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| title = Zarys

| description = Zarys is a Zhentarim leader in Baldur's Gate 3.

| image = Zarys.png

| name = Zarys

| image = Zarys.png

| titles = Leader of local Zhentarim

| race = [[Human]]

| faction = [[Zhentarim]]

| level = 4

 

| modules =

| child = yes

| size = Medium

| type = Humanoid

| hit_points = 28

| hit_points_tactician = 36

| weight_kg = 75

| weight_lb = 150

| hiddenlevel = 4

| str = 12

| dex = 16

| con = 12

| int = 12

| wis = 14

| cha = 10

 

== Overview ==

Upon first entering the hideout, '''Zarys''' will tell the party they've come far enough and threaten to kill them. The party must pass one of several dialogue checks to get her to stand down or all the [[Zhentarim]] in the base will become hostile. If they succeed, then Zarys will order her underlings to disarm the hideout's traps so the party can come talk to her.

 

Zarys will then remark that not many people can talk their way into a Zhentarim hideout and that she has a job for them: to [[Find the Missing Shipment]]. After the party completes this quest, she will treat them very differently depending on how they chose to do so.

 

===Saved Rugan===

If the party saved Rugan and Olly but did not take the {{RarityItem|Caravan Strongbox}} from them, then they will return it to Zarys themselves. Zarys will thank the party for their assistance and reward them with {{RarityItem|Harold}}, gold, and access to special items in [[Brem|Brem's]] shop.

 

===Returned the unopened Strongbox after Rugan's death===

If the party recovered the {{RarityItem|Caravan Strongbox}} after either they or the [[Gnoll]]s killed [[Rugan]] and [[Olly]], then the party can give it to Zarys. She will be overjoyed and reward the party with {{RarityItem|Harold}}, gold, and access to special items in [[Brem|Brem's]] shop.

*'''NOTE:''' Even if the party killed Rugan and Olly, they will not have to pass a Deception check to lie about this to Zarys.

 

If the party persuaded Rugan to give them the {{RarityItem|Caravan Strongbox}}, then they will walk into a unique scene in the hideout where the Zhentarim have killed Olly and are torturing Rugan for losing the shipment. Zarys will demand that the party execute Rugan. If the party kills him, then Zarys will reward them with access to Brem's special stock but will not give them {{RarityItem|Harold}}.

 

If the party does anything other than killing him, then Zarys and the rest of the hideout will immediately turn hostile. If they ignite the [[Smokepowder Barrel]]s lying around the base then they can potentially kill the entire party in a single turn.

 

 

* [[Find the Missing Shipment]]

== Related Literature ==

 

*If the party wants to gain both the {{RarityItem| Iron Flask}} inside the strongbox and the magic items from Brem's special stock, then the simplest way to do so is to give Zarys the box, buy the items from Brem, and then kill [[Zarys]] to regain access to the strongbox. Given Zarys's position at the top of a cliff, the party can easily [[shove]] or [[throw]] her off before igniting a {{RarityItem|Smokepowder Barrel}} to blow up most of the Zhentarim.

 

* {{FRWiki|Zarys|long}}