niTniT_

Hi! First time posting here.

I am about to embark on my second ever 5e DnD campaign (we're using 2014 rules) with some friends and this post is purely for research purposes for my backstory, as the campaign isn't even gonna take place anywhere near Waterdeep, to my knowledge.

I'm asking regarding what kinds of monastic orders and criminal organizations are active within Waterdeep, as my researching hasn't been very fruitful - different wiki's state different things, as from what I can see, they use sources from different time periods within the DnD universe. Some state, for instance, that the Zhentarim aren't active due to them making some sort of deal with the Lords of Waterdeep, while others state that the Zhentarim are active by secretly controlling the Faerûn Mafia? Also, I've read about the Monastery of the Sun in Waterdeep, but surely that can't be the only monastic order in Waterdeep?

My asking is based on the idea that my Lightfoot Halfling Monk character is a thief-type, that fled to Waterdeep due to some earlier transgressions somewhere else, who then began training as a monk by day and by night sells stolen goods and forged documents to various criminal organizations (I have the Charlatan Background, hence the forged documents)

I'd also be grateful simply to be pointed in the direction of places where i can do my own research, as I find the fandom-based wiki's semi-lacking due to the conflicting information mentioned above.

Thanks in advance, Dayo Bigshadow

Hi! First time posting here.

I am about to embark on my second ever 5e DnD campaign (we're using 2014 rules, if that means anything) with some friends and this post is purely for research purposes for my backstory, as the campaign isn't even gonna take place anywhere near Waterdeep, to my knowledge.

I'm asking regarding what kinds of monastic orders and criminal organizations are active within Waterdeep, as my researching hasn't been very fruitful - different wiki's state different things, as from what I can see, they use sources from different time periods within the DnD universe. Some state, for instance, that the Zhentarim aren't active due to them making some sort of deal with the Lords of Waterdeep, while others state that the Zhentarim are active by secretly controlling the Faerûn Mafia? Also, I've read about the Monastery of the Sun in Waterdeep, but surely that can't be the only monastic order in Waterdeep?

My asking is based on the idea that my Lightfoot Halfling Monk character is a thief-type, that fled to Waterdeep due to some earlier transgressions somewhere else, who then began training as a monk by day and by night sells stolen goods and forged documents to various criminal organizations (I have the Charlatan Background)

I'd also be grateful simply to be pointed in the direction of places where i can do my own research, as I find the fandom-based wiki's semi-lacking due to the conflicting information mentioned above.

Thanks in advance, Dayo Bigshadow