A Grave Concern Arises

Miscellaneous

After traveling north to the marked location on their small map, the group discovers a horrifying infestation in ancient dwarven ruins.

The journey north proves relatively simple, the groups largest problem being the river between them and their goal. A day of work and a night of rest by the riverside gives them enough time to build a small raft to carry them across. During the night however they fish a severed head out of the river, and discover it has a hole in the back of its neck similar to the corpses speared on pikes where they met Jurita. Deciding to interrogate it they discover the existence of a man in a pale green cloak who is doing this.

The next morning they find that the head has reanimated and, suspicions confirmed, they destroy it. Traveling across the river proves simple enough and at midday they arrive at their destination. An old dwarven mausoleum, within which Darren Brawnbeard discovers the ashes of one of his ancestors. Unfortunatly the area had previously been desecrated but Darren quickly remedies this by performing a small ceremony to clean it of evil energy.

Once consecrated the group descends through a dirt tunnel which leads them to a series of dug tunnels beneath the crypt. They discover undead of all sorts, and destroy them, as well as a few Ferine Vampires along the way. They learn of the Canticle of the Profane and of the man in green robes who seems to be organizing the events they have experienced so far.

At the end of the tunnels they discover the man in green robes: Radulos Deathbloom, a druid who has long since abandoned his order. Twilla recognizes him as one of her own order. They engage in battle with him and some Ferine Vampires guarding him, and ultimately come out on top and destroy them.

While gaining some interesting magical items, the most interesting they discover is a piece of the Canticle being used by Radulos to aid him in his necromancy. The Grasp of Death is taken by Rodrick and the group leaves the crypt ready to head on to Duskview.