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Waterdeep’s longest continuously published organ, though it has had several owners—and one name change—during that period. Presently, it is co-owned by an alliance of two noble families of Tethyrian extraction, House Melshimber and House Dezlentyr. It is also believed that the influential banking family of House Cassalanter is a considerable investor, the Cassalanters and Dezlentyr having ties through marriage).

Formerly the Waterdeep News, the paper underwent a name change when Lady Erinnska “Cassie” Dezlentyr was appointed editor-in-chief two years ago. It made a conscious decision to support the government of Open Lord Laeral Silverhand in its editorials and opinion pieces, though it maintains that its reporting remains objectively neutral and independent. The Sentinel’s support of Silverhand is neither overt nor slavish; it has challenged the Open Lord’s governance on several occasions, though that assertion is scoffed at by her opponents, who would prefer to see the Sentinel uphold more traditional viewpoints.

The newspaper strives to cover all the activities of the Waterdeep government and may well be the only paper that receives reports from the seats of government from the other members of the Lords' Alliance. Its cadre of reporters are as stately as the government officials they cover, respectable and erudite.

Its readership in the South and Trades wards are few, the most common complaint being “It’s boring!” Those that do are usually minor officials whose posts are located there. As for journalism, it is the gold standard in the Sword Coast and all the reporters in the city yearn to work there. If Waterdeep has a newspaper that appeals to the intellectual sensibilities of wizards and sages, the Sentinel is it