Guided by Thought Taker, the Heroes reach a metal asteroid that the illithid identifies as the Outpost. Inside they find several abandoned rooms, clearly the habitat of alien creatures. In the central chamber, the Heroes discover a star-shaped artifact that Thought Taker is very eager to examine. When he touches the item, the room is filled with light, and the whole Outpost shakes. The mind-flayer explains that the object is some sort of spelljamming helm of the Elders.
But the explorers are not alone in the Outpost. Awoken by their presence, a space drake comes out of one of the side chambers, and lunges at the mind-flayer. Before the beast reaches him, Thought Taker grasps a piece of the star-shaped helm, and plane shifts away using his innate psychic powers.
The Heroes are left to fight against the dragon; the battle is savage, and the Heroes are on the losing side. They decide to escape, but Vance is knocked unconscious, and then devoured by the dragon. Its anger satiated for the moment, the beast does not pursue.
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