Lost Mine of Phandelver - Session 3 - Showdown at the Sleeping Giant

The party snuck into the Redbrand hideout via the secret tunnel that Carp showed them. The cavern entrance was inhabited by a Nothic, which made a deal to allow them passage in exchange for the bodies of the Redbrands to eat.

The party fought through some additional Redbrands while exploring the hideout.  They found Glasstaff’s laboratory and quarters, but the wizards escaped through a secret passageway, as his rat familiar alerted him to the party.  A chase ensued but Glasstaff’s spells injured and held Reiner in place, and the party decided not to split up, which allowed Glasstaff to escape.

The party then avoided three skeletal guards in a crypt by wearing Redbrand cloaks and were able to rescue a mother and two children from the nearby jail despite Reiner being ambushed by the jail guards.  The party then decided to escort the prisoners back to town and spend the night at the Alderleaf farm.

Since it was night, a lot of the Redbrands had gathered in the Sleeping Giant tavern.  The party barred the door and burned it down with oil flasks, killing all the occupants, except for a Doppelganger that broke through a window.  The fake tavern keeper fought Reiner and was killed on the spot.

The next day Sildhar showed them that another Doppelganger had been operating in town, which was deduced by the discovery of the townmaster’s body in the town jail.  The townspeople celebrated the ruin of the Redbrands and bought the heroes of the town supplies and free drinks.  Sildhar became the defacto townmaster and sent word for more of his order to come to town and establish order.

Sildhar and his new garrison of deputies finished clearing out the Redbrand hideout, and also recovered all of Glasstaff’s possessions, including a letter from “The Black Spider.”  This letter made it clear that this Black Spider is the boss of Glasstaff and he has instructed Glasstaff and the Cragmaw goblins to stop Gundren from arriving at something called the “Wave Echo Cave.”