Archers are not known for their durability in close combat and Arashe is no different even in death. Even still, he continues until the end. He aims the crossbow carefully at Alex and activates Deadeye, inflicting 10+4+1-2-1= 12 damage and putting the captain that took his place to sleep.
After his wounds are completely healed, the lance knight attacks Sunil instead of Alex, so as not to disturb the mage's rest. He tosses a javelin, inflicting 3+5-4-1= 3 damage. The knight receives 1 damage from quickclaw.
Arashe drops the crossbow and stands for a moment, head down. He slowly lifts it, revealing a subtle smile, before falling forward onto the earth. Beneath the elegant clothes and dull blonde hair, his body returns to looking like the several month old corpse it is.
The group is silent for a moment, until one of them takes the cloak Arashe had been wearing and lays it on top of him, out of respect. However, the symbol upon the hood only serves to foster their anger for the man that did this.
"Ah, Vice Captain. To think you would be here... Does your being here bode well?"
"The threat is over. But moreso, I came to... apologize. After an inquiry, it seems it was the ineptitude of some of my people that allowed your village to be destroyed..."
"...I see."
"One of them, however, would like to volunteer to stay behind and help... recover your loved ones, and return them to their resting place. He will also help with reconstruction. The rest of us will join once we've dealt with this Necromancer."
"Well, he's making amends... we would be grateful for the assistance. As for rebuilding the village, well... I know times are hard for the kingdom. We would have been able to pa for our own supplies, but unfortunately our village's valued blue gem was stolen during this chaos."
"...Could it be this? I took it off a thief that seemed to be taking advantage of the situation."
"...Ah! Yes, that's it. What a relief. Thank you."
"I'm just sorry we can't do more... we did manage to rescue a mother and her two children, though. I sent one of my people back to the other village to bring them here. They should be here soon."
"Another relief... Since Clara is fighting with you, they were the only ones we didn't know the fates of. What a miracle... it means there was no loss of life at all. Buildings can be rebuilt time and time again... but we only get one life to live."
"...Daddy?"
"Daddy! Daddy, daddy!"
"...Kids?! Oh gods... thank goodness...! I was so worried..."
"...Dear..."
"...I'm so sorry.. I wasn't there... I went back for you, but when I got there, the whole house was aflame and I..."
"It's okay... we're all okay..."
"The knights saved us, dad... it was so cool... I wanna grow up and become just like them."
After meeting with the Village Elder, Rath rides back to the rest of the group at the entrance of the cave. "Wallace is staying behind to help the village. While going to pick up the villagers we rescued, I had Kieran bring the gold that I brought from the guild. The gems were exchanged. Minus the gem that was returned to the village, here is your reward for this mission. I give you this now because obviously, the Necromancer is not yet apprehended.. and I'd like to have you all for that new mission, plus some others that may be joining us."
Results
BEXP: Being the village recruit: +20exp - clara Logistics unit: +5exp - Kieran Tankin' Like a Boss: +5exp - Wallace, Rath, Alex (??), Aruna (???) Survived the Red zone: +10exp - Kieran, Sunil Civilian Survivors: +15exp - everyone Village Destroyed: -15exp - Alex, Sunil, Wallace, Aruna, Kieran (Rath and Clara were not on the map before it was destroyed) Stop the Thief: +5exp - everyone Rally b***h: +5exp - Rath, Alex Healing Angel: +5exp - Aruna NPC Keepaway: +5exp - Kieran, Wallace Discovering a Feature: +5exp - Kieran "You Activated My Trap Card!": +5exp - Kieran Death by Stave Bonk: +5exp - Aruna Finding Secret Areas: +10exp - Kieran
Thank you yet again for playing. The game is constantly going through changes and this game made me aware of things that need to be changed or added. Once ready, I will be starting the next 2 games simultaneously, so be on the lookout for those.
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