Adventure Date: December 9, 2023
Last Updated: March 13, 2024
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CURRENT QUESTS
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FARWAY - Fort Egon
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Fort Egon - investigate - timber fort, high solid walls and solid gates
- towers have ballistas, lots of guards
- found horse with longbow arrows, roughly made, hunting arrows, in it, no rider
Pair of Sending Stones - Corwyn and Captain - to give daily status updates
Given Magical Brooch/medallion of identification - lights up with same colour when with a matching set
Commander Evander of Fort Egon
- middle aged fighter - fiery orange red long hair
Defeated the invading force of Hobgoblins in Fort Egon.
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COMPLETED QUESTS
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ESCORT MINING SUPPLIES
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Hired by Gundren Rockseeker, a dwarf, to deliver a cart of mining supplies driven by 2 oxen
from Neverwinter to Phandalin in the sword mountain, for 10 gp and 2 days travel
RESCUED SILDAR HALLWINTER
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Rescued Sildar Hallwinter, Gundren Rockseeker's warrior guard, from being eaten in the goblin caves
Rewarded 50 gp
LIONSHIELD'S GEAR
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Found crates and sacks filled with supplies, with a blue lion symbol wax seal,
which is the symbol of lion shield trading coster in Phandalin.
Rewarded for return of Lionshield's gear = 60 gp
REDBRAND RUFFIANS
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- Defeated Redbrand Ruffians shaking down the local merchants for protection money
- hung out at sleeping giant inn - run down waterhole - Grista - Dwarf Bar owner
- red brand had tried to steal the temples alms
- leader was Iarno "Glasstaff" Albrek, a human wizard
- black spider hired them, sent bugbears as extra muscle
- letter from black spider
Lord Albrek,
My spies in Neverwinter tell me that strangers are due to arrive in Phandalin.
They could be working for the dwarves.
Capture them if you can, kill them if you must, but don’t allow them to upset our plans.
See that any dwarven maps in their possession are delivered to me with haste.
I’m counting on you, Iarno. Don’t disappoint me.
- rescued 3 prisoner Mirna Dendrar - Mom and thirteen-year-old Nars and eighteen-year-old Nilsa
- return to her from Thundertree, an old family heirloom, an emerald necklace
- can give supplies on return to town
- Note that Thundertree is overun with undead
ORC PROBLEM
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- reward for orc problem = 100 gp total (collected)
from the current townmaster of Phandalin, Harbin Wester, who is a male human banker.
- killed orcs at Wyvern Tor that were led by a Bugbear, and had an ogre as muscle
- found on Bugbear Leader a wanted poster (Deik for 25 gp) - blackspider symbol on back
- met 2 well armed hobgoblin patrols to and from Wyvern Tor
- found on 2nd hobgoblin patrol a wanted poster (Coryn for 25 gp) - blackspider symbol on back
OLD OWL WELL
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- Reward - invite from Daran Edermath to Pearl to join the "Order of Gauntlet"
Daran Edermath, a fit, silver-haired half-elf well over a hundred years old, is a retired adventurer
who lives in a tidy little cottage beside an apple orchard in Phandalin.
- Old Owl Well = netheril old watchtower - to the north east
- prospectors chased away by undead at Old Owl Well
Kost the Red Wizard - was searching the old owl well with his 15 zombie guards (captured Kost)
- wanted to ask Agatha the name of the wizard who built the Old Owl Well tower
- The Black Spider is searching Wave Echo Cave for the Forge of Spells.
Dwarves and gnomes of the Phandelver's Pact used the magical forge to fashion powerful magic items.
TEMPLE QUEST
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- agatha banshee
- reward - 3 potion of healing (collected)
- question location of Bowgentle's spellbook,
- trade silver comb and flattery
- banshee located in neverwood forest
Agatha tells them that she traded the book to a necromancer named Tsernoth from the city of Iriaebor
more than a hundred years ago. She does not know what became of the book afterward.
Kost the Red Wizard
- wanted to know the name of the wizard who built the tower
THUNDER TREE
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- rescued 3 prisoners from Redbrand Ruffians
- Mirna Dendrar - Mom and her 2 children, thirteen-year-old Nars and eighteen-year-old Nilsa
- return to her from Thundertree, an old family heirloom, an emerald necklace
- can give supplies on return to town
- Note that Thundertree is overun with undead
- A druid went to Thunder Tree, and can give directions to Kragmaw Castle
- met with druid Reidoth, warned of dangers from twig blights, dust zombies and green dragon
- managed to defeat green dragon in the old wizard tower during a battle at night
- brought the dragon corpse to Reidoth, who would later craft himself a suit of green dragon scale armor
- in gratitude for defeating the green dragon Venomfang, Reidoth drew maps to both Kragmaw Castle
and Wave Echo Cave
- the next day, cleared out the twig blight, dust zombie and large spider infestations.
- also discovered and destroyed a cell of the cult of the dragon that had saught to woo
the green dragon Venomfang to their cause.
- found Mirna Dendrar's gold necklace with an emerald pendant, an old family heirloom, in the general store
KRAGMAW CASTLE
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- Klarg - bugbear boss of cragmaw tribe goblin
- paid by the black spider to deliver dwarf and map to King Grol at Kragmaw castle
- 20 miles southern edge on Neverwinter wood
- Bugbear from Redbrand hideout had a rough map to castle hidden in his eye patch, also had a large iron key
- A druid went to Thunder Tree, and can give directions to Kragmaw Castle
- in gratitude for defeating the green dragon Venomfang, Druid Reidoth drew a map to Kragmaw Castle
- killed King Grol and his goblinoid minions (goblins and hobgoblins), along with a doppelganger disguised
as the Black Spider, a female drow, who was also carrying Gundren Rockseeker's map
showing the location and inside entrance of Wave Echo Cave.
- rescued and healed Gundren Rockseeker, the dwarf explorer/merchant, who had originally hired them
to protect his wagon supplies.
BLACK SPIDER
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Klarg - bugbear boss of cragmaw tribe goblins
- paid by the black spider to deliver dwarf and map to King Grol at Kragmaw castle
- 20 miles southern edge on Neverwinter wood
- black spider hired Iarno "Glasstaff" Albrek, a human wizard, and the Redbrand Ruffians
- letter from black spider
Lord Albrek,
My spies in Neverwinter tell me that strangers are due to arrive in Phandalin.
They could be working for the dwarves.
Capture them if you can, kill them if you must, but don’t allow them to upset our plans.
See that any dwarven maps in their possession are delivered to me with haste.
I’m counting on you, Iarno. Don’t disappoint me.
- found on Bugbear Leader at Wyvern Tor a wanted poster (Deik for 25 gp) - blackspider symbol on back
- found on 2nd hobgoblin patrol a wanted poster (Coryn for 25 gp) - blackspider symbol on back
- killed a doppelganger at Kragmaw Castle disguised as the Black Spider, a female drow, who was also
carrying Gundren Rockseeker's map showing the location and inside of Wave Echo Cave.
- killed a doppelganger disguised as the Black Spider, a female drow, at Wave Echo Cave and some bugbears
in and across a crevace
- killed Nezznar the Black Spider, a female drow spellcaster along with her spider pets and bugbear minions
- rescued Gundren Rockseeker brother Nundro from a locked room
WAVE ECHO CAVE
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From a tome containing the adventure journal of Urmon the Dwarf,
detailing the Lost Mines of Phandelver and the Spell Forge.
Found in the study/lab of Iarno "Glasstaff" Albrek, a human wizard
"More than five hundred years ago, clans of dwarves and gnomes made an agreement known as the
Phandelver's Pact, by which they would share a rich mine in a wondrous cavern known as Wave Echo Cave.
In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power.
Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel
and bind that energy into a great forge (called the Forge of Spells),
where magic items could be crafted. Times were good, and the nearby human town
of Phandalin (pronounced fan-duh-lin) prospered as well.
But then disaster struck when orcs swept through the North and laid waste to all in their path.
A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave
to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies
to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern.
Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of Wave Echo Cave was lost.
Urmon records that a magic mace named Lightbringer was commissioned by priests of Lathander,
the god of dawn, from the mages working with the gnomes and dwarves of the Phandelver's Pact.
The mace was lost when Wave Echo Cave and its mine vanished from history."
- The Black Spider is searching Wave Echo Cave for the Forge of Spells.
Dwarves and gnomes of the Phandelver's Pact used the magical forge to fashion powerful magic items.
- in gratitude for defeating the green dragon Venomfang, Druid Reidoth drew a map to Wave Echo Cave
- killed a doppelganger at Kragmaw Castle disguised as the Black Spider, a female drow, who was also
carrying Gundren Rockseeker's map showing the location and inside entrance of Wave Echo Cave.
- found a dwarf body just inside the entrance to wave echo cave, one of Gundren Rockseeker's two brothers.
- fought a large ooze in the mining tunnels.
- found an ancient dwarf skeleton submerged in a pool within a cave,
skeleton has been there for too much time to be Gundren Rockseeker's other brother.
- found and fought 8 bugbears in a room being used as barracks
- found a forging room filled with zombies and a green flaming skull
- destroyed, stopped skull regenerating by casting dispel magic and pouring holy water on it
- found "Dragonguard" and "Lightbringer" in a room protected by giant floating eye with four eye stalks
- killed a doppelganger at Wave Echo Cave and some bugbears in and across a crevace
- killed Nezznar the Black Spider, a female drow spellcaster along with her spider pets and bugbear minions
- rescued Gundren Rockseeker brother Nundro in locked room
- need to map and clear out remaing undead/creatures from Wave Echo Cave
- defeated 7 ghouls in a large cavern
- defeated another 7 ghouls in a storage room
- defeated to giant spiders + swarm of stirges in another big cavern
- destroyed a dozen skeletons in a room next to the mining office where an old pay chest full of coins was found
- circumvented a cave full of poisonous fungus and shrooms
- defeated an angry wraith and secured his scorched treasure chest
- Gundren and Nundro Rockseeker, two dwarven brothers, grateful for rescue and clearing Wave Echo Cave
agree to provide the adventurer's with 10% of the profits from Wave Echo Cave
- For defeating the Black Spider and minions, the Mayor of Phandalin award the adventurers with
Tresendar Manor to use as a base, but they will need to pay for repairs and upkeep
LIBERATION OF NARGENSTAL
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- on journey to Neverwinter at the Triboar Trail and High Road encountered
screaming villagers (women and children) running down the road
- raiders have taken over the fishing town of Nargenstal (50 permanent, 30 transient), men stayed behind to fight
- consists of a few large creatures (smooth skinned humanoid, pointy ears) and scaly barking small creatures (kobolds)
- defeated a night patrol of a trollkin leading a pack of 5 kobolds
- send villagers back to Phandalin in morning, told to follow Granval River to town, half day journey
- Nargenstal has great barn, moat with hidden ford, guard tower, longhouse for smokin' fish, inn - frostmaiden
- Battle of Nargenstal - defeated Coalkell, the Ogre Lord, female trollkin druid, trollkin x5, and kobolds x27
- As the heroes recovered, a second wave of 2 Trollkin and 11 Kobold raiders arrived under the leadersip of a pale-skinned Dhampir named Vinder Gandelossen, the Red Hunter.
- Vinder Gandelossen, the Red Hunter had hired the raiders to attack Nargenstal as he wanted "Thor's Javelin" for himself.
- The heroes had found "Thor's Javelin" hidden in the fishing town of Nargenstal, specifically in the Frost Maiden Inn's cellar within a false beam in the ceiling.
- Deikonran the dwarven barbarian laid claim to "Thor's Javelin" after the final battle and defeat of the Red Hunter.
JOURNEY TO NEVERWINTER
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- decided instead to go to Farway and shop - better deals
FARWAY - DELIVER ROYAL TAXES
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- Duke Orland Beuvelard of Farway, a former wizard of the court,
has hired our heroes to escort and deliver a chest full of silver
to the kingdom's capital for 6,000 sp, has paid half up front.
- The wagon trip is several days journey through the dark wood, going to Waterdeep.
- The previous attempt to deiver the taxes had been attacked and destroyed by undead.
- Duke Orland Beuvelard is rumored to have defeated the previous Duke to earn his spot
- The late Duke Ferdinand was practicing necromantic magic, his wife and daughter were executed for using dark magic
- Undead are increasing in forest and has been attacking the convoys, but not Farway itself
- 10 living bandits attacked wagon at night but were quickly dispatched
- bandit prisoner - robbing since new duke has trippled taxes
- glowing floating screaming crazy Phantom Lady appears
"You are not welcome here, the blood that soils this land is on your hands"
- apparition approaching could be banshee - vengeful spirit - claims to be daughter of old duke
- yells at us, curse us and our master, who paid you to come this way
- what he stole from us will never truly be his
- the treasure you carry is no more - laughs
- open the chest - the silver is no more - chest is now full coal coins
- has cursed duke's treasure so as to be worthless when leaves Farway
- answers lie in abondaned cottage with a shiny brand new lock with fresh supplies around
- find dungeon entrance beneath trapdoor
altar/chapel room
- 2 statues on the altar - blood moon cult - inscription - "Levram Goodshire" on statue, leader of cult
- other statue looks like new duke - both statues in Dusk's bag of holding.
ceremonial chamber
chest 4
- documents of assaulted travellers who were robbed
desk
- letters from the duke, forged travel documents
library
- documents linking cult to orcus
- Lady Patricia Farway - "thank-you, for defeating Lord Orland cult minions, expose him to expunge her families name"
- Obsidiana warned Captain Joham Belford, her harper contact, about the Duke
- Party met with Duke, believed our fake tale, gives us the nice coffer, full of the original promised reward 300 gp
- then expose his treachery
- duchess manages to strike Xenon, distracted by her beauty, she is downed by casting of thunderwave
- Xenon keeps her alive (later wins her heart and she gives him her Rapier +2 as token of her love
- evil duke defeated - deik bash, xenon pokey boom
- then evil undead forces unleashed, 3 cultist casters + zombies and skellies - too many to count
- finally defeated undead threat, becoming known as Heroes of the Realm in Farway
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