4 .TresendarCrypts
Theeldersofthelong-goneTresendarfamilywereonce
laidtorestinthismausoleum.
Threelargestonesarcophagistandwithinthisdustycrypt,
andproppedupagainsteachsarcophagusisahuman
skeletoncladinbitsofrustymail.Falsecolumnsalong
thewallsarecarvedintheimageofspreadingoaktrees.
Thedoubledoorsinthesoutheastcorneraresheathedin
tarnishedcopperplate.Thethreeskeletonsareanimatedandattackanycreature
thatcomeswithin^10 feetofthedoorleadingtoarea^5 or
thedoorleadingtoarea6,unlessthatcreatureiswearing
thescarletcloakoftheRedbrandsorspeaksthepassword
“Illefarn”(thenameofanancientelvennation,whichonce
spreadacrossmuchoftheSwordCoast).
Thestonelidofeachsarcophagusiscarvedtodepict
thepersonentombedwithin—twohumanmalesandone
humanfemale,allofnoblebearing.Ifopened,thetombs
containmostlymolderingbonesandscrapsofclothing,
butseethe“Treasure”section.Developments
FightinginthisroomalertstheRedbrandsinarea^5 that
troubleisontheway.Treasure
Amidthebonesineachsarcophagusisaplatinumsignet
ring(50gp).AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 150 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
defeatstheskeletons.- SlavePens
Forthepasttwomonths,theRedbrandshavebeen
capturingtravelersintheareaandholdingtheminthese
pensuntiltheycanbesoldintoslavery.
Thislongroomispartitionedintothreeareas,withironbars
wallingoffthenorthandsouth.Filthystrawlinesthefloorsof
thosecells,thehingeddoorsofwhicharesecuredbychains
andpadlocks.Apairofdisheveledhumanwomenareheld
inthecelltothesouth,whileahumanboyisconfinedto
thenorth.Allaredressedinplaingraytunicsandhaveiron
collarsfittedaroundtheirnecks.
Aheapofdiscardedclothingispiledcarelesslyagainstthe
farwall.TwoRedbrandruffiansinscarletcloaksstandguardhere,
thoughtheyspendmostoftheirtimetauntingthehapless
prisoners(seethe“Captives”section).Iftheyhearfighting
inarea5,theytakeuppositionsagainstthewallnearthe
door,thentrytosurpriseintruders.Thecaptivesaretoo
intimidatedtoshoutwarningsorcallforhelp.Theheapofclothingbelongstothevariouscaptiveswho
havebeenhousedhereoverthelasttwomonths—atleast
adozenpeopletojudgebythesizeofthepile.
CellDoors.Thecelldoorsfeaturesimplelocks
requiringthieves’toolsandasuccessfulDC^10 Dexterity
checktopick.Thedoorscanalsobewrenchedopenby
bruteforcewithasuccessfulDC^22 Strengthcheck.Captives
ThethreehumancommonersimprisonedhereareMirna
Dendrarandhertwoteenagechildren,thirteen-year-old
Narsandeighteen-year-oldNilsa.Afewdaysago,the
RedbrandsmurderedMima’shusband,Thel,fordefying
them.(Hiscorpsecanbefoundinarea8.)Thatnight,the
gangreturnedandabductedthefamilyfromtheirhomein
Phandalin.Thegangplanstosellthefamilyintoslavery.
TheDendrarsaregratefultothecharactersforrescuing
them,buttheycan’tprovidemuchinformationaboutthe
Redbrandhideout.Alltheyknowisthatthebossisa
wizard(thoughtheyhaven’tmethimanddon’tknowhis
name),andthathehas“tall,furrymonsterswithbigears”
(bugbears)workingforhim.
SideQuest:Mima'sHeirloom.Thoughherfamilyhas
nothingtoofferasareward,Mirnatellsthecharacters
thatshemightknowwhereavaluableheirloomishidden.
Whenshewasayounggirl,sheandherfamilyfledfrom
thetownofThundertreeafterundeadoverrantheplace.
Herfamilyhadanherbandalchemyshop,insidewhicha
casecontaininganemeraldnecklacewashiddenbeneath
asectionofstorageshelves.Sheneverdaredtoreturn
andretrieveit.Theshopwasinthesoutheastpartof
Thundertree.Ifthecharactersdecidetoexploretheruins
ofThundertree,seepart^3 oftheadventure.AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 200 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
defeatstheruffians.Divide^100 XPequallyamongthe
charactersiftheDendrarsmakeitbacktotownalive.6.Armory
Thedoortothisroomislockedfromtheoutside.Across
fromthelockeddoorisasecretdoorthatleadstoarea7.
Formoreinformationonlockeddoorsandsecretdoors,
seethe“GeneralFeatures”section(page20).Racksofweaponslinethewallsofthischamber,including
spears,swords,crossbows,andbolts.Adozendirtyred
cloakshangfromhooksbythedoor.TheRedbrandshaveambitiousplanstoexpandtheir
numbersinthenearfuture,sotheyhavebeenstockpiling
armsandarmor.
Theweaponracksholdtwelvespears,sixshortswords,
fourlongswords,sixlightcrossbows,andeightquivers
holdingtwentycrossbowboltseach.7. StoreroomandWorkArea
Inthischamber,theRedbrandstakestockoftheirstolen
wares,eithershippingthemoutthroughthecaverntothe
southorpackagingthemforstorageinthestronghold.PART2:PHANDALIN