"My friends, I have been studying some of the items we have encountered on our recent delves, and giving them deep consideration." The paladin has some cloak clasps of illithid manufacture laid before him on the table — the ones you found on a dead drow in one of your forays beyond Shallowtown.

He doesn't handle them, but instead manipulates them with a table fork. "I had a couple of experts at the Seekers chapterhouse in Helix examine these, and they believe the clasps permit some form of long-range communication between those who wear them."

"I wouldn't touch them, were I you," he cautions. "They carry an evil taint. The Seekers found no obvious curse, but such a bane can be hidden oft times." The paladin clears his throat, twitches his whiskers in thought. "Then there are these fishy-smelling purplish potions." He guestures to four vials on the table. "The Seekers identified them as carrying a domination effect, a dweomer that saps the imbiber's willpower, making the drinker pliable, easily suggestable. Clearly, there could be no wholesome purpose for such a concoction."

The mousefolk paladin unrolls the scroll that the Phandalin Four found on the same corpse that was carrying the potions and the cloak clasps. He reads aloud from the scroll: "Use the purple potions to keep the captives docile. And increase the Takings if at all possible. We need a lot more fuel. Continue to source captives from Helix, Phandalin, Slaytonthorpe, Threshhold, and Eastdale. Also, see if they can make the next batch of potions smell and taste better."

Whiteheart allows the scroll to curl up again as he drops it onto the tabletop. "So, we have people getting kidnapped from all the local villages and towns surrounding your farm. And we have all this evidence," — he gestures to the scroll, cloak clasps, and potions — "showing that we're on the trail of whoever is responsible."

"I am ordered my my superior, Prelate Mordicar Justhand, to launch a full-blown investigtion. I am authorized to hire help. It will be very dangerous. Death is possible, perhaps even likely.

I am able to offer five royals daily, backed by the full faith of the Church of Saint Ygg, all material expenses paid, and a five-hundred royal sign-on bonus per individual. Do you know anyone who might be interested?"

The party also has a +2 suit of drow leather armor that they might fetch as much as 5,500 royals for, if they took the trouble to find a buyer in Threshold or Sizemordicus.

Current Fronts:

• Working to make your farm profitable
  • purchase additional acreage (completed)
  • sell additional lizards and invest in fertilizer (completed)
  • purchase sheep, cattle (to be done)
  • find sharecroppers to use additional acreage (to be done)
  • have ranger forester mark old trees for cutting/export (to be done)
  • repair fences (to be done): will cost 500 GP
    
• Secure the regions' (Phandalin, Helix), safety
  • defeat the Redcloaks bandits (completed)
  • defeat the young green dragon (completed)
  • destroy the band of gnolls plaguing the East Road (to be done)
  • kill the old swamp hydra (to be done)
  • get to bottom of kidnappings (in progress)
  • slay the hill giant (to be done)

THF 4/DUNGEONEER 5/CUT-THROAT 4
Overall Level 13, HP: 54
Lawful Evil Halfling
XP Total: 90,000
TNL: 24,000

Mount: Kevin the Cave Lizard

Str: 09/20 (+0)
Dex: 21/05 (+4)
Con: 13/80 (+1)
Int: 13/70 (+1)
Wis: 10/70 (+0)
Cha: 17/85 (+2)

Personal Wealth
(as of 5/30/2024):
10,823 GP Party Wealth ~22,000 GP

Special Abilities:
Backstab
Circle
Cut-Throat Party Boon
Cut-Throat Personal Boon
Thief Party Boon
Thief Personal Boon
Advantage on Circle/Backstab

Traits:
Acrobat +4
Ruin Explorer +3
Information Seller +2
Assassin +9

Saving Throws:
Death/Poison: 10
Paralysis/Petrify: 12
Spells/Rods/Staves: 14
Wands: 11
Breath: 13

Armor Class:
Undressed & prone 10
Undressed 06
Harnessed 0 (+1 dragonscale)
Harnessed but Flat-Footed 04
Touch 06

Spells: none

Lv/Class-Based Attack Bonus: +5
Equivalent Base THAC0: 15

+1 dagger or shortsword:
   m.THAC0 12 (1d4+4 dagger)
   m.THAC0 12 (1d6+4 shortsword)

    Heroic Deeds:
   Known: 21
   Daily Risk Dice: 10

1. Agonizing Sneak Attack
   
2. Aim Carefully
   
3. Auspicious Fortune
   
4. Blessed Assurance
   
5. Double Thrust
   
6. Effortless Dodge
   
7. Flanking Strike
   
8. Improved Ambuscade
   
9. Lead By Example
   
10. Lucky Moment
    
11. MurderHobo Madness
    
12. Penetrating Backstab
    
13. Silent Sneak
    
14. Skin of Your Teeth
    
15. Staggering Strike
    
16. Steely Gaze
    
17. The Trail Goes Cold
    
18. Unusual Prowess
    
19. player choice
    

Other Equipment:
basilisk fang
Boots of Free-Action
6 thunderstones
4 potions of extra-healing (3d8+3)
2 bags of firestones (12)
book about dragons
belt of toughness
+1 boot knife (1d4+3)
+1 buckler
caltrops (3) inflict 1d4
cape of the mountebank
daggers (pair, mundane)
+1 dragonscale armor
ethanol (1 pt., 80-proof)
potion of alignment concealment x 3
hemp rope (50 ft)
murdayne root
inflammable oil x 2
+1 blue dragonscale
potion of extra-healing x 4
sealed ceramic jar
drow snake-whip (discarded)
everburning torch (in jar)
+1 shortbow (does 1d6+4)

Contacts:
Todd the Troglodyte
Dwargon the Duergar
Order of the Gauntlet
Xaiko the Red Dragon
Valtrex the Vampire

Feyre Archeron
MAGE 3/ENCH 5/FGT 3/NEC 2
Overall Level 13
Lawful Good Human, HP: 50
XP Total: 90,000
TNL: 24,000

Str: 11/15 (+0)
Dex: 16/60 (+2)
Con: 15/90 (+1)
Int: 18/80 (+3)
Wis: 13/60 (+1)
Cha: 10/20 (+0)

Magic Resistance: 45%
Allies get +1 vs spell effects
Affinity: fire
Immune to level/ability-drain
Fighter Personal Boon
Fighter Party Boon
Mage Party Boon
Mage Personal Boon
Enchanter Personal Boon
Enchanter Party Boon
Necromancer Personal Boon At-will Life Tap ability

Armor Class:
Undressed & prone 08 {05} (bracers/robe)
Unharnessed & prone: 10 {07}
Unharnessed 08 {05}
Harnessed -2 {-5} (shirt/robe/ring)
Harnessed but Flat-Footed 0 {-3}
Touch 8

{the above boosted 3 if mage armored}

Traits:
Arcane Adept: +3
Book Seller: +3
Curse Lifter: +3
Historian: +3
Loremaster: +3
Intensifier: +3

Saving Throws:
Death/Poison: 12 (11)
Paralysis/Petrify: 13 (12)
Spells/Rods/Staves: 15 (14)
Wands: 13 (12)
Breath: 15 (14)

Lv/Class-Based Attack Bonus: +5
Equivalent Base THAC0: 15

Masterwork Longsword
m.THAC0: 15 (or 11) (1d8+0, or 1d8+5)

+2 Quarterstaff:
   m.THAC0 13 (or 9) (1d8+2, or 1d8+7)

+2 Short Bow:
   m.THAC0 11 (or 7) (1d6+4, or 1d6+9)

 
+2 silver dagger or +2 shortbow:
   m.THAC0 12 (1d4+5)

Spells 24/day - 7 1st/6 2nd/6 3rd/5 4th/4 5th:

1st: burning hands, comprehend languages, eldritch bolt, hold portal, identify, sleep

2nd: invisibility, knock, levitate, mage armor, silence

3rd: fireball, fly, major image, spirit guardians

4th cone of cold, lesser sending, scrying, zone of glacial cold

5th Restore Life/Spirit Recall

Heroic Deeds:
   Known: 19
   Daily Risk Dice: 10

1. Aim Carefully
   
2. Arcane Deflection
   
3. Attune to Item
   
4. Aura of Enchantment
   
5. Charge Item
   
6. Dazing Spell
   
7. Death Ward
   
8. Death Word
   
9. Disenchant
   
10. Dual Heroic Deeds
    
11. Dweomer Determination
    
12. Eldritch Wrath
    
13. Enhance Enchantment
    
14. Flawless Construction
    
15. Intensify Spell
    
16. Manipulate Fate
    
17. Short Port
    
18. player's choice
    
19. player's choice
    

Other Equipment: Circlet of Iron Necromancy Wand of petrification (10 charges; can't be recharged) Robe of Many Eyes bark from tree of healing (usage: d12)
bracers of protection +1
cave-fisher filament (25 ft)
daggers (pair, mundane)
enchanter's ear-rings
enchanter's robe
+1 dagger
ethanol (1 pint, 40-proof)
inflammable oil x 5
+2 mithril shirt
poison antidote x 3
potion of healing (2d6+2) x 3
potion of extra-healing (6d6+6) x 2
potion of prot. vs red dragon
potion of rejuvenation x 4
potion of vigorous voodoo x 1
potion of invisibility x 1
red dragon blood (12 vials)
scroll: flying & invisibility at 5th
wand of burning hands (13 charges)
+2 quarterstaff
sharpening stone
+2 short bow
spellbook (glyph of warding)

Contacts:
Tauste
Saphira
The Argent Twilight

FGT 8/RGR 5
Overall Level 13
Lawful Good Human, HP: 87
XP Total: 102,000
TNL: 12,000

Str: 17/35(+2)
Dex: 16/45 (+2)
Con: 16/90 (+2)
Int: 13/20 (+1)
Wis: 13/90 (+1)
Cha: 11/25 (+0)

Special Abilities:
Fighter Party Boon
Fighter Personal Boon
Movement 40 ft dungeon
Movement 50 ft outdoors
Ranger Party Boon
Ranger Personal Boon
Favored Enemy #1: Drow
Favored Enemy #2: Illithids (mind-flayers)
Favored Terrain #1: Forests
Favored Terain #2: Subterranean

Traits:
Longbow Expert +3
Monster Slayer +3
Tough-Minded +3
Ruins Explorer +3
Arms Merchant +3
Animal Empathy +3

Saving Throws:
Death/Poison: 12 {10}
Paralysis/Petrify: 13 {11}
Spells/Rods/Staves: 15 {13}
Wands: 13 {11}
Breath: 15 {13}

Armor Class:
Undressed & prone 10
Undressed 09
Harnessed -1 (+2 mithril shirt/cloak)
Harnessed but Flat-Footed 0
Touch 6

Spells: none

Lv/Class-Based Attack Bonus: +13
Equivalent Base THAC0: 7
+2 Two-Handed Sword 1d10/3d6 vs large (m.THAC0: 03)
+1 Longbow 1d10 (m.THAC0 04)

+2 Two-Handed Sword:
   vs mundane foes 1d10+4+situational
   vs Large+ monsters 3d6+4+situational
   vs drow 1d10+16
   vs mind-flayers 1d10+19

+1 Longbow:
1d10+3+situational+situational
1d10+18 vs Drow
1d10+21 vs mind-flayers

+1 Obsidian Spider-Banes
vs mundane foe m.THAC0 4 (1d6+3)
vs spiders & kin treat spider AC as 9 (3d6+3)

Heroic Deeds:
   Known: 19
   Daily Risk Dice: 10

1. Aim Carefully
   
2. Blitz
   
3. Brace
   
4. Cleave
   
5. Deft Blade
   
6. Eagle Eye
   
7. Hunter's Mark
   
8. Improved Ambuscade
   
9. Improved Cleave
   
10. Indomitable Defense
    
11. Primary Foe
    
12. Show Your Specialization
    
13. Skin of Your Teeth
    
14. Stinging Second Attack
    
15. Soul of the Warrior
    
16. Staggering Strike
    
17. Unbreakable
    
18. Unusual Prowess
    
19. Vicious Focus
    

Equipment:
2-hander has 7 uses of basilisk venom +2 blue cloak of protection (can change colors) black hydra scabbard
+1 boot knife (1d4+3)
Lesser Belt of Charisma (raises CHA 2 pts) bag of pocket dimension
a dozen arrows dealing +1d6 fire
daggers (pair, mundane)
ethanol (1 pt., 40-proof)
inflammable oil x 5
lenses of infravision
+2 mithril shirt
potion of extra-healing x 4
potion of invisibility x 1
+3 two-handed sword
longsword +2 (+4 vs halflings)
+1 longbow
+1 spider-banes (mated)

Contacts:
Dwargon
Vrakthis
Order of the Gauntlet

Phandelver Tabletop Campaign Character Sheets

Whiteheart Stiffwhiskers
CLE 3/PAL 5/SOH 5
Paladin of Saint Ygg
Overall Level 12
Lawful Good Mousefolk, HP: 85
Damage Reduction: 5/-
XP Total: 90,000
TNL: 24,000

Str: 16/65 (+2)
Dex: 12/50 (+0)
Con: 18/15 (+3)
Int: 12/50 (+0)
Wis: 13/80 (+1)
Cha: 17/50 (+2)

Saving Throws:
Death/Poison: 10
Paralysis/Petrify: 12
Spells/Rods/Staves: 14
Wands: 11
Breath: 13

Special Abilities:
- DR 5/-
- Advantage on CON-related saves
- Cure Disease
- Channel Energy 3 x daily
- Lay on Hands
- Paladin Party Boon
- Paladin Personal Boon
- Sohei Party Boon
- Sohei Personal Boon
- Sacrifice a prepared spell for healing
- Smite 2 + {CHA bonus} times daily

Lv/Class-Based Attack Bonus: +8
Equivalent Base THAC0: 12
+2 Holy Keen Longsword, Andurel

^* Damage Dealt:
   vs mundane foe m.THAC0 8 (1d8+4/19-20)
   vs evil foes m.THAC0 8 (2d8+9/19-20)
   vs aberration/outsider/undead:
      m.THAC0 6 (3d8+12/19-20)

Overall Smiting Damage
add +4 to the attack roll, and...
aberration/outsider/undead: 3d8+27/(19-20)
other evil creatures: 2d8+24/(19-20)

* If Whiteheart successfully uses Enlightened Strike, then he may add an additional three points (the sum of Wis & Cha modifiers) of damage to the damages shown above.

If under the effect of Divine Favor he has cast, improve the above m.THAC0 and damage rolls by +2. While divinely favored and smiting a mundane evil foe, m.THAC0 04 and 2d8+26/(19-20); If divinely favored and smiting an aberration, undead, or outsider, m.THAC0 04 and 3d8+29/(19-20).

If divinely favored, smiting, and successfully using Righteous Fervor against an aberration, undead, or outsider, m.THAC0 04 and [3d8+28+(16 to 64 radiant)]/(19-20), i.e., 47-232 damage.

Armor Class:
   Undressed 10
   +1 Chainmail only 04
   +3 Shield only 06
   Harnessed -2
   Harn & SYS -4, & DR 3
   Harnessed but Flat-Footed 0
   Har/SYS/SOF: -7
   Har/SYS/SOF/MV: -9
   Touch 10

Spell Progression: 4/4/3/3/2
Mod for Wisdom: 5/5/4/4/3

Clerical spells:
5 1st, 5 2nd, 4 3rd, 4 4th, 3 5th

Typically Prepared:

Bless x 2 (target: caster, allies w/i 50' burst)
Detect Alignment x 1
Divine Favor x 1 (target: self)
Shield of Faith x 1 (target: single)

Consecrate x 1
Delay Poison x 1
Resist Energy x 1
Spiritual Weapon x 1
Zone of Truth x 1

Daylight x 1
Magic Vestment x 1
Protection from Energy x 1
Remove Blindness/Deafness x 1

Air Walk x 1
Death Ward x 1
Dimensional Anchor x 1
Sending x 1

Break Enchantment x 1
Commune x 1
Flamestrike x 1

Heroic Deeds:
   Known: 21
   Daily Risk Dice: 10

1. Auspicious Fortune
   
2. Bite the Bullet
   
3. Blessed Assurance
   
4. Brace
   
5. Blitz
   
6. Cleave
   
7. Dual Heroic Deeds
   
8. Effortless Dodge
   
9. Enlightened Strike
   
10. Healing Surge
    
11. Holy Aura
    
12. Iron Shell
    
13. Karmic Balance
    
14. Lead by Example
    
15. Primary Foe
    
16. Righteous Fervor
    
17. St. Ygg's Shield
    
18. Unbreakable
    
19. Unusual Prowess
    

Other Equipment:
black monster-hide belt
bronze ring
+1 chainmail
+2 keen holy longsword Anduril
daggers (pair, mundane)
ethanol (1 pt., 80-proof)
potion extra-healing x 7
scroll: group recall
+3 shield

Versus mundane evil creatures, a paladin adds his Charisma bonus to other to-hit bonuses and adds his paladin levels (max 5) to damage.

Versus aberrations, evil outsiders, and undead, a paladin gets the foregoing bonuses against evil creatures, plus gets to add his Charisma bonus to damage, and his weapon's base damage die/dice is doubled.

Tactics:

If accompanied by allies, Whiteheart attempts to prepare for any combat by casting Bless. If exigencies permit, the paladin will follow up the Bless spell with 2nd round use of Dual Heroic Deeds to invoke both Blessed Assurance and Holy Aura.

If fighting solo, Whiteheart attempts to begin by casting Divine Favor. He will follow this, if possible, with the Saint Ygg's Shield heroic deed. Finally, if fighting a particularly heinous foe or monster, he will seek to inflict maximum damage with his bronze ring, to be followed with healing for himself via Lay on Hands. If his bronze ring usage for the day is depleted, he may resort to Flamestrike.

Against particularly powerful evil foes, Whiteheart will attempt to use Righteous Fervor.

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