Zhorus Carcosa, a tiefling mage, has unearthed an ancient and evil artifact: the Pearl of Putrescence. He has used the pearl's dark power to raise an army of undead monsters and marched across the coast, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake. Can the party stop Zhorus and his undead horde before he destroys a town of great importance? Find out in this exciting standoff encounter for Tier 3 (level 11-16) characters!
An Artifact and a Villain is the prologue to Pretty Little Liches, a trilogy of adventures designed for high-level play and centered around three unique liches and their lairs. These three adventures can be run individually or tied together into a mini-campaign about the destruction of the dangerous lich organization the Green Hand.
- from the publisher's blurb