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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
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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'''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 =
= 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 and the faction handbooks, June 2026.)''
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]].)''
 
== 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) ==
== Council of Waterdeep factions ==


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:13%;" | Faction
! style="width:13%;" | Faction
! style="width:17%;" | Standing & committed resources
! style="width:18%;" | Goals & priorities
! style="width:18%;" | Goals & priorities
! style="width:16%;" | Raises support (+)
! style="width:16%;" | Earn their favor
! style="width:16%;" | Lowers support (−)
! style="width:16%;" | Lose their favor
! style="width:20%;" | Key party actions to date
! style="width:17%;" | What they can offer
! style="width:20%;" | What the party has done
|-
|-
| '''[[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.
| Expose and dismantle the Cult from within; preserve the balance of power through secrets, not open chaos.
| Expose and dismantle the Cult from within; preserve the balance of power through secrets, not open chaos.
| Exposing plots, intelligence handed over, recruiting informants, averting bloodshed through subtlety, sparing collateral.
| Expose plots, deliver intelligence, recruit informants, avert bloodshed through subtlety.
| Brutality, recklessness, public exposure of missions, burning Harper assets, betrayal.
| Brutality, recklessness, public exposure of a mission, 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.
| 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]].
|-
|-
| '''[[Order of the Gauntlet]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Ontharr Frume]] (champion); member: [[Xanphina]]''
| '''[[Order of the Gauntlet]]''' <br/>''Rep: [[Ontharr Frume]]; member: [[Xanphina]]''
| '''★★★ Committed.''' Sanctioned strikes: troops, healers & divine support, relic loans, legal authority for public action.
| Total eradication of the Cult; protect the innocent and destroy evil openly and honorably.
| Total eradication of the Cult and its allies; protect the innocent and destroy evil openly and honorably.
| Slay cultists, fiends, undead, and evil dragons; protect innocents at personal cost; act honorably and show mercy.
| Openly slaying cultists, fiends, undead, and evil dragons; protecting innocents at personal cost; honorable conduct and mercy; exposing corruption.
| Deceit, cowardice, cruelty, collateral harm.
| Deceit, cowardice, cruelty, collateral harm; consorting with fiends (the hidden [[A Compact of restoration and continuance|infernal Compact]] is a latent liability).
| 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]]; 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]].
|-
|-
| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – Talons of Veylan''' <br/>''Member: [[Keyleth]]''
| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – [[Talons of Veylan]]''' <br/>''Member: [[Keyleth]]''
| '''★★ Supportive.''' Dragon-hunting muscle; relic preservation; wilderness guides and dragon-lair intelligence.
| Destroy the Cult and purge evil dragonkind; strength must answer corruption.
| Destroy the Cult and '''purge evil dragonkind'''; strength must answer corruption.
| Slay chromatic dragons and draconic servants; protect sacred groves; oppose corrupting arcana.
| Slaying chromatic dragons and draconic servants; protecting sacred groves; opposing corrupting arcana.
| Sparing evil dragons; allowing desecration of the wild.
| Sparing evil dragons; allowing desecration; aiding civilization's spread over the wild.
| Dragon-hunting muscle, relic preservation, wilderness guides, dragon-lair intelligence.
| Killed [[Iskralathrax]], [[Vaartox the Red|Vaartox]], [[Voaraghamanthar]], [[Arauthator]]; '''(−)''' calmed [[Venomfang]] and parleyed with the black dragon at sea (sparing dragons costs Talons standing).
| Killed [[Iskralathrax]], [[Vaartox the Red|Vaartox]], [[Voaraghamanthar]], and [[Arauthator]]; ''(−)'' calmed [[Venomfang]] and parleyed with the black dragon at sea.
|-
|-
| '''[[Emerald Enclave]] – Scales of Eldath''' <br/>''Rep: [[Declan Winterhound]]; member: [[Karma]]''
| '''[[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, and violence is a last resort.
| Stop the Cult '''while preserving the balance''' — even evil has a place; violence is a last resort.
| Reform or relocate dangerous creatures; prevent bloodshed; heal corrupted land.
| Reforming or relocating dangerous creatures; preventing bloodshed; healing corrupted lands.
| Needless death; slaying foes that pose no immediate threat; breaking the peace.
| 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.
| Druidic wards, negotiated creature withdrawals, sanctuary, restoration.
| ''(+)'' Calmed Venomfang and brokered the sea parley and the merrow peace; ''(−)'' killing Iskralathrax when peace was possible.
|-
|-
| '''[[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.
| Crush the Cult to keep power balanced — and profit plentiful; prefer leverage over conquest.
| Crush the Cult to keep power balanced — and profit plentiful; prefer leverage and "business" over conquest.
| Grow Zhent reach or profit, eliminate threats, return Zhent property, broker deals.
| Growing Zhent reach or profit, eliminating threats, preserving monetizable stability, returning Zhent property, brokering deals.
| Failures and exposure, altruism that costs profit, aiding Harper/Gauntlet aims against them.
| Failures and exposure, altruism that costs profit, destabilizing their operations, aiding Harper/Gauntlet aims against them.
| Logistics and favors: transport and smuggling routes, bribes, political influence, deniable teams.
| 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]].
|-
|-
| '''[[Lord's Alliance|Lords' Alliance]]''' <br/>''Leader: [[Lord Dagult Neverember]]''
| '''[[Lord's Alliance|Lords' Alliance]]''' <br/>''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.
| 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.
| Protect member cities, deliver assigned missions, prove the threat is real.
| Endangering cities, freelancing against Council authority, failing assignments.
| Endangering cities, freelancing against Council authority, failing assignments.
| Accepted deputization; killed Lord Valtheran; delivered Cult intelligence; found and freed Maccath.
| City authority and resources across member cities, troops, logistics, legal standing.
| Accepted the deputization; killed Lord Valtheran; delivered Cult intelligence; found and freed [[Maccath the Crimson|Maccath]].
|-
|-
| '''Devout of [[Athena]]''' <br/>''Member: [[Alexios]] (soul lost, S50)''
| '''Devout of [[Athena]]''' <br/>''Member: [[Alexios]] (lost in the Hells, S50)''
| '''★★ Supportive (now orphaned).''' Strategic counsel: battlefield planning, oaths of protection, enemy-strategy analysis.
| Thwart the Cult through courage, cunning, and protective vengeance; strategy over spectacle.
| Thwart the Cult through courage, cunning, and protective vengeance; strategy and wisdom over spectacle.
| Protect the weak, win through tactics, deliver just vengeance, keep one's word.
| Protecting the weak, tactical victories, just vengeance, keeping one's word.
| Selfish vengeance, rash spectacle, abandoning the weak, dishonoring an oath.
| 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.)''
| 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.
|}
|}


=== Council swing votes (city-states & realms) ===
== Council members & realms ==
The dispositions [[Leosin Erlanthar]] briefed the party on before the [[Council of Waterdeep]]:


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:16%;" | Member
! style="width:18%;" | Member
! style="width:14%;" | Standing
! style="width:16%;" | Disposition (as briefed)
! style="width:24%;" | Position & priorities
! style="width:33%;" | Position & priorities
! style="width:23%;" | What moves them
! style="width:33%;" | What the party has done
! style="width:23%;" | Party actions to date
|-
|-
| '''[[Waterdeep]]''' <br/>''[[Lady Dalla Silmerhelm]]''
| '''[[Waterdeep]]''' — [[Lady Dalla Silmerhelm]]
| '''★★ Supportive'''
| Ally
| Aligned with the coalition; knowledgeable about [[Maccath the Crimson]].
| Aligned with the coalition; knew of [[Maccath the Crimson]].
| Protecting Waterdeep; delivering intelligence.
| Acted on her Maccath lead.
| Provided the Maccath lead; party delivered.
|-
|-
| '''[[Neverwinter]]''' <br/>''[[Lord Dagult Neverember]]''
| '''[[Neverwinter]]''' — [[Lord Dagult Neverember]]
| '''★★ Supportive'''
| Believer / pragmatist
| Presided over the Council and deputized the party.
| Presided over the Council and deputized the party.
| Delivering on assignments; defending the North.
| Earned the deputization.
| Earned the deputization.
|-
|-
| '''[[Baldur's Gate]] / [[Flaming Fist]]''' <br/>''[[Marshal Ulder Ravenguard]]''
| '''[[Baldur's Gate]] / [[Flaming Fist]]''' — [[Marshal Ulder Ravenguard]]
| '''★ Conditional'''
| Believer / pragmatist
| Tactical pragmatist; defends the [[Bronze Blades]] (his agents) and backs the giant alliance.
| Defends the [[Bronze Blades]] (his agents); backs the giant alliance.
| Aiding the Bronze Blades; battlefield results.
| Friction over the Bronze Blades, then rescued them; under standing orders to keep aiding them.
| '''(−)''' early friction over the Bronze Blades; '''(+)''' later rescued them; standing order to keep aiding them.
|-
|-
| '''[[Mithral Hall]] dwarves''' <br/>''[[Ambassador Conrad Brawn]]''
| '''[[Mithral Hall]] dwarves''' — [[Ambassador Conrad Brawn]]
| '''◐ Skeptical'''
| Skeptic — to win over
| Distrusts the giant alliance (ancient dwarf–giant enmity).
| Distrusts the giant alliance (old dwarf–giant enmity).
| Proving giants are reliable; dwarf-friendly deeds.
| The giant alliance remains a sore point with him.
| '''(−)''' the deepening giant alliance is a sore point.
|-
|-
| '''[[Misty Forest]] elves''' <br/>''[[King Melendrak]]''
| '''[[Misty Forest]] elves''' — [[King Melendrak]]
| '''◐ Skeptical'''
| Skeptic — to win over
| Doubts the Cult can truly summon [[Tiamat]].
| Doubts the Cult can truly summon [[Tiamat]].
| Hard proof of the threat; elf-aligned deeds.
| Not yet decisively convinced.
| Yet to be decisively convinced.
|-
|-
| '''[[Silverymoon]]''' <br/>''[[Taern Thunderspells Hornblade]]''
| '''[[Silverymoon]]''' — [[Taern Thunderspells Hornblade]]
| '''★ Conditional'''
| Conditional
| Wants all intelligence on summoning and resurrection magic ([[Red Wizards]] concern).
| Wants all intelligence on summoning and resurrection magic.
| Relaying arcane intel to him / Silverymoon's mages.
| Reported the [[Draakhorn]], the resurrections of Rath Modar & Rezmir, and Red Wizard involvement.
| Reported the [[Draakhorn]], the resurrections of Rath Modar & Rezmir, and Red Wizard involvement.
|}
|}


== Powers off the official scorecard ==
== Powers beyond the Council ==


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:13%;" | Power
! style="width:16%;" | Power
! style="width:18%;" | Standing & committed resources
! style="width:28%;" | What the party knows
! style="width:18%;" | Goals & priorities
! style="width:28%;" | How to win them over
! style="width:15%;" | Raises support (+)
! style="width:28%;" | What the party has done
! style="width:15%;" | Lowers support (−)
! style="width:21%;" | Party actions to date
|-
|-
| '''The Giants''' <br/>''Brokered by [[Thurmin]], [[Bechamel]], and [[Bruder|Bernie]] aboard [[Skyreach Castle]]''
| '''The Giants''' <br/>''[[Thurmin]], [[Bechamel]], [[Bruder|Bernie]] aboard [[Skyreach Castle]]''
| '''⚠ In progress.''' Potential: giant warriors as anti-dragon muscle; aerial mobility via the flying castle.
| Giants opposed the dragons in past Tiamat summonings; the party is courting them as allies.
| Reclaim giant standing; giants opposed the dragons in past Tiamat summonings.
| Honor giant custom; keep the promises made through Thurmin, Bechamel, and Bernie; prove worth against dragons.
| Honoring giant custom, keeping promises made through Thurmin/Bechamel/Bernie, proving worth against dragons.
| Took Skyreach Castle from the Cult and sent the flying castle to enlist the giants; Thurmin, Bechamel, and Bernie travel among them building the alliance.
| 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)''' <br/>''Contacts: [[Zelene]], [[Maccath the Crimson]]''
| '''[[Arcane Brotherhood]] (Luskan)''' <br/>''[[Zelene]], [[Maccath the Crimson]]''
| '''★ Conditional (warming).''' Arcane expertise on the Draakhorn/dragons; magic gear at cost with buy-back; spellbooks & scrolls; a publishing channel.
| Luskan's mages; foremost experts on the [[Draakhorn]] and dragons. Sold the party gear at cost with a buy-back.
| Arcane knowledge and power; recover Maccath; study the Draakhorn and white dragons.
| Return Maccath safely; deliver [[Marfulb]]'s research; share dragon intelligence.
| Returning Maccath safely; delivering [[Marfulb]]'s research; sharing dragon intelligence.
| Found and freed Maccath from [[Oyaviggaton]]; escorting her home; carrying Marfulb's research to publish.
| 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''' <br/>''Contact: [[Verithrax]] (bronze)''
| '''Metallic Dragons''' <br/>''[[Verithrax]] (bronze)''
| '''⚠ Nascent.''' Potential prize: dragon allies for the final battle.
| Sympathetic to the cause against [[Tiamat]]; the [[Draakhorn]]'s over-broad call is now drawing metallic dragons too (per Maccath).
| Oppose Tiamat and chromatic tyranny.
| Anti-chromatic credentials; aiding or freeing metallics; proving the cause.
| Anti-chromatic credentials; aiding or freeing metallics; proving the cause.
| Harming metallics; appearing as indiscriminate dragon-slayers.
| Befriended Verithrax; slew the chromatics [[Vaartox the Red|Vaartox]], [[Iskralathrax]], [[Voaraghamanthar]], and [[Arauthator]].
| 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.
* '''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.
* '''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 ==
== See also ==
* [[Council of Waterdeep]] — member blocs, agendas, 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
* [[Quests]] — active quests and leads
* [[Quests]] — active quests and leads


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Revision as of 03:05, 28 June 2026

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.)

Council of Waterdeep factions

Faction Goals & priorities Earn their favor Lose their favor What they can offer What the party has done
Harpers
Rep: Remalia Haventree, Leosin Erlanthar; member: Gootcha 		Expose and dismantle the Cult from within; preserve the balance of power through secrets, not open chaos. Expose plots, deliver intelligence, recruit informants, avert bloodshed through subtlety. Brutality, recklessness, public exposure of a mission, betrayal. 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; infiltrated the Masquerade of Whispers.
Order of the Gauntlet
Rep: Ontharr Frume; member: Xanphina 		Total eradication of the Cult; protect the innocent and destroy evil openly and honorably. Slay cultists, fiends, undead, and evil dragons; protect innocents at personal cost; act honorably and show mercy. Deceit, cowardice, cruelty, collateral harm. Sanctioned strikes: troops, healers and divine support, relic loans, legal authority. Killed Lord Valtheran, Rezmir, Rath Modar, Vaartox, Iskralathrax; eased Veylan's spirit; trained defenders; retook Castle Naerytar; took Skyreach Castle.
Emerald Enclave – Talons of Veylan
Member: Keyleth 		Destroy the Cult and purge evil dragonkind; strength must answer corruption. Slay chromatic dragons and draconic servants; protect sacred groves; oppose corrupting arcana. Sparing evil dragons; allowing desecration of the wild. Dragon-hunting muscle, relic preservation, wilderness guides, dragon-lair intelligence. Killed Iskralathrax, Vaartox, Voaraghamanthar, and Arauthator; (−) calmed Venomfang and parleyed with the black dragon at sea.
Emerald Enclave – Scales of Eldath
Rep: Declan Winterhound; member: Karma 		Stop the Cult while preserving the balance; even evil has a place, and violence is a last resort. Reform or relocate dangerous creatures; prevent bloodshed; heal corrupted land. Needless death; slaying foes that pose no immediate threat; breaking the peace. Druidic wards, negotiated creature withdrawals, sanctuary, restoration. (+) Calmed Venomfang and brokered the sea parley and the merrow peace; (−) killing Iskralathrax when peace was possible.
Zhentarim
Leader: Rian Nightshade; member: Shade 		Crush the Cult to keep power balanced — and profit plentiful; prefer leverage over conquest. Grow Zhent reach or profit, eliminate threats, return Zhent property, broker deals. Failures and exposure, altruism that costs profit, aiding Harper/Gauntlet aims against them. Logistics and favors: transport and smuggling routes, bribes, political influence, deniable teams. Returned Zhentarim items to Waterdeep; brokered Thurmin–Halia; dealt for the bagpipes.
Lords' Alliance
Leader: Lord Dagult Neverember 		Coordinated defense of the Sword Coast cities; preserve member-city power. Protect member cities, deliver assigned missions, prove the threat is real. Endangering cities, freelancing against Council authority, failing assignments. City authority and resources across member cities, troops, logistics, legal standing. Accepted the deputization; killed Lord Valtheran; delivered Cult intelligence; found and freed Maccath.
Devout of Athena
Member: Alexios (lost in the Hells, S50) 		Thwart the Cult through courage, cunning, and protective vengeance; strategy over spectacle. Protect the weak, win through tactics, deliver just vengeance, keep one's word. Selfish vengeance, rash spectacle, abandoning the weak, dishonoring an oath. 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.

Council members & realms

The dispositions Leosin Erlanthar briefed the party on before the Council of Waterdeep:

Member Disposition (as briefed) Position & priorities 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

Power What the party knows How to win them over What the party has done
The Giants
Thurmin, Bechamel, Bernie aboard Skyreach Castle 		Giants opposed the dragons in past Tiamat summonings; the party is courting them as allies. Honor giant custom; keep the promises made through Thurmin, Bechamel, and Bernie; prove worth against dragons. Took Skyreach Castle from the Cult and sent the flying castle to enlist the giants; Thurmin, Bechamel, and Bernie travel among them building the alliance.
Arcane Brotherhood (Luskan)
Zelene, Maccath the Crimson 		Luskan's mages; foremost experts on the Draakhorn and dragons. Sold the party gear at cost with a buy-back. Return Maccath safely; deliver Marfulb's research; share dragon intelligence. Found and freed Maccath from Oyaviggaton; escorting her home; carrying Marfulb's research to publish.
Metallic Dragons
Verithrax (bronze) 		Sympathetic to the cause against Tiamat; the Draakhorn's over-broad call is now drawing metallic dragons too (per Maccath). Anti-chromatic credentials; aiding or freeing metallics; proving the cause. Befriended Verithrax; slew the chromatics Vaartox, Iskralathrax, Voaraghamanthar, and Arauthator.

See also

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