ence to cover up or dismiss crimes perpetrated by Man-
shoon's forces in Waterd eep. Jf the authorities obtain the
ledger, they round up anyone suspected of having ties
to Manshoon or the Zhentarim. which disrupts the wiz-
ard's operation (see "Disrupting Manshoon's Operation,"
page 147). Surprisingly, neither Corylus nor Jelenn is
arrested or even questioned.
Slipped into the ledger is a piece of paper with a list
of names in Manshoon's handwr iting. Manshoon keeps
this list of Masked Lords whose identities he knows,
with check marks indicating the ones he's blackmailing:
Mirt
Corylus Thann ../
Thardouk Starbuckler
jelenn Urmbrusk ../
Dorgar Adarbrent
Mansh oon's S p e/Jbool<. This spellbook weighs^20
pou nds and is covered in beholder hide. l t contains all
t he spells Manshoon has prepared (see appendix B) plus
the following spells: alarm, alter self, animate dead, an-
timagic field, arcane lock, blight, dispel magic, dominate
monster, dream, etherealness, Evard's black tentacles,
feather fall, fireball, fly, gaseous form, geas, gentle re-
pose, glyph of warding, hold monster, major image, mass
suggestion, phantom steed, protection from evil and
good, scrying, symbol, telekinesis. teleport. teleportation
circle, Tenser's floating disk, tongues. true seeing. vam-
piric touch, wall of/ire, and wish. Stealing or destroy-
ing this spellbook disrupts Manshoon·s operation (see
"Disrupting Manshoon's Operation." page 147), since
he must devote time and resources to retrieving or re-
placing it
If Laeral Silverhand has the opportunity to trade
for Manshoon's spellbook. she offers the characters a
sailing ship and a set of bracers of archery for it. Vajra
Safahr offers the characters membership in Force Grey,
a cape of the mountebank, and a wand oflightning bolts
for the book.
Stone ofGolorr. If Manshoon has the Stone ofGo-
lorr, he keeps it in the drawer of the table along with
his ledger.Special Events
You can use one or more of the following special events
before or after the characters explore Kolat Towers and
Manshoon's extradimensional sanctum.BLACKMAILED LORD S
The events described in this section might occur if the
characters obtain the ledger from area El3 and use the
information in it to confront either Corylus Thann or
jelenn Urmbrusk about their suspicious dealings with
Manshoon. The Thann and Umbrusk families have
walled estates in the Sea Ward.
CORYLUS ThANN
The Thanns arc Waterdeep's most prominent vint-
ners and have deep roots in the city. Corylus (LE male
Tethyrian human noble) is happy to let other members