toTrilenaandtheothertownsfolk,theRedbrandstook
Thel’swifeandchildrentotheirsecrethideout.)- Pip,Toblen’syoungson:“QellineAlderleafsson
Carpsaidhefoundasecrettunnelinthewoods,but
Redbrandsalmostcaughthim.”(Seethe“Alderleaf
Farm”sectionformoreinformation.) - Freda,aweaver:“TheRedbrandshassleeverybusiness
intown,exceptforthePhandalinMiner’sExchange.
Theydon’twanttroublewithHaliaThornton,whoruns
it.”(Seethe“PhandalinMiner’sExchange”sectionfor
moreinformation.)
Theseleadsshouldpointthecharacterstoward
opportunitiesforadventureinandaroundPhandalin.In
addition,anyNPCattheinncantellthecharactersthat
theRedbrandsfrequenttheSleepingGianttaphouseat
theeastendoftown—andthattheruffiansaretrouble.
Barthen’s Provisions
Barthen’sisthebiggesttradingpostinPhandalin.Its
shelvesstockmostordinarygoodsandsupplies,including
backpacks,bedrolls,rope,andrations.Theplaceisopen
fromsunuptosundown.Barthen’sdoesnotstockweapons
orarmor,butcharacterscanpurchaseotheradventuring
gearhere,withtheexceptionofitemsthatcostmore
than 25 gp.(Forprices,see“AdventuringGear”inthe
rulebook.)Charactersinneedofweaponsorarmorare
directedtotheLionshieldCoster(seethatsection).
TheproprietorisElmarBarthen,aleanandbalding
humanmaleshopkeeperoffiftyyearswithakindly
manner.Heemploysacoupleyoungclerks(Anderand
Thistle)whohelploadandunloadwagons,andwhowait
oncustomerswhenBarthenisn’taround.
DeliveringtheSupplies.Ifthecharactersbeganplay
withthe“MeetMeinPhandalin”adventurehook,their
ordersaretodeliverthewagonofsuppliestoBarthen’s.
Barthenpaystheagreedamount(10gptoeachcharacter)
andtakespossessionofthewagonanditssupplies.If
thecharacterstellhimofGundrenRockseeker’scapture,
Barthenissaddenedbythenewsandencouragesthe
partytofindandrescuethedwarf.HeconsidersGundren
afriendandwasexcitedbytalkofdiscoveringthelost
mineofthePhandelver’sPactinthenearbyhills.Ifthe
partyhasn’talreadylearneddetailsoftheminefrom
SildarHallwinter,acharacterwhosucceedsonaDC 15
Intelligence(History)checkcanrelatetheinformation
fromthefirsttwoparagraphsofthe“Background”section
atthestartoftheadventure.
BarthenalsomentionsthattwomoreRockseeker
brothers,NundroandTharden,arecampedsomewhere
outsidetown.Barthenhasn’tseentheminatendayand
expectsthebrotherstoreturn“anydaynow”toresupply.
WhatBarthendoesn’tknowisthatThardenisdeadand
Nundroisaprisonerinthemine.Seepart4,the“Wave
EchoCave”section,formoreinformation.
BarthenfsNews.IfthecharactersaskBarthenhow
businessisgoing,theshopkeepertellsthemthatthe
Redbrandsaremakingithardoneveryone,shakingdown
localbusinessesandfloutingthetownmaster’sauthority.
Ifthecharactersseemofamindtodosomethingabout
it,hetellsthemthattheRedbrandsfrequenttheSleeping
Gianttaphouse.
Edermath Orchard
DaranEdermathisaretiredadventurerwholivesina
tidylittlecottagebesideanappleorchard.Afit,silver-
hairedhalf-elfwelloverahundredyearsold,Daranisa
fighterwhoservedasamarshalandheraldformanyyears
inthelandsoftheDragonCoast,fartothesoutheast.
Uponretiring,hereturnedtotheNeverwinterregion,his
originalhome.
DaranisamemberoftheOrderoftheGauntlet,a
devoutandvigilantgroupthatseekstoprotectothersfrom
thedepredationsofevildoers.Theorderisalwaysvigilant,
readytosmiteevil,enforcejustice,andenactretribution
againstanywhotrytosubjugateorharmothers.Though
heisnolongeractiveintheorder,hekeepsaneyeon
happeningsaroundPhandalin.Heishappytotradenews
withfellowadventurers,especiallythosewhoappearto
holdtothesevirtues.
DaranisconcernedabouttheRedbrands,andhewould
liketoseeagroupofadventurersteachtheruffiansa
lesson.Hetellsthecharactersthatit’stimesomeonetook
astandagainsttheRedbrands’leader,Glasstaff.Daran
knowstheRedbrandshangaroundtheSleepingGianttap
house,buthecanalsotellthecharactersthatthemain
RedbrandsafehouseliesunderTresendarManor,the
ruinattheeastedgeoftown.(Seethe“TresendarManor”
sectionformoreinformation.)
Quest:OldOwlTrouble.Daranhasheardstories
fromprospectorsinthehillsnortheastofPhandalinthat
someoneisdiggingaroundintheruinsknownasOld
OwlWell.Moredisturbingly,severalprospectorshave
reportedbeingchasedfromtheareabyundead.Heasks
thecharacterstovisittheruins,acoupledaysmarch
northeastofPhandalin,andfindoutwho’sthereand
whatthey’reupto.Daranknowsthattheruinsarean
oldwatchtowerofanancientmagicalempireknownas
Netheril,andheworriesthatdangerousmagicmightbe
dormantthere.Ifthepartypursuesthisquest,see“Old
OwlWell”(page29).JoiningtheOrderoftheGauntlet
IfthepartydealswiththeRedbrandsandinvestigatesOld
OwlWell,DaranEdermathprivatelyapproachescertain
membersofthegrouptourgethemtojointheOrderofthe
Gauntlet.Hespeakswiththosewhoexemplifythevirtues
oftheorder,suchashonorandvigilance.Ifacharacter
agrees,DaranawardsthepersonthetitleofChevall.Lionshield Coster
Hangingabovethefrontdoorofthismodesttradingpostis
asignshapedlikeawoodenshieldwithabluelionpainted
onit.ThisbuildingisownedbytheLionshields,amerchant
companybasedinthecityofYartar,overahundredmiles
totheeast.TheyshipfinishedgoodstoPhandalinand
othersmallsettlementsthroughouttheregion,butthis
outposthasbeenhardhitbybanditry.Themostrecent
LionshieldcaravandueinPhandalinneverarrived.(Itwas
attackedanditscargocapturedbytheCragmawgoblins.)PART2:PHANDALIN