The spiders are swift and vicious. Their riders are skilled and brave. But you are ten times times their size, and you have stout boots. This can only go one way. [...]
This is the cause of the trouble. This basalt gymnasium. [...]
After kicking the rat cavalry up the street, you discover that a basalt gymnasium is the root of the problem. It was imported from the Presbyterate and is said to stiffen resolve and improve discipline.