Lost Mines of Phandelver by kyleh2486

Yuri sits pensively, staring at the front door of the inn. He runs a whetstone over the blade of his longsword, his handaxe sat on the tabletop awaiting it's turn.

A half eaten bowl of breakfast stew sits in front of him and should Trilena make any rounds, he thanks her for it and compliments her cooking but apologises for not being able to finish it. Other than that, he waits on the others to rise.

Kim strolls over to the table with Yuri, gladly accepting the breakfast stew from the lady. "Good morning. I feel as though I can skip out on morning training today since we may need the energy later today. Again, I am sorry to have put you into a bad situation. Thank the God of mercy that they didn't jump you. " 

“Good morning,” Morpetor’s greeting rings out as he finds a place and graciously accepts his steaming bowl, “thank you dear.”

”So, off to the manor?”

Yuri nods. "Aye, I can see a trip to Wyvern Tor in our future, but today, let's go to the manor."

As he speaks, Yuri sheathes his longsword and begins sharpening his handaxe.

"I would rather we spend today talking our issues out with the Redbrands, but I get the impression they don't talk much. I think strength and power is all they recognise."

Gramgran 

Coming in from outside where she had watched the sunrise come up, she greets the others as she sits down and enjoys the food given to her heartily. “Did you say headed to the manor? That’s great news! I’ve been wanting to tell those boys off ever since I saw them!”

OOC - we are so close to getting out of this inn. 

What’s the plan for approaching the manor? The manor sits on a hill with two distinct plateaus. The sides of each plateau are pretty steep and rocky. 

OOC - Let's approach the manor and take a look, we can decide then. There's also that tunnel the inn keepers boy found in the woods... but we've no idea where that goes or if it's connected to finding Iarno at all so might be a red herring.

OOC - sounds like a good idea. 

OOC - Presumably a stealthy approach is out, let's just head over there.

OOC - sounds good

More a castle than a house, Tresendar Manor stands at the east edge of town on a low hillside amid woods and thickets. Exploration of the manor grounds finds it deserted, but with plenty of tracks leading to a stone staircase just off the empty ruin of a large kitchen. At the bottom of the stairs stands an unlocked door with a cellar beyond.

The door is unlocked and you are able to open it with ease. The door opens onto a five-foot-wide landing fifteen feet above a large cellar, with stone steps descending to the floor in two short flights. Another door stands beneath the stairs to the north. A large stone cistern occupies the western part of the room, whose walls are lined with kegs and barrels. This room appears to be a large storage cellar, exactly the sort of thing one might expect to find beneath an old manor. 

(I'll have to work on maps when I get home.)

Yuri keeps a hand close to both the hilt of his longsword and handle of his handaxe. Approaching the manor house with the others he keeps a wary eye on the house, hoping not to be taken unaware by any Redbrands keeping watch.

Perception - 22

As they get closer to the door, his attention is drawn to the tracks leading to and coming from the door, kneeling by them, he examines them closely, trying to determine their species and number.

Survival - 7

Entering the cellar, Yuri peers around, noting it deserted. Relaxing a little, he walks to the cistern, peering down into its depths.

Perception  - 18

OOC Sorry for all the checks, there was a lot in that last post to take in and I wanted to be sure given the reception we were given last night.

Gramgran 

Walking down the stairs she says, “This place needs some fixing up.” She’ll look around the cellar to see if anything is hidden here.

Perception 20

As they walk through the kitchen, Kim looks for any type of utincels.

For the rest of the time she just follows in line behind Gramgran. 

OOC Is Kim a secret gourmet?

Yuri does not find anything of danger while approaching the manor. The path is rather worn and the number of people using the path is unknown.

Yuri looks over and investigate the cistern. The cistern is a rectangular reservoir, which is very clean and filled with cold, fresh water. It is 10 feet deep with a rim 2 feet higher than the surrounding floor (so that the bottom of the cistern is 8 feet below the floor). Drain pipes from the roof of the old manor above fill the cistern with water. A waterproof satchel hangs from a submerged rope attached along the south wall of the cistern, about 2 feet below the surface of the water. The satchel contains some valuable items. The satchel hidden in the cistern is waterproof and contains a potion of healing, a potion of invisibility, 50gp, and a clean set of ordinary travel clothing.

Gramgran locates a secret door on the west wall, south of the cisern. The secret door is made of stone and blend in with the surrounding walls.

This room appears to be a large storage cellar, exactly the sort of thing one might expect to find beneath an old manor. Kim checks the barrels lined against the wall. The barrels contain fresh salted pork and beef, flour, sugar, apples, and ale.

At this point, a door on the west wall, north of the cistern, begins to slowly open. Three Redbrands begin to exit the room. "What the hell are you doing in here!?" one yells. Each one is holding a shortsword and its apparent they're not in the mood to talk. 

• Initiative:
• DM - 14
• Grangram - 8
• Kim - 1
• Morpetor - 7
• Renvalm - 7
• Yuri - 5

• Ruffian 1 - HP 13 AC 14
• Ruffian 2 - HP 11 AC 14
• Ruffian 1 - HP 18 AC 14

• Initiative:
• DM - 14
• Grangram - 8
• Morpetor - 7
• Renvalm - 7
• Yuri - 5
• Kim - 1

• Ruffian 1 - HP 13 AC 14
• Ruffian 2 - HP 11 AC 14
• Ruffian 3 - HP 18 AC 14

Everyone is taken aback by the sudden arrival of the Redbrands. Ruffian 1 sees Yuri holding the found bag. As he eyes the bag, ruffian 1 makes his way to Yuri, who is standing to the east of the cistern and engages the warrior. Ruffian 2 will pass up Yuri and run over to Kim and Gramgran by the secret door. Ruffian 2 screams out, "get away from there!" He trains his weapon on Kim. Ruffian 3, clearly the largest of the three, makes his way over to the barbarian Ren. He is swinging his sword around in circles, slowly walking with a purpose. "This is going to be fun," he says with a grin on his face. They all appear capable of using the weapons they're carrying. 

• Ruffian 1 against Yuri:
  • Attack: 18 Damage: 5
  • Second attack: 12 Damage: 8
• Ruffian 2 against Kim:
  • Attack: 5 Damage: 7
  • Second attack: 18 Damage: 4
• Ruffian 3 against Ren: 
  • Attack: 23 Damage: 7
  • Second attack: 24 Damage: 10

As before, we're doing the group/block initiative thing so everyone can go at any time. 

Yuri swings the satchel over his head and around his arm on noticing the approach of the Redbrands and stands ready with his shield. It does nothing to prevent the first strike against his legs, but is more than a match for the second, glancing it away.

Drawing his own sword, he stands his ground by the cistern, and lunges at his attacker.

Attack: 18 Damage: 6

"Finally, a chance to show you thugs that not everyone in this town is afraid of you!"