'Long has evil flourished in the dark places of the world, and creatures spawned in those shadows come forth to trouble the Eglain.

'Spiders, a kind which we call vile-fang and shadow-weaver, make their home in the valley beneath the ruins of Minas Eriol, north-west from this camp. Their staring eyes ensnare all who gaze upon them. Pluck out their eyes and you remove their power.

'If you are willing to face them, I would ask that you find the spiders beneath Minas Eriol and take their eyes from them, black as pitch and crimson as blood.'