Lind did not really have a plan. Mostly, he had simply exhausted what was possible in the 3 continents. Rakathi was a box of mystery no one could really explain.
Ancient records agreed that one of the supreme powers once existed there, but then a cataclysm had wiped it and other powers from the face of Indelia forever. The reason he came was because that power had a lot of 6 elementals that reached the World Realm and were powerful.
The secrets had been kept close and when it fell, the hope of 6 elementals died with it.
Maps disagreed where it was too so he would have some exploration to do, assuming anything was left. What he did not expect was the moment he crossed the border, his instincts pulled him to the west directly.