Arkady Demidenko

Arkady Demidenko
Character Type	Merchant
Affiliation	Neutral
Status	Alive
Added in Version	1.3.0.0

Arkady Demidenko is a dynamic encounter questgiver usually found within Mysa Tarill. He's very grumpy and rants a lot about his wife.

Location

This NPC is found in a camp in Mysa Tarill or Sheol, with a flare to highlight his position

Gallery

Item Inventory

Stock	Icon	Item	Item Type	Price (Solari)
10		Iodine Pill	Utility - Consumables	800
20		Irradiated Slag	Misc - Components	1,500
72		Jasmium Crystal	Misc - Raw Resources	900

Contracts

Stranded Sheol Merchant: The Anvil Crate
Contract Type: Repeatable Contract
Issuer: Arkady Demidenko

"I Don't know what Rolsum wants with these Materials, but I hope he's got a radiation suit ready. The crates themselves are shielded, so you don't need to worry about that."

The Anvil Crate

• Deliver 1 x Crate of Irradiated Materials to the Anvil
• Call Issuer through your contract menu

Reward

1. XP: 150
2. Solaris: 3,000

Stranded Sheol Merchant: Crossroads Crate
Contract Type: Repeatable Contract
Issuer: Arkady Demidenko

"The Crossroads tradepost isn't too far off, so this should be a simple delivery. They're always interested in Sheol materials over there."

Crossroads Crate

• Deliver 1 x Crate of Irradiated Materials to Crossroads
• Call Issuer through your contract menu

Reward

1. XP: 150
2. Solaris: 3,000

Stranded Sheol Merchant: Jasmium Delivery
Issuer: Arkady Demidenko

"They're expecting a shipment of Jasmium at Pinnacle Station. You asked for quick work, and Jasmium mining is something you better do quickly, unless you want to die of radiation poisoning."

Jasmium Delivery

• Acquire Jasmium Crystal x 50
• Deliver 50 x Jasmium Crystal to Pinnacle Station
• Call Issuer through your contract menu

Reward

1. XP: 150
2. Solaris: 3,000

Stranded Sheol Merchant: Pinnacle Station Crate
Contract Type: Repeatable Contract
Issuer: Arkady Demidenko

"One crate of irradiated materials for delivery to Pinnacle Station. The crates are safe, but the cargo inside is both dangerous and valuable. Don't lose it."

Pinnacle Station Crate

• Deliver 1 x Crate of Irradiated Materials to Pinnacle Station
• Call Issuer through your contract menu

Reward

1. XP: 150
2. Solaris: 3,000

Stranded Sheol Merchant: Radiation Report
Contract Type: Repeatable Contract
Issuer: Arkady Demidenko

"Someone at the Crossroads tradepost wanted a thorough report on the effects radiation has had on rocks in the Sheol region. Don't worry about the details, just get the logs there."

Radiation Report

• Collect scan data from radiation probe in the Sheol
• Deliver 1 x Radiation Scan Logs to Crossroads
• Call Issuer through your contract menu

Reward

1. XP: 150
2. Solaris: 3,000

Dialogue

First Meeting

Arkady Demidenko: (Initial greeting) Keep your distance. I don't bloody know you. (Subsequent greeting) What? Don't you have a home somewhere?
Player: 1. (Open trade window) I just want to trade! 2. I'm looking for quick work. 3. Tell me about yourself. 4. (End conversation) Goodbye.
[2] Arkady Demidenko: What the hell is wrong with wastelanders today? Everything has to be fast! No one cares about doing a thing well, only fast. Unless, of course, we're talking about relations with my wife, Bogda. Then, quick is always best.
Player: You got something or not?
Arkady Demidenko: Yeah, I've got a load of Jasmium that needs to get to Pinnacle Station. Can you handle that?
Player: a. (Accept contract) Leave it to me. b. Pass. I'm not headed that way. c. (End conversation) Goodbye.
Arkady Demidenko: [a] Don't screw it up. [b] Then why are we still talking? Piss off!
[3] Arkady Demidenko: I'm not your friend. Buy something or piss off.

Subsequent Meetings

Arkady Demidenko: You again.
Player: 1. (Open trade window) I just want to trade! 2. You got any more jobs? 3. What are you doing out here if you're so miserable? 4. Tell me about yourself. 5. (End conversation) Goodbye.
[2] Arkady Demidenko: You did okay, buznizh! Sure, I've got a couple things for you. There's some scan logs that need delivery and some crates I need to move as well.
Player: a. Tell me about the crates you need moved. b. What about those scan logs? c. Actually, I think I'll pass. d. (End conversation) Goodbye.
Arkady Demidenko: [a] I've got some irradiated materials that need delivery to Crossroads, the Anvil, and Pinnacle Station. Don't worry, the crates are shielded. (After accepting the selected mission) Well then, take it already! [b] What do you need to know? Are you an expert on dynamic fragmentation of microwave irradiated rock? No? Then shut up and take the scans to Crossroads. (After accepting the selected mission) Well then, take it already! [c] Then why are we still talking? Piss off!
[3] Arkady Demidenko: You're a nosy buznizh, but I'll tell you because you do good work. Just don't make a mistake and think we're friends. I'm out here because this rad-blasted hellscape is about as far away as I can get from my cow-wife, Bogda, and her hateful shrew of a mother.
Player: a. That's pretty harsh. b. Sounds horrible. c. (End conversation) Goodbye.
Arkady Demidenko: [a] Last time I was home, Bogda and I got into a big fight. She kicked me out—told me not to come back until I was ready to respect her and her mother. That was just over two years ago.

[b] You say that now, and you haven't even tried her cooking.
Player: How bad can it be?
Arkady Demidenko: Bogda doesn't cook to feed. She cooks to bind your soul.
Player: How does that work?
Arkady Demidenko: Bogda believed meals were power—old Giedi Prime ritual stuff. Said if a man eats what you make, he's yours.
Player: Meals are power—what does that mean?
Arkady Demidenko: Bogda believed meals were power—old Giedi Prime ritual stuff. Said if a man eats what you make, he's yours. Once she fed me a loaf with wires baked inside. Said chewing through it built ‘discipline of the jaw.’ I broke two teeth and she kissed my forehead like I’d passed a test.
Player: That can't be true.
Arkady Demidenko: When Bogda made broth, she boiled it down until it was thick as pitch and stuck to the spoon. Called it ‘war sap.’ She said her uncle drank it before executions.
Player: Stop... Stop. I'm sorry I asked.
Arkady Demidenko: She said it put hair on your soul. Also, ulcers, but those came later.
[4] Arkady Demidenko: I'm not your friend. Buy something or piss off.