"...That may be the wildest weapon of mass destruction I've ever heard of, but I believe you." Erin lets out a breath she didn't know that she was holding. Good. Over the first hurdle. "Around the joint you'll meet a skeleton that tells puns - that's Skulduggery, probably the best source of information about the ship, and dedicated wholly to giving everyone a choice about staying or going. He's mostly out and about at night." She picks up cheese without looking at it, mostly to nibble on, and ends up chewing on flaky asiago. "My girl Crabb, about yea high, black, very handsome, she's had encounters with some of the underlying workings, and if you're gentle she might tell you about them. Johnny Summer, dapper gent with odd eyes, haunts the bars and can get you the who's who, and lastly you might get some productive magical collaboration out of Jade Curtiss and Maxwell Carter. Jade's got red hair, glasses, and is eternally not mad, just disappointed. Maxwell's roundabouts my height, real polite, look for the odd scent of darkness and the nice suit. Should get you started."