Appearance of a New Kulug
The team, especially Grimmaz, get a nightmare vision of Kulug Jocki risen riding a rotting horse, spreading plague down through foreign lands heading in the direction of Eschbach.
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The team, especially Grimmaz, get a nightmare vision of Kulug Jocki risen riding a rotting horse, spreading plague down through foreign lands heading in the direction of Eschbach. Because of it being a nightmarish vision it's unlikely they will believe it. After a short time, and Saxony being in the way, they find out that it wsn't a dream or vision, it is real, at least the plague side. A few are sick already and are being dealt with.
As the hours pass more get sick and a few start to turn animalistic. These try to bite, then eat other sentient peoples. At another day or two after the town is effectively shut down and where they need to, the sickest has turned into cannibal zombies, and the nightmares have gotten worse.
The team then get a visit at the town hall that will shock them.
The remains of Kulug are sitting on the back of a dead rotting horse. It brings a warning saying that the servants of the Necrocult can strike when & where they can. And the attack is a show of power, as well as being viewed from a short distance away in the watery ground. Then he walks away to the south east.
If the team work it out, they'll find that there has been someone recently in the swamp in the south east. It looks as if they had been doing some type of divination. There is a makeshift altar with the skulls of a number of sentient species. A few hearts are there too.
Hiding out and not disturbed (though there is a good 50$ chance 1d100 ), they will see a human wizard coming up to the altar & rising up Kulug & the undead horse. They can wait it out, and see where the wizard goes to. This will be a camp to the east.
The wizard appears to be protected by rats in a camp in woodland, and if dealt with, he is actually a Necromancer, and Demonologist. He can be found raising a spirit to send a message to the Necrocult that the town of Eschbach is now under threat as punishment for the heroes holding up their plans.
He also summons up a diseased goat/human demon, and saying that the zombie plague is now taking full effect. He may slip up and say that only by his death shall it be over with. The team may want to kill him now, but may have to kill the demon too, but that's another matter.
By killing him, the disease will end within a full 24 hours. Kulug will appear and thank them for letting his spirit rest now, and a proper burial can take place in a safe place now.
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