Previously On Reclaiming Orathos

Ashlyn's back from the dead — and the cursed inn isn't cursed anymore! The party wakes at a thriving Clapton's Hammer and burns three days of downtime letting her heal. Across the bay in Eastport, Lash meets the dripping blue Deep Sea Smithmaster, learns auricalcum must be cold-forged only, and folds three of its five powers into her crafting hammer. Fenric's silver claws? Deferred — they're too worn to fit.

Then Drak swaggers up to the inner-city gate and lands the big one: Eldrich the Elder is hiring a crack crew to kill one of Laewendas's inner circle — and he'll come watch them fight to judge them!

Cue the arena. Six heroes versus four full-plate squires in a river-soaked battleground. It's a grinding, miss-everything slog — until Silithane Suggests the blind knight Elgaya has already won, and she strolls out celebrating. The baffled organizers pay BOTH teams. Level five, baby!

Now Eldrich is coming to watch. Time to audition for an assassination. Who's ready?

SUMMARY: Ashlyn heals, Lash cold-forges auricalcum, and a chaotic arena draw earns the party level 5 — with Eldrich the Elder set to judge their next fight for a contract to kill one of Laewendas's inner circle.