Return of the Lich
This is a storyline that took place in the Platinum Instance during 2019 - . Official title is "Return of the Lich".
Return of the Lich
24 Lumnea: Wehnimer's Landing and Environs
Seika found Jeofrey's lab and attacked him, reducing him to "a single sliver of a red gem". Jeofrey fears that Seika may have acquired his latest creation, a new daughter. Jeofrey created this "new daughter" to fight Seika and named her Annebella. He tasked those gathered to find Annebella; she was sleeping in his lab when Seika and her undead minions attacked him.
Jeofrey was also in the process of creating a new body for himself that should look vaguely elf like as he hadn't completed it. He also fears that Seika found his notes on how to transfer his essence to this new body.
The group of adventurers ventures out into the Lower Dragonsclaw forest in search of Annebella and eventually find her wandering the forest trails. Annebella is convinced to come back to town with the group and they head to the Wayside Inn to discuss their next move.
It is suggested that Jeofrey be handed over to Leil of the Mage's Guild to restore him, but he is loathe to be made a lab rat by the mages of the guild. He thinks he may be able to barter for Leil's help in exchange for access to his lab.
Seika makes a brief appearance in the form of a floating eyeball to gloat.
To make matters worse, Jeofrey's current state is not sustainable and he will ultimately perish if a new vessel is not acquired soon. He explains that he needs a cleric and Chayka before he can attempt to transfer his essence to the elven body he created.
26 Lumnea: Wehnimer's Landing and Environs
The shadows of the night seem to deepen and all goes quiet again, in the area surrounding Landing. The hot night air is heavy with soemthing, something that doesn't feel quite right, the feeling of something baleful watching from the distance.
Seika has been unable to break the protection on the new body that Jeofrey created and in frustration sends a large force of undead to attack Wehnimer's Landing.
The undead are annihilated by fire that is rained down from above by a floating figure above the Raging Thrak Inn. Onlookers say the figure was wearing a hood but red hair was visible.
Various people gathered at the Raging Thrak Inn to discuss the town's defenses and what to do next. The crowd eventually turned their focus to Qualeric and his apparent bond with Seika. Fearing that he was a traitor in their midst, a few individuals performed a gruesome examination of his body, cutting into his flesh many times to look for a curse mark. No such mark was found.
Credits
~GM Skhorne