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[Eotyrannus]

Go back up, and try and get a group of some sort to get them out (once we know they'll stay as sane as we are right now). Hopefully, they'll be healed as well, but if not, we can at least let them rest in peace.

[flame99]

You head back to the surface yourself, after briefly considering delving deeper. You see Anne and the man you freed in an embrace. Anne notices you and rushes over.
"Oh, thank god you managed to do it! You saved Markus! I don't know how I could thank you... Regardless, please, you must stay with us, it's the least we can do."
You begin looking for a group to help you freeing the other mad men, and you mention the idea to the man, evidently Markus.
"I'm sorry, but... There's no hope for them left. Their mind has been lost completely, and nothing can bring it back. As much as I'd love to try, it simply can't be done. At best, we release a couple of raving lunatics, and at worst they go berserk and start attacking people."

[Eotyrannus]

Nod. Still get them all a proper funeral.

[NRDL]

Nod. Still get them all a proper funeral.

+1

[flame99]

You acknowledge their situation, and decide to finish them off and give them a burial. You find a small group of villagers willing to help you, and you try to identify the bodies, though none of them are recognized. It would seem they're all bandits and travelers having been caught by roaming demons. By nightfall, they've all been given a grave and a basic funeral. By this time, most of the townsfolk respect you for your work at righting the wrongs inflicted by the demons.

[Eotyrannus]

Be prepared to face the demons again. We've helped the thing's victims, so the village should be fine for a bit. We know what we're up against, too, so prepare ways to counter it.

[NRDL]

+1 to above, buy lots of lamps. 

[flame99]

You head back into the general store, and ask for a few oil lamps. Rather than call for Crowell, he leaves the front desk and gets them from storage. He returns shortly, and asks for 100 gold, which you pay, leaving you with 146 gold to aid your crusade. You begin heading for the well, when you see Anne walking towards you, with a strange bottle in hand.
"I'm glad I caught you before you went down. I was cleaning out the basement the other day, and I found this: A bottle of Demonsbane. You see, Markus used to be a Demon Hunter like you, though he retired a while back. Anyways, if you put this on a weapon and hit a demon, it'll burn their soul. It's very rare to find more of this, though, so be careful with it.
With this, you climb down the rope, and go to the right, rather than the left. This room would seem to be a dining hall of some sort, though with a decidedly demonic kind of food: Human flesh and bones. You spot a pair of imps in the room, dining on the corpses.

Spoiler: Status (click to show/hide)

HP: 7/10
MP:20/20
Electrum-tipped Dagger(x2): 1d6 damage each, 2 attacks
Status: Healthy

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Pirouette: Hits all targets within range. 3 MP
Lunge: Hit any one target at +1 damage and to-hit. 2 MP
Light's Wrath: Creates a small beam of light, damaging demons. It can't harm normal creatures. 5 MP

[NRDL]

...Demons have souls?

Anyway, pirouette the crap out of those demons.

[flame99]

...Demons have souls?

Not souls as mortals have, but rather, twisted, gnarled mockeries of souls.

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

Use beam of light