Lost Mine of Phandelver

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4. TRESENDAR CRYPTS

Theelders of the long-gone Tresendar familywereonce

laidto rest in thismausoleum.

Three largestone sarcophagi stand within this dustycrypt,

and propped up against each sarcophagus is a human

skeleton cladin bits of rusty mail.Falsecolumns along

the wallsare carved in the image of spreading oak trees.

Thedouble doors in the southeast corner are sheathed in

tarnished copper plate.

Thethree skeletons are animated andattackanycreature

thatcomeswithin 10 feetof the doorleadingto area 5 or

the doorleadingto area6, unless thatcreature is wearing

the scarlet cloakof the Redbrands or speaks the password

"Illefam" (thenameof an ancient elvennation,whichonce

spread across much of the Sword Coast).

Thestone lid of each sarcophagus is carved to depict

the person entombed within-two human males andone

human female,all of noblebearing. If opened, the tombs

contain mostly moldering bones andscraps of clothing,

but see the "Treasure" section.

DEVELOPMENTS

Fighting in thisroom alerts the Redbrands in area5 that

trouble is on the way.

TREASURE

Amidthe bones in eachsarcophagus is a platinum signet

ring(50 gp).

AWARDING EXPERIENCE POINTS

Divide 150 XP equallyamong the characters if the party

defeats the skeletons.

5. SLAVE PENS

Forthe pasttwomonths, the Redbrands havebeen

capturing travelers in the areaandholding them in these

pens untiltheycanbe soldintoslavery.

Thislongroom is partitioned into three areas, withironbars

walling off the north and south. Filthystraw linesthe floorsof

those cells,the hinged doors of whichare secured by chains

and padlocks. A pair of disheveled human women are held

in the cell to the south, while a human boy is confined to

the north. All are dressed in plaingraytunics and haveiron

collars fitted around their necks.

A heap of discarded clothing is piledcarelessly against the

far wall.

TwoRedbrand ruffians in scarlet cloaksstand guard here,

though theyspend mostof theirtimetaunting the hapless

prisoners (seethe "Captives" section). If theyhearfighting

in area 5, theytakeup positions against the wallnear the

door,thentry to surprise intruders. Thecaptives are too

intimidated to shoutwarnings or callfor help.

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PART 2: PHANDALIN

Theheap of clothing belongs to the various captives who

havebeen housed hereoverthe lasttwomonths-at least

a dozenpeople to judge by the sizeof the pile.

CelJDoors.Thecelldoors feature simple locks

requiring thieves' toolsanda successful DC10 Dexterity

checkto pick.Thedoors canalsobe wrenched openby

bruteforcewitha successful DC22 Strength check.

CAPTIVES

Thethree human commoners imprisoned hereare Mirna

Dendrar andher twoteenage children, thirteen-year-old

Nars andeighteen-year-old Nilsa.A fewdaysago,the

Redbrands murdered Mirna's husband, Thel,for defying

them.(Hiscorpse canbe found in area8.) Thatnight,the

gangreturned andabducted the familyfromtheirhome in

Phandalin. Thegangplans to sellthe familyintoslavery.

TheDendrars are grateful to the characters for rescuing

them,but theycan't providemuchinformation about the

Redbrand hideout. All theyknow is thatthe bossis a

wizard (though theyhaven'tmethimanddon'tknow his

name),andthathe has "tall,furrymonsters withbig ears"

(bugbears) working for him.

SideQuest:Mirna'sHeirloom. Though her familyhas

nothing to offeras a reward, Mirna tellsthe characters

thatshemightknowwhere a valuable heirloom is hidden.

When she wasa young girl,sheandher familyfledfrom

the townof Thundertree afterundead overran the place.

Herfamilyhadan herbandalchemyshop,insidewhich a

casecontaining an emerald necklace washiddenbeneath

a section of storage shelves. She neverdared to return

andretrieve it. Theshopwasin the southeast partof

Thundertree. If the characters decide to explore the ruins

of Thundertree, see part 3 of the adventure.

AWARDING EXPERIENCE POINTS

Divide 200 XP equallyamong the characters if the party

defeatsthe ruffians. Divide 100 XP equallyamong the

characters if the Dendrars makeit backto townalive.

6. ARMORY

Thedoorto thisroomis locked fromthe outside. Across

fromthe locked dooris a secret doorthatleadsto area7.

Formoreinformation on locked doors andsecret doors,

see the "General Features" section (page20).

Racksof weapons line the wallsof this chamber, including

spears, swords, crossbows, and bolts. A dozen dirtyred

cloaks hang from hooks by the door.

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TheRedbrands haveambitious plans to expand their

numbers in the nearfuture, so theyhavebeenstockpiling

arms andarmor.

Theweapon racks holdtwelvespears, six shortswords,

fourlongswords, six lightcrossbows, andeightquivers

holdingtwenty crossbow boltseach.

7. STOREROOM AND WORK AREA

In thischamber, the Redbrands takestock of theirstolen

wares, eithershipping them out through the cavern to the

southor packaging themfor storage in the stronghold.