You and your companions set out to investigate rumors of disturbances near the distant trading outpost of Geldhaven and after several days' travel arrive at an inn where you spend the night. The next day the innskeeper directs your party to speak with Kreqor Agoras, a member of the Wizard's Council, so you journey north to his estate.
The friendly Kreqor invites you in, gives you supper, and relates the history of the infamous sorcerer Jaldi'al Dhassei. Born in the now-extinct agricultural village of Bahyrst, Jaldi'al was naturally gifted in the practice of magic and as an adolescent attended the Wizard Academy's school of spellcraft. As he grew, so did his thirst for forbidden and arcane knowledge, and he was ultimately expelled from the school for performing illicit experiments meant to manipulate space-time.
Jaldi'al returned to Bahyrst and continued his research at his family's compound, documenting his findings in a grimoire, but disaster struck when one of his rituals caused everyone in the town to disappear, their souls banished forever to the Void. Enraged survivors stormed the compound and killed Jaldi'al, but though they also sought to destroy his work, his book could not be found. That night Jaldi'al's acolytes recovered his body and buried him (likely with his book) in the town's sprawling cemetery. Bahyrst was abandoned and over the years all but forgotten.
Kreqor says that strange spatial disturbances have now been detected again in the area and fears that Jaldi'al may have returned as a lich to seek revenge on the community that killed him. Knowing that his power lies in his book, the Wizard's Council has offered a substantial reward to anyone who can retrieve it. You and your party agree to take on the challenge and Kreqor directs you to the cemetery's gates.
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