Lost Mine of Phandelver

RedbrandHideout.

TheRedbrands' basein Phandalin is a dungeon complex

under Tresendar Manor.Before the manor wasruined,

its cellarsserved as safestorage for foodandwater in

the eventthatthe estatewasattacked, while an adjoining

cryptprovided a resting placefor the deceasedmembers

of the Tresendarfamily.TheRedbrands havesince

expanded the cellars to suittheirownpurposes, adding

slavepens, workshops, andbarracks.

If the charactersbegin theirsearch at Tresendar Manor,

theyenter the dungeonin area 1. If theyinstead follow

CarpAlderleaf to the secrettunnel the lad found,they

enter the dungeonby wayof area8.

GENERAL FEATURES

Thehideout consists of well-built dungeon chambers with

flagstone floors andwalls of dressed stone blocks.The

western endof the complex is lowerthanthe easternend,

withstairs leading downas the charactersexplore.

Ceilings.Passages andchambers are10 feethigh

unless otherwise indicated.

Doors.All doorsare madeof woodwithironhandles,

hinges, andbuilt-inlocks.Theyare unlockedunless the

textstates otherwise. Iarno Albrek (area 12) anda bugbear

named Mosk(area 9) eachcarryan ironkey thatcanlock

or unlockeverydoorin the complex.

A locked doorcanbe pickedwiththieves' toolsanda

successful DC10 Dexterity check.A doorcanalsobe

broken downwitha successful DC 20 Strengthcheck.

SecretDoors.An "S" on the RedbrandHideout map

indicates the locationof a secret door.

Secret doors are madeof stone andblendin withthe

surrounding walls.Spotting a secret doorfroma distance

of no morethan 10 feetwithout activelysearching for it

requires a passiveWisdom (Perception) score of 15 or

higher,whereas a character whotakes the timeto search

the wallcanfindthe secretdoorwitha successful DC 10

Wisdom (Perception) check.Secret doors swingopenon

hiddenironhinges andare not locked.

Light.Mostareas are brightlylit by oil lampsin wall

sconces, refilled everyfewhours as needed.

WHAT THE REDBRANDS KNOW

If the characterscharm or successfully question anyof the

Redbrands, theycanlearnthe location of their hideout under

Tresendar Manor as wellas the following useful information:

Theleader of theRedbrands is a human wizard known as

Glasstaff, so named because his magicstaff is made of glass.

(Only larno Albrekandthe BlackSpider knowGlasstaff's real

name.) Glasstaff's chambers are in the westernendof the

stronghold (seeareas 11 and 12).

A mysterious figure calledthe BlackSpider hashired the

Redbrands to frighten off adventurers and intimidate the

locals, for reasons unknown. TheBlackSpider hassent

bugbears to reinforce theRedbrands and provide extra

muscle (seearea9).

• Thelowerpartof the complexis guarded by a hideous"eye
  monster" (seearea8).
  TheRedbrands havea handful of captives in a holdingarea
  "near the old crypts," which are guarded by skeletons (see
  areas 4 and5).

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PART2: PHANDALlN

1. CELLAR

Anyexploration of the manorgrounds findsit deserted,

but withplentyof tracksleadingto a stonestaircase just

off the emptyruinof a largekitchen. At the bottom of the

stairs stands an unlocked doorwitha cellar beyond.

When the charactersopenthe door,readthe following:

Thedoor opens onto a five-foot-wide landing fifteen feet

above a large cellar, with stone steps descending to the floor

in twoshort flights. Another door stands beneath the stairs to

thenorth. A largestone cistern occupies the western part of

theroom, whose walls are lined with kegsand barrels.

Thisroom appears to be a largestorage cellar,exactly

the sortof thingonemight expect to findbeneath an

old manor.TheRedbrands want to keeptheirbase

of operationshidden, so other than the barrelsfilled

withfresh provisions, nothing in thisroom givesaway

their presence.

Thebarrels contain salted porkandbeef,flour,sugar,

apples, andale.Movingbarrels around to thoroughly

search them is a noisyactivitythatattracts the attentionof

the Redbrandsin area 2.

Cistern.Thisrectangular reservoir is cleanandfilled

withcold,fresh water.It is 10 feetdeepwitha rim2 feet

higher thanthe surroundingfloor(so thatthe bottom of

the cisternis 8 feetbelowthe floor).Drainpipes fromthe

roofof the old manorabovefill the cisternwithwater.

A waterproof satchel hangs froma submerged rope

attached alongthe southwallof the cistern,about 2

feetbelowthe surfaceof the water.It's not visiblefrom

abovethe water,but canbe foundwitha successful

DC15 Wisdom(Perception) check or automatically by

a character probing the cisternwitha poleor jumping

in. Thesatchel contains some valuable items(seethe

"Treasure" section).

SecretDoor.A secret dooris locatedin the southwest

corner of the room.Seethe "GeneralFeatures" section for

moreinformation on secret doors.

DEVELOPMENTS

No monsters or villains are foundin thisarea,but the

ruffians in area 2 takenotice if the charactersmakea lot

of noisehere. Theycreep intothe room,gaining surprise

if the charactersdon'thear them(see"Surprise" in the

rulebook). If the ruffians fightin thisareaandtwoare

defeated, the lastruffianmight revealthe secretdoorby

fleeingin thatdirection.

TREASURE

Thesatchel hidden in the cisternis waterproof and

contains a potion of healing,a potion of invisibility, 50

gp, anda clean set of ordinarytravelclothing. Thisis a

getawaykit thatIarno keeps herein caseof an emergency.

2. BARRACKS

Mostof the Redbrands'human members havelodgings in

Phandalin. Thisbarracks is a goodplace to lie lowafter

shaking downlocalminers andfur traders.