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Perilous Jack pulls the Engraved Shard from his pouch and offers it to the wizards.

Serra accepts the artifact doubtfully, turns it over once or twice, and passes it to Dark Simon, shaking her head. Simon is no more definitive.

“Some kind of machine component,” he says. “The markings are no doubt significant, but without more of the item, I cannot say what it does. Try to find more pieces if you can.”

Jack nods and puts the Shard back in his pouch.

Turn to 88.