Rumors spread through the underdark of a new surface slaves, labor rothe, being brought into Szith via the main gate.
The rothe included humans, surface orcs, and surface bugbears. All of them looked much worse for wear with only a little over two score and a half in total surviving the trip.
After being taken into the city, they were forced to climb the great web that spans the depth of the western chasm. Sounds of digging under the crack of cruel whips can be heard in the under-city...