Solving Neverember's Enigma - Waterdeep: Dragon Heist - Level 3+

About the adventure

Rising from the shores of the Sea of Swords to ring the great mountain bearing its name, is Waterdeep, the City of Splendors and the Crown of the North. To all of Faerûn, this great metropolis stands as the pinnacle of what a great city should be. Here, the citizens work, the nobles sneer, and the great masked lords plot and scheme, all while merchants dance between them to collect their coins and continue profiting as best they can. Three years have passed since the ousting of the previous open lord, Dagult Neverember, after his disastrous mismanagement of the city’s defenses during the War of the Dragon Queen. The new open lord, Laeral Silverhand, continues to have trouble extinguishing the fires left in his wake. Though kept out of the public eye, it is common knowledge that a gang war is brewing between two of the most powerful syndicates in the city; Xanathar’s Guild and the Zhentarim. The source of the conflict is unknown, but the consequences of an open war on the streets is too credible to ignore. Whispers have begun to circulate about the beginnings of a new Grand Game; a prize that many of the city’s factions will fixate upon until a victor emerges. Knowledge of a Grand Game is closely guarded, this one being referred to only as Neverember’s Enigma. Any secret the previous open lord had would be valuable indeed. The stage is set to make your mark on the city, but it will require sharp senses, quick thinking, and decisive action. Welcome to Waterdeep!