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Quest Items in The Outer Worlds are items that are found and/or used by the player to advance certain Quests or to access locked areas. Quest items are usually obtained through exploration, and looting it from specified areas of a Location, killing Enemies, and are given by NPCs. This page covers a full list of all the Quest Items in The Outer Worlds including its descriptions and usage. You can find detailed information on item locations and properties on each individual page linked below.

• Quest Items cannot be sold
• Quest Items may be Collectibles for the Unreliable. You will see "obtained xxx" when you return to the ship if something in your inventory was a ship decoration.

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Name	Description	Location/Acquisition
ARMS Building Key	This key unlocks doors in and to the ARMS building outside Stellar Bay.	Monarch
Abernathy's Gravesite Fee	Martin Abernathy's gravesite fees. Paperwork enclosed. To be delivered to Silas.	Edgewater
Acid Steeper	Perfect for sanitization via "deep burn" sweeps. Deadly to all contaminants, not just microbial germs!	Roseway, Storage Building
Anderson's CHARON Medallion	This is the medallion you retrieved from Anderson's remains.
Antique Saber	An exceedingly old sabre. Not much use in combat, but it'll look grand on a wall somewhere.	Emerald Vale Community Center
Anton's Lab Keycard	A keycard allowing access to Anton Crane's personal office within the Auntie Cleo Covert Lab south of Roseway.	Roseway
Anton's Pass Code	A note with Anton's passcode on it - a mixture of twenty-two seemingly random letters and numbers.
Armory Note	A hastily scribbled note on Auntie Cleo Facilities Mangement letterhead.
Auntie Cleo's Research Data	Research data on Anton's Raptidon experiments.	Roseway, Covert Lab
BOLT-52 Cartridge	This cartridge feels heftier than most.	Monarch
Battered Mardet	An old datapad once used by the Groundbreaker's Mardet security forces.	Groundbreaker
Berthold Fox's C3 Keycard	Keycard to the C3's special weapon's locker.
Bertie Cotton's Finger	A finger taken from Bertie Cotton, a marauder from the Emerald Vale region.	Emerald Vale
Blank UDL Keycard	A blank UDL keycard found in HRS-1084.
Boarst Factory ID Cartridge	An ID cartridge belonging to a C&P Boart Factory employee.
Book	Broaden your horizons with a little light reading.	Byzantium, Minister Clark's House
Braxton Hecht's Work ID	Identifies Braxton Hecht as an employee of the MSI fishery and Velma Ballard as his supervisor.
Broken Snowglobe	The jagged edges add to its charm.
Broken Tossball Stick	This ruined tossball stick is covered in blood and has a decayed, purple tooth embedded in it. "ELIJAH" is written along the shaft.	Stellar Bay
Byzantium Estate Key	The key to a lovely home in Byzantium.
C&P Boarst Factory Gate Key	A key to the C&P Boarst Factory's front gate.
CHEM Lab Passphrase	This phonograph, registered to Dr. Jasper Low, contains the passphrase to Gorgon's CHEM Lab.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired by completing The Man in High Orbit
Caffenoid	"Every pill packs a punch!"	Stellar Bay
Canid Revue Trophy	Made from an alloy of gold and Auntie Cleo's proprietary gold-adjacent substitute.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired during the quest Mostly Harmless
Cantankerous Canid Targeting Module	This targeting module controls the gunship's weapons system.
Catherine's Terminal Key	It smells faintly of whiskey.
Celeste's Key	A key to the Jolicoeur Harberdashery in Byzantium.
Clara's CHARON Medallion	This is the medallion you retrieved from Clara's remains.
Clarence's Deductions	This complicated mathematical proof deduces (within a reasonable margin of error) the locations of Marion Blakeslee, the former supervisor of Human Inquiry & Auditing, and Jasper Low, the former head of the CHEM Lab. Blakeslee is hiding in an auxiliary docking bay on Groundbreaker, while Jasper Low can be found in an orbital lab around Olympus.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC.
Clive's Office Key	A key to Clive Lumbergh's office in the C&P factory.
Coach Stilley's Credentials	Obsolete, like Coach Stilley's tossball record. Nonetheless, these credentials are enough to give you access to the ship's cockpit.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired by defeating Coach Stilley.
Commemorative Cigarette Case	This cigarette case is metal-lined and embossed with an iconic rendering of the Hope. The name "Lillian", is signed on the inside of the metal lid.	Roseway
Conrad's Gravesite Fee	A promissory note for Conrad Sadik's gravesite fee. Paperwork enclosed. To be delivered to Silas.	Edgewater
Corrupted Logic Module	A logic module found in Emerald Vale's mechanicals, upgraded with suspicious components.	Emerald Vale Geothermal Plant
Covert Lab Security Keycard	A keycard allowing near-universal access to the various passages in and out of Auntie Cleo's Covert Lab near Roseway.	Roseway, Covert Lab
Crew Keycard	This key grants access to the Freebooters' personal quarters.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found dropped at the hostile ship doring Starship Hunters
Danger Sign	Label lethal corners of your vessel with this handy sign.	Roseway, Covert Lab
Dealer's Stash Keycard	This keycard unlocks a hidden stash of Adrena-Time in one of the housing units in the Gorgon Ruins.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC
Doc Maybell's Finger	A finger taken from Doc Maybell, a marauder from the Emerald Vale region.	Emerald Vale
Docking Bay Terminal Codes	The passcodes for a security terminal, near the landing pad in Byzantium.
Dr. Ambrose's Journal	A journal containing the the scientific discoveries and private thoughts of Dr. Olivia Ambrose.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired at Dr. Ambrose office at the Synthesis & Manufactory Center
Dr. Ambrose's Key	Unlocks the security protocols on the reactor, allowing it to be restarted. There's a bit of rust on the edges. Clearly this hasn't been used in some time.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found inside. Can be acquired by defeating Olivia Ambrose during The Ambrose Intersection
Electrical Control Room Keycard	Keycard for the Electrical Control Room in HRS-1084.
Ellie Necklace
Engraved Flask	The engraving reads: "Jerome, Cheers to the beginning of forever. Love, Leonora." It smells of decent whiskey, cheap cologne, and old cigarettes.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found inside the appartments located south of the Sprat Shack
Ersatz Sweetheart Cake	A delicious sweetheart cake that tastes nearly like actual marzipan.
Experimental Anhtrocillin	A cache of experimental anthrocillin, manufactured by Auntie Cleo. Probably contraband in Edgewater.	Emerald Vale Community Center
FORCE Pistol Schematics	Detailed drawings of an advanced pistol. Revisions and comments are scrawled across the image in mostly illegible writing.	Roseway, Storage Building
Fancy Evening Wear, Collarless	Classic Semi-Formal.
Felix Book Pile
Felix Book Wrenches
Felix Cards Tossball
Filing Room Key	Unlocks the filing room. Please do not accidentally file this key away. We don't want to be locked out of the filing room again, Thomas!	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC
Flasper's Storage Key	This key opens the storage closet in Dr. Low's office.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC
Framed Insurance Check	Proof that crime pays in monthly installments.
Framed Photograph	A faded photograph of Nyoka with her hunter crew.
Full Dimethyl Sulfoxide Canister	This canister is full of dimethyl sulfoxide.
Galley Keycard	This keycard grants access to the galley area of the Freebooters ship.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found dropped at the hostile ship doring Starship Hunters
Geothermal Passcode	An administrative passcode allowing access into the Emerald Vale Geothermal Facility.	Edgewater
Geothermal Security Chief's Keycard	This keycard belonged to the security chief of the geothermal plant. It can be used to open a door somewhere in the facility.	Emerald Vale Geothermal Plant
Gold Lapel	A golden lapel studded with jewels.
Gorgon Navkey	This device allows a ship's navigational computer to accurately plot a course for Gorgon's landing pad. Piloting a starship is too complex for a human to manage. Instead, navigation data is engineered into a ship's navigational computer, allowing it to pilot between a pre-determined list of locations. Navkeys contain the hardware needed for a ship to navigate to a new destination not included in its original construction.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Acquired during The Ones Who Walk Away From Gorgon
Gorgon Security Checkpoint Keycard Spacer's Choice	Unlocks the security booth doors at the Gorgon Security Checkpoint.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be crafted at the terminal located on the security house at the middle of Gorgon Canyon
Groundbreaker Customs	A data storage unit taken from the customs terminal on the Groundbreaker.	Groundbreaker
Guide to Mechanical Engineering: Volume 1	A dense, technical primer on mechanical engineering published by Spacer's Choice. This volume describes the process of building a computing machine using electrodes and spectrum potatoes.
Guide to Mechanical Engineering: Volume 2	A dense, technical primer on mechanical engineering published by Spacer's Choice. This volume describes the process of repairing and dismantling common models of automechanical workers.
Guide to Mechanical Engineering: Volume 3	A dense, technical primer on mechanical engineering published by Spacer's Choice. This volume discusses the operation and maintenance of computing terminals.
Guillaume Antrim's Finger	A finger taken from Guillaume Antrim, a marauder from the Emerald Vale region.	Emerald Vale
Gunship Captain's Key	This key controls access to the gunship's primary systems.
HIA Passkey	This security pass, assigned to one Hypatia Thwaite, allows entry into the Human Inquiry & Auditing facility through the volunteer induction entrance.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired by completing A Clockwork Mock Apple
HPS Delivery Unsuccessful	A common notice left by parcel carriers when something isn't able to be delivered.
Harlow's Emblem	The personal emblem of Clyde Harlow.
Hephaestus Mining - Mining Archive Cartridge Hephaestos	This data cartridge contains the public records of Hephaestus Mining's outpost on Scylla. It can be viewed using the captain's terminal on the Unreliable.	Scylla
Holographic Shroud	This device projects a holographic image over the user and makes for an effective disguise in the right hands.	The Unreliable
Hope Bridge Keycard	A keycard allowing access to the Bridge of the Hope.
Hunter Outpost Keycard	This keycard unlocks an old roadside shelter found midway between Amber Heights and Cascadia.	Monarch
Iconoclast Trauma Kit	Among gauze, alcohol, and empty adreno syringes, the kit also contains a surprisingly well-maintained Auntie Cleo medical items.	Monarch
Incense Vessel	Madness in a box, courtesy of the Hermit.
Journal of M. Bakonu	A handwritten journal with the name M. Bakonu scrawled in the lower corner.	Emerald Vale
Junior Deputy	The bearer of this badge is an officially recognized junior deputy to the constable of Edgewater, as authorized by Spacer's Choice.	Edgewater
Kick Me Sign	A collectable for The Unreliable. After pickup, it appears in one of the crew cabins the next time the player enters the ship.	Can be found inside the Cannery at Edgewater taped to a machine on the middle of the room
Kitchen Keycard	This keycard smells of freshly-chopped onions, though the onions themselves must have been far from fresh at the time of chopping. Onions don't grow on asteroids.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired in the shack located outside the Ambrose Manor
Kitchen Keycard	This keycard smells of freshly-chopped onions, though the onions themselves must have been far from fresh at the time of chopping. Onions don't grow on asteroids.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found at the shack outside the Ambrose Manore
Labyrinth Security Personnel ID Cartridge	Labyrinth Identification Card.
Lockwood's Office Key	This key unlocks the door to Rachel Lockwood's office in the Bureau of Exploration.
Lucky's Case Notes	The pages smell of cheap cigarettes and cheaper booze.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found on top a table at the third floor of the Sprat Shack
Ludwig's Gravesite Fee	Ludwig Miller's gravesite fees. Paperwork enclosed. To be delivered to Silas.	Edgewater
MacRedd's Lighter	A Spacer's Choice lighter engraved with the name "Sanita".	Groundbreaker
Maintenance Room Key	This key is the property of Spacer's Choice, Project Gorgon division. If found, please return to the second floor of the Office of Creative Incubation, and then fine yourself one hundred bits for unlawful use of security clearance.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired from Lex at the Sprat Shack. You'll need to bribe her
Mardet ID Cartridge	An ID Cartridge belonging to a Mardet security guard on the Groundbreaker.	Groundbreaker
Mather House Key	The edge of the key is crusted with blood.
Max Church Book
Max Jail Book
Max Puzzle
Medical Journals Ellie
Minister Clarke's Data Cartridge	This cartridge contains reports and data on conditions in Halcyon.
Minister's Estate Key	This keycard, taken from one of the Minister Clarke's guards, should get you into his estate. It probably won't help you at coat check, though.	Byzantium
Minister's HHC Access Card	This key will get you into Minister Clarke's office at the Halcyon Holdings Corporation building.
Ministry of Accuracy and Morale Key	This key grants access to the Ministry of Accuracy and Morale.
Mock-apple & Synthamon Beauty Basket	This finely crafted personal product is offered in our MOCK-APPLE & SYNTHAMON scent.	Groundbreaker
Mr. Pickett's Journal	This journal details Mr. Pickett's ill-timed trip to Stellar Bay.
Nelson Mayson's Drugs	Warm to the touch.
Nyoka Monarch Sign
Nyoka Raptidon Steak
Nyoka Snakeskin
Nyoka Wooly Rug
OSI Prayer Beads
OSI Pyramid
OSI Vial	Tastes like enlightenment.	Edgewater
Old Data Cartridge	A data cartridge found in the remains of an old outpost on Monarch.
Opal's CHARON Medallion	This is the medallion you retrieved from Opal's remains.
Override Cartridge	Inserting this cartridge into a terminal will override its remote access protocols.
PAM Unit Energy Cell	A industial strength energy cell meant for Series 1 2C Automechanicals, manufactured by Firefly. Part of Firefly's Premium Grade line of products, now 6.3% less likely to combust from overheating.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found dropped inside a room on the west part of the Synthesis & Manufactory Center
Package for Captain Babbage	To: Captain B. Babbage and Crew From: A Friend Handle With Care. Based on the clinking sounds under the wrapping, the package either contains a lot of injectable drugs, a set of wind chimes, or both. Both would be ideal.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found at the west part of the Gorgon Canyon
Parcel for Minister Clarke	This parcel is light and flimsy. And it's definitely not a package.	Byzantium, HPS
Parvati Petey Inactive
Parvati Seedling
Parvati Spacer's Choice Sign
Pheromone Gland	Pheromone Gland extracted from the corpse of a Primal.
Phineas' Terminal Passcode	Passcode to access Phineas' personal terminal.
Phyllis's Gravesite Fee	Phyllis Granger's gravesite fees. Paperwork enclosed. To be delivered to Silas.	Edgewater
Picture of Junlei and Parvati	This photo was a gift from Junlei to commemorate her first date with Parvati.
Pocketwatch	You'll never be late to a shift again.	Phineas' Lab
Portable Phonograph	Judging by the inscription, this phonograph once belonged to Roscoe Clanton.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found at different locations during The Electric Fling quest.
Portable Phonograph	Judging by the inscription, this phonograph once belonged to Roscoe Clanton.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found at different locations during The Electric Fling
Porter's Office Keycard	A keycard allowing access to Chief Porter's personal office within the Auntie Cleo Covert Lab of Roseway.	Roseway, Covert Lab
Poster	A poster, ready to liven up the walls of your ship.	Phineas' Lab
Poster (2)	A poster, ready to liven up the walls of your ship.	Phineas' Lab
Poster (3)	A poster, ready to liven up the walls of your ship.
Poster (4)	A poster, ready to liven up the walls of your ship.	Phineas' Lab
Poster (5)	A poster, ready to liven up the walls of your ship.
Poster (6)	A poster, ready to liven up the walls of your ship.	Emerald Vale, Botanical Gardens
Power Regulator	A general-purpose power regulator used in electrical transformers. Required to repair the Unreliable.	Edgewater or Botanical Gardens
Preserved Eye	A carefully-preserved eyeball. Mostly intact.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found inside a safe at the third floor of the Sprat Shack. You'll need Lucky's Case Notes to open the safe.
Printing Press Parts	A collection of replacement rollers, gears, springs, and adjustable metal plates, packed in a dust-caked box stamped with MSI's corporate logo.	Monarch
Radiator Parts	Salvaged from old machinery in Groundbreaker's Back Bays, these parts are vital to repairing the station's radiators.	Groundbreaker
Raptidon Musk	A vial of pungent lizard squeezings recovered from an experiment in Auntie Cleo's Covert Lab.	Roseway, Covert Lab
Rebekah's CHARON Medallion	This is the medallion you retrieved from Rebekah's remains.
Reed's Key	A key to Reed's room, located above the Edgewater cannery.	Edgewater
Relay Control Terminal	Passcode to access the controls for Groundbreaker orbital relay GB-23.
Relay Station Access Codes	Zora shared with you access codes one of her people found in the wilderness.
Repair Hangar Keycard	This keycard unlocks the workshop inside the repair hangar on the Groundbreaker.	Groundbreaker
Rest-n-Go-Keycard	This keycard grants access to locked rooms and safes in the Rest-n-Go Groundbreaker.	Groundbreaker
Sam Hulahoop
Sam Lights
Sealed Bundle	A curious bundle discovered near a latrine in the Edgewater cantina.
Sedative Gas Canister	Canister full of Raptidon Sedation Gas.	Roseway, Covert Lab
Signed Tossball Poster	Tossball poster signed by the great hacker Bertie "Black Hole" Holcomb of Rizzo's Rangers.	Stellar Bay
Sprat Collection Crate	A crate for trasporting wayward lab sprats.
Stashed Receipts	These receipts detail payments made to C. Harlow, on behalf of the Board, for freelancing services.
Stellar Bay Navkey	This device allows a ship's navigational computer to accurately plot a course for Stellar Bay's landing pad.	Groundbreaker
Storage Facility Passcode	Passcode to the Armory in the old Auntie Cleo Storage Facility.	Roseway
SubLight Datapad	The personal datapad of a SubLight contractor.
SubLight Storage Key	This keycard unlocks the SubLight storage room.
Sublight ID Cartridge	An ID Cartridge belonging to a SubLight employee.	Stellar Bay
Systems and Serfdoms	Everything you need to generate a character and get started!
Tartarus Navkey	This device allows a ship's navigational computer to accurately plot a course for the Tartarus landing pad.
Technician's Keycard	This keycard provides additional access through the tunnels underneath the Musgrave Family Collection in Byzantium.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC.
Terra One Dustback Casserole	A delicous casserole unique to Terra One.	Stellar Bay
The Chairman's Key	An ornate master key for the Labyrinth.
The Exhilarating Adventures of Archibald Excelsior, Issue 1	A comic from the cult classic Ace Exterminator series, tragically cancelled after its brief, four-issue run. Scribbled in felt tip on the comic's spine is the word SPEAK.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found at the Waste Processing Ravine
The Exhilarating Adventures of Archibald Excelsior, Issue 2	A comic from the cult classic Ace Exterminator series, tragically cancelled after its brief, four-issue run. Scribbled in felt tip on the comic's spine is the word FRIEND.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Canb e found at the Gorgon Mine
The Exhilarating Adventures of Archibald Excelsior, Issue 3	A comic from the cult classic Ace Exterminator series, tragically cancelled after its brief, four-issue run. Scribbled in fel tip on the comic's spine is the word AND.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found at HIA's Maintenance Entrance
The Exhilarating Adventures of Archibald Excelsior, Issue 4	A comic from the cult classic Ace Exterminator series, tragically cancelled after its brief, four-issue run. Scribbled in felt tip on the comic's spine is the word ENTER.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be found at Synthesis & Manufacture Observatory
Tossball	Celebrate your love of the game with a decorative tossball.
Tossball (2)	Celebrate your love of the game with a decorative tossball.
Tracking Protocol Cartridge	A tracking device used to locate the Unreliable's position in the Halcyon system.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired by interacting with the hostile ship computer during Starship Hunters
Trask's Ring	This ring belonged to Trask.
Turbine Platform Keycard	This keycard grants access to the elevator leading up to the turbine platform.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired from Dr. Jasper Low during The Man in High Orbit
UDL Identity Cartridge	An ID cartridge belonging to a UDL employee.
UDL Lab Weapons Terminal Keycard	This card unlocks a weapons research terminal.
Velma's Container Key	A key to the locked container in Velma's office.	Stellar Bay
Watercolor Painting	A (rather terrible) watercolor painting of a teacup canid. The back is signed by Minnie Ambrose.	Available in Peril on Gorgon DLC. Can be acquired at Dr. Ambrose office at the Synthesis & Manufactory Center
Weathered Lockbox	This lockbox appears to have survived a journey through a mantipillar's digestive tract.
Writ of Consent	A writ of consent from Celeste Jolicoeur.
Zora's Executive Review	This review praises Zora Blackwood's competence and decisiveness.