Faction Support Tracker - Revision history

Wvaske: Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): convert short-form (S NN) session citations to numbered references

2026-09-15T18:42:22Z

Current-truth cleanup (issue #2): convert short-form (S NN) session citations to numbered references

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	\| Selfish vengeance, rash spectacle, abandoning the weak, dishonoring an oath.		\| Selfish vengeance, rash spectacle, abandoning the weak, dishonoring an oath.
	\| Strategic counsel: battlefield planning, oaths of protection, enemy-strategy analysis.		\| Strategic counsel: battlefield planning, oaths of protection, enemy-strategy analysis.
	\| Carried by Alexios's deeds; with his loss in the Hells (~~S50~~) the faction has no party anchor at present.		\| Carried by Alexios's deeds; with his loss in the Hells <ref name="s50">[[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)\|Session 50]].</ref> the faction has no party anchor at present.
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	* [[Renown Tracker]] — per-character renown and boons		* [[Renown Tracker]] — per-character renown and boons
	* [[Quests]] — active quests and leads		* [[Quests]] — active quests and leads

			== References ==
			<references />

	[[Category:Campaign]] [[Category:Factions]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]		[[Category:Campaign]] [[Category:Factions]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]

Wvaske: Council dispositions now live on the Council Disposition Tracker — link rather than duplicate

2026-08-29T00:19:36Z

Council dispositions now live on the Council Disposition Tracker — link rather than duplicate

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Faction Support Tracker}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Faction Support Tracker}}
	= Faction Support Tracker =		= Faction Support Tracker =
	What [[Deez Nuts]] knows about the factions arrayed against the [[Cult of the Dragon]]: what each wants, how their favor is earned or lost, what they can offer the cause, and what the party has done for them. ''(Player-facing reference. For per-character ranks and boons, see the [[Renown Tracker]]; for the war council itself, the [[Council of Waterdeep]].)''		What [[Deez Nuts]] knows about the factions arrayed against the [[Cult of the Dragon]]: what each wants, how their favor is earned or lost, what they can offer the cause, and what the party has done for them. ''(Player-facing reference. For per-character ranks and boons, see the [[Renown Tracker]]; for how the council and the countryside regard the company, the [[Council Disposition Tracker]]; for the war council itself, the [[Council of Waterdeep]].)''

	== Council of Waterdeep factions ==		== Council of Waterdeep factions ==
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	\| Brutality, recklessness, public exposure of a mission, betrayal.		\| Brutality, recklessness, public exposure of a mission, betrayal.
	\| Intelligence and safehouses: covert routes, informant networks, dossiers, false identities.		\| Intelligence and safehouses: covert routes, informant networks, dossiers, false identities.
	\| Enlisted a pickpocket spy; rescued the [[Bronze Blades]]; cleared the Candlekeep road; trained Lizardfolk defenders; took/retook [[Castle Naerytar]]; brokered [[Thurmin]]–[[Halia Thornton\|Halia]]; infiltrated the [[Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers\|Masquerade of Whispers]].		\| Enlisted a pickpocket spy; rescued the [[Bronze Blades]]; cleared the Candlekeep road; trained Lizardfolk defenders; took/retook [[Castle Naerytar]]; brokered [[Thurmin]]–[[Halia Thornton\|Halia]]; infiltrated the [[Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers\|Masquerade of Whispers]]. Gootcha now runs [[The Nightingales]].
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	\| '''[[Order of the Gauntlet]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Ontharr Frume]]; member: [[Xanphina]]''		\| '''[[Order of the Gauntlet]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Ontharr Frume]]; member: [[Xanphina]]''
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	\| Deceit, cowardice, cruelty, collateral harm.		\| Deceit, cowardice, cruelty, collateral harm.
	\| Sanctioned strikes: troops, healers and divine support, relic loans, legal authority.		\| Sanctioned strikes: troops, healers and divine support, relic loans, legal authority.
	\| Killed [[Lord Valtheran]], [[Rezmir]], [[Rath Modar]], [[Vaartox the Red\|Vaartox]], [[Iskralathrax]]; eased [[Veylan]]'s spirit; trained defenders; retook Castle Naerytar; took [[Skyreach Castle]].		\| Killed [[Lord Valtheran]], [[Rezmir]], [[Rath Modar]], [[Vaartox the Red\|Vaartox]], [[Iskralathrax]]; eased [[Veylan]]'s spirit; trained defenders; retook Castle Naerytar; took [[Skyreach Castle]]. [[The Anvil]] is lent to Xanphina.
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	\| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – [[Talons of Veylan]]''' <br/>''Member: [[Keyleth]]''		\| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – [[Talons of Veylan]]''' <br/>''Member: [[Keyleth]]''
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	\| Sparing evil dragons; allowing desecration of the wild.		\| Sparing evil dragons; allowing desecration of the wild.
	\| Dragon-hunting muscle, relic preservation, wilderness guides, dragon-lair intelligence.		\| Dragon-hunting muscle, relic preservation, wilderness guides, dragon-lair intelligence.
	\| Killed [[Iskralathrax]], [[Vaartox the Red\|Vaartox]], [[Voaraghamanthar]], and [[Arauthator]]; ''(−)'' calmed [[Venomfang]] and parleyed with the black dragon at sea.		\| Killed [[Iskralathrax]], [[Vaartox the Red\|Vaartox]], [[Voaraghamanthar]], and [[Arauthator]]; ''(−)'' calmed [[Venomfang]] and parleyed with the black dragon at sea. Keyleth now fields [[Talonfall]].
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	\| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – [[Scales of Eldath]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Declan Winterhound]]; member: [[Karma]]''		\| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – [[Scales of Eldath]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Declan Winterhound]]; member: [[Karma]]''
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	== Council members & realms ==		== Council members & realms ==
	The dispositions [[Leosin Erlanthar]] briefed the party on ~~before the [[Council of Waterdeep]]:~~		''Moved.'' The dispositions [[Leosin Erlanthar]] briefed the party on — and how they have shifted since — now live on the '''[[Council Disposition Tracker]]''', alongside the record of goodwill among ordinary communities.

	~~{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"~~
	~~! style="width:18%;" \| Member~~
	~~! style="width:16%;" \| Disposition (as briefed)~~
	~~! style="width:33%;" \| Position & priorities~~
	~~! style="width:33%;" \| What the party has done~~
	\|-
	~~\| '''[[Waterdeep]]''' — [[Lady Dalla Silmerhelm]]~~
	~~\| Ally~~
	~~\| Aligned with the coalition; knew of [[Maccath the Crimson]].~~
	~~\| Acted on her Maccath lead.~~
	\|-
	~~\| '''[[Neverwinter]]'''~~ — ~~[[Lord Dagult Neverember]]~~
	~~\| Believer / pragmatist~~
	~~\| Presided over the Council~~ and ~~deputized the party.~~
	~~\| Earned the deputization.~~
	\|-
	~~\| '''[[Baldur's Gate]] / [[Flaming Fist]]'''~~ — ~~[[Marshal Ulder Ravenguard]]~~
	~~\| Believer / pragmatist~~
	~~\| Defends~~ the ~~[[Bronze Blades]] (his agents); backs the giant alliance.~~
	~~\| Friction over the Bronze Blades, then rescued them; under standing orders to keep aiding them.~~
	\|-
	\| '''[[~~Mithral Hall]] dwarves''' — [[Ambassador Conrad Brawn~~]]
	~~\| Skeptic — to win over~~
	~~\| Distrusts the giant alliance (old dwarf–giant enmity).~~
	~~\| The giant alliance remains a sore point with him.~~
	\|-
	\| '''~~[[Misty Forest]] elves''' — [[King Melendrak]]~~
	~~\| Skeptic — to win over~~
	~~\| Doubts the Cult can truly summon [[Tiamat]].~~
	~~\| Not yet decisively convinced.~~
	\|-
	~~\| '''[[Silverymoon]]''' — [[Taern Thunderspells Hornblade]]~~
	~~\| Conditional~~
	~~\| Wants all intelligence on summoning and resurrection magic.~~
	~~\| Reported the [[Draakhorn]]~~, the ~~resurrections~~ of ~~Rath Modar & Rezmir, and Red Wizard involvement~~.
	\|}

	== Powers beyond the Council ==		== Powers beyond the Council ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Council Disposition Tracker]] — council standing and community goodwill
	* [[Council of Waterdeep]] — the war council, member blocs, and the S43 deputization		* [[Council of Waterdeep]] — the war council, member blocs, and the S43 deputization
	* [[Renown Tracker]] — per-character renown and boons		* [[Renown Tracker]] — per-character renown and boons

Wvaske: De-spoiler to player-facing: remove DM banner, secret standing/committed-resources scorecard, hidden infernal-pact liability, strategic meta, and editorial notes; keep goals, favor levers, openly-offered resources, briefed council dispositions, and the party's own deeds; drop DM Tools category

2026-06-28T03:05:18Z

De-spoiler to player-facing: remove DM banner, secret standing/committed-resources scorecard, hidden infernal-pact liability, strategic meta, and editorial notes; keep goals, favor levers, openly-offered resources, briefed council dispositions, and the party's own deeds; drop DM Tools category

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Wvaske: Incorporate faction handbooks: split Emerald Enclave into Talons of Veylan (Keyleth) and Scales of Eldath (Karma) with their distinct goals/levers; enrich goals & +/- columns with handbook desired-outcomes and gain/lose criteria; note Enclave-wing correction

2026-06-28T02:47:30Z

Incorporate faction handbooks: split Emerald Enclave into Talons of Veylan (Keyleth) and Scales of Eldath (Karma) with their distinct goals/levers; enrich goals & +/- columns with handbook desired-outcomes and gain/lose criteria; note Enclave-wing correction

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	= Faction Support Tracker =		= Faction Support Tracker =
	Committed resources and standing of the anti-[[Tiamat]] coalition, plus key powers not on the official [[Council of Waterdeep]] scorecard. ''(Reconciled against Sessions 33–50, June 2026.)''		Committed resources and standing of the anti-[[Tiamat]] coalition, plus key powers not on the official [[Council of Waterdeep]] scorecard. ''(Reconciled against Sessions 33–50 and the faction handbooks, June 2026.)''

	== Standing scale ==		== Standing scale ==
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	\| '''[[Harpers]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Remalia Haventree]], [[Leosin Erlanthar]]; member: [[Gootcha]]''		\| '''[[Harpers]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Remalia Haventree]], [[Leosin Erlanthar]]; member: [[Gootcha]]''
	\| '''★★★ Committed.''' Intelligence & safehouses: covert routes, informant networks, encrypted dossiers, false identities.		\| '''★★★ Committed.''' Intelligence & safehouses: covert routes, informant networks, encrypted dossiers, false identities.
	\| ~~Maintain the balance of power;~~ dismantle the Cult from within through secrets ~~and precision rather than~~ open chaos.		\| Expose and dismantle the Cult from within; preserve the balance of power through secrets, not open chaos.
	\| ~~Covert work~~, intelligence handed over, recruiting informants, sparing collateral~~, protecting the balance~~.		\| Exposing plots, intelligence handed over, recruiting informants, averting bloodshed through subtlety, sparing collateral.
	\| ~~Reckless~~ public ~~destruction, tyranny~~, burning ~~or exposing~~ Harper assets.		\| Brutality, recklessness, public exposure of missions, burning Harper assets, betrayal.
	\| Enlisted a pickpocket spy; rescued the [[Bronze Blades]]; cleared hobgoblins on the Candlekeep road; trained Lizardfolk defenders; took/retook [[Castle Naerytar]]; brokered [[Thurmin]]–[[Halia Thornton\|Halia]]; infiltrated the [[Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers\|Masquerade of Whispers]]; standing deputized reporting.		\| Enlisted a pickpocket spy; rescued the [[Bronze Blades]]; cleared hobgoblins on the Candlekeep road; trained Lizardfolk defenders; took/retook [[Castle Naerytar]]; brokered [[Thurmin]]–[[Halia Thornton\|Halia]]; infiltrated the [[Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers\|Masquerade of Whispers]]; standing deputized reporting.
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	\| '''[[Order of the Gauntlet]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Ontharr Frume]] (champion); member: [[Xanphina]]''		\| '''[[Order of the Gauntlet]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Ontharr Frume]] (champion); member: [[Xanphina]]''
	\| '''★★★ Committed.''' Sanctioned strikes: troops, healers & divine support, relic loans, legal authority for public action.		\| '''★★★ Committed.''' Sanctioned strikes: troops, healers & divine support, relic loans, legal authority for public action.
	\| ~~Protect~~ the innocent and destroy evil — openly~~, cleanly,~~ and ~~decisively~~.		\| Total eradication of the Cult and its allies; protect the innocent and destroy evil openly and honorably.
	\| Openly slaying ~~evil dragons~~, undead, and ~~fiends~~; protecting innocents; honorable conduct.		\| Openly slaying cultists, fiends, undead, and evil dragons; protecting innocents at personal cost; honorable conduct and mercy; exposing corruption.
	\| ~~Dishonorable or deceptive methods;~~ collateral harm; consorting with fiends (the ~~party's~~ hidden [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|infernal Compact]] is a latent liability).		\| Deceit, cowardice, cruelty, collateral harm; consorting with fiends (the hidden [[A Compact of restoration and continuance\|infernal Compact]] is a latent liability).
	\| Killed [[Lord Valtheran]], [[Rezmir]], [[Rath Modar]], [[Vaartox the Red\|Vaartox]], [[Iskralathrax]]; eased [[Veylan]]'s spirit; trained defenders; retook Castle Naerytar; took [[Skyreach Castle]]; began the giant alliance.		\| Killed [[Lord Valtheran]], [[Rezmir]], [[Rath Modar]], [[Vaartox the Red\|Vaartox]], [[Iskralathrax]]; eased [[Veylan]]'s spirit; trained defenders; retook Castle Naerytar; took [[Skyreach Castle]]; began the giant alliance.
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	\| '''[[Emerald Enclave]]''' <br/>''~~Rep: [[Declan Winterhound]] (Scales); members~~: [[Keyleth]] ~~(Talons-leaning), [[Karma]] (Scales)~~''		\| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – Talons of Veylan''' <br/>''Member: [[Keyleth]]''
	\| '''★★ Supportive ~~(with internal split)~~.''' ~~Wilderness~~ guides~~, druidic wards, negotiated creature withdrawals,~~ dragon-lair intelligence.		\| '''★★ Supportive.''' Dragon-hunting muscle; relic preservation; wilderness guides and dragon-lair intelligence.
	\| ~~Preserve~~ the ~~balance of nature.~~ '''~~Talons of Veylan~~''' ~~want evil dragons purged~~; ~~'''Scales of Eldath''' prefer mediation and restoration~~.		\| Destroy the Cult and '''purge evil dragonkind'''; strength must answer corruption.
	\| Slaying ~~corrupt~~ dragons ~~(Talons); mediation, peace,~~ and ~~restoration (Scales)~~; protecting ~~wild places~~.		\| Slaying chromatic dragons and draconic servants; protecting sacred groves; opposing corrupting arcana.
	\| Sparing ~~or empowering~~ evil dragons ~~splits~~ the ~~two wings; wanton ecological harm~~.		\| Sparing evil dragons; allowing desecration; aiding civilization's spread over the wild.
	\| Killed Iskralathrax ~~(Keyleth +~~, ~~Karma −) and~~ Vaartox~~; eased Veylan's spirit; peace with~~ the ~~merrow~~; '''(−)''' calmed [[Venomfang]] and parleyed with the black dragon at sea — ~~Scales approved~~, ~~Talons did not~~.		\| Killed [[Iskralathrax]], [[Vaartox the Red\|Vaartox]], [[Voaraghamanthar]], [[Arauthator]]; '''(−)''' calmed [[Venomfang]] and parleyed with the black dragon at sea (sparing dragons costs Talons standing).
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			\| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – Scales of Eldath''' <br/>''Rep: [[Declan Winterhound]]; member: [[Karma]]''
			\| '''★★ Supportive.''' Druidic wards, negotiated creature withdrawals, sanctuary and restoration.
			\| Stop the Cult '''while preserving the balance''' — even evil has a place; violence is a last resort.
			\| Reforming or relocating dangerous creatures; preventing bloodshed; healing corrupted lands.
			\| Needless death; slaying foes that pose no immediate threat; breaking the peace.
			\| '''(+)''' Calmed Venomfang, brokered the sea parley and the merrow peace; '''(−)''' killing Iskralathrax when peace was possible cost Karma standing.
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	\| '''[[Zhentarim]]''' <br/>''Leader: [[Rian Nightshade]]; member: [[Shade]]''		\| '''[[Zhentarim]]''' <br/>''Leader: [[Rian Nightshade]]; member: [[Shade]]''
	\| '''★★ Supportive (transactional).''' Logistics & favors: transport and smuggling routes, bribes, political influence, deniable teams, "lost" paperwork.		\| '''★★ Supportive (transactional).''' Logistics & favors: transport and smuggling routes, bribes, political influence, deniable teams, "lost" paperwork.
	\| ~~Expand influence~~ and ~~profitable stability~~; prefer leverage and "business" over conquest.		\| Crush the Cult to keep power balanced — and profit plentiful; prefer leverage and "business" over conquest.
	\| ~~Actions that grow~~ Zhent reach or profit, ~~preserve~~ monetizable stability, ~~return~~ Zhent property, ~~broker~~ deals.		\| Growing Zhent reach or profit, eliminating threats, preserving monetizable stability, returning Zhent property, brokering deals.
	\| ~~Cutting them out of~~ profit, destabilizing their operations, ~~siding openly~~ against them.		\| Failures and exposure, altruism that costs profit, destabilizing their operations, aiding Harper/Gauntlet aims against them.
	\| Returned Zhentarim items to Waterdeep; brokered Thurmin–Halia; dealt for the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament\|bagpipes]]; most coalition wins also nudged Zhent standing.		\| Returned Zhentarim items to Waterdeep; brokered Thurmin–Halia; dealt for the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament\|bagpipes]]; most coalition wins also nudged Zhent standing.
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	\| '''Devout of [[Athena]]''' <br/>''Member: [[Alexios]] (soul lost, S50)''		\| '''Devout of [[Athena]]''' <br/>''Member: [[Alexios]] (soul lost, S50)''
	\| '''★★ Supportive (now orphaned).''' Strategic counsel: battlefield planning, oaths of protection, enemy-strategy analysis.		\| '''★★ Supportive (now orphaned).''' Strategic counsel: battlefield planning, oaths of protection, enemy-strategy analysis.
	\| ~~Strategic justice; protection of~~ the ~~weak~~; ~~cunning~~ over spectacle~~. Aligns with Gauntlet aims~~.		\| Thwart the Cult through courage, cunning, and protective vengeance; strategy and wisdom over spectacle.
	\| ~~Tactical~~, ~~protective~~, ~~justice-minded deeds~~.		\| Protecting the weak, tactical victories, just vengeance, keeping one's word.
	\| ~~Rash~~ spectacle; abandoning the weak.		\| Selfish vengeance, rash spectacle, abandoning the weak, dishonoring an oath.
	\| Alexios's deeds carried this voice; with his soul lost in the Hells (S50), the Athena track is currently without a party anchor. ''(See reconciliation note — Alexios's earlier Oathbreaker turn in S40 also needs squaring.)''		\| Alexios's deeds carried this voice; with his soul lost in the Hells (S50), the Athena track is currently without a party anchor. ''(See reconciliation note — Alexios's earlier Oathbreaker turn in S40 also needs squaring.)''
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	== Reconciliation notes ==		== Reconciliation notes ==
	* '''Haventree name:''' linked here as [[Remalia Haventree]] to match the [[Quests]] tracker; the [[Council of Waterdeep]] page uses "Ramalia Haventree." Pick one canonical spelling.		* '''Haventree name:''' linked here as [[Remalia Haventree]] to match the [[Quests]] tracker; the [[Council of Waterdeep]] page uses "Ramalia Haventree." Pick one canonical spelling.
			* '''Enclave wings:''' Talons of Veylan ([[Keyleth]]) and Scales of Eldath ([[Karma]]) are split here, matching the [[Renown Tracker]]. The Council of Waterdeep page mislabels Karma as Talons — she is Scales (Rivercaller, S43).
	* '''Athena / Alexios:''' the Athena voice lost its party anchor when Alexios's soul was lost (S50), and his S40 Oathbreaker turn toward Tiamat was never squared with his "Devout of Athena" standing. Needs a DM ruling.		* '''Athena / Alexios:''' the Athena voice lost its party anchor when Alexios's soul was lost (S50), and his S40 Oathbreaker turn toward Tiamat was never squared with his "Devout of Athena" standing. Needs a DM ruling.
	* '''Committed-resource detail:''' the official ''Rise of Tiamat'' epilogue scorecard assigns concrete pledges (troops, dragons, gold) per faction based on standing — fill in exact pledges here as they're locked in at future councils.		* '''Committed-resource detail:''' the official ''Rise of Tiamat'' epilogue scorecard assigns concrete pledges (troops, dragons, gold) per faction based on standing — fill in exact pledges here as they're locked in at future councils.

Wvaske: Create Faction Support Tracker: council scorecard factions, swing-vote city-states, and off-scorecard powers (Giants via Thurmin/Bechamel/Bernie, Arcane Brotherhood, metallic dragons) with standing, goals, +/- levers, and party actions

2026-06-28T02:26:51Z

Create Faction Support Tracker: council scorecard factions, swing-vote city-states, and off-scorecard powers (Giants via Thurmin/Bechamel/Bernie, Arcane Brotherhood, metallic dragons) with standing, goals, +/- levers, and party actions

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'''DM tracker — contains spoilers.''' This page tracks the war-coalition's committed resources and each faction's disposition toward [[Deez Nuts]] in the [[Rise of Tiamat]] effort. Players are working to move these numbers largely blind. See also the [[Council of Waterdeep]] and the [[Renown Tracker]] (personal renown is tracked separately).
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= Faction Support Tracker =
Committed resources and standing of the anti-[[Tiamat]] coalition, plus key powers not on the official [[Council of Waterdeep]] scorecard. ''(Reconciled against Sessions 33–50, June 2026.)''

== Standing scale ==
* '''★★★ Committed''' — a reliable ally actively pledging resources
* '''★★ Supportive''' — favorable; will help on request
* '''★ Conditional''' — helps when it serves them, or warming up
* '''◐ Skeptical''' — unconvinced; needs persuading
* '''⚠ In progress''' — alliance actively being built
* '''✗ Hostile''' — opposed

== Council of Waterdeep factions (official scorecard) ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:13%;" | Faction
! style="width:17%;" | Standing & committed resources
! style="width:18%;" | Goals & priorities
! style="width:16%;" | Raises support (+)
! style="width:16%;" | Lowers support (−)
! style="width:20%;" | Key party actions to date
|-
| '''[[Harpers]]''' ''Rep: [[Remalia Haventree]], [[Leosin Erlanthar]]; member: [[Gootcha]]''
| '''★★★ Committed.''' Intelligence & safehouses: covert routes, informant networks, encrypted dossiers, false identities.
| Maintain the balance of power; dismantle the Cult from within through secrets and precision rather than open chaos.
| Covert work, intelligence handed over, recruiting informants, sparing collateral, protecting the balance.
| Reckless public destruction, tyranny, burning or exposing Harper assets.
| Enlisted a pickpocket spy; rescued the [[Bronze Blades]]; cleared hobgoblins on the Candlekeep road; trained Lizardfolk defenders; took/retook [[Castle Naerytar]]; brokered [[Thurmin]]–[[Halia Thornton|Halia]]; infiltrated the [[Infiltrate the Masquerade of Whispers|Masquerade of Whispers]]; standing deputized reporting.
|-
| '''[[Order of the Gauntlet]]''' ''Rep: [[Ontharr Frume]] (champion); member: [[Xanphina]]''
| '''★★★ Committed.''' Sanctioned strikes: troops, healers & divine support, relic loans, legal authority for public action.
| Protect the innocent and destroy evil — openly, cleanly, and decisively.
| Openly slaying evil dragons, undead, and fiends; protecting innocents; honorable conduct.
| Dishonorable or deceptive methods; collateral harm; consorting with fiends (the party's hidden [[A Compact of restoration and continuance|infernal Compact]] is a latent liability).
| Killed [[Lord Valtheran]], [[Rezmir]], [[Rath Modar]], [[Vaartox the Red|Vaartox]], [[Iskralathrax]]; eased [[Veylan]]'s spirit; trained defenders; retook Castle Naerytar; took [[Skyreach Castle]]; began the giant alliance.
|-
| '''[[Emerald Enclave]]''' ''Rep: [[Declan Winterhound]] (Scales); members: [[Keyleth]] (Talons-leaning), [[Karma]] (Scales)''
| '''★★ Supportive (with internal split).''' Wilderness guides, druidic wards, negotiated creature withdrawals, dragon-lair intelligence.
| Preserve the balance of nature. '''Talons of Veylan''' want evil dragons purged; '''Scales of Eldath''' prefer mediation and restoration.
| Slaying corrupt dragons (Talons); mediation, peace, and restoration (Scales); protecting wild places.
| Sparing or empowering evil dragons splits the two wings; wanton ecological harm.
| Killed Iskralathrax (Keyleth +, Karma −) and Vaartox; eased Veylan's spirit; peace with the merrow; '''(−)''' calmed [[Venomfang]] and parleyed with the black dragon at sea — Scales approved, Talons did not.
|-
| '''[[Zhentarim]]''' ''Leader: [[Rian Nightshade]]; member: [[Shade]]''
| '''★★ Supportive (transactional).''' Logistics & favors: transport and smuggling routes, bribes, political influence, deniable teams, "lost" paperwork.
| Expand influence and profitable stability; prefer leverage and "business" over conquest.
| Actions that grow Zhent reach or profit, preserve monetizable stability, return Zhent property, broker deals.
| Cutting them out of profit, destabilizing their operations, siding openly against them.
| Returned Zhentarim items to Waterdeep; brokered Thurmin–Halia; dealt for the [[Bagpipes of Zariel's Lament|bagpipes]]; most coalition wins also nudged Zhent standing.
|-
| '''[[Lord's Alliance|Lords' Alliance]]''' ''Leader: [[Lord Dagult Neverember]]''
| '''★★ Supportive.''' City authority and resources across member cities, troops, logistics, legal standing. Deputized the party in S43.
| Coordinated defense of the Sword Coast cities; preserve member-city power.
| Protecting member cities, delivering assigned missions ([[Find Maccath the Crimson|Maccath]], [[Find Varram the White|Varram]]), proving the threat is real.
| Endangering cities, freelancing against Council authority, failing assignments.
| Accepted deputization; killed Lord Valtheran; delivered Cult intelligence; found and freed Maccath.
|-
| '''Devout of [[Athena]]''' ''Member: [[Alexios]] (soul lost, S50)''
| '''★★ Supportive (now orphaned).''' Strategic counsel: battlefield planning, oaths of protection, enemy-strategy analysis.
| Strategic justice; protection of the weak; cunning over spectacle. Aligns with Gauntlet aims.
| Tactical, protective, justice-minded deeds.
| Rash spectacle; abandoning the weak.
| Alexios's deeds carried this voice; with his soul lost in the Hells (S50), the Athena track is currently without a party anchor. ''(See reconciliation note — Alexios's earlier Oathbreaker turn in S40 also needs squaring.)''
|}

=== Council swing votes (city-states & realms) ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:16%;" | Member
! style="width:14%;" | Standing
! style="width:24%;" | Position & priorities
! style="width:23%;" | What moves them
! style="width:23%;" | Party actions to date
|-
| '''[[Waterdeep]]''' ''[[Lady Dalla Silmerhelm]]''
| '''★★ Supportive'''
| Aligned with the coalition; knowledgeable about [[Maccath the Crimson]].
| Protecting Waterdeep; delivering intelligence.
| Provided the Maccath lead; party delivered.
|-
| '''[[Neverwinter]]''' ''[[Lord Dagult Neverember]]''
| '''★★ Supportive'''
| Presided over the Council and deputized the party.
| Delivering on assignments; defending the North.
| Earned the deputization.
|-
| '''[[Baldur's Gate]] / [[Flaming Fist]]''' ''[[Marshal Ulder Ravenguard]]''
| '''★ Conditional'''
| Tactical pragmatist; defends the [[Bronze Blades]] (his agents) and backs the giant alliance.
| Aiding the Bronze Blades; battlefield results.
| '''(−)''' early friction over the Bronze Blades; '''(+)''' later rescued them; standing order to keep aiding them.
|-
| '''[[Mithral Hall]] dwarves''' ''[[Ambassador Conrad Brawn]]''
| '''◐ Skeptical'''
| Distrusts the giant alliance (ancient dwarf–giant enmity).
| Proving giants are reliable; dwarf-friendly deeds.
| '''(−)''' the deepening giant alliance is a sore point.
|-
| '''[[Misty Forest]] elves''' ''[[King Melendrak]]''
| '''◐ Skeptical'''
| Doubts the Cult can truly summon [[Tiamat]].
| Hard proof of the threat; elf-aligned deeds.
| Yet to be decisively convinced.
|-
| '''[[Silverymoon]]''' ''[[Taern Thunderspells Hornblade]]''
| '''★ Conditional'''
| Wants all intelligence on summoning and resurrection magic ([[Red Wizards]] concern).
| Relaying arcane intel to him / Silverymoon's mages.
| Reported the [[Draakhorn]], the resurrections of Rath Modar & Rezmir, and Red Wizard involvement.
|}

== Powers off the official scorecard ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:13%;" | Power
! style="width:18%;" | Standing & committed resources
! style="width:18%;" | Goals & priorities
! style="width:15%;" | Raises support (+)
! style="width:15%;" | Lowers support (−)
! style="width:21%;" | Party actions to date
|-
| '''The Giants''' ''Brokered by [[Thurmin]], [[Bechamel]], and [[Bruder|Bernie]] aboard [[Skyreach Castle]]''
| '''⚠ In progress.''' Potential: giant warriors as anti-dragon muscle; aerial mobility via the flying castle.
| Reclaim giant standing; giants opposed the dragons in past Tiamat summonings.
| Honoring giant custom, keeping promises made through Thurmin/Bechamel/Bernie, proving worth against dragons.
| Dwarf-aligned slights; broken promises.
| Took Skyreach Castle from the Cult; sent the flying castle to enlist the giants; Thurmin (with Bechamel and Bernie) travels among them building the alliance.
|-
| '''[[Arcane Brotherhood]] (Luskan)''' ''Contacts: [[Zelene]], [[Maccath the Crimson]]''
| '''★ Conditional (warming).''' Arcane expertise on the Draakhorn/dragons; magic gear at cost with buy-back; spellbooks & scrolls; a publishing channel.
| Arcane knowledge and power; recover Maccath; study the Draakhorn and white dragons.
| Returning Maccath safely; delivering [[Marfulb]]'s research; sharing dragon intelligence.
| Losing or endangering Maccath; withholding research.
| Found and freed Maccath from [[Oyaviggaton]]; escorting her home; carrying Marfulb's life's work to publish; bought gear at cost (buy-back pending).
|-
| '''Metallic Dragons''' ''Contact: [[Verithrax]] (bronze)''
| '''⚠ Nascent.''' Potential prize: dragon allies for the final battle.
| Oppose Tiamat and chromatic tyranny.
| Anti-chromatic credentials; aiding or freeing metallics; proving the cause.
| Harming metallics; appearing as indiscriminate dragon-slayers.
| Befriended Verithrax; slew chromatics ([[Vaartox the Red|Vaartox]], [[Iskralathrax]], [[Voaraghamanthar]], [[Arauthator]]); the over-broad [[Draakhorn]] is now drawing metallics too — both a complication and an opening.
|}

== Reconciliation notes ==
* '''Haventree name:''' linked here as [[Remalia Haventree]] to match the [[Quests]] tracker; the [[Council of Waterdeep]] page uses "Ramalia Haventree." Pick one canonical spelling.
* '''Athena / Alexios:''' the Athena voice lost its party anchor when Alexios's soul was lost (S50), and his S40 Oathbreaker turn toward Tiamat was never squared with his "Devout of Athena" standing. Needs a DM ruling.
* '''Committed-resource detail:''' the official ''Rise of Tiamat'' epilogue scorecard assigns concrete pledges (troops, dragons, gold) per faction based on standing — fill in exact pledges here as they're locked in at future councils.

== See also ==
* [[Council of Waterdeep]] — member blocs, agendas, and the S43 deputization
* [[Renown Tracker]] — per-character renown and boons
* [[Quests]] — active quests and leads

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