Captain's Log

Pilgrim Transportation from Anvil to God's Breath Caverns
There's a small group of pilgrims who want transport down to the God's Breath Caverns. They're offering 30 fathoms a head, for 12 of them (total 360 fathoms). Regular crew quarters are enough for the pilgrims.

The Pilgrims were successfully transported to the intersection of God's Breath caverns and Providence River.

Relic Vision for Anvil Church
There is some work that might be done for the local church in Anvil. A shrine has been assembled recently and will need to be tested. The Delver responsible was looking for Pious and adventurous folk to test it first. The expedition will be a minor communion completed with a minor relic. They want you to draw out the core, both as a test that the shrine works and to gain the core. They need 8 people, its what the shrine holds. Pay is 1000 Fathoms to be divided among the participants.

The Vision was a success, several weapons and books were retrieved from the vision.

Cargo Transport from Goldshore to Anvil
There's a jeweler who needs materials picked up from Goldshore and his normal transporter has up and vanished. The actual amount of cargo is quite small, 3 crates, but each is worth thousands of fathoms. His payment is 200 fathoms each, up to 10 people (total 2000 fathoms). The materials have already been paid for. We will receive payment upon return to Anvil with the goods.

During the journey the team encountered a "Word of God" that Adam absorbed after first stabbing it with a Black Flame. This gave Adam the ability to see into and through all sorts of objects, as long as they are non-magical. The Word of God heralded the arrival of a messenger, a being from the depths of the earth using immense energy to melt a path through the Earth. The team warned all nearby bores to stay away. It also warned the Ethral settlement of Knot of the impending danger, allowing them to activate their defences in time and protect themselves from the torrent of molten lava the messenger's passing created.

Turns out the "jeweler " was actually having a Corven gang capture and smuggle necromancer zombies for him, which Adam discovered after looking into the sealed crates. Kara got the gangster's contact info, in case they are needed for any future jobs. On the way back the team was cornered by the necromancer who owned the zombies, apparently able to track them somehow. After a tense confrontation the team handed over the zombies to avoid combat.

The team sold the gold that was left in the crates, since getting paid was unlikely at this point. The team also retrieved information on Antediluvian building techniques while passing through the newly created messenger path, which it later sold to the Ethral.

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