Aerwyna carefully turned the scale over between her claws, examining it closely. On the underside of the scale was a weird looking, hard deep purple crust. Confused, she scratched the crust with one of her claws and was shocked to see the crust grow a small crystal where she nicked it. She had never seen something like this before, even when she had hunted in the crystalline continent of Vitalus… No, something was very wrong here. Aerwyna clutched the scale firmly in her claws as she reached into her bag and pulled out her magical communication orb. She carefully placed a piece of leather on the muddy ground and set the orb down on top of it. She placed her empty paw on top of the orb, closing her eyes and focusing her magic into the orb. The orb started glowing a bright vibrant blue and a swirling fog formed within it. As she watched the swirling fog, Aerwyna continued to fiddle with the crusty scale in her paw. By the time the recipient finally accepted her call she had accidentally