I introduced myself to Mayor Osborne in the shipwreck village of Hullgarden. He was guarded but willing to exchange information for some much-needed aid around the town. He said that in order to really be of use, I'd need a properly trained skimmer and better knowledge of the area. So he sent me to the oddly named Wavehawk Pete to learn more about the local skimmer population and how they've adapted to the Castoran environment. Pete turned out to be extremely enthusiastic about the local skimmer population—a subspecies they call wavehawks—hence the nickname. I helped Pete tend to the juvenile wavehawks around Hullgarden, learning about their predators, their caring and devoted nature, their diet, their playfulness... By the time I'd finished, I'd earned myself a loyal wavehawk and an even more loyal Wavehawk Pete, who'd already put in a good word for me with the mayor. Despite the fact that Pete was still alive (a joke on the mayor's part, I now realize), his word wasn't quite enough. Mayor Osborne insisted I "make a few more Hullgardeners happy" before he'd give me any info on the Inquest's whereabouts. I pitched in around town, helping these castaway survivors in all manner of tasks; beautiful as this land is, surviving on it is no easy feat. I found the Hullgardeners to be a hearty, resilient bunch, if not particularly trusting. Once the mayor was satisfied with my work, he pointed me in the direction of a local scrap collector who might have run across some Inquest equipment. The collector, Sparktail, insisted I gather some shipwreck salvage for him in exchange for information. I also managed to run across a bit of Inquest wreckage in the process, confirming that even the Inquest didn't make it to Castora without casualties. After I returned to Sparktail, he told me the Inquest has been trading with some of the local pirate-like mercenaries that call themselves "freebooters." He said that if I could find some of them at the pub, I'd likely get information on the Inquest's whereabouts. ***