"I agree with Aldridge's assessment. It looks like the villagers are not eager to comply with the skull's desire to attack us, but we must tread carefully to keep it that way. And, uh, much as I hate to add to our list of complications, I could sure use some of that antitoxin."

"What in hell were you doing stalking a Flamestone bear?"

Westra hands an antitoxin to Alwanzatar. "Good luck to you, sorcerer."

To Ethic, she says, "We disturbed it when we went after some supplies Flutterwing had left behind. It chased us a long way and we thought we had lost it. Then, it attacked the camp."

"You think the skull understands river-tongue?" she then wonders aloud to the group.

"Unlikely, unless it had known it it in its past life in addition to Blood Tongue," Aldridge answers. "If you're thinking of reasoning with it, let me disabuse you of that notion."

The flameskull decides to step in where his village has failed. Howling what can only be a continuous stream of epithets at the party, it attacks.

A familiar bolt of fire winds its way toward Aldridge. (9 fire damage)

(The party is now in combat. The villagers can act after you, but do not currently appear inclined to take any action. The skull's actions clearly disturb them, however. The skull is 10' from the ground, near the bear. It is the party's turn.)
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With the Terrorclaw injured and the skull too high in the air to attack, Ryudo continues helping the injured, hoping the healthier Terrorclaws will decide we are more worth helping than the flying skull.  Pointing to the medicine, he gestures for the other Terrorclaw to come help the injured.
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Alwanzatar sighs loudly and lobs a sling stone at the skull. "It resists magical effects, as well as puncture wounds, lightning, and necromancy. Cold, fire, poison, charms, fright, and paralysis are altogether useless against it. Father always told me I should spend more time with proper weapons..." (24 vs AC, 7 damage)

Aldridge shrugs off the attack. "Sure, I probably deserved that. But not from you!" Aldridge cracks his neck, shrugs his shoulders, and scowls at the monster as he sings at it in overtone (Dissonant Whispers, 11 psychic damage, 13 DC vs. Wisdom. On fail, must immediately use its reaction to move away. On success, half damage and no fear.). He stands in defiance in his current position.
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Westra uses another dose of antitoxin to stabilize Durz. "I'd be interested in a retreat soon," she says as she works. "Does anyone have a spell that removes a curse or dispels magic? Or maybe some holy water? Is anyone secretly a cleric? If we do fight it, we'll need something like that to keep it from coming back if we kill it."
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Flutterwing tosses a large stone ball at the flameskull, then re-equips her shield. (17 damage)

Airdsgainne looks up from playing medic and utters a curse. He grasps his hand toward the skull, and yellow threads lash around it, pulling it to the earth. (Earthbind, str check or it starts falling)

Ethic hoists his hammer again and roaring in anger he takes a mighty swing with both hands at the skull. (Reckless attack: 24 to hit: 6 dmg)

The skull plummets to the ground at Ethic's feet under the influence of Airdsgainne's spell. It resists most of Aldridge's spell, but not not the force of Flutterwing's catapult. It is nearly falling apart, but still has a few shots. It fires at the nearest target: Ethic.

Two point blank rays strike him straight in the chest. (11, 5 fire damage; halved due to rage)

From seemingly nowhere, an enormous flamestone she-bear appears beside the fallen bear. It's easily twenty feet at the shoulders. It completely ignores the village below, as though it were beneath noticing. In one swift movement, it lifts the body of the dying bear onto it's back and begins to walk slowly and purposefully away.

(The party is still in combat with the flameskull. It is not necessarily in combat with the enormous she-bear, unless it really, really wants to be.)

Ethic lifts his hammer high and smashes the skull into thousand pieces. (10 damage)

The villagers stand silent as the skull falls. Varthurg looks around for a moment, then cheers. The villagers don't join him, but a few smiles slip quietly around the camp.

The smiles fade quickly as they turn back to their fallen. They seem lost with the healer lying on the ground among the dying.

(The party is out of combat. You can take up to a minute of actions at a time now. Rescue breathing requires a DC 11 medicine check. You can only perform it on one person at a time.)
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"Hey, Westra, there's another bear you can fight, why don't you go chase after THAT one?" Aldridge shouts as everyone else is succumbed to shock.

He is still uneasy about the skull. "We have one hour to make sure it does not return." He turns to the cleric-sorcerer. "Flutterwing, do you have some holy water we can use? Failing that, can you dispel its essence somehow?"

Westra gestures rudely in Aldridge's direction, then uses the remaining five antitoxin in her possession to stabilize Bor, Ugak, Ghak, Zahgorim, and Dul. "Can anyone else do anything?" she asks, desperately. "We still have at least a dozen that won't make it soon."

Spotting Vlog, she casts Cure Wounds to stop his bleeding (+9),
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“I cannot dispel it's essence, but given an hour, I can ask the Spirits to bless a gourd of water.”

"We don't have an hour," Aldridge says through his teeth. "I mean, I suppose it can't cost anything to start the process, though we'll have to take it out again before we can use it. Go ahead and start the ritual, we'll just have to prepare ourselves and the village until we come up with a better option."

"Westra, can you see if they have a cleric who can dispel the town's poison, and the skull's magic?"
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"If any of the druids wake up, I can talk to them, but I don't think I'll have much luck otherwise," Westra says, beginning forced breathing on Gluronk, who is visibly pregnant.

Still she tries shouting to the village, "Anyone around here a cleric besides our Bear friend over here?"
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Aldridge follows Westra's lead and begins resuscitating Duma the Elder (Medicine 14), signaling to the rest of the party and the Terrorclaws to also attempt to save someone.
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Ethic un-slings his pack and attempts to render first aid to the villagers. (Medicine 9)
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“If we have to squash that head again, we'll do it. These people need help immediately.” Flutterwing begins breathing for Kegigoth. (14 Medicine) She gestures to the villagers, showing them how it works.

Shagar, Rulfim, Mor, Gashnash, and Olaghig step forward. Shagar attempts to attend her daughter Bogdub as best she can. (10 Medicine) Rulfim attends her granddaughter, Bogdub's brother, as well. (2 Medicine) Rulfim tries, but her lungs are just too weak to be effective just now. Mor breathes for Ghak. (16 Medicine) Gashnash begins breathing for Borgakha. (22 Medicine) Olagig breathes for Lazgar. (22 Medicine)

Ryudo attempts to help Mor. (Medicine: 19)
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Powerless to provide any real healing, Alwan assists Durz. (19 medicine)