Cobalt Quill, Captain of the Black Needle

Despite his small stature, this pirate captain emanates gravitas. His eyes are calculating, weighing us up as if part of a complex equation. At last we finally meet. Cobalt Quill at your service; Captain of the illustrious Black Needle and humble descendant of our founder, Silver Quill. You have been a thorn in my side for a great many years - but I'm reasonable if nothing else. I come to you with an offer. We will give you a significant bounty for your completed chart and allow you to leave with your meaningless lives intact. If you refuse, we will have no choice but to take what we want by force. Our naval superiority notwithstanding, we have also infiltrated your empire at several key points. A single command of mine is all that keeps you from total ruin.

The command below will trigger the "Cobalt Quill, Captain of the Black Needle" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 7 options:

• What are you offering?
• You are threatening us...
• You are threatening us...
• You are threatening us...
• Why bother negotiating?
• This isn't just about the credits, is it?
• Close communications.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Cobalt Quill, Captain of the Black Needle (grand_archive.8410) connects.

Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:

• Requires origin: Treasure Hunters

has_origin = origin_treasure_hunters
from = {
  has_fleet_flag = is_spawned_for@root
}