Swamped

You're definitely not getting involved in a fight between wizards without more information, and the spherical machine seems as though it fits into the whole mess somehow. It's probably best to just head back to camp and take what time you can to regroup before heading to your rendezvous.

---

You're now Crosswinds and you're not even sure what you're seeing here.

It would be bad news if there were another tunneler, but at least you could understand that. But instead, there are these strange tracks that don't look like any creature you've ever seen, or even heard of. And then they just vanish suddenly.

"At least the shaking seems to have stopped," Quill says.

"Can't say that for sure until we know what caused it. It might be whatever left these tracks, or it might be something else. Technically we could report this now, but I want at least a little more info before I go bursting into that damn meeting."

"Well, we can search, but what would we even be looking for?"

Ringer's bell starts ringing rapidly. You turn and see them pointing at something small. You can barely make it out from here, so you climb down into the hole and take a closer look.

What have you found?