Passage to Anywhere is a main quest.
Synopsis[]
In order to revive the rest of the colonists on the Hope, Dr. Welles needs the Stranger to travel to Stellar Bay on the terraformed moon of Monarch. Monarch is interdicted by the Halcyon Holdings corporate board, so the navkey must be procured through unofficial channels. Welles recommends that the Stranger speak to Gladys Culkelly on the Groundbreaker about obtaining a navkey.
Walkthrough[]
After the Stranger has repaired the Unreliable and successfully taken off, they will be once again contacted by Phineas Welles. He will tell them about his plan to revive the Hope's colonists to try and undo the damage that the Board has done to the people of Halcyon. Phineas needs the Stranger to get to Stellar Bay on Monarch where he has contact that can help him find the chemicals needed to revive the rest of the colonists. A navkey is required to land on Stellar Bay; Phineas recommends speaking to Gladys Culkelly, a black marketeer on the Groundbreaker about acquiring one.
Phineas will also tell the Stranger about the Holographic Shroud device which he gave to Alex Hawthorne. The shroud is located in the captain's quarters of the Unreliable and can be loaded with identity cartridges to allow the Stranger access to restricted areas.
Gladys is located in the Rest-N-Go on Groundbreaker. She is willing to sell a Stellar Bay navkey for 10,000 bits. Gladys will also offer the Stranger an opportunity to make some additional bits. She tells them about a distress signal received from an abandoned Auntie Cleo outpost, Roseway. She is willing to pay for any corporate secrets which the Stranger may come across while investigating the distress call. She will provide them with a copy of the Distress Call and the relevant coordinates. Listening to the Distress Call onboard the Unreliable will start the quest, The Distress Signal.
After landing on Groundbreaker, the Unreliable will be arrested. During its liberation, the Stranger will have the opportunity to start a quest chain for the Board, revealing Phineas' location to Udom Bedford. This will start the Balance Due quest.
How one acquires the 10,000 bits to pay for the navkey is not significant. After purchasing the navkey, return to the Unreliable. ADA will ask whether the Stranger wants to speak Phineas Welles to tell him about their success. Welles will tell the Stranger to contact Hiram Blythe who has set up shop on Monarch and recommends that they hire the services of a skilled guide, Nyoka, to assist with reaching Hiram.
This completes the quest and begins Radio Free Monarch.
Alternate Route[]
As hinted at by Welles, it is possible to skip this quest by travelling to the Cascadia Landing Pad on Monarch. Upon entering orbit, Dr. Welles will warn against landing in Cascadia, as it is extremely dangerous. However, one can choose to ignore his warning, and land in the city, thus starting the next quest Radio Free Monarch. From there, you must proceed northwest out of the city to eventually reach Stellar Bay. Be warned, as you will have to pass through a multitude of Mantiqueens, Mantipillars, Mantisaur Soldiers, Mantiswarms, and many variants of Raptidon. One must also pass through the Sulfur Pits, past Terra One Publications, and finally through Stellar Bay Ruins (North). Once the Stranger enters Stellar Bay, this quest will be marked as completed.