Method of Income	Explanation
Professions	Mining, Stonecutting, Blacksmithing etc are all good profitable professions for you to find, shape and craft items. The obtained or end products can be sold to the public shops, or put on sale in your personal store. There is sure to be a constant demand for good quality products, whether it is to complete certain quests or to try out some new and cool crafted items.
The Blackmarket	Through the blackmarket, you can open your own personal store. Here you can display and put on sale your goods, to be purchased by the thousands of Zhentonians around the nations. This is a very profitable business, as you can determine the price of your items. For example, you can put on sale loots from your battles against monsters, or some crafted items from your time at the Blacksmith. Whatever the source, the goods at the blackmarket are in high demand, since the public shops have specific opening hours.

Don't limit yourself to these methods, there are countless ways to earn Denars and valuables so go and find your own way of being successful. There is no right or wrong path in Zhentor...

Opening the chests - You will have the following options whilst attempting to open a chest: (1) Open the chest - Quite simply your character will attempt to open the chest. Success depends on chest difficulty and your success roll (dexterity + constitution). (2) Lockpick - You can buy lockpicking tools from shops and attempt to open the chest. Success depends on the power of the lockpicking tool. (3) Attack - You will be allowed to attack the chest with a weapon. Not all chests can be opened by attacking with weapons, while some may only allow specific types of weapons to be successful. Most chests usually allow 5 attempts to be made to open them, but this is dependent on the type of chest you encounter. (4) Spellcasting - You will be allowed to cast an Unlocking Spell on the chest in an attempt to open it. Again, you will usually have 5 attempts at this.

Success! If you are successful in your attempts, you will be presented with the contents of the chest. From here, you can choose which items you wish to retrieve to your inventory. Once the items have been retrieved, you will NOT be able to view the chest until it has been re-spawned (usually 24 hours, but dependent on the type of chest).

Failure! In the case of failure, there will be a chance that your character will take some damage. Again the intensity of the damage depends on the chest. You will NOT be able to view the same chest again until it has been re-spawned (usually 24 hours, but dependent on the type of chest).

Lootables are a great way to give you the start you need to begin your adventure in Zhentor. Sometimes they can give you just what you need! So be sure to search around for chests, and have a try at prying them open.