Mari

Negotiating with swamp-dwelling fish jerks? Check. Playing chicken with a voyeur zombie? Check. Getting seduced into a nixie’s love-nest by magic fog? Double check. Vegard’s heroic zombie ambush fizzles, Erik nearly dies to a tree with fangs, and the party’s only way out of the swamp seems to be offering Erik up for magical nixie booty. Arianna’s frog-fingered charm has them smitten, enchanted, and napping in her hut by the end of the day. Erik wakes up walking like a legend.

At her cabin near Ulvang, Mari tries to regroup—but nearly dies retrieving Aija’s axe when her undead mother attacks. Miraculously surviving the bite, she spends the night unsure whether she’ll turn. A failed return to Egersund confirms their worst fears: the city is lost, and the infection may be evolving. A bright flare from within the walls brings new hope, and with it, resolve. Mari vows to uncover the truth—and end this nightmare.