Bane of Mills

**Bane of Mills** is a main quest in INSOMNIA: The Ark that is obtained after completing Awakening. It is also effectively one of the companion quests for Thyper.

## Quest Giver

Captain Riebel in his office at the Vulture's Nest

## Quest Targets

* Find Thyper's Hideout
* Search Thyper's shelter
* Fix the infobot
* Find the artificial intelligence module
* Talk to Dr. Onner
* Go back to Riebel
* Find Lumpface the Duster in zone B-27
* Report to Captain Riebel

## Typical Journal Entry

Captain Riebel wants me to find a mercenary named Thyper on reservation D-106. Of course, no one has a clue where Thyper might be, so at first I need to check out his hideout. It would also be useful to take a walk around the reservation and find out where Thyper was last seen.

Looks like I'm not the only one searching for Thyper. I saw some well-armed mercenaries near the entrance to his shelter. I need to search Thyper's place. Perhaps I'll be able to learn something regarding his whereabouts.

### If you spared Dern

It seems that Thyper is actually in big trouble. I had to wipe out an entire squad of mercenaries inside his shelter. Their leader begged me to let him go, and in return he told me that they work for a man from the Committee.
Having searched the "bedroom", I found a damaged infobot that belonged to Thyper. As I have no other clues, I need to try to get it to work.
### If you killed Dern

It seems that Thyper is actually in big trouble. I had to wipe out an entire squad of mercenaries inside his shelter. Having searched the "bedroom", I found a damaged infobot that belonged to Thyper. As I have no other clues, I need to try to get it to work.
When the infobot got off the ground, it turned out that its artificial intelligence module was damaged, and talking to it is like trying to have a conversation with an air conditioning unit. We need to locate the artificial intelligence module and get the bot working properly again.

Morthy turned out to be less willing to talk than I had expected. I've managed to learn from him that Dr. Onner, the owner of a pharmacy on reservation D-106, might know where Thyper is.

I've managed to find out that a man named Lumpface the Duster is helping Thyper hide. I'll have to look for Lumpface in zone B-27—a border area of undetermined status, which is known to be a very troubled place. Now the Ordinate is getting ready to purge the zone, so it's not easy to get there. I need to consult Captain Riebel on what to do next.

Captain Riebel promised to see to it that I be enrolled as a member of the military operation called Whirlpool, whose purpose is to clean up zone B-27. I need to use that chance to find Lumpface the Duster's pharmacy, where I'll have a chance to talk to Thyper.

I have managed to find Thyper. Lumpface the Duster gave him shelter and treatment at Onner's request. Thyper has agreed to cooperate and promised to come to the Nest as soon as everything settles down, and it's likely that the cheeky bastard is going to keep his word. I need to report all of this to Captain Riebel.

## Rewards

Riebel will give you 5000 Payment Tokens when he enrols you into the operation called Whirlpool, although it's not yet the end of the quest.

If you kill Dern, you can loot the Erstomar MII Jacket from his body.

## Quest notes

Despite the Journal's hint to find Thyper by talking to folk in Reservation D-106, there's no need to do so; you can simply climb the stairs leading to his Shelter to the right of the door to Wanda's shop. (There is a lift to the Shelter marked on the map, but a Repair Bot is fixing it and it's not available for use.) If you want to make enquiries, Voznek will talk about Thyper, though not very usefully. Roddo is rather more forthcoming.

If you decide to fight Dern, be aware that he has a lot of health, and is accompanied by several security bots.

Fixing Morthy requires 12 Circuits and 6 Printed Circuit Boards, but not the Maintenance skill; and then you will need to give him an AI Module to advance the quest.

If you have the Medicine skill, Onner will be happy to help you. Otherwise, it's hard to persuade him to confide in you about Thyper. A dialogue sequence that works is:

* May I ask you several questions doctor?
* I am looking for a mercenary by the name of Thyper. I know that you know him.
* I realize that this is the first time we've met and you have no reason to trust me, but I really need to speak to Thyper.
* The lives of thousands of people depend on Thyper's help.

If you fail to persuade Onner to help you, you can hack his computer and read his messages to advance the quest; but you'll need a UA Card and the Computers 3 skill to do so.