You are currently adventuring in the small town of Phandalin; about 2 days travel south east of the capital city of Neverwinter. Once much larger, the town has seen modest growth in the past few years. Phandalin has been effectively controlled by the bandit group known as the Redbrands, led by a mysterious figure named Glasstaff.
Main Characters
Gundren Rockseeker
Long time friend and patron of (most) of your group. Was attacked and kidnapped by the Cragmaw goblins while riding to Phandalin. One of three dwarven brothers (Nundro and Tharden); it is likely he and his brothers know the location of the lost mine of the Phandelver’s Pact.
Sildar Hallwinter
The warrior you rescued from the goblin cave. He is searching for his colleague Iarno Albrek. Albrek is a wizard. Sildar has set up shop in the Townmaster’s Hall. He is a member of the Lords’ Alliance and wants to bring law and order to the town.
Glasstaff/Iarno Albrek
Mysterious leader of the Redbrands. You now know this man to have been Iarno Albrek.
The Black Spider
Seemingly the power behind the events of Phandalin. Hired the Redbrands and the Cragmaw Goblins to intimidate Phandalin into docility.
Redbrands
The local gang of bandits that effectively run Phandalin.
Cragmaw Goblins
Kidnapped Gundren and Sildar and took them back to their cave. But the main headquarters seems to be a place called Cragmaw Castle.
Droop
A goblin you saved and recruited into your party in the Redbrand’s hideout. Treated like garbage from birth but bugbears and other goblins, Droop is desperate to impress the first beings ever to be nice to him. He has a tendency to faint in stressful situations.
Minor Characters
Carp Alderleaf
Son of Qelline Alderleaf. Claimed to have found a secret tunnel in the woods. But when your party went to meet up with him, couldn’t be found. You found him and freed him from the Redbrand slavepens.
Qelline Alderleaf
Farmer of Alderleaf Farm. Mother of Carp Alderleaf.
Elmar Barthen
Owns the Phandalin trading post Barthen’s Provisions.
Mirna Dendrar
You rescued both her and her two children (Nars and Nilsa) from the Redbrands’ slave pens. They successfully returned to their home.
Thel Dendra
Local woodcarver who was killed in broad daylight by the Redbrands for protecting his wife from their leers. You found his body in the Redbrands’ hideout.
Daran Edermath
Retired adventurer who now runs an orchard in Phandalin.
Elsa
Gossipy barmaid at the Inn.
Freda
Weaver who drinks at the Inn.
Linene Graywind
Runs the Phandalin branch of the Lionshield Coster. Refuses to do business with the Redbrands. You helped return their stolen goods from the goblin cave.
Lanar
A miner who drinks at the Inn.
Liene Graywind
Runs the Phandalin trading post, Lionshield Coster.
Narth
Old farmer who drinks at the Inn.
Pip Stonehill
Son of Toblen and Trilena Stonehill. Friend of Carp Alderleaf.
Sister Garaele
Cares for the Shrine of Luck. Is attempting to gain access to an old spellbook.
Toblen Stonehill
Innkeeper at Stonehill Inn. Husband of Trilena Stonehill.
Trilena Stonehill
Innkeeper at the Stonehill Inn. Wife of Toblen Stonehill.
Halia Thornton
Guidmaster of the Miner’s Exchange. Has offered to work with you in taking down the Redbrands. But the party has suspicions of Halia, even if they’re not sure what for.
Harbin Wester
Phandalin’s current townmaster in charged of judiciary and record keeping. Says the Redbrands are merely a mercenary guild and not all that much trouble.
Places
Alderleaf Farm
Farm on the edge of town ran by Qelline Alderleaf and her son, Carp.
Barthen’s Provisions
Primary store for provisions (not weapons) in Phandalin. Gratefully accepted your delivery of supplies. Ran by Elmar Barthen and his assistants Ander and Thistle. Ask for inventory and price list.
Edermath Orchard
Daran Edermath’s orchard.
Lionshield Coster
Chain store that sells armaments in Phandalin and other smaller towns throughout the Forgotten Realms. Rewarded your delivery of stolen supplies from the goblin cave. Ask for inventory and price list.
Phandalin Miner’s Exchange
Trading post where local miners have their valuable finds weighted, measured, and paid out. Also serves an the unofficial town record office, registering claims to various streams and excavations around the area.
Shrine of Luck.
Shrine in Phandalin cared for by Sister Garaele. Dedicated to Tymora, the goddess of luck and good fortune.
Sleeping Giant
Tap House frequented by the Redbrands. Ran by a surly female dwarf named Grista.
Stonehill Inn
The only inn in Phandalin. You are currently lodged there. Also the bar serves as an informal social area for many townsfolk.
Townmaster’s Hall
While Phandalin has no functioning government, a townmaster is elected every year to act as a judge and record keeper. The current townmaster is Harbin Wester. The hall contains two small jail cells. Sildar Hallwinter has also established himself here, much to the chagrin of Harbin.
Tresendar Manor
Old, ruined manor on a hill that is rumored to be the main hideout of the Redbrands.
Quests
Rescuing Gundren Rockseeker/Finding Cragmaw Castle – Multiple sources have seen the Cragmaw goblins taking Gundren Rockseeker to Cragmaw Castle. You have a generally good idea of where the castle is located. Sildar Hallwinter is offering 500gp if the party can defeat or drive off the tribe’s chieftain.
Old Owl Trouble – Daran Edermath has heard rumors of prospectors in the hills northeast of Phandalin digging around Old Owl Well. They’ve found some gold, but they’ve also been chased away by the undead. An old watchtower of an ancient magical empire known as the Netheril, Daran is concerned that dangerous magic might be dormant there.
Halia’s Job Offer – Halia Thornton of the Phandalin Miner’s Exchange has offered you 100gp to eliminate the Redbrand leader, Glasstaff, and bring her any correspondence found in the leader’s quarters. She believes the Redbrand hideout is in or near Tresendar Manor. But the party has suspicions about Halia, even if they’re not sure what. You killed Glasstaff in a fight in the Redbrand’s hideout and recovered correspondence between Glasstaff and the Black Spider.
The Banshee’s Bargain – Sister Garaele of the Shrine of Luck is looking for an old spellbook.
Orc Trouble – Townmaster Harbin is looking for someone to head east on the Triboar Trail where travelers have reported trouble with a band of orcs near Wyvern Tor. He offers 100gp to any group that can take care of the problem.
Finding Iarno – Sildar Hallwinter accompanied Gundren Rockseeker to Phandalin so he could find what happened to his Lords’ Alliance colleague Iarno Albrek. Dispatched by the Alliance so that Albrek could scout the area, he went missing several months ago. Hallwinter describes Albrek as “a short, dark-bearded human wizard in his thirties.” Hallwinter wants to find and bring back Iarno, or whatever might be left of him. You killed Iarno in a fight in the Redbrand’s hideout.
Mirna’s Heirloom – Though her family has nothing to offer as reward for saving them, Mirna tells the characters that she might know where a valuable heirloom is hidden. When she was a young girl, she and her family fled from the town of Thundertree after undead overran the place. Her family had an herb and alchemy shop, sinside which a case containing an emerald necklace was hidden beneath a section of storage shelves. She never dared to return and retrieve it.
Finding Wave Echo Cave – A charmed bugbear revealed the location of Wave Echo Cave, a magical area with a legendary forge. But exactly the Black Spider is doing there is still unknown.
Completed Quests
Delivering the Supplies – You successfully delivered Gundren’s supplies to Barthen’s Provisions. Each party member received 10gp as a reward.
Recovered Goods – You successfully found and returned the Lionshield Coster’s stolen supplies. The proprietor, Linene Graywind rewarded your party with 50gp.
The Dendrar Family – The Redbrands killed Thel Dendrar for standing up to them for leering at his wife. A day later, his wife, daughter, and son have gone missing. As thanks for rescuing her and her children, Mirna Dendrar told you about the possible location of her lost, and potentially valuable, family heirloom.
Redbrands Hangouts – Everyone in Phandalin knows that the Sleeping Giant tap house is a common hangout for Redbrand Ruffians. But Daran Edermath suspects that the main Redbrand hideout is near the manor on the hill.
Equipment of Note
Talon – +1 Longsowrd in a Silver-Chased Scabbard. The sword is inscribed with the name “Talon”, and its hilt is worked in the shape of a bird of prey with outspread wings. It once belonged to a great knight named Aldith Tresendar, known as the Black Hawk. Sir Aldith died fighting off the orcs that attacked through the hidden caverns below his manor. Talon was lost here until the nothic found it.
Staff of Defense – Looted from the body of Iarno Albrek (Glasstaff).
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