Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter

Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter by Jaleigh Johnson is one of the two prequel novels for the Honor Among Thieves movie set to be released on February 28, 2023. "Discover the thrilling origin stories of the bard Edgin, the barbarian Holga, and their whole adventuring party in this official prequel to Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

Edgin Darvis' life is a mess. All that he has left are his lute, his dashing good looks, and…not much else. After a chance encounter with badass bruiser Holga, Edgin is forced to take a hard look at his bad choices. But the road to redemption is long, and paved with unforeseen expenses. Fortunately, the world is full of rich fools begging to be parted from their money.

And so Edgin and Holga do what any sensible entrepreneurs would do—they form a crew.

Joined by a charming rogue, Forge Fitzwilliam, and Simon, a sorcerer with an intense inferiority complex, the team sets out to line their pockets with both well-earned and ill-gotten gold. Together, Edgin's crew battles monsters across the realms: gnoll raiders, fey witches, and more fall beneath their sharp weapons and sharper wit. But when they encounter a new, more sophisticated villain, keen blades and piercing blue eyes may not be enough.

Their target? Torlinn Shrake, a wealthy eccentric known for abusing his servants and hosting lavish parties.

The plan? Play dress-up, sneak into the Shrake estate, and fill their pockets with as much loot as they can carry.

The catch? Shrake is hiding a terrible secret: one that could endanger the lives of everyone Edgin has come to care for—even if the loot is too good to pass up."

- Publisher's description

Characters

 * Lady Bantakent • Lord Bantakent • Kira • Miffles • Sharrestren • Simon • Sofina • Zia • Edgin Darvis • Forge Fitzwilliam • Holga Kilgor • Torlinn Shrake

Creatures

 * beholder • basilisk • dog • dragonborn • fey • gnoll • green hag • half-elf • human (Uthgardt)


 * horse

Locations

 * Settlements
 * Longsaddle • Neverwinter • Targos • Triboar


 * Regions
 * Icewind Dale • Sword Coast North

Organizations

 * Bantakent • Elk tribe • Harpers • Zhentarim

Magic

 * Spells
 * invisibility


 * Magic Items
 * Staff of Aorth

Miscellaneous

 * marshmallow

Background
The novel had the working or preliminary title Neverwinter Heist with a different cover (possibly a mock-up), which was shown in the Habsro 2022 Investor Day: Winning with Stories presentation on October 4, 2022. This was only a day before the actual title and cover were revealed.