Abandoned Necromancer's Camp

The remnants of an altar lie scattered across the ground, a chaotic mess of shattered bones, overturned ritual implements, and a scorched circle etched into the dirt. Dried blood stains the earth in erratic patterns, as though a violent struggle had erupted and ended abruptly. Broken jars with crusted residues and cracked obsidian shards glint faintly, their placement suggesting they were abandoned in haste. The charred remains of a wooden altar lie nearby, splintered and blackened, while the oppressive air clings heavily to the scene, as if the echoes of some unspeakable act still linger.

An arcana check DC 10 will reveal that this was a Necromancy site and that there are tools for raising the dead here.

Searching the site Investigation check DC 10 will reveal that a body has been dragged away from the scene. They will also find some of the Necromancer's notes.

Scattered across the ground, the tattered notes are weather worn and their edges singed as if caught in the fringe of a fire. Faded ink crawls across the pages in jagged, hurried scrawls, detailing fragmented theories on binding identity to undeath. Diagrams of skeletal structures and magical sigils crowd the margins, while the body of the text speculates on the intersection of memory and soul tethering. Smudged passages hint at successes and failures—references to subjects “uttering a name” or “showing brief recognition,” juxtaposed with haunting phrases like “uncontrollable rage” and “loss of coherence.” The pages radiate a palpable unease, as though their words still pulse with the desperation of the author’s obsession.

An arcana check DC 10 will reveal that there is nothing immediately useful within these notes, but they theoretically could be used to recreate the Necromancer's work to create another Living Relic. The Collectors would value these notes.