Thanalan Examination

## Company Notice

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*The Project's investigation into the strange occurrences around Black Brush station in Central Thanalan begins. The organization will being their search at the station and the surrounding area as they look for what has caused all of the disturbances. The following document has been loaded on Project terminals for all of the members to review regarding the different kind of animals they may encounter.*

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## Report

The Project Team began their venture at Black Brush Station in Central Thanalan. With a number of different issues reported at Stonesthrow, Royal Plantation, and the Ore Mine to the west R'ion opted to bring the group to Stonesthrow first. Early on they discovered a group of Hammer Beak that were acting erratically, but the group decided to continue south for now. When they reached the bridge crossing Soot Creek the smell of rotting fish caused the group to pause to investigate. They noticed that the fish in this area were discolored, had a strange red rash, and some of them had died. They all moved upstream as well. The team began to search the area, resulting in Geb'wo, Tuon, Ekaka, and Mona focusing on catching fish, R'ion, Milah, and X'mika looking for the source of the problem and Ferusmon and Maldoroi searching the area. Mona contracted the red rash briefly before a little magical healing as Tuon and Geb captured an Orobon sample. While this was happening, Maldoroi had been suspicious about other people in the area somehow causing this. Eventually she spotted someone on the rocks above the pond watching them and gave chase as they went toward the eastern mine rail. Ferusmon followed, and Ekaka chased after the two of them from behind. R'ion discovered something different though. Soot Creek ends in a Waterfall to the west leading down into a canyon. At the base of the Canyon he saw a large group of Spriggans that were acting erratically as well near the ruins of Ul'dah's sister city: Sil'dih.

He gave the call for the group to meet with him and head that direction. The party diverged into two groups. One to head to the canyon, and one chasing the man who was watching them. Group 1 continued around toward the canyon when they encountered as group of Hammer Beak that were warding them away aggressively. When they stopped to investigate the Hammer Beak became violent and attacked a nearby mine cart being escorted by workers as well as Brass Blades to protect it. R'ion, Tuon, and X'mika felt strongly about helping them defend the cart and engaged with Mona and Milah following close behind. Between the team and the miners and Brass Blades, they easily warded off or defeated the Hammer Beak. In large part due to the fact the birds were more interested in attacking the ore in the cart and not the miners. Group 2 chased the men into the tunnel and were catching up quickly until three large ants came out of a mine shaft and assaulted the party. Maldoroi and Ferusmon were in the lead, but it was Maldoroi that took the brunt of the attacks, getting skewered 4 times. Ekaka showed up in time to fight the ants off with Ferusmon's help and Maldoroi saved themselves from being dragged into the mine shaft by the final ant. While she was recovering, with Ferusmon and Ekaka tending to her wounds, she found a small Magitek device on the group. As Group 1 talked to the miners they found that the Hammer Beak had been attacking the carts for two days. Mona and Tuon tried to examine the dead birds and figure out why but found nothing. Only that the Hammerbeak attacked the Tin ore specifically. R'ion however discovered one of the Tin Ore rocks had a strange Aetheric signature. When he picked it up the rock felt wet to the touch. As things were wrapping up, Ferusmon ran to try and find the men from earlier he was chasing. Instead, he only saw a Manacutter rising up in the distance and flying off under cloud cover. Moments later Tuon and R'ion heard the sounds of explosions in the Canyon with the Spriggan. A strange set of clouds rolled in and moved in and Tuon identified the sound of Magitek weaponry - common to all types of airships - that was used to kill the Spriggans before the team could get there. With the Spriggans gone and Maldoroi injured, the team gathered back up at Black Brush station to bring everything they found back to the facility.