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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 6881099" data-attributes="member: 3586">Could you put that in spoiler tags, please? (Just in case some players wander by. It's very easy to spoil this adventure!) [ sblock ] is what I use...[sblock]The answer to your question is this: Elias was cursed, not killed, by the vampire.The curse means he's slowly turning into a vampire spawn. The process completes at the next evening, or when he dies. As part of the process, the body has healed enough so the bite marks are no longer visible (they were still there when he arrived home, which is why his parents noticed). If the PCs heal him, he can move around, talk, and be normal. And the curse continues and transforms him when night falls.The original version did indeed have the bite marks visible (if faint), but I removed them because I felt it weakened the impact of the adventure. Is there a version where the PCs can find the marks? Absolutely - but it plays out very differently.[/sblock]Hope that helps!</blockquote>