Lost Mine of Phandelver - Session 2 - Phandalin or Bust

The party delivered the wagon to Barthen’s provisions as directed by Gundren and received their payment.  They then spent the night in the StoneHill tavern after meeting several NPCs in the inn, whom gave them some leads on what to do in town.  

Sildhar was able to heal and told the party the next day that Gundren was taken to Cragmaw Castle, but he doesn’t know its location.  He offers the party 500 gp to rescue Gundren, which will be paid by his organization, The Lord’s Alliance.

In the tavern, the party met Toblin and Trilena Stonehill who run the inn, and they were told of the Redbrand problems.  A few other minor NPCs also mentioned the Redbrand ruffians causing trouble.

After exploring the town and meeting several notable NPCs, the party was confronted by the Redbrands in the streets and a fight broke out, which resulted in three dead Redbrands, and one that ran away after surrendering.

The party learned of the Agatha side-quest from Sister Garaele, and they agreed to help her in exchange for some healing potions, and a tip about a druid in Thundertree that would know how to find Cragmaw Castle.  She gave them a jeweled comb to offer Agatha in order to appeal to her vanity.

They also met Daran Edermath, the orchard keeper, who told them of the Old Owl Well side-quest, but it was not of interest.  They then met Halia Thornton and were suspicious of her intentions on asking the party to kill Glasstaff, the leader of the Redbrands, but to leave the others alive.  

They then met the townmaster, the obese and lazy Harbin Wester, who blew off their concerns about the Redbrands, which made the party suspicious.  

They also encountered Quillene Alderleaf and her son Carp, who are halfling farmers, and kindly offered the party a place to stay.  Carp also told them of a secret entrance into the Redbrand's hideout.

Sildhar met back up with the party the next day and presented them with OneShoe, now outfitted with a magical “leash” of sorts, and leather armor, as OneShoe would now promise to help his new masters.