The Quills are a mysterious monastic order that serve the equally enigmatic Unum, a being who resides within the Orokin Tower at Cetus in the Plains of Eidolon. They have very close ties to the Ostron people who also praise the Unum, and are seemingly knowledgeable about the secrets of the Tenno. They are said to be able to divine the future, which combined with their information gathering prowess allows them to preemptively end threats to Cetus through their operatives.
The player will be able to ally with the Quills after completing both Saya's Vigil and The War Within quests. Their hideout resides in a cave in the northeast part of Cetus, behind Konzu's notice board, whose doors will only open for the Operator.
Standing Gain[]
To earn standing for the Quills, players must find and collect Sentient Cores dropped by Sentient enemies. These include Eidolons (Eidolon Vomvalysts, Eidolon Teralysts, Eidolon Gantulysts, and Eidolon Hydrolysts), Lua's Battalysts and Conculysts, and Veil Proxima's Murex Sentients (Brachiolysts, Symbilysts, Aerolysts, Conculysts, and Battalysts). Cores are traded to Onkko for standing.
Fully-constructed and max ranked Amps can also be traded into the Quills for standing, whether or not they have been gilded.
Ranks[]
| Rank & Title | Sacrifice | Benefits | Standing (Minimum to Maximum) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 5 - Architect You are a key operative, vital to their efforts, and have access to the Quills' most sought after wares. |
30  Eidolon Shard
|
500,000 Credits 99,000 Standing |
Access to fifth tier Operator Arcanes, and Cetus Wisps. | 0 to 132,000 |
 4 - Instrument After much labor The Quills take you onto their confidence. You are a trusted ally. |
20 Eidolon Shard
|
250,000 Credits 70,000 Standing |
Access to fourth tier Amp components, Operator arcanes and helmets. | 0 to 99,000 |
 3 - Adherent The Quills consider you a useful resource. They will sell you goods not offered to strangers. |
10 Eidolon Shard
|
100,000 Credits 44,000 Standing |
Access to third tier Amp components, arcanes and greaves. Access to Amp gilding. Different Dialogue from Onkko. |
0 to 70,000 |
 2 - Observer The Quills reserve some attention for you. They appear willing to involve you in their mysterious efforts. |
20  Intact Sentient Core
|
50,000 Credits 22,000 Standing |
Access to second tier Amp components, arcanes and pauldrons. Mask of the Revenant unlocked. |
0 to 44,000 |
 1 - Mote The Quills are aware of you. Speak with Quill Onkko to learn how to increase your standing with them. |
10 Intact Sentient Core
|
30,000 Credits 5,000 Standing |
Access to first tier Amp components, arcanes and cuirasses. | 0 to 22,000 |
 0 - Neutral |
- | - | Able to turn in Sentient Cores for Standing. | 0 to 5,000 |
Offerings[]
500
1,000
1,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,500
2,500
5,000
1,500
1,500
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
10,000
2,000
2,000
7,500
7,500
7,500
15,000
2,500
2,500
2,500
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
50,000
50,000
20,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
2,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
30,000
Lore & History[]
Known members[]
- Onkko Primary
- Nonirahn Secondary (mentioned by Onkko)
- Vattakunpa Tertiary (mentioned by Onkko)
- Oben-Nua Primary (mentioned by Onkko)
- Montan Secondary (mentioned by Onkko)
- Pratoo Secondary (mentioned by Little Duck)
Media[]
Patch History[]
Hotfix 35.5.4 (2024-04-05)
- Fixed [PH] tag appearing in the TennoGuide when instructed to visit Onkko after completing The War Within Quest.
Update 35.5 (2024-03-27)
- Mote Amp Acquisition
Receiving your first Amp from Onkko becomes vital soon after The War Within. Right now, an inbox message from a mysterious figure who tells of a secret door in Cetus is all that directs new players to the Quills. New players are never forced to find the door and receive their Amp to progress, which can cause problems by the time they play The Sacrifice.
To address this, we are now making Mote Amp acquisition an explicit requirement to progress in the main questline:
- Added a new inbox after completing The War Within directing players to visit Onkko in Cetus.
Hotfix 32.1.1 (2022-11-03)
- Fixed the doors to the Quills in Cetus opening before transferring to Operator.
Update 30.9 (2021-11-11)
- Sentient Core Standing + Blueprint Changes (NEW since the initial Dev Workshop)
In addition to the already noted changes to Amps and Ore/Gems, we’ve included an increase to Sentient Core Standing return and also modified the Exceptional Sentient Core Conversion Blueprint. Those starting out on their Quills journey should find this allows them to progress through the Syndicate faster to reach the higher tier Offerings.
- Increased Standing return from Sentient Cores:
- Intact Sentient Core Standing return from 100 to 250
- Exceptional Sentient Core Standing return from 500 to 750
- Flawless Sentient Core Standing return from 1200 to 1500
- Exceptional Sentient Core Conversion Blueprint Changes:
- Exceptional Sentient Core Conversion Blueprint now transforms 10 Intact Cores into 10 Exceptional Cores, as opposed to 2:2.
- Duration to Craft and cost to Rush have been halved: down to 5 mins and 5 Platinum respectively.
- The Radian Sentirum and Heart Nyth values remain as 1 each!
Players who had an Exceptional Sentient Core Conversion Blueprint crafting will get a one-time gift of 10 Exceptional Cores in exchange for only spending 2 Intact Cores. Bank error in your favor!
Update 29.10 (2021-03-19)
- Fixed the Syndicate button on the donation screens for Quills sending you to the Cetus Standing screen instead of the Quills.
Update 24.6 (2019-04-04)
- POE / CETUS ECONOMY REMASTER LITE
With Fortuna's release, we applied some general economy changes based on takeaways from Cetus. Now that we have returned to Cetus and the Plains of Eidolon with a remaster, we are applying some 'Economy Remaster' changes to go with the changes in an effort to apply our continued learnings. Change is the name of the game - thank you for all feedback on our economies and for being receptive to change!
- Replaced Arcane Blueprints with Arcanes in Quills Offerings meaning that Arcanes no longer need to be built.
- Owned Magus and Virtuos Arcane Blueprints have been converted to full-crafted Arcanes.
- Reduced Standing cost of Cetus Wisps from Quills Offerings.
Update 23.0 (2018-06-15)
- Onkko has acquired new offerings! Trade Quills Standing for Landing Craft Decorations like Glowing Sentient Cores, Eidolon Relics, and more! Plus, acquire the Onkko's Cave Scene for your Captura desires.
Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)