Thorum hugs himself, shivery but sweaty as he peers around in confusion at all of the people he doesn't really recognize, but is perhaps embarrassed to admit he doesn't know... and after all they promised to help him find his... wife... yes, wife. 

Stena shrugs at the question about the date.

"Aye haven't a clue to be able to check."

She'll help gather anything worth salvaging from the boat before saying to Thorum,

"Do you have anything you can't leave here? You may not be back for a while."

As they walk she'll helpfully introduce the team in dwarven,

"You've met the elf, Galingal. The gnome is Jimjar. The tiefling is Neth. We just call the human "Old guy". I never bothered learning the Kua-Toa's name. Something like gagging on a wet towel."

"My wife, I can't leave her... no... she's gone... not gone, missing... and you're going to help.",  he looks at her pleadingly.

He greets the others in Undercommon. "Hello Galingal, Jimjar, Neth, Old Guy and Gagginonahwetowhl."

Switching back to Dwarvish, "Who's the glowy one?"

Stena assures him as gently as she can manage,

"Yes, of course we'll help you with your wife. You have family in Grackelstack?"

After nodding along to the names, figuring the KT's name is pretty close to right even if not what she meant, Stena startles at having missed someone and looks over,

"Oh, thats Lia. She's been quiet lately, forgot she was there. Couldn't shut her up a couple days ago. I'm sure she'll be back to her chatty self soon enough."

"Kolose! The name is Kolose!" the old man quickly reminds everyone, a bit too proud about having remembered his name. He also seems rather uncomfortable with what is going on, still, but at least he's keeping his mouth shut.

Galingal looks around at their ragtag group and inwardly shakes his head. If nothing else, they're all motivated to keep moving and find a way out of here.

"That the way to Gracklstugh?" Galingal asks Thorum. "We should go now."

Equally concerned about running into an ambush of drow hunters as he is running into Buppido in the dark, Galingal tries to keep a careful watch as they go.

Perception: 22  

"Umm, yep, up that way.", the duergar says heading up the switch back near the docks. At the top is a flat area of cave with a few campsites that don't look to have been used in a while, and another outpost near an iron gate sectioning this portion overlooking the lockhouse from the connecting tunnel.

"Huh, it's locked.", he says, after jiggling it, rummaging around in his pockets with sweaty hands before producing a key triumphantly.

Following his lead to Gracklstugh, you traipse along for three or four hours before the tunnel branches into three possible routes. He stands at the intersection, rubbing his palms against his thighs. He turns to Stena and gives a hopeful smile.

Galingal looks from the three possible routes then to Thorum and then on to Stena and Jimjar when it becomes apparent that the duergar has no idea which one to take.

"Any better than the other?" he asks Stena, knowing she's a capable tracker here.

He takes a look himself to see if he can spot any footprints, tracks, or directional markers.

Survival: 18  

The smallest tunnel to the right, Galingal sees is the least worn, and he believes heads back, at least initially, to the portion of the Darklake they'd recently left. The middle and left tunnels are more comparable in size, and from what you've been told, head generally in the direction you're headed, though either one could loop back in some other direction. Looking at the walls, he notices that both the left and middle have a symbol carved in them, almost like a V, but with horizontal extensions to either side of the top.

Galingal points out the markings to Jimjar and Thorum to see if they mean anything to them, and mentions to the rest that the smallest tunnel looks like it just heads back where they come from.

"Maybe both go to Gracklstugh?"

Stena will give Kolose a threatening glare for his reminder.

When Thorum looks unsure, Stena will attempt to reassure him.

"We'll help you Thorum, don't worry about that. How long has it been since you went to Gracklstugh?"

She gives Gal the barest nod of approval for his noting the markings.

"Ummm, think it was before Beralla and I got married and moved out and took this post here. I think that symbol means something...", he trails off, not recognizing the obvious statement that most symbols do indeed mean something, "...but maybe I'll be able to get my bearings from there."

Kolose retreats back into his shell, even if he finds it very indignant why his name is not recognized. As he notes the symbols, however, he moves closer, and places his hand upon them, just as if to see...

(Comprehend language is (presumably) still active, but if the symbol is not actually a part of a language I don't think it'd tell him anything?)

None the less, he has a look at both of them to see if they kindle any memory in his mind.

23 (History)

((Still at disadvantage: 23))

It doesn't seem to have a language component, but more of a symbolic depiction.

After a moment his still bleary-looking eyes step back, shaking his head. He's as clueless as anyone else.

If Jimjar doesn't have any suggestions, Galingal will pick the middle tunnel and start down it.

"I bet we want the left one, and the middle one leads to certain death! Five gold? Anyone?", a cheerful Jimjar chimes in helpfully.

A muscle in Stena's jaw twitches involuntarily at Jimjar's helpful suggestion.

She moves closer to examine each of the two tunnel floors for the one with signs of the most, if not recent traffic.

Survival: 18

She steps back and looks to Galingal and gives a shrug.

"Aye will take that bet Jimjar. Either way aye won't have to pay."

She will let Gal lead down the middle path and will make sure Thorum is still coming.

Galingal looks back to make sure the group is moving to follow, especially Lia. The light has drained from that one. He turns back and does what he can to help Stena follow the path.