The Hottraulers embark on a job for Gundren Rockseeker.
With Gundren missing and Sildar wounded The Hottraullers make their way to the town of Phandalin where Sildar later searches for his friend Iarno Albrek.
While investigating Gundren's disappearance The Hottrauler's find that there's more trouble in town.
The Hottrauler's finish off the remaining Redbrands and head out onto The Triboar Trail.
The party narrowly escaped a trapped ceiling that almost crushed them. Found a large room with floor to ceiling shelves of tiny stone models of humanoid shape. A female lizardfolk Magic user of some kind was being forced to solve the curse of Tuphuzenu's staff. The party discovered that Farziver's family, and the lizard woman's family, were changed into the form of these sculptures, held hostage by Tuphuzenu so that they would do his bidding. Not that the party cared, Weeon smashed a few of the lizard woman's family, killed her pets and took Farziver's family sculptures. On the way out they found Sakul the Dragonborn, Urithana the half elf and Gary from sales in another dungeon. They called Farziver and they all left together to free the other prisoners and free themselves. When Farziver opened the door however, they were greeted by Tuphuzenu himself and a group of his gnolls, lizardfolk, giant lizards and Quelek the aarakocra.
The party are thrown into battle against Tuphuzenu and his minions. Farziver fights at their side. The kill the super tough aaracokra Quelek and defeat Tuphuzenu. Gary manages to stab the evil wizard, mage, sorcerer?... with his pen, and Sakul touches him with the staff. Tuphuzenu begins to implode. Unfortunately, Sakul and Gary are imploding too. Gary is rescued but Sakul sucked inside the portal along with Tuphuzenu. The party rounded up all the prisoners and sent them home to their various worlds. Including Gary who still thinks it was all a dream. The party left the blistering sun of the desert arena, the crowds beginning to tear the place apart, and arrived back Thundertree safely.
Hired by Sildar to help find Gundren Rockseeker, mercenaries discover a wagon, fallen off the road and in a ditch. On inspecting the scene the party were attacked by undead soldiers, rising from the mud. Glasstaff is gone and a so called Snake Witch might know where he is. The party tracked goblins to the Cragmaw Hideout and kidnapped / rescued a goblin king named Thrippet.
The party lead a young green dragon back to town, threatening the lives of all that live there, unless provided with treasures in seven days.
The party fight giant spiders and stumble across more undead, this time orcs and an ogre. After their victory over the dead they discover a long hidden treasure.
Sildar's mercenaries find the Snake Witch's house. Inside the mercenaries lose the goblin king Thrippet, experience traps, hallucinations and horrifying creatures, and find the corpses of captives that have died in unusual ways.
The party go in search of Lady Alagondar's grave to find the dragon slayer sword, said to be buried with her. They were met by willo the whisps and an invisible enemy guarding the sword. The met a friendly skeleton horse, buried in the mound along with Alagondar and her soldiers.