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[fusion_dropcap boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”30px” class=”” id=”” color=”#ad2727″ hue=”” saturation=”” lightness=”” alpha=”” text_color=””]A[/fusion_dropcap]fter a peaceful evening rest, the group drives out to Phandalin to deliver Gundren’s goods to Elmar Barthen, who runs a trading post there. That morning Mara arrives by horseback from Phandalin and delivers a message from Elmar sending hopes for their safety; Linene Graywind at Lionshield Coster also sends message that the group will be rewarded should they find her lost equipment along the way.
The frontier town of Phandalin is built on the ruins of a much older settlement. It was once a thriving human town whose people were allied with the dwarves and gnomes of Phandelver’s Pact until it was sacked by an orc horde hundreds of years ago. It lay in ruins for centuries until a few years ago when settlers from Neverwinter and Waterdeep began a slow arduous task to resettle it. Currently it is a bustling frontier town.
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Upon arriving in Phandalin the group parts with Sildar, who goes off to meet his friend and to speak with the townmaster; Steve accompanies him. The group splits up and goes on various errands: Jory, Embra and Karendil go to Barthen’s Provisions and settle up on the reward. Shiv follows up on a lead involving her missing friend Verna, whose aunt has a farm on the outskirts of town. Shiv approaches the elderly halfling Quelline Alderleaf and asks about Verna. Quelline says Verna has been trouble and hasn’t seen her since around winter and that she believes something bad may have befallen her. She informs Shiv that a gang called the Red Brands arrived in town and began throwing their weight around, taking over Phandalin; Verna got into conflict with them because her “enterprise” was at cross-purposes to theirs. Thell Drendar stood up to the Red Brands in the street last week and they killed him and his wife Mirna and son Nars have disappeared. She says she isn’t holding up hope that Verna is still alive.
Embra, Jory and Karendil meet Elmar in his shop, and he happily receives them, pays them, and asks her whether she’s heard word from Gundren’s brothers, Nundro and Tharden. She answers she has not and Elmar says no one has seen him in 10 days or more. He expresses his hope that the group finds Gundren, who is a good friend of his, and he sends them on to Lionshield Coster. They meet up at Stonehill Inn, where Sildar has secured rooms for them. Shiv takes Embra aside and reveals part of her reasons for taking the job to Phandalin: her search for Verna, who she says has fallen afoul of the Red Brands. Embra assures Shiv that she will make it a mission of the group to find her friend.
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Embra buys a round for everyone in the tavern and the night is lively with celebration and drink. As the drinks flow some of the group become intoxicated and Shiv notices in the last hour the tavern has been slowly clearing out. Just as she brings this to everyone’s attention the doors are kicked open and six armed men in red cloaks stalk in and immediately attack the group. Everyone is struck except Embra and Jory, who is intoxicated. Embra’s battle-axe cleaves one of the men from his shoulder down through his heart and crumples to the floor in a flash of radiant light. Karendil blasts a volley of missiles and his enemy screams as his head is wreathed in flames; he falls dead to the floor. Steve is wounded by two slashing blows from two enemies until Shiv fires and staggers one of his assailants. Embra cuts another assailant down and he falls beneath a spray of blood and a flash of radiant light. One of the men is wounded and turns on his heel and flees for the front door; Embra shouts for someone to stop him. Karendil uses Mage Hand to close the door and the soldier, running full tilt, turns too late to see the door shut. He runs straight into it and reels backwards, falls head-first onto the floor and dies. Shiv fires an arrow and kills another assailant. Embra lifts her axe and points it at the last assailant and shouts, “Your friends are dead—what say you now? Yield!” The soldier flees and as he runs past Jory, Jory cuts him down.
The only sound in the tavern is the group’s ragged breathing and the dying gasps of their attackers until Embra sees innkeeper Toblen peer out from behind the bar.
“Toblen,” she calls out to him.
“Yes, lady Embra?”
“I’m buying your tavern.”
“Pardon?”
She throws a purse filled with 47 gold pieces onto the bar.
“This tavern’s mine now. Barricade this place; we’re sleeping here tonight.”
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Embra has her people drape the red cloaks of their dead enemies along the highest points along the tavern roof. She has the bodies lay in state in the town square and its clear the citizens of Phandalin are fairly pleased with the turn of events in their town. As they are arranging the bodies, Sildar and Townmaster Harbin arrive. Harbin, red-faced and puffing, jabs his finger at Embra and sputters, “Do you think it’s proper to come here and kill people? We expect order in this town!”
“We’re bringing order to this town, Master Harbin,” answers Embra. “We are here to secure commerce, which was being openly disrupted by these ruffians. With your assistance we hope to increase the wealth of everyone in this town by driving these elements out once and for all. You have my word I will do my best to make sure Phandalin is secure and safe. I am Embra of House Ironhaven. Perhaps you’ve heard of us.”
He nods.
She points to her medallion of Waukeen and says, “This symbol represents me and what I stand for.” (21 Persuasion)
“If there’s anymore trouble because of this, it’s on your head,” he replies before stalking off.
Karendil surreptitiously kicks a rock in Harbin’s path and he trips on it, falling into the bloody mud at the feet of the corpses. Embra helps him up and he leaves.
Sildar gazes silently at the group with equal measures of approval and disapproval. Back at the inn Sildar tells the group that he is a member of The Lord’s Alliance and that another member of his order, Iarno Albrek, has gone missing. Albrek was assigned to Phandalin two months ago to establish order in the town and Sildar believes he may have fallen afoul of the Red Brands, who began menacing the town around the same time. Sildar says he is authorized to award the group 230 gold if they can determine what has become of Albrek and neutralize the Red Brand threat, so that they may establish an orderly and prosperous town.
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On Karendil’s suggestion the group visits the Miner’s Exchange and there they meet Halia Thornton, the guildmaster of the miner’s guild, who claims it is the closest Phandalin has to any organization. Embra asks her why the Red Brand’s tend to leave the miners alone and Halia answers that the brigands do not wish to incur her displeasure. Embra next asks Halia where the Red Brands tend to gather and she asks, “May I ask what your intentions are?”. Embra points back to the town square, where the bodies are displayed, and Halia says that they drink at the Sleeping Giant and no one else is allowed inside. She also believes they make their headquarters at the old Tresendar Manor. Before the group takes their leave Halia says, “I appreciate what you stand for, Lady Embra.”
Upon hearing that the proprietors of the Sleeping Giant are forced to serve the Red Brands and wholly innocent in the brigands’ misdeeds, Jory laments not being able to burn the alehouse down with everyone inside. While they are discussing tactics, Shiv slips back into the Miner’s Exchange and asks Halia a few questions about her missing friend. Halia reveals that she and Verna were working together and that Verna was more brash in her deeds and so ran afoul of the Red Brands; Halia also says that in the unlikely event that Verna is still alive, she has probably been sold into slavery. Shiv asks for a lead and Halia names Glass Staff as the founder and leader of the Red Brands and someone who would know something about Verna’s fate. Halia wishes Shiv luck and says if she might have work for her at some point in the future. Shiv sneaks back into the group without anyone missing her.
The group next visits Lionshield Coster and trades in the belongings of the Red Brands for credit, which they use to purchase weapons.
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- 6 Red Brands
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- 1ogp apiece for delivering Gundren’s supplies to Elmar Barthen.
- 1ogp apiece from Sildar for rescuing him
- 37gp apiece for the gear of the slain Red Brands
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- ?XP (?XP Total)
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- Who’s Plan Was This Anyway?
*as the group pretends to celebrate to draw the enemy to the tavern*
DM: Despite your best efforts you’ve become intoxicated enough to become impaired.
Embra: Fuck you, Jory. You gonna die tonight! - Denethor, Party of Twelve
Embra: I considered burning The Sleeping Giant down with everyone in it, but there may be innocents inside.
Steve: Rude.
Jory: Well, it’s a funeral pyre; we’re just skipping a step.
Jerry: *shocked* Okay…I’m gonna roll up a Paladin.
DM: *nods at Embra* She is a Paladin. - Leaving Barthen’s Provisions
Embra: Good job not getting killed in there, Jory. - Imagine There’s No Heaven
DM: The only religious site in town is a shrine to Tamora, the goddess of luck.
Shiv: Go get some of that.
Davron: Meh.
Shiv: Did you just “meh”? At luck?
Davon: *shrugs* Ehh.
Shiv: Good group you put together, Embra.
Embra: I should’ve taken a religious poll.
DM: Are you going to check it out at all? I mean, you don’t have to feel obligated.
Embra: He’ll check it out ironically: “Pfft—nice place. You guys keep it so clean.”