Gaz sent the following report to TMN:

Early Morning, Lundi, day 90 of Summer, 559.
A group of exiles was working their way through the arachnoid caverns in East Forest when something went wrong. A stronger-than-usual presence of 'noids started pushing the players back. There were reports that in addition to the usual denizens of the East Forest Noid Caverns there were many kinds of arachnoids usually only seen in the Foothills. The 'noids chased exiles through East Forest, all the way to Puddleby, where they proceeded to lay siege to town. Exiles repeatedly fought their way from Town Center, where a hospital was set up in the library, to East Field, only to be chased back to Town Center again. Eventually, after several hours of fighting, exiles prevailed.

One upside of the event: many exiles managed to have a fallen 'noid stuffed and mounted.

-Gaz