Welcome to NGB and our guide covering Present and Future Company Excluded, a side quest in The Outer Worlds 2 set in Golden Ridge. The refugees of Matriarch’s Mercy hope to expand into the exclusion zone — a move strictly forbidden by the Order. Administrant Agarwal has asked you to mediate the growing dispute with the Voice of the Displaced and find a resolution that balances compassion with protocol.
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Present and Future Company Excluded Side Quest Guide
How to Start the Present and Future Company Excluded Side Quest
To begin the Present and Future Company Excluded side quest, travel to Golden Ridge on Dorado and head to Matriarch’s Mercy. There you’ll find Administrant Agarwal in the main building.
Speak with her to learn that the refugees wish to expand their settlement into the Exclusion Zone, to which entry is forbidden on punishment of death! She’ll ask the commander to mediate the disagreement.
You can also speak with the Voice of the Displaced outside the main building to begin this quest.
Present and Future Company Excluded Walkthrough
Talk to the People of Matriarch’s Mercy
To understand the issue at hand, Agarwal will ask you to speak with the people of Matriach’s Mercy. The two listed below are in the main building.
- Provisioner Adelia Plotnick
- Doc Hollis Beardsley
Once you’ve spoken with the two people in the main building, head outside and speak with the people listed below. They can be found around the camp in various places. Make sure not to talk with the Voice of the Displaced yet.
- Vicar Edie Orendy
- Violet Muncey
- Mapother and Mudge
- Sub-Finagler Tilda Rademacher
- Rollow Nast (in a container)
Resolve the Disagreement with the Voice of the Displaced
Now that you’ve spoken with everyone listed, it’s time to resolve the disagreement by talking with the Voice of the Displaced (she can be found in the southern part of Matriarch’s Mercy). You’ll get to share the things you’ve learned about both the Order and the Displaced. After you’ve gone through all of the facts, you’ll have to choose who gets the Exclusion Zone: the Displaced, the Order, or you can refuse to make a decision.
Regardless of whether you choose the Order or the Displaced, you’ll receive EXP, rep, and bits. If you side with the Order, you’ll get the Supportive Scholar Cuirass armor, while going with the Displaced nets you a Burst SMG. If you refuse to make a decision, this side quest will be marked as botched, and you won’t get any rewards.
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