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Sooth Sayer

Expedition chainHigh Security Low Security Null Security

An expedition — a multi-part escalation chain (typically four sites) obtained by chance (~5%) from an unrated complex, tracked in The Agency. Each completed part has roughly a 50% chance to continue, usually toward lower-security space than where it began.

Quick answers Access NPC roster Payout Go deeper Escalations Sources

Quick answers

Where is the Sooth Sayer in EVE Online?

The Sooth Sayer spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.

What spawns in the Sooth Sayer?

The Sooth Sayer has 1 wave and about 8 NPCs: 4 destroyers and 4 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the trigger is Dread Guristas Invader/Infiltrator.

Which ships can enter the Sooth Sayer?

Ship restrictions for the Sooth Sayer: Cruiser.

Does the Sooth Sayer escalate?

The Sooth Sayer is itself an escalation from Gurista Hideout.

What does the Sooth Sayer drop?

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions: Cruiser

NPC roster C Single-source / unverified

Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.

First Pocket (Warp-In) — 3 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
4	Pithi Demolisher/Destructor/Plunderer/Wrecker	F
4	Pithior Anarchist/Nihilist	D
0-1	Dread Guristas Invader/Infiltrator Wreck may contain Dread Guristas/Guristas Tags and/or Faction Modules. TRIGGER	F

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Go deeper

Consequences Smonsequences (Expedition chain) Dread Guristas Fleet Staging Point 2 and 3 (Expedition chain) Gurista Productions Shipment (Expedition chain)

Escalations

Escalates from: Gurista Hideout

Sources

EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
EVE University wiki: Sooth Sayer C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26

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