The party has defeated the Black Spider, but unfortunately lost one of their own. Gobnak perished during the battle. Despite Opal detesting that sad, drunk, mindless idiot, the death of someone so close shook her. He was also the person she had been traveling with the longest. Mortality was now very real to her.
They buried Gobnak respectfully and took a few days rest to recover.
During this time they met Cu Culain, a human bard and wanderer. Intrigued by the party, he agreed to come with them on their travels and make songs from their adventures.