Correct, 100 gold was the toll. He said that the maggots were normal for the most part. He also gave us the knowledge of the ruby, and a ruby itself. But Fyr's not wasting a ruby when we can get across this easily enough. And since no one said that they were catching the ruby (unless I missed it? in which case I'll edit my post), Fyr grabs at it (red! shiny!) if no one says others, especially since it didn't specify that the ruby was dropped toward Marcus.<br/><br/>The yugoloth mentioned was another way to get to the portal, but that would have required additional payment. Plus we already have a way through the lake, no need to complicate things overmuch. Unless the DM is just looking to screw us over and force us to abandon the lake idea and go with the yugoloth either way.<br/><br/>EDIT: Did not see FD's post before I posted mine... :-3