Audvak of the Woodmen is concerned about the gloom that has descended upon Avabárg.
'This gloom that has descended upon Avabárg is of recent vintage, ${PLAYER}, but worse: it has taken ethereal forms that can do harm to wary and unwary alike! This bodes ill for the Woodmen of Hultvís, I assure you of that. Will you defeat these manifestations of gloom and put an end to the danger they pose?'
The gloom of which Audvak spoke was not merely metaphorical, and has taken ethereal forms that must be defeated.