Scenario 7-5D: Blood Brothers¶

Read the Following Aloud:¶

“Not now, I’m busy,” he says when you try to get his attention. “Actually, you could make yourself useful and do something about all these undead. That is why you’re here isn’t it?” Without waiting for a reply, he points to the north. “My blood-bound companion is making them for some reason. He has gone insane if you ask me; no good can come from messing with the dead.

“You seem capable. The same bond that prevents the undead from harming me also prevents me from doing anything that would harm Lysanar. But you could go deal with him. He has set up some sort of necromantic circle in the northern chamber, and several alchemy projects, and a bunch of undead. It’s a mess up there.”
It seems the Pathfinders won’t be getting their iron golem. At least you have finally found the source of the undead and possibly the rest of the evil artifacts. You just need to get to him…”

Suggested Villain:* Lysanar (a wizard specializing in alchemy, and recently necromancy)
**Suggested Henchmen: undead, alchemical experiments, arcane wards

Development:¶

“You fool,” cries Lysanar as he lies dying at your feet. “You do not know what you do. This will be a discovery of… a lifetime…”

A surprising silence falls over the chamber as the elf passes away. Whatever magic he used to create all the undead seems to have been undone with his death. Bodies crumple to the floor as spirit dissipate. The only sounds come from the remaining alchemical equipment dripping and sizzling.

Suddenly, the sound of maniacal laughter fills the chamber, magically projected from the entrance to the south. “I should thank you,” taunts Bathus between laughs, “for doing what I could not. Now I alone will rule this army and destroy all that oppose me. But first to deal with a loose end.”

The sound of an iron golem’s footsteps echo through the chamber as Bathus disappears deeper into the Vault. You hoist you gear and step over the broken corpses surrounding the place as you head forth to kill another crazy villain.

You stop dead in your tracks as the sound of a deep, hellish roar reverberates throughout the chamber, originating from somewhere beyond. A chill comes over you as you realize Bathus is not alone. Something wicked this way comes.