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Death Masks by Ed Greenwood is the first book of the Chosen Heirs series.

Ed Greenwood, who is synonymous with the Forgotten Realms, leads readers through a story that combines the rollicking fantasy adventure for which he is famous with a murder mystery-thriller.

THAT'S WHAT, FOUR LORDS DEAD?

Revealed in death to have been Masked Lords, three more citizens had been murdered over the preceding day and night: the Sembian wine-seller and collector Oszbur Malankar; the half-elf sorceress and artisan Dathanscza Meiril; and the moneylender, landlord, and investor Ammasker Gwelt.

All of Waterdeep now knew someone was killing the Lords of Waterdeep, one by one. Yet that was about where truth ended and speculation--however plausible--began. The broadsheets were full of wild conjecture. Who's behind this? The ousted Lord Dagult Neverember? The Zhentarim, the Cult of the Dragon or some other Outland Power? The Xanathar? Some cabal of guilds or nobles planning a coup?

The rumors would rage on, whether the Open Lord Laeral Silverhand did something or not. That was the trouble with rumors; once loosed, they roamed free like snarling, untamed beasts, with no simple way of stopping them. And all rumors aside, Waterdeep has become . . .

A CITY OF MURDERERS!

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Characters
Ammasker GweltAndalar HelmfastBelvarra BowmantleBraethan CazondurBowgentra SummertaenBrandeleira TalostBurruldDarleth DrakeDolpherus ThangolirDresdark KormallisElegal NandarErland HusteemHarlbrittur KothontEskeneldur MantharFaerrel DunbladeHalmor AssumbarHamaleiya ZulpairHarlbrittur KormallisJalester SilvermaneLaeral SilverhandLungard ZunMalryn LavalanderMirt the MoneylenderMyrathranda GostOmin DranOrond GralhundOszbur MalankarRelavarr AgundarTasheene MelshimberVajra SafahrVolothamp GeddarmWeverell ZunXanathar
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AsmodeusEilistraeeJhaele SilvermaneMystraValkur
Creatures
Cloud giantMindflayerWeaveghost
Organizations
Guilds of Waterdeep
Guild of Apothecaries and PhysiciansBaker's GuildCarpenters', Roofers', & Plaisterers' GuildCoopers' GuildCouncil of Farmer-GrocersFellowship of InnkeepersGuild of Glassblowers, Glaziers, and Spectacle-makersJewelers' GuildStablemasters' and Farriers' GuildSolemn Order of Recognized Furriers and WoolmenSplendid Order of Armorers, Locksmiths, and FinesmithsSurveyors', Map-, and Chart-makers' GuildWatchful Order of Magists and ProtectorsGuild of WatermenXanathar Thieves' Guild
Other
HarpersSteel Shadows
Locations
Cities
Waterdeep
Dungeons
Downshadow
Inns & Taverns
Bountiful BoarMermaid on a DolphinThe CastlegateThe Bloody FistThe Dragon's HeadThe Saucy Satyr ClubThe Sleeping Dragon's Inn
Temples
Unicorn HallWavehall of Valkur
Misc
Musical Works
The Rolling Road of the Wayfarer
Plays
Mir UndefendedStorm-Tossed Seafarings

Appendix[]

References[]

  1. Ed Greenwood (2016-06-07). Death Masks. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 15. ISBN 0-7869-6593-2.
  2. Ed Greenwood (2020-06-26). Chronology of Elminster Books (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2010-06-27. Retrieved on 2021-05-26.
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