Lost Mines of Phandelver

Adetectmagicspellrevealsthatthestatuetteisimbued
withdivinationmagic.Anynon-evilcreaturegrasping
thestatuecanaskitaquestionandreceiveatelepathic
response,asthoughithadcastaugury(seetherulebook
foradescriptionofthisspell).Onceacreaturehasasked
itsquestionandreceivedaresponse,itcanneveractivate
thestatuetteagain.

AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 450 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
defeatsthegrick.

9. Goblin Shrine

Goblinshavenouseforhumangods,sotheCragmaws

haverededicatedthisplacetoMaglubiyet,thegodof

goblinsandhobgoblins.

Thischamberoccupiesthenortherntowerofthecastle.

Astonealtarstandsinthemiddleoftheroom,coveredwith

bloodstainedblackcloth.Goldenritualimplements—

a

chalice,aknife,andacenser—arecarefullyarrangedontop

ofthealtar.Twoarchwaystothesoutharecoveredwith

heavycurtains.

ThisshrineishometoLhupo(agoblinwith 12 hitpoints)

andtwoordinarygoblinsthatserveashis“acolytes.”

Theyallwearfilthyrobesovertheirarmor,butnoneof

thempossessdivinepowers(althoughLhupoclaimsto

hearMaglubiyetspeakingtohim).Ifthegoblinsheard

thecharactersfightingthegricksinarea8,theyhide

behindthealtarandattempttosurprisethecharacters.

Otherwise,allthreegoblinsarekneelingbeforethealtar,

prayingtotheirevilgod.

Thebloodstainedclothcompletelycoversthestonealtar,

thesidesofwhichareengravedwithimagesofthesame

godsreflectedinthedecorfoundinarea8.

Treasure

Thechalice,knife,andcenserarehuman-madeartobjects

worth (^150) gp, (^60) gp,and (^120) gp,respectively.
AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 150 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
defeatsthegoblins.

10. PosternGate

Thissideentrancetothecastleislockedbutunguarded.

Onthesouthsideoftheoldcastle,anovergrownpathleads

toapassagethatclimbsupintothewall.Alargeirondoor

standshere,shelteredfromdirectoutsideattack.Arrowslits

tenfeetabovethegroundoverlookthepath.

Theirondoorislocked.Itcanbeopenedwiththieves’

toolsandasuccessfulDC 15 Dexteritycheck,orknocked

downwithasuccessfulDC 25 Strengthcheck.

ArrowSlits.Anycharacterwhopausesandlistensnear

thearrowslitshears,fromarea7,anoccasionalclatter

ofcrockeryandangrygoblinsarguingoverwhetherthe

dishesneedcleaning.Thegoblinsaren’tkeepingwatch

fromthesearrowslits.However,ifthecharactersmake

alotofnoiseorcommotion,suchasknockingdownthe

door,thegoblinscomeandlook.Iftheyseeintruders

outside,theyshoutanalarm.

1L RuinedTower

Dustycanvas(markedwitha“C”onthemap)hides

thenorthernentrancetothisarea,blendinginwiththe

surroundingstoneworkandrubble.Acharacterwho

succeedsonaDC 15 Wisdom(Perception)checkspots

afootpathleadinguptothehiddenentrance.Ifthe

charactersareactivelysearchingtheoutsideofthecastle

forahiddenentrance,theycanmakeaDC 10 Wisdom

(Perception)checktospotthecanvas“door.”

Thistowerhasalmostcompletelycollapsed,althoughthe

groundfloorstillhasalittleopenspace.Rottingcratesand

ancientbarrelsshowthatprovisionswereoncestoredhere.

Aheavycurtainblocksacrumblingareatothesouth,andan

intactdoorleadseast.Tothenorth,ashortpassagethrough

therubbleendsbeforeascreenofcanvas.

12. Guard Barracks

Thecreaturesherekeepwatchfromthearrowslit,soany

characterscreepingaroundtheeastsideofthecastleare

likelytobespottedandattacked.

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