The Web of Intrigue is essentially an intricate side mission; complete it to learn what happened to Alex Mercer. Nearby Web of Intrigue targets will appear on the mini-map, denoted by a red profile icon, and sometimes a blue DNA strain icon during a mission. Some Web of Intrigue targets are tied to objectives in the main storyline, while others are optional and will appear during Free Roam, an unrelated mission, or event.
 Whenever the Web of Intrigue icon appears on the mini-map, pursue and Consume the marked character to unlock another node. |
Each target that is not associated with a mission spawns in a set area of the city. Consuming a target unlocks more nodes, thus causing more Web of Intrigue targets to spawn around the city. If a Web of Intrigue target spawns and is killed, he will eventually respawn; just return to the area the target appeared at a later time and he should appear again.
There are 131 Web of Intrigue targets total. Several secret achievements and trophies are unlocked through the Web of Intrigue, so pursuing the targets when they appear is definitely worth your while.
