Part IV: The Last of the Criminals

We ventured first into the northern wing where we were attacked by a fiery headless skeleton, and then encountered the third criminal. Up from a deep pit in the centre of the cell block rose the figure of a man wielding an enormous axe. It was The Lopper. His attacks were lethal, almost killing myself and Crimbledon. But our paladin was stronger and was able to dispatch him.

Next was the west wing. It was here we encountered the spirit of the Mosswater Marauder, a sad looking dwarf with several skulls floating near him. Bazak, the dwarf priest, quickly began to destoy the floating skulls, causing the Mosswater Marauder to wail in agony. He was soon destoyed by the rest of us, using our positive energy attacks again.

While in this wing we found the body of the head prison warder. his body was stretched out on a rack, several bones broken, and his hands severed. He had obviously suffered a horrible death from the escaped prisoners. We also found his badge of office, the item that his wife Vesorianna had asked us to find.

The final wing, the southern one, brought us face to face with the most powerful of the criminals - the ghost of The Splatter Man. We first began to see our names being written in blood on the walls. Frantically, we began to destroy the letters as they appeared, trying to erase our names before they were completed.

As the last letter was removed, an unholy howl filled the air, and the ghost of The Splatter Man appeared before us. He was a powerful wizard, and began hurling spells at us. I remembered the mouldy spellbook we had found, the one Skalif was clutching to himself. I snatched it from him and set the book alight with my torch. The Splatter Man screamed in agony as the book burned. As he wailed, the others let loose all the positive energy they could muster up, and soon had the vile spirit screaming into oblivion.

With the five major criminals now destroyed, we headed back to the spirit of the warder's wife. She thanked us, and she said that she could now prevent the minor spirits from leaving the prison forever.

Before she faded from view, she said "Find my husband". And that was it. Harrowstone Prison was now an empty shell. All that remained were the physical reminders of the past.

We headed back to Ravengro. We had only a few days to wait before we were allowed to leave. In that time, we helped Professor Lorrimor's daughter complete her affairs.

With the month in Ravengro over, we made arrangements to head north to the city of Lepidstadt, to deliver the books we were asked to deliver, and to pick up the final monetary part of the Professor's will.