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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 3184966" data-attributes="member: 3346">The interior of the old village church is lit dimly by candles.The church interior is a shambles, with overturned and broken benches littering the floor.  A claw-scarred altar broods at the north end of the church, directly north of a gaping hole in the rotten floorboards.  A hoarse voice coming from the same direction chants phrases that you do not understand.As Skorl, Riven, and the rest of the adventures enter the church, a wild haired man rises from behind the altar.  In his right hand he holds an aged tome that he is reading from, on his left arm he wears a shield that looks like Mathilda’s shield.The man speaks to you, ”Doru lives!  The Liber Blaspheme had the words to restore his life!  And the Liber Blaspheme has words for you!” (Knowledge Arcana 17+4=21)  Nikolai thinks the Liber Blaspheme is an ancient text of Black Magic and Necromancy.The man reads out of the book, reciting words in a language you do not understand.  The doors to the church antechambers open to your left and right.Mathilda walks out of the southwest door, followed by Thendrick walking out of the northwest door.  They are wearing their full plate armor and their swords sheathed by their side, yet they do not appear life-life.  They have become zombies.  A zombie comes out of the southeast door, while behind the northeast doorway is a skeletally thin figure with cadaverous eyes wearing a cloak enscribed with magical sigils (Lia Nailo recognizes the figure as a Deathlock, knowledge religion 20+6=26).Map of the Church<img src="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/Ravenloft_Maps/100575.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />18: Nikolai (sick, False Life (+2), Mage Armor) casts Burning Blood at Danovich (but Danovich appears unaffected)16: Skorl Darkskull (sick, shaken) shakes in fear (DC17 will save, 11+ fail) as he swings his sword and misses the Deathlock (5+8=13 vs. ac 15) 14: Lia Nailo shoots an arrow at the Deathlock, striking it solidly (19+ hit, dmg 8 +1pbs+4 favored enemy+1 magic=dmg 14)14: Lia’s horse waits14: Sikilar scouts12: Willow attacks Mathilda with her spear, but her spear glances off the plate armor (6+ miss)12: Slithergleam hisses11: Deathlock backs up (5' step) and screams (sound burst, Skorl fort 20+ pass, Ricven fort 9+4=13 fail stunned for one round, Willow fort 10+5=15 pass , Cedric fort 20+pass, dmg 5 to each)11: Dareios mounts on Dammerung and rides Dammerung into the church11: Strider barks and follows into the church11: Dammerung shoulders people to the side as they ride on through10: Alessandra Exaultiacien (-2, sick) turns undead (3+5= turn hit dice 4 or less, turning damage 5+5=10, Mathilda, Thendrick and third zombie reduced to dust as their armor and weapons fall to the ground)10: Alessandra’s horse8: Danovich reads a Death Spell from the book, and foul necromancy strikes the party, slaying Allesandra's horse, Strider, Sikilar, and Ricven Spellhand (Nikolai recognizes the spell as Circle of Death, caster level check 9+5=14 success, 29 hit dice affected, DC19 fort save, Allesandra's Horse 3+ failed, Lia's horse 15+6 pass, Strider 2+ failed, Sikilar 7+ failed, Dammerung 14+ pass, Slithergleam 17+ pass, Jack Morrow 20+ pass, and Ricven 2+ failed)  6: Cedric (-3) rushes forward to engage the deathlock (7+6=13 miss)6: Ricven Spellhand (dead)6: Boo mourns4: Jack Morrow attempts to shoot the book (6+ miss, 5+ miss)</blockquote>

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