After the initial shock, a tough negotiation followed, and finally the players reached a deal according to which the Vertrans would provide food for the players for a period of six months, as well as basic equipment that did not involve giving them the magical technology that the Vertrans had built with them. Dedication for millennia, and other more basic belongings such as clothing, footwear and elements that would be useful for the construction of the settlement.
Money opens borders, as they say.