Upon entering the crypt, the player is met by a ghost, revealed to be Iznahel, who taunts the player with words apparently from the Archmage of Silverfall's corrupted child. The spectre is met twice more before revealing the Princess has been turned into a ghoul, which the player must defeat, at which point Iznahel himself attacks. Upon his death (or 'dissipation' as he is already dead and attacks the player as a ghost), the player finds records regarding the Shadow Mage that has been plaguing Silverfall. These records reveal, amongst other things, that a way to destroy the Shadow was created, and is now kept in the nearby, snow-bound duchy of Steelight.