Against the Cult: Entering Orlane (1.7)

Theran grabs Villager 7 with his spectral hand again, and Villager 7 takes 3 damage. The strange green humanoid perishes, burbling in a series of noises that might be language.

With Villagers 5 and 6 both defeated, this ends round four.

ROUND FIVE

Joseph does something out of view.

Myrtha attacks Villager 2, and manages to slash him across the chest. Villager 2 takes 8 slashing damage. "You don't have to die here, you know you're beaten!" His mad, staring eyes roll in his head, and she is not sure that her message registered.
Villager 3 desperately attacks Reptile again. The bolt sinks into his flesh. Reptile takes 3 piercing damage (reduced from 7 by Rage).
Villager 4 does something else out of sight of the Dungeon Busters.Ignoring Villager 2's clumsy attacks, Aanbo stoops and picks up the the Light stone, pulling it out from under the strange corpse of Villager 7 and tucking it into his robes. This returns the interior of the barn to darkness, and then Aanbo zooms past Villager 2 out into the yard, and leaps into the air, delivering a flying kick to Villager 3's head. There is a loud snap! and Villager 3 falls to the ground. Villager 3 takes 8 damage and his head lies at a weird angle. Aanbo lands on his feet and yells "We've been in the temple this whole time!" Aanbo can also attempt a Perception check, DC15.
Up in the loft, Chase waits to see if any of the villagers who have fallen - three, five, or six - stir or attempt to get up again. None of them do.

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23 - Joseph (4/13)
18 - Myrtha (12/12)
18 - Villagers 3 & 4
17 - Aanbo (13/19)
15 - Chase (11/11)
12 - Reptile (7/15) RAGING
12 - Villagers 1 & 2
11 - Villager 7
7 - Theran (13/13)
7 - Villagers 5 & 6

ROUND FIVE, continued

Myrtha attacks Villager 2, and manages to slash him across the chest. Villager 2 takes 8 slashing damage. "You don't have to die here, you know you're beaten!" His mad, staring eyes roll in his head, and she is not sure that her message registered.
Villager 3 desperately attacks Reptile again. The bolt sinks into his flesh. Reptile takes 3 piercing damage (reduced from 7 by Rage).
Villager 4 does something else out of sight of the Dungeon Busters.

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23 - Joseph (4/13)
18 - Myrtha (12/12)
18 - Villagers 3 & 4
17 - Aanbo (13/19)
15 - Chase (11/11)
12 - Reptile (7/15) RAGING
12 - Villagers 1 & 2
11 - Villager 7
7 - Theran (13/13)
7 - Villagers 5 & 6

ROUND FIVE, continued

Ignoring Villager 2's clumsy attacks, Aanbo stoops and picks up the the Light stone, pulling it out from under the strange corpse of Villager 7 and tucking it into his robes. This returns the interior of the barn to darkness, and then Aanbo zooms past Villager 2 out into the yard, and leaps into the air, delivering a flying kick to Villager 3's head. There is a loud snap! and Villager 3 falls to the ground. Villager 3 takes 8 damage and his head lies at a weird angle. Aanbo lands on his feet and yells "We've been in the temple this whole time!"
Aanbo can also attempt a Perception check, DC15.
Up in the loft, Chase waits to see if any of the villagers who have fallen - three, five, or six - stir or attempt to get up again. None of them do.

Reptile's cleave does, in fact, slice Villager Two in two. The torso falls away from the legs, which topple over. Miraculously, none of the gore gets on Myrtha.

This appears to have defeated all the enemies.

For surviving this attack, each PC gains 40 XP.

Chase goes to look out of the knotholes and sees no motion anywhere nearby, though from his elevated position, he can clearly hear the voices of concerned neighbors who are on their way to investigate what all the yelling meant. He can see the light of approaching lanterns. The people are approaching warily, unsure what they're going to find. They probably would have been here already, except that Aanbo pocketed the light, so they're wandering in the dark. "The yelling was coming from this direction, I tell you!"

Aanbo turns around and sees the carnage of the fight: six dead bodies sprawled in the tall grass...wait, SIX bodies? Aanbo does a double-take. There is another body by the corner of the barn - not one of the attacking villagers, unless Joseph managed to hit the last one with an arrow. Where is Joseph, anyway? There is no sign of Joseph.You are out of initiative. What do you do now?