A suitable title, this is a journey to adventure. It was one of the first DnD adventures I played. Both a good introduction to the game and also a way into Icewind Dale. I liked that it doesn't take place in a dungeon and we are not after treasure, just surviving and getting a simple task done, surprisingly open with some moral choices. Reading it now, I see how much atmosphere the DM contributed with.

As a player: This was a really nice introduction to Phlan that seem to figure a lot in the earlier Adventurers League. Many factions and local groups to balance. I got intrigued by the Kelemvor-followers in Valhingen, I don't see much of the faithful otherwise; as I played this as a retrospect for my Season4-character it helped me settle on Kelemvor as my main diety.

The five encounter partition is a good idea to get shorter intro games going.