The Count of Monte Drago.

 High in the Trantine hills to the north of Pavona lies remains of the County of Monte Drago. The county was destroyed by war and plague in ages past.

 The once fine Castle which had been the seat of power of Count Giulio Drago had lain in ruins for centuries and the whole region shunned by the Trantine folk.

The wizard of Pavona, Malvolio practiced magic from the Lore of Death and travelled Tilea seeking arcane knowledge. His travels had taken him to Monte Drago and in his quest for power had unwittingly and unknowingly released Giulio the Count of Monte Drago from his death.

Years had passed since Malvolio's return from the Trantine Hills and the awakened Count had been busy resurrecting his County to a shadowy reflection of it's former glory.

Rumours spread among the simple hill folk but the Merchant Princes of Tilea were far too pre-occupied with their wars and intrigues to listen to the warnings.

As the war began between Manfred von Heck and Guido del Monte the Trantine hill people were fleeing for their lives. A vast army of undead were heading south rampaging through the hills under an unnaturally dark sky.

The Count.

He is an angry looking little beggar!.

There may be trouble ahead...