• PCsReginald & Sir Ares and the monks of Shadow Hill reach Din Doral.
• PCs and Brulma prepare Din Doral for a possible vampire attack.
• Salen reveals his discovery of the Protective Scarab.
• Some additional magic items are secured, and Vangurn joins the PCs.
• Damian appears and lures two wolf horrors into Din Doral. He also charms several townsfolk.
• PCs and dwarves hold back Damian’s attack. They then launch their own offensive.
• Damian corrupts Vangurn’s shield, and then Vangurn himself.
• PCs and the dwarves defeat Damian.

Aftermath

Salen senses that Damian will return in 3 days.

The PCsReginald & Sir Ares and the monks of Shadow Hill reach Din Doral on day 3.

Din Doral

The PCs and Salen warn Brulma of a potential vampire attack. The following preparations are made:

• More of the apothecary’s poison is obtained, and 6 poisoned arrows are given to the town guards.
• The monks hold up in the guardhouse. The guardhouse and surrounding buildings are barricaded.
• Guards at the gates and walls are relieved of their post, and all citizens are instructed to remain inside.
• Warning horns distributed among the guards.
• The librarian, Calora, provides several details on vampires. (She’s also told to only trust people who say the password “Maple”.)
• The guards search Din Doral for all available magic weapons.

Revelation

Salen reveals a magical Protective Scarab which he found in the burning walls of Shadow Hill. He believes it belonged to Cedric, the monastery’s founder.

The PCs take the scarab, and reject Salen’s proposal of showing it to Damian.

Magic items

The guards procure a magic short sword, and Brulma finds a magical returning axe belonging to one of her absent warriors. She gives Reginald her magic hammer for the night.

An adventurer named Vangurn Strongbash pledges his magical shield to defending Din Doral.

Damian’s return

Damian appears after midnight and offers to spare the town in return for Salen. The offer is refused, and he lures two wolf horrors into Din Doral.

The PCs kill both wolf horrors, and discover Damian is trying to use charmed townsfolk to open the gates.

The offensive

The PCs, Vangurn, and two dwarfs see Damian on a nearby rooftop. They fire a volley of poisoned projectiles then rush him.

Vangurn launches a clumsy attack and his family heirloom shield is corrupted by Damian. Damian is then heavily damaged by the PCs.

Damian flees as Brulma and more guards arrive. The PCs convince the distraught Vangurn to fight on, and with the dwarves they fan out across town in pursuit of Damian.

Defeat

Damian is caught attempting to charm more townsfolk. He holds his ground and tries to charm Ares, but the scarab nullifies his magic.

Vangurn launches another clumsy attack and is corrupted by Damian. The PCs see the cursed Vangurn flee into the darkness.

The PCs and dwarves continue their assault. Damian is brought to the ground, and a dwarf guard ends the battle by driving a stake through his heart.

Loose ends

Ares finds a small map in Damian’s pocket of the coastal region near Shadow Hill. An island is marked with an X.

Damian’s head is cut off and his body is submerged in water. Brulma informs the town that the battle is over.