Gran and the others crash-land on an island. A mysterious man appears and gives them a piece of advice.
Having departed Zinkenstill, Gran and the others head for a nearby island to prepare for the coming journey.
But Katalina's inexperienced piloting causes the airship to sputter and smoke before suddenly losing altitude.
It's here on the gusty green fields below where the sky-wide tale of Gran begins...
Katalina
Is everyone all right?
What about you, Lyria?
Lyria
I'm fine... Are you okay, Gran?
Dialogue Option
Just barely...
Lyria
That's a relief... The airship shook so much that I thought you might've been hurt.
Vyrn
We've done training tougher than that! Right, Gran?
Vyrn
But what happened? Did we just drop out of the sky?
Katalina
I'm sorry... I never imagined piloting an airship would be so difficult.
???
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What do we have here?
A stranger has suddenly appeared next to the airship, inspecting it carefully.
???
You've really done a job on her. I reckon you've blown the power unit... Look, the keel's cracked too!
???
Repairs aren't gonna get this thing flying again. So... is this your airship?
Katalina
Well, yes, but... who are you?
???
I get it. You're an airship crew, right? But by the looks of you, you can't have been around for long...
Vyrn
A crew? That's not a bad idea! How about we all form a crew?
Vyrn
Hey, Gran! Before your dad left for Estalucia, he led an airship crew, you know!
???
Ha! You can forget that! It's clear you don't have an expert among you to pilot an airship.
???
If you plan on calling yourself a crew, you need at least one helmsman on board before anything gets started.
The mystery man turns and walks away without another word.
Katalina
A helmsman, eh? He's right. If we plan to continue this journey, we're surely going to need one.
Vyrn
Sure, sure. But what's with that guy? Saying his piece and leaving just like that...
Katalina
Who knows? In any case, we should find a town and prepare for the journey to come.
While on the way to town, Katalina explains to Gran and the others what they need for the journey ahead.
Vyrn
Hey! I can see a town! It's huge!
Katalina
If my guess is correct, then we're on Eingana, the main island of the Port Breeze Archipelago.
Katalina
These islands do a fair bit of trade. A trip to town should get us everything we need.
Lyria
And after that, Katalina, what'll we need to do next on our journey?
Katalina
Good question. First we have to get through the Grim Basin.
Lyria
Oh, I've heard of that! It's the scary thing that splits the sky into pieces, right?
Katalina
Exactly. It's filled with a dangerous miasma and divides the sky into different skydoms.
Katalina
Port Breeze is part of the Phantagrande Skydom, which is mostly under the control of the Erste Empire.
Katalina
And it seems you've been paying attention to my geography lessons, Lyria. I'm proud of you.
Lyria
Hee-hee! You hear that, Lizzie?
Vyrn
How many times do I have to tell you? I ain't no lizard!
Vyrn
So? What do we need to get through this Grim Basin?
Katalina
We need two things, broadly speaking: transport and a map.
Katalina
Our transport's got to be an airship. But we can't have an amateur at the helm. That I know for sure...
Vyrn
I saw my life flash before my eyes when we made that landing.
Katalina
We'll need a helmsman to join us... And they'll have to have some real know-how.
Katalina
We also need something that shows the route to take. And that's the sky map.
Lyria
So we can get through the basin with just those things?
Katalina
More like we couldn't come even close to it without them. And then there's the monsters...
Vyrn
On top of that, the sky map is scattered across islands, right? With a great primal beast guarding each one?
Katalina
That's what they say. I think we've got ourselves a hard road ahead...
Monster
Groaaar!
Vyrn
Whoa! We've got a monster too!
There may be a hard road ahead, but first things first!
1: Meet the Wind 
