Act I: Inauspicious Start

Weiryn will walk with Darren to the door of the mansion, making sure his holy symbol is prominently displayed. Knocking, he begins to speak.

"Lady Ireena? My name is Brother Weiryn, of the Lightbringers. I wish to pay my respects to you and your father, and see to your safety in this dark hour. Will you allow me the honor of joining you in your vigil?"

You see the face of a beautiful young woman peek from between the planks at the window at you. Some traces of weariness marking her otherwise perfect features.

"Oh, it's you again, and you've brought more friends... I'll give you that, you guys are persistent. Listen, I appreciate your concerns, but as I've already told you, it is dangerous out here. If you stay here, I cannot guarantee your safety. You should do better to head back to the town square. We'll bury my father once this insanity is over. You can pay your respects to him then, as is proper."

Roland sets up the hack butt in front of their position facing outward and scans for any sign of enemy activity. He will remain on alert until the parties business is concluded and they either leave or are invited inside. He will maintain a visual sweep of the perimeter for the duration.

"Milady, I am no stranger to the undead or their dangers. I follow Pharasma, and it is she that has taught me how to deal with such monstrosities.

Your brother tells me that your father wielded a Holy Symbol of Ravenkind, but that it does not work for the two of you since his passing. If you will allow me to see to your safety...or to at least stand guard here so that you might get an evening's rest, you have my most solemn word that I will discover a way to unlock its power, so that you might better protect yourself and your family."

With a gentle effort of will, Weiryn's holy symbol will glow, and the gentle waves of positive energy will spread out to heal the wounds of the living nearby as he swears his oath.

"Then I'm afraid you came here for nothing. I no longer have the Holy Symbol. I couldn’t make it work, nor could my brother, Ismark, though it was still precious to me. But something evil slipped in and stole it in the dead of night!"

Over hearing this as he is on high alert roland notably tenses. He says aloud without ever looking to see the response.
"If they have been in once they can get in again. You are not safe and if you fail they will desecrate your father. This will not pass on its own, because the only thing more evil than true evil is the indifference of the good. If we do not stop this, all in this region shall perish.

With that said, roland turns all his attention back to perimeter security.

Rolling

Weiryn's eyes light up as the memory hits him, and he turns to his companions. "The letters...who has the letters?" Once they locate the letters, Weiryn takes the two from her father and reads over them again...then his face turns to one of grim determination.

"Ireena," he says softly, just soft enough to be heard through the window. "How long has it been since you were bitten by a vampire?"

"I... I... very well..."

She disappears momentarily, then you hear the noise of the door being unbarred. The door opens and you see a determined and strikingly beautiful young woman standing before you, with long dark hair and fair skin of perfect complexion. She motions you to enter.

"Come on in. it will be safer if we talk inside."

Weiryn moves to enter the mansion quickly, not willing to let the door stay open too long. He motions for the others to follow.

Roland packs up his gun and goes inside.

Veroth enters the mansion, too, but stations himself by the door. His eyes fall upon the corpse. Not all corpses rest.

Ujjaya intones a blessing for the departed. He studies the holy symbols on the walls.