In Storm Lord's Warth when the adventurers arrive in Phandalin (Part 4: Aid from Phandalin) they quickly discover something is amiss at the Shrine of Luck.
Shrine of Luck
The characters were asked by the Leilon town council to pick up ten vials of holy water at the shrine. When the characters arrive, the place is empty, and the shrine has been ransacked. There is no sign of anyone who worked here, but with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check, the characters find a silver pin displaying three parallel lightning bolts. This should indicate to them that worshipers of Talos are in town.
This is all well and good UNLESS the characters have been to Phandalin in Lost Mines. If they did, they would be familiar with Sister Garaele, a priestess of Tymora who lives in town and maintains the shrine.
At the Lionshield Coster we read
If the characters find the Talos symbol at the Shrine of Luck and show it to Linene, she recognizes it as something Velleen wears as a brooch, although she hasn’t seen her wearing it in a couple of days.
This indicates that Sister Garaele has only been gone for a few days, and that clearly Velleen with the Cult of Talos is behind whatever happened to her (or at least must know of it).
I've read through the material, searched through the material, searched online, and can't fine anything that explains this odd plot thread.
My players are deeply invested in Sister Garaele and I need an answer to this. I have made one up, indicating that Sister Garaele was kidnapped by Velleen and taken by other agents to Thunder Cliffs for nefarious purposes. Which can work, but I can't help but feel that I am just missing something.
You could use the explanation from Dragon of Icespire Peak:
Sister Garaele is a member of the Harpers... Sister Garaele regularly reports to her superiors on events in and around Phandalin, and is currently in Neverwinter doing exactly that. In her absence, the shrine is left untended.
In Storm Lord's Warth when the adventurers arrive in Phandalin (Part 4: Aid from Phandalin) they quickly discover something is amiss at the Shrine of Luck.
This is all well and good UNLESS the characters have been to Phandalin in Lost Mines. If they did, they would be familiar with Sister Garaele, a priestess of Tymora who lives in town and maintains the shrine.
At the Lionshield Coster we read
This indicates that Sister Garaele has only been gone for a few days, and that clearly Velleen with the Cult of Talos is behind whatever happened to her (or at least must know of it).
I've read through the material, searched through the material, searched online, and can't fine anything that explains this odd plot thread.
My players are deeply invested in Sister Garaele and I need an answer to this. I have made one up, indicating that Sister Garaele was kidnapped by Velleen and taken by other agents to Thunder Cliffs for nefarious purposes. Which can work, but I can't help but feel that I am just missing something.
Anyone???
You could use the explanation from Dragon of Icespire Peak:
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