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Someone pierces at your left leg, causing a sore wound.
Someone raises his weapon and thrusts it deep into your chest!
You are coughing up BLOOD!
Overall, someone has some big nasty wounds and scratches.
[HP: 8%] [ME: 84%] [PE: 82%]
> flee
You no longer feel stealthy.
You run northeast.
You can't see a thing!
Run away! Run away!
[HP: 8%] [ME: 84%] [PE: 81%]
> sing true
You begin to sing.
You sing: Heed the words of this song, ye who ail,
[HP: 8%] [ME: 84%] [PE: 81%]
>
You sing: Let their powers sooth and relieve you without fail.
Your chest is ripped apart from massive damage!
You stop singing.
Suddenly someone stabs you in the back, R. I. P....
You have been KILLED!!
You rub the dirt out of your eyes.
I think it's a bug that a NPC can backstab you even while your pulse is racing. A PC rogue wouldn't be able to do that because you would still be hyper alert from combat.