Relic Hunters

Relic hunters are a notorious group who attempt to acquire Lost Colony Data Fragments at any cost. Often they are crews that defected from a major faction. When warping to a system in possession of a data fragment there is a small chance an encounter with one of these ships. The more data fragments a crew holds, the more likely relic hunters will spawn. When encountering one of these ships a health bar and unique orange label identifies them. They will use the same layout of the Bounty Hunter (except the drone version), with the difference being that their ship needs to be at least 120% of your combat level and a max of 150% of your combat level.

These difficult fights are rewarding, should you prevail. Equipment with levels higher than 10, which are otherwise unobtainable, may be dropped in their scrap.