Introduction: Into The Maelstrom features the daring and obsessive Captain Jason Stormhunter. he is struggling to keep his airship and bank accounts afloat as he dumps everything into one last chance, a seemingly magic crystal that could make him a fortune, but when he at last gets his hands on the crystals, he suddenly has to deal with a young stowaway, who has more to do with the crystals than she lets on, and must protect the girl while at the same time protecting his precious cargo from pirates, storms, and the many other challenges that stand in between him and his dreams....