Well, some of those I should be able to help with, and they sound fun.
Ask about..
-capturing a phoenix/phoenix feathers.
-fuel and magic strengthening materials.
-capturing /consuming souls.
For the first, it is generally agreed that you wold have to either go to an arid, hot place, or possibly a volcano, or else to a place in which a significant entity has placed their life on the line in a world changing event. There one might find a phoenix. I suppose there are other locations and times as well.
For the second, well, 'fuel' is a pretty broad term, is it not? And you'll either need lots of it, or a self replenishing type.
For the third, you have lots of options. Omega is in the soul business, as it were.
alright, guess I’ll go find my station and bond with this thing
(3) you sit on a stump and do the Thinker pose. You feel two large, hairy antennae brush up against your back, shoulders, and neck, then withdraw. A small swarm of beetles crawls up your leg and sits idly there, as if awaiting instruction.
safely anchor down the doll then leave it and reenter the chamber
Going in as a gas? (3) You sense a large, amorphous presence, as of one not fully developed. it seems to be divided, or sprouting tentacles? In this form, you attract it';s attention, and it recognizes you as a fellow being, and as a bond holder. It's not friendly or anything, but it's at least cooperative.
"Oh, so it's not a real cannon."
I am disappoint.
"Well, I suppose that's fine. I mean, what you're saying is the bug's weapons are anything we want them to be, right? So... huh..."
I begin thinking of various kinds of armament, generally on a recurring theme of cannons with various kinds of shells. maybe something like a cruiser? I mean, a battleship would be awesome, but we need to be really versatile...
"Gotta go big, but redundant in case of bad things. Gonna need some way to handle small things up close, little interception guns probably, maybe blades like mine? we're going to a fire place with fire things so need to resist fire..."
"I doubt the ship will have the physical dexterity to properly use blades like yours, but, if you develop them carefully, it might work. real cannons are definitely an option. As for size and number, bigger and more is great, but do remember the ship's primary purpose: to transport whatever it is you bring back as a Sun. That is to say, make sure you leave enough of the ship available for that purpose."Think to the ship: I'm sorry but I don't think we can do much without a source of fuel. What do you think you would fly best on?
"I am fully energized. I can collect nectar from a variety of environments, should there be life in that place. For instance ..." A faint, but powerful buzz rises in the back of your mind for a few moments, then fades.
"Strange. There is no Nectar in this Place."Wake up or come to my senses or whatever. Observe surroundings. Consider what I'm supposed to be doing.
you wake up in a closet, surrounded by mops and buckets and some sort of flaky white powder. You see the corner of a magazine highlighted in the glow from under the edge of the closet door. You think back ... provisiopns for a trip! You were bringing provisions to a bigass buglooking spaceship at Omega and hid in the closet when a gaggle of gorleys wandered past. Their eyes all on you like you were the center of attention .... so creepy.
Oh no. You are on board the ship. When was the launch scheduled for again?