Shortly before dying (''screaming and bleeding like someone took a piss in his brain'' as the captain so delicately put it), the astropath indicated the presence of two souls aboard — one male, one female.
Whether relevant to the disappearance of Kaustus or not, or whether merely a part of a greater picture than I am presently unable to determine, I felt it wise to bring this curious incident to your attention. It seems that whatever truly occurred upon Equixus, solutions to its mysteries shall continue to elude us a while longer.
Palinus