Alderleaf Farm

A wise female halfling of forty-five, Qelline Alderleaf is a pragmatic farmer who seems to know everything that goes on in town. She is a kind host, and is willing to let the characters stay in her hayloft if they don't want to stay at the Stonehill Inn. Carp's Story. Qelline's son, Carp, is a spirited and precocious halfling lad of ten years. • He is enchanted by the idea of being an adventurer and says that he was playing in the woods near Tresendar Manor when he found a secret tunnel in a thicket. • A couple of "big ugly bandits" came out of the tunnel when he was there, and met with a pair of Redbrands. • They didn't see him, but it was close. • Carp thinks that the bandits have a secret lair under the old manor house. ○ He can take the characters to the tunnel or provide them with directions to the location. ○ The tunnel leads to area 8in the Redbrand hideout.
Quest: Reidoth the Druid. Qelline is a longtime friend of a druid named Reidoth. • If she figures out that the characters are looking for specific sites in the area, such as Cragmaw Castle or Wave Echo Cave, she suggests that they visit Reidoth and ask for his help, "since there's not an inch of the land he doesn't know." • She tells the characters that Reidoth recently set out for the ruins of a town called Thundertree, just west of the Neverwinter Wood. • The ruins are about fifty miles northwest of Phandalin, and she provides directions so the characters can easily find the place. • If the party pursues this quest, see "Ruins of Thundertree" (page 30).

Type

Farm

Parent Location

Phandalin

Owner

Qelline Alderleaf

Related Plots

• Phandalin