Lost Mines of Phandelver

Venomfang

Ayounggreendragonnamed
Venomfanghasrecentlyclaimed
thetower,havingpassedover
Thundertreewhilesearching
NeverwinterWoodforasuitable
lair.Thegiantspidercorpses
aretheformerresidents
ofthetower,killedbythe
dragonafterittoreitsway
throughtheroof.Since
then,Venomfanghas
beenlayinglow.
Tower.Thedragonlives
inthetower—asingleroom
witha40-foot-highceiling.
A5-foot-widestaircase
circlestheinterior,risingto
thenow-openedrooftopthat
allowsthedragoneasyaccesstoits
newhome.Heavywoodenbeamsandstair
supportscrisscrossthetowerinterior.
Venomfangdoesnotwanttogiveupsuchapromising
lair,butifthecharactersreducethedragontohalfits
hitpoints,itclimbstothetopofthetowerandfliesoffto
fightanotherday.
Cottage.Thecottagecontainsdustyfurnituredrapedin
webbing,butnothingofvalue.Ifthecharactersmakealot
ofnoiseinthecottage,thedragonhearsthemandsteels
itselfforafight.

Treasure
Anoldwoodenchestbrokenopenonthetowerfloorholds

thelastofthedeadwizard’streasure: 800 sp, (^150) gp,four
silvergobletssetwithmoonstones(60gpeach),ascrollof
mistystep,andascrolloflightningbolt.Venomfangspends
muchofhistimegreedilyadmiringtheloot.
Thedragonhasbarelynoticedthemostinterestingitem
initshoard.Beneaththecoinsisarustyoldbattleaxe
ofdwarvenmanufacture.RunesinDwarvishontheaxe
headread,“Hew,”andtherustismisleading.Hewisa+
1
battleaxethatdealsmaximumdamagewhenthewielder
hitsaplantcreatureoranobjectmadeofwood.Theaxe’s
creatorwasadwarfsmithwhofeudedwiththedryadsof
aforestwherehecutfirewood.Whoevercarriestheaxe
feelsuneasywheneverheorshetravelsthroughaforest.
AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide2,000XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
drivesawayVenomfang.Giventheirlevel,thecharacters
aren’tlikelytoslaythedragon,butitisworth3,900XP.

8. OldSmithy

Thissmithywasabandonedlongago.

Awidechimneyandrottedpilesoffirewoodjumbledoutside

thewallsofthissaggingbuildingsuggestthatitwasasmithy

initsday.

Twoashzombies(seethe“AshZombies”sidebar)are

slumpedonthefloor.Whenthecharactersenter,the

monstersclimbtotheirfeet(spendinghalftheirspeed

todoso—seethe“BeingProne”sectioninchapter^2 of

therulebook).Thentheyattack.Whenthezombieshave

caughtsightofthecharacters,theypursuethemnomatter

wheretheygo.

Avarietyofoldtools—tongs,bellows,hammers,anda

pairofironanvils—arescatteredaroundtheinteriorof

thisbuilding.

AwardingExperiencePoints

Divide 100 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty

destroystheashzombies.

9. Herbalist’sShop

Thiswasanherbandalchemyshopbelongingtothe

familyofMirnaDendrar,nowaresidentinPhandalin(see

encounter 5 inthe“RedbrandHideout”section).

Thisruinedshopisclutteredwithsaggingstorageshelvesand

brokenfurniture.Shardsofglassandpiecesofpotteryglintin

theweedsandrubblenexttorottedbooksandcasks.

Allthereagentsandconcoctionsherehavelongsince

beenruined,andthebooksareunreadablemassesofrot.

However,asmallwoodencaseishiddeninacompartment

beneaththestorageshelves.Acharactersearching

throughthewreckagecanfindthecasewithasuccessful

DC 15 Wisdom(Perception)check.Thechecksucceeds

automaticallyifMirnasentthepartytofindtheheirloom.

Treasure

Thecaseisworthlessbutcontainsagoldnecklacewitha

fineemeraldpendant(200gp).

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