Quest Description

• "To face a growing threat, a long dormant Cephalon calls on you to reconstruct an Orokin-era interceptor craft: the Railjack."

Rising Tide Trailer

• Cephalon Cy: "An imminent threat grows. You must prepare. We will reconstruct an Old War Railjack, top of the line, Sigma series. A home, a weapon, a chance. We have work to do."

After being restored through Crafting

• "Online. -Crew, Dax- My crew is gone. Tenno. You will do. Awaiting Dry Dock integration."  (download, history)
• "(Inbox Message) I am Cephalon Cy. I require access to your Dry Dock. Take me there."

Integrated to Dry Dock

• "Tenno. I am Cephalon Cy. You will refer to me as such."  (download, history)

Looking at Cy's schematic

• "The Sentient Threat has learned from past defeat. Reforming. Rebuilding."  (download, history)

• "We must rebuild to contain that threat. We will reconstruct an Old War Era Sigma Series Railjack."  (download, history)

• "A Railjack requires a viable Command Cephalon. I am not a viable Command Cephalon. I will identify a viable replacement. But first: recover the wreckage, then assembly. Return to your Orbiter."  (download, history)

Railjack: Wreckage Location

• "Railjacks died with the Orokin. Only wreckage remains. I have identified faint Void drive traces on the surface of Mars. Investigate. Recover. Rebuild."  (download, history)

Recover the Railjack's Fuselage: Ares, Mars

Mission start

• "Faint Void drive traces in proximity. Locate and mark for recovery."  (download, history)

Scanner deployed

• "Fuselage. From the Vidar School. Stay in close proximity while I scan it."  (download, history)

Scan complete

• "Confluence Aggregator: Roasted. Something has nested in the fuel intakes. Astroframe integrity at 87%. Component: Viable. Cephalon Ordis: rendezvous with Tenno at extraction point."  (download, history)

Repair the Railjack Fuselage in the Dry Dock

Fuselage brought to Dry Dock

• "I have not seen a Railjack in... some time. I... remember: Orokin Outer Terminus positions have fallen to the Sentient Armada. Our orders: Behead the fleet. My Crew: Sukhin, Krodhi, Zada. There are none finer. We are... Family. We will stop this war in its tracks. We are... the Orokin Empire's best hope. We were. There is work to be done. This fuselage requires repair."  (download, history)

Fuselage restored

• "Fuselage restoration complete. Propulsion section located. Earth's forests. Beware of hostiles."  (download, history)

Recover the Railjack Propulsion System: Cervantes, Earth

Mission start

• "Void contamination points to bleed-out from Railjack catalytic artery. Locate and assess."  (download, history)

Scanner deployed

• "Propulsion Systems: The most advanced ever produced. Scanning. Remain in proximity. Neutralize all hostiles."  (download, history)

Scan complete

• "Orgone Accumulator: blown. Aetheric Condenser: vaporized. Viable."  (download, history)

Repair the Railjack Propulsion System in the Dry Dock

Propulsion brought to Dry Dock

• "Void engines. Void engines... Zada dances our ship through forward lines. Krodhi identifies and prioritizes targets. Sukhin's turrets track and terminate. Our reputation is earned. Our Objective: a Turaga-class Worm Ship. Zada plots an arc. We accelerate. Hmm. Ancient history. The dead have no needs. The living require that propulsion system."  (download, history)

Propulsion restored

• "Propulsion restoration complete. Void breach residue identified on Lua. Probable nacelle location. Recover if viable."  (download, history)

Recover the Port Nacelle: Plato, Lua

Mission start

• "Railjack Nacelle nearby. Locate and assess."  (download, history)

Scanner deployed

• "Portside Nacelle. Seen better days. Scanning. Eliminate interference."  (download, history)

Scan complete

• "Viable. Tagging for retrieval. Extract."  (download, history)

Repair the Port Nacelle in the Dry Dock

Nacelle brought to Dry Dock

• "Zada plots a data-gathering lap around the worm-ship. Sukhin targets exposed launch orifices. Power redirects to the Tunguska capacitor. With a pull of the trigger we will end this. The moment arrives. The moment arrives. Tenno, my precepts... I am not a viable Command Cephalon. I will continue my search. Continue repairs."  (download, history)

Nacelle restored

• "Portside Nacelle restored. She is coming together... Next site: Venus."  (download, history)

Recover the Starboard Nacelle: Tessera, Venus

Mission start

• "Starboard Nacelle located. We— You... need this."  (download, history)

Scanner deployed

• "Starboard Nacelle. Best-in-class. Scanning. Sights up, safeties off."  (download, history)

Scan complete

• "Integral fission tanks ruptured. Otherwise fine. Cephalon Ordis has been signaled. Proceed to extraction."  (download, history)

Repair the Starboard Nacelle in the Dry Dock

Nacelle brought to Dry Dock

• "Precepts: Complete the mission. Preserve the crew. Tunguska capacitor charged. Sukhin pulls the trigger. Nothing happens. Zada reports engines offline. Shields offline. Weapons offline. Personal lights flash on as the first missiles hit. I watch as Sukhin, along with his gunnery chair, is sucked into the infinite. I watch as the port nacelle detonates. We are spinning. Zada calls for assistance. I am silent. Krodhi's attempt to save our engines proves fatal. I watch as he is engulfed in flame. Zada is alone at the helm. She beholds the distant flash of torpedo tubes. She says my name. The viewplate blossoms. She ceases to exist."  (download, history)

Nacelle restored

• "Starboard Nacelle reinforced. Soon cognitive geometries will self-assemble. She will live. But not yet. Transferring tail section data to your Orbiter."  (download, history)

Recover the Tail Section: Berehydnia, Sedna

Mission start

• "High-probability of Railjack tail section nearby. Clear out hostiles and mark for retrieval."  (download, history)

Scanner deployed

• "Tail section. Intact."  (download, history)

Scan complete

• "Dorsal Stabilizers: salvageable. Cogitators: viable. Marking for recovery."  (download, history)

Repair the Tail Section

Tail brought to Dry Dock

• "Railjack. Sigma Series. Top-of-the-line. Crew. Four-thousand-eight-hundred-and-ninety confirmed kills. Complete the mission. Preserve the crew. Thirteen systemwide errors. There were no errors. There was only... me. Following my orders. In her final moment I think Zada knew that. Precepts: Complete the mission. Preserve the crew. To complete the mission the crew must die. To preserve the crew is to fail the mission. The crew exist to complete the mission. Therefore... I... completed the mission. Why was I given those orders?"  (download, history)

Tail restored

• "You require a viable Command Cephalon. You understand why I am non-viable. Replacement Cephalon not yet located. A solution must exist. I will find it. Final component marked."  (download, history)

Recover the Engine Cowling: Orias, Europa

Mission start

• "Cowling identified. Visual verification required. Move in."  (download, history)

Scanner deployed

• "Engine Cowling. You know what to do."  (download, history)

Scan complete

• "Structural integrity: within required tolerances. Marking for recovery. Cephalon Ordis: time for pickup."  (download, history)

Repair the Engine Cowling

Cowling brought to Dry Dock

• "All known Cephalons: surveyed. None conform to tactical parameters. None possess necessary astrogation poetics. None possess a comprehensive warfighting database. Viable Cephalons: nil."  (download, history)

Railjack Complete

• "Work crews report tools-down. Railjack structure: complete. Structure reinforcement: complete. Systems restoration: complete. Your presence is required on the Dry Dock. (Inbox Message)  (download, history)

• "You have a Railjack. Tenno. All records of my mission have been purged from the weave. Why, I do not know. I had a crew. I must accept sole responsibility for their deaths. Conclusion: I am non-viable. But I... I am the only Railjack-compatible Cephalon. The Sentients have almost rebuilt. Conclusion: I am, under the circumstances, a viable Command Cephalon. If you will have me."  (download, history)

Integrating Cy to the Railjack

If player says yes

• "Understood. I will begin the process of integrating with the ship's systems. This may take some time. Commencing. You may now enter your Railjack."  (download, history)

If player says no

• "Understood."  (download, history)

Entering Railjack for the first time

• "Welcome to the Railjack. A living thing. A home. And a weapon. Your home. Your weapon. Aboard this vessel, we work before we play."  (download, history)

Attempting to access Navigation

• "System integration ongoing. You will be informed when process complete."  (download, history)

During any Wreckage Mission

Scanner perimeter breached

• "Perimeter Breached. Clear them out to resume scan."  (download, history)
• "Perimeter Breached. Scan Interrupted. We do not have time for this."  (download, history)
• "Scan cannot continue until the area of operation is cleared. Get on it."  (download, history)

Scanner perimeter abandoned

• "Scan interrupted. Hold perimeter."  (download, history)
• "Maintain defense. Hold position."  (download, history)
• "Scan interrupted. Maintain proximity to objective."  (download, history)

Vomvalyst interference

• "Scan baffled by Interference Drones. Destroy them."  (download, history)
• "Interference Drones detected. Scan interrupted."  (download, history)
• "Drones have established a dampening field. Eliminate them to resume scan."  (download, history)
• "Interference Drones. We have work to do."  (download, history)

Vomvalysts destroyed

• "Back to work. Let us get this over with."  (download, history)
• "Return to objective."  (download, history)
• "Boom. Drones down. Back to it."  (download, history)

Other

When Wreckage mission is available

• "Tenno, that wreckage will not recover itself. Coordinates marked."  (download, history)
• "Our enemy rebuilds itself ceaselessly. We must have that Railjack."  (download, history)

At the Orbiter after retrieving a wreckage

• "Tenno. Your assistance is required in the Dry Dock."  (download, history)
• "Wreckage recovered. Proceed to the Dry Dock."  (download, history)
• "Tenno. You are needed in the Dry Dock."  (download, history)

Transferring resources

• "The Sentients continue to rebuild themselves. Our salvage operations must continue."  (download, history)
• "Do not rest. There will be time for R&R when we are done."  (download, history)
• "Well Done. Work continues apace."  (download, history)
• "Progress."  (download, history)
• "Assigning resources to work crews."  (download, history)
• "We are making good time. I have yet to find a viable Command Cephalon. My search continues."  (download, history)

Starting repair timer

• "Reconstruction begins."  (download, history)
• "This will take some time."  (download, history)
• "Fabrication and restoration commencing."  (download, history)
• "Commencing restoration. You will be contacted upon completion."  (download, history)

Epilogue

After integration is done

• "All systems integrated. Reactor: still offline. This ship needs power. I search for what is missing. The harder I look, the less I see. Tenno, be my eyes."  (download, history)

Interacting with Reliquary Drive

• The Man in The Wall: "You mad at me, kiddo? Did you forget? You owe me."

• Cy: "Where the negative resides my mind is dissonance. All I know is... Lua. Will you go?"  (download, history)

"Go to Lua" prompt

• "Nav is ready for coordinates. I urge: Lua."  (download, history)

• "The Railjack will be waiting."  (download, history)

Railjack Key Mission (Lua)

Starting mission

• "I behold nothingness. You are in the right place."  (download, history)

Retrieving Reliquary key

• "Stop. Something has occurred. The periphery of absence... I felt it tremble. A desire to be filled. To be known. You hold a key. Return to the Orbiter. I believe you have found my answer."  (download, history)

Nearing extraction

• "We are close to resolution. I can... feel it."  (download, history)

Back at Railjack

• "Take what you have found to that which I cannot find. The negative will be proven. My end shall be at an end. Begin our beginning."  (download, history)

Approaching Reliquary Drive

• The Man in The Wall: "Hey, kiddo, what took you so long?"

Inserting Reliquary key

• Cy: "Something moves: an infinite zero. Impossible. Perception failure. Recalibrating."  (download, history)
• "All systems... clear. Reactor online. Whatever you did, we are spaceworthy. Proceed to navigation. You have earned this. Railjack online. Let's take her out."  (download, history)