Hmmm. HMMMM. Lemme think out loud a bit!
Goals right now include finding the pirate ship, freeing the trapped spirits, and reuniting the lanterns/eggs.
The green lantern and the violet lantern have been lost, and are in the hands of the pirates of gryphon roost. Anise holds the blue lantern. The red lantern still hangs from its original tree. The white lantern is in an unknown location.
The pirates' goal is to seal away the lanterns forever so they can never be brought together. They are scared to death of what might happen if they are, and so they are willing to do anything to keep them apart.
The Lady of the Pond has shown her loyalty to the Lord of Shadow, but she is powerless alone.
Tyaelaem is dead, and his spirit is momentarily very weak but not gone. The dead are prevented from moving on from this world.
We have yet to see a single other Kith besides Tyaelaem and the dead ones at the mouth of the grotto.
Reus has his own agenda, and Anise happens to be helping him toward it. The owl also is unaffiliated with Kith or Pirate, but has learned to take advantage of its surroundings.
Ok I think I know what has to be done now. All of you need more resources if you're going to defeat the big bad.
I'm sure it's obvious, but I'm totally making this up as we go. x3