Halgrim Eliminated!

We've continued our Cursed City campaign while the boys were off from school and I was enjoying a brief respite from work over the holidays. Today we hit a milestone by eliminating the mighty skeleton Captain Halgrim, one of the chief lieutenants of the vampire lord Radukar. We had battled Halgrim before on many occasions, but like all of Radukar's inner circle, the captain could not be slain permanently without first destroying the phylacteries that contain his life essence. 

In today's mission, we stormed Halgrim's lair with the intent of smashing those phylacteries. Two squads of skeletons stood in our path. While Nathaniel's sturdy dwarf engaged the skeletons on our left flank,  Matthew's sniper quickly eliminated those on our right, clearing a path for my swift swordsman to circle around to the rear of the lair. Nathaniel destroyed one of the three phylacteries while continuing to draw all the remaining enemies, including Halgrim himself, and withstood a spirited attack from the undead defenders. Meanwhile, I smashed the other two phylacteries and, on my next turn, attacked Halgrim from the rear. Using every last trick on my character sheet, I managed to bring down the skeletal warlord in a single round. 

Next up, we'll be seeking the lair of Gorslav the Gravekeeper, my personal favorite of the Cursed City rogue's gallery. In addition to his mastery over all zombies, he wields a huge shovel, which he can use to attack you or literally bury you alive!