The festival at Finn's Waste turned out to be impressive, bringing thousands of worshipers from all over Carzala, and much of the preaching called on the worshipers to be ready to bring unbelievers to Arkan's Throne to be judged, on the coming Day of the Rule of Arkan. The festival took place around a huge monolith, carved at the top in the shape of a godly head. The party observed that there were caves hidden inside the monolith, and snuck inside under cover of invisibility.

Inside the monolith they found the true center of Arkanian worship and discovered it revolved around human sacrifice and demonic worship. In the main temple were two huge and unsettling paintings, one of which the characters recognized as the view from the Entrance to Makad-al-Arakan, the World of the Arakanisi and the other of which they recognized as the Hall of the Great Spider from the caves behind the Smugglers' Cove. While sneaking about the party overheard a discussion linking the Arkanians to the conspiracy of Amur Gibbetsmaster and the death of Balour Shaw. They went on to disrupt a ritual intended to call up Arakan, during which they killed a few devils, and rescued some prisoners intended for sacrifice. One of the prisoners turned out to be Gerrod, the marine who vanished from the Spider Hall. On their way out the party collapsed the access tunnel to the complex under the monolith. Returning to Seagate, they reported to the Count, who sent out troops to capture the Arkanians left at Finn's Waste and slapped stiff restrictions on the other Arkanians in the County.

Knowing the party will have other things to do, Gim and Winther agreed to subcontract the exploration of an alternate route to the Vale of Morin to a group of adventures calling themselves BAMF, Inc. The count retired Gerrod into the party's service at his request, where he quickly became an indispensable `butler'.