So this updates what i wrote in the 2e sourcebook forgotten realms adventures. As tribe after tribe fall to the intruders, only a single woman, rhua, sees the true danger but what sheik. It is a fast paced easy read with good artwork and tangled plots. This mass market edition of the trade paperback features new cover art. Video games are considered canon unless they contradict content in some other forgotten realms publication. Agents of the zhentarim feel that if they play by the rules, nothing gets done. They in fact infiltrate the book, appearing in references.
The zhentarim have also been featured in many forgotten realms novels, though mostly as. In my forgotten realms campaign i decided to make nieilor an important part of the game. The public face of the organization appears much more benign, offering the best mercenaries money can buy. However, members are granted enough autonomy to pursue their own interests and gain some measure of personal power or influence. Aug, 2014 the zhentarim, or black network, is an organization of welltrained mercenaries, savvy rogues, and crafty warlocks who seek to expand their influence and power throughout faerun. The zhentarim in published sources the zhentarim have been around since the very first forgotten realms campaign set grey box in 1987. Jan 03, 2020 known throughout the realms as the headquarters of the zhentarim, zhentil keep has long been a trade hub, a seat of power, and a nest of corruption at the edge of the moonsea. I had high hopes for this book as i really love the theme of the desert and nomad life in the forgotton realms setting,however the story here is very slow and overly repetitive,there are almost no fantasy elements in this novel at allits basicly a bunch of tribe chiefs arguing with each other about what to do next,,and alot of walking from one oasis to anotherboring. In the year 1018 dr zhentil keep was targeted by a number of dragons during a realmswide dragon assault known as the rage of the dragons.
Ruins of zhentil keep 2e wizards of the coast forgotten realms. A former game designer and editor, he lives in western wisconsin with his wife, andria. I should be coming up soon on the bits where the harpers and the zhentarim start getting involved, so i was wondering how much does your average person know about them. The zhentarim was founded in 1261 dr by the powerhungry wizard manshoon, the lord of zhentil keep, as tool for his ambitions of expanding his realm of control. A member of the zhentarim thinks of himself or herself as a member of a very large family and relies on the black network for resources and security. This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying game setting of the forgotten realms they are published by wizards of the coast wotc, with some originally published by tsr before it was incorporated into wotc. Joining the zhentarim, whether as an inside agent or for personal advancement, is extremely easy. In the ruins of zhentil keep campaign book on page 48 is a section entitled joining the black network that suggests that. The book was taken back, and its holder slain and devoured by the monsters. It is described in detail in several editions of the forgotten realms campaign. The zhentarim seeks to become omnipresent and inescapable, more wealthy and powerful, and most importantly, untouchable. The period also saw the beginning of a long and protracted war between zhentil keep and the city of mulmaster over naval supremacy of the moonsea. As the organization was used as a villainous enemy for player characters to run up against in the realms, they appeared in many adventures and sourcebooks over the following years.
Dec 10, 2019 i have a forgotten realms campaign setting book still, and its 3e before the transition to 3. Lords of darkness 3e wizards of the coast dungeons. The zhentarim are among the most corrupt tyrannical organised criminal enterprises of. Lords of darkness 1988, a book of adventures about undead that won the 1989 origins gamers choice award. They in fact infiltrate the book, appearing in references throughout the cyclopedia. Troy denning is the new york times bestselling author of a dozen star wars novels and fifteen beloved and bestselling forgotten realms titles, including crucible, waterdeep, beyond the high road, the summoning, the sentinel, and many others. Cadderly bonaduce is the title protagonist of the cleric quintet series. The baenre family name is used by a number of characters in the books of r. While s ome are more heroic than others, all band together in times of trouble to thwart major threats. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as the realms, it was created by game designer ed greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Zhentarim faction missions and dms resources for waterdeep. More than a hunk of junk, the wyverns spur has moldered in a crypt for 15 generations until now. Aballister bonaduce is the nemesis of his son cadderly bonaduce, the main character of r. In the year 1018 dr zhentil keep was targeted by a number of dragons during a realms wide dragon assault known as the rage of the dragons.
Aug 19, 2015 im looking for additional information to mine on phlan, and the northern moonsea area of the forgotten realms, as well as information on the harpers, cult of the dragon, the zhentarim as factions i want to include in the adventure to help flesh out the story lines. The zhentarim appear more notably in the forgotten realms campaign set 1987. When armies of evil rise up from the seas around want to read. Forgotten realms locations that deserve to be revisited. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Sadly, the novels have never really done them justice in terms of capturing. The armies of the zhentarim forgotten realms lore youtube.
Mar 19, 2018 the armies of the zhentarim forgotten realms lore forgotten realms history. In the forgotten realms, five factions have risen to prominence. The zhentarim are described as an organization of evil and lawful individuals. Group symbols for the moonstars, zhentarim, and harpers. Michael our vo for this episode is also a book narrator, check out his latest audiobook. Currently comprising thirty seven novels, the author has continued to write since his first release, the crystal shard, in 1988. The second book in ed greenwoods first forgotten realms trilogy. The first time in 70 lead to the harpers schism and when harpers sympathetic to the zhentarim left to join in the formation of the moonstars. Forgotten realms campaign set cyclopedia of the realms. Author ed greenwood continued the story of shandril of highmoon in this second volume of the shandrils saga trilogy. Spellfire forgotten realms zhentarim intrigue chase ultra. A new zhentarim threat lurkes in the shadows of waterdeep. This boxed set details zhentil keep in the days of the bane of the black lord, before the time of troubles.
History of the zhentarim forgotten realms wiki fandom. It sheds light on the infamous citystate of zhentil keep and its inhabitants, ruled by the mysterious, powerful and very evil zhentarim. The adventurers discover the book of fangs and talons. The zhentarim was again taken over by the forces of cyric, who engaged in battle with the forces of bane. Organizations of faerun zhentarim forgotten realms helps. Ive finally convinced my group to move on to 5e and im running hoard of the dragon queen because thats the only one i have an actual book for. The rise of waterdeep to the founding of the zhentarim.
Ruins of zhentil keep has to be one of the best forgotten realms adventures ever to be made, together with ruins of myth drannor, and the curse of the azure bonds. High fantasy doesnt get better than this revisit the classic forgotten realms in this 2nd book of the finders stone trilogy by veteran authors kate novak and jeff grubb. Ruins of zhentil keep 2e wizards of the coast forgotten. Forgotten realms how well known are the harperszhentarimetc.
Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. However, when the adventurers try to carry the book off they are attacked by a great horde of beasts summoned by the priest of malar whose temple it was. Sadly, the novels have never really done them justice in terms of capturing just how effective they are. Ruins of zhentil keep forgotten realms noble knight games. Around a hundred novels and several computer and video games use the faerun setting. Fortunately, my fr games are not based on the novels see more ideas about forgotten realms, father games and dungeons and dragons. Dragon heist zhentarim dms resources and four faction missions for 2nd to 5th level adventurers the handsome sun elf flashes a dis. The armies of the zhentarim forgotten realms lore forgotten realms history. This is a list of fictional cities, towns, and villages from the forgotten realms setting. The history of the zhentarim dated back to its founding in the mid century dr. S eeking to further their respective agendas while opposing destructive forces t hat threaten the folk of faerun, each faction has its own motiv ations, goals, and philosophy. The organizational focus of the new lords of darkness resulted in a totally different sort of book though it also features vampires. Sep 27, 2014 in which the gentleman in question discusses the black network of the forgotten realms campaign setting.