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“You're not supposed to be in here! You're going to ruin the surprise!”

This article contains spoilers.

What do you reckon it's like then... being brain-shelved? Just... dark, I reckon.

—A Solari rig-jockey in Fortuna

Brain-shelving is a punishment that is earned when a Solari is unable to fully pay off the debt of their cybernetic modifications.

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Codex • Leverian • Story and History
Historical Events
	Main	The Collapse • The New War • The Old War • Void-Jump Accident
	Leverian	Aria’s Revolution • Death of Holsum Yurr • Insurgency of Altra • Javi’s Execution • Karishh’s Final Feast • Liberation of the De Nas Brothers • Massacre of Reshantur • Tale of Telamon • Trial of the Myrmidon • Voruna's Continuity
	Misc	Great Plague • Rain Of Chains • The Bleeding Earth
Stories	Fragments	Alad V's Partnership • Albrecht's Notes • Duviri's Lost Islands • Gara Legend • Grineer Queens • Ordis' Past • Revenant Legend • Solaris United History • Specimen VK-7 • Tale of the Woman of the Earth and the Husband of the Sea • The Tenets
	Codex	Kaleen's Investigation • Orokin Archives: Warframe • The Beast • Warframe Archive: Debrief
	Synthesis Imprints	Corpus Trade Mission • Creation of Sentients • Grineer Encounter with Sentients • Grineer Uprising • Infested Jordas • Orokin Survivors • Relief Mission on New Uxmal
	Comics	Rell (Webcomic) • The Ascension • WARFRAME: Ghouls • What Remains
	Nightwave	The Emissary of Eris • The Glassmaker • The Wolf of Saturn Six
	Misc	Ascension Day • Albrecht Entrati & the Requiem Words • Litany of the Dax • Mirror Queen Story • Naberus Folktale • Prime Trailers • Solaris United ARG • Tales of Duviri • The Dying Old Man • The Hollow Rider • Unauthorized Broadacast Transcripts • Waverider • Zariman ARG
Locations		Ceres (Altra) • Cephalon Weave • Corposium • Deimos (Cambion Drift, Necralisk) • Duviri (Academe, Archarbor, Cornucopia, Galleria, Kullervo's Hold, Lake Verula, Lorn, Manipura, Necropolis, Scholar's Landing, Watcher's Island) • Earth (Cetus, Tower of Unum, Plains of Eidolon, Iron Wake, The Silver Grove) • Harkonar Production Zone • Ice Mines • Jupiter • Kuva Fortress • Phobos (Mycona Colony) • Pluto • Lua (Circulus, Yuvarium, Reservoir) • Lucretia Platform • Luna Placida • Mars (Martialis, New Uxmal) • Murex • Masker's Theodolite • Neptune • Orokin Derelicts • Origin System • Relay • Reshantur • Eris • Europa (Riddha) • Sanctuary • Saturn (Saturn Six) • Sedna • Tau System • Undercroft • Uranus • The Void (Duviri, Granum Void) • Venus (Dabaoth-Kra, Deck 12, Orb Vallis, Fortuna) • Yuvan Theaters • Zariman 10-0
Technology		Arcane Machine • Archwing • Anchor Station • Amalgams • Amps • Archon Shards • Asteroid Hangars • Autofactory • Ayatan Treasures • Carrier Platform • Cephalon • Conduits • Corpus Ships • Cosmic Clock • Crystal Index • Cyclops Array • Defixios • Entrati Lanthorn • Fomorian • Freightlinker • Genestamps • Golden Maw • Galleons • Heart of Deimos • Hydraulas • Icedriver • Infestation (Helminth, Lephantis, Levianthan) • Isolation Vaults • Jade Light • Kuria • Lora Device • Mandachord • Missile Platform • Narmer Veil • Necramechs • Neural Sentry • Orbiter • Orokin Shield Nodes • Orokin Towers • Orowyrm • Pom-2 • Pulse Turbine • Railjack (The Tempestarii) • Tether Power Plant • Raknoids • Razorback • Reliquary Drive • Sentients (Eidolons, Murex) • Sentinels • Shipkiller Platform • Solar Rails (Junctions) • Specters • Torsion Beam Device • Transference (Somatics) • Veilbreaker • Vessels • Vitruvian • Void Relics • Warframes • Weeping Towers • Zanuka Project (Zanuka)
Factions/ Organizations	Main	Corpus (Board of Directors, Feed and Research Division, Order of Profit) • Grineer • Infestation • Narmer (Archons) • Orokin ( Corrupted, Entrati, Necraloid, Cavia) • Stalker • Sentient • Tenno • The Murmur
	Syndicate	Steel Meridian • Arbiters of Hexis • Cephalon Suda • Perrin Sequence • Red Veil • New Loka
	Civilian	Myconians • Kahl's Garrison • Nightwave • Ostron ( The Quills) • Solaris United (Solari, Ventkids, Vox Solaris) • The Holdfasts
	Misc	Acolytes • Archimedeans • Black Seed • Cephalites • Children of Reshantur • Corpus Guilds • Dax • Focus Schools • Hollow Children • House of Stavika • House Lavan • House Sigma • House Vidar • House Zetki • Kavor • Lorists • Tekelu • Temple Telamon • The Scoria • Tubemen • Yaskutai • Yuvan Clerisy• Arlo's Congregation (Devotees, Zealot Herald, Zealot Proselytizer, Zealot Baptizer, Zealoid Bastion, Zealoid Prelate)
Currencies		Credits • Granum Crown • Orokin Ducats • Platinum • Regal Aya
Languages/Scripts		Corpus Language • Grineer Language • Orokin Language (1999 Script) • Ostron Language • Solari Language • Voidtongue
Eras		Orokin Era (Lith • Meso • Neo • Axi • Void Era)
Other		Albrecht Membrane • Brain-Shelving • Cephalon Cordylon • Cloning Decay Syndrome • Conceptual Embodiment • Continuity • Komi • Kuva • Naberus • Operator Report • Oro • Rathuum • Shawzin • Synthesis • Star Days • Temporal Axioms • Theories of Time • The Index • Vosphene Glyphs

Characters Edit

Tenno	Baro Ki'Teer • Berryn • Excalibur Umbra • Haigos • Jenva • Kahl-175 • Lotus • Mathon • Operator (Drifter) • Rell • Terolee • Teshin Dax • Varzia
Cephalon	Apnar • Cy • Drusus • Jordas • Loid • Melica • Ordis • Otak • Suda • Sark • Simaris • Vull
Grineer	Captain Vor • Councilor Vay Hek • Garv • General Sargas Ruk • Grineer Queens • Kela De Thaym • Kahl-175 • Kuva Lich • Lieutenant Lech Kril • Sprag • The Grustrag Three • Tyl Regor • Ven'kra Tel • Wolf of Saturn Six
Corpus	Alad V • Exploiter Orb • Frohd Bek • Latrox Une • Nef Anyo • Parvos Granum • Profit-Taker Orb • Sisters of Parvos • The Sergeant • Vala Glarios • Veso • Xeto
Infested	Fass • Helminth • Technocyte Coda • Vome • Zealoid Prelate
Orokin	Albrecht Entrati • Ballas • Isaah • Margulis • Nihil • Silvana
Sentient	Erra • Hunhow • Natah • Praghasa
Murmur	The Man in the Wall
Stalker	Angst • Malice • Mania • Misery • Stalker (Shadow Stalker) (Protector Stalker) • Torment • Violence
Narmer	Ballas • Erra (Pazuul) • Archon Amar • Archon Boreal • Archon Nira • Ka-Nuteru
Duviri	Acrithis • Barris • Brimon • Bombastine • Dominus Thrax • Drifter • Koral • Luscinia • Lodun • Mathila • Pip • Sythel • Teshin • The Warden • The Vagabond
1999	Amir • Aoi • Arthur • Eleanor • Lettie • Quincy
Neutral	Clem • Darvo • Maroo • Neewa • Nora Night • The Unum

Syndicate Leaders

Amaryn () • Cephalon Suda () • Cephalon Simaris () • Cressa Tal () • Ergo Glast () • Eudico () • Fibonacci () • Konzu () • Little Duck () • Loid () • Mother () • Nora Night () • Onkko () • Palladino () • Quinn () • Roky () • Teshin () • Kahl-175 ()

Ostron
Characters	Konzu • Onkko • Pedlek • Saya • Shigg
Vendors	Hok • Old Man Suumbaat • Fisher Hai-Luk • Master Teasonai • Nakak
Cetus • Ostron Language • Plains of Eidolon • The Quills

Solaris United
Characters	Boon • Cutter • Eudico (Vox) • Solaris United Agent
Vendors	Legs • Rude Zuud • Smokefinger • The Business • Ticker
Allied Vendors	Little Duck • Roky
Fortuna • Deck 12 • Orb Vallis • Solari Language • Ventkids • Vox Solaris

Entrati
Characters	Mother • Albrecht • Fibonacci • Loid (Original) • Tagfer
Vendors	Father • Daughter • Son • Grandmother • Otak
Allied Vendors	Bird 3 • Loid
Albrecht's Laboratories • Cambion Drift • Cavia • Heart • Necralisk • Necraloid • Necramech • Sanctum Anatomica

The Holdfasts
Characters	Archimedean Yonta (Skittergirl) • Cavalero • Hombask • Kira • Quinn • The Husband • VERD-IE
Chrysalith • Dormizone • Everview Arc • Halako Perimeter • Oro Works • The Greenway • Tuvul Commons • Zariman Ten Zero

Kahl's Garrison
Characters	Chipper • Horrek • Jarka • Kahl-175 • Olvar D
Drifter's Camp

Cephalon	Acetuma • Cordylon • Samodeus
Grineer	Dr. Tengus • Gharn • Gral • Sergeant Zek • Veytok
Corpus	Bak Vondu • Cladius • Corpus Captain • Corpus Commander • Dr. Intehb • Jubb Lott • Sigor Savah • The Philanthropist • Zyl
Infested	Arlo • Kenga
Orokin	Alarez • Archimedian Perintol • Bilsa • Bekran Zaft • Belric & Rania • Bren Terrasiam • Corphel & Irilia • Davis • Dax Menz • Dom De Nas • Executor Avantus • Executor Karishh • Executor Tuvul • Historian Porvis • Javi • Lorist Ontella • Lorist Remballa • Kaleen • The Myrmidon • Olemedi • Pilio De Nas • Valeria
Sentient	-
Duviri	Caxa • Fergin • Garmi • Govio • Jinn • Leem • Mother Opa • Pol • Qig • Roon • Ula • Vana • Velkk • Yimi
Ostron	Er-Phryah • Hinmun • Mer-Sah • Mitsuki • Mukha • Shigg
The Quills	Pratoo
Solaris	Cutter • Volan
Entrati	Kalymos
Red Veil	Cantis
Other	Aria • Darro • Fidelia Scorse • Holsom Yurr • Leo De Nas • Raff Seglass

Main Story Quests Edit
Arc 1 - Awakening	Awakening • Vor's Prize • Saya's Vigil • Vox Solaris • Once Awake • Heart of Deimos • The Archwing
Arc 2 - The War Within Saga	Natah • The Second Dream • Rising Tide • The War Within • Chains of Harrow • Apostasy Prologue • The Sacrifice
Arc 3 - The New War Saga	Prelude to War (Chimera Prologue • Erra • The Maker)^[1] • The New War (The Duviri Paradox)^[2]
Arc 4 - The Void War Saga	Angels of the Zariman • Whispers in the Walls • Jade Shadows • The Lotus Eaters
Side Quests
Warframe Quests	Hidden Messages ( Mirage) • The Limbo Theorem ( Limbo) • Patient Zero ( Mesa) • The New Strange ( Chroma, Khora) • The Jordas Precept ( Atlas) • Sands of Inaros ( Inaros) • The Silver Grove ( Titania) • The Glast Gambit ( Nidus) • Octavia's Anthem ( Octavia) • Chains of Harrow ( Harrow) • Saya's Vigil ( Gara) • Mask of the Revenant ( Revenant) • The Sacrifice ( Excalibur Umbra) • Vox Solaris ( Garuda, Baruuk, Hildryn) • Chimera Prologue ( Wisp) • The Deadlock Protocol ( Protea) • Call of the Tempestarii ( Sevagoth) • The Waverider ( Yareli) • Heart of Deimos ( Xaku, Lavos, Citrine) • The New War ( Caliban) • Angels of the Zariman ( Gyre) • Veilbreaker ( Styanax) • The Duviri Paradox ( Kullervo) • Whispers in the Walls ( Qorvex, Dante) • Jade Shadows ( Jade)
Syndicate Unlock Quests	Saya's Vigil ( Ostron) • Vox Solaris ( Solaris United, Ventkids) • Heart of Deimos ( Entrati) • The War Within ( The Quills, Vox Solaris, Necraloid) • Angels of the Zariman ( The Holdfasts) • Whispers in the Walls ( Cavia)
Location Unlock Quests	The Duviri Paradox (Duviri, Dormizone) • Saya's Vigil (Plains of Eidolon) • Vox Solaris (Fortuna) • Heart of Deimos (Cambion Drift) • The Archwing (Empyrean Proximas) • The Second Dream (Lua) • The War Within (Kuva Fortress) • Chains of Harrow (Iron Wake) • The New War (Drifter's Camp) • Angels of the Zariman (Zariman Ten Zero, Dormizone) • Whispers in the Walls (Albrecht's Laboratories)
Feature Unlock Quests	The Duviri Paradox (Drifter, The Circuit, Duviri Incarnons) • Howl of the Kubrow (Incubator Segment) • The Archwing (Archwing) • Stolen Dreams (Maroo Weekly Ayatan Hunt) • The New Strange (Sanctuary Onslaught) • Vox Solaris (K-Drive) • Heart of Deimos (Necramech, Helminth Segment, Mirror Defense) • A Man of Few Words (Clem Weekly Mission) • The Second Dream (Operator, Focus) • Rising Tide (Railjack) • The War Within (Kuva Lich) • Call of the Tempestarii (Sisters of Parvos) • Angels of the Zariman (Void Armageddon, Void Cascade, Void Flood, Zariman Incarnons) • Veilbreaker (Break Narmer, Archon Hunt, Archon Shard) • Whispers in the Walls (Arcane Dissolution, Melee Upgrade Segment, Entrati Incarnons, Alchemy, Netracells, Deep Archimedea) • Jade Shadows (Ascension)
Story and History

↑ Prelude to War is a compilation of miniquests and cutscenes leading up to The New War.
↑ While not part of the main story quest, The Duviri Paradox has very interlinked story context to several critical characters in The New War.

Update 36.0 (2024-06-18)	Belly of the Beast
Update 35.0 (2023-12-13)	Gargoyle's Cry
Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)	—
Update 33.0 (2023-04-26)	—
Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)	—
Update 31.0 (2021-12-15)	Zariman ARG
Update 30.0 (2021-04-13)	—
Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)	Nights of Naberus • Orphix Venom • Star Days
Update 28.0 (2020-06-11)	—
Update 27.0 (2019-12-13)	Scarlet Spear
Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)	—
Update 25.0 (2019-05-22)	Hostile Mergers
Update 24.0 (2018-11-08)	Solaris United ARG • Buried Debts
Update 23.0 (2018-06-15)	The Pyrus Project
Update 22.0 (2017-10-12)	Plague Star
Update 21.0 (2017-06-29)	—
Update 20.0 (2017-03-24)	Ambulas Reborn
Update 19.0 (2016-11-11)	Infested Summer • Corpus Bust • The Index Preview • The Pacifism Defect
Update 18.0 (2015-12-03)	Shadow Debt • Rathuum • Proxy Retribution
Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)	Infested Nightmares • Proxy Rebellion
Update 16.0 (2015-03-19)	False Profit • Tubemen of Regor
Update 15.0 (2014-10-24)	Halloween • Mutalist Incursions • Eyes of Blight
Update 14.0 (2014-07-18)	Avalanche Offensive • Cryotic Front • Back To School • Gate Crash
Update 13.0 (2014-04-09)	Specters of Liberty • Suspicious Shipments • Breeding Grounds
Update 12.0 (2014-02-05)	Ties That Bind • Tethra's Doom
Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)	The Hunt for Alad V • A Favor For Darvo • The Cicero Crisis • Oxium Espionage
Update 10.0 (2013-09-13)	The Gradivus Dilemma
Update 9.0 (2013-07-13)	Sling-Stone • Arid Fear • Survival Weekend
Update 8.0 (2013-05-23)	Artifact Defense • Informant
Update 7.0 (2013-03-18)	Fusion MOA

Seasonal	Real-Life Tie-In	Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • St. Patrick's Day • Easter • Halloween • Christmas
	Charity	Conquera • Movember
	Game Themed	Star Days (February) • Dog Days (Summer in Northern Hemisphere) • Nights of Naberus (October)
Playerbase Dependent		Fomorian Sabotage • Razorback Armada
Monthly		Ghoul Purge • Thermia Fractures
Yearly		Plague Star

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