Lost Mines of Phandelver

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PART2:PHANDALIN

TheBlackSpiderisadrow(darkelf).

TheBlackSpidersentthreebugbears

tohelpIarnokeepthepopulation

ofPhandalinundercontrol,butthe

Redbrandshavemanagedwithout

them.Thebugbearsknowthewayto

WaveEchoCave,butIarnodoesnot.

TheBlackSpiderissearching

WaveEchoCavefortheForgeof

Spells.Dwarvesandgnomesofthe

Phandelver’sPactusedthemagical

forgetofashionpowerfulmagicitems.

• NoothermembersoftheLords’Allianceknowof
  Iarno’sbetrayal.

Developments

Variouspapersandnotesarestackedneatlyonthedesk,

mostlyconsistingofIarno’swrittenorderstoapothecaries

andalchemistsinnearbysettlementsformorematerials

forhisworkshop.Thecharactersalsofindalettersigned

withtheBlackSpider’ssymbol.

LordAlbrek,

MyspiesinNeverwintertellmethatstrangersaredueto

arriveinPhandalin.Theycouldbeworkingforthedwarves.

Capturethemifyoucan,killthemifyoumust,butdon’tallow

themtoupsetourplans.Seethatanydwarven

mapsintheirpossessionaredeliveredtomewithhaste.

I’mcountingonyou,Iarno.Don’tdisappointme.

IfIarnoistakenintocustody,SildarHallwinterarranges

tohavethewizardincarceratedinthetownmaster’shall

untilhecanbesafelytransportedbacktoNeverwinter.

WhetherIarnostandstrialforhiscrimesisbeyond

thescopeofthisadventure.TheBlackSpideristoo

preoccupiedtomeddleinthewizard’sfate.

Treasure

AtthefootofIarno’sbedisasturdy,unlockedwooden

chestholdingthebestpickingsoftheRedbrands’loot

overthelasttwomonths.Itcontains^180 sp,^130 gp,

andasilkpouchcontainingfivecarnelians(10gpeach),

twoperidots(15gpeach),andonepearl(100gp).It

alsocontainstwomagicitemsthatIarnobroughtwith

himfromNeverwinter:ascrollofcharmpersonanda

scrolloffireball.

Iarnoalsowieldsastaffofdefense(seeappendixA).

AwardingExperiencePoints

Divide 200 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty

slaysIarnoAlbrek.DoubletheXPawardiftheycapture

IarnoanddeliverhimtoSildarHallwinterinPhandalin.

What’sNext?

Thenextstageoftheadventurecontinueswithpart3,

“TheSpider’sWeb,”inwhichthecharactersundertake

anumberofshortadventuresthatadvancethestory.At

somepointduringpart2,thecharactersarelikelyto

advanceto3rdlevel,somakesuretheplayersarekeeping

trackoftheirXP.

insteadassembledagroupofoutlaws

andlocalruffianstosecurehisown

positionintown.

IarnoknewoftheBlackSpider

throughhiscontactsintheLords’

Allianceandbrokeredameeting.The

drowpromisedtosharethesecrets

andwealthoftheForgeofSpells

withthewizardinexchangeforhis

helpandloyalty.

Iarnoputsonairsofgentilityand

courteousmanners,addressinghis

ruffiansas“mygoodgentlemen,”

andreferringtosordidactssuch

askidnappingorarsonas“that

unpleasantlittlebusiness”or“those

unfortunateevents.”Hereferstothe

charactersas“guests”andexpresses

regretthathecannotprovidesuitable

entertainmentfortheirvisit.Beneath

hisgenteeldemeanor,however,Iarno

isjustasthuggishandarrogantasany

Redbrandoutlaws.

Ifthreatened,Iarnouseshisstaff

ofdefensetocastmagearmoron

himself.Hethencastsoffensivespells

atenemieshecansee.larno’sstat

blockcontainsalistofthespellshe

hasprepared.Fordescriptionsof

thosespellsandtheireffects,seethe

rulebook.Iarnousestheshieldpowerof

hisstaffforaddedprotection.

Ifheisreducedto 8 orfewerhit

pointsandhasnoavenuesofescape,

Iarnosurrenders.Hevalueshislife

morethananything,andheremains

amodelprisonerinthehopesthat

theBlackSpiderwillsomehowlearn

ofhispredicamentand“arrangefor

hisfreedom.”

Ifheisquestionedwhileincaptivity,

Iarnorelatesthefollowinginformation,

allofwhichistrue: