"This ain't working," Alf says in confusion, frowning at the rod. "I still can heal some things though." He channels his healing energy into Dreadstone's shoulder, doing much to alleviate his injuries.
Once that's done, he fidgets with the rod, deciding to test it on himself.
Lesser Restoration (1d4=4)
Lesser Restoration #2 (1d4=3)
Primal energies sweep away whatever corruption the shadow-beast implanted him with, leaving Alf feeling like a million gold.
Lady returns to the party, and Alf's heart sinks as he sees her limping and severely weakened. He runs to her side and kneels to inspect her. Healing magicks mend whatever physical injuries the wraith inflicted, but there's something else wrong with her, similar to Dreadstone, and the wand isn't working on her either.
Alf looks at the skittish sorcerer. "Niko," he says, "You take Dreadstone and Lady up to town and try to find healers to help them. Stricia, me, and Draco will bring the spider to Otyugh. We will meet at cart in one hour, and then decide if to rest or to leave at once." Channeling his mystical powers briefly to ask Lady to go with Niko for now, Alf then joins Stricia at the spider carcass to help her drag it.
((I'll use one Cure Moderate on Dreadstone, which will heal up to 22 hp and will hopefully be enough. The second casting goes to Lady. If no one else needs healing from me, I'll use my last Cure Moderate and top myself off))