A Hunter for a Hunter

Mister Zij died today. We were celebrating another (relative) victory for the Haven in Beggar’s creek, and heading to the city of Merovund to tackle the undead threat there. It was a couple of nights into the journey when Mr Hobbes and I were woken up by the sound of mister Zij… Choking? Shaking? We weren’t sure what was happening or why, but he was clearly dying… Mr Hobbes and I tried everything. We used spells, healing magic, evocation to restart his heart, everything, but none of it worked. After even the twins entered the room, we watched as Mister Zij’s heart stopped, inexplicably…. Miss Esther found an arrowhead while looking for an explanation. On the arrowhead was inscribed a message:
“A hunter for a hunter for the duke of phantoms” Convinced that this duke was the cause of Zij’s strange death, Esther decided that this duke had earned a spot on her shit-list. We made sure to give mister Zij a proper burial- in the river, like he would have wanted. His bones will feed the riverbed, and nurture the currents that wash over it.
His death was… strange. We met him 20 odd days ago, barely enough time to understand who he was as a person but…. In that time, we fought undead together! We tracked down wizards! I feel like I had so much left to learn from him. That being said, if I knew one thing about Mr Zij, is that he was a sad man. I hope he and Nala are happy on the other side together. We’ll carry the torch of the haven in his honour.