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The Black Spider

An evil mage who sought to obtain the power of the Spellforge for unkown ends. He instructed his subordinates to capture or kill the party to prevent them from interfering with his search. While our adventurers were able to stop the Spider’s minions who went to Wave Echo Cave, they killed Gundren Rockseeker’s brother before the party arrived.

The Black Spider is known to frequently use doppelgangers to protect himself from being swept into a confrontation. He has many giant spiders as pets and keeps them close to him.

His current location is unknown.

Relationships

Minions

  • Glasstaff (deceased)
  • Black Knight (deceased)
  • High elf who impersonated Senior Archivist Alana Stormwood (deceased)
  • Dark Elf who stole Gundren’s map (deceased)
  • Mercenaries in Wave Echo Cave (deceased)
  • Multiple doppelgangers
  • Multiple Giant Spiders

An artifact of great renown, known in myth and legend. The Spellforge, located in Wave Echo Cave, is said to be able to imbue weapons, tools, and equipment with magical properties. In the hands of a skilled smith, it can be used to forge enchanted items.

  • Sought by The Black Spider, guarded by the Spectator, discovered by the party
    -…

    • 2024-Nov-02

  • Explosions have ceased and the fires have been contained although not entirely extinguished yet. Our trio is examining the booby-trapped boat
  • Rowan notices a small envelope on the boat, which would be very exciting if he could read. He calls Rulkorf over, who conjures a mage hand to retrieve it
    • The envelope is addressed to Rowan, and invites him and his comp…
  • The envelope is addressed to Rowan, and invites him and his comp…

    • That’s us! Name to be determined…

  • Rulkorf Alpensinger, dwarf coastal druid
  • Rowan Chokrotsk, human paladin of Tymora
  • Kleb Fumpton, human fighter
  • Fallon (joined in Phandalin during the race to the Spellforge)
  • Gil (entity inside Rulkorf’s Cloak of the Manta …

    • Wave Echo Cave is a place of legend that was lost for an unknown amount of time. It is named for the large body of water that meets a cliff face in its northeast section, whose crashing waves resound throughout the cavern.

    At one point, it housed the Archivists of the Phandelver Pact, who performed research on magical items. [[gundren-rockseeke…

    Gundren is a successful merchant who runs a mining operation with his brothers. He hired the party to escort his wares to Phandalin, but after he was abducted by the Cragmaws, they rescued him and he helped them get to Wave Echo Cave to intercept The Black Spider.

  • Gundren had two brothers
    • One of the…
  • One of the…

    • Glasstaff (whose real name was Iarno Albrek) was a wizard who led the band of Redbrands in Phandalin.

  • Had a pet rat as a familiar. Little is known about the rat because after it zapped Kleb with arcane electricity, he obliterated it.
  • Worked for the The Black Spider in some capacity, as he was given [[instructions-…

    • Gundren is a successful merchant who runs a mining operation with his brothers. He hired the party to escort his wares to Phandalin, but after he was abducted by the Cragmaws, they rescued him and he helped them get to Wave Echo Cave to intercept The Black Spider.

  • Gundren had two brothers
    • One of the…
  • One of the…

    • Wave Echo Cave is a place of legend that was lost for an unknown amount of time. It is named for the large body of water that meets a cliff face in its northeast section, whose crashing waves resound throughout the cavern.

    At one point, it housed the Archivists of the Phandelver Pact, who performed research on magical items. [[gundren-rockseeke…