AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 200 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
returns10. thenecklacetoMirnainsteadofkeepingit.TownSquare
Encroachingunderbrushhasyettoengulfthesquare.Ontheeastsideoftown,thelaneopensuptoformasmall
square.Severalruinedbuildingssurroundthesouthsideof
thesquare,butalarger,intactstructuretothenorthlooks
likeabarracks.Onelaneleadssoutheast,anotherheads
southwestaroundthehillinthemiddleofthetown,and
athirdwaymeandersnorth.Inthemiddleofthesquare,
leaningtoonesideeversoslightly,isaweatheredwooden
statueofawarriorclutchingaspearandshield.Theleaningstatueistenfeettall,includingthebase.It
depictsanoldheroofNeverwinternamedPalien,who
supposedlydefeatedseveralmonstersinNeverwinter
WoodwhenThundertreewasfirstfounded.Acharacterwho
studiesthestatuerecognizesthedepictionwithasuccessfulDC (^15) Intelligence(History)check.Thestatuecanbe
knockedoverwithasuccessfulDC (^20) Strengthcheck.
11.
Old Garrison
FortheresidentsofThundertree,livingsocloseto
NeverwinterWooddemandedconstantvigilance.
Thebarracksappearstohaveweatheredtheyearsbetter
thanmostbuildingsintown.Itsrooftopfeaturesasimple
battlement,andarrow-slitwindowsconfirmthatitwasbuilt
toserveasasmallkeepintimesofemergency.Fiveashzombies(seethe“AshZombies”sidebar)lurk
withinthisbuilding.Formermembersofthegarrison,
theystillweartheremnantsofrustedmailandsoldiers’
surcoats.Thesescrapsofarmordonotimprovetheir
ArmorClass,however.Thezombiesanimateandattackif
anylivingcreaturedisturbstheirrest.
Theinteriorofthebuildingstillcontainsfurnishings,
andthemainroomhasaladderleadingthrougha
trapdoortotheroof.Thechambertothenorthcontains
twodoublebunks,whilethechambertothesouthhas
threedoublebunks,providingquartersfortensoldiers
altogether.Tothenorthwestofthemainareaofthe
barrackswasakitchenandpantry,nowcontaining
pilesofwell-rottedsacksandbarrelsthatonceheld
saltedmeat.Allthefoodstuffshavelongsincebeen
devouredbyvermin.AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 250 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
destroystheashzombies.12.Weaver’sCottage
Thisfallencottageisalureforthecreatures
thatlairnearby.Heapsofwreckagelittertheinteriorofthisruin.Inonecorner
standsabrokenloom.Sixtwigblightslurkinthethicketsouthofthisruin.
AlloweachcharactertoattemptaWisdom(Perception)
checkcontestedbytheblights’Dexterity(Stealth)checkto
avoidbeingsurprisedbythem.Developments
Anyloudnoisesherealertthecultistsinarea13,who
quietlyandcautiouslyinvestigate.AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 150 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
destroysthetwigblights.13.DragonCultists
AgroupcallingitselftheCultoftheDragonseekstoforge
allianceswithpowerfuldragonsoftheSwordCoast.
Towardthatend,fourcultistsrecentlytrackedagreen
dragontoThundertree(seearea7)andarewaitingfor
therightmomenttoapproachthedragonandbrokeran
alliance.Theyhavebeenspyingonthedragonfromafar,
tryingtogaugeitsdemeanoranditsneeds.Thissmallfarmhouseappearstobejustanotheremptyhome
atfirstglance.However,allthedoorsareshutandwindows
shuttered.