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PART2: PHANDALIN

instead assembled a group of outlaws

andlocalruffians to secure his own

position in town.

larno knewof the BlackSpider

through his contactsin the Lords'

Alliance andbrokered a meeting. The

drowpromised to sharethe secrets

andwealth of the Forgeof Spells

withthe wizardin exchange for his

helpandloyalty.

larno putson airsof gentilityand

courteous manners, addressing his

ruffians as "mygoodgentlemen,"

andreferring to sordidactssuch

as kidnappingor arsonas "that

unpleasant littlebusiness" or "those

unfortunate events."He refers to the

characters as "guests" andexpresses

regret thathe cannotprovidesuitable

entertainment for theirvisit.Beneath

his genteeldemeanor, however, larno

is justas thuggish andarrogant as any

Redbrand outlaws.

If threatened, larno useshis staff

of defenseto castmagearmoron

himself. He thencasts offensive spells

at enemies he cansee.Iarno's stat

blockcontains a list of the spellshe

hasprepared. Fordescriptions of

those spells andtheireffects, see the

rulebook.larno usesthe shield power of

his stafffor addedprotection.

If he is reducedto 8 or fewerhit

points andhasno avenuesof escape,

larno surrenders. He valueshis life

more thananything, andhe remains

a modelprisoner in the hopesthat

the BlackSpiderwillsomehow learn

of his predicamentand"arrange for

his freedom."

If he is questionedwhilein captivity,

larno relates the followinginformation,

all of which is true:

• The BlackSpider is a drow(darkelf).
  TheBlackSpider sentthree bugbears
  to helplarno keepthe population
  of Phandalin undercontrol, but the
  Redbrands havemanaged without
  them.Thebugbears knowthe wayto
  WaveEcho Cave,but larno doesnot.


• The BlackSpider is searching
  WaveEchoCavefor the Forgeof
  Spells. Dwarves andgnomes of the
  Phandelver's Pactusedthe magical
  forgeto fashionpowerful magicitems.
  
  
  • No othermembers of the Lords'Alliance knowof
    Iarno's betrayal.
  
  
  
  

DEVELOPMENTS

Variouspapers andnotes are stacked neatly on the desk,

mostlyconsisting of larno's written orders to apothecaries

andalchemists in nearbysettlements for morematerials

for his workshop.Thecharacters alsofinda lettersigned

withthe BlackSpider's symbol.

LordAlbrek,

My spiesin Neverwinter tell me thatstrangers are due to

arrive in Phandalin. Theycould be workingfor the dwarves.

Capture them if you can,kill themif you must,but don't allow

them to upset our plans.See thatany dwarven

maps in their possession are deliveredto me withhaste.

I'm countingon you,larno. Don't disappoint me.

If larnois takenintocustody,Sildar Hallwinter arranges

to havethe wizardincarcerated in the townmaster'shall

untilhe canbe safelytransported backto Neverwinter.

Whether larno stands trialfor his crimesis beyond

the scopeof thisadventure. TheBlackSpider is too

preoccupied to meddle in the wizard'sfate.

TREASURE

At the footof Iarno's bedis a sturdy,unlocked wooden

chestholdingthe bestpickings of the Redbrands'loot

overthe lasttwomonths. It contains 180 sp, 130gp,

anda silkpouch containing fivecarnelians (10 gp each),

twoperidots (15 gp each),andonepearl (100gp).It

alsocontains twomagic itemsthatlarno brought with

himfromNeverwinter: a scroll of charmpersonanda

scrollof fireball.

larno alsowields a staff of defense(seeappendix A).

AWARDINGEXPERIENCE POINTS

Divide 200 XP equally among the charactersif the party

slayslarno Albrek. Doublethe XP awardif theycapture

larno anddeliverhimto SildarHallwinter in Phandalin.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Thenextstage of the adventurecontinues withpart3,

"TheSpider's Web,"in which the charactersundertake

a number of short adventures thatadvance the story.At

some pointduring part2, the charactersare likelyto

advance to 3rd level,so makesurethe playersare keeping

track of theirXP.