The Beholder's Lament

The Waterdhavian base of the Harpers is hidden within a pubic inn and tavern called The Beholder's Lament, which is located in the Trade Ward of Waterdeep. It is neither the nicest inn (those who want someplace pleasant to stay can choose from plenty of better inns close by) nor the shabbiest (those who want a cheap, dirty place where no one will bother them wouldn't stay here). Forbiddances that prevent enemies of the Harpers from successfully spying pro¬tect many of its rooms. To all who enter the Harper's secretive refuge in Waterdeep, Nera is nothing but a gruff tavern- mistress—the sort adventurers can find in any town across Faerun. In truth, Nera was once a spy in the service of the Open Lord, until she took an arrow to the knee. Now her keen eye and memory for faces serves Tam Zawad well, because she stands as the gatekeeper for the hidden rooms that make up the Harper safe house. This inn has been the Harpers' secret hideout for nearly a decade, but recently the High Harpers have been debating relocating it. Nera's past is far behind her, but of late she's found unusual symbols carved into the fence around her tavern—and they're not the Harpers' symbols. She can't recall seeing any of them before, but the pos¬sibility that one of the Open Lord's old enemies has found her is one she's particularly concerned about. The Harper Hall is located in the second floor of an inn and tavern named The Beholder's Lament, located in the Trade Ward of Waterdeep