Special Tasks Unit

A Reward The group checked on Falthrax Loderr at his home to make sure all was OK, whereupon he presented you with a large emerald worth 2000 gp as a reward for rescuing him.  You met his wife Loriss - a human - who had indirectly sent you on the mission by contacting her friend, D.I. Dianys Thistlehand.  She promised to let Thistlehand know of your success. A Funeral The STU, minus Adelwyn, attended the funeral for Gundren's brother Tharden.  There you met his other brother Nundren, who had been reincarnated by clerics at the Cathedral.  In his reincarnated form, Nundro has become a half-elf (half-human), which is still taking him some getting used to.  Gundren informed you that the Lost Mine of Phandelver was swinging into operation, and the town of Phandalin was already growing rapidly, with people attracted by the lure of wealth and employment. Some Planning The group ventured to the Croaking Timber Inn - a downscale tavern, inn, and equal-opportunity brothe...

 A Battle The STU, after making short work of Morganna and Saeth (with the assistance of Malgitor and Elodia) and being joined by Kang Li, entered the tower.  Proceeding room by room and level by level, they discovered the studio where the sisters painted cursed portraits of their victims, as well as two more victims - a frail, weak human, and an ancient dwarf, who turned out to be Falthrax Loderr, the person they sought.  The group defeated a gargoyle and then climbed up to the top level, where - after being doused by acid due to an undetected glyph of warding - they faced the sister known as Greensong, as well as her mastiff, which turned out to be a Hell Hound.  Despite her toughness, Greensong and her hound were in the end no match for such a large group, even after being joined by the second gargoyle.   A Betrayal and a Favor Called In Following the death of Greensong (who turned out to be a hideous creature similar to Morganna), the third sister - Azi...

 An Offer During dinner, the group (who had been joined by a recovered Aledwyn) was approached by Azirssa, who said she realized that the group were no mere commoners, but seemed to have powers and skills.  She told them that the derelict building to the north of the facility housed some kind of vile creature that preyed on guests who ignored the sisters' warnings to stay away from it.  She said she feared that such a fate had also befallen the dwarf Falthrax that the STU was looking for.  She implored the group to rid the Moonstone Mask of the monster, and promised a hefty reward.  The group said they would consider it. A Mystery Solved? The group sent Melori and Micah to talk with Ilmar, the Drow masseur and secret Harper agent, and agreed that he would create a distraction at around 11pm to allow the STU to leave the main building unobserved so they could investigate the tower and the derelict building to the north.  After withdrawing to their respective...