So like the title says: I had cleared out the first floor and was about to go ask the Steward about the forcefield that Kana commented on. I used the stairs to go back up and the game just crashed to desktop and suggested I make a report so here is the link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/stxe48d8goba2h0/POECRASH.zip?dl=0
I have played the game previously and honestly have never had an issue before.