15 May 2020 The adventurers arrived in Phandalin and met Townmaster Wester, where they learned of three jobs that needed doing. After chatting up the local innkeep, Toblen Sandhill, the party headed off toward Umbrage Hill, to warn the local midwife (Adabra Gwynn) of the dragon in the area. Arriving at Umbrage Hill, the party noticed a wounded manticore attempting to break into Adabra Gwynn's windmill cottage. The manticore, Manny, claimed it only wanted to be healed, after being attacked by a dragon who evicted the manticore and his family from their lair. The party parlayed with the manticore, under the auspice they were going to heal him. Some disagreement resulted over which sort of flesh is acceptable to eat and in the end, the party lulled Manny into complacency before launching a surprise attack. Manny attempted to fly away, to get back to his nagging wife and two hungry kids (Manny Jr and Manny the 3rd), but it was not to be. He was struck down on the spot.... Later, the party had some difficulty convincing the former circus star turned midwife, Adabra, to return to Phandalin with anything but all of her possessions. In the end, Matthias came upon a solution and enlisted the help of some nearby oxen, and the party returned to the village, laden with Adabra's worldly possessions, victorious in the Umbrage Hill Quest! *** PCs present: Bjorn, Cormac, Chiao, Matthias, Simple Jack, Travyn Milestone Level-up (all PCs now 2nd level) Gained: 25 gp (split 6 ways...yeah, more ale!), a potion of healing each, 1 level (Milestone), the eternal enmity of Manny the Manticore's wife, Marge!