Paulynomial D&D — Player Compendium
Home base for the Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk campaign and your reference for D&D 5e content.
Last updated after Session 4 (Blood in the Square — the Shrine of Luck fight, the Lords’ Alliance writ, and the reconnaissance on Tresendar Manor).
Where We Are
The party arrived in Phandalin, collected their pay from Barthen and Linene, and identified the strange newt figurine from Cragmaw Hideout as a Figurine of Wondrous Power (now named Noodles). They then crossed paths with four drunk Redbrands led by Graul on the steps of the Shrine of Luck — and ended the meeting with four dead Redbrands.
To keep the killings from going on the townmaster’s books as murder, Sildar Hallwinter formally hired the party as Lords’ Alliance contractors. The party was then sworn in by Townmaster Wester as Phandalin protectorate — with the writ to prove it. The town is now openly grateful, and openly afraid of the retaliation.
The party met Sister Garaele at the shrine and accepted her quest to put a question to the banshee Agatha at Conyberry. They also scouted both Redbrand strongholds — the Sleeping Giant (7 Redbrands plus a bartender; two exits) and the secret tunnel in the woods behind Tresendar Manor (2 guards posted at the cave mouth, found via Carp’s tip).
- Most recent session played: 04 - Blood in the Square
- Next session: 05 - The Redbrand Reckoning — July 11th @ Taylor & Matt’s apartment
The Party
- Fleck (Chris) — Half-Elf
- Orla Moonpebble (Isabel) — Rock Gnome Druid, Circle of the Moon
- Thea Silvermere (Alexis) — Moon Elf Sorcerer
- Grom Strongheart (Matt) — Half-Orc Cleric, War Domain
- Versace Vaffelhelm (Taylor) — Forest Gnome Druid
Open Threads
Active (Lords’ Alliance commission, 200gp bounty):
- End the Redbrand threat in Phandalin — their leader is known as Glasstaff; their stronghold appears to be beneath Tresendar Manor. The party has scouted both the Sleeping Giant (7 Redbrands + bartender) and the secret tunnel behind the manor (2 guards). (Sildar Hallwinter)
- Rescue Mirna and Nars Dendrar — Thel’s wife and son, missing since the day he was killed. Suspected to be held by the Redbrands. (Sildar Hallwinter)
- Find Iarno Albrek — a missing Lords’ Alliance wizard, gone for nearly a year. (Sildar Hallwinter)
- Find Gundren Rockseeker — captured by goblins, taken to Cragmaw Castle somewhere in the Neverwinter Wood. He was carrying a map to Wave Echo Cave. (Sildar Hallwinter)
Accepted side quests:
- Visit Agatha at Conyberry — bring a silver comb, ask one question: “Where is the spellbook of Bowgentle?” (Sister Garaele; reward 25gp each + a potion of healing)
Available but not yet pursued:
- Investigate Old Owl Well — walking corpses reported in the northeast hills (heard around town; Daran Edermath has not yet been spoken to directly).
- Clear orc raiders at Wyvern Tor — standing town bounty, 100gp (Harbin Wester).
Phandalin — Your Base of Operations
Phandalin is a small frontier town in the foothills of the Sword Mountains, a few days’ travel south of Neverwinter.
Places in town:
- Stonehill Inn — where you’re sleeping
- Barthen’s Provisions — general store; Gundren’s drop-off point
- Lionshield Coster — weapons & armor
- Miner’s Exchange — ore assayer
- Shrine of Luck — Tymora’s shrine
- Townmaster’s Hall — Phandalin’s seat of government (such as it is)
- Edermath Orchard — Daran’s place
- Alderleaf Farm — Qelline’s farm
- Tresendar Manor — the troubled ruin on the eastern hill
- Sleeping Giant — the Redbrand tap house, also east end
Townsfolk you’ve met:
- Sildar Hallwinter — your patron, Lords’ Alliance agent
- Toblen Stonehill — innkeeper at the Stonehill, friendly and informative
- Linene Graywind — Lionshield Coster, principled, owes you a debt
- Sister Garaele — cleric of Tymora at the Shrine; sent you to the banshee
- Harbin Wester — townmaster, well-meaning, ineffectual; swore you in as Phandalin protectorate
- Carp Alderleaf — 10-year-old halfling boy; tipped you a copper and led you to the secret tunnel
Townsfolk you’ve heard about but not yet met:
- Trilena Stonehill — Toblen’s wife and the inn’s cook, sharper than her husband
- Daran Edermath — retired adventurer at the orchard
- Halia Thornton — runs the Miner’s Exchange
- Qelline Alderleaf — halfling farmer; mother of Carp
- Thel Dendrar — woodcarver, murdered by the Redbrands a tenday before you arrived
- Mirna Dendrar — Thel’s wife, missing since the day he was killed
The Wider Region
- Cragmaw Castle — somewhere in Neverwinter Wood; holds Gundren
- Old Owl Well — Netherese ruin, walking corpses
- Conyberry — ruined town, home to the banshee Agatha
- Wyvern Tor — orc raiders, town bounty posted
- Wave Echo Cave — the legendary lost dwarven mine
- Cragmaw Hideout — the goblin cave you cleared (Sessions 2–3)
- The Weary Wheel — the roadhouse where the campaign began (Session 0)
Factions
- The Lords’ Alliance — Sildar’s affiliation
- The Griffon Cavalry of Waterdeep — Sildar’s old order
- The Order of the Gauntlet
- The Harpers
- The Zhentarim
- The Redbrands — the antagonist gang of this arc
Session Recaps
- 000 - Character Creation Guide — pre-session character creation
- 00 - The Adventure Begins - On the Road to Phandalin — Session 0
- 01 - Something Amiss on the Road — Session 1
- 02 - Crawl in the Cave — Session 2
- 03 - Konfronting Klarg & Onward — Session 3
- 04 - Blood in the Square — Session 4 (most recent)
- 05 - The Redbrand Reckoning — Session 5 (upcoming, July 11)