VIII. b. Retracing Your Steps

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Valisday, Midsky 21

Five became twelve as you, the Crimson Sleep, along with your hired adventurers, the Gloomsworn, and three of the Raven Guard, made your way to Yis'tilah'ste, an ancient and mythical city infested with a secret society, the Black Hand.

You doubled back on your path and managed to make your way to the first door of Yis'tilah'ste. Venturing deep into the dark, you came again upon the Kobold nest, only to find it in tatters. There are clear signs that some of the poor creatures were tortured, and that it was likely by the person who had trailed you on your first venture near Yis'tilah'ste. Feeling the heavy weight of seeing a genocide, you all worked together to gather the corpses and burn them in an effort to give them a proper burial. Ash even sang a beautiful mourning song of her people, in their tongue.

As you pushed further in, you found the nest of spiders, who also found you. The further you enter, the more there seem to be, and now, you've found their queen.