I first came across Zhentarim when I was reading through the Dungeon Master's Guide and wanted to involve it in my campaign however I do not actually know what it was. I also do not understand if it is Interlocked with the Lords' Alliance, Harpers, etc. Anyways I read more about it in the Sword Coast Adventure Guide and noticed that Zhentarim is based in Darkhold (Sword Mountains) and a Death Knight, Pereghost is some important person to do with it. My head was rushing with thoughts and wondering WHAT IS ZHENTARIM?! I do know that it is an organization of some sort but who is its leader? is it powerful? and what makes it so powerful? I did wonder if there is some rivalry between Zhentarim and the Lords' Alliance and If you could make some political campaign out of it. The Lords' Alliance is an Alliance between; Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, etc. Then I wondered if Zhentarim were to cripple the Lords' Alliance in some way would there be an outbreak in war between Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, etc.
So I wanted to know what Zhentarim was before I was to maybe start a campaign on it.
Looks like they get mentioned more in adventure books set in sword coast than in source books. I copied and pasted the name into the site search bar. I'm pretty sure at least 4 of these will have the information your after:
The Zhentarim are pretty much the fantasy mafia. They want to gain power by doing some pretty shifty stuff, but they'll work with the other factions if it means averting some kind of world ending catastrophe.
Looks like they get mentioned more in adventure books set in sword coast than in source books. I copied and pasted the name into the site search bar. I'm pretty sure at least 4 of these will have the information your after:
It is a magical crime syndicate, they treat each other as a family that is constantly expanding, and if anyone tries to leave or betray them, they die.
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I first came across Zhentarim when I was reading through the Dungeon Master's Guide and wanted to involve it in my campaign however I do not actually know what it was. I also do not understand if it is Interlocked with the Lords' Alliance, Harpers, etc. Anyways I read more about it in the Sword Coast Adventure Guide and noticed that Zhentarim is based in Darkhold (Sword Mountains) and a Death Knight, Pereghost is some important person to do with it. My head was rushing with thoughts and wondering WHAT IS ZHENTARIM?! I do know that it is an organization of some sort but who is its leader? is it powerful? and what makes it so powerful? I did wonder if there is some rivalry between Zhentarim and the Lords' Alliance and If you could make some political campaign out of it. The Lords' Alliance is an Alliance between; Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, etc. Then I wondered if Zhentarim were to cripple the Lords' Alliance in some way would there be an outbreak in war between Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, etc.
So I wanted to know what Zhentarim was before I was to maybe start a campaign on it.
"A Jack Of All Trades is a master of none"
'That's why I hate Bards'
Looks like they get mentioned more in adventure books set in sword coast than in source books. I copied and pasted the name into the site search bar. I'm pretty sure at least 4 of these will have the information your after:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/search?q=Zhentarim
There is a great video on this site, and good history literature as well.
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Zhentarim
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The Zhentarim are pretty much the fantasy mafia. They want to gain power by doing some pretty shifty stuff, but they'll work with the other factions if it means averting some kind of world ending catastrophe.
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Thanks, I will have to check it out.
"A Jack Of All Trades is a master of none"
'That's why I hate Bards'
Thank you as well, this will definitely help me trying to figure out what Zhentarim is.
"A Jack Of All Trades is a master of none"
'That's why I hate Bards'
They're one of the factions in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, so they feature in that.
I love the "fantasy mafia" description. That sounds spot on.
It is a magical crime syndicate, they treat each other as a family that is constantly expanding, and if anyone tries to leave or betray them, they die.
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
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