Banu Trader · Live 4.8.0

Wikelo

Wikelo is the Banu merchant who runs three emporiums across Stanton (Selo, Kinga, Dasi). He's the first non-human NPC in Star Citizen and the gatekeeper for a tier of Special Edition ships you can't pledge for or buy with aUEC. Bring him exotic items, get back a ship with a class-specific loadout. This page is the field guide for 4.8.

Ships

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35 ships catalogued · 10 verified · 25 partial

Emporium Network

3 stations across Stanton

Yela (Crusader) · microTech · Hurston

How it works
1

Accept the contract

Visit any Wikelo Emporium bazaar (Selo, Kinga, or Dasi) and physically accept a collection contract. Available contracts are gated by your Wikelo reputation tier.

2

Deposit the items

Bring every required item and quantity back to the same station where you accepted the contract. Deposit them at the on-site freight elevator.

3

Collect the reward

Once the deposit is verified, the reward (Wikelo SE ship, currency like Polaris Bit, armor, or weapon) appears in your local inventory at the station.

Currencies
  • Wikelo Favor: universal currency, earned from cheaper contracts. Most big-ticket contracts demand 20–50 Favor on top of exotic items.
  • Polaris Bit: intermediate currency, earned only from Want Polaris? Need something special. (24 SCU refined Quantainium). Spent on the Polaris and Idris-P contracts.
  • Currencies do NOT carry across wipes. After the 4.8 wipe, everyone restarts.
Reputation tiers
  • EntryCheap contracts (10 Favor). Random ship rewards from the starter pool: Intrepid, Scorpius, C1 Spirit, Fortune, Pulse.
  • Mid30 Favor + exotic items. F8C Lightning, Connie Taurus, Super Hornet Mk II, Guardian QI, Zeus CL.
  • TopThe big game: Polaris, A2 Hercules, Idris-P. Multi-currency requirements (Favor + Polaris Bit + 9+ exotic items).
  • Rep is earned by completing any Wikelo contract. Plan a Favor-farming loop before chasing top-tier ships.
4.8 Wipe Notice

The Alpha 4.8 wipe reset Wikelo Favor, Polaris Bits, contract progress, and reputation tier for every player. Blueprints persisted. Plan accordingly. The quickest path back to a ship is the Entry pool (10 Favor random reward).

Where to find Wikelo

Same merchant, same contracts, three orbits. Each station is an asteroid base: accept a contract at one, you must deposit and collect at that same one.

Stantonnear Yela (Crusader)

Wikelo Emporium Selo Station

Asteroid base in Crusader's orbit. Closest hop for Pyro runners coming back through the jump point.

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Stantonnear microTech

Wikelo Emporium Kinga Station

Asteroid base near microTech. Convenient for New Babbage exports and snow-belt mining.

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Stantonnear Hurston

Wikelo Emporium Dasi Station

Asteroid base near Hurston. Closest emporium for Lorville mining and Distribution Center runs.

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Proprietor: Wikelo (Banu merchant, first non-human NPC in Star Citizen)

Services (all stations)
  • ›Collection contract bazaar (accept Wikelo trades)
  • ›Freight elevator (deposit contract requirements)
  • ›Local inventory (rewards delivered here after contract completion)
  • ›Refuel + general bazaar shopping
Notes
  • ›Contracts must be deposited at the same station where they were accepted. The freight elevator + reward inventory are station-local.
  • ›Reputation is earned by completing Wikelo trade contracts (system added in Alpha 4.5).
  • ›Higher reputation tier unlocks access to bigger-ticket contracts (Polaris, Idris-P, etc.).
  • ›4.8 wipe (May 2026) reset all Wikelo progress except blueprints. Restart from entry tier.
  • ›Wikelo Favor is the universal currency. Earn it from cheaper contracts, spend it on bigger ones.
  • ›Polaris Bit is an intermediate currency, earned from one contract and spent on the Polaris + Idris-P contracts.