The Heroes investigate the celestial ship, and find spelljamming charts showing the location of "portals" in wildspace. They also find some sort of activating rod, only useful to celestial creatures. By using these portals, the Celestian Guild has been able to cut travel times through Realmsphere considerably, gaining the upper hand as a merchant guild.
Thanks to Azrael's bloodline, the Heroes are able to use these portals themselves, and reach H'Catha in only four days. Yreludune guides them to the asteroid where Vlindarian's Vault is situated, and the Heroes approach the compound. They're allowed to disembark from the Conundrum without too much trouble, and are escorted to the person in charge of the Vault. An elven woman with a third eye in the center of her forehead welcomes them.
The Heroes try to deceive the woman by claiming to be Gadreel's servants. Their ruse is soon discovered, and the woman and her attendants reveal their true form: slaadi, aberrations from the fartherst reach of wildspace.
When a fight begins, the slaadi gain the upper hand, thanks to their numbers and their regenerative abilities, and they manage to capture Azrael and take her away through a teleporting circle. Haurchefant runs after his fallen companion, while Ayrin and Kunik are separated from the others. To avoid being overwhelmed, the eladrin and the dwarf teleport back to the Conundrum thanks to Kunik's word of recall.
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