ORDER OF THE GAUNTLET
The Order of the Gauntlet looks for members who seek
to fight evil in all its forms. Adventurers who worship
Helm, Torm. or Tyr are especially sought after.
SAVR A BELA:BRANTA
If the party includes one or more likely recr uits, Savra
Belabranta (NG female Tethyrian human knight) visits
the characters' residence and invites them to the Halls
of Justice, the temple ofTyr (localed west of the Market
in the Castle Ward), where they can be sworn into the
order. The swearing-in ceremony involves the recitation
of an oath to find and destroy evil in all its forms. The
oath is spoken while every candidate wears a silver
gauntlet (a symbol of the order). After the ceremony,
Savra gives new recruits their first mission.
The Belabrantas are a Waterdavian noble family that
raises griffons for the Griffon Cavalry. Savra is trying to
regain her honor by serving Tyr, thus atoning for the evil
acts she committed as a member of an evil elemental
ORDER OF THE GAUNTLET MISSIONS
Party Level
2nd3rd4th5thMission Brief
"We hear that the Zhents are paying gangs in
the Field Ward to attack suspected Xanathar
Guild members. Fights are breaking out in the
ward daily. Stop a fight before it happens. We
need to send a message to these thugs that
further altercations won't be tolerated."
"A notorious thief called the Black Viper, long
thought dead, has apparently returned to
Waterdeep. She has already robbed at least
a dozen noble estates. No one knows her
identity because she wears a mask, but it was
reported in The Waterdeep Wazoo that she's
a noble. Find out what else the broadsheet's
publisher knows about her and report back to
me.""Guards at the End shift Tavern, located on
Endshift Street in the Field Ward, are being
robbed nightly, and the innkeeper says he's
seen giant rats prowling around the back al-
leys. Sounds dull, but it's a plea for help that
we can't ignore."
"I just received a report that spined devils are
terrorizing citizens in Twelvedog Court, in the
Field Ward. Come, let us slay them together
and find their evil summoner!"cult called the Howling Hatred. Savra's sins a re irrele-
vant to this adventure, but you can learn more about her
past in Princes of the Apocalypse. Whenever she has a
mission for the characters, she communicates the mis-
sive to them herself.ZHENTARIM
The Doom Raiders try to contact evil-aligned or morally
ambiguous characters. A flying snake with a parchment
tied about its body visits one character in the dead of
night. The message reads:1
"Want to be part of something big? Speak to Davi! Star- I
song at the Yawning Portal."If the characters seek out Davi!, Yagra S tonefist
(see "Familia r Faces," page 20) greets them and
leads interested parties to a table in the center of the
Yawning Portal's taproom, where her boss waits with
drink in band.Mission Requirements and Reward
The characters must visit the Field Ward and, as a fight threatens
to break out, make three successful DC^12 Charisma (Intimidation)
checks before failing three checks, or else defeat four thugs (pref-
erably without killing them) to disperse the would-be brawlers.
Reward: Each Order of the Gauntlet character gains^1 renown.The characters can meet with Gaxly Rudderbust (N male llluskan
human commoner), the publisher of The Waterdeep Wazoo, and
either succeed on a DC^12 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion)
check or bribe him with at least^50 gp. If they do so, Gaxly shares
his suspicions that the Black Viper is the secret, evil twin sister of
Ammalia Cassalanter (see appendix B), and that she wears a mask
to hide a disfigurement. Interviewing the Cassalanters at their villa
(see chapter 6) or conducting a day-long investigation and succeed-
ing on a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that no
such person exists. Reward: Each Order of the Gauntlet character
gains 1 renown for reporting what Gaxly said.
The inn is being harassed by the Shard Shunners, a gang of halAing
wererats, because the innkeeper's guards once threatened a gang
member. To end the harassment, the characters must defeat three
wererats or scare them off with a successful DC^17 Charisma (Intim-
idation) check. Reward: Each Order of the Gauntlet character gains
2 renown and receives a potion of healing.
The characters must help Savra defeat five spined devils, which
have locals pinned down in nearby buildings. Right afterward, Gy-
sheer Omfreys (LE female Tethyrian human cult fanatic) emerges
from an alley and attacks Savra. Gysheer is an overzealous member
of a devil·worshiping cult led by Victoro Cassalanter (see appendix
B). Savra tries to subdue and question her, but only magical com-
pulsion can force her to implicate Victoro. Since devil worship isn't
illegal in Waterdeep, Savra has no grounds to stir up trouble with
the Cassalanters, and she advises characters not to do so, either.
Reward: Each Order of the Gauntlet character gains 2 renown. Every
character who took part receives a potion of greater healing.CHAPTER 2 I TROLLSKULL ALLl::Y