Mind Control Device | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Holographic Analyser | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Mineral Compressor | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Explosive Drones | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Fuel Oxidiser | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Decrypted User Data | A crate packed with hard drives, each of which contain vast amounts of decrypted user data. | drawn | 1,000 |
Enormous Metal Cog | Several huge cogs. | drawn | 1,000 |
Spark Canister | A crate packed with spark canisters. | drawn | 1,000 |
De-Scented Bottles | A loose collection of recycled pheromone bottles. | drawn | 1,000 |
Dirt | Several tonnes of dirt. | drawn | 1,000 |
Decommissioned Circuits | A collection of salvaged circuitry. | drawn | 1,000 |
NipNip Buds | A pungent bud harvested from the NipNip plant, often used to produce Gek Nip. | drawn | 17,776 |
Silver | Valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 186 |
Fungal Mould | An oddly-glowing substance, harvested from the gills of Fungal Clusters. | drawn | 16 |
Frost Crystal | A beautiful blue crystal, this organic compound possesses both great hardiness and a shimmering translucence. It is harvested from the leaves of Frostwort. | drawn | 12 |
Gamma Root | A strange substance that seems to slowly shift the air around it. It is found in the roots of the Gamma Weed plant. | drawn | 16 |
Cactus Flesh | Succulent, edible cactus flesh from the Echinocactus plant. As well as being juicy on the tongue, the flesh has many industrial uses. | drawn | 28 |
Star Bulb | A beautiful gemstone, this prized product is the engorged, luminescent berry of the Star Bramble. | drawn | 32 |
Solanium | A powerful chemical that has resisted attempts at synthesis. It can be harvested from the bark of the Solar Vine. | drawn | 70 |
Faecium | A foul-smelling compound that can be harvested from the Gutrot Flower, or less desirably from the faecal matter of some species. | drawn | 30 |
Residual Goop | A pulsating, foul smelling goop that builds up in poorly-maintained machinery. | drawn | 20 |
Gold | Highly valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 353 |
Platinum | Extremely valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 505 |
A Vy'keen pilot
| Item | What it is | On sale | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Vy'keen Effigy | A small wooden icon carved into the shape of a Sentinel drone. | always | 24,750 |
Vy'keen Dagger | Largely ceremonial weapon. A vital part of Vy'keen tradition and culture. | always | 11,688 |
Starship Launch Fuel | Highly reactive solid-state fuel, required to fuel Starship Launch Thrusters. | always | 450 |
Pugneum | This oily, unsettling liquid leaks from the circuitry of Sentinels. | always | 138 |
Navigation Data | Encoded navigation data. This highly portable data unit contains all relevant cartographical information for a planetary region. | drawn | 1,000 |
Exosuit Upgrade Chart | Encoded navigation data which, when properly decrypted, will reveal the location of a Drop Pod containing an Exosuit Inventory Upgrade. | drawn | 85,000 |
Warp Cell | This antimatter-based fuel is one of the few power sources capable of meeting the incredible energy requirements of a starship hyperdrive. | drawn | 46,750 |
Antimatter | Contained negative matter and baryogenesis antiparticles. | drawn | 5,233 |
Defence Chit | A token, entitling the bearer to support from the system authorities in dealing with pirate attacks. | drawn | 10,000 |
Sac Venom | A stabilised poison gland extracted from a terrestrial urchin. The host-urchin is actually a colony of smaller proto-creatures, a formation built on years of slow growth and cooperation. | drawn | 64,000 |
Gravitino Ball | A supersymmetric particle cluster created by divergent super-gravitational forces. A micro-rift is created as they form, and extraction of the orb prompts a localised reality weakening. Sentinel forces will respond to stablise any such anomaly. | drawn | 42,130 |
Vortex Cube | An ancient object, unearthed from the depths of a planetary cave system. Its surface is cold to the touch, and is curiously polished despite its age. | drawn | 5,800 |
Albumen Pearl | Gemstone formed over the course of centuries within the egg of a super-incubatory species. Highly ornamental, these gems are themselves living seeds, lucent grains of potential life. | drawn | 11,200 |
Mind Control Device | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Holographic Analyser | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Mineral Compressor | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Explosive Drones | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Fuel Oxidiser | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Decrypted User Data | A crate packed with hard drives, each of which contain vast amounts of decrypted user data. | drawn | 1,000 |
Enormous Metal Cog | Several huge cogs. | drawn | 1,000 |
Spark Canister | A crate packed with spark canisters. | drawn | 1,000 |
De-Scented Bottles | A loose collection of recycled pheromone bottles. | drawn | 1,000 |
Dirt | Several tonnes of dirt. | drawn | 1,000 |
Decommissioned Circuits | A collection of salvaged circuitry. | drawn | 1,000 |
Tritium | Radioactive isotope commonly used to fuel the fusion reactor at the heart of starship Pulse Engines. | drawn | 6 |
Silver | Valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 186 |
Fungal Mould | An oddly-glowing substance, harvested from the gills of Fungal Clusters. | drawn | 16 |
Frost Crystal | A beautiful blue crystal, this organic compound possesses both great hardiness and a shimmering translucence. It is harvested from the leaves of Frostwort. | drawn | 12 |
Gamma Root | A strange substance that seems to slowly shift the air around it. It is found in the roots of the Gamma Weed plant. | drawn | 16 |
Cactus Flesh | Succulent, edible cactus flesh from the Echinocactus plant. As well as being juicy on the tongue, the flesh has many industrial uses. | drawn | 28 |
Star Bulb | A beautiful gemstone, this prized product is the engorged, luminescent berry of the Star Bramble. | drawn | 32 |
Solanium | A powerful chemical that has resisted attempts at synthesis. It can be harvested from the bark of the Solar Vine. | drawn | 70 |
Faecium | A foul-smelling compound that can be harvested from the Gutrot Flower, or less desirably from the faecal matter of some species. | drawn | 30 |
Residual Goop | A pulsating, foul smelling goop that builds up in poorly-maintained machinery. | drawn | 20 |
Gold | Highly valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 353 |
Platinum | Extremely valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 505 |
A Korvax pilot
| Item | What it is | On sale | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Korvax Casing | The metallic shell of a disconnected electronic lifeform that was too distant from its kind to be refreshed with a new entity. | always | 22,000 |
Convergence Cube | Device used by the Korvax for the storage of historical and cultural information. | always | 13,063 |
Starship Launch Fuel | Highly reactive solid-state fuel, required to fuel Starship Launch Thrusters. | always | 450 |
Tritium | Radioactive isotope commonly used to fuel the fusion reactor at the heart of starship Pulse Engines. | always | 6 |
Navigation Data | Encoded navigation data. This highly portable data unit contains all relevant cartographical information for a planetary region. | drawn | 1,000 |
Exosuit Upgrade Chart | Encoded navigation data which, when properly decrypted, will reveal the location of a Drop Pod containing an Exosuit Inventory Upgrade. | drawn | 85,000 |
Warp Cell | This antimatter-based fuel is one of the few power sources capable of meeting the incredible energy requirements of a starship hyperdrive. | drawn | 46,750 |
Antimatter | Contained negative matter and baryogenesis antiparticles. | drawn | 5,233 |
Defence Chit | A token, entitling the bearer to support from the system authorities in dealing with pirate attacks. | drawn | 10,000 |
Sac Venom | A stabilised poison gland extracted from a terrestrial urchin. The host-urchin is actually a colony of smaller proto-creatures, a formation built on years of slow growth and cooperation. | drawn | 64,000 |
Gravitino Ball | A supersymmetric particle cluster created by divergent super-gravitational forces. A micro-rift is created as they form, and extraction of the orb prompts a localised reality weakening. Sentinel forces will respond to stablise any such anomaly. | drawn | 42,130 |
Vortex Cube | An ancient object, unearthed from the depths of a planetary cave system. Its surface is cold to the touch, and is curiously polished despite its age. | drawn | 5,800 |
Albumen Pearl | Gemstone formed over the course of centuries within the egg of a super-incubatory species. Highly ornamental, these gems are themselves living seeds, lucent grains of potential life. | drawn | 11,200 |
Mind Control Device | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Holographic Analyser | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Mineral Compressor | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Explosive Drones | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Fuel Oxidiser | A temporary frigate upgrade that lasts for one expedition. | drawn | 75,000 |
Decrypted User Data | A crate packed with hard drives, each of which contain vast amounts of decrypted user data. | drawn | 1,000 |
Enormous Metal Cog | Several huge cogs. | drawn | 1,000 |
Spark Canister | A crate packed with spark canisters. | drawn | 1,000 |
De-Scented Bottles | A loose collection of recycled pheromone bottles. | drawn | 1,000 |
Dirt | Several tonnes of dirt. | drawn | 1,000 |
Decommissioned Circuits | A collection of salvaged circuitry. | drawn | 1,000 |
Silver | Valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 186 |
Fungal Mould | An oddly-glowing substance, harvested from the gills of Fungal Clusters. | drawn | 16 |
Frost Crystal | A beautiful blue crystal, this organic compound possesses both great hardiness and a shimmering translucence. It is harvested from the leaves of Frostwort. | drawn | 12 |
Gamma Root | A strange substance that seems to slowly shift the air around it. It is found in the roots of the Gamma Weed plant. | drawn | 16 |
Cactus Flesh | Succulent, edible cactus flesh from the Echinocactus plant. As well as being juicy on the tongue, the flesh has many industrial uses. | drawn | 28 |
Star Bulb | A beautiful gemstone, this prized product is the engorged, luminescent berry of the Star Bramble. | drawn | 32 |
Solanium | A powerful chemical that has resisted attempts at synthesis. It can be harvested from the bark of the Solar Vine. | drawn | 70 |
Faecium | A foul-smelling compound that can be harvested from the Gutrot Flower, or less desirably from the faecal matter of some species. | drawn | 30 |
Residual Goop | A pulsating, foul smelling goop that builds up in poorly-maintained machinery. | drawn | 20 |
Gold | Highly valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 353 |
Platinum | Extremely valuable interstellar trading mineral, typically mined from asteroids. Occasionally found in underground planetary deposits. | drawn | 505 |
Every pilot draws from the frigate modules, the Holographic Analyser, Mineral Compressor, Explosive Drones, Fuel Oxidiser, and Mind Control Device, each a boost to one stat of a frigate on its expeditions: what each stat brings home is in the frigates guide.