CREDITS
- s book was 'a collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and
C-een Ronin Publishing. Members of the Green Ronin creative
earn are marked with an asterisk below.
lead Designer: Steve Kenson
Designers: Joseph Carriker, Brian Cortijo, Jeremy Crawford,
Peter Lee, Jon Leitheusser, Mike Mearls, jack Norris, Sean K
Reynolds, Matt Sernett, Rodney Thompson
Managing Editor: Jeremy Crawford
Editor: Kim Mohan
Editorial Assistance: Chris Sims, Matt Sernett, Dan Helmick
Producer:. Greg Bilsland
D&D lead Designers: Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford
Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Hal Mangold,* Shauna Narciso
Graphic Designer: Emi Tanji
Cover Illustrator: Tyler Jacobson
Interior Illustrators: Conceptopolis, Olga Drebas, Jason A. Engle,
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Mclean Kendree, Howard Lyon, William O'Connor, Claudio
Pozas, Bryan Syme, Eva Widermann
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Production Services: Cynda Callaway, Jefferson Dunlap,
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Leahy, Shawn Merwin, Stacy Bermes, Teos Abadia, Tom Lommel,
Travis Brock, Yan Lacharite
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Disclaimer: Wizards of the Coast cannot be held responsible for any actions undertaken by entities native to or currently inhabiting the Forgotten Realms, including necromancer lords of distant
magocracies, resident mages of any or afl Dales but especially Shadowda/e, draw rangers wielding one or more scimitars and accompanied by one or more panthers, mad wizards inhabiting
sprawling dungeons accessible via a well in the middle of a tavern, beholders who head up criminal cartels, and anyone with the word Many-Arrows in their name. In the event of a catastrophic
encounter with a ny or all such entities, blame your Dungeon Master. If that doesn't work, blame Ed Green wood, but don't tell him we told you that. He knows more archmages than we do.
ON THE COVER
Tyler Jacobson illustrates this band of adventurers
as they engage in aggressive negotiations with a
fierce delegation of ores. Featured (left to right):
Skip Brickard, a halfling fighter with an ore-sized
chip on his shoulder; lllydia Maethellyn, an aged
moon elf cleric of Sehanine Moonbow; Hitch, a
brash rogue whose shady past ties him to the
Zhentarim; Makos, a tiefling warlock hell-bent
on revenge against his infernal father; and Nayeli
Goldflower, a powerful human paladin driven by
an oath of v engeance.620B2438000001 EN
ISBN: 978-0-7869-6580-
First Printing: November 2015
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