Spiders of the Abyss

Galingal almost smiles at the reunion of the missing but then decides they need to get moving.

"Go find old tiefling woman," Galingal says. "See what she says."

He gathers his gear and heads to the common room to see if she's there.

Petmailer starts to gather his gear, keeping an eye on Sarith, friendly, calm, but watchful.  He starts to pack up and make ready to hear if there is a guide out of this place…

Stena puts her cloak up around her head and covers her hands in her sleeves and follows Gal out.

As the party finishes their rest and gets ready to head back out into the world, there is a snort and a grunt, as the curtain is torn aside. A big creature with shaggy greyish white fur bursts forth, sniffing the air before its eyes alight on Galingal, Stena, Jimjar and Lia.

((They are wearing some ill-fitting clothes that aren't on this reference image, and their shaggy fur seems to have been hand combed and slicked into submission, though tossled from sleep.))

They bound forward in excitement. "Lost companions found again! Welcome, welcome! A reunion is welcome, even in such surroundings as this.", an erudite voice issues forth from the bestial face.

As they do, a small fungus creature stands up from where the pair had been bedding down, and tottles forward, releasing a cloud of spores that fill the space with a sweet and earthy scent as they wave a spindly hand.

You hear a voice speaking into your minds.

<Hello meat-friends! Hello, new-meat!>

"Ah, yes, introductions to be made and all...", Jimjar introduces the new party members to Prince Derendil the quaggoth, and Stool the myconid sprout.

Stena gives the Prince a curt nod but does smile down at Stool, in her hood so no one sees it.

She will hunker down and ask,

"How are you Stool?"

Seeing these new arrivals, there is just the faintest hint of... Something, deep in Kolose's mind, at seeing these people.

Disgust.

But wherever this feeling comes from, the only emotion that actually comes to the surface is a deep confusion. Why would he feel this way about potential new friends?

"Oh my! More old friends? You've had quite the few run-ins!" he remarks gleefully, seeming to be especially fond of the little mushroom fellow. A frown follows as his thoughts seem to trail off however. Where are his friends again..?

((Kolose hasn't met them before, correct? Couldn't remember but assumed Kolose doesn't either)).

Galingal nods at the Prince and Stool.

"Prince, we're still here and still looking for a way up out of the Underdark" Galingal says. His Common better than when he had last seen Stool and the Prince, though his heavy accent is still there.

<Hungry, Meat-Friend-Stena.>

"Ah, we'll now that my retinue is mostly assembled again, I'm sure we'll make quick work of it, and I can return to my family. I'm sure they're worried sick about me."

((Nope, Stool and the Prince are new to Kolose and Petmailer.))