{ "version": "2026-05-18", "patch": "Alpha 4.8", "verified": false, "note": "Wikelo's Emporium is a Banu barter system added in Alpha 4.0 and rotated each patch. CIG does not publish the trade list — entries below are community-reported and may shift. Always verify in-game before farming. Last cross-checked: 2026-05-18.", "vendor": { "name": "Wikelo", "race": "Banu", "title": "Souli (Free-Trader)", "summary": "A Banu trader who operates an Emporium aboard his personal Merchantman. He doesn't deal in aUEC — every exchange is a direct barter. Bring the materials he's interested in; take home items he's pulled from across the 'Verse.", "lore": "Banu Souli are independent traders who specialize in one specific category of goods for life. Wikelo's specialty is variety — he keeps a rotating stock of rare commodities, mined ores, salvaged components, and event-locked memorabilia and trades them for cosmetics, weapons, paints, and (occasionally) entire ships." }, "locations": [ { "where": "Pyro System — varies by patch", "current": "Pyro / Pyro V orbit — check the in-game mobiGlass contact list", "notes": "Wikelo is mobile. CIG moves him between Pyro POIs (Ruin Station, Patch City, Endgame settlements) each major patch. His Merchantman lights up amber on the system map when docked." } ], "mechanic": { "how": "Open the Emporium kiosk in his cargo bay. Each trade row shows a list of required items (with quantities) and a single reward. Place the materials in the deposit hopper, confirm, and pull the reward from the output bin.", "rules": [ "Trades are one-shot — once Wikelo's stock of a given reward is exhausted, that row disappears until restock.", "Stock restocks on a hidden timer (~6-12 hours per shard, community-tracked).", "Some rewards are character-bound (cosmetics, paints). Others are tradeable to other players.", "Required items must be in your personal inventory at the kiosk — cargo grids do not count.", "Bring SCU containers for ore-based trades — Hadanite and Quantanium are heavy." ], "tiers": [ { "tier": "Common", "color": "bone", "examples": "Hadanite, Aphorite, Janalite — ship paints, decorations" }, { "tier": "Uncommon", "color": "cyan", "examples": "Quantanium, Bexalite — premium paints, weapon skins" }, { "tier": "Rare", "color": "amber", "examples": "Riccite, Hephaestanite, Stileron — Banu armor pieces, rare weapons" }, { "tier": "Exotic", "color": "purple","examples": "Quantum/lab-grade gems, event-only commodities — ship CCU tokens, full Banu armor sets" } ] }, "trades": [ { "id": "carrack-wicked-aggressor", "reward": "Anvil Carrack 'Wicked Aggressor' Paint", "category": "Ship Paint", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [{ "item": "Hadanite", "amount": 75, "unit": "SCU" }], "notes": "Hadanite is a rare gemstone — mined from rocky surfaces with a Klescher (jail break) or hand-mined with a Pyro pickaxe. Aim for asteroid clusters near Pyro III." }, { "id": "carrack-wicked-prowler", "reward": "Anvil Carrack 'Wicked Prowler' Paint", "category": "Ship Paint", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [{ "item": "Quantanium", "amount": 200, "unit": "SCU" }], "notes": "Quantanium is volatile — extract carefully and refine at ARC-L1 or Pyro Gateway before transport." }, { "id": "cutlass-blood-honor", "reward": "Drake Cutlass 'Blood Honor' Paint", "category": "Ship Paint", "tier": "Uncommon", "cost": [{ "item": "Janalite", "amount": 120, "unit": "SCU" }], "notes": "Janalite is found on Daymar and Lyria surface deposits." }, { "id": "freelancer-aurora", "reward": "MISC Freelancer 'Aurora Borealis' Paint", "category": "Ship Paint", "tier": "Uncommon", "cost": [{ "item": "Aphorite", "amount": 100, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "constellation-saoirse", "reward": "RSI Constellation 'Saoirse' Paint", "category": "Ship Paint", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [{ "item": "Stileron", "amount": 50, "unit": "SCU" }], "notes": "Stileron is one of the highest-value ores — Stanton's CRU-L4 refinery accepts it." }, { "id": "banu-helmet", "reward": "Banu Souli Helmet (cosmetic)", "category": "Armor", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [ { "item": "Riccite", "amount": 80, "unit": "SCU" }, { "item": "Hephaestanite", "amount": 60, "unit": "SCU" } ], "notes": "Light helmet with Banu visor styling. Cosmetic only — no protection advantage." }, { "id": "banu-torso", "reward": "Banu Souli Torso (cosmetic)", "category": "Armor", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [{ "item": "Bexalite", "amount": 150, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "banu-arms", "reward": "Banu Souli Arms (cosmetic)", "category": "Armor", "tier": "Uncommon", "cost": [{ "item": "Agricium", "amount": 90, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "banu-legs", "reward": "Banu Souli Legs (cosmetic)", "category": "Armor", "tier": "Uncommon", "cost": [{ "item": "Tungsten", "amount": 100, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "banu-undersuit", "reward": "Banu Souli Undersuit", "category": "Armor", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [ { "item": "Quartz", "amount": 60, "unit": "SCU" }, { "item": "Beryl", "amount": 60, "unit": "SCU" } ] }, { "id": "banu-singing-blade", "reward": "Banu Singing Blade (melee)", "category": "Weapon", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [{ "item": "Diamond", "amount": 30, "unit": "SCU" }], "notes": "Curved single-edge ceremonial sword. Banu-only melee variant — Klaus & Werner-grade damage." }, { "id": "banu-pistol", "reward": "Banu Souli Pistol", "category": "Weapon", "tier": "Uncommon", "cost": [{ "item": "Laranite", "amount": 70, "unit": "SCU" }], "notes": "Sidearm with characteristic Banu energy crystal core. Holds 14 rounds." }, { "id": "wikelo-plushie", "reward": "Wikelo Plushie (decoration)", "category": "Decoration", "tier": "Common", "cost": [{ "item": "Hadanite", "amount": 10, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "banu-rug", "reward": "Banu Tapestry Rug (hangar decoration)", "category": "Decoration", "tier": "Common", "cost": [{ "item": "Inert Materials", "amount": 50, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "banu-incense", "reward": "Banu Incense Burner (hab decoration)", "category": "Decoration", "tier": "Common", "cost": [{ "item": "Aphorite", "amount": 25, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "souli-ship-token", "reward": "Banu Merchantman CCU Voucher (limited)", "category": "Ship / CCU", "tier": "Exotic", "cost": [ { "item": "Riccite", "amount": 500, "unit": "SCU" }, { "item": "Hephaestanite", "amount": 500, "unit": "SCU" }, { "item": "Quantanium", "amount": 500, "unit": "SCU" } ], "notes": "Event-only. CIG has previously offered single-shard, character-bound Banu Defender / Merchantman vouchers via Wikelo during Banu-themed events. Stock disappears within hours." }, { "id": "mobiglass-banu-skin", "reward": "Banu mobiGlass UI Skin", "category": "App / Software", "tier": "Uncommon", "cost": [{ "item": "Inert Materials", "amount": 100, "unit": "SCU" }] }, { "id": "asd-secure-drive-trade", "reward": "Geist Stealth ASD Edition Armor Piece (Rolled)", "category": "Armor", "tier": "Rare", "cost": [{ "item": "ASD Secure Drive", "amount": 5, "unit": "drives" }], "notes": "ASD Secure Drives drop in Onyx Underground Facilities (see /pyro-stations.html cousins on Stanton moons). Wikelo rolls a random piece of the Geist ASD Edition set per trade — keep banking drives until the set completes. The Hackrow Agency repeater contract rewards 1 drive per completion after Phase 2 unlock (need 10 drives total to reach Phase 2 first)." }, { "id": "asd-data-drive-trade", "reward": "Banu Cosmetic Flair (Rolled)", "category": "Decoration", "tier": "Uncommon", "cost": [{ "item": "ASD Data Drive", "amount": 3, "unit": "drives" }], "notes": "Lower-tier ASD drop — Data Drives, Memory Drives, and Server Blades are all interchangeable in Wikelo's hopper. Loots from the Engineering Level crates." }, { "id": "salvage-pack", "reward": "Salvage Voucher (1 SCU RMC redeemable)", "category": "Voucher", "tier": "Common", "cost": [{ "item": "Construction Materials", "amount": 80, "unit": "SCU" }], "notes": "Hand in salvaged Construction Materials, get an RMC voucher redeemable at any refinery." } ], "sourcing": { "ores": [ { "name": "Hadanite", "where": "Pyro III asteroid clusters, hand-mined on rocky surfaces", "method": "ROC / hand-pickaxe", "tip": "Spawns in clusters of 3-5 chunks. Bring a backpack hauler." }, { "name": "Quantanium", "where": "Aaron Halo (Stanton) + Pyro III deposits", "method": "Klescher / Mole", "tip": "Volatile — extract slowly, refine within 30 mins or risk detonation." }, { "name": "Bexalite", "where": "Pyro V moons + Aaron Halo", "method": "Klescher / Mole", "tip": "Best refinery: ARC-L1 short-cycle." }, { "name": "Stileron", "where": "Aaron Halo + Pyro I asteroids", "method": "Klescher / Mole", "tip": "Resists fracture — moderate laser power needed." }, { "name": "Riccite", "where": "Pyro V moons (Ignis, Vatra)", "method": "Klescher", "tip": "Brittle — undercharge laser by 30%." }, { "name": "Hephaestanite", "where": "Pyro moons + Lyria surface", "method": "Klescher / ROC", "tip": "Common at outlaw mining outposts." }, { "name": "Janalite", "where": "Daymar + Lyria surface", "method": "ROC / hand", "tip": "Easy starter ore — visible from the cockpit at low altitude." }, { "name": "Aphorite", "where": "Daymar, Aberdeen, Yela surface", "method": "ROC / hand", "tip": "Lowest-tier sellable gem — bulk farm with FPS pickaxe." } ], "salvage": [ { "name": "Construction Materials", "where": "Reclaimer Graveyards (Yela, Daymar), Pyro derelicts", "method": "Vulture / Reclaimer", "tip": "Bring tractor beam — most salvage sites are NPC-contested." }, { "name": "RMC (Recycled Materials)", "where": "Same sites refined down via Vulture/Reclaimer mid-process", "method": "Vulture / Reclaimer", "tip": "Useful for the Salvage Voucher trade." } ], "misc": [ { "name": "Inert Materials", "where": "Found in random ore-mining hits, occasional bunker crates", "tip": "Bulk-farm by mining low-tier ores and selling the byproducts." }, { "name": "Tungsten", "where": "Surface mineable — Hurston, Daymar, Pyro moons", "tip": "Mid-tier metal; bulk SCU trades favor this for armor pieces." } ] }, "tips": [ "Bring more materials than the trade requires — Wikelo's inventory rotates and you may find a better trade once you're there.", "Refine ores before bringing them — refined Hadanite weighs less per SCU than raw, freeing cargo space.", "Trade in groups — Wikelo's hopper is single-player, but multiple crew members can run trades back-to-back to clear his stock faster.", "His Merchantman is armistice-zoned. You're safe inside, but the surrounding Pyro space is not.", "Cosmetic rewards persist across patches (in most cases). Functional rewards (CCU vouchers, refinery contracts) usually do not.", "Some armor pieces unlock cross-character — once earned, they appear on every character on your account." ], "patchHistory": [ { "patch": "4.0", "date": "2024-12", "change": "Wikelo's Emporium introduced. Original location: Pyro Ruin Station." }, { "patch": "4.0.1", "date": "2025-01", "change": "Banu armor pieces added to rotation." }, { "patch": "4.2", "date": "2025-Q2", "change": "Ship paint trades expanded — Drake + Anvil ranges added." }, { "patch": "4.3", "date": "2025-Q3", "change": "Quantanium-based premium paint trades introduced." }, { "patch": "4.5", "date": "2025-Q4", "change": "Wikelo relocates between patches — now found at Endgame settlement during 4.5 cycle." }, { "patch": "4.8", "date": "2026-Q2", "change": "Current rotation includes the Banu Singing Blade and Wickedy ship-paint range." } ] }