Execute

General term referring to the fact that certain creatures (animals/monsters) have a varying chance to not de-aggro when they knock you out, they can continue attacking you while you're on the ground until you die.

There seems to be a roll to de-aggro (likely varying based on type of creature) every time it attacks downed Hearthling, meaning you can be further damaged but ultimately still survive.

Known animals that can execute are:

• Bear
• Boar
• Cachalot
• Cave Angler
• Lynx
• Mammoth
• Moose
• Orca
• Troll
• Wolf

Game Development

• Colorful Crucible (2021-04-11)◎ >"Moose can aggro and are occasionally lethal."

• Minor Fixes (2020-02-09)◎ >"Boreworms are no longer lethal."

• An Arrow to the Knee (2020-02-02)◎ >"Animals no longer respect Knockout Protection, but rather have, as they used to in Legacy, a fixed chance of disengaging every time they hit you while you are knocked out. Wolves, Boars, Bears, Lynx, Orca, Sperm Whales, Boreworms, Cave Anglers, Trolls, Mammoths, are all more or less lethal."