QuaintQuaint and CuriousCurious SplendorsSplendors && ShadowShadow WaterdeepWaterdeep && SkullportSkullport in the AgeAge of ÆÆtherther for D&D 5th Edition Contents Æther Age Faerûn..................................5 The Nobility......................................................21 1. The City of Splendors........................6 The House of Adarbrent...........................21 Waterdeep Resources.................................6 The House of Anteos..................................22 Locations & Landmarks................................7 The House of Rosznar...............................22 Old City...............................................................7 The House of Thann....................................22 Old City Wards...............................................7 The House of Wands...................................22 Castle Waterdeep..........................................7 The Fall of the House of Moonstar.....23 Blackstaff Tower..........................................8 Churches and Holy Orders........................24 Old City Market..............................................8 The Ecumenical Council...........................24 Traveling Merchants....................................9 The Church of Lathander........................24 Rainrun Street.............................................10 The Order of the Gauntlet......................25 The Portal and the Post............................11 The Church of Ilmater...............................26 Goods and Services in Waterdeep.........12 The Churches of Torm and Tyr................26 University Hill..............................................13 The Church of Tymora...............................26 The Warrens..................................................13 The Temple of Gond Wondermaker.......26 Other Shops and Markets........................13 The Arcanists' Society..............................27 The Black Market........................................14 Private Enterprises.......................................27 Low Town..........................................................14 Far Horizons Skyliners.............................27 The Burroughs.............................................14 Northstar Lines...........................................27 The Graystacks.............................................15 The Rose Bank..............................................28 Hawking Street Station.............................15 Zubriggen Manufacturing........................28 The Ramshackles.........................................16 City Newspapers..........................................28 The Bad Parts of Town..............................16 Universities......................................................30 City Outskirts.................................................17 Blackstaff Academy...................................30 The Rat Hills and the Heaps.....................17 New Olamn.....................................................30 The Seacaves.................................................17 School of Science and Engineering.....30 The Trainyards..............................................17 Gangs and Goons...........................................31 The Warehouse District............................17 The Black Teeth Clan.................................31 Waterdeep Skyport.....................................17 The Red Fists.................................................32 People & Organizations.............................18 The Plague Rats...........................................32 The Lords' Alliance....................................18 The Smoke Street Watchers....................33 City Government.............................................18 The Tanner Gang..........................................33 The Lord Minister........................................18 The Warren Weasels..................................34 The City Council..........................................19 The Red Sashes............................................34 City Politics..................................................19 Criminal Underworld...................................35 Ministries and Magistrates......................19 The Crystal Thorn......................................35 The Taxman.....................................................20 Prince Morlin...............................................36 SampleThe Black Orchid Societyfile........................36 The Order of the Black Staff.................20 The City Watch (Constabulary)..............20 Crime and Punishment................................21 2 Quaint & Curious - Splendors & Shadow Outside Conspirators..................................37 Allied Renown..............................................66 The Harpers...................................................37 City Watch.....................................................66 The Tel Teukiira............................................37 Gray Cloaks..................................................66 The Red Wizards of Thay...........................38 The Arcanists' Society..............................67 The Shadow Thieves....................................38 Order of the Black Staff.........................67 The Zhentarim................................................38 Ecumenical Council...................................67 The Traumeggim............................................39 The Gray Hand..............................................68 Unspeakable Cults........................................39 The Fellowship of the Moon......................68 The Cult of Asmodeus...............................39 The Harpers...................................................69 The Cult of Cyric........................................40 Church of Mysteries (Moonstar)...........69 The Cult of the Pallid Mask....................40 Church of Tymora.......................................69 The Devils You Know..................................40 The Dark Maiden's Alliance......................70 2. The Port of Shadow.........................41 Tales of Redemption..................................70 Halls of the Mad Mage...............................41 Criminal Underworld...................................71 Undermountain Resources......................41 Street Gangs................................................72 Halaster's Legacy.........................................42 Cults of Darkness......................................72 The Mythal of Undermountain................42 Secret Societies..........................................72 Horned Ring..................................................42 Professional Criminals............................72 Halaster's Spirit.........................................43 Cabals and Masterminds..........................73 Halaster's Apprentices.............................44 Appendix A. Encounters......................74 Trobriand's Grandchildren.....................44 Encounter Tables: City Above...................74 Locations & Landmarks.............................45 Encounter Tables: Port of Shadow........76 Reaching Skullport......................................45 Background Encounters.........................77 The Seacaves.................................................45 City Authorities............................................78 The Moaning Cove.......................................45 City Watch........................................................78 The Underdark.............................................46 Gray Hand Enforcers...................................78 Undermountain.............................................46 Private Guards................................................78 The Lower Level.............................................46 Street Gangs................................................79 Skull Island..................................................47 Black Teeth Clan...........................................79 Lower Port....................................................47 Red Fists...........................................................80 Lower Trade Lanes.....................................48 Other Gangs....................................................81 Beneath the Streets..................................49 Street Fight..................................................81 Lower Heart..................................................50 Skullport......................................................82 The Central and Upper Levels...................51 Crimson Scourge...........................................82 Central Port................................................51 Drow..................................................................82 Catwalks........................................................52 Duergar.............................................................83 Central & Upper Trade Lanes..................52 Pirates & Skulker Gangs..........................83 Central & Upper Heart..............................53 Shattered Skull.............................................83 Goods and Services in Skullport.........54 Slavers..............................................................83 Factions & Denizens....................................55 Monsters.......................................................84 Pirates, Slavers & Mercenaries................55 Blights..............................................................84 The Crimson Scourge................................55 Blighted Rats..................................................84 The Iron Ring.................................................55