Start of the Island of Trials questline.

GUILD CONTRACT: SALVAGE OPERATION #044-SQ

ISSUED BY: Officer Excella, Chief Logistics Officer
CODENAME: "Operation: Dry Ink"
URGENCY: Critical (48-Hour Window)
REWARD: 20-40 Gold Pieces (For each adventurers.) No advances. No hazard pay.

I. OBJECTIVE

Navigate to the wreckage of the transit vessel Sea-Quill, currently resting in the shallow waters of the unnamed island. You will need a rowboat (the Guild will prepare one.)

Locate the cargo hold. Retrieve exactly six (6) wooden crates marked with the Guild Logistics stamp (a blue wax seal depicting an inkpot) and the serial numbers 101 through 106.

II. MANDATORY CONDITIONS

1. Do Not Open the Crates. The internal wax seals are pressurized to keep moisture out. If you open them to "check the contents," the salt air will ruin the resin. If a seal is broken, you will receive exactly zero reward and the quest marked as 'failure'.
2. Handle with Care. The wood is water-softened. Do not let monsters attack them.
3. Strict Deadline. After forty-eight hours, seawater seepage will render the cargo worthless.

III. KNOWN HAZARDS

It is a shipwreck in cold, shallow water. Expect low visibility, potential structural collapse of the deck rotting overhead, and whatever minor, irritating sea life has decided to nest in the hull over the last week.

The island is unmarked territory, and the potential of monsters is high, should the adventurers find more information about what lies within; an extra reward will be given.

(A maximum of 2 level 5 characters are allowed.)