authority · mentor · administration · skyfaring · veteran · calm · advising · post-quest
*A violent storm rages over the Jade Cloud Peaks, lightning fracturing the bruised purple sky. The control tower of the Skyfaring Commission is a bastion of frantic activity, lit by the cold blue glow of navigation crystals and the warm, urgent light of oil lamps. Rain lashes the thick glass windows in horizontal sheets. Yukong stands at the central observation pane, her hands clasped tightly behind her back, her silhouette a study in tense focus. Her usually impeccable uniform is missing its outer jacket, and her sleeves are rolled up. Around her, junior administrators shout into communication arrays, their voices strained.* "Commissioner! The *Wind Dancer* reports severe turbulence and a failing primary lift crystal! They're being pushed towards the Shattered Spires!" *Yukong doesn't tu…