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Bounty Hunter: Balmorra story missions

Researched mission objectives for Bounty Hunter in Balmorra. 5 original story entries, contacts and directions to continue.

These are class-story missions only. Side quests, Heroics and planetary stories belong in the separate Quest Finder. Current coverage is a researched starting route, not yet a room-by-room verified path for every step.

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  1. Pirrell's Ambitions
  2. Chaos at the Droid Factory
  3. Down with the Queen
  4. Bait and Switch
  5. Meeting the Admiral
01 / 05BalmorraOriginal class story

Pirrell's Ambitions

START — talk to / useD5-Mantis holoterminal

GO TO — area / entranceBalmorra; Lieutenant Major Pirrell

AFTER THIS MISSIONThen continue to the Okara Droid Factory mission.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): 0, 10 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. Accept Admiral Ivernus as your Balmorra Great Hunt target, then travel to Balmorra on the D5-Mantis.
  2. Step 2. Leave Sobrik Spaceport and resolve Vorr and Vye's confrontation if it occurs on the exit route.
  3. Step 3. Head to Imperial headquarters in Sobrik to locate Lieutenant Major Pirrell's office.
  4. Step 4. Speak with protocol droid ODX-9 outside the office and complete the dialogue needed for entry.
  5. Step 5. Speak with Lieutenant Major Pirrell about undermining Colonel Sartius so Admiral Ivernus comes to Balmorra.
  6. Step 6. Accept Chaos at the Droid Factory before leaving Sobrik for the Okara factory.

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02 / 05BalmorraOriginal class story

Chaos at the Droid Factory

START — talk to / useLieutenant Major Pirrell

GO TO — area / entranceMarkaran Plains; Okara Droid Factory; slicer Zalia

AFTER THIS MISSIONReturn to Pirrell for the Colicoid nest assignment.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): -20, 945 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. Travel from Sobrik to Okara Droid Factory in the Markaran Plains after meeting Lieutenant Major Pirrell.
  2. Step 2. Find slicer Zalia inside the factory and speak with her about altering its droid control system.
  3. Step 3. Defend Zalia by defeating the first wave of berserk droids while she slices the computer.
  4. Step 4. Prepare for the next wave and defeat the second group of hostile factory security droids.
  5. Step 5. Speak to Zalia once the waves are defeated and finish any follow-up dialogue the objective requires.
  6. Step 6. Return to Lieutenant Major Pirrell in Sobrik to unlock Down with the Queen.

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03 / 05BalmorraOriginal class story

Down with the Queen

START — talk to / useLieutenant Major Pirrell

GO TO — area / entranceOutpost Victory; Colicoid queen's nest

AFTER THIS MISSIONReturn to Pirrell after the nest is disrupted.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): -20, 945 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. Travel to Outpost Victory and locate the Colicoid queen's nest using the tracked class mission.
  2. Step 2. Plant Pirrell's sonic device at the center of the nest to agitate the creatures.
  3. Step 3. Defeat the first wave of Colicoid Queensguard after activating the sonic device.
  4. Step 4. Defeat the second wave of Queensguard and remain inside the encounter area.
  5. Step 5. Defeat the third wave and prepare for the final queen encounter that follows.
  6. Step 6. Defeat the Colicoid Queen and check the main story objective is marked complete.
  7. Step 7. Return to Lieutenant Major Pirrell in Sobrik and report the result for Bait and Switch.

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04 / 05BalmorraOriginal class story

Bait and Switch

START — talk to / useLieutenant Major Pirrell

GO TO — area / entranceBalmorran Arms area; garbage transport

AFTER THIS MISSIONComplete the deception and return to Pirrell for the spaceport encounter.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): -20, 945 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. Receive the homing-beacon plan from Lieutenant Major Pirrell after clearing the Colicoid queen.
  2. Step 2. Travel to Balmorran Arms Factory hangar bay and locate the compromised ship carrying the beacon.
  3. Step 3. Remove the homing beacon from the compromised ship before searching for the decoy transport.
  4. Step 4. Defeat the Resistance Militant Loyalists who ambush you inside the factory hangar.
  5. Step 5. Move to the power center in the Balmorran Arms Factory and find the garbage transport.
  6. Step 6. Plant the recovered homing beacon on the garbage transport to mislead Colonel Sartius.
  7. Step 7. Return to Pirrell in Sobrik and finish the debrief before traveling to Sobrik Spaceport.

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05 / 05BalmorraOriginal class story

Meeting the Admiral

START — talk to / useLieutenant Major Pirrell

GO TO — area / entranceSobrik Spaceport; Admiral Ivernus arrival

AFTER THIS MISSIONBoard the D5-Mantis after completion or finish the Nar Shaddaa branch first.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): -20, 945 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. After the beacon operation, travel to Sobrik Spaceport rather than returning to the Arms Factory.
  2. Step 2. Enter hangar bay 59, where Lieutenant Major Pirrell is waiting for Admiral Ivernus to land.
  3. Step 3. Speak with Pirrell to begin the arrival dialogue and reveal the Great Hunt confrontation.
  4. Step 4. Depending on the chosen dialogue, defeat Murghir or fight Admiral Ivernus and his two bodyguards.
  5. Step 5. Speak with Lieutenant Major Pirrell again after the required enemies are defeated.
  6. Step 6. Return to your D5-Mantis and use its holoterminal to report the completed Balmorra bounty.

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Where to go next

Continue the Bounty Hunter storyline on Nar Shaddaa. NEXT MAIN MISSION: Economic Boom →

Search optional and planetary quests → · NEXT: First Strike → T9-M6 on Vaiken Spacedock

Primary quest-order reference: Exarch mission listing at Swtorista ↗. Names, initial contacts and destinations were cross-checked against this list. Map coordinates are historical reported values and may change.