A scream is heard from outside. Three figures are standing in the town: two of them a large men with grey rock-like skin, and black obsidian eyes. The largest man's left arm is made of a golden crystal (Isaac Topazmesser). The other has a large white and green stone across his chest (Henri Opalschild). Besides them is a large golden hound, with fur made of sand, its eyes and teeth made of a deep red glass.
Topazmesser is holding a young woman up by the cuff of her shirt, but drops her at the sight of the heroes. He pulls out a small pouch and looks inside. Martin/Marina can try rolling Perception+Notice to see a thin red line of Essence connecting between each of them and something in the bag. Topazmesser puts the bag away and holds out his stone-arm. Loose dirt and gravel comes up from the ground to form a sword.