The Walking Damned: ECL 4, Zhangri'if Duskwood, Lesser Aasimar, Cleric 2/Sorcerer 2: Entry 5

The events of the past few days are coming into focus...sort of.

The church WAS in fact inhabited by another soul.  After a brief battle (if one can call it that) with a roguish young mage, we discovered that he had been using a group of the black magical "gems"  to move between our plane and the shadow plane in order to avoid conflict with...well anyone I suppose.  After admonishing him not to send magic missles toward random strangers and reliving him of the aforementioned magical stones, we agreed to let him accompany us until such time as he was able to find safety elsewhere.

After an encounter with a strange and frightened giant (?) who was being assaulted by more zombies, we continued on our way toward the river.  When we reached the harbor area, we were greeted by the sight of more armed guards and a a woman beckoning to us --seemingly away from the soldiers.  Given how belligerent the last group of guards were to us and the rumors of the mass killing of innocents, it seemed wise to avoid another encounter.

What terrible disease is this that turns living flesh to unholy creature?  No one seems to know and now it turns out that the soldiers main occupation is to kill all creatures, living or undead, presumably in an attempt to purge the city of this infection.  Are the human rulers of this land so cavalier with the divine gift of life so as to feel no compunction to extinguish it with wanton abandon?  Perhaps that is the real evil plaguing this land...