Lost Mines of Phandelver

RedbrandRuffians.Soonerorlater,theadventurers
runintothethugswhorunPhandalin.Allyouneedtodo
ischoosewhentheruffiansappear.Afterthecharacters
havehadachancetovisitseverallocationsintownand
talktothetownsfolk,theymightdecidetogolooking
fortheRedbrands.Whentheydo,runthe“Redbrand
Ruffians"encounter.Alternatively,ifthecharactersare
reluctanttoseekouttheruffians,theRedbrandscancome
lookingforthematatimeofyourchoosing.
FindingCragmawCastle.Thecharactersmightwant
toseekoutCragmawCastletofindandrescueGundren
Rockseeker.Mostofthetownsfolkarepreoccupiedwith
theRedbrands.andnooneintownknowsthelocationof
CragmawCastle.QellineAlderleaf,SildarHallwinter,and
HaliaThorntoncanoffersuggestionsonhowtheparty
mightfindsomeonewhoknowsthelocation.

ImportantNPCs

HereisaquicksummaryofthemostimportantNPCsin

Phandalin.andtheirrelevancetotheadventure.

ToblenStonehill

ElmarBarthen

DaranEdermath

LineneGraywind

HaliaThornton

QellineAlderleaf

SisterGaraele

HarbinWester

SildarHallwinter

Innkeeper

Ownsatradingpost;owesmoneytothe

partyifyouareusingthe“MeetMein

Phandalin”adventurehook

MemberoftheOrderoftheGauntletwitha

questfortheparty

Runsatradingpostandoffersarewardfor

retrievinghersupplies

MemberoftheZhentarimwithaquestfor

theparty

Helpfulhalflingfarmerwhoseson,Carp,

knowsasecretwayintotheRedbrands’

hideout

ElfclericofTymoraandHarperagentwitha

questfortheparty

TownmasterofPhandalinwithaquestforthe

party

MemberoftheLords’Alliancewithtwo

questsfortheparty

RoleplayingPhandalinNPCs

Ifyou’renotsurehowtorunanNPC,agoodwaytostart

istohavethecharacterintroducehimselforherself,

welcometheadventurerstoPhandalin,andaskwhothey

areandwhattheywant.Youdon’tneedtobeanactoror

stand-upcomediantogetgooddramaorhumoroutofyour

NPCs,butifyouwanttohamitup,here’ssomeadvice:

• Relax.Don’tworryaboutimpressingyourplayerswith
  yourthespianskills(orlackthereof).


• GetinsidetheNPCs’minds.Imaginehowtheymight
  reacttothecharacters,andstrivetoberealistic.


• Mugitup.Scowl,smile,snarl,flutteryoureyelashes,
  pout,crossyoureyes,rubyourhandstogether—what-
  everittakestomakeyourNPCscometolife.


• Trydifferentvoices.Borrowdistinctivespeechpatterns
  fromreallife,movies,andtelevision.Adjustthevolume
  asappropriate.AnNPCcanbeloud,soft-spoken,or
  somethinginbetween.


• Keepthegamemoving.Lettheplayerssteertheinter-
  actionswiththeNPCs.

Thecharactershavenoreasontofightordinary wr.s::'.k.

Hence,nogamestatisticsareprovidedforthem.If

statisticsbecomenecessary,usethecommonersta:bi::k

torepresentanadultNPCofanyrace.

TownDescription

Phandalinissmall,sothecharacterscanvisitmultiple

locationsandNPCsthroughoutagivenday.Iftheplayers

choosetohavetheircharacterssplitup,theycancover

moreground,butyou’llhavetotaketurnsrunning

eachinteractionforeachplayer.Splittingthepartyalso

makesthe“RedbrandRuffians”encounterpotentially

moredangerous.

Thefollowingsectionsdetailspecificlocationsintown.

StonehillInn

Inthecenteroftownstandsalarge,newlybuiltroadhouse

offieldstoneandrough-hewntimbers.Thecommonroom

isfilledwithlocalsnursingmugsofaleorcider,allofthem

eyeingyouwithcuriosity.

Thismodestinnhassixroomsforrent(SildarHallwinter

takesone).Ifthecharactersdecidetostayhere,see“Food,

Drink,andLodging”intherulebookforpricing.(The

characters’otheralternativeforlodgingistocampoutside

thetown,ortopersuadeafarmersuchasDaranEdermath

orQellineAlderleaftoletthemsleepinahayloft.)

Theproprietorisashort,friendlyyounghumanmale

namedToblenStonehill.Toblenisanativeofthetownof

Triboartotheeast.HecametoPhandalintoprospect,

butsoonrealizedthatheknewalotmoreaboutrunning

aninnthanhedidaboutmining.Thenewtownoffered

agoodopportunitytobecomeestablished.Toblenis

upsetthattheRedbrandshavebeenallowedtoterrorize

thetown,andthatHarbinWester,thetownmaster,has

donenothingtocurtailthem.However,hetriesnotto

stiruptroubleforfearthattheRedbrandsmightretaliate

againsthiswifeandchildren.

Rumors.Spendingalittletimeinthecommon

roomandchattingupthetownspeoplecanprovidethe

characterswithanumberofgoodleadstoexploreinand

aroundtown.NPCspresentintheStonehillInnandthe

rumorstheypassoninclude:

• Narth,anoldfarmer:“SisterGaraele,whooverseesthe
  ShrineofLuck,recentlylefttownforafewdays,then
  returnedwoundedandexhausted.”(Seethe“Shrineof
  Luck”sectionformoreinformation.)


• Elsa,agossipybarmaid:“DaranEdermath,theorchard
  keeper,isaformeradventurer.”(Seethe“Edermath
  Orchard”sectionformoreinformation.)


• Lanar,aminer:“Oreraidershavebeenseenonthe
  eastendofTriboarTrail.Thetownmasterislookingfor
  someonetorunthemoff.”(Seethe“Townmaster’sHall”
  sectionformoreinformation.)


• Trilena,theinnkeeper’swife:“ThelDendrar,alocal
  woodcarver,stooduptotheRedbrandsatendayago
  whentheycamebyhisshopandleeredathiswife.The
  ruffiansmurderedhim.Severaltownsfolksawithappen.
  TheRedbrandsgrabbedhisbody,andnowhiswife,
  daughter,andsonhavegonemissingtoo.”(Unknown

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