Journal of Crunch, Day 289b

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We have located and neutralized a number of storehouses of pirating supplies within the facility, and dealt with a pirate supervisor as well. There has also been the discovery of a strange series of prisons, each involving crystals encasing a person and surrounded by runes. Arkadesh and Azan have tested the defenses of the primary prison by using the corpse of the pirate supervisor. (Current theory is that this act doubles as a ward against necromantic reactivation of the pirate.) Hrogar has suggested that if the aboleth seeks to imprison these people, it is our imperative to release them; this inspired a campaign of flinging spears, harpoons, and explosives at the primary prison crystal. Regardless of this, the crystal remains mostly intact.

We have also found a cache of explosion-based ranged weaponry, of which Sztuczka is very knowledgeable. We have progressed through a number of doors using these materials, however, firing a ship cannon upwards has proven to be dangerous. (It should be noted that Sztuczka does not feel pain, and may also be suicidal. Special precautions are to be taken.) Dantroe has volunteered for operative evacuation duties during these maneuvers, and has served well in this role.

Ragnarr has expressed an unusual sentiment: disbelief in that he has not only repaired me during the mission, but that he could repair me at all! This was particularly surprising given his relative sobriety. Fortunately, this matter was rectified after an 1i78[30]4D7 encounter in which a pirate ruptured my secondary control clump, and repairs were successfully requested from and implemented by Ragnarr. There was some minor cultural abrasion during this event, however, expectations of hostility in the immediate future are very low. It should also be noted that Sztuczka proved willing to attempt manual repairs to the damage.

Barring new circumstances, we have agreed to pursue the potential of an underground river with regards to locating the aboleth.