ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Playing a stonewarden ... it seemed to me that the escorts were moving at almost double speed. The stupid blighters were sprinting into chaos and mayhem.... certainly not movement at the same pace.

No negative effects were on the character.

Is this a glitch? Or has the boss decided that rather than make escorts smart enough to stay out of trouble that they should sprint into danger and die?

You had Stone Vines on. This cuts your speed in half.