[X] [ACQUIRE] Awakening Armoury - Artillery
The Dwarves did try their best to keep the secret of cannonry to themselves, but in reality it escaped long before they officially shared that secret with the northerners. Some blame bold Sartosan pirates stealing it from Dwarven ships, others say that the Cathayans developed it independently and traded it to Tilea, other still say it was sold by the Chaos Dwarves. Whatever the original source, in modern times cannon can be found on ships of most nations and in myriad forms, from swivel guns light enough for a sufficiently-reinforced Zombie Pirate to carry and fire, to the massive Hellcannon that an entire ship needs to be built around. A considerable cross-section of cannonry is present on the ships of the Vampire Coast, and with Luthor's authority a single example of each could be reluctantly wrested from the broadsides of his armada.
[X] [ACQUIRE] Fleet of Hulks
When a lithe pirate ship captures a fat and lumbering cargo vessel, it's often the case that the only way to get the booty home to be to take the entire captured ship home, either under escort or with a prize crew. Unsuitable for the pirate life, these ships are left floating in the sargassum fields that surround Awakening, more thoroughly anchored in place by the grasping seaweed than they would be by mere large metal hooks. On top of providing a suitably disquieting ambiance to foreign visitors, these hulks also serve as sources of spare parts and, ever since the last of Huatl's above-ground stone was mined out, of wood for expanding Awakening. None of the available ships are individually significant, but there are examples of a wide range of shipbuilding traditions from many nations of the world.
[X] [LEVER] Grief
"I am one who has conquered death."
Give this answer to broach the topic of her recently-deceased husband, who perished tragically young and so far from home. You have the knowledge to build a tomb to safeguard and nurture his spirit instead of hoping for the mercies of far-away Elven Gods, and once that spirit is secure, so close and yet so far away, the temptation of a truer reunification can be dangled in front of her.
