Road to Phandelver

With his threat complete, Colten leaves Puck alone to retrieve the arrows he shot. With a boot planted in Yeemik's lifeless face, he tries to yank the arrow out by the shaft.

Meanwhile, he eyes the large goblin's corpse for anything useful.

Watching Kai tend to Sildar's wounds, she speaks to Sildar, Excuse me, sir, but do you also know where Gundren Rockseeker might be?

"I believe I might, Ma'am" Sildar answers, looking about the room, before heading over to the stairs. "Gundren and his brothers believe they have located the entrance to the long-lost Wave Echo Cave, which is the site of the Phandelver Mines. Those mines could certainly bring a lot of the prosperity to the region."

Reaching the top of the stairs the man looks about a bit before his eyes widen, "AHA! I was hoping my belonging were still here." He walks quickly, with a barely noticeable limp, to a pile in the corner and retrieves his weapons and some of his personal belongings. "Someone who goes by the name of 'Black Spider' apparently found out that Rockseekers had found the entrance. As far as I was able to discern while held here is that a bugbear named 'Klarg' runs this cave and works for this Black Spider. He had ordered Klarg to capture us and send poor Gundren to someplace call 'Cragmaw Castle'."

"He speaks true!" Puck blurts out. "Klarg rule this cave, work for Black Spider."

Somewhat taken aback, Sildar gives Luka a quizzical look. "A friend of yours?"

"Hey, there is three gold, twelve silver and a key here." Colten said, removing those items from Yeemik's corpse. "And a decent knife too, but I doubt it is better than what I have, so help yourselves to everything. As for the goblin, he is with Gareth."

Luka nods along. Sir Hallwinter, would you happen to know of the location of this castle, or even this Black Spider's location? Also, what are we to do about that bugbear. He will surely continue to terrorize the road we traveled.

"Unfortunately, I know very little of the personalities involved with any of this other than what I've mentioned" Sildar says as he finds himself a location along the wall to sit and rest for a bit. "Certainly one of the fiends in this cave may know something about the location of the castle" he says motioning towards Puck.

Taking out a bit of tobacco from his pack, Sildar carefully packs a pipe, "I think you're right, friend, about the continues harassment of travelers along the trail. It won't stop until this cave has been cleared." He leans back along the wall, lights his pipe, and makes the group an offer.

"Help me clear this cave and escort me to Phandalin and I'll see that you're all handsomely rewarded for your trouble. I have business to attend to there, but as I'm late already, we may as well do some good while we're here."

"Puck just guard, heard of castle, don't know how to get there."

"Seeing that everyone is in need of rest, this place is as good as any." Colten said, scanning the room. "I hope everyone brought their own bedding, because I pity the fool who who is stuck with one of those."

Sit at ease lads I'll keep an eye out. I stand so I can see down the cavern a ways. As I sit down I keep up the act of only being able to see in the light.

Tapping his pipe on the ground Sildar looks over the party, "You all seem to have me at a bit of a disadvantage" he says with a smile as he rises to his feet.

"I should, at the very least, know the names of those who saved my life."You are all by the big red X.

"Name's Colten, of House Duveau." The nobleman said as he found a spot to sit. He leaves the coin, key and knife in a neat pile next to Yeemik's corpse, as promised.

Why I'm Delg, and I ain't one for leaving good coin go to waste on a corpse of a nasty goblin. I walk over and pick up the coin. Hehehe not all of us are rich noble folk. Though this key might be thee one to open a prisoners shackles?

After retrieving her crossbow, she takes seat against a wall, and smiles. My name is Luka Amastacia.

"It's my pleasure to meet each of you" Sildar says after the all of the introductions.

He draws his sword from it sheath and gives it a few tentative swings, testing his wounds. "I'm eager to get to our task, assuming that you're all willing to help, of course. Either way, I believe we should get moving!"

"Sure, it smells like dung in here." Colten drew out his wine skin for another sip. That just made everything better.

Before leaving, the nobleman takes a glance around the room for anything they may have missed, treasure or otherwise.

"Ugh. . . I am not putting those in my pocket. Whoever wants them, there are a few silver coins lying around." Colten says, pointing to the location of the "treasure".