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With the plane collapsing around them, Leia began to channel all of her magical power into the orb and focused intently on the tuning fork to return to the material plane. The ship lurched forward as a portal began to open in front of the ship.   As if traversing the edges of a sea of foam bubbles, each a gigantic sphere of colorful light, the ship bobs up and down and twists and turns through the rainbow colored Phlogiston. Leia fought to keep the ship on course, but at the last moment her connection to the ship broke and it veered off through a portal.   As the ship plunged through it began to fall, snow and wind battered those on deck. Branches collided with the ships hull spraying the group with leaves until the airship splashed into murky water. After the chaos settled, the group looked around and surveyed the scene. It was cold, damp and appeared to be wetlands. Leia flew up to get a look at the scene, and Shane guessed that it might be the Frigid Morass near her home.   The previous days events had taken their toll and the group decided it was time to rest. As night fell, the ship appeared to have survived the fall relatively unharmed and once the branches were clear, Leia helped set sail and the group began to fly to Storms Call.   Upon arrival the orcs were in celebration after having had the artifact, the Eternal Flame of Surtur, returned by Valerie, Nyx and Amareis. Many questions were had as to the circumstances of her escape, and the group shared a nice reunion. The orcs leader Xunug was indebted to the group over their help, and pledged that the orcs would fight on their behalf, if one more task could be accomplished. The Spirit Fang clan and their omens refused to go to war without their ancestral allies, the Dire Wolves of the north. Some evil stirred within the heart of the White Wolf Timberland, and with its presence the great wolves did not answer their call.   Before setting off into the woods, everyone boarded the mysterious airship and returned to their home of Vraath keep to inform their allies of the plan.