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On the night of the abduction, Renaer was concerned

that Floon was too intoxicated to find his way home by

himself and offered to escort him. The two were jumped

by five thugs as they left Fillet Lane and headed north on

Zastrow Street.

Renaer feels guilty that Floon was taken, since he be-

lieves (correctly) that they mistook Floon for him. If the

characters ask Renaer to join their search for Floon, he

agrees to do so, arming himself with a dagger and a ra-

pier scavenged from the dead Zhents in the warehouse.

If a character asks Renaer why the Zhents kidnapped

him, he gives the following truthful reply:

"The Zhentarim thinks that my father embezzled a large

amount of gold while he was Open Lord, and that he

hid the dragons somewhere in the city. They think they

can find it by using an artifact called the Stone of Colorr,

which was in the hands of the Xanathar Guild until re·

cently. Apparently, someone stole it. The Zhents thought

I knew something about all of this, but I don't. My father

and I haven't spoken in years."

Z3. SECRET ROOM

This room is hidden behind a secret door that can be

found with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception)

check. When the secret door is opened, the characters

can hear the faint sound of a bell ringing in the offices

above them (area ZS).

CHAPTER I I A FR1£ND fN NEED

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TREASURE

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The Zhents have stashed two wooden crates here. The

first, stolen from the docks, contains four wood-framed

paintings wrapped in leather. The paintings depict

the cities of Luskan, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, and

Baldur's Gate and are worth 75 gp each.

The second crate, stolen from a caravan on the High

Road, contains fifteen 10-pound silver trade bars, all

black from corrosion but still worth 50 gp each.

Z4. BALCONY

The open second level is stacked with crates where it

overlooks the main warehouse. Characters who search

through the crates find all sorts of junk, including moth-

eaten bolts of cloth, bottles of spoiled olive oil, and hun-

dreds of pairs of wooden-soled sandals that were all the

rage last summer but are now out of fashion. None of

this junk is valuable.

Z5. OFFICES

The upper floor contains a suite of offices that get little

use by the Zhents. The rooms have desks, chairs, and

bare shelves covered with dust and draped in cobwebs.

Harmless rats skitter about.

Mounted above each office door is a steel alarm bell.

The bells are connected by wires to the secret door in

area 23 , and they ring loudly when that door is opened.

TREASURE

A character who searches the offices finds an unused

paper bird (see appendix A).