Lost Mines of Phandelver

NezznartheBlackSpioer

Developments

Thecreaturesinarea 18 canhearsoundsofcombatin

thisroom.Iftheyhaven’talreadybeendealtwith,they

arriveafter 3 roundsandactimmediatelyafterNezznar’s

giantspidersintheinitiativecount.

IfthecharacterscaptureNezznaranddeliverhimto

thetownmaster’shallinPhandalin,thedrowislocked

upuntilSildarHallwinteroranotherrepresentativeof

theLords’AlliancecanescorthimtoNeverwintertoface

justiceandinterrogation.However,unlessthecharacters

postguardsoutsideNezznar’scell,HaliaThornton(see

page17)breakshimoutofjail,smuggleshimoutof

Phandalin,anddelivershimintothewaitingarmsofthe

Zhentarim.TheZhentswanttolearneverythingtheBlack

SpiderknowsaboutWaveEchoCave.Whathappensto

Nezznaratthatpointisuptoyou.

Treasure

Nezznarcarriesapotionofhealingandaspiderstaff.In

addition,thedrowcarriesanironkeywithaheadshaped

likeananvil.Thiskeyunlocksthedoortoarea20.

Nezznar’sexplorationofWaveEchoCavehasyielded

sometreasure,whichthedrowkeepsinthesackonthe

woodentable.Thesackcontains 190 ep, (^130) gp, (^15) pp,
ninesmallgemstones(10gpeach),andadwarvenalemug
madeofhammeredelectrum(100gp).
AwardingExperiencePoints
IfNezznariscapturedaliveanddeliveredtoSildar
HallwinterorTownmasterWesterinPhandalin,award
thepartydoublehisXPvalue.

20. Priests’Quarters

Thedoortothisroomislocked,requiringthieves’tools

andasuccessfulDC 15 Dexteritychecktoopen.Nezznar

(area19)carriesthekey.

Unlessthecharactersarebeingstealthy,anyactivityat

thedoorattractstheattentionofNezznarandhisallies

inarea19,promptingthedrowtosendhisgiantspiders

toinvestigate.

bludgeoningdamagefromfallingrubbleandfallingprone

onafailure,ortakingonlyhalfthedamageonasuccess.

Table.Thetableisstrewnwithnotesandmapsshowing

Nezznar’seffortsatexploringtheminesofar.Ablack

leathersackoftreasureisamidthepapers(seethe

“Treasure”section).

RoleplayingNezznar

Eventhoughheintendstokillthecharacters,Nezznar

iscuriousaboutthem.Giventhechance,hequizzesthe

charactersatlengthregardingtheiridentities,allegiances,

interests,andgoals,.Hefilesitallawayinmemoryinthe

hopethatsomedayhemightfindauseforwhathelearns.

NezznaradmitstobeingtheBlackSpider,andtousing

theCragmawgoblinsandtheRedbrandstoensurethat

WaveEchoCaveremainshissecret.Hewillsayordo

anythingtoputthecharactersofftheirguard,including

promisingtosurrenderorproposingcooperationagainst

themonstersimpedinghisprogresstowardreachingthe

ForgeofSpells.However,hebetraysthecharactersas

soonastheyoutlivetheirusefulness.

Dustydraperiesadornthewallsofthisroom,whichalso

containsabedandbrazier.Abadlydisheveleddwarflies

boundandunconsciousonthecoldstonefloor.

Thisroomformerlybelongedtothepriestincharge

ofDumathoin’stemple(area19),butNezznarhas

appropriateditforuseasacell.Thefigurelyingonthe

floorisNundro,adwarfcommonerandtheyoungest

ofthethreeRockseekerbrothers.Nezznarsparedhim

becausehethoughtthedwarfmightknowmoreaboutthe

minethanheadmitted.ThedrowhasinterrogatedNundro

harshlyonceortwiceadayeversincecapturinghim.

Developments

Nundroisgratefuliftheadventurersrescuehim,andhe

offerstotagalongforthedurationoftheirstayinWave

EchoCave.Nundrodoesn’tknowanymoreaboutthe

layoutthanthecharacters,sohehasn’tmuchtooffer

inthewayofusefulinformation.Seethe“NPCParty

Members”sidebar(page (^1) 1)fortipsonrunningNundro.
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