Zhentarim

Goals

• Control Major Political Centers of the Moonsea
• Dominate Trade in the Moonsea, Inner Sea, and the Sword Coast
• Secret Goal: Rule the Inner Sea and unite it as a Theocracy under Bane.

Primary Alignment: Lawful evil

Headquarters

• Citadel of the Raven
• Zhentil Keep
• Darkhold
• Mulmaster

Resources

• 1 CPA: Arrange Transport anywhere in the Moonsea
• 5 TPA, 1 CPA:  Hire a Specialist NPC (1/2 character level Expert) for 1 week
• 5 TPA, 2 CPA:  Transcribe a common spell into a spellbook
• 5 TPA, 1 CPA:  Imprison up to 2 people
• 10 TPA:  Free Passage to any Zhentarim Controlled City
• 10 TPA, 1 CPA:  Obtain Legal assistance from the Church of Bane
• 10 TPA, 3 CPA:  Hire Master Specialist NPC (Equal Character Level Expert)
• 20 TPA:  Free Passage to any city or territory with a Zhentarim presence
• 20 TPA, 2 CPA:  Purchase a magic Item up to 16,000 gp with a 10% Discount
• 20 TPA, 3 CPA get any spellcasting service for 20% less from the spellcasting table in Standard Faction Costs 
• 25 CPA:  Aquire a slave
• 30 TPA:   Opprtunity to Invest at least a 10,000 GP with a 1-10% return each month.  Choose a % from 1-10.  At the end of the month roll a d100.  If the result is equal to or under the % Chosen, all money is lost.  Otherwise the gold is increased by the chosen percentage.
• 50 TPA, 10 CPA:  Get an estate in any territory that has a Zhentarim Presence.

Structure

Leader Is Fzoul Chembryl hm LE C17 Hierophant 5 Grand Tyrant of the Church
Beneath him are the three Lords Zhentarim of the Moonsea

• Lord Orgauth of Zhentil Keep Pitfiend (disguised) LE F10
• High Blade Selfaril of Mulmaster (NE hm F20)
• Sememmnon (LE hm M16/Arc5)

Public Agenda

Dominate Trade and Rule by Tyranny

Territories

Controlled/Ruled

• Citadel of the Raven
• Zhentil Keep
• Mulmaster
• Darkhold
• Llorkh (liberated)
• Hardbuckler
• Lundeth
• Snowmantle
• Teshwave
• Yulash
• Voonlar
• Archenbridge
• Black Feather Bridge

Foreign Relations

Presence/Influence

• Waterdeep
• Leilon
• Luskan
• Neverwinter
• Mirabar
• Longsaddle
• Triboar
• Yartar
• Westbridge
• Dekanter
• Loudwater
• Llorkh
• Secomber
• Dragonspear Castle
• Yarthrain
• Triel
• Soubar
• Boareskyr Bridge
• Berdusk
• Iriaebor
• Asbravn
• Hluthvar
• Corm Orp
• Hill's Edge
• Easting
• Priapurl
• Ilipurl
• Pros
• Skull Crag
• Marsember
• Tilverton (Destroyed)
• Highmoon
• Shadowdale (Defeated)
• Urmlaspyr
• Saerloon
• Selgaunt
• Tulbegh
• Yhaunn
• Ordulin

Trade & Transport

Caravans ad Merchant Ships
Slaves, Illicit Goods, and Legitimate Trade

Zhentarim Skymages 

Founding Date

1261 DR

Type

Illicit, Cartel

Capital

Zhentil Keep

Alternative Names

The Black Network

Training Level

Professional

Veterancy Level

Experienced

Demonym

Zhentarim

Leader

Fzoul Chembryl

Leader Title

Lord Zhentarim

Government System

Theocracy

Power Structure

Confederation

Official State Religion

Bane

Deities

• Bane