Case 675, 20 Eleint - Adrift

The party found themselves adrift in the astral sea aboard the githyanki ship Pagan Moon with its captain D'keth. His crew had mutinied under the leadership of his first mate Kelek and the Pagan Moon was disabled and drifting. Before anyone could act, a psychic wind struck and blew Vaz, Bran, and Wendigo off the ship and far away across the astral plane. When the remaining party members recovered, they repaired the ship and headed to D'keth's hideout. They tricked a group of the githyanki pirates into coming out to investigate the ship. They killed one and incapacitated another. Two of the pirates were loyal to D'keth. The party docked at the cove, and using these loyal pirates, they tricked Kelek into exposing himself and killed him, allowing D'keth to regain control of his group.

D'keth said that they had been hired by some elves with dark skin and white hair to find a small brass cube. He gave the cube to the party. When the elves returned, Illinaath was leading them. D'keth (following instructions from the party) told her that Kelek had mutinied and sold the cube to a higher bidder (whom he described to look like Icanus). He offered to give Kelek's body to the elves, but they refused and left angrily.

As the party was deciding what to do next, Finolea appeared, astrally projecting. She said she had been looking for them (specifically for Nife) and was glad she had found them. She had managed to translate some of the runes engraved in Nife's body. They said:

...does hereby commit troops not to exceed one hundred legions to be placed under the command of…

...to  assist in his ascension, pursuant to the laws of Ao…

...are bound as long as this contract shall remain intact. If this contract shall be broken, all agreements herein shall be terminated...

She said she knew a way back to the Sword Coast. She led them to an astral color pool which led to the city of Sigil in the plane of Concordant Opposition. They checked in with an old friend of Finolea's, a giant spider named Ninhub, and found the location of a portal leading to Mintarn.