waterdeep dragon heist

Enclosed are tickets for the entire party to The Fall

ofTiamat, an opera sung in Giant describing the evil

dragon queen's defeat at the Well of Dragons.

MIRT

If any of the characters join the Harpers, Mirt (see ap-

pendix B) becomes their main Harper contact through-

out the adventure.

Lightsinger Theater is a high-end establishment lo-

cated in the Castle Ward. If the characters meet Mirt

in bis private box during the opera's intermission, he

describes the Harpers and offers membership to eligi-

ble characters. Characters who accept receive a silver

pin of a harp within a crescent moon, along with their

first mission (see the Harpers Missions table). Mirt

also tells them that if they ever need to speak with him

directly, they are welcome to visit his manor in the Sea

Ward. If the characters do visit Mirt's manor, there's a

90 percent chance that Mirt isn't home and no one an-

swers the door.

LORDS' ALLIANCE MISSIONS

Party Level

2nd

Mission Brief

"A gang war is causing unrest throughout the

city. We have offered protection to members

of the Dungsweepers' Guild, and you have

been assigned to protect a group of them.

Meet them at the Muleskull Tavern, on Ship

Street in the Dock Ward, at six bells and guard

them while they work. Do th is every day for a

tenday."

LORDS' ALLIANC E

Characters who place the security of the city and the

realm ahead of their own interests are invited to join

this faction. Potential recruits must be residents of

Waterdeep.

j ALEST E R S I LVERMANE

The characters' primary contact is jalester Silvermane

(see appendix B), a field agent who reports to Open Lord

Laeral Silverhand. Jalester spends much of his time in

the Yawning Portal and other taverns that adventurers

are known to frequent.

Jalester offers membership in the Lords' AJ!iance to

those who qualify. Members are expected to complete

whatever missions are assigned to them in a timely, pro-

fessional manner. Refusing to accept or complete a mis-

sion can result in suspension or dismissal. An alliance

member who is suspended receives no a lliance missions

until the suspension ends, while dismissal from the

alliance means a loss of membership and the loss of all

renown in the faction.

Mission Requirements and Reward

Each morning, the characters meet with a team of four dungsweep-

ers (commoners) and head to the Trades Ward, where the sweepers

spend the day cleaning up waste in the streets. It's boring work.

On the ninth day, around highsun, a carrion crawler emerges from

a nearby alley, pursued by two City Watch guards. The characters

can help slay the carrion crawler, which came up from the sewers.

Reward: Each Lords' Alliance character gains 1 renown.

3rd "Harko Swornhold, an evil adventurer who was Whichever character leads the search must succeed on three DC

exiled three years ago for attempting to bribe a 14 Intelligence (Investigation) checks before gaining thr~e failures,

city magistrate, has returned to Waterdeep ille- with each check representing 8 hours of investigation. Other char-

gally. We think the Xanathar Guild is using him acters can assist, granting advantage on the checks. Harko (bandit

4th

5th

to incite violence. He was last seen recruiting ca ptain) has two kenku companions that fight by his side. Reward:

kenku in the Dock Ward. Find him and quietly Each Lords' Alliance character gains 1 renown.

put him to the sword."

"The Zhents are courting a Red Wizard ofThay

named Esloon Bezant, trying to add his gang

of thugs to their ranks. All we know about him

is that he fled his homeland a few years back

and is too smart to get caught doing anything

illegal. He and his gang of bullies prowl the

Dock Ward. Scuttle the deal, and do it fast!"

"The City Watch is overwhelmed by the recent

surge in violence and needs our help. We have

reports of an assassin prowling the rooftops,

picking off targets with arrows and alarming

citizens. My sources say he goes to ground

somewhere near Trollskull Alley. Find him,

alert the City Watch to his whereabouts, and

aid in his arrest if you can. Don't kill him, since

doing that could escalate the violence further."

The characters can create a rift between the Zhentarim and Es-

loon's gang by sowing rumors of betrayal. They must spend 25 gp

in bribes and succeed on a DC 16 Charisma (Deception or Persua-

sion) check. Conversely, they can confront Esloon Bezant (LE male

Thayan human mage) and his gang of five thugs and either defeat

them or bribe them with at least 500 gp. Reward: Each Lords' Alli-

ance character gains 2 renown. The characters can also deprive Es-

loon of his spellbook, which contains all the spells he has prepared.

Whichever character leads the hunt must succeed on three DC 18

Intelligence (Investigation) checks before gaining three failures,

with each check representing 8 hours of investigation. Other char-

acters can assist, granting advantage on the checks. If the search

succeeds, characters corner the assassin, Ziraj the Hunter (see ap-

pendix B), in the greenhouse of Corel Ion's Crown in Trollskull Alley

(area T4). Ziraj surrenders to the City Watch without a fight, believ-

ing that his fellow Zhents will find a way to free him. Reward: Each

Lords' Alliance character gains 2 renown. Every character who aids

in Ziraj's capture receives SO gp.

CHAPTER 2 I TROLLSKULL ALLEY