An old friend of the PCs (or maybe just one of the PCs) drags into their favorite watering hole and collapses at their feet. The friend then relates a tale of barely surviving a duel between two wizards in which one of them lost his life. The wizard’s death curse was deflected at the last moment by the winner of the duel, and struck the friend full in the chest. Now he is enfeebled, unhealthy, starving and thirst all the time and can barely keep up the will to live. The death curse will last until the dead wizard (the loser) is raised from the dead, or until the living wizard (the winner) is put to his final resting place.

Which route will the PCs go?