- The group linked through to the age of Er'cana to begin the primary evaluation they agreed to and, as perviously mentioned, immediately saw a man with a large book flee the hut that contained the linking point.  Kenta gave chase across the catwalks and platforms suspended more than 100 feet above the jungle floor between massive bamboo-like trees.  He eventually caught the man as he ran toward the edge of the platform - causing him to drop the large book he was carrying.  The man hesitated only briefly before jumping off the platform and linking away, letting the linking book he'd use flutter into the darkness of the jungle floor far below.

- Kat examined the large book Kenta had "recovered" and found it to be a Descriptive book to an Age called Malves.  The viewing panel showed circular, glass and wood buildings lining a shallow river canyon.  She told them she would need to spend some time studying the writing in the book to learn anything more about it, but it was definitely a major find.

- After a brief discussion about what had just happened, Norm decided that the presense of others in the Age represented a potential security risk and that they needed to know where the man had gone, so they decided to descend to the jungle floor to attempt to find the man's linking book.

- The group found a stairway leading down to the roof of a very solid metal building rising up out of the enormous fern-like plants covering the jungle floor.  They noted that the edges of the roof were lined with metal spikes protruding down and outward as though to keep someone or something from climbing up onto it.  They located a sturdy metal hatchway among the debris on the flat roof and opened it, seeing a staircase leading into the absolute darkness below...