The Plague (5/5)

Job Title: Thy Enemy has a Face
Rank: D
Player Requirements: 500 Word Requirement.  Must have completed first.
Job Requirements: Kill the zombies, before reaching and fighting/killing the Robed Figure.
Job Location: Beanstalk Village (Tainted Forest nearby)
Job Description: You receive word from the scientist and come to meet him.  When you see him he seems panicky.  He explains to you that the growth is corrupting the land and turning it into a sort of siphon, or magical drain, pulling in life force and mana from everything and anything.  He tells you that you need to find the source and put a stop to it.  He is unsure how far the growth will spread.

When you reach the forest you find it overgrown with tainted plants and growth.  The animals are all gone however.  The closer you move to the center, which is between Beanstalk Village and Mount Hakobe, you encounter zombies.  These corpses seem recent, looking to be either huntsmen or wizards who traveled into the tainted lands.  After killing the monsters you soon reach a point where you see the source:  It is a large pillar made of unbreakable obsidian.  The robed figure approaches and seems unsurprised that a wizard is here and attacks you.

After killing the robed figure you can find multiple things on him.  A coin that is identical to the shrouded stalker's coin.  A marking on his arm that looks like it may be a guild mark but none that you've ever seen before, even among dark guilds.  A book written in an unreadable language.  However if you observe it carefully, and flip through the pages, you notice that it looks similar to a sort of religious book, sort of like scriptures.

Upon return to the group you can tell them about the undead, the robed figure, and hand in the items, also telling them that the object is indestructible. OR you can tell them that you destroyed the source and instead go to an informant for dark wizards, thieves, assassins, or others who operate outside the law, share the information and show the items.  Either way you shall receive the full reward and information.

Both the wizard and the informant will tell you that they don't know about most of the items, but the language is ancient and abandoned.  They can make out enough however:  The title is 'Unyielding Death'.  They inform you that this robed man, was probably a cultist.

Enemies:
Weak: Zombies.  They appear to be recent corpses, fully intact but brain dead.  They move slowly and swing their arms wildly.  They deal half your rank in damage each attack.  It takes three rank D attacks to kill them.  x7


Normal: Funcitoning Zombies.  These recent corpses have had time to adjust and are more aware of how to dodge and strike accurately.  They deal your rank in damage each attack.  It takes four rank D attacks to kill them. x6


Strong: Runners.  These zombies are insane, charging with surprising speed at whatever appears to be alive, raking their claws at you.  They deal your rank in damage each post, and it’s almost impossible to avoid attacks once they reach you.  It takes six rank D attacks to kill them.  x3


Boss:

Black Robed Figure.  The robes are black with red designs in them and a skull on the front and hood.  The figure has no visible weapon but turns out to have magic.
Spell 1:  Shadow Force.  Releases three black spheres that deal your rank in damage.  These spheres hone in on you, but the longer they last the smaller they become before vanishing entirely.
Spell 2:  Grip of the Dead.  Summon’s a skeleton hand that latches onto you and immobilizes you for a single post.  The figure’s next spell automatically hits you full force the next post.
Spell 3:  Drain Life.  Deals half your rank in damage, and restores health equivalent to half rank D damage.
Spell 4:  Undead Call.  Brings one or two more monsters into the battle.  Strength depends on which you have faced beforehand.
It takes twelve rank D hits to kill him.


Reward: 2,500 jewel