Candy Cane

The snow is falling and the scent of peppermint hangs heavy in the air, but this isn't a season of warmth; it's a season for punishment.
Dressed in a terrifying, ragged Santa suit a silent homage to the ancient, punishing Krampus, the town of Gloomhaven's newest serial killer has arrived. He believes his gruesome work is a form of divine winter justice, and he's not bringing coal.
His weapon is as unexpected as it is horrifying: a simple, striped candy cane, sharpened to a deadly point and driven by ritualistic obsession. As he stalks the winter shadows, each blood stained treat he leaves behind is a chilling signature, a morbid echo of the ancient tales of reckoning.
One brings joy and laughter while the other produces terror and pain, you better sleep with one eye open and lock your doors. They're both checking their lists twice, naughty or nice you'll pay the price. Listen for his horn as the bells toll louder, will you survive this Christmas carol or end up another soul taken, sacrificed in the horrific slaughter of this festive tale...