• Captain Fireborn deploys the Garrison to secure the Apparatus as royal property.

• He delivers it to the Envoy of the Circle of Eight, who ensures its safe transfer.

• The party receives modest recognition but loses physical possession of the device.

• Keoland hails this as a naval success and act of loyalty, increasing royal influence in Saltmarsh.

“The Crown reclaims what was lost. The tides of order are restored.”

• If the party chooses to turn over the Apparatus of Kwalish to the Envoy, it is quietly transported out of Saltmarsh under the Circle’s protection.

• No public recognition is given the entire affair is buried in secrecy.

• In a week, the party receives a sealed letter from the Circle of Eight naming them Friends of the Circle, a powerful political and social distinction throughout world.

• As a personal reward, the envoy presents a scroll of Wish, the Circle’s token of gratitude.

• Captain Fireborn is informed privately, ensuring the Crown recognizes the party’s cooperation, though the device itself vanishes into arcane custody.

“Few mortals act without self-interest. You have done what even wizards rarely do...the right thing.”

• Desires the Apparatus for study, not power.

• Will not interfere if it goes to Keoland or the Sea Princes, but fears it falling to Iuz.

• If Xendros moves to claim it, he intervenes, directly or through magical proxies.

• If aware of Gellan’s deceit, he quietly warns the party:

“Primewater is not what he seems. His ships move more than fish.”

• Primewater privately urges the party not to surrender it to either the Crown or the Sea Princes.

• Claims both would turn it into a weapon of war and that only he can “keep it safe.”

• In truth, he wants to hide or sell the device through his smuggling network.

• If discovered, Keledek may expose Gellan’s double game to the party.

“Let the Crown and Princes fight their wars. We’ll keep this one secret — and alive.”

• If aware of the discovery, the Sea Princes dispatch a privateer or warship to the Tyrants.

• Their goal: take the Apparatus by force as soon as it surfaces.

• The encounter likely results in a naval battle, either at sea or near the coast.

• If successful, they use the device as a weapon and political catalyst, reigniting war with Keoland.

“The Crown hides its treasures at the bottom of our sea. We merely take back what is ours.”

• Upon learning the party has recovered the Apparatus, Xendros contacts Iuz immediately.

• She offers gold and magic in exchange for it. If refused, she turns to darker means.

• Within days, agents of Iuz or summoned demons begin hunting the party to reclaim it.

• This can become an ongoing pursuit arc until the device is delivered, destroyed, or no longer in their possession.

“My master rewards obedience — and punishes waste.”