The Forgotten Wish

(Sylvera's action would have gone off first, so)

While Khond and Slick quickly debate what might be the best way to scare off the beast, Sylvera takes more direct action, a nasty hit to the beast's heads eliciting a roar that definitely has some effect, clearly no longer considering the group a mere nuisance. The yell seems to make the bear take a step back for one moment, but clearly it's not had enough just yet to run, even as its attention shifts away from Breldo to Sylvera.

• Sylvera 
• Breldo
• Bear
• Khond <==
• Slick <==
• Nuria <==

((Does it taking a step back mean it's no longer currently standing on the halfling?))

"Oh...  Oh dear.  Now it's angry."  Khond gives up his smelling salts idea and instead charges the bear with his best impression of a battlecry.

Attempted Intimidation: 9

((I'm guessing an intimidation attempt to scare it off would be an action, but in case it's a bonus action, a rapier attack as well))
Attack: 24,
Damage: 11

(Bear is now off Breldo, but it would only have done that on its turn so Breldo was still pinned for at least one turn. Initiative will wrap back around to him before the bear gets to act again though. I'll also allow an action of trying to intimidate it together with an attack as a bonus action, though I'd probably have it be less "effective" if that makes sense.)

After another attack, the beast is getting clearly a bit less certain about dealing with these creatures that hurt a lot, but probably still closer than one should be comfortable with.

• Sylvera <==
• Breldo <==
• Bear
• Khond 
• Slick <==
• Nuria <==

Breldo groans as he rolls back to his feet, scrambling under the bear and sending two daggers up into its belly before popping out behind the bear.

"I tried being reasonable, and even offered you food!"

Main Dagger Attack: 27 Damage: 9
Offhand Dagger Attack: 27 Damage: 6

Rick doesn't really appear to want to attack the bear, good ear laid back in unhappiness.

He walks back to Pallen,

"Rick will guard boss Pallen."

Then more quietly to Pallen,

"Rick does feel bad for bear. Bear was just bearing out here in the forest, you know Boss?"

(Breldo's action is noted, but letting the others go first just in case it matters.)

Slick retreats a bit, coming to guard the cart together with Pallen, before quickly sharing his sentiments. Pallen nods gravely, seeming to agree. Even if he is clearly more worried about Breldo, who at this point is still lying on the ground.

• Sylvera <==
• Breldo <==
• Bear
• Khond 
• Slick 
• Nuria <==

Uncharacteristically calm in this situation, Nuria quickly un-slings her shortbow and takes aim at the bear. She was surprised when Breldo tried to approach the bear rather than suggesting that they all scare it off...usually just making loud noises would scare bears off, however given the current situation, it appears that this one is different. 

Taking a breath, she imagines herself back in the wilderness near her home village. It's a normal hunting trip....sort of...it's not like she'd hunted bears before...nor had she tried shooting prey with a friend who could potentially end up in the crossfire.... AHH! She'd best stop thinking about it! Hurry up and shoot before Breldo get's mauled!

Releasing her breath, she looses her arrow at the beast.

To hit: 22

Damage: 8

Sneak attack: 6

After the bear started what seemed to be hostile movements, the party no longer sits back as they unleash a rapid counterassault. The bear barely gets time to shift emotions- From seeing the group as no threat, to too much of a threat, but the beast never even gets a chance to shift it's mind on whether it should fight back with teeth and claw or run. By the time Breldo hastily scrambles out, he gets in a few final stabs at the beasts underbelly, and soon it slumps down to the ground, defeated. But a mere second after Breldo managed to dig himself out under.

"...I'm no fan either, but this was probably the best thing to do. Who knew what it could have done if it started attacking..?" Pallen mutters softly as the beast slumps down, mostly to Slick, but definitely not softly enough to not be overheard.

Khond sighs, "It would have been good if the bear ran, but...  Well, that's only if it had tried to."

(sorry for delay)

Oren wanders back from being in the back of the pack and being distracted by odd plants he was looking at, and rushes up at the sound of the melee, only to see the dead bear.

"Well, wow.   That's unexpected."  he stares and then walked up to the dead bear.

"Who did the killing blows?" he asks.  "They should get the skin and be able to make whatever they want from it."

Pallen hesitates, before remarking.

"I suppose it would be a waste not to at this point. If anyone wants to."

Breldo sits down on the ground and groans. 

"A decidedly poor start to the day..."

Slick sniffs disdainfully at that and suggests,

"Boss Pallen should keep moving while someone does the skinning."

(Yeah who did land the final blow? lol)

After the bear falls, Nuria scurries over intending to help Breldo to his feet, though she stops and stands next to him awkwardly when he sits up and seems fine. She eyes the beast when the others mention skinning it. If they go through the trouble of doing that, it would probably be a good idea to take some of the meat as well. It would be a shame to let it go to waste. She is somewhat experienced with preparing carcasses, though she's by no means an expert and has soiled just as much meat as she's managed to properly prepare...maybe more. She's had to learn from trial and error after all.

"D-do you know how to skin and prepare c-carcasses Breldo? L-like Pallen said, it would be wasteful to leave it..."

Nuria probably could use a bearskin cloak or something given the state of her clothes, but she's not going to ask for it. If someone else really wants it she won't object. She'll be content with the amount of food that bear has just provided.

Sylvera wipes the edges of her boomerang on the grass, as if just hitting the bear's nose got it dirty. Then she stows it away and crosses her arms, "Let that be a lesson to you. Don't walk up to wild animals. There's a reason those things are kept in cages instead of on a leash." She mutters the last part, as if thinking about the last time she saw an exhibit back home during a feast or some other event. 

At the mention of skinning the animal, her face wrinkles in disgust. "Do we really have time for..." She trails off when Rick states that Pallen should keep moving while the others skin the creature. "Yes," she says quickly, then stops abruptly when she realizes that she agreed with the greasy cat-man. She wrinkles her nose again and then lifts her head, "I will accompany Pallen while the rest of you... do whatever you're going to do with that filthy creature." 

A bearskin cloak? Whoever wears it will look like an absolute barbarian. A rug would be better, but then again, they don't have anywhere to keep a rug. A blanket perhaps? No, they don't have anything to watch the fur with so it'll be just as dirty as it is now when they go to use it. Ugh, best not to think about it. The peasants can do what they want with the thing, and shy will go ahead with Pallen. 

"It'll take hours to do properly, I'm not sure that's the best use of our time at the moment... though we did kill the beast.", Breldo says with a glance at Pallen.

Oren frowns a bit but nods at the truth, "True, we don't have time.  I just feel bad letting it rot, but that is the best decision, now that you have said it out loud."

"I...  Could carry it?  It doesn't look that heavy?  I can probably manage it and the cart at the same time, just help get it over my back."

((I have no clue how heavy the bear is or even how heavy it looks, but Khond is probably going to be overestimating himself.))

"I can assure you, it's quite heavy.", Breldo says, rubbing his ribs.