The other day, Un'drus invoked the wrath of some previously unknown myrms with his digging. These new myrms were incredibly vicious and hardy; Their mandibles were sharp and strong, their chitin was difficult to effectively pierce, and they traveled in swarms. Needless to say, the hapless miner fell very quickly, and it was up to we exiles to save him.
After some debate and confusion about the best way to reach the dwarf, we finally entered below the library and looped around, fighting ants all the way. We would have gone through the ossuary under the healer temple, but that would have been too dangerous - we would have stepped directly into the swarming myrms.
Combat went on for a short time before a large portion of the group fell, myself included. It took a good while before I was raised, but it was in time for me to run south and see the rest of my comrades killing an enormous, loathsome purple grub of some sort. Imagining what a grub like that may grow into is very unsettling, but more unsettling still is the fact that they've probably lived, unchecked, below Puddleby for hundreds of years.
Once the grub was slain, a large wave of dangerous "defender" myrms burrowed up from under us, and began a relentless attack. It was a long and difficult battle, but we eventually prevailed. Our victory there marked the last of that encounter, aside from some quick cleaning up afterwards.
In the end, Un'drus was rescued very successfully. After the myrms were killed, he thanked us, set out a keg, and returned to his station. If given supplies and time, I think that miner's guild is likely to stumble upon the hive of these new myrms and grubs, giving us the opportunity to hunt and study them further. After Nate Autical's project is completed, I know where I'll be sending my donations.
--Largo
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