Secret Contact

Secret Contact is an achievement to seek out dead drop locations to reveal clues about the Molten Alliance. It requires you to speak to Agent Brandubh in Diessa Plateau during the Alliance Investigation story step in order to be able to collect the dead drops.

Achievement

Secret Contact	Flame and Frost	15
Use the Order Cryptotranslator[sic] to decrypt 12 dead drops.Agent Brandubh is trying to find and translate dead-drop messages from his partner, who is undercover in the dredge-Flame Legion alliance. Get a cryptotranslator from Agent Brandubh. It will help locate the dead drops across Diessa Plateau and Wayfarer Foothills and then decrypt them for you.	1 Dead Drop Translated	1
	6 Dead Drops Translated	4
	12 Dead Drops Translated	10

Walkthrough

It is possible to unwittingly skip the achievement by not talking with Agent Brandubh immediately and completing the story chapter by just doing the other tasks. The dialog about the dead drops appears only during the Alliance Investigation chapter, and the drops will only appear after talking with Agent Brandubh, thus it is required to speak with him for the achievement.

First speak to Agent Brandubh to receive a mail with the first list of locations, and unlock the possibility to collect the dead drops

• Despite the achievement description, players will not receive any physical Order Cryptotranslator and might instead directly proceed to the dead drops

Map of the locations

Diessa Plateau Dead Drop locations

• Rocky Outcrop north of the field in Gram Hills, near ore
• Tall plateau in Gram Hills, near harpy nest
• Pile of rock outside  Silex Castrum —
• Fallen tree north of the  Caravan Wreckage —
• Base of a fissure in the rocky field north of  Bovarin Estate —
• By the snowy tree behind  Butcher's Yard —

Wayfarer Foothills Dead Drop locations

• It is not necessary to complete the Alliance Investigation story chapter and receive the mail with the Wayfarer Foothills locations in order to grab these dead drops

• Base of a steam vent northeast of Solitude Vale
• Icy meadow north of Dawnrise Pass
• Base of a large boulder east of Crossroads Haven
• Icy rocks south of  Vendrake's Homestead Waypoint — in Frusenfell Creek
• End of Frusenfell Creek, at the frozen waterfall
• Small grove east of Moleberia South Entrance

Rewards

Historical

• Encrypted Thank-You Letter (2)
• Letter of Commendation

Trivia

• In the 2013 release, it originally required obtaining an Order Cryptotranslator from Agent Brandubh in the Black Citadel to use on the dead-drops, which were originally named "Mysterious Devices".