Lost Mines of Phandelver

Thisareaisthenorthendofalargenaturalcavern,butithas

beenfinishedwithdressedstoneblockwallsandaflagstone

floor.Severalbarrelsarestoredagainstthewallshere,along

withanumberofemptycrates,strawforpacking,hammers,

prybars,andnails.

Thecaverncontinuesforsomedistancetothesouth.You

canmakeoutseveralpassagesthatopenupoffthelarger

cavern,andwhatlookslikeadeeppitorcrevasseinthefloor.

Thisroomcontainstwosecretdoors,oneleadingtoarea
6 andtheothertoarea12.Seethe“GeneralFeatures”
section(page20)formoreinformationonsecretdoors.

Treasure
Mostoftheprovisionsandgoodsherearen’tvaluable,
butlyingamongthemarethirtybeaverpelts(2gpeach).
TheywerelootedfromacaravanontheTriboarTraila
fewdaysago.

8. Crevasse
   Thecharactersarriveherebyoneofthreeroutes:the
   tunnelfromarea1,thestoreroomatarea7,ortherough-
   hewnpassagetothesouth,whichcontinuesoffthemap
   foraboutonehundredfeetandemergesfromatunnelin
   thewoodssouthofTresendarManor.Thepassageisan
   excellentwaytosmugglepeopleorgoodsinandoutof
   Phandalinwithoutbeingseen,andisthusperfectfora
   gangofslaversandthieves.

Acoldbreezefillsthislargenaturalcavern,carryingwithit

thefaintscentofdecayingflesh.Acrevassedividesthecavern

andisflankedbytworoughstonecolumnsthatsupportthe

twenty-foot-highceiling.Twoarchedwoodenbridgesspan

thechasm.

Bridges.Thesebridgesaremadeofwoodenplanksand

havenorails.Thesouthoneisriggedtocollapsewhen

acreatureweighingmorethan 50 poundsmovesacross

it.Acharacternexttothebridgecandiscernthatthe

constructionisfaultywithasuccessfulDC 15 Intelligence

(Investigation)check.Anycreaturecanuseanaction

todislodgeoneendofeitherbridge,droppingitinto

thecrevasse.

Crevasse.Thissteep-sidedfissureis 5 to 10 feetwide

and 20 feetdeep.Itsroughwallsareeasilyclimbed

withoutanabilitycheck.Acreaturethatfallsintothe

crevassetakes2d6bludgeoningdamageandlandsprone

inajumbleofrubblethatisdifficultterrain(see“Difficult

Terrain”intherulebook).

Thebottomofthecrevassefeelsunnaturallycold.When

viewedwithadetectmagicspell,theareaemanatesafaint

necromanticaura.Themagiccausesallorganicmatterin

thecrevassetoageanddecomposeathalfthenormalrate.

Currentlyheapedatthebottomamongbrokenandwell-

gnawedbonesisthehalf-eatenbodyofThelDendrar,

thewoodcarverofPhandalinwhowasmurderedby

theRedbrands.Theoutlawslefthiscorpsehereforthe

nothictofeedon.

Treasure

Thenothickeepsitshoardinabatteredwoodenchest

hiddeninacubbyholeatthebottomofthecrevasse,under

thenorthbridge.Thechestcan’tbeseenfromtheedgeof

thecrevasse,butisobvioustoanycharacterwhodescends

Theguardianofthiscaveisanothic—aninsane
subterraneanmonsterthathungersforflesh.Thecreature,
luredbyafaintmagicaleffectemanatingfromthe
crevasse,wasoccupyingtheareawhentheRedbrands
movedin.Iarnomanagedtostrikeabargainwiththe
monster,convincingittohelpguardthestrongholdin
exchangefortreasureandtheoccasionalgiftoffresh
meat.Still,thenothicisuntrustworthy.
Thenothiclurksnearthewestendsofthetwobridges.
Ifitnoticesintrudersenteringthecave,ithidesbehindone
ofthelargestonecolumnsandwatchesthem,attempting
touseitsWeirdInsight(seethecreature’sstatblock)to
discernthecharacters’secrets.
Thenothiccommunicatesusingtelepathy.Ifdetected,
itpreferstonegotiateandisn’tabovebetrayingthe
Redbrandsfortherightincentive,suchasthepromiseof
food.Whenroleplayingthenothic,considerspeakingin
whispersandthrowinginsomemadcacklesandbitsof
gibberish.Alsobesuretomentionthatthecreatureisn’t
actuallytalkingbutratherfillingthecharacters’heads
withitsfoulmurmuringsanddemandsforfood.The
nothicknowseverythingtheRedbrandsknow;seethe
“WhattheRedbrandsKnow”sidebaronpage20.
Nothic

PART 2 :PHANDALIN