Black Spider

The Spider was the big bad who was seeking the lost mine of Phandelver.

He was a drow from the underdark(?), who belonged to the House of Salthal'andun a wealthy family in the north.

He resented women, who hold all the power in his society. He claimed he was trying to "break some shackles".

Backstory
The spider had a crush on his sister’s boyfriend, Rivath, who mysteriously dissapeared.

He claimed this was part of the reason for searching for the forge of spells, and that the voice of Malyk offered a way out, possibly giving him some kind of map(?).

The spider has heard that scouting parties were encountering weird injuries, where people's skulls had been cut open.

Malyk sic’d him on the dwarf prince of the star metal hills, telling him there is a gem he would need. He claimed the prince died unintentionally in this attack.

Death
The Gruma group defeated him at the mine before he could reach the forge of spells. Ottar killed him and retrieved the gem, and Gruma took his shoes.

Associations

 * Malyk
 * Lolph - the demon queen of spiders
 * Nundro Rockseeker - was his prisoner at the mine, rescued by the Gruma group
 * Tharden Rockseeker - murdered
 * Gundren Rockseeker - captured on his orders
 * King Grol
 * Glassstaff