We were out looking for info on Xalafoor and tracking him down what we hit the storm.  That means he's in the general area, though he could be a hundred miles away.

[quote=@Kindos]
[@TheUnknowable]
I just wanted to know if Ata'ka'thu is the character you reincarnated from?
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yes.  She was the first Shaman in the cycle.