Seeking out fortune in the lost city of Skywatch, Yoi-ko and Hector meet and have a warm meal while in the observatory. After introducing each other, they are interrupted by Sakuachi, a rando girl bursting into the chamber. She pleads for help and hands off some healing potions before a band of Hobgoblins attack. The mercenaries dispatch the nasty goblinoids and while Hector loots the corpses, Yoi-ko questions Sakhuachi regarding the attackers.

She relates being a seer from a small town at the top of the world. She is on a holy quest to go into the west to find the living god and stop an ancient evil. She has the tatoo of the gate walkers inscribed on her palm by an elder. Just then a golden light flares, a portal opens and two figures fall forward.

Yoi-ko makes some food while Sakuachi relates the tale of Skywatch. After she tells them that she needs to find the rest of her band and wounds are bound, they finish eating a delicious meal and decide to all band together to go on her quest.
Sammakko and Kalathel introduce themselves and join too.

Yoi-ko can tell that the stars remain unchanged though the city causes disorientation. The group decided to look for Sakuachi’s group and immediately finds Innumma who is accompanied by two mercs from the smiling wolves. Supposedly the mercs have found a way to navigate the city by using the stars above. They all head to the merc’s camp and meet the leader.

The leader reveals more of the lore of Skywatch and that after the missing moment the city was left abandoned. The mercs now control who enters and exits the city by controlling the lock house on the Icerime river. They teach the guys how to navigate the city to get around and share a map of the city.