Save or Die: Outcasts: Episode 11

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==Synopsis==
Grau is wounded in the Sigris Shadowhand's Tomb. Renatus leaves and finds a cleric of Astair to heal him.
The party then go back into the tomb to fight the Gloomwing Moth. Once the moth is defeated, Arachis takes the Shadow Dagger & Shadow Mirror. 
The party is out of money, so look for local quests to earn some money.
==Recap==
===The stabilised bear===
5 May 1523. The party and a wet-nurse are in Sigris Shadowhand's Tomb. The midwife, Martha, was the only "healer" Renatus was able to find in the nearby village of Wikish, brought over to treat the unconcious Grau's wounds (in bear form). Arachis is worried that there may still be eggs inside the wounds, but the wet-nurse says she removed everything in the wounds when she treated them.
While Grau is now stabilised, the party need him to actually recover from -8 HP. The Martha, is aware of where the local clerics live, so will go with Renatus in search of them on horseback. They decide they will depart when it is light tomorrow.
===The Cleric of Astair===
6 May. At dawn Renatus and Martha leave the tomb. The first village they visit there is no sigh of a cleric. The clerics tend to travel between the villages to spread their healing & blessings around the region. The second village says the cleric was here a day ago and has gone to the south, towards the village of Euclid.
At 3pm they arrive in Euclid and find a cleric of Astair (5'5" 130 lbs, late 20s, right handed). In a park the cleric is giving a sermon to a group of children on how they should honor their mothers and fathers. Renatus politely interrupts the sermon and asks for the cleric's aid in healing. The cleric explains a typical donation for magical healing is between 20-80 gp, depending on the severity of the wound, but asks for 80 gp in advance.
Renatus, Martha, and the Astair Cleric travel back to the tomb together. On the way back they see a group of 15 goblins ambush spot, watching the tomb. The group avoid the goblins and continue into Sigris Shadowhand's Tomb.
The Cleric is surprised that the patient is the bear, Grau. The cleric proceeds to heal Grau. The Cleric then has questions about the tomb. Renatus however explains the urgency of the 15 goblins outside. The cleric is confident they can leave safely, but still asks for answers. The party explain who they are (except Arachis who uses his Sihcara alias). The Cleric officers condolences for Auguste's family. The cleric then leaves without issue on their own horse. The Martha stays with the party, considering the cleric's actions to be unsafe.
With Grau still unconscious, the party wait for his recovery.
===Grau awakens===
7 May. Grau awakens and the first thing he does is turn into human, then gnone, then orc form to heal himself. Grau then heals up August with his . The party update Grau on the goblin situation outside. After talking for a time, the party determine they goblins were send by Lord Sackmoore. The decide Sackmoore's goblins can wait.
The party decide they will rest another day and go after the Gloomwing Moth again
===Gloomwing - Round 2===
8 May. The party prepare themselves and go into the part of the tomb where the moth is waiting. The party go into the tomb without any lights lit. Arachis casts on the floor to lure the moth out. The moth however doesn't come out. Arachis lights a torch and approaches the shadow mirror, and the moth comes out of camouflage and attacks Arachis.
Arachis flees from the moth with his eyes closed. The rest of the party wait in ambush in a narrow corridor. The moth almost kills Arachis. Grau goes to grapple the moth in the dark. The signal is given the wings are held down and Renatus defends Arachis. Bear Grau bites the moth's head off.
===Investigating the tomb===
With the fight over, the party are free to move around the tomb. On a wooden plague on the wall is a Shadow Dagger. It has an inscription written in the language of magic. Renatus wants to take the dagger right away, but Arachis warns him off, saying they need to read the plaque first, and he can do that tomorrow with a Read Magic spell.
Renatus helps Arachis copy down the writing down the text from the walls.
Grau looks into the shadow mirror and sees the face of a half-bear/half-human, which scares Grau. Grau turns into a human and looks again in the mirror and sees the same half-bear/half-human. Ren looks into the mirror at the same time and also sees Grau's deformed reflection, as well as an uncanny version of himself. The party comfort Grau who is troubled my his reflection.
Auguste stands guard.
9 May. In the morning Arachis casts and begins to read the magic writings on the walls, starting with the dagger inscription. After reading the inscription Arachis gives the go ahead of Renatus to climb up and grab the dagger. Renatus finds the wall too slick, and just boosts Arachis up.
The Shadow Dagger weights 3 times the weight of a usual dagger and could be a short-sword. Arachis and Renatus discuss who should be best to use the shadow dagger. 
Arachis then begins readings the spells on the walls, but only finds spells he already has so far. It will take more time to copy down the rest of the spells. The party decide to come back to the tomb after they rest and come back with more supplies.
The inscription for the Shadow Dagger allows the welder to "blend into the shadows". Arachis is unable to learn the identify spell himself, so the exact properties of the dagger remain a mystery.
Arachis tries moving the Shadow Mirror and it stops working as its position has been disturbed. The party leave the tomb.
===Leaving the Tomb===
The party leave the tomb, cautious about the hidden goblin camp to the north. The party pay off Martha the midwife to keep quiet about the secrets of the tomb. The horse has gone missing, which means they owe the farmer 75 gold.
The party escort Martha back to the village of Wikish. They decide to work in the local area to repay their debts and head back towards Valebrook.
==Experience==
No experience given this episode.
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