Captain Santiago Dunbar is stranded on Dali and is looking for a new engineer. Meanwhile, Woe Claw mercenaries are on the lookout for Pinkerton Cornell, who managed to steal from them a most dangerous piece of cargo.
The crew of the S.S. Beatrix begins their journey transporting Pinkerton Cornell and his hooded and chain bound prisoner, Salazar Strega. Tension rises and tempers flare in the mess hall.
Josie attempts to explain the connection between her, Pinkerton Cornell and Salazar Strega to Captain Dunbar. Keitel and the Woe Claw pick up on the location of the S.S. Beatrix. And Strega decides he's spent enough time in the brig.
When pitted alone against a crazed hierophant, Santiago stands to lose more than just his sanity.
The crew battles Salazar Strega, as the Woe Claw airship Vandal catches up to the S.S. Beatrix. If Santiago, Hoop and Josie should survive, what will become of them when they are face-to-face with Commodore Keitel and his mercenaries?