The Wizard's Tower

After resting in the woods, the group headed back towards Hampstead, intending to locate the Wizard, Tiren's, tower. As soon as they reached the hilltop and looked down on the small town, it was obvious that whatever struck the town had made it nearly impossible to navigate without attracting the attention of ravenous undead.  They used a series of distractions and clever navigation through the streets and rooftops to avoid the everpresent ghouls.

After ziplining across a road to avoid detection, they rushed into the wizard's tower.  It was clear right away that the ghouls had attacked the tower early on and most of the lower level of the tower was in shambles.  Blood and ichor covered the walls along with burnt paper, debris and broken furniture.  They headed up the stairs to find more of the same but also a formerly active summoning or protection circle.  After trying to locate any sign of Tiren or Yeznia, the group found a unique magic recording device.  Fumbling with it, they activated a booming voice reciting steps to a mundane ritual.  Although they were able to shut the stone up, the damage had been done, and the howling of ghouls immediately followed.

Trying to get ready for the attack, the party began blasting at ghouls as they made their way to the tower and up the outer walls.  As the undead pushed their way up the stairwell and through the windows, the group (aside from Windham, who fled out the window and onto the rooftop) stood their ground and defended the tower.  Eventually, the destroyed the last ghoul and took a moment to search the tower for anything left.  With no sign of Yeznia and Tiren's death almost certain, they needed to move on to another location.  They next had to decide whether to go to the Temple of St. Lucian, locate the mayor or  Nik Harwick's place.