The party returned to Phandalin, after encountering twin nobles on the road engaged in a fierce debate about which was more handsome. They found that Sildhar was making good on his plans to serve as the new townmaster and had employed twelve men-at-arms from Neverwinter. He was also overseeing the construction of a wooden wall around the town to further security.
The party allowed Gundren to rest for a few days while they also refreshed their supplies before heading back onto the road to Thundertree, now 500 gp richer for having saved Gundren. They party hired three of Sildhar's men-at-arms to help them defeat Morag for 5 gp a day.
The trip to Thundertree was uneventful and the ruined village was as they had left it, with Reidoth glad to see them return as promised. He gave them all anti-venom potions and wished them luck. The party approached Morag's tower on the hill and Innil was able to land a perfect shot from a flaming arrow through the top of the tower, which spurned Morag to appear. The beast crawled out to face the party and was accompanied by ten disgusting offspring on her back, which she would fling out to attack the party, before her unleashing own attacks.
One hireling was killed, but the battle proved to be fairly one-sided. Vendel was again crucial in this fight as he leapt upon Morag in wolf-form and attacked the offspring on her back head-on, which prevented Morag from fully utilizing her battle strategy. Eventually, Reiner was able to do enough damage to Morag's legs, while his new plate mail armor defending well against her fangs. Innil pierced the beast with more arrows before it finally fell dead. The battle continued for awhile longer as the offspring spiders were all dispatched.
Vendel had to attend to some business in his village, but promised to meet back up with his new friends in Phandalin in a week.
The party leveled-up to Level 4 at this point in the story.
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