The Tale of Knight …: The Trickster

"O noble knight, if thou art to fight for me, please accept this charm. Its holographic field will help blur thy shape and make it harder for thine opponent to hit thee." The knight took it, then readied for battle. Wielding a colossal phase blade, … foe was heavily armored. Shields sparkled, armor was battered and … only narrowly avoided beheading. … opponent somehow knew the Order's fighting style well. A hard hit landed on …'s armor, shattering the holographic projector that had concealed … shape. The knight was sent tumbling to the ground. … opponent prepared to strike the final blow, but froze mid air, as if surprised. Taking advantage of this moment of confusion, … pounced, slicing through the opponent's armor. A killing blow. "Oh wonderful, splendid! Never have I had such excitement in mine own life!" The stranger's cheers were loud and strangely out of character. … turned to look at … defeated opponent: their armor shimmered, and the holographic skin that had masked their true form was dispelled. In front of … lay the remains of a knight of the Order. "Oh nay," the stranger laughed. "It seemeth that thou hath slain one of thy fellow knights! How unfortunate!" The stranger's mocking words echoed as they disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke. … knelt beside … fallen comrade, anguished at having been duped by the stranger's holograms. In a storage unit affixed to their armor, … discovered something unusual - a databank filled with wondrous secrets about the workings of the toxic seas.

The command below will trigger the "The Tale of Knight …: The Trickster" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Upon my word, the Order's vengeance shall find thee!
  • This world used to be oceanic, and the databanks reveal how poisonous seas can be exploited to harvest exotic gases.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how The Tale of Knight …: The Trickster (toxoids.7160) connects.