Are these two sentences properly worded?

However, before he departed, Pwent told the five friends that Entreri, Dahlia, Ambergris, and Afafrenfere were being held prisoner by the drow in the lower levels of Gauntlgrym. Even though it meant that they would have to confront the dark elves, Drizzt and his companions decided that they would rescue Entreri and the others as well as discover a way to end Pwent’s cursed life.