Session 4

As a new dawn breaks, Punch Lion gather in the dining room of the Stonehill Inn for breakfast. Their meal is interrupted by the Town Mayor, Harbin Wester, who intrduces himself and thanks them for their help clearing out the Redbrands, who he was definitely going to deal with himself once he got some resources together. Not wanting to part way with town funds in this down economy, Harbin, on the suggestion of his assistant Simon, instead offers Punch Lion the deed to Tresendar Manor as a reward for their services to Phandalin. The party accepts the offer.

Punch Lion rmakes another trip to Digby’s to resupply. While there, the party also get Talon identified by Digby. Restocked and ready to go, the party picks up their wagon from Barthen's and heads off for Conyberry.

While searching the ruins of Conyberry, the party is ambushed by an orc scouting party. After a brief battle with the orcs, the party leaves Conyberry and headds northward to find Agathe's hovel. After searching the forest, Punch Lion finds the hovel and with rest of the party hiding behind the trees, Tuffy sneaks up to exchange the jewels for the location of the Forge of Spells. Instead, Tuffy asks for the location of the greatest treasure which Agatha tells her is located underneath Waterdeep. When Tuffy returns to the group she tells them that Agathe didn't know where the Forge of Spells was but Validmir knows that Tuffy has lied to them but can’t get her to tell the truth.

Upon returning to the Inn, Punch Lion are presented with the deed to Tresendar Manor and commission the start of repairs to restore the manor to livable conditions. The next day, Punch Lion with Sildar in tow, head off for the Eating Cave to rescue Gundren.

After locating and sneaking through a side entrance, Punch Lion finds Gundren badly beaten and locked in a cell. After freeing Gundren the party is ambushed by patrolling goblins. During the batle, one of goblins also alert King Grol, his pet bear and a female drow. Saryel uses suggestion to convince Grol that he wants to kill all the goblins who promptly turn on their heels and run. Grol runs off in pursuit. As the remainder of the party converge on the drow, she uses a smoke bomb to obscure herself, Validmir and Tassandar. As the smoke clears, there are now two Validmir's. In the confusion one fo the Validmir's turns and stabs the other before trying to make a break for it. Punch Lion eventually defeats the drow who's corpse slowly shifts into the amorphous humanoid shape of a doppelgänger.

Characters

Harbin Wester