PATHFINDER VAMPIRELLA BLADE OF DARKNESS #2

Welcome to Golarion! It's a world of swords and of sorcery. A place where adventurers tempt fate, monsters lurk in every shadow, and powerful beings seek ever more power. One of those beings, the vampire lord Zaloch, has performed a ritual to summon a being that will give vampires a new advantage against any who would try to destroy them - but to Zaloch's surprise, his ritual summons not a raging demon... but Vampirella. And then the monster hunters show up! There's chaos, dark magic, a life-and-death battle... and that's before we even mention legendary heroes Kyra and Merisiel! Roll the dice on a new adventure as Vampirella navigates her way through the world of PATHFINDER in this thrilling new four-issue miniseries!

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