Swamped

You glance at the unconscious cultists, who have just fallen down to the floor. You really hope whatever's going on settles down soon.

"Maybe it's something on one of them?" you ask. "Might be worth checking if they've got anything weird."

Resk glances at one.

"This fellow was quite popular at the party. By which I mean, just about everyone else here was talking to him at one point or another. Probably pretty important in whatever they've got going on."

He leans down and rummages through the man's pockets. There's a small money pouch, which he opens up to confirm it does, indeed, contain money. The other thing he finds is a severed bird's foot. It seems to be closed; he forces it open, and suddenly you find you're not hearing a crow in your head.

He frowns.

"This is neither a crow nor a seagull," he says. "Looks more like a chicken of some sort." He stares at it for a while, then hands it to you. "Go and show it to Wiz, see if he can make any sense of it."

You feel a little weird taking orders from this guy, but you suppose you're not really in a position to object. You put the foot in your pocket and leave, then start going up.

But you think you hear a noise as you pass one of the officers' rooms. Could it be Azel going for that map in the navigator's room?

No, wait... he gave you directions. The navigator's room is on the other side. Then what's this?

You weigh your options, and decide to take a quick peek in before proceeding to the bridge.