Shattered Kingdoms

The Chamber of Ritual
This dark chamber seems to be where many of the darker rituals to the
Goddess take place. Here, an ebon-skinned male has just been sacrificed on
a large stone slab. Blood runs off the altar and into a small pool at the
foot of it. Two large braziers stand on either side and crackle with a soft
blue flame. A large spider statue dominates the back wall.
Obvious exits: w
(Lit) Two giant braziers stand in the room, on either side of altar.
A giant statue of a spider stands here, made from green stone.
An ebon-skinned priestess looks at you with scorn.
An ebon-skinned priestess looks at you with scorn.
An ebon-skinned priestess looks at you with scorn.
An elaborately-dressed priestess cackles as she performs a bizarre ritual.

[HP:100%] [ME: 99%] [PE: 95%]
> w
No way! You are still fighting!

[HP:100%] [ME: 99%] [PE: 95%]
> flee
You can't do that. You are dead.

http://www.shatteredkingdoms.org/forums ... hp?t=14171

Anyway, it's propably made to stop the stupid twink tactic of ghost PK.

I would be willing to be that its just a method someone put in to stop that NPC group from chasing ghosts around so they can pk people with them.