Short game.
The party soon realized that the ruins are quite literally a rat warren of tunnels and Piled debris, left over from what ever cataclysm befell the city.
Johann found two brass pieces that had been mangled but still clearly held engraving s of very old gnomish runes.
The party found that the skaven are skirmishing fairly regularly with a group of Nagga who seem to hold the center of the ruins.
The party also found that the skaven seem to be pretty cowardly and malnourished.
Several skaven were easily overcome, including tow that were mauled to death by the master in bear form.
A cistern was crossed with much difficulty and one wounded Gnome.
The party followed sounds of battle coming form a group of skaven who had had caught three nagga in the unusual position of beingout in the open. The skaven were attempting to take the Nagga down when the party joined the fight on the side of the Skaven.
(The consensus is No one likes snakes so .. sides are taken.)
(The skaven for their part scattered when the party arrived, not wanting to risk fighting on two fronts.)
The fight was not easy but the party took the three Nagga were defeated leaving the Party to collect themselves and figure out exactly whats going on.
