The Crashed Ship
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After a few hours’ ride, the party finally arrives at their destination. They top a low ridge and see a wide plain spread out beneath them. Through this plain, a great trench has been carved by a crashed airship, and chunks of wooden debris litter the ground. The bulk of the airship rests intact at the end of this trench, and a number of humanoid figures are searching the remains.
The fatigued Chuck lets out a loud animal call to attract the attention of the humanoids and starts down the edge. Various figures around the crashed airship wave back. The Boromar Bodyguard leads the party to a tarp spread out at the base of a mound and is met by a young female halfling.
Chuck prostates himself before the halfling and say something in a non common language.
The halfling nods and replies in common. “Rise, Tsukahsti. You have performed well. Let me meet these brave individuals who have come far looking for a single lost halfling.”
The young halfling approaches the group and introduces herself as Mika Boromar.
“Both me and my father are appreciative of your efforts Lyrandar Captain.” Mika then points out the bulk of the crashed ship and says, “This Lhazzarite freighter seems to be the source of the plague threatening Greentarn. The airship must have spread the foul disease to the winds when it crashed here. I have spent the past few weeks examining it, and I can safely say that it is ground zero for the current epidemic ravaging his place.”
Mika then gives the party a grand tour of the crash site, walking beside them as they survey the wreckage.
“My theory is that the crew lost control of the downed ship but still managed to come in a very shallow approach angle.” Mika then turns to Devlin. “Had the pilot been more competent, it might have landed safely”
“We found a few bodies and buried them. In the days since we have been trying to gather more information about the plague. I have sent a messenger with a report of the downed ship to the Lyrandar Fleet but we haven’t heard back.”
As the party surveys the damaged craft, they notice six miners from the Temple Valley taking it apart. Mike notices this and provides and explanation.
“I’m waving salvage rights so the miners can keep parts of the ship so that some good can come out of it. I’m assuming it’s a smuggler’s vessel, has no registry or any other way to trace its point of origin.”
The fatigued Chuck lets out a loud animal call to attract the attention of the humanoids and starts down the edge. Various figures around the crashed airship wave back. The Boromar Bodyguard leads the party to a tarp spread out at the base of a mound and is met by a young female halfling.
Chuck prostates himself before the halfling and say something in a non common language.
The halfling nods and replies in common. “Rise, Tsukahsti. You have performed well. Let me meet these brave individuals who have come far looking for a single lost halfling.”
The young halfling approaches the group and introduces herself as Mika Boromar.
“Both me and my father are appreciative of your efforts Lyrandar Captain.” Mika then points out the bulk of the crashed ship and says, “This Lhazzarite freighter seems to be the source of the plague threatening Greentarn. The airship must have spread the foul disease to the winds when it crashed here. I have spent the past few weeks examining it, and I can safely say that it is ground zero for the current epidemic ravaging his place.”
Mika then gives the party a grand tour of the crash site, walking beside them as they survey the wreckage.
“My theory is that the crew lost control of the downed ship but still managed to come in a very shallow approach angle.” Mika then turns to Devlin. “Had the pilot been more competent, it might have landed safely”
“We found a few bodies and buried them. In the days since we have been trying to gather more information about the plague. I have sent a messenger with a report of the downed ship to the Lyrandar Fleet but we haven’t heard back.”
As the party surveys the damaged craft, they notice six miners from the Temple Valley taking it apart. Mike notices this and provides and explanation.
“I’m waving salvage rights so the miners can keep parts of the ship so that some good can come out of it. I’m assuming it’s a smuggler’s vessel, has no registry or any other way to trace its point of origin.”
