Zhentarim

A shadowy organisation that are often seen as up to no good, especially by the Lord's Alliance.They are believed to have the ear of a number of ruling officials. The people of Fivewinds generally view the Zhentarim as gangsters.

Aims: Misc: 
 * Baron Jeffers believes the Zhentarim are trying to acquire some sort of creature that will give them the upperhand in the city of Five Winds.
 * A Zhentarim cult were trying to summon a sea witch in the bowels of a mansion in the city of Fivewinds. This was thoroughly unsuccessful until Laytarn, infiltrating the cult with the rest of the misfits, joined in the ceremony as part of his cover. The latent power of his bardic voice completed the summoning and a Sea Witch burst into the basement of the mansion, which was quickly submerged in water.
 * A guard revealed that the Zhentarim were summoning the Sea Witch in the hope of it being able to provide the location of a 'Nothic' in order to harness the beast's power to read people's minds.
 * Zhentarim guards are notoriously dim witted, rolling many 1s on intelligence checks. It is not known why the Zhentarim employ so many imbeciles.