Broken Phylactery of Stevanius the Rotten

Item · 200 gp · Weight 0.25

Stevanius became known as "the Rotten" after his act of treachery. An apprentice of Zacharius — a great hero of the crusade — Stevanius deserted on the eve of the battle for the Lost Chapel and dedicated himself to the forbidden art of necromancy. When the inquisitors caught up with him, Stevanius made an outrageous claim that his master, the valiant Zacharius, had also been practicing necromancy, using its dark secrets against the demons. Shortly afterward, Stevanius managed to escape, killing the warriors sent to arrest him. According to his journal, his next undertaking was a ritual that was supposed to transform him into a lich, an immortal master over the undead. The details of the ritual are now lost, but all the research into undeath points out that such potent magic cannot possibly exist. The tragic death of Stevanius the Rotten, who failed to achieve immortality and ended up a mindless undead, serves as yet further proof of this.

Location

Road junction near Morbid Ridge · 1Worldwound→