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Yfsff ebe Heaae Of dle111ack Known t hr o ugho ut t he Rea lm s as th e headquarter s Zhentarim, Zhentil Kee p has long bee n a trade hub , a seat of power, and a nest of corrup tio n at the edge of the Moonsea. Thi s boxed set d eta ils Zhentil Keep in the days of Ban e the Black Lord, befo re the Time of Troubles. It a lso presents the new Z hen ti I Keep, a city near ly dest ro ye d by the insa ne Cyric, Prin ce of Li es.

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-:· A I 28-page so ur ceboo k d etai ling the o ld an d new Zhen ti I Keep, the his tory of t he city, t he sini ster Black Netwo rk , and important villain s.

+ A 64-page adve ntur e book w ith thr ee ne w perilous a dv entur es that take he ro es in to Z hentil K ee p, und er it , and to near by co mmuni ties.

•r A MONSTRO US CoMPE N DI UM ® Appendix booklet co n­taining 16 new creat ur es.

+ Three poster map s depi ct ing th e old Zhen ti I Keep, the new Z hen t il Keep , and the activities of the mal evo lent Zhentarim.

+ E ight ca rd s de scr ibin g a rea s conta inin g some of th e most nefar ious NPCs and monst ers eve r to be assoc iat e d with Z hent il Keep.

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Sage's Advice ........................... ........... .4 Allies ............................................. .40 Shops and Servic ................... 74 Using Zhenti l Keep ......................... 5 Zhentarim Agents The Tower High (map) ...... 75 Pre- or Post-P urge ............................ 6 and Activities ............................. 41

Typical Zhentila r Outpost Zhentil Keep-Now History of Zhentil Keep ..................... 7 (map) ..................................... 42 (Post-1368 DR) ........................... 76

Found ing Fathers ............................. 7 The Blood Axe The Time Period ............................ 76 The Coming ofZ henta r .................. 8 Smashers (sidebar) .............. ..43 Recent Events ................................ 76 To Honor the Dead ......................... 8 Joing th e Black Network .............. .48 Overview of th e New Keep ........... 77

har acte r G rowth ......................... IO So You Want to Trade .............................. ............ 78 The Night Plague ......................... 11 Live Forever ................. ............ 49 The Keep's New Defenses ......... 78 War and Trade ............................... 12 Life in the New Keep .................... 79 The lord-Princes ........................... 13 Zhentil Keep-Then Press Gang (sidebar) ................ 79 Mansh oon, (Circa 1357 DR) ......................... .50 Zhentish Slang ( idebar ) .......... 0

Master of the Zhentarim ........... 14 The Time Period ........................... .50 C ity Scenes ................................ 80 Troubled Times .............................. 15 Overview of the Keep ................... 51 Power Groups in the New Keep ... 81 The Citade l of the Raven ............ .16 Common Q uarter .................... .51 Wizards' Guild Rules (sidcbar) ... 82 The Ogres of Thar ......................... 17 Harbor District .......................... 52 The Ruler ..................................... .. 82 Years of Expansion ................... ...... 17 Typical Zhentilar Squad Faiths of the New Keep ................. 84 Counterattacked ............................ 19 (sidebar) ................................ .52 Building Key .................................. 85 The Taking of the Citadel... .......... 19 Foreign Quarte r ........................ .53 The Shape of Things to Come ... 103 Th e Time of Troubles .................... 20 Inner Quarter ........................... .53 Enemy Actions ............................ 105 Keeping the Faith .......................... 21 Society in Zhentil Keep ............... .54 The Ban death .............................. 21 The Working Class .................. .55 Hall of Knaves ....................... , ........ 106 The Consolidation ........................ 23 The Middle Clas.s ...................... 55 Desmonda .................................... 106 The Realignment ................ ......... 2 The Nobity and the lord ...... .55 Eshaeris .................................... 106 Th e Year of Oiscord ....................... 23 Life of a Zhent ............................... 55 Fzoul Chembry l ........................... I 07 Cyric's Plan .................................... 24 Entertainment .......................... .56 Lord Orgauth ............................... 108 The Death of lo rd Chess .............. 24 Family Life ................................. 56 Abarax ..................................... 109 Strife in the City of Strife ............. 24 Taxes ......................................... .57 Manshoon of the Zhentarim ....... 110 The Destruction of the Keep ........ 25 Justice ........................................ .57 Semmemon of Darkhold ............. 111 Endgame ........................................ 25 The Magistrate ................... .57 The Trouble with De erters .......... 26 Bribery ................................ .58 APP ENDIX I : Zhentil Keep Now ......................... 26 Power Gro ups ............................... .59 New Realms Powers .................. 113 The Death Toll .............................. 27 Ruler ofZhenti l Keep .................. 61 Cyric .................................... ......... 113 The True Timeline Puppet Lord ........ ........ ............ 64 lyachtu Xvim ............................... 114

of Zhentil K ep ......................... 2 7 Faiths of the Keep .......................... 64 Kelemvor ...................................... 116 Church of Bane ......................... 65 Mask ............................................. II8

The Zhentarim ................................. .31 The Black Altar (map) ....... 66 Other Gods .................................. 1 19 Goa ls of the Black Network ......... .3 I hurch of l.oviatar ................... 68 The Q uick and the Dec1d ............ ! 19

The Zhentarim Cult of Malar the Beastlord ...... 68 (organ izationa l diagram) ..... .32 Less Influential Powers .............. 69 APPENDIX ll: New Spells .............. 120

The ecret History ........................ 32 Tempus, Lord of Battles ...... 69 Priest Spells .................................. 120 The Inn er Ci rcle ............................ 34 Auril, the Frostmaiden ....... 69 Wizard Spells ................. .............. 123 Base of the Black Network ......... .34 Umberlee,

Zhenril Keep ............................. .34 the Bitch Queen ............ 69 A PPEND IX Ill: Magical lt ems ........ 125 Darkhold .................................... 35 Tymora, Lady of Luck ......... 69 Albruin .................................. ........ 125

Zhentarim Tactics Places of lnrerest ............................ 69 Battle Gorger ................................. 126 at Darkhold ( idebar) ... .36 lnn · ............................................ 70 Bone Mask .................................... 126

itadel of the Raven ................. 36 Tavern ...................................... 71 Th e :yrinishad ...................... ....... l 2 7 Opposit i n .................. .. .............. 27 Towers, Temple , and Ha lls ...... 72 Gargoyle /oak ............... ............. I 28

Th e Mir ( ·idebar) .................... 7 Fzoul's Tower (map) ............ 73 Mace of Darkness .......................... 128

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