The heroes cross the Winged Wyvern bridge into Blacklake District. On their way, they are attacked by plaguechanged creatures.

After defeating the creatures, they come to the House of a Thousand Faces, where they meet the halfling Charl, who brokered the deal between the rebels and the Dead Rats. A fight ensues against Charl and his cohorts, and the heroes learn that a Dead Rat hideout lies beneath Blacklake. They stay the night at the inn.

A tenday after the events in the market, rumors have spread like wildfire, and the town is on the brink of civil unrest. New Neverwinter soldiers (including General Sabine) recruit the heroes from the Beached Leviathan tavern to come to an audience with the Lord Protector. Before they can leave, they’re jumped by drunk patrons loyal to the Heir.

The heroes get their audience with Lord Neverember, who offers to reward them handsomely for looking into this Lost Heir business. They begin their investigation at the Wall in time to stop a group of bandits from opening the gate there. Afterward, they are met by Seldra, who claims a gang called the Dead Rats was behind the attack. She suggests the group might be able to find the Dead Rats by heading to the House of a Thousand Faces.

The heroes are going about their business in the Neverwinter market when an abrupt and seemingly impossible attack by plaguechanged horrors descends upon them. During the battle, they bear witness to an awesome spectacle: the appearance of a fully armored knight wearing the Lost Crown of Neverwinter, who comes to the aid of the city. The Lost Heir.

A plaguechanged white dragon swoops in to join the fray, only to be repulsed by the combined efforts of the heroes and the Lost Heir. Finally, the Heir turns the dragon to stone then vanishes, sparking rumor and speculation all over the city.

The heroes are hired by a mysterious figure named Seldra to travel with her as she transports a sealed coffer from Waterdeep into to the Neverwinter docks. They arrive by ship, but before Seldra can depart the docks, she and the characters are ambushed by undead. Zombies swarm up onto the ship and the wharf, distracting the heroes with a battle while a Thayan necromancer steals Seldra’s coffer and flees to Neverdeath graveyard. The heroes confront the necromancer and his troop of undead at Neverdeath, where he holds a crown in his hand. After defeating the Thayan, Seldra catches up with the heroes, takes the crown, and disappears into the crowd leaving the heroes with only their payment.