Halia Thornton

Halia Thornton was a Zhentarim agent and the guildmaster of the Phandalin Miner's Exchange.

Description
Thornton was a calculating agent with huge ambitions. She wished to further the Zhentarim cause by taking over Phandalin and adding it to their territory. Thornton wished to do this by slowly establishing her guild as the governing body of the village.

Personality
The fierce woman was not harrassed by the Redbrands, the local outlaws, even though all the other businesses seemed to be. She desired to control the Redbrands to bring the town under her iron fist.

Possessions
Thornton owned a house to the southeast of the Miner's Exchange.

History
In 1491 DR, Halia wished to exploit adventurers that had come into town. She would tell them the location of the base of the Redbrands, and where they loitered, as well as offer them a reward for their leader's head. Halia hoped that she could use this information and the reward as leverage to control the new adventurers into doing her bidding. This way, she could assume leadership of the Redbrands.

Halia was later killed by the Manshoon sect of the Zhentarim, as a way to muscle in on Phandalin. She was replaced by the Zhentarim affiliate Sharna Quirstiron.

Rumors & Legends
Halia had come across information that the Redbrands had a goblin contact who knew the location of Cragmaw Castle.