Redbrands

The Redbrands were a group of bandits and brigands that, in approximately 297 AD, had settled in the resettled frontier town of Phandalin near the Triboar Trail and the Sword Mountains.

What the Redbrands know:

• The leader of the Redbrands is a human wizard known as Glasstaff, so named because his magic staff is made of glass. (Only Iarno Albrek and the Black Spider know Glasstaff's real name.) Glasstaff's chambers are in the western end of the stronghold.
• A mysterious figure called the Black Spider has hired the Redbrands to frighten off adventurers and intimidate the locals, for reasons unknown. The Black Spider has sent bugbears to reinforce the Redbrands and provide extra muscle.
• The lower part of the complex is guarded by a hideous "eye monster"
• The Redbrands have a handful of captives in a holding area "near the old crypts," which are guarded by skeletons.

Structure

Led by Glasstaff, they have a very flat hierarchy, with stronger able to boss around the weaker.

Public Agenda

Mercenary band.

Assets

Money, the Tresendar Manor, and men.

Founding Date

297 AD

Type

Illicit, Gang

Leader

Glasstaff

Location

Phandalin

Controlled Territories

• Tresendar Manor

Related Ethnicities

• Oklomothan