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Sith Inquisitor: Balmorra story missions

Researched mission objectives for Sith Inquisitor in Balmorra. 4 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.

Choose your current mission

  1. Scientific Inquiry
  2. Extraction
  3. The Path to Power
  4. Into the Pit
01 / 04BalmorraOriginal class story

Scientific Inquiry

START — talk to / useMajor Bessiker

GO TO — area / entranceBalmorran research site; records vault

AFTER THIS MISSIONReturn the findings to Bessiker; do not mistake the nearby Colicoid bonus kills for required objectives.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): -94, 917 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. Speak with Major Bessiker about the toxic vault holding Tulak Hord's artifact before traveling into the Gorinth Canyon.
  2. Step 2. Find the research records vault in Gorinth Canyon, not the inaccessible toxic artifact vault.
  3. Step 3. Enter the records vault and locate the marked Research Records Terminal on the local map.
  4. Step 4. Access the research terminal for information about genetically engineered Colicoids and toxic-waste resistance.
  5. Step 5. Check that the terminal objective has cleared before leaving the records vault and making the return trip.
  6. Step 6. Return to Major Bessiker for the report and unlock Extraction, which begins the scientist search.

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02 / 04BalmorraOriginal class story

Extraction

START — talk to / useMajor Bessiker

GO TO — area / entranceResistance location holding scientist Iannos Tyrek

AFTER THIS MISSIONBring Tyrek back into Bessiker's research chain for the next mission.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): -83, 917 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. After Scientific Inquiry, receive the lead concerning Iannos Tyrek, the Imperial scientist needed for the mutagen.
  2. Step 2. Travel to Camp Kono Nolan in the Markaran Plains and locate Iannos Tyrek at the class mission objective.
  3. Step 3. Talk to Tyrek about his defection and the possibility of recreating the toxic-vault serum.
  4. Step 4. Complete the conversation and open your journal to check for the new personal holocommunicator objective.
  5. Step 5. Use the personal holocom and answer the subsequent mission communication before departing the area.
  6. Step 6. Proceed to The Path to Power and the prisoner Hiran at Outpost Victory.

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03 / 04BalmorraOriginal class story

The Path to Power

START — talk to / useHolocommunicator

GO TO — area / entranceRepublic prison / holding area with Hiran Bessiker

AFTER THIS MISSIONReturn to the scientists rather than approaching Tulak Hord's vault too early.

  1. Step 1. Bessiker will not create the mutagen unless his captured son Hiran is dealt with at Outpost Victory.
  2. Step 2. Travel to the Outpost Victory command office in the Gorinth Plateau and approach Hiran's cell.
  3. Step 3. Use the forcefield controls to unlock the cell and start the conversation with Hiran.
  4. Step 4. Choose whether to rescue the apprentice or seize his Sith holocron; the follow-up objectives can differ.
  5. Step 5. On the kill-Hiran branch, recover the Sith weapon at the holocron's Gorinth Plateau coordinates.
  6. Step 6. Return to Bessiker at Imperial headquarters in Sobrik; if you killed Hiran, be prepared for Bessiker's attack.
  7. Step 7. Talk to Iannos Tyrek in the office to obtain the toxic-vault serum after this encounter.
  8. Step 8. Continue to Into the Pit and Vault 305 at the Balmorran Arms Factory after acquiring the mutagen.

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04 / 04BalmorraOriginal class story

Into the Pit

START — talk to / useIannos Tyrek

GO TO — area / entranceMutagen-sealed toxic vault

AFTER THIS MISSIONComplete the artifact recovery, then return to your starship for the other lead.

Historical mission coordinates (reference only): -90, 936 — may identify a contact or objective, not the doorway to the next area.

  1. Step 1. Once Iannos Tyrek supplies the serum, go to the Balmorran Arms Factory and find Vault 305.
  2. Step 2. Use the Colicoid serum on yourself at the vault stage before moving into the poisonous interior.
  3. Step 3. Search the mission-marked vault rooms for Tulak Hord's artifact and prepare for the guardian encounter.
  4. Step 4. Defeat the Mutated Colicoid Broodmaster inside the vault and check the enemy objective clears.
  5. Step 5. Interact with Tulak Hord's artifact itself to retrieve it; defeating the guardian alone is insufficient.
  6. Step 6. Return to Major Bessiker and answer any ensuing personal holocom prompt before returning to the Fury.
  7. Step 7. Use your ship holoterminal to report the Balmorra discovery and continue the other artifact lead.

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Where to go next

Continue the Sith Inquisitor storyline on Nar Shaddaa. NEXT MAIN MISSION: The Prophet Arrives →

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.