Bend Your Ear is a level 63 story mission in Star Trek Fleet Command in which General Martok calls for help after his cousin Kurlon turns on his House. It starts at warp 1 and needs warp 1,100 to complete, with the action in Exron-99. There is one fight, against Kurlon’s vessel at a strength of about 3.39 billion. The reward is 3,000 Culver Particle and 156,000 Raw Σ-Parsteel, and finishing it unlocks Hysteria. The warp and the fight are the two things to prepare for.
Bend Your Ear objectives
There are three objectives in a fixed order and no choice split:
- Follow the distress call. Location: Exron-99.
- Disable Kurlon’s vessel. Location: Exron-99. Enemy strength about 3,391,917,710.
- Return to your Station.
Martok tells you that Kurlon, who stood beside him at the Battle of Beta Penthe and at his wedding to Sirella, has led a group of loyalists against him and surrounded his forces. Maia suspects the betrayal is another case of the madness you have been investigating. Martok does not care whether Kurlon is mad; he wants him beaten.
In the battle Maia points out that the enemy ships are completely out of formation, with no strategy at all, and Howards agrees they are all affected by the madness. Kurlon only says that his eyes are open and he wants to open Martok’s. After he is disabled, space itself starts to break apart around you: tachyon and chroniton readings spike, and something vast appears. Martok calls it beautiful, Maia orders a retreat, and back at the station she names what you saw as the Old Ones.
Where and what warp
No pickup system is listed, so the mission begins at warp 1. Both the distress call and the fight are in Exron-99, and completing the mission needs warp 1,100. The recommended level is 63.
Bend Your Ear rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Culver Particle | 3,000 |
| Raw Σ-Parsteel | 156,000 |
Completing the mission unlocks Hysteria.
Bend Your Ear and its neighbours
| Mission | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Story | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let Us Help | 63 | 1 | Prepare for the worst. | 1,000 Σ-Dilithium, 259,000 Raw Σ-Parsteel |
| Bend Your Ear | 63 | 1,100 | Follow a distress call. | 3,000 Culver Particle, 156,000 Raw Σ-Parsteel |
| Hysteria | 63 | 1,100 | Investigate a distress call. | 5,000 Σ-Parsteel, 145,000 Raw Σ-Dilithium |
Let Us Help is an Operations 63 upgrade, so Bend Your Ear is where the warp 1,100 requirement first appears at this level. Hysteria keeps the same warp, which means the ship you use here can go straight on to the next distress call.
Tips
Send a combat ship. The first objective is travel, but Disable Kurlon’s vessel is a real fight at about 3.39 billion strength, and it comes after a warp 1,100 trip. Repair before you leave so you arrive at full health.
Level 63 players who want a gauge of their fleet before the fight can use the combat training missions. The Raw Σ-Parsteel feeds Σ upgrades, explained in the Σ resources guide. The storyline this belongs to starts with The Frontier, and other missions by level are on the mission guide.