Brian
Caliss Goldmane
Waters of Astoria

Seeing the scrolls and body parts and the screams and laughter left Caliss feeling oddly... Smug, almost superior to whatever was making those sounds. It didn't click for her until she saw the chained heart... And laughed.

 "I see now, it's your screams and laughing... This is all parts of yourself. How amusing, Salim you have not met the Mother... Atleast not as the Mother. You will serve the Mistress, I can feel her smug superiority now. You see, the goddes has three faces: The Mother, The Mistress and The Matriarch. I have met them all, they are different but the same. The Mistress is kind but firm, but this," She motioned to the heart, "Will have to stop. The Mistress does not like her property mutilated. Yours will be a hard sacrifice... She will have to replace the broken and missing parts. You will be better though, by the end." 

She nodded and looked around finally satisfied with her discoveries. She approached Salim and placed a hand on his chest, "Take me to your maps. You should go to the island when you are able, the Mistress will restore you and show you your place... As she did me."
Chandra
Captain Salim
Waters of Astoria

"They are not all my flesh... Or human. The scrolls are made from a species I have yet to meet but were quite intelligent from their begging to let them free. Most indeed are not mine... But my heart... Most of me has been sold," He admitted before taking her hand and leading her to the library. 

The library was stacked to heavens, easily the equal of any library in the mainland. But unlike the normal ones, this library was laced with magic. Caliiss could feel the aura of silver at places and every so often if they stopped moving, they'd hear a footstep, as if something stopped right after them. THere was skittering of rats... Except they were bigger than any rat they'd ever heard. Whispers could be heard from some of the books. This may be one of the greatest collections of arcane sea lore on the seas. Definitely beat anything they had on the mainland. While most of the books were in normal leather, a few were in bone. The best of the books, or at least the most well guarded were made of living gem. Finally upon a pedestal in what seemed to be the middle front of the room (But it went too far to tell) was a book that radiated power. It flickered through pages on it's own, but never seemed to reach the end of the book.

The Librarian would approach and whisper something in his ear before dissapearing. Well... Walking away but as soon as they looked away, she was gone. She had the touch of the sea goddess on her as well.
Every time they walked through a silver aura, it would be like being hit by a wall. Salim didn't feel any discomfort but he seemed to be taking the brunt of the blows. Turns out his "Innocence" Protected him as well, letting him walk through barriers such as these without harm.

"This. This is by far the most valuable thing on the ship. It's name is unpronounceable by anyone with our type of mouth, but it translates to the Book of Knowledge needed. It shows me where I must go. Not where I want to. It was a gift from a woman who spoke of the mistress, the matriarch and the mother like you do. She gave it for free and never explained her reasons but... I may know it now," Was this to be his sacrifice? He didn't know. 

"Take me showing this to you as a sign of friendship," He said while the book turned into a map made from solid crystal. "Do what you will," He made way for her so she could mark it and chart his route.
Leon
Cecilia Lyanah
Astoria waters

Is still hidden away trying to cut the glass out of her wrists
Brian
Caliss Goldmane
Waters of Astoria

What a fruitful endeavor this had turned into. The livrary was truly impressive, though she glared at him when he mentioned the scrolls made of living flesh. "Disgusting," She'd growled as they'd left the room. The Silver Aura they walked through disturbed her... Made her eyes ache. Once they reached the book she gazed at it, "The living scrolls... They will be your penance." She said before she began to mark the path to the island, "But your sacrifice... The Mistress has deigned me to give you the answer," She circled the place where the island was then turned to him. "Throw yourself to the Abyss. She will read your memories... Decide your penance... And take the price for your power. Maybe it will be an eye... Maybe both, it could be anything. She'll replace whatever she takes with an artifact like mine so you may serve her fully." Now done she began to walk back toward the door of the library, "If you want love and freedom... You will walk in service of the Mistress. If you want cruelty and pain, the Matriarch's love comes at a much higher price." She had all intention to leave this wreched place to the will of her Goddess. As she passed the living scrolls she paused to touch them, "Rest peacefully... You will be with our Mother soon." She said, wondering what poor creatures they used to be.

Her new friend had much to learn, she thought with an air of finality as she headed toward the Northern door.