Mara Venn wants all four miners alive, the guild ledger recovered, and the starsteel vein kept out of the hands of the mine owner.

The party controls the only safe route out; the miners know the beam sequence and can guide each action if treated as people rather than cargo.

• Ask Mara Venn which beams carry the load.
• Promise to leave the starsteel until everyone is safe.
• Use the miners' shouted timing to coordinate brace attempts.
• Offer tools, rope, or healing to turn one failure into a success.

• Investigation or Perception DC 14 identifies the safest three-beam sequence.
• Athletics or Acrobatics DC 15 braces a beam; two successful brace checks are required before the passage stabilizes.
• Survival DC 13 identifies washed-out debris and a secondary fracture.
• Strength DC 13 clears the final rubble once the beams hold.
• Persuasion, Intimidation, or clear tactical orders can grant one clock success when used with a concrete plan.

• At the first failure, Mara shouts the correct beam sequence and gives the party one free clue.
• After a second failure, she becomes blunt: 'Stop digging where the water already dug for you.'
• If a character risks themselves to save a miner, Mara cooperates and grants one automatic social success.
• If the party prioritizes the ore over the miners, the crew turns HOSTILE and refuses further instructions.