Salvation Outpost

As 37 boards the Cyre, Captain Vren reminds you to be quick. Giving you and your team twenty minutes to confirm the vessel is safe and return. Once on board, you recognize the ballistae are connected to a warforged matrix of some kind. You're unsure how they would work, but they’re familiar from your knowledge of the warforged collossi. You’re certain that Lady d’Cannith was correct and the ship is in fact a massive warforged.

The two bodies on the poop deck show the same signs as the soldiers you’ve encountered that were taken by the mists. Their skin is grey, but un-aged by time, with no signs of rot or decay Their lifeless faces are twisted in frozen terror telling the story of their horrific final moments. On the face of the body near the helm is a mark of storm. You recognize based on his dress that he must be the first mate. On closer inspection, you find a set of keys on his belt, which you take. You also notice a faint light emanating from the half-elf’s hilt. You note ornate decoration of the moon of Zarantyr on the hilt. When you draw that sword, it gives bright light of the same colour as Zarantyrs grey rays.

Lastly, for just a moment, among all the whispers of the grey, for the first time, you hear what sounds like wind coming from somewhere below deck.

Sloane goes to the elemental matrix room at the bow of the ship to inspect the damage. Sloane whistles, "Well, this is a mess…", and she takes out some tools.

37 leaves Sloane to her work and walks back to the stern. He enters the stern cabin and finds a dark conference room with books, atlases, maps and a meeting table in its centre. There are doors leading below deck. The Captain’s Quarters are decorated as would be expected with a large bed, a private study. There is slightly more light from the quarter’s windows. You don’t have time for a thorough search, so you move on.

Opposite the quarters is a room with a steel door and an intricate lock. The key is obvious on the first mate’s ring. You realize the lock was in fact trapped, but the key deactivates the mechanism harmlessly. Upon opening the door, you are greeted by two large, pale green orbs with a glowing, a blue Khyber crystal set in the middle. On each side of the room are large chests. Glowing light from the Khyber flows into conduits in the ceiling. Two cat-like pupils appear in the orbs and focus on 37. A deep, feminine voice speaks slowly, "I saw your ship. It’s blue. It’s very nice. Why are you here?", the voice lowers, "She won’t like that you’re here."

Despite the large construct of a face the power of the airship around you, the voice unexpectedly has a child-like tone.

Sloane hears the hurried footsteps of 37 and Malbor a looks out the door. "Hey guys. Good news, one of the Khyber crystals is still intact!", she holds up a large blue crystal to show them.

Malbor looks in the direction of the voice he heard and doesn’t have to search at all. The half-elf sees the frozen smoke begin to move and twist. Out of the smoke, a large swirling, glowing mist takes shape into a faceless, feminine form. The smoke whips around like a gown. Lightning seems to flicker around her and you realize her incredible size. While she’s not yet fully visible, her half torso is already as tall as the matrix room.

37 and Malbor can see the elemental’s attention is focused on the gnome artificer, holding the crystal. The whipping wind "breath" comes from the elemental, seems directed at Sloane.