There is a great rumbling. The ritual circle in the center of the room starts to glow white, brighter and brighter until all you can see is that searing white light.
You cannot speak, because you have no mouth. You cannot move, because you have no body. You are vaguely aware of your companions next to you, but Marley commands your full attention. He stands before you, completely naked and covered in burns. The burns form a macabre spiraling pattern across his body. The look on his face is beyond hate, it is absolute loathing. Behind him, you see the outline of something big and menacing, but what it is, you can't say. The glare of the light makes it hard to see anything other than Marley. He raises a hand towards you, and your entire vision is enveloped in white.
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"...should really be waking up any time now, if my calculations are correct."
"Check them again, Allip!"
"Um, sir-"
"What....oh! They're awake!"
You are all in beds, armor removed and bandages covering your various wounds. A cursory examination of your surroundings reveals that you are in Borius Gand's mansion, and the merchant and his assistant Allip are watching over you with beaming smiles (Borius seems to be watching over Les more than anyone else).
Also, curiously, on each of your bodies SOMEWHERE is a blue, spiraling tattoo that you don't remember getting. On Raiyek it is on his right bicep, on 7 Rabbit the side of his neck, on Ash just above his right ankle, on Kruk the palm of his left hand, and on Les the small of her back.
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You all may add the following ACCOMPLISHMENT somewhere on your character sheet:
Marley's Touch
There's a tattoo you don't remember getting on your (INSERT APPENDAGE HERE).
Benefit: You qualify for any feat that requires you to have a spellscar. You do not take a -2 to defenses and saving throws against spellscared or plagechanged creatures, but neither can you detect when those creatures are within 5 squares of you.
