Audvak of the Woodmen is concerned about the gloom that has descended upon Avabárg.
'The people of Hultvís believe that it is a time of ill omens, and nowhere is that more evident than Avabárg, where the darkness has settled most heavily! Does some shade or spirit dwell there now, lurking somewhere within the ruins? I think it likely. Find this spirit and put an end to its evil, ${PLAYER}!'
The gloom of which Audvak spoke was not merely metaphorical, and has taken ethereal forms that must be defeated.