”The healing magic Erastil grants me is of the same Lady Alicia just used. It will close wounds and stop bleeding, but it cannot regrow his organs. I’m so sorry, Carol. There is nothing I can do to save him,” Ethan replies. ”I’m so sorry, Carol.” He pauses, and take a breath before continuing. ”He has also been infected with Ghoul Fever. When he dies, his body will become like these monsters. It will be insatiably hungry, and its bite will spread the fever to us, or others. For the good of all, we must end it, and burn the body. To not do so would unleash the horror you just experienced on other innocent people.”
Arrian can trace that the ghouls were, in fact, following the couple, only were much behind, when they stopped to chat, probably discuss something, then caught up to them.
Carol looks at Ethan incredulous for several moments. Although she understands, she is having trouble coming to terms with it.
After a while, she asks for a moment with her unconscious husband. She takes his head on her lap and whispers things into his ear. The pain across her face gradually grows until she can't speak anymore, only emitting squeals and hugging his head, although he doesn't reply.
She needs someone to drive her out. As she is walking away, she whispers back "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She doesn't look as the group does what needs to be done.
---watching her mourn-----
I hate having to do this twice in one night
Alicia whisper to herself
К подлому врагу,
разрушителю жизни
и извратителю смерти,
Я не перестану преследовать тебя,
Я не перестану убивать тебя,
Кровь за кровь,
Смерть за смерть.
To the vile foe
to the despoiler of life
and the perversion of death
I will not cease to hunt you
I will not cease to slay you
Blood for Blood
Death for Death
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Let your hands be the last to hold him She offers to the woman.
Alicia again sings
She cries as she sings, before painlessly, quickly and almost snapping the mans neck as she finishes.
Friends, lets us defeat this vile *Lord of theirs*, let us kill it, and let us kill it quickly before it afflicts even more innocents.
Her eyes flare red with barely contained fury
As she speaks, not only do her eyes glow red, her gauntlets rattle as if she was growing claws under them.
Once the deed is done, Ethan says urgently, "Move away from the body."
Once they are clear, Ethan calls upon Erastil's power.
"Stagfather, cleanse this corrupted vessel, and see its owner's soul to the Spire for the Gray Lady's merciful judgment."
Once the deed is done, Ethan says urgently, "Move away from the body."
Once they are clear, Ethan calls upon Erastil's power.
"Stagfather, cleanse this corrupted vessel, and see its owner's soul to the Spire for the Gray Lady's merciful judgment."
[dice=Ranged Touch, if needed]1d20+5
[dice=Coup de Grace, with Searing Light Spell, if still human]4d8
[dice=Searing Light Spell, if now a ghoul]5d6
Arrian tosses a flask of oil onto the body to make sure it completely burns.
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Carol looks at Ethan incredulous for several moments. Although she understands, she is having trouble coming to terms with it.
After a while, she asks for a moment with her unconscious husband. She takes his head on her lap and whispers things into his ear. The pain across her face gradually grows until she can't speak anymore, only emitting squeals and hugging his head, although he doesn't reply.
She needs someone to drive her out. As she is walking away, she whispers back "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She doesn't look as the group does what needs to be done.
Once the deed is done, Ethan says urgently, "Move away from the body."
Once they are clear, Ethan calls upon Erastil's power.
"Stagfather, cleanse this corrupted vessel, and see its owner's soul to the Spire for the Gray Lady's merciful judgment."
[dice=Ranged Touch, if needed]1d20+5
[dice=Coup de Grace, with Searing Light Spell, if still human]4d8
[dice=Searing Light Spell, if now a ghoul]5d6
Arrian tosses a flask of oil onto the body to make sure it completely burns.
Juriya does the same, tossing a bit of her ingredients to her bomb to ensure the body completely burns, but not the bomb itself.
Silence follows the group's mercy. The woman looks to the horizon. All notice that it will be dawn soon.
Donimah watches the somber scene and offers the woman a shoulder to cry on (and look away) as the party offers a final mercy to her husband, not looking away herself.
"I am sorry," she says softly.
Shuffling his feet and with a frown on his face, "We need to continue. We owe it to Carol's husband and all of their victims."
Ethan touches each of the party members and intones.
"Stagfather wash away their fatigue and cleanse the aches from their exertions."
"Carol, do you wish to go home, or are there family of friends nearby who might take you in?"
Shuffling his feet and with a frown on his face, "We need to continue. We owe it to Carol's husband and all of their victims."
Donimah nods, a look of stony calm on her face as she lets Carol lean on her.
Carol looks at Ethan and her eyes start to water as she says "Please, don't leave me alone. Take me with you, I won't be in the way, I promise. Everyone around here is... dead. Or they fled." She strokes her enlarged belly, looking at it with a sad face. She seems regretful. It's fair to assume that she was also given the option to flee, but chose not to, probably due to her pregnancy.
Arrian's eyes widen to the point they might literally pop out of his head, "Uh I don't think combat is a place for a pregnant lady to be."
"I may be infamously oblivious but... yeah, that's. WHAT?"
Ethan shakes his head. "No Carol. Think of your baby," he says in a compassionate, but resolute tone. "We will see you to Sandpoint. Father Zantus, the Sheriff, the Mayor, and everyone else will see to your and the baby's safety. We will be heading into a nest of these things. If you come with us, you and your baby will die. I will not allow that to happen."
Ano immediately breaks her silence. “Absolutely not. You should be considered lucky we got here in time. Those ghouls will not spare you or your baby. We promise, we’ll get you to a place where you and your baby will be safe.”