• Name: Cargo Cave North of Tidewatch Bastion
• Location Type: 6_site
• Part Of: Caer Callidier

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# Cargo Cave North of Tidewatch Bastion

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This is a descriptive title; no proper name was recorded. The cave was reached by investigating a hill and bay just north of Tidewatch Bastion, on the island of Caer Callidier. The parent relationship follows that geographic context; the cave is not established as part of the Bastion's property.

In 045 10-25-2026, a note associated with Obold concerned merchant Korbin Pell and acquaintances near the Bastion, with men scouting the northern hill. The note's observer and precise group membership were unclear. Obold, Kaneko, and Gunther investigated and saw three blue lights in the bay. Obold returned to report while the other two approached. Gunther was too loud and backed off; Kaneko continued unseen.

A human man passed with a blue-lit lantern. The account then describes “he” climbing the hill, nearly falling and being seen, and following a road to another hired guard at the cave entrance. The pronoun likely refers to Kaneko but is not explicit. Kaneko saw a lantern roughly fifty-five feet inside, quite a few cargo crates, and several people described as “shifting traits,” an unclear phrase. As the first man returned, Kaneko withdrew, badly startled Gunther, and returned with him to report at the tower.

The following morning, the party found four guards outside. They intimidated them into permitting entry, gave them five gold, roughed them up, and tied them up to simulate an attack. The payer and division of the money were not recorded. Four dockworkers were inside; Kaneko intimidated them into allowing some crates to be opened.

The opened crates contained weapons, expensive fabrics, artwork, and a vase. All crates bore merchant stamps obscured by larger stamps reading “The Gray Lantern Company.” The party copied one painting using an unspecified spell and returned to Tidewatch Bastion. The spell, caster, painting's subject, original cargo owners, and legality of the cargo were not established.