Rising Tensions

Mission Type: Heleus Assignment: Elaaden

Prerequisite: Begin the quest “Parlay with the Krogan”

Start Location: Elaaden

Unlocking: Speak to Shaman Kortik

Speak to Shaman Kortik

Elaaden: Krogan Colony New Tuchanka

Throne Room

Find Shaman Kortik (2) in the throne room on the first level of the krogan colony, New Tuchanka (1). He’s in a nook, surrounded by metal caging. Talk to him to learn that he fears New Tuchanka may descend into a clan war unless two rival warriors perform the Rite of Union. A krogan war will likely be bad news for the Nexus and the stability of Heleus. He needs your help driving a beast into the arena.

Enter a Wild Fiend Habitat

Drive west toward the Remnant derelict when heading away from the krogan colony. If you haven’t done so already, call for a forward station in Languish just east of the navpoint (3). The lure location text prompt appears near the ground as you approach the target, which is a small area surrounded by boulders.

Place the Lure

Exit the Nomad and place the Fiend lure. Wait for the Fiend to be drawn to the bait. If it doesn’t come right away, move around the site while looking for him. It’s likely you’ll also attract some Wraiths, so spend some ammo putting them down while you wait for the Fiend.

Defeat and Tame the Fiend

Attack the Fiend when it finally shows up. Knocking its health down to about a quarter wears the beast down to the point that it stops fighting—so should you. You don’t want it dead.

Return to Shaman Kortik

New Tuchanka

Get back into the Nomad and return to the krogan colony (1). Don’t worry about the Fiend; once it gets his wits back he follows your scent and makes it to the colony. Head to the throne room and speak with Kortik (2) again. He wants you to speak to Gren to get him to commit to the Rite of Union. Kortik doesn’t think he’ll listen to an outsider, but says it’s worth a shot.

Talk to Gren

From the throne room, head down the descending pathway behind the throne, then take a left at the intersection and pass through the doorway to reach the exterior balcony near a landing pad. This is where you find Gren (4).

You need to convince him to fight in the Rite of Union battle. If Drack is in your party (which he should be when you’re on Elaaden), ask him to help you out. Drack says Glen could fight or listen to Varka call him a quadless coward for the rest of his life. He believes Varka will gun for him as soon as the Fiend is dead and then requests that you participate to keep her in check. Choose to go to the arena for the fight now.

Begin the Rite of Union

Turns out the fight isn’t very fair. The Fiend you lured here is a female that, in turn, brought two males with her. Now you have three Fiends to battle. If you’re low on ammo, collect some where you begin in the cave, next to Varka’s platform.

Defeat the Fiends

You face the three Fiends at once, and you can guarantee that those krogan are not going to be much help. The key is to keep moving to avoid being grabbed, which means instant death. Use side-evade moves to avoid their slow attacks. Jump over the Fiends when they charge at you, and then shoot while jump-jetting for the slow-descent-shooting maneuver. Do this while aiming for their backs. Their backs and their mouths are their weak points; you can get the most damage targeting these areas. Don’t completely give up on the krogan’s help, though. Assign them to attack one beast together at the same time while you take on another.

Speak with Varka and Gren

Speak to Gren in the cave near Varka’s platform after the battle. This concludes the quest.