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Starfield - Secret Lives

Secret Lives is a side quest in Starfield. See if you should kill or persuade HH Holmes, and learn how to unlock Secret Lives, its rewards, and how to complete it.

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Secret Lives Rewards and Unlock Condition

How to Unlock and Rewards

Planet Started Charybdis III, Charybdis
Location Crucible
Prerequisites Begin Operation Starseed
Quest Giver Wyatt Earp
Rewards ・EXP: 50
・Credits: Leveled Amount of Credits

Secret Lives Walkthrough and Objectives

Main Objectives

Secret Lives Walkthrough ▼
1Talk to Wyatt Earp
2Meet Wyatt Earp at the Cave

1. Talk to Wyatt Earp

Starfield - Talk to Wyatt Earp

After talking to Franklin during the events of Operation Starseed, Wyatt Earp will ask you to meet and talk somewhere private.

Operation Starseed Walkthrough and Choices

2. Meet Wyatt Earp at the Cave

Starfield - Meet Wyatt Earp

Meet Wyatt Earp at the Cave where he will reveal himself to be a clone of HH Holmes, America's first Serial Killer.

Here you will have the option to either Attack or Persuade HH Holmes. Your choice will affect the quest rewards, offering more credits if you choose to spare HH Holmes.

Secret Lives Choice Guide

Should You Kill or Persuade HH Holmes?

Choice Outcome
[Persuade] We don't have to do this. There's got to be another way. Persuasion check with HH Holmes. He will be left alive if you pass. Credit reward will be 3600 Credits if you pass the check.
[Attack] You're going down, Holmes. HH Holmes will be hostile, and you will be forced to kill him to finish the quest. Credit reward will be 2500 Credits

Persuade HH Holmes for More Credits

HH Holmes serves as the town's deputy, and vendor, so it would be better to keep him alive and talk him into becoming more of Wyatt Earp than HH Holmes. Persuading Holmes successfully also gives you more credits at the end of the quest.

Persuasion Guide - How to Build Persuasion Meter

Holmes Will Explode if You Fail Persuasion Check

Starfield - HH Holmes Death

If you fail the persuasion check, Holmes will detonate a suicide bomb in an attempt to take you down with him. This will kill him, damage you, and will end the quest, giving you 2500 Credits as your reward.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous about 2 years

It gave me 5300 Credits and base 50XP on a successful persuasion.

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