Lost Mines of Phandelver

(Nancy Kaufman) #1

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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:
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