Ifthecharactersrefusetoparley,YeemikshovesSildar
overtheedgeandcontinueswiththefight.Sildartakes
ld6bludgeoningdamagefromthefall,whichisenoughto
drophimto 0 hitpoints.Quick-actingcharacterscantry
tostabilizehimbeforehedies(see“Damage,Healing,and
Dying”intherulebook).
RoleplayingSildar
SildarHallwinterisakindheartedhumanmaleofnearly
fiftyyearswhoholdsaplaceofhonorinthefamous
griffoncavalryofthegreatcityofWaterdeep.Heisan
agentoftheLords’Alliance,agroupofalliedpolitical
powersconcernedwithmutualsecurityandprosperity.
Membersoftheorderensurethesafetyofcitiesandother
settlementsbyproactivelyeliminatingthreatsbyany
means,whilebringinghonorandglorytotheirleaders
andhomelands.
SildarmetGundrenRockseekerinNeverwinterand
agreedtoaccompanyhimbacktoPhandalin.Sildarwants
toinvestigatethefateofIarnoAlbrek,ahumanwizardand
fellowmemberoftheLords’Alliancewhodisappeared
shortlyafterarrivinginPhandalin.Sildarhopestolearn
whathappenedtoIarno,assistGundreninreopeningthe
oldmine,andhelprestorePhandalintoacivilizedcenter
ofwealthandprosperity.
Sildarprovidesthecharacterswithfourpiecesofuseful
information:
- ThethreeRockseekerbrothers(Gundren,Tharden,and
Nundro)recentlylocatedanentrancetothelong-lost
WaveEchoCave,siteoftheminesofthePhandelver’s
Pact.(Sharetheinformationinthefirsttwoparagraphs
ofthe“Background”sectiontotheplayersatthistime.) - Ktarg,thebugbearwholeadsthisgoblinband,had
orderstowaylayGundren.Sildarheardfromthegoblins
thattheBlackSpidersentwordthatthedwarfwasto
bebroughttohim.Sildardoesn’tknowwhoorwhatthe
BlackSpideris. - GundrenhadamapshowingthesecretlocationofWave
EchoCave,butthegoblinstookitwhentheycaptured
him.SildarbelievesthatKlargsentthemapandthe
dwarftothechiefoftheCragmawsataplacecalled
CragmawCastle.Sildardoesn’tknowwherethatmight
be,buthesuggestssomeoneinPhandalinmightknow.
(Itdoesn’toccurtoSildarimmediately,butacaptured
goblinmightalsobepersuadedtodivulgethecastle’s
location.Seethe“WhattheGoblinsKnow”sidebaron
page8.) - Sildar’scontactinPhandalinisahumanwizardnamed
IarnoAlbrek.Thewizardtraveledtothetowntwo
monthsagotoestablishorderthere.AftertheLords’
AlliancereceivednowordfromIarno,Sildardecidedto
investigate.
Sildartellsthecharactersthatheintendstocontinueon
toPhandalin,sinceit’sthenearestsettlement.Heoffers
topaytheparty (^50) gptoprovideescort.Althoughhehas
nomoneyonhim,Sildarcansecurealoantopaythe
characterswithinadayafterarrivinginPhandalin.First,
hehopesthey’llputastoptothegoblinraidsbyclearing
outthecaves.
Developments
Ifheisrescuedandhealed,SildarHallwinterremains
withthepartybutisanxioustoreachPhandalinasquickly
aspossible.Hedoesn’thaveanyweaponsorarmor,but
hecantakeashortswordfromadefeatedgoblinorusea
weaponloanedtohimbyacharacter.
IfSildarjoinstheparty,seethe“NPCPartyMembers”
sidebarfortipsonhowtorunhim.
Treasure
Yeemikcarriesapouchcontainingthreegoldteeth(
gpeach)and^15 sp.Sildar’sgear,alongwithGundren
Rockseeker,wastakentoCragmawCastle.
NPCPartyMembers
AnNPCmightjointheparty,ifonlyforashorttime.Hereare
sometipstohelpyourunanNPCpartymember:
- Letthecharactersmaketheimportantdecisions.Theyarethe
protagonistsoftheadventure.IfthecharactersaskanNPC
partymemberforadviceordirection,rememberthatNPCs
makemistakestoo. - AnNPCwon’tdeliberatelyputhimselforherselfinharm’s
wayunlessthere’sagoodreasontodoso. - AnNPCwon’ttreatallpartymembersthesameway,which
cancreatesomefunfriction.AsanNPCgetstoknowthe
characters,thinkaboutwhichcharacterstheNPClikesmost
andwhichonestheNPClikesleast,andletthoselikesand
dislikesaffecthowtheNPCinteractswiththepartymembers. - Inacombatencounter,keeptheNPC’sactionssimpleand
straightforward.Also,lookforthingsthattheNPCcando
besidesfighting.Forexample,anNPCmightstabilizeadying
character,guardaprisoner,orhelpbarricadeadoor. - IfanNPCcontributesgreatlytotheparty’ssuccessina
battle,theNPCshouldreceiveanequalshareoftheXP
earnedfortheencounter.(ThecharactersreceivelessXPasa
consequence.) - NPCshavetheirownlivesandgoals.Consequently,anNPC
shouldremainwiththepartyonlyaslongasdoingsomakes
senseforthosegoals.
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7. TwinPoolsCave _ ___
Ifthegoblinshavedrainedeitherpooltofloodthe
passage,adjustthefollowingboxedtextaccordingly.Thiscavernishalffilledwithtwolargepoolsofwater.A
narrowwaterfallhighintheeasternwallfeedsthepool,which
drainsoutthewesternendofthechambertoformthestream
thatflowsoutofthecavemouthbelow.Lowfieldstonewalls
serveasdamsholdingthewaterin.Awideexitstandstothe
south,whiletwosmallerpassagesleadwest.Thesoundof
thewaterfallechoesthroughthecavern,makingitdifficult
tohear.Threegoblinsguardthiscave.Ifthegoblininarea 5
spottedthecharactersandwarnedthegoblinshere,they
arereadyfortrouble.Thenoiseofthewaterfallmeansthat
thecreaturesinarea 8 can’thearanyfightingthattakes
placehere,andviceversa.Therefore,assoonasafight
breaksouthere,onegoblinfleestoarea 8 towarnKlarg.PART 1 :GOBLINARROWS