The naivety of the druids concerning the

shadow druids

does not make it better. There should be more checks implemented for the character and NPCs.
So Shadowhear stole

a box belonging to the Gith, most likely containing an infernal contract

Why risk the success of such a mission by increasing the attention to your person by a grandiose armor with heraldic religious elements? It makes no sense in the game. The reason "it looks cool" is a big immersion breaker for me. Things should make sense in the context of the setting and not depend upon external elements. Just my 10 grains of Gold

I sometimes use thought experiments. I don't necessarily believe in every idea I post for discussion on this forum