The battle against the Primals continues. The Kobolds have been working in secret to gather crystals and aether, and managed to summon Titan far earlier than the Maelstrom had expected. The result was a hastily-assembled mission to invade O’Ghomoro and deal with the Primal – and, having proven themselves against Garuda, the Grim were called on to assist. Their role was simple: penetrate the Kobold mines through a recently-reopened mine shaft, and distract Titan while the main body of the Maelstrom’s force tried to break through. If Titan were to join the battle, the Maelstrom would almost certainly be defeated; without him, the Kobolds would be at a disadvantage.
The Grim proved able to delay Titan long enough, but could not destroy him completely – in the end, they were forced to withdraw. The Maelstrom was able to seal Titan in the Navel, where he remains imprisoned for the moment – a temporary measure the Kobolds will doubtlessly overcome soon.
Meanwhile, Haru Qwey descended into an ancient Allagan ruin under the Sagolii with her team, and there discovered a still-active defense system. The defenses seemed unable to recognize miqo’te, and sprayed M’wanthala with some kind of “purifying” agent that began painfully turning her skin into metal. After that, the machines refused to allow M’wanthala to leave, and Haru’s team was beaten back, forced into leaving her behind. Haru plans to return to rescue M’wanthala – or whatever is left of her – within seven suns, and to retrieve whatever strange agent was used against her. The birth of a new weapon, a disaster in the making, or will Haru simply find M’wanthala’s corpse and no answers?
