Lost Mines of Phandelver

Theghostlyfiguresmileswithcoldamusement.“Verywell,”

shesays.“Iknowthatyouseekmanythings.Askmeone

question,andIwillgiveyouananswer.”

IfthecharactersaskaboutBowgentle’sspellbook,Agatha
tellsthemthatshetradedthebooktoanecromancer
namedTsernothfromthecityofIriaebormorethana
hundredyearsago.Shedoesnotknowwhatbecameof
thebookafterward.Heransweristruthful,anditisall
theinformationSisterGaraeleneedsfortheHarpersto
resumetheirsearch.
ThecharactersmightinsteadchoosetoaskAgatha
aboutsomethingelse—forexample,thelocationof
CragmawCastle,thelocationofWaveEchoCave,the
identityoftheBlackSpider,orHamunKost’squestion
aboutOldOwlWell(seethatsection).Agathaiswell
informedandacapablediviner,soshecanansweralmost
anysinglequestionpertainingtotheadventurethatthe
charactersthinktoask.However,thebansheeanswers
onlyonequestion,sothecharactersshouldchoose
itcarefully.

AwardingExperiencePoints
Thecharactersgainexperienceforsuccessfully
persuadingAgathatoansweraquestion.Iftheydo,divide
200 XPequallyamongthecharacters.

Where’stheMap?

NomapsareprovidedforAgatha'slair,OldOwlWell,orWyvern

Tor.Theseadventurelocationscontainonlyoneortwopoints

ofinterest,andyoudon’tneedmapstoruntheencounters

effectively.Ifyoufeeltheneedforamap,createyourownusing

theadventuretextasaguide.

OldOwlWell

Builtthousandsofyearsagobyalong-vanishedempire,

OldOwlWellisaruinedwatchtowerthatnowconsists

oflittlemorethanafewcrumblingwallsandthebroken

stumpofatower.Inthetower’scourtyardstandsanold

wellthatstilldeliversclean,freshwater.OldOwlWelllies

inthewildandruggedhillssouthoftheTriboarTrail.The

siteisrelativelyeasytofind,andanyNPCinPhandalin

canprovidedirectionstotheruins.

Recently,prospectorsintheareahavenotedthat

someonehassetupacampsiteatOldOwlWell,andthat

undeadguardianshavebeenpostedtokeepintrudersout.

Asyoucrestalowridge,youspythecrumblingruinsofan

oldwatchtowerstandingamidtheruggedhills.Theplaceis

sooldthatthewallsareonlymoundsofrubbleenclosinga

courtyardofsorts,adjacenttothebrokenstumpofanold

tower.Acolorfultenthasbeensetupinthemiddleofthe

courtyard,butnooneisinsight.

sitefromanydirection,eitherfollowingoldfootpaths

orscramblinguptheslopeandfindingagapinthe

surroundingwallsofrubble.

Twelvezombieslurkinsidethecrumbledshelloftheold

watchtowerandcan’tbeseenfromoutside.However,any

characterwithapassiveWisdom(Perception)scoreof 10

orhighersmellsadeathlyodorwaftingfromthetower’s

direction.Whencharactersapproachthetowerorthetent,

thezombiesshambleoutofthetower.

Ifabattleerupts,HamunKost,theevilmage,emerges

fromhistentandasks,“Whatisthemeaningofthis?”

Kostisastout,red-robedfigurewithsallowskin,

ashavedscalp,andablacktattooonhisforehead.A

characterwhosucceedsonaDC^10 Intelligence(Arcana)

checkrecognizesKost’stattooasanecromanticsymbol.

AsuccessfulDC 10 Intelligence(History)checkverifies

thegarbasthatusualforThay,alandfartotheeastwhere

wizardspatterntheirfleshwithtattoos.Thetattooonthe

headrepresentsawizard’sschoolofmagic.Kost’sschool

isnecromancy.

IfanycharacterattemptstotalktoKost,evenbycalling

outagreetingoransweringhisquestionsduringcombat,

hetemporarilycallsoffhiszombies.TheRedWizardis

notparticularlyaggressive,andheiswillingtostrikea

dealthatadvanceshisinterestsatthesametimeithelps

thecharacters.

Koststaystight-lippedaboutthereasonforhis

presenceintheregion.Heis,however,willingtoprovide

informationthepartyneedsifitdoesafavorforhim.Ifthe

charactersgiveKostsomeindicationofwhattheywant,he

sharesoneorbothoftheserequests:

• HewantstheoresatWyvernTorremoved,sincethey
  havescoutedouthiscampandseeminclinedtocause
  trouble.


• HewantstoaskaquestionofAgathathebanshee:
  “Whatisthenameofthewizardwhobuiltthetowerat
  OldOwlWell?”Kostwon’triskthebanshee’sanger,but
  thecharacterscouldaskthequestionforhim.(Agatha
  knowsthename:Arthindol.)

Treasure

HamunKost’stentcontainsacomfortabletravelingsuite,

includingacot,achair,awritingdesk,supplies,anda

chestofclothes.Inthechestisaleatherbagcontaining

35 sp, 20 ep, 20 gp, 5 pp,onepearl(100gp),apotion

ofhealing,ascrollofdarknessinabonetube,anda

tinyjeweledbox(25gp)containingaringofprotection

fromancientNetheril,theRedWizard’smostinteresting

discoverysofar.

AwardingExperiencePoints

LearningabouttheRedWizard’spresenceatOldOwl

WellcompletesaquestgiventothepartybyDaran

EdermathinPhandalin.Divide 200 XPequallyamong

thecharactersifthepartyparleyswithHamunKostand

reportsbacktoDaran.

Divide 800 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty

defeatsHamunKostandhiszombies.

Theruinsarecurrentlyoccupiedbyamagewhoisbusy

exploringthesiteinthehopeofgleaningarcanelore

leftbehindbyitsbuilders.Thecharacterscanenterthe

PART3:THESPIDER’SWEB