Soul Lamp

Even though Jom had been 'betrayed' by the system, the players didn't plan on doing anything to him anyway. They all saw the double-edged attack that the Barren Giant had used, and knew that no one could have changed the fate of the chocobos even if they were given another chance. No one could have dared to block the way of the Barren Giant, and even if they did they would have been buried in the rubble together with the chocobos, and wouldn't serve any use other than a few scraps of dead meat.

When the players returned to the village in the valley, they were surprised at how the villagers multiplied drastically in such a short time. Upon seeing the scene of a few hundred people waiting for them outside the village, the players all thought that the villagers had gotten wind of their evil plan to loot the bandits, and had rallied together to beat them up…

Thankfully, the hunters that had gone back to the village beforehand explained the situation to them quickly.