Randolph gives a shout of recognition as the ghoul approaches. He and the creature shake hands and converse for a short while, after which he introduces you. "This is the ghoul I spoke to you about. He is an old friend of mine, and he has offered to guide us through the Underworld. He has some dire news, however..." Randolph goes on to explain: strange happenings have been occurring within the Underworld. He tells of dark forces spreading throughout the vale below the Plain of the Ghouls, of vile weavers that crawl along the cavern walls, and of a terrible howling cry that penetrates throughout the realm. All of it, he says, emanates from one place: an ocean of pitch in the realm's deepest layer.