The Mysterious Evil

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The five of you (Including the NPCs) ride into Curasedna Village (pronounced "CUR-ah-SED-na"). Dismounting, you look about. It seems to be an average village, the main road extending throughout, merging into the little town. Various huts and houses can be seen down side passageways, and there are the few necessary commodities of a general store, a blacksmith, and a few other small shops and businesses. Although it is a sizable town, there seems to be an amazingly low amount of people roaming the streets.

Many people look at you with glaring stares, piercing into your mind as best they can, wary of trouble. You feel shunned.

Then, a scream breaks the silence and many people point behind you. Whirling, you see a small group of rats with a strange green cloud about them. One of them has jumped up and is hanging off of Ronald's arm by its teeth. Nobody heard or saw them coming, and Ronald falls to the ground in a struggle with the beast. The fall was probably due more to Ronald's surprise at being bit and his own efforts at trying to remove the vermin than any strength of the rat's.

The remaining three rats are looking at you with glinting, hungry, ravenous eyes.

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Map Key:
R = Renaud
R = Ronald
R = Rat
H = Heredoth
T = Taquar
S = Shia
K = Friar Krispen
C = Commoner

COMBAT! *dorky animation plays!*

{table]Initiative:|
Name|#
Ronald|21
Rats|19
Renaud|18
Friar Krispen|16
Horses|15
Shia|9
Heredoth|8
Taquar|8[/table]

Ronald: continues to grapple with the rat. Failure; the rat stays on top of him and will not let go.

Rat1: The rat on Ronald bites him again. 1 damage.
Rat2: Attacks Shia; misses
Rat3: Attacks Shia's horse; misses
Rat4: Attacks Ronald's horse; misses

Renaud's turn.