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[inferus]

Be certain you are somewhere you cannot be overheard when you listen to this. ( The warning comes first - sharp with a hint of a command that can only come from the King of Hell. )

I found a fissure at the bottom of the sea spewing dark water - the same we found at the village, in the volcano. Emilia learned from the ghosts many were after an 'unthinkable power' lost at sea - the dark water may be related. Surrounding the fissures, there were bodies - preserved and cored out so only their outward appearances remain like suits to be worn. They were lured there.

( By what, it is unclear. Was it the call of the dark water itself or some creature? Wrath does not have all the answers but knows the information is vital to share. )

Jon Snow's experience in the mirror is a reflection of what occurred at the fissure. He confirmed a presence fought him from within, attempting to take his shape and form.

None of the crew has ever been trustworthy, but we must all be aware any could be wearing skin that is not their own, pretending to be something they are not. Allison confirmed Quicksilver has been to the Crossing previously where he lost his vessel and crew. Given that and his strange behavior, I am most suspicious of him, but with Kreil's threats and the doomed voyage we appear to be on, we should not sit idly by.

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[weifinder]

Sa-Hareth it was hunger for those of Unhalad's, and cold winds and vengeance for Anurr's. Though you may be familiar with his, given the, ah, explosive introduction he had in Taravast.

( and his sweeping through to take half the dead and spirits, while the Huntress and Beastmaster rolled up the rest. cleaning out Taravast in such a manner was hardly... better? but sure did speak to what was rotting underneath everything. )

Mm, that's my thought... think there's any chance of binding or cleansing a smaller one, or a fragment?

[inferus]

It would be difficult to forget such an introduction.

( so do each of the undead warlords have certain feelings associates with them - cold and vengeance, hunger. the beastmaster seemed to be associated more with beasts than anything specific, and the huntress-

wrath frowns. )

Perhaps. I wonder given the state of the Crossing if there aren't multiple fissures at the bottom of the sea. ( that might explain the darkness of this place. ) We believe there's a fragment of a mirror on board, correct? And that they are using it to find a fully formed one.

[weifinder]

Multiple fissures, one long fissure, I don't know. Though yes, that's our suspicion right now, and given what else people have overheard or brought forward, a fragment linked to one lost at some point in the centre of the Crossing.

( here he claps his hands together. )

Reclaiming using those odd suits I heard mentioned as being on the Concord? Or however any of you got below waters safely?

[inferus]

The suits only last for so long. Wangji accompanied as far as he could in one, and there were still a couple of hours before I reached the bottom.

We would need further magic to get more down to that particular fissure - something to protect against air loss, the pressure of such depths, and the listlessness brought on by the dark water itself.

[weifinder]

Meaning for the time being, you and those who require none of those things are the only ways down, ah?

[inferus]

Correct. Similar to the dark water blocking the magic at the depths of the volcano - few could have survived the journey to the core.

[weifinder]

In ways acting much the same... ah, but I'm distracted by the properties of the dark water and the tar that feels familiar to it.

As it is, we're presently reliant on you, it seems. How pleased are you to hear such?

[inferus]

( He grimaces. )

I would prefer it if mortals were not so fragile. ( Wrath values self sufficiency in others, but this is the case where no one else is really capable of it unfortunately. ) But that goes beyond the dark water and the deep sea...