45.3

You come across Nal, the Spirit Speaker of Lone Tree Station, sitting cross-legged before what looks like a floating disk of water. Her eyes are closed. You assume it’s best not to interrupt whatever she’s doing, and wait quietly for a few minutes.

The Spirit Speakers of the Valley are the most adept at communicating with the world beyond the visible—spirits great and small as well as those of the ancestors.

Nal's gifts are greater still. For with the help of a device crafted by Ben Amon, she is able to communicate over great distances, projecting images and emotions into the minds of Rangers in the field.

After several minutes, she opens her eyes and speaks. “The spirit of the Valley was eager to tell me that you were coming,” she says. She turns to you and smiles warmly. “How can I help? If you need me to send a message, I may not be able to at the moment. The spirit of the Verdessa, the great jungle to the South, has gone silent. I don't know why. I feel like I need to get to the bottom of it before I do anything else. I'll be too distracted otherwise. Something's wrong.”

Clear Nal with  to ask how you can help.