Nightfall Over the Sunken Crypt

After a deadly confrontation in the lower burial vaults the party stands among overturned sarcophagi and shattered bone. The true vampire collapsed in sunlight, its spawn fleeing in tatters; scattered about the chamber were signs of long predation. The party recovers a heavy pouch of coin lifted from victims, two vials of holy water kept in a stained reliquary, and a potion salvaged from the vampire's private effects. A silvered long sword and a modest +1 enchanted blade lay among weapons the vampire had either stolen or claimed. A large blood ruby and a brittle, rune-etched plank from the vampire's coffin hint at the crypt's long history and occult practices. Finally, a blackened wooden stake, still sharp, will be useful to those who hunt undead by old rites. The haul is a mix of practical supplies for continued undead hunting, tradable valuables to fund downtime, and a single one-use warding relic that could buy the party time during their next encounter.