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| description = '''On the Origins of the Zhentarim''' describes the beginnings of the [[Zhentarim]], also known as the Black Network. | | description = '''On the Origins of the Zhentarim''' describes the beginnings of the [[Zhentarim]], also known as the Black Network. | ||
| quote = A loose sheaf of paper, printed with an eye for quantity over quality. | | quote = A loose sheaf of paper, printed with an eye for quantity over quality. | ||
| book | | book author = Iosefa Elgin | ||
| book text = [An excerpt from the ongoing <i>Metatext: Rebound</i> by Iosefa Elgin, a scholar excommunicated from the Church of Deneir for her heretical efforts to reconstruct the Metatext, her god's annal of lost and hidden knowledge.] | | book text = [An excerpt from the ongoing <i>Metatext: Rebound</i> by Iosefa Elgin, a scholar excommunicated from the Church of Deneir for her heretical efforts to reconstruct the Metatext, her god's annal of lost and hidden knowledge.] | ||
But perhaps greater still than their monopoly as the continent's largest private army, the true achievement of the modern Zhentarim is in the sanitised image they present to the world. Viewed by most as an efficient - if unscrupulous - mercenary organisation, few would guess at the Black Network's dark origin: as a cult dedicated to the dark god Bane, once bent towards bringing all peoples to heel beneath his creed of tyranny and domination. | But perhaps greater still than their monopoly as the continent's largest private army, the true achievement of the modern Zhentarim is in the sanitised image they present to the world. Viewed by most as an efficient - if unscrupulous - mercenary organisation, few would guess at the Black Network's dark origin: as a cult dedicated to the dark god [[Bane (God)|Bane]], once bent towards bringing all peoples to heel beneath his creed of tyranny and domination. | ||
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| where to find = * Second floor of [[Arfur's Mansion]] {{coords|15|-70}} | | where to find = * {{coords|-59|70|Secluded Chamber}} | ||
* Second floor of [[Arfur's Mansion]] {{coords|15|-70}} | |||
* [[Baldur's Mouth]] {{coords|39|-58}} | * [[Baldur's Mouth]] {{coords|39|-58}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 1 October 2024
On the Origins of the Zhentarim describes the beginnings of the Zhentarim, also known as the Black Network.
A loose sheaf of paper, printed with an eye for quantity over quality.
Properties
Books
Author: Iosefa Elgin
Rarity: Common
Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
Price: 14 gp 
UID
BOOK_GEN_Factions_OriginsofZhentarimUUID
acb6b30e-4f55-48cb-8f5e-cbc33be9ad22
Where to find
- Secluded ChamberX: -59 Y: 70
- Second floor of Arfur's Mansion X: 15 Y: -70
- Baldur's Mouth X: 39 Y: -58
Text
[An excerpt from the ongoing Metatext: Rebound by Iosefa Elgin, a scholar excommunicated from the Church of Deneir for her heretical efforts to reconstruct the Metatext, her god's annal of lost and hidden knowledge.]
But perhaps greater still than their monopoly as the continent's largest private army, the true achievement of the modern Zhentarim is in the sanitised image they present to the world. Viewed by most as an efficient - if unscrupulous - mercenary organisation, few would guess at the Black Network's dark origin: as a cult dedicated to the dark god Bane, once bent towards bringing all peoples to heel beneath his creed of tyranny and domination.
Many among their ranks scoff when confronted with this fact, citing overblown conspiracies and reassuring me that the only gods to whom the Zhentarim give worship today are the twin deities profit and power.
This is not to say the organisation has entirely shed its dark side, however - alongside the clenched fist of their military, another hand works from the shadows to ensure that the Network prospers even in peacetime. For just as vital as the movement of troops is the movement of goods, legal or otherwise, and there is no border or market that is ever truly closed to one bearing the seal of the Black Network.