[vgn]

I ventured back into the crypts today. By the power of Aeridin I vanquished a small group of skeletons. As I was harvesting some knuckles, a man came running into the room. I introduced myself and as he looked to be good with a sword, I invited him to join my quest to rid the crypts of the undead. His name was Sebastian and I hoped I was right about his abilities.

Sebastian accepted my quest and we delved into the lower level of the crypt. We fought a small army of zombies and ghouls. I could tell the rank stench of death was getting to poor Sebastian. He seemed confused at times and often retreated into himself. I treated his visible wounds, but I fear his psyche may be somewhat marred.

We ventured deeper than I had ever gone alone. We came to a large iron door and could hear scraping the rustling on the other side. I warned Sebastian to be at his ready and flung the door wide. A small army of undead waited on the other side, led by an evil Darksoul. I called on Aeridin to aid us and we fought well, releasing the creatures from their eternal torment. When the darksoul was vanquished it left behind a dark residue that looked like the essence of pure evil. Erag had mentioned there may be creatures such as this beneath Hlint and had requested I bring him the dark essence should I find it. I can only hope he can use it to create some powerful ward against the undead in order to better protect Hlint.

Sebastian and I left the crypt with haste and Erag was indeed pleased to have the essence delivered to him. I thanked Sebastian kindly for his help and we parted ways.