Game 26: Lost In Dead Essard

 Wherein our Intrepid Explorators travel for days across the Essari desert, and discover a crashed Arkhounian Empire airship in the sands. Akeno  steels herself and goes to investigate. Some things she and The Crew discover:

Her brother Goren is not amongst the crew.

The crash is in a zone of Dead Magic - Stone stops moving, and no magical effects are possible

The entire airship crew have died; several mages from the Medeis Circulo, a handful of soldiers, and several slaves 

The airship captain had been keeping maps of Dead Essard, which are now in the possession of the crew

After recovering Stone, the group moved on. After settling in for the night, Raine heard a distant voice and upon investigation discovered a portal.

She met The Apprentice Quarric, a haggard man begging for her help. He had been instructed by a friend that he would meet Those Who Would Prevent Moonfall here, at this place, at this time. Unfortunately, 'this time' was mere days before Moonfall - 300-ish years in the past. He pulled Raine through the portal and the rest followed.