Lost Mines of Phandelver

OwLBEAR

Astonebrazierfullofcoalsglowsinthemiddleofthissmall

barracks.Fourstrawpalletsarelinedupalongtheeastwall.

Thewalltothesouthhascollapsed,butabarredwooden

doorinthatdirectionisstillclear.Acurtainhangsinan

archwaytothenorth.

Twohobgoblinsstandguardinthisroom.Theyaresmart,

tough,andloyaltoKingGrol.Atthestartofcombat,one

hobgoblinrunstowarnthekinginarea14,thenreturns 2

roundslatertorejointhefray.

Thisareawasonceaparlorforthecastle’shuman

occupants,thoughitsrottedfurnishingswerebrokenup

bytheCragmawsandusedforfirewood.

AwardingExperiencePoints

Divide 200 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty

defeatsthehobgoblins.

13. OwlbearTower

Thedoortothisroomisheldshutwithaheavywooden

bar—asubtlewarningthatdangerliesbeyond.Whenthe

barislifted,thecreatureintheroomawakensandletsout

aterribleroar.

Thearrowslitshereareshuttered,leavingtheroom

dark.Theboxedtextassumesthatthecharactershave

darkvisionoralightsource.

Theupperfloorsofthistowerhavecollapsedtocreatea

hollowsiloatleastthirtyfeethigh,andtheupperreaches

oftheroomarelostinshadows.Dust,rubble,andbroken

glasscoverthefloor,andoldworktablesandbookshelveslie

strewntothesouth.Inthemiddleoftheroomisahulking

beastthatlookslikeamangybearwithanowl'shead.Itrears

upandroarswhenitseesyou.

TheCragmawshavecapturedanowlbearandconfined

ittothistower.Theroomiskeptdarktokeepthebeast

calm,butKingGroldoesn’tknowwhattodowithityet.

Ifacharacterthrowsitfreshmeat,theowlbeardevours

thefood.Otherwise,itattacksthefirstcreatureitsees

inthedoorway.

Thisroomwasoncealibraryandworkshop,butnothing

ofitsoriginalcontentsremainsintact.

Developments

Ifthecharactersopenthedoorandstayoutofthe

owlbear’sway,itfleesthecastle(mostlikelythrougharea

1 1).Thecreatureattacksanythingthatgetsinitsway.

Treasure

Allthatremainsofthetower’ssecondfloorisajagged

ledge,uponwhichsitsabatteredwoodenchest.Thechest

ishardtoseefromthefloor,requiringasuccessfulDC

15 Wisdom(Perception)checktonotice.Thechestis

unlockedandcontains 90 ep, (^120) gp,apotionofhealing,a
scrollofsilence,andascrollofrevivify.
AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 700 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
defeatstheowlbearorreleasesit.

14-. King’sQuarters

Anycharacterwholistensatthedoorhearstwovoicesin

aheateddiscussion—aloud,growlingvoicedemanding

paymentforsomething,andasilkysmoothreply.

Thischamberhasbeensetupasacrudelivingspace,with

thickfursthrownonthefloortoserveascarpets,oldtrophies

hangingonthewalls,alargebedtothenorth,andabrazier

ofcoalsburningbrightly.Aroundtablewithseveralchairs

standstothesouthnearthedoor.Nearthetable,onthe

floor,isanunconsciousdwarfwholooksbadlybeaten.

KingGrolisafierceoldbugbearwith 45 hitpoints.He

rulestheCragmawsthroughpureintimidation.Age

hasstoopedhisshouldersandhunchedhisback,buthe

remainssurprisinglyagileandstrong.Heisdemanding

andvindictive,andnoCragmawdarestocrosshim.

GrolisattendedbySnarl,awolfwith 18 hitpoints,

andadoppelgangerdisguisedasafemaledrow.The

doppelganger,Vyerith,isamessengerfromtheBlack

Spider,cometocollectGundrenRockseekerandthemap

ofWaveEchoCavefromKingGrol.Grolwantstosell

themapinsteadofsurrenderingit,andheandthedrow

arenegotiatingaprice.Vyerithfirstwantstoquestion

Gundrentofindoutifanyoneelseknowsthelocationof

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