Save or Die: Outcasts: Episode 06

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==Synopsis==
After sunset Renatus meets with Magistrate Zerrah, and informs on Autumn & the Fireflies. In return Zerrah gives Renatus some aid. Renatus re-joins the party at the tavern, but soon a barfight breaks out and Grau is revealed to be a Druid which draws the attention of anyone after the bounty. The party escape the tavern and split up into 3 groups.
Arachis goes to the library to research the shadow mage from 250 years ago he is interested in. Garp & Grau go to an inn and end up trapped in the basement by the town guard. Renatus goes to Magistrate Zerrah to beg for mercy for them both. Zerrah promises mercy, and goes to arrest Garp and Grau with Renatus. Arachis turns himself in at the Magistrate's office.
==Recap==
===Meeting with the Magistrate===
Friday, 26 October 1521: It is after sunset and party are in the tavern in Valebrook. They briefly discuss the possibility of getting armor created, but find that it would be too costly and the skill too rare to be practical. Renatus leaves for his appointment with Magistrate Zerrah.
Outside the Army of Voraci small fort in town, Ren is searched by the guard and disarmed. The Voraci Guard also finds Abigael the pet Ferret and forced to leave her outside.
Inside Ren meets with Magistrate Zerrah at a long dining table. Ren takes a seat beside Zerrah. Zerrah makes it known she wants answers out of Ren, and asks him his purpose in life. Ren talks about his goal of raising Garp correctly, and get revenge on those who put the curse upon him. Finally he wants a comfortable life for himself and Garp. Short term he needs a library card for Arachis's research.
Zerrah finds these desires reasonable. Zerrah is trying to make Ren into an informer for her. Ren says he is aminable to this. Zerrah's first question is to ask who the glass delivery was for. Ren explains the conflict, if he breaks the contacts of secrecy with his client, he is no longer trustworthy; However if he does not reveal the secret, Magistrate Zerrah will have no use for him. Zerrah says she will give Ren time to consider his allegiances.
Ren reveals that the glasswork was for Autumn, who lives in the swamp. That she sticks to the swamp and experiments upon animals, and has little use for civilization. Zerrah reveals the glasswork they took indicates Autumn to be a very powerful wizard. Ren however doesn't reveal the exact location of the tower. Zerrah find the answer acceptable, so gives Ren access to the library in town.
Ren then reveals that Mystique's Mystiques was burnt down by Forrest the Firefly, and undercover in the town guard. Zerrah is pleased to find out this information, and offers to help with the curse placed upon Garp. Ren says it isn't Garp's turn to be uncured, and wishes for his own curse to be lifted instead, that magically aged him. Zerrah is unaware of how to reverse magical aging, and magical aging can be caused by many different types of alteration spells. Ren reveals he is from Vandis and it occurred 5 years ago. Zerrah says she will look into the matter. Ren is dismissed.
Outside Ren gets back his weapons and Abigael, and heads back to the tavern.
===Human Time===
At the tavern, Ren wants to get a a private room so he can talk with the party about what occurred, also so Grau has a place to sleep in bear form. Ren tries to haggle down from the 5 gold price. He makes a deal to perform for an hour to get a 1 gold discount.
Ren gets on the stage and does his routine. He gets the tough crowd on-side to play along. First he has Abigael double someone's copper coin. Then a half-ogre throws 5 gold coins. Ren flicks the money back, but the Half-Ogre is annoyed his didn't double his money as well, and calls Ren dumb. Garp then hits the Half-Ogre for insulting Ren. The crowd laugh as the half-ogre hits Garp back. Garp and the Half-Ogre exchange blows, as his friend, an Orc, backs up the Half-Ogre. Ren tries to knock out the half-ogre with a Mug attack which fails. Anouther Half-Ogre joins the fight against Ren.
The impressionable Grau wants to join in the fun, so shouts "Human Time" and throws his mug of bear into the crowd. He then turns into bear form. A drunken Voraci Animal Trainer tries to deal with Grau with a wooden chair.
Arachis climbs on the table and calls for the crowd to calm down, and calls Grau a druid. The bar falls silent at the word "druid". A Orc then tries to grab Arachis, but he dodges, but is grabbed in the next ground. A goblin grabs some spears to give them to his goblin friends. The half-ogre goes hit Grau with a table.
Ren tries to bluff the crowd that the druid works for Magistrate Zerrah, but the crowd is unconvinced. Ren impose himself between Grau and the half-ogre and again tries to calm things down and call for the town guard. The half-orge wants the "prize" of taking out the Druid and refuses. Ren pulls out his two daggers. Arachis casts the level 5 Half-Ogre which works. He flees out a window.
Grau retreats from the bar and climbs a tree to hide in. They rest of the party defend themselves. Arachis casts on the crowd, knocking out 2 orcs. The rest of the people in the bar stand warily at the party. Arachis gives 2 gold on the counter for the drinks, and the party leave the bar.
==Barfight Aftermath==
Outside the tavern, Renatus shouts at Garp for causing the brawl, and ditches Garp. Garp stays with Arachis. In the tree Grau turns into an orc. As the crowd comes out of the tavel, Garp and Arachis start to run.
Grau jumps out of the tree in front of the pursuers. As an Orc, Grau gives a fake direction to the crowd to where the bear went. Everyone runs off except one Orc, who insists that he and Grau go to the Magistrate to lay an ambush for the Druid. 
Arachis spots Grau being escorted away, so casts on the orc with him. But it also puts Grau to sleep too. Grau turns into a bear when unconscious. Arachis wakes up Grau. 
Grau turns into a human and goes with Arachis. The 3 go into a new tavern, Muddy Boot, and get a private room, which they immediately go inside. 
Renatus goes downtown near the Magistrate's Office to get an innroom. They are more expensive (6 gold). Arachis says they'll leave town in the morning, but first he needs to visit the library. He gets the money for the library card from Garp and Grau, then heads off to the temple. In the room Garp and Grau talk about the mistakes they made tonight. 
Arachis goes to the library but finds he can't get a card made until the daytime where the process can begin.
Arachis goes to a nearby bar to get a drink alone. Eventually he overhears people talking about the druid situation in town. The story is a half-elven druid came into town and attacked some guards in a tavern. The other person finds the story very unlikely and illogical, druids wouldn't come to Valesbrook. Arachis asks about the Druid ban, and he is told that druids are considered elven terrorists (Fireflies) here to set things on fire. There is a large bounty for druids; dead or alive.
Arachis starts to head back to the new inn where the party is. He finds 6 orcs standing outside talking with a human officer, talking with some civilians. Arachis waits outside and observes.
A officer goes to the party's room in the inn and questions Garp & Grau. Garp and Grau made the officer very awkward by claiming to be lovers. The officers leaves.
The officer leaves the Muddy Boot tavern, but leaves some orcs to watch the place. Arachis considers it too dangerous, so goes to a different tavern to get a room and sleep.
===Renatus returns to the Magistrate===
Saturday, 27 October 1521: In the early morning Renatus goes to the Magistrate Zerrah's office, saying that he as important information for her. He is put into a waiting room, to wait for his turn to be seen.
Renatus eventually has their turn, and is escorted to a meeting room where Zerrah's greets people on a sorta-throne, flanked by guards.
Renatus explains the druid incident last night was from his friend, who is a Bear, and unafflicted with the other druids of the area. Zerrah finds this explanation makes sense considering the previous reports of a gnome and orcish druid.
Renatus begs for the lives of his friends. She reveals that Garp & Grau's room is under observation. After her morning appointments she will go with the guard to arrest them. She will grant Garp & Grau mercy based on what Renatus has said.
===Arachis Goes to the Library===
Arachis goes to the library and undergoes the process to get the library card. Arachis again uses the alias Sihcara. After the card is made, a spell is cast upon it.
Arachis begins his research into Sigris Shadowhand and the location of his tower. The books reveal that Sigris's descendants live in the village of Wikish. He was active around 250 years ago, and was active for 20 years before he vanished from records. No record of their death. Arachis spends the most of the day in the library.
==Renatus turns in Garp & Grau==
Meanwhile at the inn, Grau & Garp find themselves barricaded in the basement of the Muddy Boot Tavern with no way out. Their room had been underground and there are no other exits.
Renatus goes with Magistrate Zerrah to the barricaded inn. Magistrate Zerrah gives Renatus the chance to talk down his friends, but if they run or do anything else, the will be killed.
Renatus goes into the inn and explains the situation to Garp and Grau. Garp and Grau end up surrendering. They all head back to the Magistrate's office.
After his day of research Arachis returns to the Muddy Boot Tavern, and is told by the bartender that Garp and Grau have been taken into custody, and that Arachis is asked to also turn himself in by the Magistrate herself.
Arachis, after a drink, leaves the tavern and heads to the Magistrate's office himself.
==Experience==
No experience given this episode. 
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