Early in their adventuring careers, the party has to track down a memorable serial killer. The killer has a "signature" such as cutting a pentagram into his victims' cheek. Additionally, he is memorable for some reason - maybe he makes it personal to the party (always good), maybe he is particularly cruel or merciless - something. He is killed when the party manages to find him. During the fight, he displays some unusual, slightly strange abilities - nothing extreme but noticeable.
The PCs move on with their lives, adventuring, gaining fame, fortune, and so forth. Eventually, they need to meet with an important NPC (archmage, mob boss, someone personally powerful or who would never be without bodyguards). When the party gets there, they find the NPC dead in his office, with a pentagram cut into his cheek.
Best done with some substantial time inbetween his death and "return", and best done if the party will instantly remember and recognize who they're dealing with.
POSSIBILITIES:
• it is the original killer, back to life somehow
• it is the original killer, but he's undead!
• it's an imitation killer
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