#baldurs gate 3 zarys

[my-favourite-zhent]

[captainsigge]

Zhentanigans

@my-favourite-zhent came up with this amazing idea for a group zhent edit to the song '777'. It captures the vibe of this crew of idiots perfectly lol.

[sharess-festhall]

Spending my day wondering how Zarys and Rugan initiate new recruits.

[sarenhale]

A sketch of my sorcerer Zari. She was a street artist/performer in Baldur's Gate

[killerpancakeburger]

Not getting over the duality between when you meet Rugan for the first time and he plays the Big Bad Zhent, promising you that Zarys will have your head if you steal their cargo, threatening you to be sure you don't cheat him if you convince him to make a deal "the Black Network had eyes and blades everywhere", kinda showing off with "I'll tell my associates to expect you".

And when you reach their hideout and Zarys just fucking roasts him publicly non. stop. "YOU GAVE THEM THE PASSWORD??" "You have fire in you, if only Rugan was like that we wouldnt be in this situation". "The Zhentarim look out for one of their own - even if it’s Rugan."

She's really like "Yes Rugan is the moron of the crew urgh Im so done I will complain about him to every single person walking by"

[commander-krios]

[bg3smash-or-pass]

[alpydk]

Trying to talk myself out of getting a Zhentarim tattoo...

They're the bad guys, right???

[crshelidon]

"Remember that you're resources" is something I actually heard an HR manager say to a team of architects in their employment, with pretty much the same tone.

[dustdeepsea]

Zhentarim Appreciation Masterlist

So I've been drawing and writing for these criminals for a while and I thought it might be nice to have everything in one place on my blog!

This masterlist will continue to be pinned and updated, so do check back to see if there is anything new.

Zarys

performance review (Zarys/Rugan, explicit) [AO3]

Salazon

you are the apple of my eye (SFW, shirtless)

Olly

[my tumblr tag]

somewhere I have never travelled (Olly/OFC, teen) [AO3]

Olly and Nora in Baldur's Gate + bonus snippet (Olly/OFC, SFW)

Olly pinup + bonus Olly/Nora snippet (SFW, shirtless)

letter to Nora (snippet, Olly/OFC, SFW)

Rugan

Trouble Will Find Me series [my tumblr tag] aqua vitae (Rugan/Tav, reader insert, explicit) [AO3] Nine Lives (Rugan/Tav, reader insert, explicit) [AO3] Gods and Monsters (Rugan/Tav, ongoing series, mature/planned explicit) [AO3]

The Zhentarim Learning Library (round robin contributor, crack treated seriously, explicit) [AO3]

Lucky Fox (Rugan/Dammon, M/M, NSFW)

Gods and Monsters (Rugan/Tav, SFW, shirtless)

underdark sketch practice (Rugan only, SFW)

tied up/as a treat (Rugan only, NSFW)

if you hate me so much (Rugan only, SFW, shirtless)

if I stay here, trouble will find/if I stay here, I'll never leave (Rugan/Tav, SFW)

sketchy practice (Rugan only, SFW)

69 follower thank you (Rugan only, SFW)

Paradise Circus (Rugan/Tav, NSFW)

your hair was long when we first met (Rugan/Tav, SFW)

manga cliches/art poll (Rugan only, SFW)

little serpent, long shadow (Rugan only, SFW)

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[archived-from-the-realm]

Some companion quest stuff that I haven't named because I can't think of anything that wouldn't be cringe, and this is cringe enough for me.

Act 1

His quest starts after encountering the Zhentarim either in the gnoll encounter or in the hideout.

If during the gnoll encounter, Rugan will ask about Astrophel, saying he looks like someone one of their informants had described

If in the hideout, a half-orc will approach after the party deals with Zarys either persuading her to stand down in exchange for Astrophel or trying to persuade the party to hand him over in exchange for a fair amount of gold

If the party hands him over, he will be found dead and beyond recognition in the hideout

Afterwards, he can be asked about it. He'll admit that he hasn't been entirely honest about his past, but an insight check will confirm that he wouldn't be lying about not being officially part of the Zhentarim.

While in the underdark, he would find a corpse of a large barbarian elf that he recognizes, but he deflects instead of answering any questions about who she was.

Act 2

With a high affinity, he would confess about his past as a warlock of Hyrsam along with revealing that the corpse had been bothering him as she was someone he knew since he was 12, the age he first entered into his pact.

At Moonrise, there will be another offer for the Zhent to take him in exchange for a parasite and the gold from before.

If taken, he'll be found dead in the dungeons, otherwise, they'll just tell him, specifically, to watch his back if he ever gets back to Baldur's Gate.

After this encounter, he'll confess the reason they want him so badly is because he killed a spy that worked for them. When asked for more details, he'll admit to having helped the spy gather information due to a complicated relationship with him.

If romanced, he'll give the details of the relationship which are summed up as very not good, and he'll admit that the spy helped him get out of his pact along with being the first person he's ever had romantic feelings for.

Either way, he'll finish the conversation with the death of the spy is the reason the Zhent are after him as he has a lot of confidential information.

Act 3

While in the city, other revelers of Hyrsam can be found performing in the streets near Sorcerous Sundries. They approach either to talk to Astrophel or to thank the party for caring for him for so long.

They ask for help due to the Zhent coming after them to get to Astrophel, and Astrophel pleads for the party to help his "family."

Endings

While he can be persuaded to forget about them, it's would be a high check, and it would make Astrophel leave a romantic relationship for this.

If agreed to help, a quest to seek out and assassinate spies of the Zhent is given, leading to a fight in an old hideout where Astrophel used to live with his former flame along with some of his old things like a cape that grants +2 charisma [total 22] and +1 spell save DC.

If helped, the revelers will stay to help with the final battle, though they do request that Astrophel rejoin them.

If the revelers are not helped or sided with the Zhentarim spies: He spends the rest of his days running from the Zhent, never feeling safe enough to trust or get close to anyone outside of getting what he needs and leaving them either dead or with nothing.

Encouraged to rejoin the revelers: He reenters his pact with his patron. While he does still long for stability, he is somewhat happy though a part of him is resentful for being constantly on the move without any hope of settling down outside of the feywilds due to the enemies he made and the chaos that follows them.

Encouraged to remain independant: He finds a permanent home in Baldur's Gate, aiding Alfira in creating a bard's school and teaching there, mainly about history.

[my-favourite-zhent]

You lot are always making fun of me

Two months ago @coreene compiled some of the Zhentarim banter audios on the server and I kept forgetting to post it! Thank you so much for this file~~ I've only gotten this to trigger once on playthrough, I think it was bugged in subsequent patches.

[my-favourite-zhent]

I'm told we're taking a stroll through the Underdark once we blow the charges.

Another lovely compilation by @coreene

[my-favourite-zhent]

Lass, if you hate me that much...

Once again @coreene has blessed us with a banter compilation.

[my-favourite-zhent]

Round two~

[my-favourite-zhent]

The middle it is!

Blessings upon @coreene for bringing us this bounty. This only procs if Olly has passed, I wonder if Olly usually sits front?