Zhentil Keep

Zhentil Keep, also called the Thargate City, is the main base of operation for the Zhentarim.

A person from Zhentil Keep is known as a Zhent or Zhentish. The term Zhentarim is reserved for members of the organisation of that name. "Zhentilar" is used to refer to the soldiers of Zhentil Keep. "Zhentarian" is archaic and mainly refers to artifacts.

Current events
When Bane fell during the Time of Troubles, Zhentil Keep was claimed by followers of Cyric. He controlled the keep and its citizens until 1367 DR, when he fell and Zhentil Keep was subsequently assaulted by white dragons and frost giants the following year. This siege left a large portion of the city, north of the river Tesh in ruins. Much of the acticity and attitude of the city's inhabitants are directed towards rebuilding the destroyed regions.

Religion
The church of Bane is considered, for all intents and purposes, the state faith of Zhentil Keep. Worship of a select few other deities is tolerated within the city's walls, as evidenced by their scattered temples. Among these shrines and churches are those dedicated to Tymora, Loviatar and Tempus. Any followers of Cyric are officially unwelcome, with a tendency to disappear under mysterious circumstancees if they by some chance make it within the keep.





Important figures

 * Fzoul Chembryl
 * Scyllua Darkhope
 * Manshoon

Notable locations

 * Temple of Bane: Once serving as a grand palace of Lord Orgauth and before that as home to a Thayan ambassador, this temple dedicated to the Black Lord is home to some of the high-ranking members of the Zhentarim.
 * Tower of the Art: This tower is the home to a local wizard's guild that is led by Thagdal.
 * Zhentarim barracks: This recently constructed building contains the command leadership of the Zhentarim, with only a small portion of the group's standing army. It also posesses a large armory to equip the cavalry and 500 infantry housed there, along with a brig of prison cells to hold traitors and those who break their military oath.