Zushaxx was a Xanathar, the leader of the Xanathar's Thieves' Guild in Waterdeep, throughout much of the late 15th century DR.[3]
Personality[]
Zushaxx was paranoid and megalomaniacal.[5] It was also more ambitious and impulsive than many previous Xanathars, and hungered for knowledge, information, and wealth.[3][5]
History[]
Zushaxx was at least the fifteenth Xanathar: the corpses of thirteen previous Xanathars remained in its lair[6] and at least one previous Xanathar had peacefully retired from the position.[3]
Sometime circa 1466 DR, Zushaxx, a relatively young beholder, took over as the Xanathar from Izulktur, the previous Xanathar, who was born of the same beholder cluster. With the support of the drow servant Kal'dir, Zushaxx quickly established itself as the new Xanathar. It spent the first year as the guild leader poring over the library amassed by its predecessors, which fueled a desire to amass more information.[3]
By 1479 DR, it had established itself as one of the more ambitious Xanathars, and it was considering whether to break with the longstanding tradition of keeping its identity as a beholder a secret, as all of its predecessors had done.[3]
In 1491 DR, the Xanathar, in cahoots with the mind flayer Suthool and the agent of Asmodeus Belvarra Bowmantle, supported the plots of the Masked Lord Braethan Cazondur in order to distract the City Watch and the Open Lords from its operation in Skullport and to gain power in order to expel the Zhentarim from Waterdeep.[7]
The next year, Zushaxx started a street war in Waterdeep between its guild and the Zhentarim over possession of the Stone of Golorr, which was understood to be the key to finding the lost wealth embezzled from Waterdeep by Dagult Neverember.[8][note 1]
Possessions[]
Xanathar wore a ring of invisibility, a ring of mind shielding, and a ring of resistance on its eyestalks.[9]
Rumors and Legends[]
Some believed that the Xanathar possessed a magical object, carried by one of its henchmen, through which it could project its eye rays and that it had put numerous Lords of Waterdeep under its control, using its Charm Ray in this way.[7]
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- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but Christopher Perkins answered a question via Twitter and stated the year was 1492 DR. Corroborating this, Dragon Heist page 20 refers to events of Death Masks (set in 1491 DR) as being "last year". Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will use 1492 DR for events related to this sourcebook and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (which is referenced on pages 5 and 98 of Dragon Heist).
References[]
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 99–114. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ Matt Forbeck (2018-08-07). To Catch a Thief. (Candlewick Entertainment), p. 92. ISBN 978-1536200669.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Derek Myers (September 2012). “The Xanathar: Crime Lord of Waterdeep”. In Christopher Perkins ed. Dungeon #206 (Wizards of the Coast) (206)., pp. 1–2.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 28. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ed Greenwood (2016-06-07). Death Masks. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 180–181. ISBN 0-7869-6593-2.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 220. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.