Acquisitions Incorporated

Development. If the portal isn't dosed after I minute.

a SC'Cond gibbering mouther comes through. It suffers
any cons<'quences alr eady in p lace fo r alterations to
the runes.

) I. WORKSHOP

A long table has been pushed into the northwest corner

of th is room, with three corpses of male huMans piled

beneath it. Each corpse is naked to the wais t and wear·

ing colorful tights. Visible on the chest of one corpse

is a sigil of a draconic skull pierced from the bottom

by a sword.

Creatures. Hoobur Gran"Shoop's necromantic rituals

h;\\C caused the humanoids slain here to come back as

three shadows. All were professional grapplers hired

by the operatives of the Six for the attack on Trescndar

Manor. and were C1'ecutf'd when the atlack was done to

provide permanent undead sentries. The shadows cur-

rently linger in area 12. but they move under the door

into this area to attack if the charac ters make any noise

or bring any light into t ll<' room. If the shadows nttack.

tllC'y surprise any character who does not notice their

approach with a successful OC^14 \Visdom ( Per cep-

tion) check.

Tactics. The shadows remember being professional

grapplers. and they put on a show as they attack. tossing

each other toward th<'ir enemies. "jumping" off the tablr

or each otht>r onto foes. and so forth. They flex and pos

ture. pose <'Ind prnnc<:> in a way that is very unbecoming

ofa typical undead. If they need a break from the battle.

they r etreat under the locked door into area 12.

Development. If the charac ter s have P;1tsky or tlw

Splintfig sisters to ilsk. they can report that the bodies

under the table were grapplt·rs who helped attack the

manor. T he last t im e any o f the other s saw the three.

they were aJi,·c and among the victors.

12. OFFIC E

T he door betw een areas^11 and^12 is locked. When the

ch:.ira<'ters enter <irea 12. read:

A bed and a desk are the only furnishings in this sur·

prisingly clean room. The bed is made with linen sheets

and a fluffy pillow. Atop the desk are an ink pot and a

quill pen.

Hoobur Gran'Shoop cle;ined <ind set up this area as a

command h('adquartcrs for the few days his forces r e-

mained in tlw dungeon.

Secret Messages. Crumpled up under the desk is

a piece of paper co,·ered with ink blots-residue from

when the paper was placed under another piece of paper

that was writlen upon. Any character who succeeds on

a DC 10 lnt<'lligencc (I m ·<·stigation) check discerns the

impression!> on the pap<:>r. which can be r ead by rubbing

charcoal aernss the p;1ge or with r<1reful study.

S-

We have completed our work here. Omin's moppets

have been defeated, although the half ore and the tie.fling

escaped. We believe the former ran for the woods. which

means she will be ours soon enough. The latter, we cannot

locate. We could not find the timepiece either, and it 1s pos-

sible the tie.fling took it with her. However, if its magic func-

tions as erratically as does that of the far gear, there may be

more searching to be done.

Everything goes according to plan, and the manor should

be free to claim. Loose ends are being tied up as I write this.

I am. always. your obliging servant.

Hoobur

13eneath th<:> si~n:nure is the symbol of a draconic skull

pi(' rcecl by a sword from the bottom up.

CLEAN-UP CREW

Dran Enterpris<'s keeps n close watch on J.\cquisitions

ln<'orporated operations. \\'henevcr an Acq Inc fran-

chist": fails. Oran Enterprises swoops in to make a

hostile takeovt'r o f the as!-.ets and expand its own opera-

tions. The Phandalin franchise is no exception. As soon

as Sister Garaelc saw thr lroubl<· at Tresendar Manor.

the priest ofTymora let Oran Entnpriscs know. Oran

Ent<:>rprises then dispatdwd a Cf('\\ ' of hobgoblins to

evaluate the area. clean 11p. and LHkt· control ofTresen-

dar l\lanor as quickly <is possible. \\'hen the adventur-

ers leave th(' dungeon for the final time. they s<:><' that

cl<·anup crew in any arr:'I close lo the entrance.

As you step through the door, two hobgoblins pause.

staring at you with a mix of anger and confusion. One

wears an oversized tank on her back with a hand-held

hose and nozzle emerging from it. A clear, viscous liq-

uid drips from the nozzle, sizzling and smoking when

it hits the ground. The second hobgoblin brandishes a

lethal-looking sword. Both wear leather armor branded

with the insignia of Oran Enterprises.

Creatures. These two hobgoblins -Grunka and

Fraht- lead the Oran Enterprise!> ad\'ancc crew. They

arrived clandestinely jus t after th<' charac ters enter ed

th<' clung<'on. and ar en't expecti11g any resistance

gi\'en the low-key nature oft heir cleaning assignment.

Grunka wears an acid sprny gun. an invcmion of Oran

Enterprises R&D. Add the' following attnrk action lo her

stat block:

Acid Spray Gun (Recharge 5 -6). Tht' hobgohl in

sprays a<'id in a^10 foot con<:>. Each creature in till' area

must make a DC I 0 Dexterity Sa\ ing throw. taking^7

(2d6) acid damage on a fail<~d save. or half as much dam-

agc> on a successful one.

The spray gun has a tank that C'an be filled with ten

standard vials of arid mixed with water. allowing it to be

used fin· times.

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