The Rockland Climber
The crew, finding themselves with time on their hands, decides to explore the island.
The crew moves slowly across treacherous footing, exercising caution along the way.
Lyria: It just keeps getting rockier and rockier.
Vyrn: Are you okay, Lyria? I can lend you a hand if you need one!
Vyrn: Whoa! The wind's getting rough!
Lyria: Oh no! Vyrn's getting blown away!
Lecia: Vyrn, take my hand!
Lecia reaches out through the unexpected gust of wind and grabs Vyrn.
Vyrn: Whew! That was close! Thanks, Lecia!
Lecia: Hee hee, I'm just glad you're safe, Vyrn. Let's take a break until the winds die down.
Vyrn: Right! Boy, this is one crazy island! Can you really live here?
Lyria: Just taking a stroll here is tough...
Lecia: Actually, I hear nobody actually lives here permanently.
Lecia: The people here are mostly agents from other countries. They're only here temporarily.
Vyrn: Oh, now I get it. I was gonna say, I don't see any regular townsfolk about!
Lecia: Heh heh, of course not! Why would civilians end up in a place like—
???: Aaagh! Somebody help me!
Vyrn: What? That sounds like a pretty regular person to me!
Lecia: Indeed! But why would someone like that be here?
Monster: Groooar!
Lyria: Uh oh, looks like they're being chased!
Lecia: Let's go, (Captain)! I'm not sure who they are, but let's save them first and ask questions later!
The Rockland Climber: Scene 2
The crew saves the imperiled man. He thanks them, and explains that he's a merchant.
Vyrn: Hmm... So what brings you to a place like this?
Lyria: I'm wondering the same thing! It's dangerous, and the Grim Basin's nearby, too!
Merchant: Heh heh heh... That's exactly why I'm here! Only way to get my hands on rare goods from other skydoms!
Lecia: Wait, you do business between skydoms?
Merchant: That's right! Bringing back goods you can't find in Phantagrande is where the big money is!
Vyrn: That's pretty bold! You really planning on doing this by yourself?
Merchant: Why, of course! Let's see, who was it again?
Merchant: I think it was my coworker's friend's relative? Anyway, he did it himself! Reportedly!
Vyrn: That's a heck of a tall tale, from the sound of it...
Lecia: Unbelievable... You don't hear about inter-skydom trade very often.
Lecia: When I do, though, it's from major firms. I'm sorry, sir, but as a member of the Crew of Enforcers, I'll have to escort you back.
Merchant: After I came all this way? But I was so close!
Lecia: Close to what? This is just the island's entrance.
Merchant: What? You're joking! I came close to death many times out here!
Vyrn: Yeah, well... It's true. And it just gets more dangerous from here on out.
Lecia: Better to live to sell another day. Let's go back. We'll escort you to your ship.
Merchant: Well... If you insist.
Merchant: But I'm no quitter! I'm gonna become a baron of inter-skydom commerce one day! Just you wait!
Lyria: Ha ha ha, we sure do seem to run into some tough merchants, don't we?
The crew escorts the merchant back to his ship. Both perturbed and inspired by his gung-ho entrepreneurial spirit, the crew returns to explore the island.