The party were called to Dearaigsach to assist an excavation mission with a problem they've been having
They arrive and chat for a while, then do some initial exploring of the Shard, led by Roe and Lith
After finding the digsite, Lith correctly identifies the skeleton as belonging to a Glabrezu, a type of massive demon that is usually found in the Abyss
Caelus greets them and explains every night, a group of Gnolls has been attacking the site, wrecking the site, stealing supplies, and running away before the excavation group can kill them
Baila and Caiel catch up with their friend Savai, who fills in a few more blanks about the situation and laments that she can't hang out with them until she's done with the dig
The party prepare for nightfall, Klast hiding in a pile of rocks with Slate and Loro, while the rest of the party wait more towards the front of camp
The gnolls and fiery pangolins descend onto the camp, attacking the party and the NPCs until they're beaten down enough to start fleeing
The party give chase, Klast having the foresight to get ahead of the gnolls and point the way to their hideout upon discovering it
Wasting no time, the party enter the cave, finding it covered in Abyssal scrawl written in blood or carved directly into the walls
They sneak inside, looking down at a large runic ritual circle drawn in blood, with five gnolls gathered around it, and the party all launch a surprise attack to kill the gnolls
At the same time, Caiel casts Comprehend Languages, and sees a manifesto written in blood on the walls mentioning how a Betrayer slayed the King of Lies, and now the gnolls live to serve this Betrayer to take back what they feel is rightfully theirs
The gnolls all die at once thanks to Baila casting Shatter and Roe using a Dagger of Detonation to cast Shatter again, and their blood seeps into the ritual circle which glows an eerie purple
Klast casts Sending to contact Caelus warning that the demon skeleton might awaken soon, and Caelus responds “Too bloody late for that!”
They rush back to fight a now fully formed Glabrezu, destroying it swiftly
However, they realize because it wasn't killed in the Abyss, it starts to reform
Caelus casts a spell, chanting in Abyssal, and the Glabrezu is seemingly banished back to the Abyss, but Caiel's Comprehend Languages allows him to hear that it isn't Caelus's voice speaking through their body at that moment
With the Glabrezu gone and the skeleton gone with it, the digsite lays empty, and both the party and The Voyagers are left with more questions than answers