Strider’s Gate, Neomuna
The Guardian approaches Nimbus.
Nimbus: Hey, Guardian! Thanks for coming down. We've had some weird vex activity going on across the city in the last couple weeks. When I sent the data to Osiris, he got all excited about it. You know how he gets. Osiris thinks whatever the Vex are after has to do with the Veil, and he wants you to look into it; collect some data, see what they've been digging into. Problem is, we don't have a lead on the Vex... but the Shadow Legion does. So we're gonna pay 'em a visit, bust a few heads, and figure out which Vex we need to target. I'll be on overwatch, and the old man will be in your ear the whole way. So, ready to roll.
Zephyr Concourse, Neomuna
The Guardian slays Cabal on Neomuna.
Maya’s Retreat, Neomuna
The Guardian collects the first set of Vex data from the Conflux.
Osiris: This Vex data is intriguing. It seems as though they're trying to access servers not currently connected to the CloudArk.
Nimbus: Do we even have systems that aren't connected? Huh, that's weird. Does it say where they're digging?
Osiris: Not yet, not. We need a few more data points. Guardian, let's get moving.
Esi Terminal, Neomuna
The Guardian collects the second set of Vex data from the Conflux.
Nimbus: What've we got?
Osiris: Interesting. The Vex have been attempting to breach an air-gap firewall in the old Ishtar Collective systems at Veil Containment. My initial investigation indicated those systems had been wiped in some sort of electromagnetic event. But perhaps, in our haste, we overlooked something. Let us go discover what the Vex have been after.
The Guardian starts the mission “Parting the Veil”
Irkalla Complex, Neomuna
The Guardian enters the Irkalla Complex.
Nimbus: You know, ever since we defeated Calus, I've been wondering a lot more about the Veil. I think... I think we take it for granted. It's always been here. We always assumed that the Ishtar Collective brought it with them on the Exodus ship, but...
Osiris: But now you question that assumption.
Nimbus: Nezarec seemed to know something, didn't he? When we were inside the Vex network, he said something about... Savathûn.
Osiris: My memories cast shadows of Savathûn's. Echoes of the time she and I were bound by her dark magic. The more time we spend here, the clearer the outline of those shadows become. The Ishtar Collective didn't bring the Veil here, Nimbus. Savathûn stole it from the Witness and left it here... quite possibly for the Ishtar Collective to find.
Nimbus: Why? Why would she do that? Isn't she our enemy?
Osiris: She is. And yet, at times, she is our ally... when it is convenient to her, and in that convenience, we find common ground. or as a friend once said, the line between Light and Dark... is very thin.
Nimbus: [grunts] I kinda hate that.
Osiris: As do I.
Veil Containment, Neomuna
The Guardian passes through an Ishtar Collective laboratory.
The Guardian finds a working terminal in the Veil observation room.
Osiris: Excellent. That terminal is functional. I've sent a data-mining application to your Ghost. Upload it, and let's see what we can find.
Ghost decrypts the archive.
Chiomi Esi: Chioma Esi, personal log: incidental. Maya arrived yesterday with the Exodus Indigo. I should be relieved, but... in light of the current situation, I... I don't feel much of anything. We're presently en route from Hyperion to the terraformed surface of Neptune. I'm scared. I'm so scared! We don't even know what we've lost. Comms are dead. It's just silence everywhere. We might be all that's left. Maya was right about everything. The cult, the end... how we'll survive. [sighs] I hate this.
Nimbus: Chioma Esi was one of the founders of Neomuna. There's a part of the city named after her! This is... like hearing a legend.
Osiris: I knew of Chioma Esi and her wife, Maya Sundaresh. They were Ishtar Collective researchers on Venus during the Golden Age.
Nimbus: Is this all there is? The one log?
Osiris: No — there's an entire archive here. It could be the key to unraveling the mystery of the Veil.
Taken appear below the Veil.
Nimbus: Not to cut this short, but we've got incoming! There's Taken popping up all over the courtyard and — Tormentor! There's a Tormentor heading into the facility!
Osiris: Guardian, neutralize the Tormentor! We can't lose this data!
As the Guardian engages the Tormentor, tendrils from the Veil surround the arena.
The Guardian defeats the Imprint of Nezarec.
Nimbus: Exterior's all clear. How you doing down there?
Osiris: The Tormentor is defeated, and the area is secure. However, the remainder of Dr. Esi's logs are encrypted. She's using an adaptive Vex algorithm to protect them. It will take me several days to break through. Whatever this is, it must be valuable. Guardian, I recommend you check back here later to see what we've uncovered.
Hall of Heroes, Neomuna
The Guardian meditates by the Pouka Pond.
The Pouka Pond — Parting the Veil
The Guardian collects the weapon.
Osiris: Thank you for assisting me in this fact-finding mission, Guardian. There is much to uncover about the Veil, and your work here is indispensable.
Nimbus: I got you on overwatch. Heh, let's get to work!