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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7924694" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/201381/Bleak-House-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Bleak House (2e)</a></p><p>2e</p><p><strong>Vampire Cerebral:</strong> Only the lord of Dominia, Daclaud Heinfroth, knows the secret behind their creation.</p><p>The secret of creating cerebral vampires is known only to Daclaud Heinfroth himself.</p><p>To this day, Heinfroth is the only person who knows how to create cerebral vampires.</p><p><strong>Dr. Dominiani, Daclaud Heinfroth, Lord of Dominia, Cerebral Vampire:</strong> When he began to feel the first pangs of madness, panic overcame Heinfroth. Trying to ignore the haunting voices that filled his head and the nightmarish visions that seemed to lurk just beyond the corners of his eyesight, he set about a series of radical procedures involving direct transfusion of spinal and cerebral fluid from healthy donors to madmen. The fact that these donors had been taken against their will and were left either dead or hopelessly insane by the process did not matter to Heinfroth. After some refinement, the process seemed to be a great success. Although he knew that more work should be done before any definitive conclusions could be drawn, Heinfroth pushed ahead. At last, unwilling to wait any longer for fear that the growing madness would consume him, Heinfroth kidnapped a young woman, drained her of her cerebral fluid, and injected into himself.</p><p>What Heinfroth did not realize was that the donor for his operation had recently been visited by Duke Gundar, the vampire lord of Gundarak. Indeed, this woman was of more than just passing interest to the Duke, for she was on the verge of becoming one of his vampire "brides."</p><p>While the tainted fluids of this donor did indeed halt Heinfroth's growing madness, they also transformed him into a unique vampire.</p><p><strong>Duke Gundar, Vampire Lord of Gundarak:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Captain Ridg Baykur, Cerebral Vampire:</strong> Baykur is a loyal minion of Heinfroth, who rescued the seaman from the brink of death and showed him a new existence beyond life itself.</p><p>Shortly after Dominia joined the Core, Baykur was a common seaman who served as a hand aboard the Wailing Spectre, a merchant ship that plied the waters of the Sea of Sorrows. When his ship was attacked by pirates, Baykur and a half-dozen companions were set adrift in a life raft.</p><p>With no supplies, Baykur was forced to kill and devour his companions to survive. Even that, however, barely kept him alive. By the time his raft fetched up on the shores of Dominia, he was little more than a skeleton. Further, his wounds had become infected, and both his arms were gangrenous. Still, Baykur clung to life.</p><p>Daclaud Heinfroth respected the spirit of this man who seemingly refused to die. He saved him by turning him into a cerebral vampire.</p><p><strong>Dr. Piotr Rehner, Cerebral Vampire:</strong> A professional acquaintance of Daclaud Heinfroth, Dr. Piotr Rehner has accepted a position on the asylum staff in order to conduct his own twisted experiments. Rehner's expertise is in pain and its effects, both physical and mental, on the human body. Proof of Rehner's dedication (or madness) may be found in the fact that he agreed to be transformed into a cerebral vampire in order to continue his work.</p><p>In short, the diary tells the heroes that Rehner was contacted by a man who expressed great interest in his work. Exactly what that work might be is unstated, but the nature of the other books in the chest offers some indication of its nature. This unidentified person offered Rehner the chance to continue his work for all time in the service of Daclaud Heinfroth on the island of Dominia. After serious consideration of the proposal, Rehner agreed and was transformed into a cerebral vampire.</p><p><strong>Young Colin, Cerebral Vampire:</strong> He was in his early teens when he was transformed into a cerebral vampire, and now he eternally wears the smile of an excitable lad.</p><p>Young Colin was a wide-eyed, 13 year old boy who thought that a life on the sea would be exciting and glamorous. He decided to start his career by stowing away on a merchant ship and then revealing himself once they had cleared port. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong ship to sneak aboard. After being beat within an inch of his life, as well as having been fed upon by Captain Baykur, Colin was brought before Heinfroth. The master of Dominia saw the use for evil wearing a mask of innocence and turned the boy into a cerebral vampire.</p><p><strong>Baron Metus, Mature Vampire:</strong> As he fled from Vistani retribution, Metus came under the protection of a member of the Kargat, the secret police force of Darkon. He also soon found himself transformed into a vampire by his supposed protector.</p><p>Recognizing that she needed the aid of a powerful corporeal ally if her plans were to see fruition, Radanavich arranged for the ashes of Baron Metus to be recovered and reanimated.</p><p><strong>Madame Radanavich, Lord of Bleak House, 4th Magnitude Ghost:</strong> An enraged Van Richten descended upon the tribe, supported by a ravenous horde of undead creatures that were led by the reanimated corpse of her own son. As Madame Radanavich fell beneath Radovan's claws, she uttered the curse that would fulfill the prophesy made at her birth: "Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love fall beneath their claws, starting with your son!"</p><p>By kidnapping his son and then cursing him to live among monsters, Madame Radanavich had set Van Richten firmly on the path he would follow for 30 years, and had thus affected countless residents of the Mists, for good and ill. Also, in the moment of her death, Madame Radanavich was so filled with hate for Van Richten that she lived on.</p><p>Although she died that night, Madame Radanavich's hate sustained both her and her tribe. The vengeful spirit lingered among the reanimated remains of her relatives, and she took charge of them in death as she had in life.</p><p><strong>Dr. Black, Cerebral Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Dr. White, Cerebral Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lord Azalin:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Tavelia, Mature Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire Kargat Agent:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Heinfroth's Shadow:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Treant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Erasmus van Richten, Vampire:</strong> I learned that they had sold my beloved child to Baron Metus, a vampire. By the time I reached the Baron's tower, he had already transformed Erasmus into a foul creature of the night.</p><p><strong>Animal Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost Bear:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sobbing Spirit, Banshee:</strong> Not long ago, Baron Metus murdered a young woman in this room. At the time, he was new to the city and had not yet established the subtle feeding patterns that he now employs. So terrified was the innocent lass that her ghost still haunts this room, attacking any male heroes who enter.</p><p><strong>Daylight Ghosts:</strong> The daylight ghosts of Bleak House are corporeal spirits who endlessly repeat the day of their demise. They are the servants who worked in the house during Van Richten's childhood, and they died during a night of passion, madness, and terror. They are not controlled by Madame Radanavich but have been given existence by the spirit of the house which, recognizing that its true master has come home, is attempting to help Van Richten.</p><p><strong>Josef Bierce, Daylight Ghost, Human 0:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Elise Bierce, Daylight Ghost, Human 0:</strong> When the fateful day came, Karl presented himself to Elise and was dumfounded when she rejected him. He forced his way into her room to argue with her, but when she tried to scream he clapped a heavy hand over her mouth. He squeezed her throat so tightly and for so long that she never made another sound.</p><p><strong>Casimir, Daylight Ghost, Fighter 1:</strong> Casimir's steadfast companion in life was his hound, Thane, who watched the gate at night while his master slept. Karl poisoned the dog a few hours before he planned to "elope" with Elise. Casimir spent his last living hours searching for his canine friend. Instead, he found death at the hands of Josef.</p><p>Unfortunately for Josef, his own guilt over his crimes made him increasingly paranoid. He suspected everyone of watching him, especially the half-breed Vistani. When Josef found his ledger missing on his last day of life, he was certain Casimir had stolen it to blackmail him. He sought out Casimir and murdered him.</p><p><strong>Karl Mueller, Daylight Ghost, Fighter 3:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Gretta Bierce, Daylight Ghost, Human 0:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirits of the Night:</strong> Madame Radanavich has captured the spirits of nine people who were close to Van Richten's heart.</p><p><strong>Alannthir, 3rd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> With other brave heroes, this half-elven druid aided Van Richten in tracking the lich known as Bloody Hand. Before the band ever reached the monster's lair, Alannthir was slain during a struggle with Bloody Hand's familiar, an undead redtailed hawk.</p><p><strong>Bloody Hand Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead Red Tailed Hawk Familiar:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Davvyd, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> The only time Van Richten was utterly and totally defeated was when he faced the fiend known as Drigor. Davvyd, a devout young priest of Tyr, a god of justice, was among those who fell. Drigor took particular delight in killing Davvyd, taunting him with the fact that his god was doing nothing to save him.</p><p><strong>Dr. Harmon Ruscheider, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> Once a brilliant scientific mind, Harmon Ruscheider was corrupted by the influences of a lich and died in Van Richten's arms.</p><p><strong>Erasmus van Richten, 4th Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Geddar, 3rd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> Geddar the Dwarf was a retired watchman who ran an inn in Mordentshire. When a scoundrel died with stolen burial goods in his common room, Geddar joined Van Richten in a quest to return the items to their rightful place and mollify the angry spirits. The mission was successful, but not without the cost of Geddar's life.</p><p><strong>Ingrid van Richten, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> Ingrid, Rudolph's wife and mother to his son, Erasmus, was murdered in a most brutal fashion by Baron Metus as a retaliatory gesture.</p><p><strong>Ottelie Farringer, 3rd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> After the death of his wife, Rudolph van Richten lived for many years without any thought of love or companionship—until he met the brilliant and enchanting Ottelie Farringer. A scholar rivaling Van Richten's own skill and experience, Ottelie stood with him in the fateful confrontation with Drigor. Had she lived, Van Richten may have led a far different life.</p><p><strong>Samuel, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:</strong> A young man from Mordentshire, Samuel generally tended Van Richten's herb shop when the doctor was on the road. In the end, he took up arms and stood at the Doctor's side against Drigor.</p><p><strong>Claudia DeShanes:</strong> Before she met Van Richten, Claudia looked forward to being happily married and bearing healthy children some day. When her powerful psychic abilities were awakened by Van Richten and his comrades during a ghost hunt, she joined his crusade, but fell victim to the child vampire Merilee.</p><p><strong>Merilee, Child Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spirit of Bleak House:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Cannibal Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Thane, Phantom Hound:</strong> Casimir's steadfast companion in life was his hound, Thane, who watched the gate at night while his master slept. Karl poisoned the dog a few hours before he planned to "elope" with Elise. Casimir spent his last living hours searching for his canine friend. Instead, he found death at the hands of Josef.</p><p><strong>Radovan Radanavich, Fourth Magnitude Ghost:</strong> Radovan was the son of Madame Radanavich. In life, Radovan was not an evil man. Had events been different, he would never have hated Dr. Van Richten for failing to save his life. The corrupting influence of his transformation into an undead creature forced to lead an enemy to his own tribe broke Radovan's undead mind.</p><p><strong>Tasha, Animal Ghost:</strong> Like most animal ghosts who died serving their masters, Tasha is restless because she did not manage to carry Van Richten all the way to his destination.</p><p><strong>Ghostly Boar:</strong> ?</p><p></p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> Any human or humanoid creature whose Intelligence or Wisdom score is reduced to 0 by the drain of cerebral vampires is doomed to become an undead creature himself. Unlike other vampires, however, these creatures do not breed true. The secret of creating cerebral vampires is known only to Daclaud Heinfroth himself.</p><p>Instead, the victims of a cerebral vampire rise as ghouls.</p><p>As mentioned in the general description of these monsters, victims slain by other cerebral vampires rise as ghouls.</p><p>Even in death the Corvara tribe followed Madame Radanavich, their shattered bodies rising as ghouls and zombies to walk with her as she entered the Mists in search of Van Richten.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> Even in death the Corvara tribe followed Madame Radanavich, their shattered bodies rising as ghouls and zombies to walk with her as she entered the Mists in search of Van Richten.</p><p>While the children do indeed learn how to weave rugs, they are kept prisoners in the mills and are fed only enough to keep them alive. Dyreth, however, need not even do that. He is a necromancer who slays the children he "apprentices" and animates them as zombies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7924694, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/201381/Bleak-House-2e?affiliate_id=17596]Bleak House (2e)[/URL] 2e [b]Vampire Cerebral:[/b] Only the lord of Dominia, Daclaud Heinfroth, knows the secret behind their creation. The secret of creating cerebral vampires is known only to Daclaud Heinfroth himself. To this day, Heinfroth is the only person who knows how to create cerebral vampires. [b]Dr. Dominiani, Daclaud Heinfroth, Lord of Dominia, Cerebral Vampire:[/b] When he began to feel the first pangs of madness, panic overcame Heinfroth. Trying to ignore the haunting voices that filled his head and the nightmarish visions that seemed to lurk just beyond the corners of his eyesight, he set about a series of radical procedures involving direct transfusion of spinal and cerebral fluid from healthy donors to madmen. The fact that these donors had been taken against their will and were left either dead or hopelessly insane by the process did not matter to Heinfroth. After some refinement, the process seemed to be a great success. Although he knew that more work should be done before any definitive conclusions could be drawn, Heinfroth pushed ahead. At last, unwilling to wait any longer for fear that the growing madness would consume him, Heinfroth kidnapped a young woman, drained her of her cerebral fluid, and injected into himself. What Heinfroth did not realize was that the donor for his operation had recently been visited by Duke Gundar, the vampire lord of Gundarak. Indeed, this woman was of more than just passing interest to the Duke, for she was on the verge of becoming one of his vampire "brides." While the tainted fluids of this donor did indeed halt Heinfroth's growing madness, they also transformed him into a unique vampire. [b]Duke Gundar, Vampire Lord of Gundarak:[/b] ? [b]Captain Ridg Baykur, Cerebral Vampire:[/b] Baykur is a loyal minion of Heinfroth, who rescued the seaman from the brink of death and showed him a new existence beyond life itself. Shortly after Dominia joined the Core, Baykur was a common seaman who served as a hand aboard the Wailing Spectre, a merchant ship that plied the waters of the Sea of Sorrows. When his ship was attacked by pirates, Baykur and a half-dozen companions were set adrift in a life raft. With no supplies, Baykur was forced to kill and devour his companions to survive. Even that, however, barely kept him alive. By the time his raft fetched up on the shores of Dominia, he was little more than a skeleton. Further, his wounds had become infected, and both his arms were gangrenous. Still, Baykur clung to life. Daclaud Heinfroth respected the spirit of this man who seemingly refused to die. He saved him by turning him into a cerebral vampire. [b]Dr. Piotr Rehner, Cerebral Vampire:[/b] A professional acquaintance of Daclaud Heinfroth, Dr. Piotr Rehner has accepted a position on the asylum staff in order to conduct his own twisted experiments. Rehner's expertise is in pain and its effects, both physical and mental, on the human body. Proof of Rehner's dedication (or madness) may be found in the fact that he agreed to be transformed into a cerebral vampire in order to continue his work. In short, the diary tells the heroes that Rehner was contacted by a man who expressed great interest in his work. Exactly what that work might be is unstated, but the nature of the other books in the chest offers some indication of its nature. This unidentified person offered Rehner the chance to continue his work for all time in the service of Daclaud Heinfroth on the island of Dominia. After serious consideration of the proposal, Rehner agreed and was transformed into a cerebral vampire. [b]Young Colin, Cerebral Vampire:[/b] He was in his early teens when he was transformed into a cerebral vampire, and now he eternally wears the smile of an excitable lad. Young Colin was a wide-eyed, 13 year old boy who thought that a life on the sea would be exciting and glamorous. He decided to start his career by stowing away on a merchant ship and then revealing himself once they had cleared port. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong ship to sneak aboard. After being beat within an inch of his life, as well as having been fed upon by Captain Baykur, Colin was brought before Heinfroth. The master of Dominia saw the use for evil wearing a mask of innocence and turned the boy into a cerebral vampire. [b]Baron Metus, Mature Vampire:[/b] As he fled from Vistani retribution, Metus came under the protection of a member of the Kargat, the secret police force of Darkon. He also soon found himself transformed into a vampire by his supposed protector. Recognizing that she needed the aid of a powerful corporeal ally if her plans were to see fruition, Radanavich arranged for the ashes of Baron Metus to be recovered and reanimated. [b]Madame Radanavich, Lord of Bleak House, 4th Magnitude Ghost:[/b] An enraged Van Richten descended upon the tribe, supported by a ravenous horde of undead creatures that were led by the reanimated corpse of her own son. As Madame Radanavich fell beneath Radovan's claws, she uttered the curse that would fulfill the prophesy made at her birth: "Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love fall beneath their claws, starting with your son!" By kidnapping his son and then cursing him to live among monsters, Madame Radanavich had set Van Richten firmly on the path he would follow for 30 years, and had thus affected countless residents of the Mists, for good and ill. Also, in the moment of her death, Madame Radanavich was so filled with hate for Van Richten that she lived on. Although she died that night, Madame Radanavich's hate sustained both her and her tribe. The vengeful spirit lingered among the reanimated remains of her relatives, and she took charge of them in death as she had in life. [b]Dr. Black, Cerebral Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Dr. White, Cerebral Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Lord Azalin:[/b] ? [b]Tavelia, Mature Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Vampire Kargat Agent:[/b] ? [b]Heinfroth's Shadow:[/b] ? [b]Undead Treant:[/b] ? [b]Erasmus van Richten, Vampire:[/b] I learned that they had sold my beloved child to Baron Metus, a vampire. By the time I reached the Baron's tower, he had already transformed Erasmus into a foul creature of the night. [b]Animal Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghost Bear:[/b] ? [b]Sobbing Spirit, Banshee:[/b] Not long ago, Baron Metus murdered a young woman in this room. At the time, he was new to the city and had not yet established the subtle feeding patterns that he now employs. So terrified was the innocent lass that her ghost still haunts this room, attacking any male heroes who enter. [b]Daylight Ghosts:[/b] The daylight ghosts of Bleak House are corporeal spirits who endlessly repeat the day of their demise. They are the servants who worked in the house during Van Richten's childhood, and they died during a night of passion, madness, and terror. They are not controlled by Madame Radanavich but have been given existence by the spirit of the house which, recognizing that its true master has come home, is attempting to help Van Richten. [b]Josef Bierce, Daylight Ghost, Human 0:[/b] ? [b]Elise Bierce, Daylight Ghost, Human 0:[/b] When the fateful day came, Karl presented himself to Elise and was dumfounded when she rejected him. He forced his way into her room to argue with her, but when she tried to scream he clapped a heavy hand over her mouth. He squeezed her throat so tightly and for so long that she never made another sound. [b]Casimir, Daylight Ghost, Fighter 1:[/b] Casimir's steadfast companion in life was his hound, Thane, who watched the gate at night while his master slept. Karl poisoned the dog a few hours before he planned to "elope" with Elise. Casimir spent his last living hours searching for his canine friend. Instead, he found death at the hands of Josef. Unfortunately for Josef, his own guilt over his crimes made him increasingly paranoid. He suspected everyone of watching him, especially the half-breed Vistani. When Josef found his ledger missing on his last day of life, he was certain Casimir had stolen it to blackmail him. He sought out Casimir and murdered him. [b]Karl Mueller, Daylight Ghost, Fighter 3:[/b] ? [b]Gretta Bierce, Daylight Ghost, Human 0:[/b] ? [b]Spirits of the Night:[/b] Madame Radanavich has captured the spirits of nine people who were close to Van Richten's heart. [b]Alannthir, 3rd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] With other brave heroes, this half-elven druid aided Van Richten in tracking the lich known as Bloody Hand. Before the band ever reached the monster's lair, Alannthir was slain during a struggle with Bloody Hand's familiar, an undead redtailed hawk. [b]Bloody Hand Lich:[/b] ? [b]Undead Red Tailed Hawk Familiar:[/b] ? [b]Davvyd, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] The only time Van Richten was utterly and totally defeated was when he faced the fiend known as Drigor. Davvyd, a devout young priest of Tyr, a god of justice, was among those who fell. Drigor took particular delight in killing Davvyd, taunting him with the fact that his god was doing nothing to save him. [b]Dr. Harmon Ruscheider, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] Once a brilliant scientific mind, Harmon Ruscheider was corrupted by the influences of a lich and died in Van Richten's arms. [b]Erasmus van Richten, 4th Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] ? [b]Geddar, 3rd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] Geddar the Dwarf was a retired watchman who ran an inn in Mordentshire. When a scoundrel died with stolen burial goods in his common room, Geddar joined Van Richten in a quest to return the items to their rightful place and mollify the angry spirits. The mission was successful, but not without the cost of Geddar's life. [b]Ingrid van Richten, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] Ingrid, Rudolph's wife and mother to his son, Erasmus, was murdered in a most brutal fashion by Baron Metus as a retaliatory gesture. [b]Ottelie Farringer, 3rd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] After the death of his wife, Rudolph van Richten lived for many years without any thought of love or companionship—until he met the brilliant and enchanting Ottelie Farringer. A scholar rivaling Van Richten's own skill and experience, Ottelie stood with him in the fateful confrontation with Drigor. Had she lived, Van Richten may have led a far different life. [b]Samuel, 2nd Magnitude Ghost, Spirit of the Night:[/b] A young man from Mordentshire, Samuel generally tended Van Richten's herb shop when the doctor was on the road. In the end, he took up arms and stood at the Doctor's side against Drigor. [b]Claudia DeShanes:[/b] Before she met Van Richten, Claudia looked forward to being happily married and bearing healthy children some day. When her powerful psychic abilities were awakened by Van Richten and his comrades during a ghost hunt, she joined his crusade, but fell victim to the child vampire Merilee. [b]Merilee, Child Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Spirit of Bleak House:[/b] ? [b]Cannibal Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Thane, Phantom Hound:[/b] Casimir's steadfast companion in life was his hound, Thane, who watched the gate at night while his master slept. Karl poisoned the dog a few hours before he planned to "elope" with Elise. Casimir spent his last living hours searching for his canine friend. Instead, he found death at the hands of Josef. [b]Radovan Radanavich, Fourth Magnitude Ghost:[/b] Radovan was the son of Madame Radanavich. In life, Radovan was not an evil man. Had events been different, he would never have hated Dr. Van Richten for failing to save his life. The corrupting influence of his transformation into an undead creature forced to lead an enemy to his own tribe broke Radovan's undead mind. [b]Tasha, Animal Ghost:[/b] Like most animal ghosts who died serving their masters, Tasha is restless because she did not manage to carry Van Richten all the way to his destination. [b]Ghostly Boar:[/b] ? [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul:[/b] Any human or humanoid creature whose Intelligence or Wisdom score is reduced to 0 by the drain of cerebral vampires is doomed to become an undead creature himself. Unlike other vampires, however, these creatures do not breed true. The secret of creating cerebral vampires is known only to Daclaud Heinfroth himself. Instead, the victims of a cerebral vampire rise as ghouls. As mentioned in the general description of these monsters, victims slain by other cerebral vampires rise as ghouls. Even in death the Corvara tribe followed Madame Radanavich, their shattered bodies rising as ghouls and zombies to walk with her as she entered the Mists in search of Van Richten. [b]Zombie:[/b] Even in death the Corvara tribe followed Madame Radanavich, their shattered bodies rising as ghouls and zombies to walk with her as she entered the Mists in search of Van Richten. While the children do indeed learn how to weave rugs, they are kept prisoners in the mills and are fed only enough to keep them alive. Dyreth, however, need not even do that. He is a necromancer who slays the children he "apprentices" and animates them as zombies. [/QUOTE]
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