Recap
An informant told the party how to weaken The Harsh: the Shadowkiln, buried beneath the Loom's own stronghold, can sever its grip; five souls pulling five Taps at once will make the Harsh stumble, though not destroy it; and "they think The Regard is their fortress, but it's their tomb" (see The Taps and The Regard). They also heard that The Verdant Vale is "a lie painted over the foothills of the Ridgeway".