Stepping purposefully forward, Basil removes the ornate silver flask from his belt and takes a sip as he stands over the dead gnome's body. Kneeling down beside the body, he places a hand on the dying creature's head. He speaks a few words in Infernal, "I deny the darkness of the roots set in your spirit. May what good is left in you find rest."
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Performing a rushed Sin Eating ritual, healing Basil for half of (1d8+1)[9]
The ritual mends the nobleman's wounded wrist rapidly, smokey strands pulling the flesh together and sealing it without so much as a scar. Returning the flask to his belt, Basil looks to the children with a softer expression, the blackness of his Judgement fading from his eyes. He speaks again in common, "Kester, is it? Fear not, I am here only for evidence. Is Lamm here? Are his documents? Journals, notes, records, anything of that sort? An office I can search?" While waiting for an answer he searches the gnome's body for anything of value. He will not have need of it any longer.