Shocked

This week, the party began their adventure by speaking with Ririka and Lady L'aura Lhaminn. Ririka and Ms. Lhaminn explained why they had contacted the party - Ririka, working for Ms. Lhaminn, was investigating a number of disappearances that had begun with her son's disappearance a few months prior to the start of the adventure. Ririka explained that she was investigating the cave when the party showed up, and she then tailed them for awhile while also exploring what was going on on her own. Once the party actually escaped from the cave, as she predicted, she decided that she needed to contact them and get all of the facts straight. The party spent a decent amount of time swapping information with the pair, and eventually Ririka and the party decided that getting to Gridania along with Vereaux and her party would be the best course of action.

The party travelled to Moraby Drydocks, or at least what would soon be that town. Along the way, they encountered a young woman who was under attack by some jackals. The party, despite their best attempts to tame a wild jackal, eventually drove the beasts off. Lulu offered the poor maiden, whose name was Edith, a large sum of gil. She spent the night with the party and eventually moved on. Tensions flared between Ririka and Jinx, however, and Jinx decided to move on without the party to Moraby for now.

The party arrived to find Jinx in Moraby, having already gathered a decent bit of information. Ririka apologized for her outbursts, then asked her old friend Captain Guldstrwyn if he could help the party get to Gridania. He said he could if the party could help them, warning that the journey would be tough, but doable. First, though, the party needed to get to some water crystals, located in a crater made by the Calamity.

The party arrived to the crater to find that the rumored Sahagin in the area were already dead, killed by yet another Allagan system gone haywire. The party fought hard and disabled the device, finding another Allagan tomestone and the water crystals they needed. Jaerahn was contacted, but the party bristled as his asking for additional materials without compensation - offended, Jaerahn ended the call then and there. The party then headed to Moraby once again, looking to begin their journey across the sea...