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Chapter 2: The Black Vulkar Gang

Walkthrough and QA reference for Chapter 2: The Black Vulkar Gang (SW_TarisChap2-1).

At a glance#

JournalSW_TarisChap2-1
CategoryMain Quest
Journal entries5
Completion branches1
Starts bySpeak with Shade Vendas in Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower.
Observed prerequisite journalsSW_TarisSectEnergy2, SW_TarisSectAgric, SW_TarisSectEnergy, SW_TarisSectManu, SW_TarisSectMedic, SW_TarisSectWater
Key locationsTaris, Black Vulkar Base: Underdark, Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower, Taris, Lower City
Key charactersGezeki, Shade Vendas

Walkthrough#

1. Speak with Shade Vendas in Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower#

Speak with Shade Vendas in Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower.

Expected journal update — index 5: Shade told me rakghouls are spreading across the city. I’m to go meet Gekezi at the Black Vulkar base in the lower city to take care of the source of this issue.

2. Speak with Gezeki in Taris, Lower City#

Speak with Gezeki in Taris, Lower City.

Expected journal update — index 10: I met up with Gezeki, it’s time to take care of the Black Vulkar gang.

3. Defeat Zox Ji in Taris, Black Vulkar Base: Underdark and allow its script to update the quest#

Defeat Zox Ji in Taris, Black Vulkar Base: Underdark and allow its script to update the quest.

Expected journal update — index 12: The Black Vulkar Boss is has been killed. Gezeki took off with the dagger and told me to loot the rest. I should return to Shade.

4. Speak with Shade Vendas in Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower — Finished#

Speak with Shade Vendas in Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower.

Expected journal update — index 15: The Black Vulkar mission was a success. Shade says things in the city should be easier to handle now that they’ve been taken care of.

Outcome: this journal entry is marked as a finished branch.

Endings & branches#

The journal has one explicit finished state at index 15:

The Black Vulkar mission was a success. Shade says things in the city should be easier to handle now that they’ve been taken care of.

Characters & locations#

Characters directly tied to quest dialogue:

  • Gezeki (SW_GezekVulkar) — Taris, Lower City
  • Shade Vendas (SW_ShadeTower) — Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower

Locations implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel:

  • Taris, Black Vulkar Base: Underdark
  • Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower
  • Taris, Lower City
Technical / QA reference

Journal ID: SW_TarisChap2-1 Generated category: Main Quest Journal entries: 5

Exact journal progression

IndexStateJournal textDirect setters found
5—Shade told me rakghouls are spreading across the city. I’m to go meet Gekezi at the Black Vulkar base in the lower city to take care of the source of this issue.2
10—I met up with Gezeki, it’s time to take care of the Black Vulkar gang.1
12—The Black Vulkar Boss is has been killed. Gezeki took off with the dagger and told me to loot the rest. I should return to Shade.1
15FinishedThe Black Vulkar mission was a success. Shade says things in the city should be easier to handle now that they’ve been taken care of.1

Record-level trigger map

Stage 5

Shade told me rakghouls are spreading across the city. I’m to go meet Gekezi at the Black Vulkar base in the lower city to take care of the source of this issue.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 28709522333217871 under topic Greeting 7; speaker Shade Vendas (SW_ShadeTower). locations: Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower. conditions: Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 GreaterEqual 5; Journal SW_TarisSectEnergy2 Equal 0. response: “Gezeki is waiting for you at the Black Vulkar base in the lower city.”.
StopSound "KelliVulk3"
PlaySound3D "KelliVulk2"
Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 5
  • Dialogue INFO 1938510641111621549 under topic Greeting 7; speaker Shade Vendas (SW_ShadeTower). locations: Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower. conditions: Journal SW_TarisSectAgric Equal 30; Journal SW_TarisSectEnergy Equal 40; Journal SW_TarisSectManu Equal 30; Journal SW_TarisSectMedic Equal 25; Journal SW_TarisSectWater Equal 15; Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 Equal 0. response: “Gezeki just came over on his comlink, he’s in the Lower City and rakghouls have been released among the population. Thegg has dispatched the honor guard to go door to door and keep it from spreading. I need you to meet with Gezeki at the Black Vulkar’s base and end this once and for all. Be careful my friend, there are rumors about a weapon that the leader of the gang has, a dagger that has been infused with the rakghoul disease.”.
StopSound "KelliVulk3"
PlaySound3D "KelliVulk1"
Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 5

Stage 10

I met up with Gezeki, it’s time to take care of the Black Vulkar gang.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 1297819669198096892 under topic Greeting 7; speaker Gezeki (SW_GezekVulkar). locations: Taris, Lower City. conditions: Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 Equal 5. response: “Through that doorway, it’s time to put an end to the Black Vulkar Gang.”.
SW_TarisDoorVulkarBase->Unlock
Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 10
AIFollow Player 0, 0, 0, 0
StopSound "GezekVulk1"

Stage 12

The Black Vulkar Boss is has been killed. Gezeki took off with the dagger and told me to loot the rest. I should return to Shade.

How this stage is set:

  • Script SW_VulkarBossDeath. attached to Npc Zox Ji (SW_BlackVulkarLeader); placed in Taris, Black Vulkar Base: Underdark.
If ( OnDeath == 1 )
    If ( DoOnce == 0 )
        Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 12
        Removeitem SW_RakKnife 1
        SW_GezekVulkar->ForceGreeting

Stage 15 — Finished

The Black Vulkar mission was a success. Shade says things in the city should be easier to handle now that they’ve been taken care of.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 7244315323217817481 under topic Greeting 7; speaker Shade Vendas (SW_ShadeTower). locations: Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower. conditions: Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 Equal 12. response: “Gezeki came through already, he told me the Black Vulkar leader is dead, and that his dagger has been confiscated. That will throw their gang into disarray and remove the fear that they have been spreading, the sith defectors can handle them from here. I know you just got through with a battle, so rest as long as you need, but there is another mission I need of you. The energy sector is failing, we just can’t produce enough power. We’ve located a power source but it won’t be easy to obtain.”.
StopSound "KelliVulk3"
PlaySound3D "KelliVulk3"
Journal SW_TarisChap2-1 15
Choice "Continue" 1

Dialogue speakers:

  • Gezeki (SW_GezekVulkar) — Taris, Lower City
  • Shade Vendas (SW_ShadeTower) — Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower

Scripts that read or write this journal:

  • SW_CheckDoorVulkEnt — Door Metal Door (SW_TarisDoorVulkarBase); placed in Taris, Lower City
  • SW_TarisVulkarRakg — Creature Rakghoul (SW_RakhoulVulkar); placed in Taris, Lower City
  • SW_TarisVulkarSpawns — Npc Gezeki (SW_GezekVulkar); placed in Taris, Lower City
  • SW_VulkarBossDeath — Npc Zox Ji (SW_BlackVulkarLeader); placed in Taris, Black Vulkar Base: Underdark

Items referenced by related script/result code:

  • Rakghoul Knife (SW_RakKnife)

Cells implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel code:

  • Taris, Black Vulkar Base: Underdark
  • Taris, Central Plaza: Capital Tower
  • Taris, Lower City
Journal-state readers (3 code sites)
  • Script SW_CheckDoorVulkEnt. attached to Door Metal Door (SW_TarisDoorVulkarBase); placed in Taris, Lower City.
  • Script SW_TarisVulkarRakg. attached to Creature Rakghoul (SW_RakhoulVulkar); placed in Taris, Lower City.
  • Script SW_TarisVulkarSpawns. attached to Npc Gezeki (SW_GezekVulkar); placed in Taris, Lower City.

Generated playtest checklist

  • Start/reach the quest naturally and verify journal index 5 is obtainable.
  • Reach index 5: Shade told me rakghouls are spreading across the city. I’m to go meet Gekezi at the Black Vulkar base in the l…
  • Reach index 10: I met up with Gezeki, it’s time to take care of the Black Vulkar gang.
  • Reach index 12: The Black Vulkar Boss is has been killed. Gezeki took off with the dagger and told me to loot the rest. I shou…
  • Reach index 15 (Finished): The Black Vulkar mission was a success. Shade says things in the city should be easier to handle now that they…
  • Verify any scripted reward/item transfer shown above actually occurs.
  • Verify involved NPCs/objects remain present and usable after the stage transition.
  • Verify no unrelated vanilla Morrowind dialogue/quest state appears during the flow.

QA console reference

Current journal state can be inspected with the OpenMW/Morrowind journal tooling for SW_TarisChap2-1. Manually forcing journal indices is useful for diagnosis, but does not substitute for testing the scripts/dialogue that normally cause the transition.