MANSHOON

Manshoon is an ancient figure in the history of Faerun. It is he who established THE ZHENTARIM. In an effort to continue his legacy he created many clones of himself - however, there was a problem. The clones hated each other and fought and hunted each other down. Many of them were killed; the general consensus was, in fact, that they had all died. This might not be true, though.
Currently, reports suggest that one of his clones is the leader of a sub-faction of the THE ZHENTARIM in WATERDEEP. They are responsible for the outbreak of a war between the Zhents and THE XANATHAR GUILD, which has spilled onto the streets of they city.
One thing is for sure; in order for Manshoon to win this war, it will take a lot of coin.