He had hoped he wasn't too late to be of help and find the broken bodies of his friends at the alter of the shrine. He summoned up his vampiric form as the shrine came within sight. "Rel Xen An Sanct, return me to my true form" He spoke the words as he stepped out behind the riders under the cover of the trees.

He was just in time to see Maddox throw his smoke bomb, but strangely him and Eowyna remained. He stood by calling up a small force of undead quietly as the riders struck the two down. "what is this?" whispered softly. "they vanish without a trace" He then realized it was The Bandit King's rogue abilities, he let loose a small chuckle before sending the undead to engage the riders.


He stayed back under the cover of the forest to watch for Maddox and Eowyna, hoping they would use this to make tracks out of the shrine and keep that damn pixie from doing him harm as well as the riders.

The undead creatures soon drove the riders back and he watched as they made a quick exit. As the last creature was destroyed by that damned pixie, he still saw no sign of Maddox nor Eowyna. "My purpose has been served this day, Maddox will hopefully live to combat these riders again" he stepped back through the dark gate the words of the lich spell spoken out loud mocking the damned pixie "Rel Xen Corp Ort" the ancient laugh as he vanished within deaths shadows once more.