“Very well, you lucky lot of lackadaisical lackeys. The Good Lady Steel Purpose of the Harpies has charged me and my crew with the enviable task of safely transporting you and Dondai here back to Bossa amongst the Koumazot Islands to see what's become of them since the chaotic confusion of his, ah, less-than-gracious exit. Mercifully, they're not quite as renowned for rampant piracy as yonder Windfall Archipelago, but nonetheless, keep your eyes fixed and open and your wits about you; there's strange beasties aplenty there. And apparently some rather complicated, ah, diplomatic entanglements awaiting you all.
"And that sounds like a lovely knot for you lot to untangle after you disembark from my honorable craft upon those storm-battered shores. Until then, of course, you'll needs must earn your keep -- twisting rope, swabbing decks, plugging holes, all the very best components of the sailor's life! Oh, and did I happen to mention the mandatory crew poker nights every third day?”
– Shaleth Tae, Captain of the Vagrant Albatross