Pagan

A man stepped from the fog towards Valerie. He moves fast and mutters something incomprehensible. He clearly is aggressive - it's better to keep weapons at the ready. It's time for the first battle.
"gosh, who was that? Mad creature, he looks more like a goat than a human". After the battle, on his last breath, the heathen uttered: "Cut out the symbol and free the souls." What could that mean?