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"Men, we're going to collapse that waterspout! If you spot the source, call it out!" You order your crew, making sure to apply the break in full to stop you from drifting in too close while you personally head over to the railing to peer over it and get a look at things yourself. The chaotic surface of the churning water makes it hard to actually peer through it, and after a minute of hard examination you just barely seem to spot an oddity - just the smallest hint of <span class="mu-g">green</span> peeking through the funnel when, by chance, the water thins in that area. "Gigas! Your spyglass!" You call up to the man in the crow's nest.
"Catch!" He exclaims, tossing it down to you. You catch it without much trouble, trying not to make it show that you were briefly panicked about the fact that he just fuckin' tossed such a valuable thing so carelessly, and bring it up to your eye to get a better look at the oddity you spotted.
After a few moments, the water thins in that location again, and you catch the unmistakeable sight of a gigantic Wind Catalyst, faintly glowing green rocks meshed together with crystal growths. It'd take some work, but if you could haul it back intact, you could hook it up to a ship to get a constant breeze flowing in your sails - an immense boon! But what the hell is a Wind catalyst doing out here in Lume territory? Usually these things only form in extended contact with a large amount of wind-aspected Mana, so it's pretty damn rare to find a naturally occuring one here.
"Wind Catalyst, near the base of the spout!" You shout, pointing towards it to help your crew spot it as well. You toss the spyglass to a random member of the crew and head back over to the helm, popping the breaks off and getting ready to orient the ship closer. You can think of a few different ways to shut off the spout now that you know what the source is and WHERE it is, but doing so in a way that doesn't damage the catalyst? That's a lot trickier.
>Some of those trapped ships have netting on them. Get in close enough to board, borrow their nets, and use it to drag the catalyst out undamaged!
>Well, you've got a harpoon. Shouldn't SHATTER it, and the damage dealt might be negligible enough to actually fist. At worst you just have a bunch of much smaller wind catalysts to collect...
>This may sound a little crazy, but you could try ramming it out of the spout. Alright, it's a lot crazy. But you're sure it would work, if you had enough speed!
>Write-in!
