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Gekh Coal can be encountered within the Decrepit Village north of the Underdark Beach Waypoint. Immediately upon entering Coal's proximity, he confronts the party, calling them "sun-scum" who are too loud. He says he plans to "hush" the party before they draw in something hungry with their noise and draws his axe. Depending on the race of the player character, Coal can be made to stand down:

If the party manages to stop Coal from attacking, then he tells them not to get in the way of his hunt. If asked what he's doing down here, Coal responds that a runaway slave stole his superior, [[Thrinn|Sergeant Thrinn's]] boots. The slave is hiding amongst the [[Ebonlake Grotto|Myconid Circle]] and he's waiting for her to eventually make a break for it. The party can offer to help Coal track down the missing boots, or tell him it's not their problem, in which case he attacks.

Thulla (X:83, Y:-97) is the deep gnome slave taking refuge in the Myconid Colony. She can be found on the same mushroom platform as [[Sovereign Spaw]]. When the party first encounters Thulla, she is afflicted with Duegar Poison and has had her health reduced. Once the party speaks with Thulla, she must be cured within three Long Rests. After the third Long Rest, Thulla dies and becomes a myconid husk. The boots cannot be pickpocketed off Thulla if she becomes a myconid husk, but they can be looted off her corpse if she is killed. If the party cures Thulla as part of [[Cure the Poisoned Gnome]], she relinquishes the boots as a reward. Otherwise, choosing "[INVESTIGATION] She's helpless. Check if she has anything worth taking" (DC 10) and choosing "Take the boots" allows the party to take them by force.

Return to the Decrepit Village and speak to Coal, who says he'll stay and clean up while the party should return the boots. Go to the boat on the dock to enter [[Grymforge]]. If Coal is dead, simply take the boat. During the trip over, a group of duergars on another boat led by [[Corsair Greymon]] questions the party on what they're doing on Coal's boat:

Succeed the check and Corsair stands down, telling the party to speak with the sergeant. Once docked, another duergar, [[Morghul]] tries to extort money from the party. Tell her "I’m not giving you a single coin" and she backs off immediately.

Thrinn is in front of a cave-in in the [[Abandoned Refuge]] (X:-626, Y:331). Speak to her about the boots and she rewards the party with a choice between two items. She also informs the party about a trapped True Soul, [[Nere]], starting [[Free True Soul Nere]].

== Related Quests ==

== Quest Rewards ==

* {{SmIconLink|Bracing Band Icon.png|Bracing Band}} or {{SmIconLink|Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo Icon.png|Armour of Uninhibited Kushigo}} if the boots are returned to Thrinn.

* Once the dialogue with Gekh Coal is exhausted, it appears the duergar can be fought and killed while still being able to complete this quest, since the character for turning them in is in [[Grymforge]].