"Just fight those five criminals and bring me the badge of my husband. That's all what I ask for." Vesorianna replies. "As for where to find them - They are probably like me. So you'd find them where they were imprisoned in life. The cells of the most dangerous criminals were in the basement. The others on the upper floor. Good luck." After that last explanation the ghost sinks back into the pile of moldy clothes.
"I can't leave because I have unfinished business here. And the evil ghosts are here for the same reason. I told you what my unfinished business is. As you're here and the gentleman here talked of evil disturbing the town I guess you already know what their unfinished business is. So you're going to face them anyway." Vesorianna replies with disappointment in her voice.
"The Splatterman is one of the five most notorious prisoners here. If you want to end the evil you have to end the ghosts of these five. If you do this and bring me the badge of my husband I can bring an end to this. But without it and with these five resisting me I don't have the power to do that." Vesorianna explains.
"The prison burnt down and it killed everyone. The prisoners, my husband, and the guards. Those cowards. And me thanks to them. They locked me in here 'for my own safety'. A lot of good that did to me." "Ever since I'm bound to this room. But I could always feel the presence of my husband in the building. He kept the evil spirits of the prisoners in check. But a short time ago some sinister persons appeared on the Harrowstone grounds. They performed some kind of ritual. And ever since my husband is gone. And now I'm the last one to keep the prisoners ghosts from leaving. But the Splatterman is slowly eating away my resolve. If no new guards come they will become free eventually." Vesorianna explains.
As soon as the door flies from it's hinges a ghostly figure of a beautiful young woman dressed in a tattered but lovely blue dress rises from the heap of fabric. In fact, much about the ghost is blue, including her hair, the tears that run from her pale blue eyes, and the clouds of smoke that drift from her lips.
As the group arrives at the workshop Vesorianna already awaits them. "Thank you for ending the Splatterman. I already cleaned out the prison and it's haunted days are over. With my husband gone and the prison cleared there is nothing holding me back any more. I'm leaving - thanks to you - to my long deserved rest. Take this badge with you. I don't need it where I go and it might be helpful to you on your journey." The ghostly figure of Vesorianna then fades away until nothing is seen of her any more. On the pile of clothes on the ground remains the badge glowing in blue light.
"Sorry, but I didn't know them personally. Only the stories my husband told me. Father Charlatan acted as a priest of whatever faith someone had to talk them out of their money. The Piper of Illmarsh had some creepy connection to stirges that killed his victims. The Mosswater Marauder smashed in his victims heads with a hammer. The Lopper beheaded his victims and the Splatterman spelled out the name of his Victims in blood in public before killing them." "Good luck!"
"I'm Vesorianna Hawkran. I was looking for my husband as he was late for dinner. Just then the riot started and these... guards locked me in here to keep me safe. You can see what good came from that." Vesorianna answers Darius, smoke coming out of her mouth as she speaks. "The prisoners are the Lopper, Father Charlatan, the Piper of Illmarsh, the Mosswater Marauder and the Splatterman. Everything was safe as long as my husband was here. But now that he is gone I have to hold them back. But something is eating away on my strength." |