Elves of Faern

Volume I
The Elves of Faern
Project Manager: Steve Sypa
Lead Designers: Nicolas Costa, Steve Sypa, Markus Taylor
Contributors: BadCatMan, Nicolas Costa, Dark Wizard, Erik de Bie, Mark Diffendal
II, Matt Drozdowski, Daniel Felshiem, Ed Greenwood, Brian James, Sonja Laflure,
Longarm, Quale, Serge Racamy, roll8dn, Penknight, Steve Schend, Steve Sypa,
Markus Taylor, Marybeth Thompson, Zireael
Editor: Steven Sypa
Cover Art: Races of the Wild, Larry MacDougall
Interior Illustrations: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

Table of Contents
Forward
Introduction
Elven Subraces
Elven Deities
Elven Magic
Elven Physiology
Elven Society
The Elven Language
Elven Names
An Elven Chronology

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Forward
The Forgotten Realms is a very epic place, not in terms of D&D levels, but in
terms of the sheer scope and depth of the setting. As a friend has put it, looking up
information is an adventure in and of itself, since nine time out of ten, in doing your
research, youll find a new tidbit of information you were not aware of. Thats the beauty
of the Forgotten Realms- no matter how much you know, theres always one more little
bit that you dont.
Of the many races living in the Forgotten Realms, perhaps none as so iconic and
important to the setting as Elves. Many are first exposed to the Forgotten Realms through
Drizzt DoUrden, himself a Drow Elf. The Elves of Faern are so often tied to extremely
important things and events, such as the Rage of the Dragons, the Sundering, and Myth
Drannor, among others.
While Cormanthyr: Empire of the Elves, written by Steve Schend was an
excellent sourcebook, ever since coming to the setting, I always wondered why a
sourcebook detailing the Elves of Faern, and chronicling their impact on the Forgotten
Realms was never made, or ever in the works. After enough times of wondering out loud,
and doting on how nice such a sourcebook would be, I decided that it was better to be
proactive, and began the Elves of Faern project.
Embarrassingly, a number of years has passed since then, and Elves of Faern
still isnt finished! It truly was, and still is, a titanic undertaking. Perhaps it is impossible
to find and compile every little tidbit and factoid into a fully comprehensive compilation
on all matters Elven. This project represents a massive undertaking none the less, where
every precaution was made to leave no rock unturned.
Contributors- ranging from those simply voicing their support, to those
contributing entire articles- have come and gone over the years, but I feel that it is
necessary to give a special word of thanks to one particular individual, one Markus
Taylor. Markus has been with the project nearly since its inception, and has always been
around contribute ideas, constructively criticize ideas, to always be there to lend some
support, and to provide all kinds of other assistance. If this project can be compared to a
baseball game, and I am the manager of the club, Markus is my bench coach, the guy Id
go over strategy and bounce ideas over, the guy Id want to replace me if I got thrown out
for arguing.
For as much as this current PDF has in it, the project is nowhere near done. I
decided that, because certain portions of the project were complete, while others were
not, it was in the best interests of the project, and for the fans of the setting, to release
what has been finished, to be used as an informational resource. In the future, as more is
completed, more will be added. Heres to that goal.
I welcome any continued support, critique, criticism, comments and concerns.
Feel free to drop by the official Wizards of the Coast Forgotten Realms message board
Elves of Faern Project thread.
Steve Lord Karsus Sypa

Introduction
Fair be our meeting, for our hearts are light and our swords sheathed, we hold peace in our
hands and its light guides us.
I am Daerian Sunstar, loyal historian, wizard and loremaster of her majesty, Queen Amlauril.
Her majestys chief librarian, Elasha Evanara, bestowed upon me the task of chronicling Elven life of
the current age, for future generations to look back upon.
My divinations have provided me with a look of the future- one possible future, where much
is changed. We are on the cusp of unimaginable changes, I sense. The merging of two worlds, an
ancient plague, and a storm of shadow covering the continent. What exactly all this means, I cannot
tell. However, I find it imperative that the past and present be made known to the future generations,
lest it be forgotten.
For this monumental task, I have delved through text most ancient, interviewed TelQuessir
and NTelQuessir, and traveled far and abroad, to compile the most accurate of information for this
text.
Coupling my own experiences with those of others, I hope to have successfully weaved an
accurate picture of Elvendom on Toril.
Sweet Water and Light Laughter,
Daerian Sunstar, Loremaster of Evermeet
-Uktar, 1374 Year of the Lightning Storms

Elven Subraces
Sashelas began sending the leaders of the Aquatic
Elves dreams in their reverie, they began attending
these conclaves.
After the Descent of the Drow, in which the
AluTelQuessir participated in a passive manner, the
Aquatic Elves began settling down on the floors of the
seas across Abeir-Toril. Over the next thousands of
years, they would begin building settlements, outposts,
cities and colonies all across the ocean floor. Chief
among these would be the Sers, a joint venture
created by most of the benevolent races living under
the seas of Abeir-Toril, and Aryselmalyr.
Currently, the AluTelQuessir maintain
amiable relations with most other Elven subraces, and
some of the major Elven realms across the continent.
Because of this isolation, races that do not regularly
come into contact with them often pass Aquatic Elves
off as a myth.

Aquatic Elves
AluTelQuessir
Regions: The Inner Sea, Aglarond, Dragon Coast,
Impiltur, Sembia, Vilhon Reach, The Outer Sea
Racial Feats: Breathing Link, Landwalker, Rapid
Swimming
Racial Prestige Classes: Sashelan Aquarian
History
Across the seas of Abeir-Toril live tall Elves,
adapted to the world under the sea. They have long,
heavily muscled limbs. They have fingers that are
connected by webbing. Their leathery skin ranges in
color, from a radiant green to a deep blue, with hair that
appears akin to seaweed. But, perhaps, their most
striking feature are the gills that line their necks,
collarbones, and ribcages.
The Aquatic Elves, or Alu'Tel'Quessir, were
the last of the major Elven subraces to arrive in
Realmspace. On the Plane of Faerie, the Aquatic Elves
lived in the great lakes and oceans of the plane,
swimming among the multitude of fey water spirits. The
exact reason for the Aquatic Elves coming to
Realmspace is unknown, lost to the sands of time.
The AluTelQuessir first appeared on AbeirToril in the Great Sea. Instead of building undersea
cities, the Aquatic Elves spent years and years simply
exploring the new world they lived on, leaving no rock
under the sea left unturned. During this time, the
Aquatic Elves traveled in a large group, known as the
Great School. It is said that, because of a High Magic
Ritual that was cast, all of the Elves in the Great
School acted and thought with a unified hive mind.
When they first arrived in this Crystal Sphere,
the Sea Elves were curious. It was this naivety, their
legends say, which cost them something they held
dear- their magic. According to Sea Elven legends,
shortly after arriving on Abeir-Toril, a dark and mighty
wizard- some historians point to KaNarlist Ilythiir as the
individual in question- let loose a creature that single
handedly stole the magic from their cities, and placed it
all in a black pearl. Historians, in further attempting to
shed light on this myth, have divined that KaNarlist
Ilythiir did indeed wear a single black pearl around his
neck. Whether or not he was the one who stole the
magic from the AluTelQuessir, or this is simply
coincidence, is in the eye of the beholder, so to speak.
The Aquatic Elves knew of their air-breathing
cousins, but they were hesitant to allow that relationship
to become anything other than simple
acknowledgement because of the theft of their magical
abilities. It wasn't until the Fourth Crown War that, they
too, found themselves drawn into the ongoing conflict,
and began associating with their cousins once again.
Shortly after Ilythiiri SeluTaar cast
destructive High Magic rituals to call stones from the
sky and the earth to boil and the trees to scream, the
Elven kingdoms that existed at the time met multiple
times in great conclaves, to decide how to deal with the
war-like Ilythiiri. At first, the leaders of the
AluTelQuessir spurned their advanced, but when Deep

Outlook
The Aquatic Elves are aloof as any other
Elven subrace, although they still see value in alliance
and trade with other NTelQuessir races. The
AluTelQuessir are generally isolated from other Elves,
though they still have similarities in culture and history
with their land bound kin. Community, in any form, is
important, as are alliances, as the seas are a
dangerous place. They see the arrogance and
divisiveness of the other Elven subraces to be
detrimental to their survival, and as such, make their
best efforts to not emulate such behavior.
Those who do not fully understand the
psychology of a Sea Elf sees this kind of behavior as
paranoid, and skittish, as they are never fully trusting of
anyone who is not of their kin, or community. However,
as, in their history, the Aquatic Elves have been tricked,
and taken advantage of time and time again, the Sea
Elves have learned their proverbial lesson, and believe
they can only trust those they inherently know. All
outsiders, no matter how true and genuine they seem,
can and usually do have ulterior motives.
Aquatic Elf Characters
Because magic is nearly unheard of in their
society, Aquatic Elves tend toward more martial classes
than those of magic. Many become Fighters or Rangers
due to the presence of evil aquatic races that they find
themselves at odds with. Although the sea elves usually
dont find themselves drawn to the path of the Wizard or
the Cleric, they often become Bards. With the
properties of sound beneath the waves, song becomes
a powerful medium for magic and stories alike. Aquatic
Elves are more likely to become sorcerers than
wizards.
Favored Class
Fighter is the favored class of the Aquatic
Elves. Considering the sheer number of evil denizens of
the deep, fighting skills are valued. Sea elf fighters tend
to specialize in speed and melee combat over the
stealth and archery with which the surface elves are so
famed.
Prestige Classes

Some Aquatic Elves choose to become

Sashelan Aquarians, to help defend their homes from
threats that extend even past the shoreline.

do not decay in their natural environment that is so

hostile to written works.
Sea Elven spellcasters have also developed
their spells in such a way that spell components are
more readily available to them. In other words, they
have adapted their spells to require material
components that are available under the sea.
Because of their obvious connection to water,
most Aquatic Elf mages prefer spells that somehow
manipulate water. Spells that allow them to breathe air,
or that allow others to breathe water, are also
commonly used.
Aquatic Elf Magic Items
While the AluTelQuessir are not fearful of
magic, magical items are very uncommon in Aquatic Elf
society. The reason for this is two-fold. Firstly, there are
few AluTelQuessir magicians to enchant magical
items. Secondly, the production of magical items that
can be easily adapted for undersea use is somewhat
difficult, and expensive, causing underwater magical
items to simply be more rare.
The most common magical item employed by
Sea Elves is the Trident of Serenity, which was actually
first created by an Aquatic Elf. These magical tridents
retard the Sahuagins natural ability to enter into a
blood frenzy.

Aquatic Elf Society

Aquatic Elf society is structured into a loose
feudal system, where the nobility follows a patriarchal
inheritance structure. Most political power falls upon the
eldest male child of a ruling family. Despite all of this,
women still exercise a good degree of influence in
Aquatic Elf society, and power is not vastly divided
based on sex.
The Sea Elves also form very close-knit
communities and relationships with each other. In the
eyes of the Alu'Tel'Quessir, community means survival.
Every resident or family in an Aquatic Elven community
has a dwelling for themselves, or their family. However,
society dictates that personal property is nonexistent,
and that property belongs to the entire community.
When one is in need of an item, they are usually
welcome to use whatever tool or object is needed that
is in the possession of another. However, this idea of
communal property doesnt include those that are not
Aquatic Elves, even if they live in an AluTelQuessir
settlement.
Language and Literacy
All Aquatic Elves speak their own dialect of
Elven. This language used by the AluTelQuessir has
some Aquan influences, that are reflected in their
speech and writing, although they do indeed use the
Espruar alphabet. The Aquatic Elves of the Great Sea,
and those that inhabit the Trackless Sea also speak
Aquan.
Meanwhile, the Sersian Aquatic Elves learn
Serusan, the language of the Inner Sea. Sea Elves that
have contact with the surface world, will many times
learn Common, and are also inclined to learn any
regional languages and/or dialects used in the local
area.

Aquatic Elf Deities

Like all other Elves, the AluTelQuessir
venerate the Seldarine. However, they venerate Deep
Sashelas above all other members, instead of Corellon
Larethian. Deep Sashelas is the creator of the Sea
Elves, as well as the god of oceans, creation,
knowledge, Sea Elven beauty, and water magicconcepts that the sea folk hold dear.
All Aquatic Elf cities have at least one temple
dedicated to Deep Sashelas within them, and they are
usually used as both a spiritual and social center for the
city. Across the ocean floor, religious AluTelQuessir
dot the landscape with small shrines dedicated to the
Dolphin Prince that are used as places of reverence
and safety, when crossing the open seas.

Aquatic Elf Magic and Lore

The Aquatic Elves are the least magically
inclined of all the elves. Supposedly, long ago, a Dark
Elf of great and terrible power, robbed the sea folk of
their magic. While there is little evidence to back up this
claim, similar stories are told by the Drow, and, oddly,
the Wemic.
This is not to say that they now fear magic, or
shy away from it. It is just that magic does not come as
naturally to the AluTelQuessir as it does to other Elven
subraces, and their lack of Spellcasting knowledge and
traditions causes those with potential to flounder, no
pun intended.
Although they have fewer mages, and
virtually no Spellcasting traditions, the Sea Elves are
just as much a part of the Weave as any of the
TelQuessir. In fact, because of their lack of magicians,
and their lack of magical traditions, the few Aquatic
Elves who do learn to harness and work with the power
of the Weave become Sorcerers, an oddity among the
TelQuessir.
Spells and Spellcasting
Aquatic Elves that are spellcasters are forced
to use materials that can hold up in watery
environments that they inhabit. For their spellbooks,
they have developed a special kind of ink that doesnt
run or disperse. Scrolls are made of alternate materials,
such as sharkskin or certain varieties of seaweed. They
also use alchemical processes to ensure these items

Relations with Other Races

Aquatic Elves remain somewhat isolated from
other races, including fellow Elves. When necessary,
they interact with others races, but would rather keep to
themselves when possible. The Sea Elves do
understand the value of alliances and trade, however.
Their curiosity of land-walking surface races is matched
only by their caution and hesitance to deal with these
same groups. They even make little distinction between
we land bound Elves, their cousins.
As for other races of the world beneath the
waves, they are normally on good terms with Merfolk,
Tritons, and other goodly folk living under the sea. But,
unfortunately, they have just as many enemies as they
have friends. Sahuagin, known as Sea Devils are
especially hated. Merrow, Aquatic Trolls, are also
enemies of the AluTelQuessir.
Aquatic Elf Equipment
The environment of the Aquatic Elves
dictates what kind of equipment is used and what is
preferred. Metal tools of any kind are rare, because
most are undoubtedly susceptible to corrosion that
comes when in contact with saltwater for prolonged
periods of time. An exception to this near universal rule
is gold, which is used by the Sea Elves to fashion
jewelry, and is used with trade, with surface dwellers.

Forging metals beneath the waves is

practically impossible. After all, it is nearly impossible to
light a flame underwater, even in the magic rich world
that we live in. So, any metal that is used by the Sea
Elves must be beat into shape by hand. Because of
this, they have mastered this technique, and are
capable of crafting beautiful jewelry from gold, which is
very malleable. Most mundane items are produced
using materials that are readily available underwater,
such as stone, coral, or shells. Many times, shipwrecks
are scavenged to obtain materials.
Aquatic Elves also use potion bladders
instead of vials. Drinking potions from vials would be
rather difficult beneath the waves, so pastes and
unguents are used in place of liquids. Aquatic Elven
alchemists have perfected the art of turning liquids,
such as magical potions, into pastes, jellies, and
unguents.
Arms and Armor
The weapons and armors used by the
Aquatic Elves are, as most things, chosen with
consideration of their environment in mind. Most
weapons that are common on land are relatively
useless underwater. For example, what good is a sword
under the water, where a simple riposte is slow and
ungainly? Because of their environment, Sea Elves use
weapons that pierce almost exclusively. Tridents,
spears, darts and thrusting daggers are the favored
arms of the AluTelQuessir.
Weighted nets are also used, and the Sea
Elves have perfected methods to throw these nets
underwater in ways that resemble manta rays or octopithey drift and unfold while in motion. Aquatic Elven
weaponsmiths have also have also developed a unique
bow that can fire underwater, unlike ordinary bows.
Aquatic longbows lack the range of normal longbows,
but as ranged weapons under the sea go, they are
second to none.
Without metal, the materials used to make
weapons are usually more fragile, but are still easy to
use in the construction of these weapons. The Aquatic
Elves are known to use bone, narwhal horns, and even
coral to build their weapons.
Armor, on the other hand, is rarely used at
all. It hinders their mobility, and most metals wouldnt
survive very long being submerged in the water for
such excessive amounts of time. Shields, the most
common form of armor, are usually made from shells,
stone, bone, and coral.
Although they generally discourage the use
of armor, there are a few alternatives that some Aquatic
Elves utilize. These include sharkskin armor, chitin
armor, and Sea Elven Scale Mail. Sharkskin armor is,
for all purposes, similar to leather armor. Almost all
Aquatic Elves find the thought of wearing sharkskin
abhorrent, as sharks are widely hated in mainstream
Sea Elf society. Chitin armor is made from the shells of
giant crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans. It still
hinders the movement of the extremely agile Aquatic
Elves, but not as much as metal armor would.
Sea Elven Scale Mail is mundane scale mail
adapted to their environment, although it is more often
used in ceremony than for actual protection. It is made
of metal that has been treated as not to rust, and is
affixed to eel skin. It is expensive to produce, so it is
worn almost exclusively by the Sea Elven elite. It is
finished with a beautiful silver coating, made of mithral
treated to survive long-term submersion. Sea Elven
Scale Mail is nearly as valuable as ordinary Elven
chain mail.

Animals and Pets

Aquatic Elves have a strong affinity for
dolphins and porpoises. Most Sea Elven communities
utilize the services of several of such creatures. They
normally serve as guardians, messengers, and
personal companions. Sea lions are sometimes trained
to be guardians too, especially in hazardous areas such
as those inhabited by Sahuagin.
The AluTelQuessir also have great respect
for whales, although their migratory patterns and sheer
size prevent them from becoming permanent
companions or guardians. Many Aquatic Elf
communities are even situated alongside whale
migration routes, as to afford the protection of these
massive mammals, and sometimes, young Aquatic
Elves even leave home for a year or so, so that they
may travel with a pod of whales.
The killing or hunting of any of the above
mentioned creatures is absolutely appalling to all Sea
Elves, for not only do they believe that no one should
ever slay any animal larger than oneself for food, but
also that whales and dolphins are sentient and
intelligent creatures and are seen as friends to the
AluTelQuessir.
One animal that Aquatic Elves despise,
however, are sharks. Sharks are seen as unnatural
monsters by many Sea Elves, and it is even said that
sharks like the taste of Sea Elves. Whether or not this
claim is true, however, is something I do not know. In
the minds of Aquatic Elves, considering the Sahuagin
affinity for sharks, it is only logical that the fish are
tainted by the Sea Devils. The evil god of the Sahuagin,
Sekolah, even takes the guise of a shark. One need not
be overly wise to draw a connection.

Winged Elves
(Avariel)
ArilTelQuessir

to associate with the Avariel, believing that the Winged

Elves would not be able to protect them from the
Dragons, and would instead actually draw attention to
them. No Avariel, however, tried to contact the Dark
Elves of Atorrnash. When watching from afar, the
Winged Elves saw how cruel and violent the Dark Elves
could be, and were actually afraid of them almost as
much as they were of the Dragons.
The Winged Elves who elected to stay in and
around the Dragon Baronies lived terrible lives,
constantly hiding from Dragons and other Dragon-kin
on the ground like vermin, only taking to the skies when
it was safe and necessary. They lived as scavengers
and nomads, moving from place to place, in fear that
Dragons could discover their current homes at any
time.
Had the Elves of Tintageer not arrived on
Abeir-Toril in 25,400 DR, the Avariel would have
probably gone extinct. At first, the Avariel hid from the
refugees, only appearing to aid the newcomers in
fending off Dragon attacks. However, as these refugees
from Faerie settled down on Faern, and established
their own realms, such as Sharlarion and Occidian, they
Winged Elves began to appear more and more
frequently.
In 25,000 the Dracorage Mythal was laid in
a citadel far to the north. The Avariel had conspired
along with a select group of Sun Elves, Moon Elves and
Wood Elves to create this Mythal. While they lacked the
arcane might that these other groups possessed, the
Avariel were willing to fight tooth, nail, bone and feather
to escape from the dominance of the Dragons. And,
they did exactly just that.
The weaving of the Dracorage Mythal was
supposed to be a secret known only to a select few.
The citadel where the Mythal was to be laid was built
far to the north, away from the Dragon Baronies, and
the largest concentration of Dragons and Dragon-kin.
However, at some point shortly before the casting of the
High Magic, the Dragons somehow learned of the plot
to overthrow them. A massive army composed of
Dragons and Dragon-kin representing nearly every
Dragon king, lord, baron, and so on, flew north, ready to
stop the Elves.
As the Elven High Magi began their casting,
the Dragons arrived. Although the defenders who were
not participating in the magical ritual- most of whom
were Avariel- were greatly outnumbered, they fought
the mighty Draconic army with the notion that the time
was, as Humans say, now or never. And, this was
indeed true- the Elves would never again get such an
opportunity to end the tyrannical reign of Dragonkind,
so they either finished it here, or would never be able
to.
It is said that every Avariel warrior who fought
to defend the Elven High Magi perished. But, they
accomplished their goal of not allowing the Dragons to
interrupt the casting, and the laying of the Dracorage
Mythal. Once the Elven High Magi had finished the
casting, they were able to defeat what remained of the
massive Dragon flight. It is said that the dead bodies of
Dragons and their kin, as well as the dead bodies of the
Winged Elves littered the ground as far as the eye
could see. When all was done, it is believed that less
than five hundred Avariel- in total- existed on all of
Abeir-Toril.
Thus began the time when the entire subrace
went into seclusion. Where they went is still a mystery.
It is likely that the Avariel lived as nomads, traveling
from place to place, never staying too long. The goal of

Regions: Damara, High Forest, Narfell, the North,

Rasheman, Silverymoon, the Vast, the Western
Heartlands
Racial Feats: Flyby Attack, Hover, Improved Flight,
Rapid Flight
Racial Prestige Classes: Bladesinger
History
The history of the Winged Elves, like every
other Elven subrace, dates back thousands of years.
And again, like every other Elven subrace, the Winged
Elves are believed to have originally hailed from the
mythical world of Faerie.
On Faerie, the Avariel seemed to have been
the undisputed masters of the skies. In doing research,
I have yet to find another Sylvan or Fey creature from
Faerie that could possible have been as dominant of
the skies as the Winged Elves seemed to have been.
Oral stories passed down from generation to generation
of Avariel speak of cities built upon the clouds, mighty
magics, and a high time from the arts. It is very possible
that, if these stories are true, the Avariel were the most
advanced of the Elven subraces of the time.
Sometime around 27,000 DR, the Avariel
left Faerie and came to Abeir-Toril. Though the exact
reasons for this exodus are unknown, it is very possible
that, because of the timeframe, they came to Abeir-Toril
for the same reasons the Wood Elves or the Dark
Elves. The Wood Elves were tricked by the Fey, while
the Dark Elves came to conquer. I, however, present a
unique, and rather simple, third hypothesis- the Avariel
simply wanted to explore this new land.
Upon coming to Abeir-Toril, the Avaiel found
that both the land and the skies were very much
dominated by another race- Dragons. The Winged
Elves, lacking the relative power and might of the
Dragons, soon realized that they were at the mercy of
the Dragons. While some of the more benevolent
Dragon barons, lords, and kings allowed Avariel to live
in their areas of influence, so long as they swore them
allegiance, the more malevolent Dragon barons, lords
and kings began hunting these strange Winged Elves
for fun and for sport. The Avariel were virtually
powerless to stop them.
The Avariel had never been a large
population in the first place. As time progressed, and
their numbers dropped steadily and steadily, it looked
as if the Winged Elves were heading towards extinction.
Indeed, before the First Flowering, it certainly seemed
that the race would never survive.
Some Avariel fled north, eventually brokering
deals with the Aeree-Syran, remnants of the Avian
creator race who had also been virtually wiped out by
Dragons. Others fled east, to Mhairshaulk and points
beyond. It is said that those Avariel who wound up in
Mhairshaulk were captured and enslaved by the YuanTi, and were forced to participate in strange and unholy
experiments. It is a believed that Ptera-Folk are the
descendents of the strange Yuan-Ti/Avariel
crossbreeds that were created there. Those Avariel
who are believed to have fed even further east have
suffered unknown fates.
Other Avariel tried to broker agreements with
the Wood Elves who lived within the forests of the
Dragon Baronies, and were also hunted by Dragons
and their kin. However, most Wood Elves did not wish

this was to prevent their numbers from diminishing any

more than they already had. However, for thousands
and thousands of years, while their numbers did not
diminish, they did not grow, either.
Around 500 years ago, a charismatic priest,
Delagil Greatspan, led the wandering Avariel. While in
the Icerim Mountains bordering Sossal and Rasheman,
Greatspan had a prophetic dream. He saw a tropical
paradise high atop a remote mountaintop. Temporarily
conceding power to his younger brother, Delagil
disappeared into the mountains. Days later, he
returned, and taking back the reigns of leadership, he
brought the Avariel to a sheared off mountaintop that
had been altered by a Netherese Arcanist long ago.
Addressing his people, Delagil Greatspan told his
people that their nomadic days had come to an end,
and that they had arrived at their new home.
For days, Delagil and other priests and
priestess of Aerdrie Faenya began preparing of a
powerful magical ritual. On the night of the full moon,
they cast them spell. A great dome of Glassteel grew
from the mountain, forming a protective barrier around
the plateau at the top of the mountain. The air within the
Glassteel dome grew warm and humid, and all sorts of
exotic plants- some thought extinct!- began growing
from the mountaintop. Within minutes, Delagil
prophetic dream had come to pass. The Avariel had a
permanent home- a jungle paradise isolated from the
perils and hazards of the world. The Aerie of the Snow
Eagle had been born.
Years would pass, and all would be well.
Delagil Greatspan, however, soon fell ill. Within days,
he would die, leaving a great vacuum in his absence. A
council was formed, made up of war chiefs and priests
and priestess, to lead the Avariel people. Currently, the
leader of the Faerahrn faction is Delagils brother,
Aquilan Greatspan, and the leader of the Vaelahrn is
Heron Wingraze.
The council has taken an increasingly
progressive viewpoint since its inception. The
leadership council has voted to allow other Avariel to
leave the Aerie of the Snow Eagle and establish their
own aeries across Faern. At the turn of the century,
the leadership council also allowed various Avariel to
leave the aerie and explore Faern, establishing ties
with other peoples. While the location of the Aerie of the
Snow Eagle is a hidden secret known only to Avariel, if
this trend continues, the Avariel might become a new
power in the future.

bound creatures, but with work, it can be overcome.

Winged Elf Characters
Winged Elves combine the traditional Elven
values- including skill at arms, and immersion of magic
into their culture- with the joyous reverence for simply
flying in clear and open skies. Those who hail from the
warrior subculture tend to become Fighters, and
Rangers. Those who hail from the intellectual
subculture tend to become Bards, Clerics, Druids, and
Wizards. Avariel Barbarians in more civilized aeries are
uncommon, but are not unheard of. Avariel Barbarians
in more uncivilized settlements are much more
common.
Favored Class
The favored class of the Winged Elves is the
Cleric. As a whole, Avariel are deeply religious people,
and Clerics command the most respect, as their link to
the Seldarine- and Aerdrie Faenya in particular- is
stronger than the link most people have to their deities.
Even those who spend their entire lives studying the
martial path of the warrior subculture tend to become
more and more interested in the aesthetic pleasures the
path of the Cleric has, especially as they age and their
fighting prowess begins to decline.
Prestige Classes
While the relative number of Avariel who
practice Arcane magic is low, and the number or Avariel
who study both magic and swordsmanship is even
lower, the Avariel have a strong Bladesinging tradition,
that dates back thousands of years. Like other Elves,
the Avariel understand the skill needed to follow this
path, and greatly respect those who do. Others tend to
be drawn to prestige classes that have to do with the
Divine, including Divine Disciples, Divine Champions,
Divine Devotees, and so on. Those who forge special
relations with Aerdrie Faenya become Halcyons.
Winged Elf Society
Major Avariel aeries have a unique societal
model. It separates the community into two major
groups- the Vaelahrn, those who wield blades, which
consists of warrior types, and the Faerahrn, those who
wield magic, which consists of intellectuals. These two
subcultures share a powerful symbiotic relationship,
even though the ideas that they espouse are virtually
diametrically opposite. This is in no way a caste
system, however. Young Avariel spend at least a
decade or longer among both groups- usually the
intellectuals during their formative years, and warriors
during their pubescent years. Upon becoming an adult,
Avariel choose to which subculture they want to remain
in. This decision is not forever binding, though. An
Avariel who is a warrior all of his life does have the
opportunity to become an intellectual during the later
stages of their life.
The warrior subculture is made up of warriors
and soldiers, who live by a complex code of honor that
guides how and when they train. Their lives are geared
towards the acquisition of power and prestige, attained
through martial prowess. They are proud and hearty,
forming everlasting relationships with those who prove
themselves worthy, and everlasting dislike to those who
prove themselves dishonorable. Warrior chieftains
command large groups of warrior Avariel, and govern
Winged Elf aeries along with the religious leaders of the
intellectual subculture.
Once lethal combat against an enemy
begins, members of the warrior subculture have no
qualms with cutting down an enemy. In fact, to their

Outlook
The Winged Elves came dangerously close
to total extinction long ago, and their numbers have
only recently swelled enough that the subrace, as a
whole, no longer has to worry about their total
elimination. As a result of this trauma, Avariel are very
secretive and elusive. When confronted by a problem,
most run rather than confronting them.
When they are among their own kind, or
those who they feel they can trust, Avariel behave
much differently. This is because Avariel, inherently,
are free spirits with a zest for life. The sounds of cheery
laughter can constantly be heard. Winged Elves fly
confidently, taking whatever is given to them. They are
outgoing and friendly.
However, no matter how friendly and nice an
Avariel is, they all seem to have a slight condescending
attitude to those who do not have the natural ability to
fly. This includes even other Elves subraces! Most
seem to not even notice this natural bias against land

reasoning, failure to kill an enemy after blood is drawn

is seen as failing to deliver on a promise, and is highly
dishonorable, as is surrender. A favored tactic of
warrior Avariel is to rain down upon their enemies a hail
of arrows from the sky. Although some- myself
included- might originally believe that such a practice
would be dishonorable, it is not. According to their code
of conduct, an enemy who fails to protect himself from
all threats- including those from the sky- deserve to be
slain.
The intellectual subculture is made up of
philosophers and Clerics. They are free spirits, focusing
on the internal issues of Avariel society. Members of
this subculture are the entertainers of Avariel society,
are the thinkers of Avariel society, are the educators of
Avariel society. When faced with conflict, these Avariel
tend to use diplomacy and passive magic to solve the
situation.
These peaceful Avariel are often very
religious, and worship Aerdrie Faenya. They create
great pieces of artwork, and gripping works of literature.
Over the years, it has been these Avariel who have
chronicled Avariel society and history, and now that the
subrace has began to explore Faern more actively, it
is their responsibility to chronicle this too.

Aryvandaar. It is my hypothesis that in exchange for

aiding the other Elven subraces in toppling the
tyrannical rule of the Dragons and weaving the
Dracorage Mythal, the Avariel were taught the art of the
Bladesinger, and this art has been taught among the
Avariel ever since.
Spells and Spellcasting
Because of their obvious connections to the
air, many Avariel become Elementalists, specializing in
air. Some even combine their religious devotion with
their ability to harness the power of Arcane magics, and
pursue that path.
Avariel are also decent alchemists. Long ago,
the process used for creating Glassteel was
discovered. Although kept a secret, Avariel still produce
the material.
Spells and Spellcasting
Most Avariel favor spells from the conjuration
and transmutation schools. The Aerie of the Snow
Eagle, the largest conclave of Winged Elves, is the
culmination of very powerful conjuration and
transmutation spells. More of an emphasis has been
placed on divination spells since the Avariel have come
out of their self-imposed exile. Like other Elves, the
Winged Elves abhor necromancy magics, and forbid
the use of them.
Winged Elf Magic Items
Ancient rumors and myths state that compassionate
Avariel spellcasters created the first Wings of Flying
and Winged Boots for land bound friends, so that they,
too, could experience the bliss and peace of mind that
comes with soaring the skies. Whether or not this is
true or not is something that I cannot say for certain.
However, I am doubtful of this hypothesis.
Avariel have also mastered the magical
process in which Glassteel is created, and multiple
faucets of their society makes use of this wondrous
material.

Language and Literacy

Avariel speak a dialect of Elven that is
graceful and flows off the tongue like a soft breeze.
Priests and priestess of Aerdrie Feanya teach speech
and writing to young Avariel. In the secretive enclaves
where more primitive Avariel dwell, a pidgin language
based off of Elven and the local vernacular has
developed. These primitive dialects usually do not use
any kind of alphabet, but instead use crude pictographs
and images.
Those who are more intelligent usually learn
to speak and write at least one more language. This
secondary language is almost always either Common
or Auran- Common so that they can interact and trade
with others, and Auran so that they can communicate
with fellow creatures of the sky. Some learn regional
languages, and the languages of their enemies as well.

Winged Elf Deities

Avariel, like other Elves, worship the
Seldarine. But, unlike most other Elven subraces, they
pay lip service to most of these deities, and hold a
special reverence for a single member- Aerdrie Faenya.
And, although not fanatic, Avariel society as a whole is
deeply religious and reverent. For example, they
commonly attribute Aerdrie Faenyas intervention to
events that others might simply see as coincidence.
According to the myths of the Avariel, Aerdrie
Faenya created the subrace, when she took a drop of
Corellons spilt blood and threw it into the air. The Elf
that was then created was given a pair of wings, and
was told by the goddess to learn to use her gift well,
because if the Avariel were to survive, they would need
the advantage of flight. It is not known whether or not
the portent of doom that Aerdrie was referencing has
already come- either on Faerie or on Toril- or if it has
yet to occur.

Winged Elf Magic and Lore

In Avariel society, only those from the
intellectual subculture practice the magical arts. Those
in the warrior subculture understand and respect the
power of magic, but most lack the talent to practice it.
Bladesingers bridge the gap between the two groupsthey can be considered warriors who comprehend and
incorporate the Arcane arts into their swordplay, or
intellectuals who have so completely mastered the
Arcane arts that it bleeds into their swordplay ability.
Avariel, like most other Elven subraces, have
completely embraced the power of magic. However,
Avariel spellcasting methods, lore, theories, and
knowledge is much less advanced then that of some of
Faerns other Elven subraces. This is not to say that
there are not individual Avariel who cannot weave
powerful spells, but, as a whole, it takes Avariel longer
to attain such levels, due to the lack of progress on
magical treatises. This can be attributed to the turbulent
history of the Avariel, and the fact that they have only
recently begun to reestablish themselves on Faern.
Although Avariel have just recently begun to
experiment with magic, their oldest established magical
tradition dates back thousands of years. No records
indicate how the art came to the Avariel, but there have
been Avariel Bladesingers since at least the days of

Relations with Other Races

The Winged Elves are on good terms with
fellow sentient, benevolent avian creatures. They
admire and respect the Giant Eagles. They are friendly
with the Aarakocras, as well as Air Genasi.
Their relationships with land bound races are
nowhere as productive as their relations with flying
races. Traditionally, Avariel have viewed races that
cannot inherently fly with pity and/or derision. The only
exception to this rule, and just barely, were other Elves.
The fact that the Avariels numbers have

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been so low, and that they chose to retreat from the

world, rather than face it head on has also hurt their
relationship with other races. Because of ignorance as
to who and what Avariel are, other races sometimes
attack the Winged Elves on sight, thinking them to be
monsters. Other times, they are mistaken for Celestials.
To this day, the Winged Elves are hunted by
evil Dragons and draconic creatures. Though they no
longer wield as much power as they did long ago,
Dragons still are considered the masters of the skies. In
the minds of Dragons, the Avariel are their main
competitors for this fictitious title. The White Dragons of
Hoarfaern, for instance, are completely dedicated to the
destruction of the Aerie of the Snow Eagle, even though
the two settlements dont necessarily compete for
resources.
Winged Elf Equipment
The Avariel have taken the art of glassblowing, and
have raised it to an art form. The Winged Elves use
glass like other races use wood, metal and stone. This
is mostly because of the discovery of Glassteel, a
substance with the appearance of glass, but with the
strength of steel- hence the name. In some ways, their
discovery and use of Glassteel is very poetic. Like
Glassteel, Avariel seem fragile and delicate, but have a
great internal strength.
The Aerie of the Snow Eagle in Rasheman,
the largest Avariel settlement in Faern, is a
magnificent sight to behold. Built high in the Icerim
Mountains, the Aerie of the Snow Eagle appears a
large, reflective crystal growing out from one of the
ranges more remote peaks. Within this Glassteel dome
hides a tropical climate, sustained by magic. Large
umbrella trees extinct everywhere else on Faern and
crystalline Glassteel towers serve as homes.
Arms and Armor
Avariel prefer to use ranged weapons, since
this incorporates their natural ability to fly into the skies,
out of range from most enemies. As a result, bows,
spears, and even bolos and lassos are common
weapons that Avariel use. When forced into melee
combat, stronger Avariel tend to use greatswords, or
longswords, while more dexterous Avariel tend to use
rapiers and thinblades. Because they are Elves, Avariel
tend to use only arms that are of high quality.
Because of their obviously different
physiology and anatomy, Avariel must produce their
own armors, or have others specifically craft armor that
they can use. Avariel armors tend to be made of special
materials, such as mithral, and are almost always light,
as to not hamper their ability to fly. As a result, Avariel
tend to support and bolster their defenses using other
magical means.
Animals and Pets
The Winged Elves have a special affinity for
Giant Eagles, whom they consider allies, some
sometimes, rookery mates. Many Avariel keep
nonintelligent birds as pets, although they never keep
these pets in cages, or contain them in any way. As
Avariel have a natural aversion to being caged in small
areas, they would never willingly do this to a fellow
avian.
Other large avians, such as arrowhawks,
griffons, hippogriff and rocs share a symbiotic relation
with the Winged Elves. In exchange for assistance, the
Avariel assist these avians themselves. Since all of
these different creatures share similar hunting grounds,
enemies, and territory, they come into friendly contact
with each other quite often.

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Draegloth

about retribution from the mostly powerless ruling caste

of priestess.

Regions: The Underdark

Racial Feats: Any Drow Feat
Racial Prestige Classes: Any Drow Prestige Class

Outlook
Draegloth are sly and cunning creatures with
a penchant for wild rages that usually end in the death
of someone around them. They can be patient listeners
when around those they respect, and can be difficult,
petty and even childish around those they do not. Their
unique combination of rage, patience, intelligence and
ruthlessness makes them among the most dangerous
creatures in the Underdark.
To the mind of a Draegloth, anything that is
not a Drow, or a creature blessed by Lolth is either a
plaything to be toyed with, or cattle to be slaughtered.
As such, they have no problem with randomly and
indiscriminately killing a sentient creature, and regularly
devour such kills for sustenance. They do respect
power, however, and are not averse to respecting nonDrow who demonstrate that they are worthy of the
respect of a Draegloth. This doesnt stop the creatures
from plotting to kill such beings, however.

History
As a race of their own, Draegloth have no
history. Instead, they share their history with that of the
Drow. The two races share a communal history, with
the Draegloth owing more to the Drow than the Drow
owing more to the Draegloth.
The actual point of origin of the race is
unknown, lost to history. Old and historically dominant
Drow Houses all claim that the very first Draegloth was
born a member of their family, a testament to the favor
Lolth held them in. Of course, while many stories are
told, only one can be true. It is widely believed that the
claims of House Baenre of Menzoberranzan are true,
since historical records state that a Draegloth was
present during the conflicts in the city thousands of
years ago, which left the Baenre the undisputed rulers
of the settlement.
Draegloth are not common at all. They
appear infrequently in Drow enclaves across the
Underdark, when a Lolthite priestess mates with a
Demon. Their status as physical manifestations of
Lolths favor afford them a special status within Drow
society, but in the end, they are usually nothing more
than tools to be used by the Matron Mother of a family.
Draegloth are sexless, but not genderless.
Upon birth, a Draegloth develops either a male or
female personality. What factors cause a Draegloth to
develop the personality of either sex is unknown, but it
is theorized that Lolth has a hand in choosing, and she
chooses whatever gender is likely to create the most
chaos and strife in the House.
Draegloth typically stand anywhere from six
to eight feet tall, and come with an extremely powerfully
built frame. They possess two sets of arms- a smaller
set with smaller, Drow-like hands that are used for
delicate processes, and a larger set, ending with large
clawed hands that are generally used for rending
enemies.
Wild Draegloth are not a new phenomenon.
In Drow society, a family that is assimilated by another
family usually has its members adopted and co-opted
into service of the stronger family. Draegloth are an
exception to this rule, and are almost always killed. To
escape death, many Draegloth flee into the wilds of the
Underdark.
The reasons as to why wild Draegloth
sightings have been rising are still unknown. While it is
easy to say that it has, or had something to do with the
recent Silence of Lolth, sightings have been steadily
rising for two thousand years now. These wild
Draegloth, which without Drow commanding them are
believed to be nothing but barely intelligent animals,
have also become more cunning. For example, a lone
Draegloth from the wilds of the Underdark was able to
trick the guards of the enclave of IrSylin into meeting a
Matron Mother, and then was able to trick her until it
sprang its trap. This Matron Mother is one of the few
survivors, as a teleport contingency spell whisked her
away as the Draegloths jaws were inches from her
throat. There were few survivors, in total.
During the Silence of Lolth, Draegloth were
kept, sometimes literally, on a very short leash. Many
grew to become more independent, no longer worrying

Draegloth Characters
Draegloth combine the traditional Drow
values with those of Demons. Many Draegloth use their
natural strengths, and train in the martial arts, becoming
Fighters. Some make use of their limited natural spelllike to conjure Dancing Lights, Desecrations, Faerie
Fire, Unholy Blight and Darkness, and pursue the path
of the Wizard. Others join the church of Lolth as Clerics.
Favored Class: The favored class of the Draegloth is
the Cleric. As a whole, Draegloth are deeply religious
people, as their entire existence is due to a whim by
Lolth. Clerics in Drow society also command the most
respect, and this appeals to a Draegloths inherent
nature to want to assert dominance over others.
Prestige Classes: There are no prestige classes
designed specifically for Draegloth. They are free to
pursue any paths that are open to them without any
stigmas. More than one Draegloth has become a
Selvetarmite Spidersword.
Draegloth Society
Draegloth do not have a society of their own.
Instead, they are part of the greater Drow community.
For all intents and purposes, they are treated, and they
act, as if they were high ranking Drow.
Language and Literacy
Draegloth speak both tongues of their
parents. Being born and raised in Drow society,
Draegloth are fluent in the Drow dialect of
Undercommon. At an early age, they are also taught
the language of their other parent, Abyssal. Draegloth
use their secondary, smaller hands to manipulate
writing instruments, and are almost always proficient in
the written languages as well.
Draegloth Magic and Lore
Draegloth have a natural affinity for magic.
They are magical creatures themselves, being able to
inherently conjure the effects of certain spells- Dancing
Lights, Darkness, Desecrate, Faerie Fire and Unholy
Blight. Their magical nature also gives them immunities
to acid, cold, electricity and fire as well.
Very few Draegloth take the path of the
mage, for whatever reason. It seems to me that the Art
is simply too much of an elegant force for the relatively
crude Draegloth.

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Spells and Spellcasting

Draegloth mages prefer flashy Evocation
spells, that cause a lot of destruction, and are visually
stimulating, such as Fireball, or Lightning Bolt.
Draegloth mages also like summoning spells, as
summoned creatures are at the mercy of the Draegloth,
which appeals to their domineering natures.
Draegloth Magic Items
As a race, Draegloth have no magical items
that can be credited to them.

feeling their preys blood oozing over their own physical

limbs
Animals and Pets
Like all other Drow, Draegloth revere spiders
and other arachnids as the children of Lolth. Asides for
spiders, however, Draegloth have very little use for pets
of any sort. Some Draegloth have been known to keep
trained fighting dogs, and/or feral dogs around, for their
own twisted amusement, and for food once they outlive
the Draegloths use for them.

Draegloth Deities
Because her very blessing is required for
their own conceptions to take place, Draegloth are
deeply devoted to Lolth. Their devotion to Lolth is so
great that some have even become Clerics of Lolthignoring the primal bloodlust churning within their souls.
Since the Silence of Lolth, many Draegloth
have taken to the worship of other members of the Dark
Seldarine, especially Selvetarm and Vhaeraun.
Whereas the Church of Selvetarm is, by proxy, the
Church of Lolth, Lolth allowed this slight, and punishedbut spared the lives of- these Draegloth. The Church of
Vhaeraun, however, is not associated with the Church
of Lolth, and eagerly accepts these members, as a sign
of changing times within Drow society.
Some Draegloth, shunning the worship of the
Dark Seldarine all together, take up the worship of their
own bloodline, joining and forming Demon cults,
elevating their fathers names.
Relations with Other Races
Like Drow, Draegloth get along best with
themselves, and even then, only barely. Draegloth are
socialized to think of themselves as superior creatures,
like Drow are. The fact that they are believed to be
living, breathing incarnations of Lolths blessing gives a
little more credence to the inherent Drow belief of
superiority in a Draegloths mind. When they have to,
they associate with other races, but they see no
problems with constantly pointing out their own inherent
superiority.
To the mind of a Draegloth, anything that is
not a Drow, or a creature blessed by Lolth is an animal,
that exists only to please them, or to provide them with
food, treasure and/or excitement. Draegloth have a
particularly strong antipathy for Elves and Gloamlings.
Draegloth Equipment
As a race, the Draegloth have no unique
items or equipment of any sort. Anything that they use
is created and given to them by the Drow. Some
Draegloth wear necklaces of the skulls of their victims,
as their bodies are physically large enough to do so, but
this is about the extend of Draegloth craftsmanship.
Arms and Armor
Draegloth are completely reliant on Drow for
their arms and armors. That said, however, most
Draegloth prefer not to use any sort of weapon or
armor. Because of their diabolic nature, a Draegloth
has an extremely tough hide, which is tougher and
stronger than certain types of armor. Their large size
and unique physiology also makes wearing normal
armor impossible.
Most Draegloth prefer to use their larger,
clawed hands as weapons, rather than any arms that
Drow weaponsmiths can produce. It is not that there
are no weapons that match the Draegloths natural
claws- far from it- but most Draegloth simply enjoy the
feeling of their own claws piercing their opponents,

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Drider

cannibalizing other Driders. It is said that Lolth takes

particular glee from the suffering of Driders.

Regions: The Underdark

Racial Feats: Any Drow Feat
Racial Prestige Classes: Any Drow Prestige Class

Drider Characters
Driders are outcasts, who seethe with hatred
and anger because of their perceived failures that
resulted in their subsequent transformation from Drow
to spider monsters. Most tend to martial classes, since
there are many difficulties that stem from progressing in
a spellcasting class, because of their physical make-up
and society.
Favored Class: The favored class of the Drider is the
Barbarian. Driders are bloodthirsty creatures, seeking
any kind of prey to kill and consume. As such, the
ferocity and temperament of the Barbarian suits the
Drider perfectly.
Prestige Classes: There are no prestige classes
designed specifically for Drider. They are free to pursue
any paths that are open to them, which are somewhat
limited, due to prejudices and stigmas against Drider,
as well as their own temperaments.

History
As a race of their own, Driders have no
history. Driders are created when Lolth wills it. Although
most Drider are created when Lolth strikes a Drow for
failing her in some manner, the capricious Spider
Queen is not above randomly transforming Drow who
serve her well into Drider, because of the irony in it.
It is not known when Lolth created the first
Drider on Abeir-Toril. Drider exist on other planets, and
on other Crystal Spheres, so it is just as possible that
the first Driders were created on Abeir-Toril that they
were created elsewhere. Frankly, scholars do not know,
and this is not a question that is likely to ever be
answered, either.
Driders are only very rarely mention in Drow
historical records. As such, it is hard to tell if these
creatures had very little impact on Drow society at
large, or if the Drow have intentionally minimalized the
impact that these aberrations of nature have had on
their own society. Again, this is not something that the
objective truth will ever be made apparent.
Of recent history, many Drider communities
were active during the Silence of Lolth. When the secret
that Lolth had disappeared was made public and
spread around the Underdark, many Driders took this
as a sign that the Spider Queen had abandoned the
Drow, and that the Driders were now her favored
children. During this tumultuous time in the Underdark,
numerous Drider communities rose up and attacked
Drow communities. For the most part, these Driders
were beaten back, but in many places, the Driders
actually did a great deal of damage. In the city of
Karsoluthiyl, the Driders that rose up successfully
overthrew the Lolthite matriarchy ruling the city. Their
victory was short lived, however, as other Drow then
arrived and killed these Driders. This instance
demonstrates that, perhaps, the Driders less willing to
be stepped on and abused by the Drow.

Drider Society
Driders only have something that vaguely
resembles a society of their own. Driders usually live
nearby Drow settlements, far enough to be left alone to
their own devices, but close enough to be classified as
on the fringe of established Drow settlements. The
Drow allow this, to demonstrate to other Drow the
power of Lolth, and what befalls those who fail her,
while the Drider put up with this because it allows them
to prey on fools who get to close to their dens.
While Driders live in communities with other
Drider, there is very little unity and communion around
them. Instead, each Drider looks after his or her own
affairs. Because Drider cannot reproduce, there is no
concept of marriage in Drider settlements. There are no
children in Drider settlements. The entire race is wholly
dependent on Lolth cursing other Drow in surviving.
Language and Literacy
Driders speak any tongues that they knew
before they were transformed. The Driders themselves
have no special language, and communicate in the
Drow tongue.

Outlook
Drider Magic and Lore
Drider have a natural affinity for magic. They
are magical creatures themselves, being able to
inherently conjure the effects of certain spells- Dancing
Lights, Darkness, Detect Chaos, Detect Evil, Detect
Good, Detect Law, Detect Magic, Faerie Fire and
Levitate. Once per day, Drider can also inherently
conjure the effects of Clairaudience/Clairvoyance,
Discern Lies, Dispel Magic, and Suggestion.
Very few Drider follow the path of the mage,
because of the difficulty in obtaining spellbooks,
material components for spells, and similar items.
Drider who were Sorcerers before their transformation
are the most common Drider spellcasters. Because
Lolth ignores the prayers and pleas of the Drider, there
are no Lolthite Clerics among their numbers. Some
Drider are able to master the natural magic of the
Underdark, and become Druids, however.
Spells and Spellcasting
Drider mages prefer flashy Evocation spells,
that cause a lot of destruction, and are visually
stimulating, such as Fireball, or Lightning Bolt. Drider
magicians also like Enchantment spells, that allows
them to kill their prey without much of a struggle,

Driders are cunning and deadly, seeing the

world in extremely simplistic terms: enemies and future
enemies. Driders are not paranoid, but they look out for
their own well being first and foremost, and consider
everything that is not them a potential hazard to
overcome, in making sure that their own needs are met.
Driders have extremely volatile personalities.
They seethe with anger, hatred, and literal venom.
Their physical bodies- the head of a Drow, the torso of
a Drow, the legs of a spider, and the lower abdomen of
a spider- are often misshapen and twisted, just like their
psyches.
At the same time, Driders both love and hate
themselves. In coping with their affliction, Driders
believe that they are truly the chosen children of Lolth.
Indeed, why would she turn them into spider creaturesspiders being precious to Lolth- if they were cursed?
But, at the same time, Driders understand that they
were transformed because they failed Lolth, and that
their twisted forms are punishments. Coping with such
a conflicted sense of being is what twists most Driders
from normal Drow into bloodthirsty monsters that are
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though most Drider are perfectly willing to engage in a

bloody struggle before consuming their prey.
Drider Magic Items
As a race, Driders have no magical items that
can be credited to them.

While Driders have arms, hands and

opposable thumbs, most do not use conventional
weapons, instead, relying on their spell-like abilities and
their natural physical attacks. This is mostly because of
the rarity of such items in Drider settlements. Those
who have access to manufactured weapons certainly
use them.
Animals and Pets
Like the Drow, Driders enjoy the company of
spiders. Even thought Lolth cursed them, many Driders
feel that, by being extremely dedicated and devout to
Lolth, the Spider Queen will reverse their curse. As
such, they treat spiders as holy creatures. Other sorts
of Underdark carrion creatures, such as rats, are found
in Drider lairs. Many Driders eat these creatures as
food, while others allow their presence, treating them as
toys and playthings.

Drider Deities
Like the Drow that they once were, most
Drider worship Lolth. This is somewhat ironic, because
Lolth is the entity that transformed these unfortunate
Drow into Driders to begin with. Most Drider seem to be
of the mind that, if Lolth published them, she can also
restore them to their normal forms. Because of this,
most Drider continue their worship of Lolth, even
though, according to Lolthite priestess, Driders are
abominations of nature and failures in the eyes of Lolth.
Of the total population, only a small minority
of Driders no longer worships Lolth. These Drider
believe that Lolth truly has abandoned them, and that
the worship of another deity would be much more likely
to result in any kind of physical result. Ghaunadaur,
being the Drow deity of outcasts, is the most prevalent,
being that Drider are true outcasts of Drow society. A
small minority of Driders seek Selvatarm as their
patron, and, while on the outside, Selvetarm refuses
them, he secretly supports these Driders, as a way to
bolster his own worship base and escape from the web
of Lolth.
Relations with Other Races
Above all, Drider despise Drow. This is not at
all a surprise, being that all Driders were once Drow.
This hatred is a psychological phenomenon that is in no
way surprising. Drider are Drow who were cursed by
Lolth to wear the forms that they wear. As such, Driders
hate Drow, in that Lolth has not cursed them. If given
the opportunity, despite the hate they have for Drow,
any Drider would jump at the chance to become a Drow
once more.
Because Driders were once Drow, their
perceptions on other races have been colored by Drow
society. Driders dislike surface Elves, so called Faerie
Elves, as Drow do, for the reasons that Drow do. Like
Drow, Driders consider themselves superior, above all
other lesser creatures- all other lesser creatures being
everything that is not a Drider, of course.
Drider have a basic understanding and
affinity with Chitine and Aranea, being as all three are
Drow spider creatures. If given the opportunity,
however, no Drider would pass up tearing an Aranea,
or a Chitine limb from limb, however.
Drider Equipment
As a race, Driders have no unique items or
equipment of any sort. Anything that they use was
either taken with them upon their transformation from
Drow to Drider, or scavenged from slain enemies.
Drider society does not create items, and thus, anything
that they use is taken from others, willingly or
unwillingly.
Arms and Armor
Drider cannot use most armors created by
Drow, for obvious reasons, chiefly among them, their
transformed physical stature. Some Drider do use
armors that only cover the upper torso, such as chain
shirts. Because most Driders are seen as savage
beasts, and are anathemas in Drow society, few are
able to come across such treasures. Those who do
protect what they have, and take as good of these
items.

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Well met and welcome! I believe that is the correct greeting

on your surface world. I write the following manuscript as per
your request, Daerian Sunstar, and that of your most high
and noble queen, Amlauril Moonflower. I can still
remember the day when the Admiral of the Elvish Imperial
Navy first told me of your need. Although we have retained
cordial relations with the EIN for several centuries, never
before have they requested any assistance from us. The
opportunity to leave Kule and travel to the fabled world of
Abeir-Toril has been a dream of mine and my fellow sages
for many years. We have always felt that assembling the lost
and broken pieces of Elven past was our ultimate goal, and
what better way then to walk the very lands upon which we
Dark Elves were first cursed.
Much has transpired in the ten years since I left
your company last, and I beg forgiveness for not having kept
you informed all of that time. I realize our original plan was
to have my people and I journey to the surface periodically to
re-supply and send word. This however proved to be much
harder to accomplish then any of us originally counted on.
Certain events took place inwhat would be for you, DR
1361, that have caused quite a stir amongst my subterranean
brethren. The passages to the surface are all well guarded
now by the various Drow Noble Houses, but it appears they
are there to keep people in rather then out. Although I
pressed the nobles I have befriended over time, they are wary
of giving away too much concerning the current political
climate. As far as I can tell, many of the citys rulers fear a
mass exodus of Dark Elves to the surface. Why this is I
cannot say for sure, but rumor has it that the Drow no longer
lose their special abilities on the surface!
I have also come to understand that during my
long absence many of you thought me dead, and have since
gotten much of the information from another source. The work,
which you received from Lady Alustriel written by a certain
Drow scoundrel, may give various insights, but my treatise,
which I have modestly entitled Underdark, on the numerous
races and political organizations is far more comprehensive.
Also, the young mans information was quite a bit out of
date, and was written a full twelve years ago. I assure you

that you will find I have provided all that you have
requested, and quite a bit more.
- Lazarus Tymiiri, Sage Supreme of the Kulian Tower
of High Knowledge
Drow Elves
(Dark Elves)
Regions: The Underdark, Cormanthor, Dambrath,
Calimport
Racial Feats: Arachnid Rider, At Home in the Deep,
Blend into Shadows, Blooded, Daylight Adaptation,
Dazzling Fire, Deceptive Illumination, Deepening
Darkness, Elfhunter, Fade into Darkness, Fascinating
Illumination, Gift of the Spider Queen, Highborn Drow,
Improved Levitation, Instinctive Darkness, Intensify
Darkness, Lolths Blessing, Lolths Meat, Master of
Shadows, Radiant Flicker, Stealthy, Survivor, Twin
Sword Style, Vermin Trainer, Verminfriend
Racial Prestige Classes: Arachnomancer,
Cavestalker, Drow Judicator, Darkmask, Eye of Lolth,
Ghaunadauran Slimelord, Dread Fang of Lolth,
Insidious Corruptor, Kinslayer, Minion of Ghaunadaur
(Use Thrall of Jubilex PrC from BoVD), Yathrinshee
History
Dark Elves. Ssri'Tel'Quessir. Drow. All of
these names we have been called, and rightly so. All
modern day Drow can trace their lineage back to the
mythical world of Faerie, where they, along with all
other Elves, came from originally. A prouder and more
assertive group of beings would have been hard to find.
The Dark Elves lived in the mountainous regions of
Faerie, in a fairly rigid and structured society, unlike
most of their other Elven kin on the eldritch plane, led
by the mighty and enigmatic emperor.
This was the way things were for untold
generations. In their mountain abodes, the Dark Elves
watched in a combination of pity and disgust as their
forest cousins danced naked under the stars, while they
worked hard to perfect themselves, mentally, physically,
and even socially. Shortly before 27,000 DR, however,
things would change slightly.
KaNarlist Ilythiir, a young and charismatic
magician of some power, secretly killed his father, who
served in the Circle of Eight, a small group of eight
advisors who advised the Emperor when he asked for
advice. KaNarlist, ambitious even among Dark Elves,
and possessing very few morals, was looking to change
the status quo by convincing the Emperor to have the
armies of the Dark Elves march from their mountain
fortresses to seize other parts of Faerie. Time and time
again, he put the suggestion forth, and time and time
again, he was rebuked. Eventually, KaNarlist became
disgusted with the Emperor, who he saw as holding the
Dark Elf race back, and began plotting a coup.
He soon realized that plotting to destroy the
Emperor was borderline suicidal, even for a mighty
magician such as himself. The ambitious KaNarlist
soon turned his eyes elsewhere, however. In his
mountain abode, he witnessed various Wood Elves get
tricked through portals leading to another world- which
we know today as Abeir-Toril. Intrigued, KaNarlist kept
note of where these portals were, and scried on this
new world. Seeing its mostly untapped riches and
resources, KaNarlist decided to abandon Faerie for this
new world, like many Elves in the past had done,

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leaving to explore new world. Assembling the army he

originally gathered to overthrow the Emperor, KaNarlist
weaved powerful dweomers to force open the closed
portals leading to Abeir-Toril and marched his army
though them.
The rest, as they say, is history. KaNarlist
displaced many of the Dragon baronies that he and his
army came into contact with, and founded the Ilythiiri
Empire. This empire, centered in the city of Atorrnash,
shined as the beacon of might, power, and magic, for
many centuries. Unfortunately for others, KaNarlist had
taken to the role of despotic ruler all too easily. While,
looking at the empire in an objective sense, it was a
beacon of might, power and magic, looking at it from
the point of view of a native Faernian at the time,
Ilythiir was a center of evil.
Soon after the Dark Elves came to AbeirToril, the Sun and Moon Elves arrived, having fled their
ruined homeland of Tintageer. Unlike the Wood Elves
on both Faerie and Abeir-Toril, the Sun and Moon Elves
were on par with the Dark Elves, in terms of magical
might. Because of this, the various Elven nations that
sprung up during this time period had strained relations.
Eventually, circumstances would arise that would case
the Crown Wars to erupt.
During the Crown Wars, the Dark Elves
started down a path that would eventually culminate in
the Descent of the Drow. In 11,500 DR Coronal
Geirildin Sethomiir of Ilythiir summoned the Balor
Wendonai, and received the blessings and power of the
Balor, and, by proxy, Lolth. Before this event, Lolth had
been aiding the Dark Elves of Ilythiir, but in a covert
manner. This contact was the formal beginning of the
consensual relationship between the Dark Elves and
Lolth. Using these powers, the Dark Elves of Ilythiir
indeed caused many other nations to fear them. But, in
doing so, it also set the stage for their eventually
corruption and banishment into the Underdark.
By 10,000 DR, the Ilythiiri had exhibited
numerous fell powers granted to them by Lolth,
Ghaunadaur and Wendonai. They consorted with
Demons, Undead, openly charmed other sentient
creatures against their will to do the bidding of the
Ilythiiri and cast massive spells that caused great
destruction to both enemy nations and the planet itself.
While, I suppose, some of their actions were justifiedsuch as attacking the Vyshaantar Empire for the
destruction of Miyeritar- the way that they went about
doing it was not. And thus, in 10,000, the Drow were
banished to the Underdark after hundreds of SeluTaar
and Clerics from neutral Illefarn were granted the power
by Corellon Larethian.
They cursed the Dark Elves, who were then
transformed- their skin became like polished obsidian,
their hair snow white, and their eyes took on a sickly
pale hue that could no longer tolerate the light of the
sun. They became known as Dhaeraow, or Traitors,
and were driven underground, thus ending the Fourth
Crown War
The Seldarine ordered the Elves to make
peace with each other, but no peace would come for
the Dhaeraow, or Drow as they would later be known
as, nor for all of the other Dark Elves throughout the
multiverse that were unknowingly cursed along with
their star-crossed cousins. My own people, the Dark
Elves of Kule, became Drow that fateful day, not
knowing why our deities had punished us. It is for that
reason that so many Dark Elves turned from the
Seldarine and became Lolths children.

After their forced exile into the Underdark, the

Drow at first lived as nomads, scavengers, and feral
beasts. Seeing at how her recently acquired
worshippers on Abeir-Toril were about to become
extinct, Lolth intervened. She gave them a unique gift,
the ability to see in the dark using heat sources. The
Drow would also discover another gift they were given.
The SeluTaar from Illefarn, even though cursing their
enemies, were not without compassion. In transforming
the Dark Elves, they also bestowed upon them a
resistance to the natural radiations that leak in the
Underdark, one last farewell gift to their tainted cousins,
showing them compassion to the end, and then even
beyond.
Lolth guided the wandering tribes of Dark
Elves- indeed, not all of the Dark Elves were Ilythiiri- to
band together and create their own civilization, away
from the prying eyes of the Seldarine. Shortly
afterwards, in 9,600 DR, two Drow settlements sprung
up in the Underdark- Telantiwar, with its great schools
of swordplay and magic, and Guallidurth, the Temple
City of Lolth.
Eventually, being Drow, the residents of
Telantiwar took to fighting amongst themselves, and in
7,600 DR, the great cavern of Bhaerynden- where
Telantiwar was located- collapsed because of a magical
civil war raging on between two opposing factions.
Various political factions and families scattered their
separate ways, founding various other Drow
settlements. Menzoberra the Kinless, in -3,917 DR,
founded the most famous of these Drow cities,
Menzoberranzan.
It is interesting to note that when the Drow
were first cursed, approximately one out of every
hundred or so children born would have pure white
skin, with either black or white hair. At first many of
these children were killed off, thinking they were
malformed or portents of ill tiding. Over time, however,
some groups came to understand the benefits these
albino children could bring, and began using these
unique individuals as spies in the world above. These
albino Drow- Szarkai- still had the Drows aversion to
sunlight, however, and their true nature is usually
discovered because of this. In other places, groups of
these albino Drow are kept penned up, and used as
either slaves or for sacrifices to the dark deities of the
Drow. Some managed to escape, and it is rumored they
have their own secret enclave somewhere in the
Underdark.
Although that is hard to imagine as fact, there
is a group of pure white evil Sea Elves living in the
Moonsea that are referred to as Sea Drow. It is
doubtful however, that these creatures, known as
Marel, have any connection to the Drow what so ever.
The albino Drow are now even rarer, with births being
closer to the one-in-ten thousand range, and usually
don't live to adulthood do to the brutal nature of their
Underdark home.
Outlook
Originally, the Dark Elves were simply Elves
who held more with the tenets of might than those of
justice. If surface Elves could be said to have a thirst
for power, then Drow have an addiction. They have
always strived to display their superiority to others,
even before the Descent, as the events surrounding the
curse are formally known.
Perhaps this obvious need to prove
themselves dates back to the time of Araushnees
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the Seldarine, the Dark Elves were left without a divine

patron in the Seldarine, and perhaps they have held
this feeling of inadequacy in their hearts for all these
uncounted millennia? Who is to say what drives we
Drow to the brink of madness and, at times, beyond?
The Dark Elves have always been a warlike people, at
times fighting each other just as often as outsiders, and
in dominating other cultures, and proving their
superiority over them, the Dark Elves, perhaps, were
simply expressing their need to prove themselves the
equals- or superiors- of other Elves.
Competitiveness has always been our way,
from our earliest records. Even when pursuing the
goals of Arcane manipulation or Divine worship, they
feel the need to out-perform all those around them.
Always, they have turned their minds to dominating
opponents, be it through the use of magic, or perfecting
themselves physically. The Drow are the only Elven
race that embraces the use of artificial limbs, seeing
them as just another route to bettering themselves.
Unlike other Elves, Drow do not look at them as
physical imperfections, and are in fact even proud of
their battle-scars.
A Dark Elf will always strive to get the upper
hand in a situation, whether that means becoming
leader of a house or simply getting a larger portion of
food then others. This trait can go from amazing in their
aspirations, to downright petty. They enjoy hosting
social functions, usually in hopes of winning new
supporters and one-upping hated rivals. They use these
social functions in a clandestine fashion, often forming
alliances or arranging trade agreements.
Even among their own kind there is little
room for love and friendship. Indeed, in the Drow
language, there is no word for friend. Although they
value alliances with other family members and
acquaintances, no Drow truly trust another Drow.
Should the situation arise in which betraying an ally
would somehow benefit a Drow, there is little doubt that
the individual in question would not betray his or her
ally.
Drow are extremely prideful, much like other
Elves, but also have a perverse sense of humor.
Practical jokes are commonplace at Drow social events,
often times taking a turn toward cruelty. This is just one
more example of they are constantly trying to make
themselves appear superior.
Another is dancing, and revelry, which almost
invariably turns into drunken debauchery. Many surface
Elves would be quite shocked to learn just how much
their evil kin enjoy a good party. In Drow society, being
an excellent dancer brings much social prestige, and
young Drow often put as much effort into this skill as
they do the more practical ones.
The Dark Elves are not so much as opposites of the
surface Elves, but rather, a dark and twisted reflection
of them

for fun and slaves. Recently however, the Drow have

begun to extend their influence to the surface in greater
numbers. They have started to move into abandoned
Elven homelands, and have re-established themselves
in places like Calimport, albeit secretly.
With the notable exception of Paladins, Drow
excel at any single path they choose to pursue, with
Fighters, Clerics, and Wizards being forefront amongst
them. Rangers are also well received, as are Roguesespecially with assassination as a favorite pastime
among the Dark Elves. They rarely follow the path of
the Bard, but Dark Elven Minstrels are not unheard.
Neither are the deep Druids, who use their earthen
powers for the good of the Underdark. Hand-to-hand
fighting is not popular in most cities, but several do
have schools dedicated to the Monastic arts. Drow do
not often multiclass, as their society tends to reward
specialization in their strict caste system. Paladins are
completely unheard of, but with so many young Drow
turning from Lolths teachings who knows what
tomorrow may bring?
Favored Class
Centuries of tradition and social pressure have resulted
in a schism between male and female Drow, in regards
to their favored class. The favored class of all female
Drow class is Cleric, whereas the male Drow favor the
Elven standard, Wizard.
Prestige Classes
Drow cities almost always have academies dedicated to
the Assassins art. Also, most other classes relating to
death and torture suit them very well. Blackguards are
popular, as are other divine classes such as divine
champion, divine disciple, and divine seeker. Any class
that enables a Drow to be tied to Lolth only enhances
their desire for upward social mobility.
Drow Society
Strangely, although individual Dark Elves
tend to be chaotic, there society is most often that not
controlled by a very strict caste system, be it imposed
by the clergy of Lolth, the clergy of Vhaeraun,
magicians, or whomever. In fact, many scholars
postulate that the Drow need more laws and structure
because of their chaotic nature. Without an explicit set
of guidelines, and threats to back them up, they
probably would have annihilated each other centuries
ago.
All Drow social systems have at their heart a
military basis, with everyone knowing their rank and
whom they take orders from- and whom they can give
them to. This is a tradition that dates back millennia, to
before the Descent of the Drow, and even before the
Dark Elves first came to Abeir-Toril.
Most Drow societies are also matriarchal,
ruled by the priestesses of Lolth. This is not always the
case though, and there are cities that have nearly every
form of government, including oligarchies that follow
gods other then the Spider Queen. One can find
patriarchal societies as well, most often ruled by
wizards, and several republics that are ruled by
councils, sometimes of men and women! This is why it
is so very hard to define a single society among Drow.
Some surface communities have even reverted to a
tribal level of governance.
Whatever system of governance the
Underdark Drow choose to use, its rulers are always
selected from a small group of ruling elite, be them
noble houses, or schools, or whatever else. Once a
Dark Elf reaches their adolescent years, and are able to
take care of themselves, rather than rely on other

Drow Characters
To excel at all things is the ultimate goal of
every Drow, even the few good ones. There is no
greater feeling then to defeat a hated rival. Weather in
combat, or merely embarrassing them, this is the one
true joy of a Dark Elven heart. All Drow feel this way,
even though some, like the followers of Eilistraee, try to
deny, and believe such feelings to be taints on their
soul.
Since the Descent of the Drow, most Drow
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caretakers, they will begin to attempt to move up the

ladder, as it were. Killing those directly above you in the
pecking order is the most common way to rise through
the ranks, closely followed by distinguished military
service or magical power.
However, the power structure shifts daily,
with in fighting amongst all of the ruling groups, and
occasionally a minor house is elevated to a position of
power overnight. Normally, the strongest few groups
are very stable, and very rarely are there any major
changes in them. In Lolthite society, the Matron Mother
of the first house rules the city, and is also the head of
the local temple of Lolth.
Unlike their class structure, Drow cities tend
to be highly disorganized affairs, with the most powerful
groups seizing all of the best territory. Lesser groups
divide up what is left, and the commoners and slaves
are relegated to the unsafe zones, usually near the
outskirts of the city. Poverty, desperation, and
oppression are the rule in a Drow city.
There is almost always a huge temple to
Lolth located in a centralized location, and also military
and magic academies near by. The city itself is usually
a tangled chaotic mess of hundreds of architectural
styles. Despite the seeming randomness of it all, many
of the buildings are works of art, as well as function.
The estates of the noble houses are prime examples of
the Dark Elves appreciation for beauty, with many of
the more elaborate features lit by permanent Faerie
Fire spells.
Usually, Drow will keep dangerous creatures
nearby, like their riding lizards, and even form alliances
with creatures such as Beholders and Nagas to live in
adjacent caverns. This system builds a living wall of
protection around the more inhabited portions of their
cities. Because of the strife that led Drow to scatter to
different parts of the Underdark, coupled with their own
backstabbing tendencies, the Dark Elves find it just as
hard if not harder to trust other Drow as they are other
races. Part of this is due to their belief of superiority
over most other races- with the notable exception of the
Illithid and Dragons- so they very rarely recognize nonDrow as a serious threat. Another Drow, however, is
always regarded as a threat, even if well below their
station.

enclose and protect their enclaves, houses, and other

important sites. This magic is very similar to the surface
Elves Mythals, but is much weaker and smaller in the
effective area they may cover. Also, Spell Webs are
more aggressively defensive then Mythals, and rarely
provide defenders any benefits.
Drow nobles, along with other important and
influential Drow, often carry House Insignias that
contain enchantments that allow them to bypass the
Spell Webs defenses. These insignias usually carry
further protections as well, and also allow the use of
levitation within a Drow household, something normally
not allowed to outsiders. The Spell Webs themselves
are vast and complicated magical constructs, usually
being added to by each successive House Wizard.
These amazing arcane weaves link together various
forms of detection magic with powerful and destructive
consequences. Normally, the ones around places are a
simple affair of a few dozen spells woven together, but
the Great Houses of a city may have hundreds of interlocked magics that have been assembled over the
centuries. It is this nigh-on impregnable defense that
allows for some stability within the upper houses.
Many unique spells have been developed by
the Dark Elves.
Spells and Spellcasting
Drow have an affinity for magical glyphs and
runes, which form the basis of their unique Spell Web
magics. Without the proper house insignia, passing
through warded doorways becomes a deadly game of
chance. These Glyphs are similar to Glyphs of Warding,
except that they do vanish after discharging. Drow
Glyphs fall into three categories, which include waymarker runes used in patrol areas, Sacred Glyphs used
to protect religious items and places, and House
Defense Glyphs, which have already been discussed.
Normally, Drow clerics who have become Runecasters
place these glyphs, but they have been known to work
with Wizards to create powerful combinations of arcane
and divine magic, especially when erected defenses for
their houses.
Drow also specialize in spells that have a
spider theme, thanks to their close relationship to their
goddess. Most often, one finds common spells that
have been altered to suit the Drow, via the use of Spell
Thematics, as in the case of Spider Missiles, a variant
of Magic Missiles that simply appears to be glowing
spiders flying at their target, Spider Messenger, a
spider-related form of Animal Messenger, or the everpopular Spider Swarm, a variation on the Summon
Swarm spell. However, there are also many unique
spider-themed magics, such as Spiderskin, Spidereyes,
and Death Spider.
Drow Magic Items
The Drow, perhaps even more so then any
other single race, use and own magical devices in
abundance. Even the lowest members of Drow society
usually have at least one magic item in their
possession. Drow nobles and other important
personages might have as many as a dozen or more,
including Drow House Insignias, Piwafwis, and Greater
Piwafwis.
In the past, Drow manufactured weapons and
other magic items that were greatly enhanced in the
presence of a faerzress, which is inherent and natural
Underdark radiation. However, in recent years they
have come to realize that the drawbacks outweigh the
benefits, especially since many Drow now live in areas
that are free of the faerzress radiation and that these
magical items need periodic recharges.

Language and Literacy

Most Drow speak Elven, the one or both of
the Drow dialects of Undercommon- High Drow for
nobles and priestess, and Low Drow for everyone elseand a language appropriate to their current region.
Initially, when the Drow first came to the Underdark,
they had difficulty communicating with the other races
of the Underdark, and most encounters were met with
hostility, because they refused to speak, as they called
them, lesser tongues. Eventually, the Drow learned the
languages of their new neighbors, and even developed
a new one of their own, calling it Drow Cant, or Drow
Sign Language, which use a series of hand gestures to
communicate silently up to 120 feet away. Those with
the time and inclination, particularly warriors and
magicians, learn it along with many other tongues,
including Abyssal, Common, Draconic, and Goblin.
Each major Drow city has its own local dialect, and
Drow from other cities can usually tell from whence
another Drow came because of these accents.
Drow Magic and Lore
The Drow have developed a special kind of
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Drow items that are exposed to sunlight, in

the past, have always crumbled into nothingness within
a matter of a few hours. Some of the better-made items
lasted a few days after being exposed to sunlight.
However, recently, this problem plagues the race no
more. There are many hypothesizes about why this no
longer occurs.

alone, having only her Selvatarm stand by her side.

She is a bitter deity, forever plotting revenge against the
surface world that shuns her.
Also known as The Champion of Lolth and
the Prince of Aranea, Selvetarm is the offspring of
Vhaeraun and Zandilar the Dancer. Alas, the story of
Selvetarm is a sad one indeed. He now appears as a
horrific giant spider with a human head, and serves
Lolth as her protector, even though he hates her, as do
all the Dark Seldarine.
Vhaeraun, The Masked Lord, Drow deity of
thievery and the furthering of Drow interests in the
Night Above, as the surface world is known.
Vhaerauns followers are typically Dark Elves who have
cast off the yoke of Lolth and wish to retake their rightful
place in the surface world. They excel at stealth and
subterfuge, and often win the day by playing their
enemies against one another. Strangely, he hates both
his mother Lolth and his sister Eilistraee, the former for
her mistreatment of males and the latter he views as a
rival for surface Drows worship. Although an evil deity,
he allows surface Elves to join his ranks, and even
encourages his followers to intermarry with other Elven
races! His followers hate Lolth worshippers above all,
and will side with surface races to hunt them down and
kill the Spider Kissers, as his followers call them.

Drow Deities
The Drow worship a pantheon of deities
known as the Dark Seldarine, led by Lolth, the Demon
Queen of Spiders. It is a rather bitter and unhappy
family, resembling their Drow worshippers in that
respect. At best, the Dark, or Anti-Seldarine can be
defined as a group of loosely allied deities who have
come together for one common goal. This goal is to
destroy the Seldarine. Unlike most other racial
pantheons, there is more in fighting between the deities
of the Dark Seldarine than there is against the actual
Seldarine.
Also known as The Dark Maiden, Eilistraee
is the daughter of Lolth and the only good member of
the pantheon. Normally only worshipped by surface
Drow, she is a goddess of music and beauty. Her
ceremonies always include song and dance, usually
under the stars on a moonlit night. Eilistraee
encourages her followers to accept others and treat
them with kindness, and not to participate in the
ruthless power struggles and wars other Drow enjoy.
Ghaunadaur, The Elder Elemental God, or
That Which Lurks, is the patron of Outcasts, Slimes,
Oozes, Jellies, and so on, not to mention other semiamorphous creatures such as Gibbering Mouthers,
Ghaunadans, and Ropers. It is believed that this entity
was once a much more powerful being, but in a fit of
rage it killed many of its worshipers and destroyed the
intellect of most of the others. Its new place in the
cosmic scheme of things is as an underling to Lolth, a
position which infuriates it further and drives it to cause
harm to Lolths worshippers. The deitys Drow followers
do not number many, because this bizarre alien being
forces most of them to sacrifice themselves. There is a
very small group however, who have managed to
obtain its favor, and are granted much power.
The goddess Kiaransalee, it is said, was
originally a mortal necromancer who has ascended to
become the Drow goddess of vengeance and undeath.
It is said that she sacrificed the entire population of her
home world of Threnody to achieve godhood, before
Araushnee herself fell from Corellons grace. She is a
petty, vindictive deity, and has had very little interest in
the affairs of mortals. Recently, however, things have
changed, and she is looking to gain followers both
among humans and the surface Drow.
Lolth, The Demon Queen of Spiders is the
uncontested ruler of the Anti-Seldarine. Among the
people of Menzoberranzan, she is called Lloth, and in
that city- like many other Drow settlements- every
aspect of Drow life revolves around her worship. She is
the absolute ruler of her pantheon, as well as the Dark
Elves. She was once a lesser power of the Seldarine,
and the paramour of Corellon Larethian, but her dark
ambitions led to her eventual downfall. Cursed by the
Elven deities, she spent untold millennium rebuilding
her power and plotting her revenge. She projects her
hatred of the Seldarine to their mortal followers, the
surface Elves, and has made her own worshippers into
her instrument of vengeance. She considers all nonLolth worshipping Drow traitors, and has no love for
Orcs, either. Even amongst other dark deities, she is

Relations with Other Races

Drow do not play well with others. They fight
with most surfaces races, as well as many Underdark
types. They tolerate the presence of some creatures,
such as Duergar or Slyth, and occasionally work with
others such as the Kua-Toa and Illithids. Although they
treat the Mind Flayers with grudging respect, they have
very low opinions of their other erstwhile allies. The
warlike mentality of Dark Elves makes it very hard for
them to interact in a peaceful fashion, even and
especially with their fellow Drow.
Most creatures captured in battle become
slaves, including Orcs, Goblinoids, Minotaurs,
Quaggoth, and just about any other sentient species.
Drow slaves from other cities, known as battle-captives,
are treated fairly well, but all others are treated so badly
that they do not last very long. The slave trade is a
thriving business in most Drow cities, because slaves
do all menial labor.
Occasionally, Drow raid the surface for
slaves and other valuables, but never take surface
Elves captive. The Drow hatred for their surface
cousins is so fierce that they attack on sight. They do
not try to kill them however, at least not quickly,
preferring to bring pain, suffering, and torment on them
for as long as possible to satisfy their own sick
pleasures.
Drow Equipment
Drow often make use of poisoned weapons,
their favorite of which is a powerful knockout toxin they
use to capture, rather then kill, other creatures. Drow
poison makers keep this substance a well-guarded
secret, extracting its ingredients from rare Underdark
flora. They make quite a few other poisons as well,
including ones they extract from scorpions, spiders, and
other dark denizens of the Night Below.
Upon until recently, nearly all Drow-made
items slowly disintegrated after being exposed to the
rays of the sun, on the surface world. This is because of
the fact that most Drow-crafted items were infused with
the magical essences of Faerzress. Fairly recently, this
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Some say that it had something to do with Vhaeraun

empowering his servants on the Night Above. Others
believe that it had something to do with Lieriel Baenre,
a rogue Drow Wizardess, and the magical artifact in her
possession, the Windwalker Amulet. Others say that
Lolth has authorized a complete eradication of the
surface Elves, and wants to aid her children in the task.
Arms and Armor
Drow prefer to use weapons that take
advantage of their speed and reflexes, such as rapiers,
and daggers. They prefer armor made from Mithral,
when they can get it, and weapons made from
Adamantine for its strength. The hand crossbow is
another Drow favorite, and most fighters take these,
along with poisoned tipped quarrels, on raids and other
missions.
Animals and Pets
As disgusting as it may seem, most Dark
Elves keep other sentient races as pets. They will
usually pick out one truly unique slave to be their
favorite for a while, even going so far as having the
poor creature crawl around behind them on a leash.
This slave receives slightly better treatment then most,
but it hardly makes up for the utter humiliation that must
be felt.
Spiders are another favorite, and there are
literally hundreds of varieties, from tiny to huge, that
Drow love to surround themselves with. Depending on
the city, some species have religious significance. In
those rare cities where Lolth is out of favor, spiders are
purposely killed on sight, as an affront and challenge to
Lolth and her followers.
Another creature kept by Dark Elves are
large riding lizards. They are well treated for animals,
and both are vicious predators, often making a light
snack of a slow-moving slave. Some cities breed their
own specific varieties, and its been said that
Menzoberranzan has managed to successfully
crossbreed different species of lizards, creating a much
heavier and more powerful form of riding lizard. These
battle lizards, as they are called, are capable of rearing
up and walking on two legs and running on all four.
Afterword

"It is with great regret that I inform you, the

reader, of the unforeseen problems surrounding
friend Lazaruss contribution to Queen
Amlaruils history of the Elven people. I had
entertained hopes of eventually being allowed
to peruse the libraries on his homeworld
someday, but alas, I feel that is now
impossible for several reasons. You see, the
Imperial Elven Navy has reported his ship
missing, with all hands lost, soon after leaving
Abeir-Toril. Although no wreckage was found,
I fear the worst for my friend, and pray to the
Seldarine to forgive him his sins and grant him
final rest in Arvandor."
-Daerian Sunstar, Loremaster of Evermeet, DR 1374

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Feyri

Eventually, the High Magi of Arcorar dropped

the Mythal surrounding the Dlardraegeth manor. As
they were surveying the destruction of the family, they
noted that several high key members of the family were
missing. Subsequent divinations would reveal their
escape from destruction hundreds of years ago, and
their current dwelling.
The High Magi shortly gated to Eaerlann, and
assembled a group to destroy the Dlardraegeths once
and for all. The group then confronted the Half-Fiend
Elves in their home, and a small battle quickly ensued.
Four of the seven Dlardraegeths were killed- three of
Saryas sons, and her daughter. Sarya herself, as well
as her son Ryvvik, and her nephew, Xalph, survived.
The High Magi weaved a spell that sealed the
remaining Dlardraegeth in their home, placing them in
a stasis that prevented physical action, but allowed the
three Elven Cambions full control of their minds.
The Dlardraegeths had been making secret
alliances with some of the minor noble houses of
Siluvanede, and were in the process of sparking a war
between that Elven nation, and Eaerlann. The
unauthorized incursion into Siluvanede, as well as the
aggression shown against a Sun Elf family- no matter
how tainted they were- was one of the sparks that lit the
Seven Citadels War, between Eaerlann and
Siluvanede. Finally, in DR 4500, the two nations came
to blows.
During the two hundred years of conflict,
each and every one of the High Magi who had
imprisoned the Dlardraegeth perished. They had
originally planned to release the Dlardraegeth survivors
from their reverie at a later time, after consulting other
Elven leaders and Magi, to determine what their final
fate should be. But, since no one else knew of the
Dlargraegeth survivors being sealed in the crags, they
were forgotten. For thousands of years, the Elven
Cambions staved off insanity by dreaming of the day
when they would be able to extract their revenge.
In DR 1368, the Year of the Banner Hellgate
Keep was destroyed, using the power of the
Gatekeepers Crystal, a powerful artifact dating back to
ancient Aryvandaar. The magics of the crystal stripped
all of the magic from the crag that the three
Dlardraegeth had been sealed in, including the wards
that kept them in stasis. After thousands of years, the
Dlardraegeth were free once more. After months of
scheming, spying and scrying, they stepped out of their
prison for the first time in centuries.
During their time in stasis, the Dlardraegeth
had learned that the three houses that of Siluvanede,
the Floshin, the Aelorothi, and the Ealoeth, had
discovered hidden caches of Dlardraegeth magical
items and magical spells. They too had consorted with
Demons, and had Half-Fiends among them.
Furthermore, those Half-Demons mated with other
Elves, producing Feyri, or Daemonfey, offspring. But,
like the Dlardraegeth, these lesser Feyri had been
discovered, and sealed away, to be forgotten.
One by one, the Dlardraegeth began to break
the seals on their magical armories, recovering ancient
magics and items, as well as freeing their allies. By the
time DR 1374, the Year of Lightning Storms arrived,
Sarya Dlardraegeth had an army of sixty or so Feyri.
The numbers rose and fell in the years since the Feyri
became freed. They kidnapped Sun Elves from the
nearby Silver Marches to increase their numbers, but at
the same time, their brutal way of life often meant killing
each other. Somewhere along the line, Countess Sarya
killed her own son, because he harbored plans of

Regions: Cormanthyr, The High Forest

Racial Feats: Deepening Darkness, Enervative
Healing, Fiendish Bloodline, Improved Energy
Resistance, Infernal Bargainer, Spell-like Ability Focus
Racial Prestige Classes: Arcane Archer, Bladesinger
History
Long before the nation of Cormanthyr was
formed, the nation of Arcorar ruled supreme in the High
Forest. Among the noble rulers of Arcorar were the
Dlardraegeths, a family of proud Sun Elves. The
Dlardraegeths were survivors of ancient Aryvandaar,
and had witnessed- and fought in- the Crown Wars.
The political climate of the nation was
changing, though. The power that the Dlardraegth held
was being threatened. The matriarch of the family
consorted with her advisors, and soon resorted to a
sickening alternative, rather than allow the power of the
family to wane.
The powerful Archmagi of House
Dlardraegeth, following the orders of the Dlardraegeth
matriarch, summoned Tanarri from the Abyss into a
magically secreted complex in their Arcorar manor.
Though the details of the Demonic bargain have been
lost to time, the Tanarri were allowed to bed the
matriarch of the clan, as well as a few other
Dlardraegeth women.
After the normal Elven gestation period, the
Elven women who had been fertilized by the Demonic
seed of the summoned Tanarri gave birth to the very
first Elven Half-Fiends. These Elven babes seemed to
be normal Sun Elves, but they were, or course,
something more. The first batch of Elven Half-Fiends
would grow up to be physically weaker than other Sun
Elves, but would have more powerful inherent magical
abilities. Satisfied with the results of breeding with
Incubi, the Dlardraegeth then summoned Succubi, to
bed male members of the family.
Within a few decades, the other Elves of
Arcorar learned of the infernal practices of the
Dlardraegeth. They mustered soldiers and wizards from
different families, and attacked the Dlardraegeth manor.
The wizards banished the Tanarri who had remained in
Arcorar, rather than return to the Abyss, while the
soldiers hunted down and captured fleeing members of
the family. Once all of the Dlardraegeth had been
captured, they were sealed in their manor, and a High
Magic Mythal was placed around it. This Mythal trapped
the Dlardraegeth within the walls of their manor, where
the majority of them would eventually die.
Unbeknownst to the High Magi of Arcorar,
some Dlardraegeth did escape the compound before it
was sealed. Lady Sarya Dlardraegeth, now the Matron
of the family, her four sons, one daughter, and her
nephew, were able to escape east, hoping to lose any
pursuers and establish a new safehold. It is believed
that Saryas mother, the former Matron of House
Dlardraegeth, had been planning to escape on her own,
but Sarya killed her before she could escape, learned of
her plans, and fled there herself, with her children and
nephew.
For centuries, Sarya and her relatives lived in
secret in a volcanic crag just east of Eaerlanns
borders, in Siluvanede. They rarely ventured out of
these crags, for fear of being spotted and killed by other
Elves in the area. The story of the Dlardraegeths had
spread, and now, most Elves knew of the sickening
breeding programs the family had had.

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eventually unseating her as the head of the

Dlardraegeth, and the leader of the Daemonfey.
As she contemplated revenge, Sarya gain an
unexpected ally. Malkizid, the fallen Solar, had as much
of a thirst for revenge as Sarya did. The two entered
into an uneasy alliance, with each one thinking that they
had the upper hand. In retrospect, it seems that
Malkizid did have the upper hand. For every bit as
strong Sarya was, Malkizid was simply in a league of
his own.
Malkizid supplied Sarya with an army of
Demons, Devils and Yugoloth, as well as ancient
magics that would bend Elven High Magic to her will.
Setting up their base in Myth Glaurach, Sarya modified
the ancient Mythal of the city to serve as an anchor for
all of her extraplanar allies, allowing them to stay on the
Material Plane indefinitely. She then began her war
against Elves. The first target was Evereska.
Sarya and the Feyri encountered setback
after setback. They were eventually driven from Myth
Glaurach. The Feyri fled to Myth Drannor, where they
dug into the city, ready for an all or nothing assault by
the Elven Crusade that they were fighting against. That
assault did come, and the Elven Crusade won the
battle. Sarya Dlardraegeth was killed, as was her
nephew, and countless other Feyri. If she is still alive, it
is likely that the young Threlya Dlardraegeth is the de
facto leader of the Feyri now. The Daemonfey who
survived scattered into the winds, fleeing for their lives.
The Elven Crusade is currently still hunting these
remaining Feyri down.
It is likely that the remaining Feyri will be
hunted down and slain within the next few years. This
will mark the end of the Feyri. Though it would sadden
me if it were any other Elven race, this news is nothing
but a relief to me, and most other Elves. It will mark the
end of a terrible chapter in Elven history.

put in Temporal Stasis and awakened thousands of

years later, I, too, would be somewhat agitated- though
I would not start going about plotting to destroy the
world!
Feyri are patient, calculating and suspicious,
but are prone to outbursts of violence, cruelty and rage,
thanks to the Fiendish blood that runs through their
veins. Some Feyri still have some Elven blood left in
them, and are not totally evil. At the same time though,
no Feyri is good. Though I have heard tales of rogue
Feyri living along, not wanting to bother their
neighbors, and in return, not wanting to be bothered
themselves, I have never heard any tales of rogue
Feyri who have become champions of good and
justice, as some Drow are apt to become.
Feyri Characters
Feyri are have never been common
anywhere on Faern, at any time. In the past, they were
imprisoned for thousands of years. Today, they have
been vanquished, and are almost at the point of
extinction. Therefore, adventurer Feyri are virtually
unheard of. Those that do adventure usually make
good of their Alter Form ability.
Feyri adventurers are most commonly
Fighters, Rogues and Sorcerers. Their Fiendish Elven
blood is practically overflowing with eldrich power,
which is why so many Feyri become Sorcerers Their
Elven natures lend them the abilities necessary to make
good Fighters and Rogues as well.
Favored Class
Almost every Feyri has dabbled in the
magical arts in one degree or another. Because of their
Fiendish blood, magic simply comes naturally to Feyri.
As a result, their favored class is Sorcerer. Feyri who
are less apt in the use of magic often become Fighters,
or Rogues.
Prestige Classes
Feyri Sorcerers, if talented enough, often
become Archmagi. Were they able to, there is no doubt
that the few Feyri wizards who exist would be
SeluTaar. Fortunatley, because of the taint within them,
Feyri cannot command High Magic, though they know
much about it. Some Feyri become assassins, while
others become Weapon Masters. Because they still
possess Elven blood, archers with a knack for sorcerery
often become Arcane Archers.

Outlook
Above all, any Feyri wants one thingRevenge. Long ago, their fellow Elves imprisoned them.
For thousands of years, they sat within their prisons,
brooding. The hatred of their fellow Elves grew infinitely
greater. Since being freed, and being defeated by other
Elves once more, the surviving Feyri are even more
consumed with vengeance.
Feyri feel superior to all other Elves, and in
fact, all other living creatures. They have a particular
enmity for Moon Elves. Of course, since they were once
Sun Elves, this makes sense. We Sun Elves are known
for our superiority complexes. In their minds, the Feyri
are the pinnacle of Elven civilization, and they want to
restore the world to the way it is supposed to be- A
grand Elven Empire with a Dlardraegeth heading it, and
other Feyri serving their Coronal at the upper echelons
of society. Of course, the Feyri are so twisted that they
dont even realize that they are no longer even Elves,
thanks to the Fiendish blood within them.
Most Feyri are very confused about the world
today. When Ascalhorn was finally destroyed, and the
Feyri freed, many was totally disoriented and
bewildered. The world they left still had Elves on the top
of the societal totem pole, and other races were still
simple savages (and many still are to this day, though
not necessarily in the same ways). Now, Humans were
the most prevalent species on Faern, and all of the
Elven empires they knew and supposedly loved were
long gone. This further agitated the Feyri and caused
them to hate nearly everything even more. This, I do
not blame them, though. I know that were I ever to be

Feyri Society
Feyri society is very close-knit. Oddly
enough, this doesnt mean that the Feyri like each
other. In fact, it is quite the opposite- most Feyri
actually detest each other. A Feyri may know a relative
enough to know how they would react in a certain
situation, but they dont necessarily have to like the
person.
I have two theories on why this occurs. One
reason may be because, deep inside, their Elven
natures take affront to the Fiendish taint of their kin.
The other reason may be because their Fiendish
ancestors were so chaotic, and so rebellious that they
were not able to get along with anyone. This, in turn,
has manifested itself in the Feyri as a slight loathing for
one another.
As a result, Feyri is based upon power and
fear, much like Drow society. Power prompts a Feyri to
follow the commands of their superior. Fear of being
utterly destroyed is what prompts a Feyri to actually
listen to the commands of a superior, and carry them
out.

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other TelQuessir. One of the reasons why there is such

trouble hunting down the remaining Feyri is because so
many of them have used this ability to completely hide
their true natures.
Feyri can innately call to mind other spells,
depending on the depth of their infernal heritage. Some
can use the ability Clairaudience/Clairvoyance once per
day. Some can use the ability Darkness once per day.
Others can cast Detect Thoughts, Dimension Door,
Enervation, or Suggestion once per day. It seems,
however, that a single Feyri can only possess a
maximum of four of these innate abilities.
Feyri Magic Items
Like the rest of the TelQuessir, magic came
easily to the Sun Elves who became the Feyri. As a
result, Feyri have access to typical Elven magic items,
such as Boots of Elvenkind, Cloaks of Elvenkind,
Oathbows, and Elven Chainmail. Because of their
Fiendish blood, Feyri also have access to vile, Abyssal
magical items.

Language and Literacy

Feyri speak Elven first and foremost. Like the
Sun Elves that they once were, they see other
languages as affronts to their Elven sensibilities, and
minimize the amount of time they need to speak these
lesser languages. Feyri also are taught Abyssal, since
that language, too, is part of their heritage. The only
other language that Feyri do not begrudge speaking is
Draconic, since it is the language of magic.
Few Feyri learn to speak common. Their
attitude is that if a being thinks it is worthy enough to
speak with a Feyri, they will do so in the Feyris native
language. Individual Feyri learn to speak Gnoll, Goblin
and Sylvan, since these creatures have always lived
around the Feyris traditional homes. No Feyri speaks
Celestial, since merely speaking the language actually
causes them pain.
Feyri Magic and Lore
They Feyri have access to ancient magics,
both mundane, and High. Upon being sealed away,
they were able to retain their magical traditions. This
included their mundane magical traditions, and the High
Magic traditions of ancient Siluvande. Feyri commonly
employ spells from the Conjuration, Evocation and
Transmutation schools.
Conjuration spells allow them to summon
other fiendish creatures to fight their battles for them. It
was very common during the Elven Crusade for the
Feyri to summon Demons to attack the armies from
Evermeet. The Demons would teleport into our camps,
and attack our soldiers when we were not expecting it.
During armed skirmishes, Demons would compose the
first or second attack waves, with the actual Feyri
cowering behind them.
Evocation spells are generally destructive,
and random, appealing to the chaotic and evil hearts
within each Feyri. In the past, they have been reluctant
to use spells that also damage the forests, which the
Feyri also call home. However, during the Crusade,
there was no evidence that the Feyri were concerned
about the environment, given the fact that they regularly
conjured Fireballs and Lightning Bolts.
Transmutation spells mask the faults that
Feyri have. Spells like Bulls Strength, and Endurance
hide the fact that, like all Elves, they are somewhat
fragile creatures. They also use other transmutation
spells to enhance their strengths, such as Cats Grace,
and Haste.
Spells and Spellcasting
We Elves are magical creatures to begin
with. The Feyri have augmented their own Elven
natures with the Abyssal magics of Demons. Thus,
sadly, they possess even more natural magical talents
than the rest of the TelQuessir. But, while our magics
are perfectly natural, the magics of the Feyri are
unnatural, and stem from the Lower Planes.
What is most notable about the Feyri is that
Sorcerers compose the majority of their magical ranks.
While we surface Elves, and even Drow Elves, have
some Sorcerers, the majority of our mages are
Wizards. The fact that their Elven blood is mixed with
that of Demons is the likely cause for this difference
between us.
Because of their Demonic heritage, all Feyri
have innate magical talents. All Feyri, no matter what
family, or the amount of fiendish blood within them, can
use the spell Alter Self at will. This allows Feyri agents
to hide themselves amongst NTelQuessir, or even

Feyri Deities
Because of their dealings with the denizens
of the Lower Planes, and because of their fiendish
heritages, the Feyri, as a whole, do not worship the
Seldarine anymore. Unlike other Planetouched, they
seldomly take to worshipping the Demons that spawned
them. Many Tieflings worship the demons that created
them. Feyri rarely do.
Individual Feyri sometimes take to the
worship of Fenmarel Mestarine, or Shevarash. Both are
members of the Seldarine, but exist on the fringes of
the Elven Pantheon. Neither Fenmarel Mestarine nor
Shevarash tolerate Feyri worshippers, however, and
they both consider the Demonic Elves to be aberrations
of nature that need to be destroyed. Shevarash goes so
far as to say that Feyri are just as vile as Drow, and
commands his Dhaerowathila to hunt Feyri as well.
Neither Shavarash or Fenmarel Mestarine grant spells
to Feyri who worship them.
The fell deity Ghauanadaur has a foothold in
Feyri society. Nearly a century ago, the Elder
Elemental God manifested to the elders of House
Floshin, and the house adopted him as their patron.
Through word of mouth, and forced persuasion,
Ghaunadaurs worship has spread to the other Feyri
houses. It is the closest thing the Feyri have to a
patron.
The fact that the Feyri openly worship a
Drow deity is evidence that shows just how twisted they
have become. They believe themselves to be the
truest, purest Elves, but yet, they worship a deity that
no Elf in his right mind would ever consider paying any
kind of homage to.
Relations with Other Races
Just as no Elf in his/her right mind holds any
love for the Feyri, no Feyri holds any love for we
TelQuessir. Even though they may have had similar
goals, the Feyri and the Drow have no love for each
other, either. The Drow see Feyri as lesser creatures,
while the Feyri still have their Sun Elven disdain for the
Drow.
Of all the Elven subraces, Feyri can identify
the most with Sun Elves, mainly because they were
once Sun Elves themselves. Over the course of the
centuries, Feyri have had forced breeding programs,
where Sun Elf women have been kidnapped, and then
forced on by Feyri males. The children would possess
Demonic blood, and thus, be Feyri. After giving birth,

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the Sun Elf women would either be killed, made slaves,

or sometimes, if they were of particularly good stock,
would be forced upon again and again, until they could
no longer produce children.
The Feyri have little love for Humans. They
see them as means to accomplish ends, as
demonstrated by the actions of the former Countess of
House Dlardraegeth, Sarya. She made alliances with
Maalthiir of Hillsfar, greedy Sembians, and ruthless
Zhents. When they outlived their usefulness, they were
betrayed and disposed of, for the most part.
The Feyri have little regard for Dwarves,
Halflings, Gnomes, Orcs, Goblins and other
Demihumans. They see them as inferior creatures, but
do not directly go out of their way to subjugate or
punish them. The same goes for fellow Genasi and
Tieflings. They are simply inferior creatures to be used
to gain power.
Feyri universally revile Aasimar. Aasimar are
as good as Feyri are evil. The Feyri see Aasimar as
Celestial-tainted creatures that are the closest thing
they have to natural enemies.
Feyri Equipment
Arms and Armor
The Feyri do not have any specific types of
arms or armors. They simply use the weapons and
armors that they were imprisoned with long ago. All
Feyri fight with Elven steel, and refuse to wield
weapons that are not of Elven make. Likewise, most
Feyri wear Elven Chainmail, because its weight makes
it easier for them to fly, and wear no other armors.
Feyri commonly have different magics weaved upon
their weapons
Animals and Pets
Feyri do not really have pets, just like most
Sun Elves do not have pets. There are certain
creatures that the Feyri believe they have special
affinities with. These creatures are the Phoenix, the
Pegasus, the swan and the Griffon. The reason for this
is because these animals are features on the heraldic
devices of the four different Feyri clans. House
Dlardraegths features a Phoenix. House Aelorothis
features a swan. House Ealoeths features a pair of
Pegasi. House Floshins features a two-headed Griffon.
When possible, the Feyri capture these
creatures, and conduct twisted and vile experiments on
them. They seek to tame, or if that is not possible,
enspell them, and infuse them with Fiendish blood as
well. Rarely, Feyri venture into the Abyss and capture
Fiendish versions of these creatures, or summon them
to the Material Plane.

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The vines on the far side of the glade parted,

and an enormous silver wolf passes into the
clearing. It was twice as larger, perhaps even
three times as large, as any wolf I have ever
seen. In truth, it could be said to resemble a
forest wolf insofar as a unicorn could be
likened to a horse, or an Elf to a Human. The
creatures blue eyes were large and intelligent,
almond-shaped like those of an Elf, and its
ears were long and pointed above its sharply
triangular face. There was a fey grace to its
step, and lingering about it was an eldritch
aura that seemed to capture and embody the
essence of the forests magic.
Lythari.

Lythari aided their fellow Elves in beating back the

threat. Zoastria Moonflower, known to the Wild Elves as
Soora Thea, led the united peoples to victory.
When the traitorous Kymil Nimesin led an
attack against Evermeet to force Queen Amlauril to
abdicate her throne, the Lythari defended our
homeland. Many veterans of the fighting fought
alongside the Lythari, who had come to the defense of
the Queen and of the island of Evermeet itself.
The most recent mention of Lythari within
history books concerns the Wild Elves of Tethyr. With
the help of Arilyn Moonblade, the Wild Elves were able
to secure the help of the Lythari in dealing with the
unscrupulous Humans who were illegally venturing into
the forests and inflaming Human-Elven relations.
But, even as I write this, tales are coming to
Evermeet, in which the Vil Adanreth participate.
Apparently, the eastern Lythari participated in a battle
against an ancient Raumathari evil that hailed from the
fortress of Winterkeep. Though details are sketchy, I
am sure that in the future, this information will be
confirmed or proved false.
Outlook
Lythari are kind, gentle, benevolent and
intelligent. Unlike normal werewolves, Lythari never
inflict wanton violence, nor to do they attack intelligent
creatures without reason. Lythari also have very shy
personalities. Most Lythari do not want to get involved
at all in the affairs of the world, because they see that
no good can come from them. Most Lythari see the
Material Plane as a place to hunt only, and do their best
to do even this without being seen.
Lythari live in communal societies, called
dens. Their dens are not actually on the Material Plane,
but seem to be on the Plane of Faerie, instead. Lythari
have the ability instantly teleport from their dens to
nearly anywhere on the Material Plane instantly. This
makes narrowing down where Lythari live very difficult.
But, Lythari usually do not travel very far from their
dens.
Lythari are sometimes seen in the
Farmeadows, and the Horsefields, right here on
Evermeet. Though I have never witnessed seeing a
Lythari on the Green Isle, I do not doubt that they exist,
since Evermeet is a refuge for all Elves, including
Lythari.
There is at least one Lythari den located near
Evereska, in the Graycloak Mountains. Arilyn
Moonblade can attest to this, because, according to
her, it was here that she first met her Lythari friend
Ganamede.
There are three particular spots in the Forest
of Tethir that are believed to contain Lythari dens. One
spot is close to Castle Spulzeer. The second spot is at
the eastern edge of the forest, and the third is in the
south, near the Star Spire Mountains.
The oft-frozen Endless Wastes is home to
many Lythari. The Vil Adanreth, they are called. The
Tuigan, the Sossrim, and other indigenous people fear
them, and revere them as mystical beings.

-Ferret of Talltrees, circa DR 1364, the Year of the

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Lythari Elves
(Werewolf Elves)
LyTelQuessir
Regions: Lythari Dens, Evermeet, The Endless Wastes
Racial Feats: None
Racial Prestige Classes: None
History
The Lythari, or LyTelQuessir are the most
mysterious of all the Elven subraces. They are also the
most alien of all the Elven subraces. Whereas most
Elven subraces have enjoyed close ties to each other,
the Lythari have been distant and alien for nearly as
long as they have been on Toril.
The Lythari were among the first Elven
migrants to Toril. Along with the Avariel and the Wild
Elves, the Lythari left their native home of Faerie, and
migrated to Faern. Sages suggest that this migration
occurred around twenty-seven millennia ago, and
though that is the closest estimate, the exact timeframe
will forever remain a mystery.
According to the legends of the Vil
Adanranth, the Lythari who live in the Endless Wastes,
the Akhrasut Neth, the Mothers Bed, small hill, was
the site where the Lythari came to Faern. Whether this
is where all Lythari originally came from, or just the
eastern Vil Adanreth, is lost to history.
Some sages, particularly among Humans,
note the nature of the Lythari, and categorize them as
separate creatures than the rest of the TelQuessir. The
Lythari are natural-born shape shifters, after all. Elven
scholars, however, still include the Lythari as an Elven
subrace. The Lythari are often mistaken for simple
Elven Werewolves. Although they share many
similarities with Werewolves, they are quite different.
There are few mentions of Lythari in recorded
history. Lythari are terribly shy, and would rather not be
involved in worldly matters. It is this attitude that got
them their nickname Silver Shadows.
In the days shortly after the fall of Myth
Drannor, the Wild Elves of the Forest of Tethir were
threatened. The threat was so dire, that even the

Lythari Characters
Lythari are beautiful, fey and otherworldly,
even for Elves. This is true in both their lupine and
humanoid forms. In Elven forms, they are pale skinned,
tall, and usually have light blue or green eyes with long,
flowing, silver hair. In their lupine forms, they are
equally as attractive. They always have pale gray or
silver fur, and possess keen and intelligent eyes, in

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hues of blue or brown. Unlike normal wolves, which

unnerve most Elves, Humans and other races, Lythari
in their lupine form seem to give no impression of
danger or ferocity. Instead, they actually seem quite
friendly, and companionable. There are tales of rangers
thinking that their lupine companions were simply
wolves, but they eventually turn out to be Lythari.
Favored Class
Very few Lythari ever leave their dens to go
adventure. The few who do are masters of the forests,
and are most commonly Rangers. The Lythari punish
any who threatened their dens and the forests of
Faern.
Prestige Classes
None

winter, or whenever the local population is low, Lythari

hunt smaller creatures, such as rabbits, squirrels, and
similar creatures. No records exist that confirm or deny
that Lythari are omnivorous, like all other Elves.
Language and Literacy
All Lythari are fluent in Elven and Sylvan. As
pups, they are taught both languages. Because most
Lythari prefer their lupine forms, most Lythari are
illiterate, since it is impossible for them to write in these
forms. Lythari who often spend time in their Elven
forms, or need to read, for whatever the reason, learn
how to read.
The Vil Adanreth commonly learn how to
speak Common, since many traders often pass their
tribal communities while going places. Some even go
as far as to learn regional tongues, such as the
language of the Tuigan, or the language of the Sossrim.

Lythari Society
Lythari society is shrouded in mystery. There
are very few resources that discuss the Lythari, and
there are even fewer that talk about how they live. Even
Elminster of Shadowdale would need to collect his
thoughts and think before giving an accurate
dissertation on Lythari society.
Lythari live in dens on a plane entirely
different than the Material Plane. Where exactly their
dens are is no known. Arilyn Moonblade, daughter of
Amnestria Moonflower, once traveled to the den of her
companion, Ganamede. From what she observed, I
believe that Lythari make their dens on the legendary
plane of Faerie, where we Elves originally come from.
Lythari are pacifists. They would rather run
away from a problem than face it head on. And, being
that they have the ability to instantly teleport back to
their dens on Faerie, this does not surprise me. This
also does not come as a surprise, because of their
extremely low numbers.
When they are positively forced to fight, or
when they are defending their young, the Lythari fight
with viciousness. In their lupine forms, they bite and, to
a lesser extent, claw their enemies. While in Elven
form, Lythari fight like all other humanoids. Like other
werecreatures, Lythari are resistant to normal blows.
Only enchanted weapons, or weapons coated in silver,
truly hurt a Lythari.
Most sages consider Lythari lycanthropes,
but yet, they are interfertile. Unlike normal lycanthropes,
who do not necessarily pass on their disease while
reproducing, Lythari give birth to more Lythari. Like
other Elves, Lythari can breed with Humans, though
these unions are extremely rare, and most children
born to these couplings do not live past birth.
Interestingly enough, Lythari can also bestow upon any
willing Elf the ability to become a Lythari themselves.
Both the Lythari and the Elf in question need to be
willing participants.
Lythari dens are small and totally communal.
There are no leaders, and there are no subordinates.
Every member of a den is completely equal. One might
think that his causes a little confusion, but because
Lythari have completely shut the rest of the world out
from their society, it does not.
The Lythari of the Endless Wastes, the Vil
Adanrath, live differently. They live in tribes, ruled by
leaders, called Omahs, or Chiefs. The strongest Omah
is the Omah Nin, or the Highest Chief. The Belkagen,
or Good Seer is the spiritual leader of the Vil Adanrath.
The Belkagen is very much a shaman of sorts.
Lythari leave their dens when they go hunting
on the Material Plane. The Lythari prefer to hunt deer,
wild boar and other medium sized game. During the

Lythari Magic and Lore

Lythari have no particular spells attributed to
them, nor do they have any particular arcane teachings.
It is believed that the Lythari ability to instantly teleport
to their dens is natural, and does not stem from any
particular item or spell.
Spells and Spellcasting
The Lythari have no particular Spellcasting
styles or spells attributed to them.
Lythari Magic Items
They Lythari have no particular items
attributed to them, nor do they utilize any kind of
magical equipment.
Lythari Deities
The Lythari, like all other Elves, revere the
Seldarine. Rillifane Rallathil, the Leaf-Lord, is the patron
of the Lythari in the Seldarine. The lupine Elves also
pay particular homage to King Oberron and Queen
Titania, of the Seelie Court. In fact, most Lythari pray to
the King and Queen of the Seelie Court before they
pray to the Seldarine. Because the Seldarine and the
Seelie Court are so closely allied, this does not seem to
bother the Elven deities.
The Vil Adanreth no longer seem to worship
the Seldarine. They practice a form of animism, though
there is no doubt in my mind that it is the Seldarine who
are listening to their prayers, and answering them.
Relationships with Other Races
The LyTelQuessir are a very secretive
people. To even the most learned scholar, they are
nothing but a legend, or at most, an extinct race. But,
we TelQuessir know better, and we know the truth. The
Lythari are quite real, but they maintain a near total
isolation.
Small, independent groups of Lythari live in
various parts of Toril. There are a few Lythari dens on
Evermeet, as well as a few in former Elven forests on
the mainland. On Evermeet, where they are surrounded
by kindred Elven spirits, they make themselves
somewhat more known. They are much more shy and
distrustful of NTelQuessir, and live in total isolation
from them.
The Lythari get along well with all Elves,
except for Drow and Feyri. They have the closest
kinship with Wild Elves, since they often both inhabit
the deepest, most eldritch corners of Faerns forests
and grasslands. The Wild Elves treat Lythari with
reverence. Known as Silver Shadows to the Wild

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Elves, Lythari are usually a portent of good things to

come.
Lythari Equipment
For the most part, Lythari shun all material
possessions. Because they spend most of their time on
their lupine forms, Lythari do not even accumulate
much clothing. When Lythari are among Elves, and are
in their Elven form, they also seem to ignore clothing.
To most Elves, this is of no consequence though, since
the Elven standards of indecency and nakedness vary
greatly from those of Humans. They sometimes dress
themselves in furs, hides, feathers, and bone jewelry,
much like Wild Elves.
Animals and Pets
Because Lythari live such simple lives, they
do not keep pets. Lythari are freedom loving creatures,
and would never want to be kept in captivity. Therefore,
though they understand that animals are not sentient
creatures, as they are, they do not like to be kept in
captivity either. While hunting in the Material Plane,
some Lythari hunt in packs that can include wolves.
This is the extent that Lythari have pets, however.

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Moon Elves
(Silver Elves)
TeuTelQuessir

Moon Elves are much more impulsive than

any other Elven subrace living on Faern. This is not to
say that they are reckless in any way, however. By
Human standards, a Moon Elf still appears to take
prolonged periods of time reviewing the most trivial of
things. By Sun Elven standards, Moon Elves are only a
notch about other NTelQuessir.
Moon Elves are happiest when they are on
the movie, travelling. This not to say that Moon Elves
cannot sit still, and stay in one place at a time, but the
TeuTelQuessir enjoy learning and seeing new things,
and as a result, enjoy travelling to see and experience
these new sensations. This is, perhaps, the major
reason why they are so friendly and personable with
NTelQuessir.
Unlike most other Elven subraces, Moon
Elves do not seek to isolate themselves from
NTelQuessir, to protect their Elven values from that of
those lesser races. Instead, they seek to do the
opposite. They seek to intermingle and interact with
these NTelQuessir, so that their superior Elven values
rub off on them. They are of the belief that instilling
Elven values in NTelQuessir is a much more realistic
goal than shutting the NTelQuessir out completely,
and living in isolation away from them.
Most TeuTelQuessir seek to accomplish
much over their lives, and to experience as much as
possible, living their lives to the fullest degree possible.
As a result, the accumulation of knowledge, of
information, is very important in Moon Elven culture.
The best legacy to leave behind, to future generations,
is a storied legacy, a long legacy.

Regions: The Dalelands, Evermeet, The High Forest,

The North, Silverymoon, Western Heartlands
Racial Feats: Gift of Tongues
Racial Prestige Classes: Arcane Archer, Bladesinger,
Champion of Corellon Larethian, Elven High Mage
History
Like the history of the Sun Elves, the history
of the Moon Elves is long and storied, being comprised
of thousand and thousands of years, and multiple
world. Recorded in this particular section will only be
instances of great historical and societal importance,
rather than the complete history of the entire race.
Like all other Elves, Moon Elves originally hail
from the mythical Plane of Faerie. On Faerie, it is
believed that the Moon Elves did not have large realms
of their own, but rather, they dwelled amongst the
Wood Elves and the Sun Elves, in their own domains.
Moon Elves were masters of travelling the perilous
world, and as such, developed great skills as
merchants, adventurers, and seamen.
When the city of Tintageer suffered a terrible
fate, and the survivors of the city came to Realmspace,
there was a single Moon Elf among them: Sharlario
Moonflower. Yes, most Moon Elves living on Faern
can trace their lineage back to Sharlario Moonflower.
With the weaving of the Dracorage Mythal,
the Elves would become the predominant power on
Faern. Small Elven territories would eventually grow
into much larger ones. Thus, the Elven era of empires
would begin. Mighty empires, founded by Moon Elves in
conjunction with other Elven subraces would soon
spring up across the continent, such as Aryvandaar,
Ardeep, Syrpiir, Illefarn, and Orishaar, among others.
Complicated politics and relations with these
different Elven empires would soon lead to one of the
darkest times in Elven history- The Crown Wars. In the
wake of the Fifth Crown War, in which the Vyshaantithe ruling house of Aryvandaar- were ousted, and Elven
relations returned to normalcy. This less aggressive
lifestyle would change very little over the next few
millennia. In the year 3983, the next great Elven
realm, Cormanthyr, was founded.
Instead of being founded on military might
and great battle magics, as Aryvandaar had been,
Cormanthyr was founded on compassion, lore, and
subtle magics. As a result, the realm of Cormanthyr
would stand for thousands of years as one of the most
powerful, if not the most powerful, realms in Northern
Faern. When the city of Myth Drannor was clad in a
Mythal, it signalled the slow end to Elven might in
Faern. In the days that followed, the influence of
NTelQuessir in Cormanthyr grew, and the influence of
TelQuessir weakened. It is during this time that many
Moon Elves left mainland Faern for the mystical
shores of Evermeet to the west.
Today, since the fall of Myth Drannor, the
bulk of Faerns Moon Elves live on the distant island of
Evermeet, or the secret fortress-home of Evereska.
Many Moon Elves now living among Humans and other
NTelQuessir in places like Silverymoon and
Waterdeep. An equal number of Moon Elves live
among other Elven subraces, in other Elven
settlements.

Moon Elf Characters

More so than any other Elven races, Moon
Elves are drawn to a variety of paths, and they excel at
nearly every single one. They have a great love for art,
literature and music, and make excellent Bards. While
they do not share bonds with the Seldarine as much as
Sun Elves, Moon Elven Clerics and Druids are far from
uncommon. Moon Elves excel in the martial arts, and
Moon Elven Fighters have a long history. Many prefer
stealth and guile over strength, and become Rogues or
Rangers instead. And, like all other Elves,
TeuTelQuessir are enamoured with magic.
Favored Class: Like Sun Elves, Moon Elves share a
natural affinity with magic, although they tend to be
more impulsive with their Spellcasting. Unlike the more
disciplined ArTelQuessir, Moon Elves often study and
pursue two or more paths at the same time. Their
favored class is Wizard.
Prestige Classes: Moon Elves often choose prestige
classes that allow them to continue as many of their
ongoing studies as possible. Those with the knowledge
of swordplay practice the uniquely Elven arts of the
Arcane Archer, Bladesinger, and the delicate and subtle
swordsmanship of the Champion of Corellon Larethian,
and the songspells of the Spellsingers.
Moon Elf Society
Moon Elves are nomadic spirits who rarely
settle down for long in one place. They are as
comfortable living among the Sun Elves as they are
living among the Wood Elves as they are living among
Humans, Halflings, Gnomes, and even other races.
Their homes tend to be simple, unassuming and
comfortable, yet genuinely Elven in refinery. In other
terms, Moon Elven settlements are as elegant as Sun
Elven settlements, yet as rustic as Wood Elven
settlements.

Outlook

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Moon Elves are much less solemn and

serious than Sun Elves. Their literature is oftentimes
quite humorous. Serious literature has its place and
time, and there are many examples of Moon Elven
tragedies, but they prefer to balance such things with
light-hearted tales and songs. Their artwork reflects
such an outlook as well.
Moon Elves are fond of games of chance and
gambling. Drinking, feasting, and revelling are all a very
strong part of their society. Moon Elven functions
feature much singing, dancing, merriment and revelry.
This reflects their live for the moment philosophy.
During times of trouble, the serious side of
the Moon Elves becomes apparent. If a situation calls
for gravity, the Moon Elves respond in kind. But, even in
times like these, the TeuTelQuessir attempt to look for
the silver lining on the cloud, the most favourable
possibility. They say that, it is when the night is darkest
that motes of light are most valuable.
Moon Elves tend to gather in loose bands,
composed of a dozen or more extended families.
Leadership is normally democratic- all Elves in the band
have an equal say in maters, although those who are
wiser, and more experienced tend to carry more weight.
Most NTelQuessir find Moon Elves much
more tolerable than Sun Elves. Moon Elves are much
more tolerant of NTelQuessir than we Sun Elves.

Moon Elves are comfortable with their less than

obsessive interest in crafting magical items.
Moonblades are perhaps the most famous of
the magical items to have been crafted by Moon Elves.
Most Cloaks of Elvenkind and Boots of Elvenkind are
produced by Moon Elven magicians as well.
Moon Elf Deities
Religion infuses nearly every aspect of Elven
society, and the TeuTelQuessir are not exception to
this. Moon Elves worship the Seldarine, and most
usually identify with one specific member, to whom they
choose as their specific patron. Moon Elven religious
ceremonies are typically exuberant, joyful, and loud, but
those few instances that commemorate negative things,
are eerily silent and almost otherworldly.
It is important to note that, unlike the Sun
Elves, most Moon Elves do believe in the myth of the
Triune deity, Angharradh. According to Moon Elven
theologians, Angharradh is the melding of Aerdrie
Faenya, Hanali Celanil, and Sehanine Moonbow, who
was formed when Corellon Larethian was almost struck
down by Araushnee right before she was cast from the
Seldarine. Angharradh, they believe, is the consort of
Corellon Larethian, and view her as equal to Corellon
Larethian.
Affiliations with Other Races
Of all of the Elven subraces, Moon Elves are
the most tolerant of other Elves, and of NTelQuessir.
They travel extensively, and as a result, most Moon
Elves expect to interact with hundreds of different
individuals, many of differing and varying races, over
the course of their travels. Most find the diversity of life
that Faern has to offer intoxicating, and forever
surprising.
Moon Elves are often open to new ideas, and
are willing to take into account the views and opinions
of NTelQuessir at face value. Most other Elven
subraces find this type of attitude surprising, foolish,
and even dangerous, as the insights of NTelQuessir
represent things that are decidedly non-Elven in origin,
and things that Elves should not consider. As a whole,
this is why Moon Elves receive frosty receptions by
most other Elven subraces, though, of course, on the
individual level, relations are much more personable.
This aside, however, Moon Elves have little
patience for evil beings, Orcs and Drow in particular.
Their history is filled with Moon Elven settlements, and
individuals being slain by rampaging Orc hordes, or
during secretive Drow raids. As such, Moon Elves know
that Orcs and Drow cannot be trusted, and as such,
must simply be killed on the spot.

Language and Literacy

All Moon Elves speak Elven. Language is
something that is passed on and taught from mother to
child, it is said, while the child is still in his or her
mothers womb. Common and the Human language of
the region are often learned as well. Their semi
nomadic nature encourages Moon Elves to pick up
other languages as well, that might benefit them in their
travels. Common languages that are learned include
Auran, Chondathan, Gnoll, Gnome, Halfling, Illuskan
and Sylvan.
Moon Elf Magic and Lore
For tens of thousands of years, the Moon
Elves have been practicing magic, giving themselves
over to it mind, soul, and body. As a result, the libraries
of Evermeet, Evereska, and other settlements with
large Moon Elven populations are filled with magic
secrets too numerous to properly catalogue. They crave
magic like no other Elven race, asides for the Sun
Elves. Where Sun Elves like to accumulate magic, for
the knowledge of it, Moon Elves enjoy accumulating
magic, to experiment with it.
Spells and Spellcasting
Moon Elves, along with Sun Elves, and a
small group of Wood Elves, and Aquatic Elves, are the
only practitioners of Elven High Magic. Moon Elven
SeluTaar are second to Sun Elven SeluTaar, in terms
of the number of magi who exist. Moon Elven
magicians, who practice mundane magic, are quite
ingenuitive, and there are many spells that exist today
that are of TeuTelQuessir origin.
Moon Elf Magic Items
Moon Elves tend to prefer to focus on
smaller, easier to craft magical items. Crafting magical
items takes a long time, and a willingness to stay in one
place, concentrating on that one project. As a result of
the Moon Elf inclination to waste time on a project,
most Moon Elves are of the opinion that multiple
smaller items are a more valuable project than a single,
grand item. Many Sun Elves find this embarrassing, but

Moon Elf Equipment

Moon Elven items are, to NTelQuessir,
wonders to behold. They are always of excellent
quality, using the best materials available to produce
the item. Moon Elven items to other Elves, vary. Less
advanced cultures, such as many of the feral Moon
Elves, would find Moon Elven items of exceptional
quality. Many Sun Elves disdain Moon Elven items,
finding them lacking, imperfect, and inherently flawed.
Moon Elves are renown for their ability to
craft musical instruments. Indeed, musical instruments
crafted by Moon Elves are of very high quality, and
produce perfect sound. Most are delicate and refined in
appearance, being made of precious metals, and being
decorated with precious gemstones. Royalty and
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Waterdeep to produce high quality instruments for their
court orchestras.
Arms and Armor
Moon Elven weapons and armor are only
rarely less than masterwork quality. They are viewed as
works of art in and of themselves, and are carried or
worn proudly into battle. At first glance, such items
often seem mundane. However, when one studies a
weapon or a piece of armor crafted by a Moon Elf, its
inherent beauty is revealed. Impeccable artistry mimics
and amplifies natures beauty. For example, Moon
Elven chain might not look like anything at first glance,
but upon further inspection, the art built into things as
small as individual chains become apparent.
Animals and Pets
Moon Elves value the companionship of
animals and pets during their travels. Often, they keep
two or three creatures as pets at a time, in their
permanent homes. Favored pets include trained dogs,
trained birds, and cats, in particular. Moon Elves
identify very much with the loyalty and nobility of dogs,
the freedom and grandeur of birds, and the grace and
independence of cats.
More powerful, influential Moon Elves often
have more exotic pets to reflect their status. Magical
beasts, such as Blink Dogs, Pegasi, Unicorns, and
even Dragons are often kept by Moon Elves of status.
Though, in most cases, the Elves do not see these
creatures as pets, but rather, as companions.

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Star Elves
(Mithral Elves)
RuarTelQuessir

Recently, their extraplanar realm has come

under attack. Nilshai, alien sorcerers who seem to be
from the Ethereal Plane have invaded, and have begun
corrupting the Sildyuir. So far, the Star Elves have
been content to retreat to their citadels, studying their
enemy and the nature of the corruption they are
blighting the Sildyuir with. However, the Star Elves do
not have forever, as the corruption to their world has
increased as of late.
In the past, the Star Elves have run away
from their problems. Their current predicament seems
to be one that the Star Elves cannot simply run away
from. Now that Myth Drannor has been recaptured, and
the Elven Crusade ended, the Elves of the Sildyuir will
have an ally to turn to for help, should they request it.
But, should the Star Elves of the Sildyuir decide to not
ask for aid, it is with great sadness and a heavy heart
that I foresee their future seriously in doubt.

Regions: The Sildyuir, The Yuirwood, Alglarond

Racial Feats: Artist, Forester, Otherworldly, Twilight
Affinity, Woodwise
Racial Prestige Classes: Elven High Mage, Master of
the Yuirwood
History
The history of the Star Elves, or
RuarTelQuessir, is shrouded in mystery. It is not
known whether or not they are native to Toril, or if they
immigrated to the planet from Faerie, like most of the
other Elves that exist today. It is not known why these
records do not exist. There is no physical evidence of
any Star Elven empires, asides for the ancient realm of
Yuireshanyaar. There are no other records, be it in text
or by oral tradition, which speak of a Star Elven empire,
asides for ancient Yuireshanyaar. Apparently, Star
Elves used to live amongst other Elves, disguising their
heritages and claiming to be Moon Elves.
Long ago, the Star Elves began a mass
exodus to the Yuirwood. The reason for this has been
lost to history. But, for whatever the reason, Star Elves
from various nations around Faern simply began
congregating in the Yuirwood. Eventually, the Star
Elves would form the nation of Yuireshanyaar with the
Wood and Wild Elves who already lived in the area.
It is possible that the Star Elves fled east due
to the Crown Wars. Star Elves are extremely pacifistic,
as I will demonstrate now, and it may be that they were
fleeing the devastation of war.
The Star Elves of Yuireshanyaar lived in
peace for thousands of years. The young- by Elven
standards- upstart nation of Unther, eyeing the
southern coasts of Yuireshanyaar, began attacking
Elven trade vessels. Finally, in DR 1250, Unther
formally declared war on Yuireshanyaar. Rather than
putting up a prolonged fight, the Star Elves simply gave
up a great deal of their territory, and fled deeper into the
Yuirwood.
Shortly after, the Orcgate Wars began.
Yuireshanyaars decision not to fight Unther actually
proved a good idea, as they were now in a better
position to defend themselves from the invading Gray
Orcs. Though they accrued many dead and wounded,
they were able to keep the Orcs from invading the
Yuirwood.
These conflicts determined the next course of
action for the Star Elves. Tired of conflict, they began to
construct their very own world, where they could live
free from the terrible wars that had been ravaging their
lands and their people. The High Magi of Yuireshanyaar
began constructing a demiplane, known as the
Sildyuir, which would serve as their secret refuge.
In DR 699, the Sildyuir was mostly
completed, and the majority of Star Elves left Faern to
live in their new home. Very few Star Elves remained in
Faern, and the majority of these people were simply
rear vanguards, who would rejoin their kinsmen in the
Sildyuir in short order. The number of Star Elves living
in Faern is estimated to be between one and two
hundred.
For hundreds of years, the Star Elves have
lived in the Sildyuir, enjoying peace. There have been
some conflicts, but for the most part, they have had
their pacifistic wishes granted.

Outlook
To others, Star Elves are cautious and aloof.
They keep a distance, often both physically and
mentally, from events. They can be judgmental, even
though they do consider many factors before passing a
judgment on a particular person or place. For example,
Star Elves have a natural distrust for Humans- it was
because of Humans that the entire race had to retreat
into their extraplanar refuge. But, there have been
cases where once a Star Elf has gotten to know a
particular Human, they have put aside their racial
prejudice against them.
Once won, a Star Elfs friendship is long
lasting. Conversely, their enmity is long lasting, as well.
The Star Elves have had apathy for Humans for well
over one thousand years, and it does not seem to me
that this feeling will go away any time soon.
Star Elves, like all TelQuessir, enjoy beauty.
This beauty can take on any form, and can be anything
natural and Elf-made. Sometimes, Star Elves even
enjoy taking in the beauty of Human-made items and
structures.
Among their own, Star Elves enjoy song,
dance and celebration. Star Elf songs are usually
upbeat, but even the most joyous song has a slight hint
of underlying sadness to it. Star Elf death requiems are
particularly haunting, and profoundly impact those who
hear them. A Star Elven death requiem would cause
even Szass Tams eyes to well over in tears.
When they are not among their own, Star
Elves are reserved. While not in the Sildyuir, they
often try to pass as Moon Elves. They fear that should
anyone else learn of the Sildyuir, it would spell doom
for the extraplanar realm and the Moon Elves. Among
NTelQuessir friends, they act less reserved, but
continue their faade. Only under magical enchantment
or in extreme circumstances would a Star Elf reveal any
information about the Sildyuir.
Star Elf Characters
Star Elves are rarely found outside of the
Sildyuir. Those who are found outside of the Sildyuir
are either exploring Faern, or already live in Alglarond.
Some Star Elves are convinced that they will eventually
have to leave the Sildyuir, and are scouting hositible
places to live in once they are forced back to Faern.
Star Elves adventurers are most commonly
Bards, Druids, Fighters, Rangers, Rogues and Wizards.
Their love for nature allows them to make good Druids
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Rogues and Wizards.
Favored Class
Star Elves make very talented Bards. Their
Elven heritage, coupled with their natural otherworldly
beauty and grace makes the Bardic path a natural one
for Star Elves. Most Star Elves have at least one level
of Bard.
Prestige Classes
Star Elf Bards and Wizards often become
Loremasters. Star Elves also have access to High
Magic, and can become SeluTaar. The few Star Elves
that leave the Sildyuir often become Masters of the
Yuir, so that they can protect and defend their ancestral
lands, and their current home.

It is believed that a Star Elven wizard was the

first to learn the metamagic skill of the
Transdimensional spell. The Nilshai themselves have
the ability to jaunt themselves to the Ethereal Plane, as
do many of the fell creatures they bring with them on
expeditions into the Sildyuir. Transdimensional spells
allow the casters to effect those who are on different
planes. In other words, when a Star Elf mage casts a
spell that he/she has enhanced using this knowledge,
the spells effects those who are in the target area of the
spell, whether they are in the Sildyuir, the Prime
Material Plane, the Etherreal Plane, any
extradimensional spaces, and any coexistent planes.
The Star Elves are no strangers to High
Magic. The Sildyuir itself was created using Elven
High Magic. At the time of their exile, High Magic was
common among the Star Elves. With the passing of so
many years since the creation of the Sildyuir, this
knowledge has faded. But, it has not been altogether
lost. There are still some Star Elves who know the ways
of the SeluTaar.
Star Elves experience an interesting
phenomina that only occurs on the Material Plane,
during the morning and the evening. At dawn and dusk,
as the sun is rising and setting, respectivley, a Star Elf
has the natural ability to bestow the Ghost Touchon a
weapon or armor. Sages, including myself, are baffled
by this ability. If the Star Elves understand why this
happens, it does not seem that they will be sharing their
secrets anytime soon.
Spells and Spellcasting
The Mithral Elves, because of their situation,
actually have access to ancient magic and ancient
magical techniques. The nation of Yuireshanyaar
existed for over five thousand years, and all five
thousand years were in more or less peace. The two
thousand years of isolation in the Sildyuir have also
been more or less peaceful. So, the archives of the Star
Elven can theoretically date back seven thousand
years, which is ancient, even for a long living species,
such as us TelQuessir.
Star Elf Magic Items
Like the rest of the TelQuessir, magic comes
fairly easy to Star Elves. Magically enhanced arms and
armors are commonplace. Boots of Elvenkind and
Cloaks of Elvenkind are particularly common.

Star Elf Society

Star Elves are pacifistic. Since the earliest
recorded mentioning of the Mithral Elves, they have
been running from danger and conflicts, rather than
confronting them head on. Against Unther, the Star
Elves fled, rather than fighting. Against the Gray Orcs,
the Star Elves fled, rather than fighting, to a degree.
When confronted by Human expansionists, the Star
Elves fled, rather than fighting. While now confronted by
the Nilshai, the Star Elves seem to still be following the
same pattern.
Star Elves gather in groups composed by
lineage. The elders are most commonly the matriarchs,
or patriarchs, of each family, though some are led by
Star Elves who are still middle-aged.
Mithral Elves have a long tradition of poetry,
art and sculpture. They are graceful, but frail, so magic
plays an important role in their daily lives.
Star Elves are quite reclusive. Most Star
Elves never leave their towers and citadels, and only do
so briefly, so they can visit other towers and citadels.
The main reason for this is because of the Star Elf
population and birthrate. Their numbers are dwindling
at an alarming rate. By staying in their fortresses, the
safest places on the Sildyuir, they ensure the safety of
each individual, and the survival of the race.
Language and Literacy
The Star Elves are a civilized people, and
educate their young. All Star Elves are taught how to
speak Common and Elven. They are also taught how to
write in these languages. The rare Star Elves who leave
the Sildyuir, and travel to Faern teach themselves
Alglarondan, Mulan or Rashimi. Most Star Elves feel no
reason to learn these languages, however.
Auran, Celestial and Sylvan are commonly
taught to the Elves of the Sildyuir, as is Abyssal. The
reason for learning these languages is simple. It is
always helpful to understand what potential allies are
saying, and it is always helpful to understand what
enemies are saying.

Star Elf Deities

The Star Elves are not a particularly devout
people. There are very few Star Elves to begin with,
and Star Elf priests and priestess are nearly unheard
of. The Mithral Elves venerate the Seldarine, like all
other Elves do. Of all the Seldarine, they have a special
reverence for Corellon Larethian, and are far more
likely to pray to him, rather than any other members of
the Seldarine.
Asides for the Lythari, the Star Elves are the
least spiritual of all the many different Elven subraces.
There seems to be no particular reason for this, but I
have my own theory. The Star Elves are the only Elven
subrace without a clear creator. Aerdrie Faenya created
the Avariel. Sehanine Moonbow created the Moon
Elves. Corellon Larethian created the Sun Elves. Deep
Sashelas created the Aquatic Elves. It may be that,
subconsciously or inadvertently, the Star Elves shun
the deities, who seem to have shunned them.

Star Elf Magic and Lore

Star Elves, being pacifistic, have never
enjoyed using the arcane arts for the purposes of
destruction. In the Sildyuir, they had no enemies, up
until recently. Therefore, the art of war using magic has
not been lost, but has been forgotten. The majority of
spells cast by Star Elves in the past were to create and
fortify their towers and citadels. Many younger Star
Elves, who understand that there is no running away
from their new challenge, are taking up the spellbooks
of their forefathers, and relearning what was forgotten.

Relations with Other Races

Most Star Elves have removed themselves
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an intruder in the Sildyuir. Only the Star Elves
themselves, and the Masters of the Yuir (a benevolent
organization dedicated to preserving the Yuirwood, and
keeping it safe) know how to travel to and from the
Sildyuir. It is because they removed themselves from
Faern that the Star Elves really have little experience
dealing with a wide variety of races.
The one exception to this rule is the Nilshai, a
strange race of alien sorcerers that resemble purple
flying snakes. The Nilshai are slowly corrupting the
Sildyuir, and turning it into a place of corruption and
rot. Obviously, the Star Elves dont appreciate that
these creatures are destroying their home. The Nilshai
are powerful creatures, and thus far, the Star Elves are
content to sit back in their towers, and their citadels,
and wait.
For the most part, the Mithral Elves see
Humans as aggressive expansionists, who are willing to
quickly resort to violence in order to get what they want.
Bad past experiences with the nation of Unther, and
with colonists from the Wizards Reach have shaped
this belief.
Star Elves, like most other sentients, dislike
Orcs. Thousands of years ago, the Orcgate Wars
brought hordes of Gray Orcs to the border of
Yuireshyaar, the Star Elven empire in the Yuirwood.
The Orcs caused much destruction and much chaos,
and the Elves spent a lot of their resources defending
the outer perimeter of their empire, to make sure that
these Orcs never penetrated into the Yuirwood.
Star Elves obviously get along well with other
Elves. The Star Elves once interacted a lot more with
other Elves in the past, and it is with these relations that
the Star Elves judge the Elves of today. The Mithral
Elves get along with Sun and Wood Elves the most.
They dont hold any particular animocity towards Moon
Elves, but they do see them as somewhat nave, for
interacting with Humans so freely and unguarded.
Star Elf Equipment
Arms and Armor
The Star Elves have only one unique
weapon- the Yuir Ghostblade. These weapons, which
are most commonly longswords, are designed to battle
the extradimensional invaders who are tainting the
Sildyuir. Star Elves mages place many enchantments
on these weapons. They lay enchantments on the
blades to make them strike Ethereal creatures. They lay
enchantments on the blades to make them more potent
against abberations, which most enemies of the Star
Elves are. They even lay enchantments on the blades
to make the wielder more difficult to hurt.
Animals and Pets
Like Sun Elves, the Star Elves do not really
keep many animals as pets or companions. The towers
and citadels that the Star Elves inhabit are primarily
inhabited by Star Elves. Some of the younger Elves
enjoy keeping small mammals as pets, such as rabbits,
or birds. Ultimately though, these creatures are nothing
more than temporary companions, or playthings.
Star Elves do keep horses, which they use to
travel in the Sildyuir. Like all animals encountered in
their eldrich world, the horses of the Star Elves are
somewhat different than the normal horses
encountered on Faern. These horses, which are
almost always white, seem much more delicate than
normal steeds. But, their looks are decieving, as Star
Elves claim them to be able to carry even more than
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Sun Elves
(Gold Elves)
ArTelQuessir

less aggressive lifestyle would change very little over

the next few millennia. In the year 3983, the next great
Sun Elven realm, Cormanthyr, was founded.
Instead of being founded on military might
and great battle magics, as Aryvandaar had been,
Cormanthyr was founded on compassion, lore, and
subtle magics. As a result, the realm of Cormanthyr
would stand for thousands of years as one of the most
powerful, if not the most powerful, realms in Northern
Faern. When the city of Myth Drannor was clad in a
Mythal, it signalled the slow end to Elven might in
Faern. In the days that followed, the influence of
NTelQuessir in Cormanthyr grew, and the influence of
TelQuessir weakened. It is during this time that many
Sun Elves left mainland Faern for the mystical shores
of Evermeet to the west.
Today, since the fall of Myth Drannor, the
bulk of Faerns Sun Elves live on the distant island of
Evermeet. First settled long ago by Sun Elven explorers
from Aryvandaar, the islands divine protection from the
Seldarine, coupled by its remoteness and lack of
NTelQuessir made it attractive to Sun Elves since it
was first set foot upon. It is from Evermeet that came
the call for the Elven Retreat in 1344 DR, and the Sun
Elves of Faern felt the call most deeply of all the Elven
peoples.
Now that the retreat has ended, the Sun
Elves are among the last to return to mainland Faern.
Most Sun Elves still prefer to remain sequestered on
their island nation, even though recent events have
proved that Evermeet is not safe from harm. Today, the
largest community of Sun Elves remaining in Faern is
the hidden city of Evereska, on the borders of the
Anauroch Desert. This could easily change in coming
years, however, being as that both Myth Glauroch and
Myth Drannor have been retaken by Elven forces.
Overall, the trend seems to be that in the coming years,
Faern will have a growing population of Sun Elves.

Regions: Evermeet, The North, Silverymoon, Western

Heartlands
Racial Feats: Gift of Tongues
Racial Prestige Classes: Arcane Archer, Bladesinger,
Champion of Corellon Larethian, Elven High Mage
History
The history of we Sun Elves is long and
storied. It comprises many worlds, over a span of
thousands and thousands of years. What I shall record
here is only a brief overview of our history. In this
particular part of this tome, I will only include instances
of great historical and societal importance, in relation to
the ArTelQuessir.
Before the Sun Elves came to Realmspace,
we lived in the mythical land known as Faerie,
alongside all other Elves. Some Elves lived in harmony
with nature. Others were transient in nature, and as
such, did not have permanent homes. Unlike many
other Elves, we Sun Elves created large cities that
reached into the twilight skies of our otherworldly
domain. Through the use of magic, including Elven
High Magic, our cities grew more mystical, more
magical.
One such city, Tintageer, suffered a terrible
fate that would bring the first Sun Elf settlers to
Realmspace. The backlash from a powerful spell
caused a large tidal wave that would engulf and destroy
the city on an island. Only a small group was able to
escape the doomed city, and using an Elven High
Magic ritual, they were teleported to Realmspace. The
leader of this small group, Prince Durothil, called the
land the group came to Faern, the Elven term for
One Land.
Powerful Dragon kings and queens ruled the
continent, at the time. The Elves slowly began to carve
out their own niche in this new world, but their efforts
were hampered more often than not by these greedy
Wyrm barons. The Elves who existed in Realmspace at
this point were of no assistance, either. The Wood
Elves hid in the deepest parts of the darkest forests,
and the Dark Elves were simply too ambitious to be
trusted.
Circa 25,000 DR, the Dracorage Mythal was
weaved, and this world-encompassing Mythal toppled
the ruling Dragons, and allowed the Elves to become
the dominant species on the continent. Small cities that
had existed grew larger. Territory that had been the
dominion of Dragons became part of the regions that
Elven settlements claimed for themselves. As the Elven
territories grew, so too did their hubris. While attempting
to create an Elven homeland that would never be
molested by NTelQuessir- Evermeet- the face of the
entire planet was reformed, causing massive chaos,
toppling numerous societies, and causing massive
destruction.
In the wake of The Sundering, large Elven
empires began appearing. The Sun Elven realm of
Aryvandaar in particular would become one of the most
powerful Elven realms of the time. Complicated politics
and relations with these different Elven empires would
soon lead to one of the darkest times in Elven historyThe Crown Wars.
In the wake of the Fifth Crown War, in which
the Vyshaanti- the ruling house of Aryvandaar- were
ousted, and Elven relations returned to normalcy. This

Outlook
We Sun Elves believe ourselves to be the
chosen defenders of Elven culture and tradition,
selected specifically for the task by Corellon Larethian
himself. Some take this role very seriously, throwing
themselves into their chosen tasks with verve and
enthusiasm. Others do not, and are less concerned
about how other Elves act.
Many Sun Elves- and, I do not include myself
in this group- believe that only ArTelQuessir are true
Elves, and as a result, look down upon NTelQuessir
and TelQuessir alike. I find this viewpoint somewhat
disturbing, and flawed in its logic. Most of those who
truly feel this way hide their true feelings, but they
manifest themselves nonetheless. Even though those
Sun Elves who feel this way are in the relative minority,
there is a misconception amongst NTelQuessir that all
Sun Elves are this way. This simply is not true.
We ArTelQuessir are methodical and
careful. Our artisans spend years perfecting their arts.
Smiths craft every piece of armor and every weapon
with painstaking precision. Warriors train endlessly with
single-minded devotion, Clerics study the words of the
Seldarine with fierce devotion, and Wizards study the
Arcane with burning desire.
Some- even other Elves, at times- find the
patience, attention to detail, and thoughtfulness that
dominates our personalities a flaw. Actions are rarely
taken without being first given considerable though,
discussion, consideration, and debate. To those who
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every choice discussion and thought can the most

optimal conclusion be reached. Reaching a conclusion
that is less than optimal is simply irresponsible.

numerous poems, epics and songs. The harp, lute, and

the shalaquin- a long-necked Elven instrument that is
played by plucking or strumming while changing the
tension of the strings with a ratcheted wheel- are all
favored instruments.

Sun Elf Characters

Sun Elves tend to favor the traditional paths
of the Elven folk: Fighters and Wizard. No Sun Elf could
truly be described as a Barbarian, although a Sun Elf
raised amongst our wilder kin might, on very rare
occasions, choose to take levels in the barbarian class.
They make good Bards. While not particularly known
for their light-hearted revels, the ancient songs and lore
of a learned bard are worthy of a Sun Elfs respect. Sun
Elves are also the foremost Clerics Elven race.
Favored Class: Sun Elf society and culture is steeped in
a fascination with magic and learning. They often
become incredibly talented Wizards, and their natural
intellect makes them powerful ones. Few Sun Elf
adventurers do not take up the study of magic at some
point in their careers.
Prestige Classes: Sun Elves often choose prestige
classes that allow them to continue their specialized
studies. They are particularly drawn to the Arcane
Devotee, Archmage, and Loremaster prestige classes,
while those with knowledge of swordplay practice the
uniquely Elven arts of the Arcane Archer, Bladesinger,
and the delicate and subtle swordsmanship of the
Champion of Corellon Larethian.

Language and Literacy

All Sun Elves speak Elven. Language is
something that is passed on and taught from mother to
child, it is said, while the child is still in his or her
mothers womb. Common and the Human language of
the region are often learned as well. Although most Sun
Elves learn other languages- in particular Auran,
Celestial, Chondathan, Gnomish, Halfling, Illuskan and
Sylvan- many prefer to simply use magic to
communicate with neighbors or simply insist that
visitors learn Elven if they want to communicate.
Many Sun Elves choose to study dead
languages, such as Aragrakh, or Loross, in order to
increase their access to ancient works and lore. Sun
Elven SeluTaar learn the ancient tongue of Seldruin, in
order to cast Elven High Magic. It is said that Seldruin
was the language of our forefathers, before we
migrated to Realmspace.
Sun Elf Magic and Lore
For tens of thousands of years, the Sun Elves
have been practicing magic, giving themselves over to
it mind, soul, and body. As a result, the libraries of
Evermeet, Evereska, and other settlements with large
Sun Elven populations are filled with magic secrets too
numerous to properly catalogue. Sun Elves, as a race,
have an unparalleled collection of spellbooks,
laboratory notes, and other accumulated lore, dating
back thousands and thousands of years.
Spells and Spellcasting
The pinnacle of Sun Elf arcane knowledge is
Elven High Magic, ArSeluTelQuessir. Sun Elves are
the primary practitioners of this ancient art, composing
the majority of the SeluTaar who know the secrets of
Elven High Magic. While many Sun Elves know the
secrets of Elven High Magic, they refuse to share such
knowledge, with those they deem unworthy, and are
hesitant to use such power beyond the borders of
Evermeet and Evereska.
Sun Elf Magic Items
Whereas Moon Elves normally prefer to focus
on smaller, easier to craft magical items, most Sun
Elves look down upon such unambitious endeavours,
and view such things as trivial, and good only for young
wizards to practice on. To a Sun Elf, a magic item must
be powerful and perfect in all ways. They must be
excellent quality, they must be aesthetically pleasing,
and they must exceed expectations of use.
Sun Elves know that many of their magical
items find their way into the hands of NTelQuessir, and
as a result, they view these items as the true legacy of
their race. To craft anything less than perfect is to do a
disservice to the lesser races, and the reputation of the
Corellons blessed.

Sun Elf Society

We Sun Elves are deliberate, patient, and
solemn, and our society reflects this. Buildings, while
aesthetically beautiful and architecturally brilliant, tend
to be ostentatious. Nevertheless, the Sun Elves take
great pride in their workmanship, believing that nothing
less than perfection will do for the chosen defenders of
Elven tradition. Our art, poetry, and songs also reflect
these deliberate and borderline regal attitudes. Most
prefer tales of ancient battles, songs of the deities, and
stories with great heroes, evil villains, terrible tragedies,
and joyous revelations, all that teach lessons.
Sun Elves revere wisdom and learning. Even
the humblest Sun Elf abode features a room or two
filled with scrolls, maps, and books. Sun Elf
communities are usually ruled by leaders who can trace
his or her lineage back into the depths of history. Where
a Human noble measures his power by the expanse of
the lands under his rule, the numbers of soldiers at his
command, and the amount of coinage in his coffers, a
Sun Elf noble is known by the honor of his or her family
name, the magical power and lore her family has
accumulated, and the wealth and beauty of their palatial
estate.
Sun Elven poetry and art is simple, yet
graceful, incorporating many of the traditional natural
motifs, combined with Elven symmetrical designs
somewhat reminiscent of the complex knot-patterns of
Moonshae artisans. Many artists are also wizards who
use Elven magic to shape, carve, and polish natural
objects, much in the same way as Elven buildings are
constructed. Artisans also use nature itself to shape,
carve and polish natural objects as well. For example,
the process of using a controlled erosion to shape
stone was first used by a Sun Elf.
Sun Elven poetry and song are as slow and
solemn as one might expect, given our general
demeanor. Tales of ancient battles, songs of the gods,
and stories of heroic individuals are popular, but these
are more often than not sad sagas with tragic endings.
The Weeping War, for instance, is referenced in

Sun Elf Deities

Religion infuses nearly every aspect of Sun
Elf society. Sun Elves believe themselves to be the
chosen representatives of the Seldarine in the mortal
realm, and are quick to offer prayers of thanks to the
deities that make up the Seldarine. These prayers and
ceremonies are in typical Sun Elven fashion- invariably
long, drawn-out affairs during which loud voices, merry
songs, or joyful worship are deemed disrespectful.

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Religion is a serious, solemn duty subject to us Sun

Elves, and I feel no differently.
We worship all of the Seldarine equally, but
most Sun Elves feel a special affinity for Corellon
Larethian. This is because the Sun Elf devotion to
magic, skill at arms, and the superiority of Elven
civilization means that we have a great and abiding
veneration for the leaders of the Seldarine, who
embody these values. Like our own nobles, Corellon
Larethian is a wise, generous, and firm leader who
brings forth beauty in the world, and defends his work
resolutely. Priests and priestess of the Corellon
Larethians church often advise the rulers of Sun Elf
communities, or, following in Corellon Larethians
image, are the rulers of Sun Elven communities.
Sun Elves also have a special affinity for
Labelas Enoreth, the Elven deity of longevity, time, and
wisdom. While Corellon is seen as the divine leader
and protector of the Sun Elves, Labelas Enoreth is
revered as a counsellor and advisor, a source of
wisdom in times of trouble. Priests and priestess of
Labelas Enoreth are charged with the keeping of
knowledge and records among the Sun Elves.
It is important to note that, unlike the Moon
Elves, most Sun Elves do not believe in the myth of the
Triune deity, Angharradh.

Sun Elf Equipment

Two things are certain about any item of Sun
Elven manufacture: the item is of the finest quality and,
majority of the time, it is exceedingly old. Given our long
lifespans, coupled with our obsession with perfection,
Sun Elf manufacturers make their goods very slowly,
starting over on a project if even slightest imperfections
is perceived, let alone discovered. Our reverence for
history encourages us to keep and treasure antiques.
Most Sun Elves favor gold for decorative
elements and mithral for anything that must be strong,
such as weapons and armor. Sun Elf craftsmen are
also known to make items from the magical material
known as Glassteel.
Sun Elf clothing is magnificent, and that, I
believe, is an understated. Cool colors such as blue
and green are favored, as is white, although white is
often worn in association with mourning. Decorations in
the forms of embroidered hems and collars, knotwork
patterns, and naturalistic runes are common, but kept
subtle, as not to interfere with the overall harmony of
the garment.
Jewelry is also kept simple, with unadorned
headbands and rings being most common. Earrings,
torcs, and bracelets decorated with complex patterns
are sometimes worn, but these are often considered
overly ostentatious and excessive. All clothing and
jewelry are painstakingly crafted in typical Sun Elf
fashion, and even therudest cloak or tunic made by
the Ar'Tel'Quessir would fetch a hefty price in Faern.
Arms and Armor
Sun Elven weapons and armor are only
rarely less than masterwork quality. They are viewed as
works of art in and of themselves, and are carried or
worn proudly into battle. Sun Elves are known to make
some of the most exquisite suits of chainmail armor on
Faern. Some suits of Elven chainmail actually contain
entire texts of ancient Elven stories, the words of the
work carved with painstaking detail into the very links of
the armor. Many are also inscribed with prayers,
invocations, or quotations from religious texts. The mail
of the hero Tharaefellin was crafted completely from
such links.
Sun Elves make use of the otherwise rare
Elven plate armor, as well. Suits of this type of armor
are likewise inscribed with runes, designs, and
quotations, chased and decorated in gold, silver, or
brass, and individually fitted to each wearer. Some suits
of enchanted plate worn by ancient heroes still exist,
but many of these were lost on Faern, While the
quality of this armor can rival the best work of the
Dwarves, the Sun Elves are so obsessed with
perfecting every possible aspect of their creations that
in the time it takes a Sun Elf smith to build one suit of
armor, a Dwarven smith can produce a dozen suits of
equal quality.
Animals and Pets
Unlike most other Elven subraces, Sun Elves
don't usually keep animals in their homes or cities as
pets. Their communities are at peace with nature,
though, and Sun Elves welcome the company of any
animals that chooses pass through the area or make
their lairs nearby or within the city itself. Sun Elves are
far more likely to call upon powerful Elementals,
Outsiders, and other magical beings than good-hearted
beasts and woodland creatures to aid in the defense of
their homes.
Sun Elves are usually keen and
accomplished riders, much more so than most other

Affiliations with Other Races

Sun Elves are often seen by others as elitist
and snooty. As a result, relationships between Sun
Elves and other races sometimes suffer. Sun Elves
have the closest relation with Moon Elves than any
other race in Realmspace. This bond is often seen as
either intentionally or unintentionally patronizing. They
fear that their Moon Elf cousins are too flighty and
irreverent, and because of that, they strive to help them
return to the proper Elven path with stern lectures and
fatherly advice. Sun Elves admire the Wood Elves and
feel that they embody the Elven spirit of nature.
Relations are good between Sun Elves and Wood Elf,
although the reclusive nature of the Wood Elves makes
direct contact anything but a common occurrence.
Aquatic Elves are thought of by Sun Elves to
be as near equals, and the Sun Elves believe that their
water-breathing kin were placed in the world to bring to
the seas what the Sun Elves bring to the lands above
the sea. The Sun Elves deeply regret the sufferings of
the Avariel over the years, and occasionally send out
explorers to seek out Avariel aeries and offer them a
place in Evermeet. Like other Elven subraces, the Sun
Elves have a deep reverence for the Silver Shadows,
the Lythari.
If there are any races that Sun Elves hold in
absolute contempt, it is the Drow and the Feyri. We
Sun Elves, like other Elven subraces, see the Dark
Elves as abominations and insults to the Seldarine.
That the Drow have come to Cormanthor after the Fall
of Myth Drannor only adds insults to injury. Concerning
the Feyri, Sun Elves feel a deep abhorrence- perhaps
even more so than that felt towards Drow- because the
Feyri were once Sun Elves themselves. They Feyri
serve as a living testament to the debauchery that the
Sun Elves have the capability of falling.
Sun Elf prejudice toward other racesHumans in particular- can be quite severe. Many Sun
Elves wont even deign to speak to these NTelQuessir
and would rather leave a dying NTelQuess to meet his
fate rather than save him. Nevertheless, those few Sun
Elves who take on adventuring usually come to
appreciate their companions, regardless of race.

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such as Pegasi and Unicorns over more conventional
steeds.

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Wood Elves
(Green Elves)
SyTelQuessir

to their new home, and within a few generations, they

came to love it as they had Faerie.
The gates that the Wood Elves were tricked
through soon brought another Elven subrace to AbeirToril. These Elves- the Dark Elves- were not tricked
through, however. After scrying on the planet for years,
the militant Dark Elves came as conquerors. They
dispatched the Dragons they encountered with relative
ease, and quickly established a truce with the Dragon
baronies that ruled the continent.
The Dark Elves began enslaving the Wood
Elves that they encountered. The Wood Elves first
approached the Dark Elves as friends, but once the
Dark Elves began enslaving those who came to them,
all negotiations ceased. Efforts to befriend the Avariel
and Lythari that also appeared around this time also
failed. Even though they were no longer the only Elves
on the planet, the Wood Elves were still very much on
their own.
In 25,400, the survivors of Tintageer, most
of whom were Sun Elves, joined the Wood Elves and
Dark Elves on Abeir-Toril. At first, both groups were
hesitant to interact with the other. But, within a few
years, integration began. Within a century, the major
cities constructed by the Elves- Sharlarion and
Occidian- are inhabited by Moon Elves and Wood
Elves, and Sun Elves and Moon Elves, respectively.
The Elves of Faern would soon end the
dominion of the Dragons, and would become the
stewards of the planet. They would reshape the world,
as an unintended consequence of a powerful magical
ritual gone awry. In a metaphorical sense, and a literal
sense, the old order was washed away, and a new
world was born. Aryvandaar, Miteritaar, Ilythiir, Ardeep,
Sypiir, Illefarn, Orishaar, Thearnytaar, Eiellr,
Keltormir, all mighty kingdoms in their own right, sprung
into existence within a span of nearly three thousand
years. Of these, Ardeep, Thearnytaar, Eiellr, and
Miyeritar had a large proportion of Wood Elves, or were
completely composed of Wood Elves.
Things were not always, as Humans say,
peachy. Tensions often flared, resulting in conflict. For
example, in 17,100, the War of Three Leaves was
waged, between the realms of Thearnytaar, Eiellr, and
Sypiir, and by proxy, Ilythiir, though the Dark Elves
involvement would not be discovered until much later.
The darkest period of time for the Elven race
as a whole would also be the darkest period of time for
the Wood Elves. Within a three thousand year
timeframe, between 12,000 DR and 9,000 DR- five
wars would be found that would collectively become
known as the Crown Wars. The Crown Wars would
result in the pivotal event in Wood Elven history known
as The Wandering. Thearnytaar, Eiellr, Sypiir, and
Miyeritar would all fall. Now, they were vagabonds,
having no nation of their own. Many integrated into
other Elven nations. Those who were too proud, or
afraid, retreated into Faerns great forests once more.
Some would stay isolated, devolving into
various forms of primitive barbarism. Others would
eventually found the doomed nation of Eaerlann. Since
the fall of Eaerlann, the Wood Elves have no raised any
other mighty realms, preferring the serenity of their
forests to castles and cities. Many traveled to
Evermeet, when the Retreat began, though most
remained on Faern. Some of the youngest Wood
Elves, untainted by the failures of the past, seek to
someday found mighty realms once more. But, for now,
Wood Elves will continue to exist in relative peace and
isolation.

Regions: Chondalwood, Chessenta, Chult, The

Dalelands, Evermeet, The Great Dale, The High Forest,
The North, The Shaar, Tethyr, The Western Heartlands
Racial Feats: Tattoo Magic
Racial Prestige Classes: Elven High Mage,
Bladesinger, Sylvan Minstrel, Knotward Expert
History
The Wood Elves, eons ago, were the most
numerous of the various Elven races on Faerie. They
were even more sylvan than they are now, possessing
various innate magical abilities tied to the plane, such
as the ability to conjure magical lights, or the ability to
create ghost-like noises. While other Elven subraces
began to settle down and civilize Faerie, the Wood
Elves refused, living blissfully in the great tracks of thick
woodlands that appeared all over the plane.
Circa 27,000 DR, it is believed that the first
migration of Elvenkind to Abeir-Toril began. The first
waves of Elves to come to Abeir-Toril were in no way
trailblazers. The first waves of Elves to come to AbeirToril were in no way volunteers. The first waves of
Elves to come to Abeir-Toril were tricked.
On Abeir-Toril itself, the leShay, one of the
Creator Races, were at war with the Dragons that ruled
most of the world. While the leShay were nearly equals
with the Dragons concerning magical might, they were,
by no means, equal to the Dragons as far as pure
physical power. Once the Fey, as they are often
referred to, realized that they would never be able to
defeat their Draconic enemies in a classic face-to-face
battle, they turned to subterfuge.
Opening magical gates to the plane of Faerie
using their own innate powers, the Fey lured various
groups of Wood Elves through them, into Abeir-Toril. In
some cases, it did not take much effort to lead entire
tribes of Wood Elves through these magical gates. In
other cases, it proved quite difficult. Over the course of
a few years, it is estimated that some five thousand
Wood Elves were lured from Faerie to Toril.
As if finding themselves in a completely new
world wasnt hard enough, most Wood Elves were
immediately set upon by various Dragons and Draconic
factions. Those who were fortunate enough to survive
these onslaughts fled into the deepest forests, places
where the Dragons had difficulty entering.
According to the oral histories of various
Wood Elven tribes, it is at this point that the Seldarine
came to the Wood Elves. While they lived on Faerie,
most Wood Elves worshipped the various members of
the Seelie Court. Worship of the Seldarine was
confined to other Elven subraces. However, it is said
that Solonar Thelandira, Corellon Larethian and
Rillifane Rallathil appeared to those who had survived
the original Draconic onslaughts. According to legends,
the three deities told the Wood Elves that they would
teach them the skills necessary to survive on this new
world, so long as the Elves worshipped them. Always
the most pragmatic of all the Elven people, the Wood
Elves accepted their proposition.
For centuries, the Wood Elves lived in
relative peace. Using their skills taught to them by their
new patrons, the Wood Elves thrived in the dense
forests of Abeir-Toril. Dragon attacks became less and
less frequent. The Elves became more and more used

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The governing structure of each settlement

varies from place to place. Some communities are
governed by patriarchs, while others are governed by
matriarchs. Some communities are headed by
practitioners of magic, such as Druids, or Clerics, while
other communities are headed the practitioners of the
martial arts.
Across all Wood Elven settlements, there
always seems to be an emphasis on family. Both
parents raise children, until they undergo an initiation
rite of passage. In general, these rites of passage
usually involve some kind of hunt, an institution that is
considered sacred by most communities and tribes.
In short, it is difficult to peg down exactly
what constitutes Wood Elven society- No two
settlements are exactly alike.

Outlook
Wood Elves, simply put, are at one with the
world around them. Over the years, they have lost the
urge to built and replace nature with walls and ceilings.
Instead, they are content with their natural setting. They
work with it, creating magnificent cities literally built
from the trees, unlocking the potent secrets of the
smallest and most unassuming herb, and other feats
that most city dwelling folk- including fellow TelQuessirwould find nearly impossible.
This intimateness with nature seems to come
at a slight price, however. Wood Elves often times have
trouble understanding anyone who isnt a fellow Wood
Elf, including their fellow Elves who are of a different
subrace. This oftentimes drives Wood Elves into
seclusion, and in some cases, it seems that they
devolve into primitive and nearly feral creatures that,
asides for physical characteristics, only vaguely
resemble Elves.
While, for the most part, Wood Elves are
calm and serene, very little can match the enraged fury
of an angered Wood Elf, or an entire community of
Wood Elves. Wood Elves value their privacy, and
almost always subtly steer intruders away from their
communities within the woods. Other times, they use
various methods to cause intruders to forget what they
have witnessed, employing magic, and various natural
herbs. When enraged, however, Wood Elvesespecially the more primitive tribes- have no qualms
with simply slaying intruders, and leaving them as a
warning to others.

Language and Literacy

Wood Elves speak Elven. Those who have
interactions with other races generally learn to speak
Common, though some still have enough Elven
haughtiness left in them that says that others should
learn to speak Elven, if they want to associate with
Elves. Most other Wood Elves do not have the interest,
nor do they have the capabilities, to learn other
languages.
Those Wood Elf settlements that are very
secluded speak a relatively old dialect of Elven. These
Elves use a Miyeritari dialect, demonstrating just how
much the subrace was devastated during the Crown
Wars, and the Wandering. These Wood Elves are
mostly illiterate as well. Very rarely do they actually use
paper, parchment, and the like. Among the more
mainstream Wood Elven settlements, most Elves are
literate.

Wood Elf Characters

Wood Elves understand the power of Arcane
magic, and are perfectly capable to using it, but are the
least inclined to seek its power. They are the exact
opposite our aquatic cousins, who understand its
power, but cannot wield it. Wood Elves feel that
wielding Arcane magic is simply another way of
dominating the natural world, and causes one to live in
opposition to nature, rather than in harmony with
nature.
Clerics are rare, but exist. Along with Druids,
who are far more common, they tend to the spiritual
needs of the community. Clerics are more common in
more civilized communities, while Druids are more
common in more primitive settlements.
Favored Class
Wood Elven society teaches the youngest
Elflings many talents that Rangers utilize. As such,
Rangers are fairly common within Wood Elven
communities. Most Wood Elves have at least one level
in Ranger.
Prestige Classes
Arcane Archers, Druidic Hierophants, Sylvan
Minstrels, Knotward Experts
Spellsingers, Solonaran Bowlords and Rillanean
Leaflords are the most common paths that Wood Elven
magicians pursue. Wood Elven High Magi are rare, but
do exist in places like Evermeet and Evereska, as do
Wood Elven Bladesingers.

Wood Elf Magic and Lore

Contemporary Wood Elven magic primarily
exists in Druidic form. In the days of old, when powerful
empires ruled by Elves stretched the continent, Wizards
and Clerics were much more common. However, those
days are long gone. Druidic magic coaxes power from
nature, which is appealing to Wood Elves- especially
those isolated tribes that are rather primal and
uncivilized. Arcane magic is seen as divourcing to the
natural world, due to the need to study in isolation.
Clerical magic is seen as unreliable, having to borrow
power from a far off and fickle source.
Ironically, in the days of yore, the Wood Elves
were among the mightiest High Mages. Wood Elven
High Magi once made up a large number of the total
Elven High Magi. Now, there are but a few Wood Elven
High Magi alive, most of the living on Evermeet, away
from the rest of their kin.
Spells and Spellcasting
Today, the Wood Elves have no specific
spellcasting traditions. In the past, powerful Wood
Elven mages were masters of Elven High Magic.
Today, only a few remain. The subrace remains as
magically inclined as it was in the past, but they have
mostly abandoned the Arcane path, due to numerous
turning points in their races history that revolved
around the use of Arcane magic, and the negative
consequences of it. At no point did the entire race
suddenly give up Arcane magic- it simply became less
common over the years.
Most Wood Elf magicians are Druids or
Rangers- both of whom are inherently tied to the forests
that the Wood Elves make home. Wizards, Sorcerers,
and those who use Arcane magic are not unheard of,

Wood Elf Society

Among their friend, kin and other familiar
individuals, Wood Elves are pleasant to be around.
There is much merry-making, with feasts, dancing,
singing, and other kinds of celebrations. To outsiders,
however, Wood Elves can be insular, rude and even
outright hostile.

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but are rare. In the more primitive settlements, Wood

Elves who practice Arcane magic are nonexistent. The
Divine magics of priests and priestess are also rare,
used only by Clerics and Shaman, but this is not due to
any sort of cultural phenomenon. In any society, only a
small number are devoted and talented enough to
pursue this path.
Wood Elf Magic Items
Wood Elves produce their own magical items,
and usually do not seek the help of the outside world to
obtain them. There is a misconception that Wood Elven
items are primitive looking. For example, a young
Elfling I once ran into in a marketplace in Leuthilspar
was under the assumption that because a staff did not
look old and gnarled meant that it wasnt a genuine
Wood Elven-crafted item. Were it up to me, I would
have took that staff, and bopped that child over the
head with it!
In the areas where the Wood Elves have
reverted to barbarism, it is true that many of their
magical items appear crude and primitive. Citing my
previous example, it is likely that a magical staff
produced in these settlements would appear gnarled
and otherwise unspectacular. However, the majority of
Wood Elven society is nowhere as primitive. Most
Wood Elven items are finely crafted, like all other
magical items created by the TelQuessir. A Bow
created by a Wood Elf is going to be made from simply
wood, but it is going to appear graceful, and be quite
sturdy.

recall the massive casualties that events such as the

Crown Wars causes. However, a fellow Elf who can
prove him or herself is treated as a member of the
community. Wood Elves have the easiest time
associating with Star Elves, and Moon Elves, because
all three have similar mindsets. They have the hardest
time associating with Sun Elves. Wood Elves treat
Lythari with reverence, and some tribes believe them to
be emissaries from the Seldarine. The only other Elves
they truly despise are the Drow. Even when the Drow
were still Dark Elves, the two subraces warred and
disliked each other.
While one would think that Wood Elves to
have a hard time understanding Dwarves, because of
the obvious differences between the two. While, in
some of the more isolated areas, this is the case, the
majority of Wood Elves do not have problems with
benign Dwarves. This is mostly due to the fact that the
Shield Dwarven kingdom of Ammarindar once stood
alongside the Wood Elven nation of Eaerlann, and the
two mighty nations were allies.
Wood Elves do not care one way or another
for most Halflings and Gnomes. They do have good
relations with Forest Gnomes, though, since they
consider the Gnomes brothers and sisters of the
forests.
Wood Elves have a particular dislike for
Dragonkind as well. When the Wood Elves were tricked
into coming to Abeir-Toril by the Fey, they were
mercilessly hunted and preyed upon by Dragons.
Though they still respect and fear a Dragons power, it
brings them great pleasure to be able to cause
problems for a Dragon, now that the two groups are on
equal footing, more or less.
Wood Elves share their racial cousins dislike
for Orcs, Goblinoids, and other fell creatures.

Wood Elf Deities

Wood Elves as a whole are not overly
religious. Most communities and tribes feel that worship
is something that is personal, and it between one and
his/her deity. Certain Wood Elven communities pay
homage to the forest deities of the Faernian Pantheon,
such as Silvanus and Mielikki, but, for the most part, the
Seldarine is primarily worshipped. Among the
Seldarine, Wood Elves have a particular affinity with
Solonar Thelandira and Rillifane Rallathil.
The worship of these two deities only vaguely
match the more orthodox and conservative versions
practiced on Evermeet. Solonar Thelandira is seen by
Wood Elves as representing nature, and the conflict
between predators and prey, rather than as a
sportsman and archer. Rillifane Rallathil is worshipped
though intermediaries, each Elf worshipping an entire
mini-pantheon of spirit animals and concepts that
represent the Leaflord. While some of the more
conservative factions based in other places do not
necessarily approve of some of these practices, none
as considered heretical.

Wood Elf Equipment

Because Wood Elves make their homes in
the forests of Faern, their weapons, armors, and
everything else reflects this. Everything they create,
from the simplest tool, to an entire hut, is built in
harmony with nature. For example, hammers range
from rocks that have been magically shaped, to rocks
tied to wooden handles with dried vines. Domiciles vary
from hollowed out trees to structures that are magically
built atop trees, using the tree itself.
This does not mean, however, that Wood
Elves do not have the knowledge required to work
metal. Most do- only the most isolated groups do not
any longer. Most Wood Elves simply have no interest in
metal working.
Arms and Armor
Wood Elves, in general, seem to enjoy the
process of constructing arms and armors. A Wood Elf
would much rather create his or her own weapon,
choosing the ideal materials, spending as much time as
needed to craft it, rather than purchase it from an
anonymous merchant. Weapons that can be produced
by materials easily found in nature, such as spears,
clubs, saps, staves, and so on, are most common.
Certain Wood Elf communities have access to metal
ores, and continue on in the ancient Elven tradition of
creating fine blades and armors.
Most have an affinity with bows of all kinds,
except for mechanical crossbows. Wood Elves are the
primary producers of Elven Bows, which are so well
designed that they can be used in melee combat. Wood
Elves also have created, over the years, an assortment
of arrows that serve various functions. For example,

Relations with Other Races

The Wood Elves are thought to be the oldest
Elven race currently inhabiting Abeir-Toril. As a result,
Wood Elves have long memories. Because of various
conflicts in the past, Wood Elves try their best to remain
unseen and unknown. As a Human phrase goes, Out
of sight, out of mind. And, Wood Elves do their best to
stay out of mind.
Most Wood Elves are automatically weary of
Humans. Even the most isolated, insulated tribe has
heard terrifying stories about Humans appearing in
Wood Elf forests and destroying everything in their
paths, like locusts.
Wood Elves treat even other Elves with mild
suspicion. They recall the tragedies of the past, when
entire Elven kingdoms would battle each other. They

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some are hollow, and feature a small lip, so that when

they fly through the air, they whistle. Others are
designed such that they fly much faster, or at a further
length, than normal arrows.
Wood Elves tend to eschew armor that they
feel it too constricting. From what I have gathered,
armor made from boiled leather is about the heaviest
armor that is normally produced. However, Wood Elf
armor makers have perfected this craft. Among various
Wood Elven settlements, warriors wear leather armors
that are dyed such that they hide the wearer much
easier (+4 Hide), treated such that they make the
wearer harder to hear (+4 Move Silently), and even
leather armors that are much tougher than normal
leather (+2 - +4 AC).
Most of the more isolated communities of
Wood Elves seem to have either forgotten how to
produce the magical weapons that the ancient empires
that they are heir to once produced en masse, or have
come to disdain such weapons, instead living
completely off of the land around them. In either case,
weapons are more or less primitive, and include
daggers and knives made of bone and rock, clubs and
spears made of wood, and even- supposedly- bows
made with vines. Sometimes, depending on the
location, communities have weapons made of other
materials that exhibit extraordinary natural qualities.

In the case of armors, these Elves are, again,

quite primitive. They tend to eschew armor completely,
sometimes wearing animal hides, or even a hardened
mud, when the situation calls. In my own mind, it seems
that the reasoning for this is quite simple: anything
heavier is too restricting and confining for such free
spirits.
Animals and Pets
Wood Elves are completely comfortable with
the entire gamut of creatures that roam the forests with
them. They do not necessarily keep them as pets, per
se, but treat them as allies. Because both the Elves and
the creatures of the forest share the same territory, both
work together for mutual benefit when called upon.
Various animals, such as great cats, especially
mountain lions, pumas and leopards, wolverines, and
large birds, especially owls defend Wood Elves when in
times of need, and in turn, Wood Elves defend these
creatures when in need. Dire animals are sometimes
allies of Wood Elves, but due to their rarity, they are in
no way common, and usually appear only in special
circumstances.
Many of the more primitive tribes of Wood
Elves believe that, at birth, every individual is watched
over by some kind of spirit guardian, which watches
over them, and aids them at times. Various special
ceremonies and rites of passage have been developed
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Shortly after demonstrating to the Syl-Pasha that the

Aranea were loyal to Calimshan, and were able-bodied
enough to fight against the Drow, Tulan el Akada yi
Calimport went about releasing over 100 Aranea into
the Forest of Mir.
In 691 DR, the Drow burst past the
defenses that the Aranea had created, attacking the
Pashas palace, and killing everyone within it, bringing
an end to both the Vihad Dynasty and the necromancer
Tulan el Akada yi Calimport. The new Syl-Pasha, Akim
el Ehjoliq had no idea about the Aranea that his
predecessor had created, so from this point on, the
Aranea were now free creatures. This came at a price,
however, as the new Syl-Pasha saw the Aranea as
threats, ironically believing them to have been created
by the Drow to infiltrate Calashite society, so he
ordered that Aranea were to be killed.
In time, the Aranea hunts ended, and the
spider-creatures developed a mostly peaceful culture of
their own, in what is today the Spider Swamp on the
site of lost Ajhuutal, the former capital of the
Maridstates . They peacefully traded silks, herbs and
poisons with the nearby city of Volothamp. This would
change in 290 DR, however. After a plague devastated
cities within the Shoon Imperium, Qysara Shoon V
declared that the Aranea of the Forest of Mir and of the
Spider Swamp were to blame. The militia of Volothamp
assembled and began hunting the Aranea that they had
peacefully traded with for years.
The Aranea turned to anyone for help.
Zanassu, the Spider Demon, answered their calls. In
exchange for their worship, he would destroy the
Qysara, and free the Aranea from their unjust
persecution. Most of the Aranea agreed to his terms,
and took to his worship. The Apostolaeum of the Spider
That Waits was built to signify the Araneas part of the
pact. In 292 DR, Zanassu lived up to his end of the
bargain. Or, rather, he attempted to.
The Spider Demon manifested on the Prime
Material Plane, and challenged the Qysara. Zanassu
overestimated his own abilities, and underestimated
those of the Shoon empress. After a titanic battle,
Zanassu was defeated, weakened, and banished back
to the Abyss where he came from.
Since this event, the Aranea lost contact with
Zanassu, believing themselves to have somehow
offended the Demon. In truth, Zanassu was destroyed
and absorbed by Selvetarm. For the next hundred
years, the Aranea would be on their own. They would
make due, however, as they slowly charmed and
infiltrated their way into the upper echelons of nearby
Volothamp, manipulating the people there to make their
own lives easier.
In 1,292 DR, a massive spider- the avatar of
Selvetarm- appeared in the ruins of Ajuutal. The spider
cloistered itself in the Apostolaeum of the Spider That
Waits, seemingly randomly and out of the blue. Until the
Time of Troubles, the Aranea petitioned to the avatar to
give them guidance, but it was to no avail. Finally, in
1,358 DR, the avatar of Selvetarm left the city, heading
north.
Selvatarms avatar moving north, ravaging all
of that which came into contact with it caused the
Aranea to lose a lot of the influence they had in
Volothamp. Like the spiders they are related to, the
Aranea are slowly working to fix the web of intrigue that
they had weaved in the nearby coastal city.

Aranea
Aranea are strange spider creatures that do
not have their origins tied to Drow Elves, but instead,
Calashite Humans. Their creation is another chapter of
the history book in which Humans were the dominant
species that leads me to arch my brow. Like many other
things that Humans have done, over the course of the
centuries, this particular event- the creation of the
Aranea- puzzles me.
Aranea are intelligent, shapechanging spider
creatures, with natural sorcerous powers, such as the
ability to cast various spells, mainly illusions and
charms. These creatures have many different forms.
Their natural form, a large orb-weaver spider, is about
three feet in length, with a leg span of about seven feet,
and a total weight of 150 pounds. This form has a pair
of mandibles at the front of its body, with two smaller,
humanoid arms close by, both about two feet in length,
with four many jointed fingers and one double jointed
thumb on each. A small bump on the creatures thorax
houses its brain.
When the creature wills it, it can transform
into one of two different forms, very similarly to a
Lycanthrope. The Aranea has a humanoid form and a
hybrid form. Its humanoid form is determined at birth,
and cannot be changed. The Araneas transformation
into a humanoid creature is so complete that it even
gains the special abilities of those creatures it
transforms into. So, for example, if an Araneas
humanoid form was that of a Dwarf, the transformed
Aranea, in this guise, would gain Darkvision, like a
Dwarf. The Araneas transformation into its hybrid form
combines its natural guise with that of its humanoid
guise. While, upon first glance, the Aranea may seem a
normal version of the creature that it transformed into,
further inspection will reveal fangs dripping with poison,
spinnerets, compound eyes, and similar traits.
The first Aranea were created in 741, by a
Calashite necromancer by the name of Tulan el Akada
yi Calimport. At the time, Calimshan was involved in the
Night Wars, a series of conflicts involving a few
southern Faernian nations- primarily Calimshan- and
the Drow- primarily from the temple city of Guallidurth.
The Humans were at the mercy of the Drow, who used
hit-and-run tactics to raid small cities and then flee back
into the Underdark before much of a resistance could
be mustered.
The Syl-Pasha of Calimshan at the time, Ruj
el Drakhon, put out a call for any Calashite citizens to
offer solutions as to how to defeat the Drow. The
necromancer Tulan el Akada yi Calimport came
forward, and told the Syl-Pasha of some of his
experiments. According to the necromancer, he could
create a race of spider-men that could have the
intelligence of a Human, and the guile of a Drow, that
would chase the Dark Elves out of Calimshan. The SylPasha signed off on the idea, and gave the
necromancer capital to fund his project.
After a few failed tries, Tulan el Akada yi
Calimport successfully created the first Aranea. To
create them, he magically mutated the body of a spider,
magically augmented it, and added into it the shattered
spirits of both a Human and a Drow. The
necromancers most loyal Aranea were trained and let
loose in the hidden byways under Calimport, that had
connections to the Underdark. These Aranea fortified
the citys defenses from beneath, against the Drow.

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Celadrin

become lost in the intense feelings within you. Instead,

share the gift that has been bestowed upon you by my
Celadrin servant. One close to you is troubled. Share
your experience with him, and aid him in his troubles.
I suddenly awoke. Celadrin, I thought to
myself. And, suddenly, it all made sense. I recalled
tales of Eladrin mating with Hanali Celanils followers
during midnight revels, creating Celadrin-Elves who
served Lady Goldheart by spreading love, and the
meaning of it, throughout Elven communities. I had
been completely taken aback by my beauty, and I had
become selfish in wanting her for myself. It was then
that I felt a great burden lift from my shoulders. Though
it pained me to rationally say it aloud in my head, I
knew that I would never see her again.
According to me research, the first Celadrin
to exist in the realms was an enchanting young woman
by the name of Fiara Sunsong. Lady Fiara Sunsong, a
native of Aryvandaar, was said to have been an artist,
and a patron of the arts, encouraging others to
participate in artistry, and make the world a better place
through the beauty of artwork. In truth, however, Lady
Fiara might not have been the first Celadrin to exist on
Faern, but instead, the very first recorded Celadrin.
I emerged from my depression, and took
Lady Goldhearts words to heart. And, sure enough,
someone close to me was troubled. My elder brother,
Herianamae was betrothed to another woman, in
Evereska. He was troubled, however, because he did
not wish to leave Evermeet, and be away from family
and friends. While talking with him, I explained the
intense sadness and grief I had felt over losing my
beauty from Midsummers Night. Eventually, I
convinced him to depart to Evereska, to marry his
betrothed. The pain that accompanies losing a loved
one, I explained, stems from your soul, is like nothing
else an Elf can experience.
Never again have I seen my beauty, or
another Celadrin. Long have I traveled around Faern,
but alas, never have I encountered her, or any of her
special race. But, I know that she is out there,
somewhere, teaching the lesson of love to many and
Elf. And, with a sad smile on my face, I am happy that
she left me that morning.

Though it pains me to do so, in order to paint

the most complete picture of the current status of the
TelQuessir on Faern for my majesty, Queen Amlauril,
I must reopen an old wound. For many years, I have
largely forgotten these memories, thinking it for the
best. But, now, I shall share my memories, and speak
of the Celadrin.
I met her many, many years ago, during
Midsummers Night, back in DR 985, the Year of Bright
Nights, right here on Evermeet. As always, I had my
face buried in a book. My mother and father were
attending the local nights festivities in Leuthilspar, and I
decided to appease them, and attend as well. I made
sure to stay out of the way of the revelers. I had no
intention on ruining their evening, and I surely did not
want anyone interrupting my reading.
Suddenly, a beautiful and melodious voice
softly said beside me, The night is short. Startled, I
looked up, to find the source of the silky, seductive
voice. Standing before me was an Elven lass of
unimaginable beauty. Her long, flowing hair was a
fierce shade of red. Her soft skin was a copper hue,
slightly lighter than my own complexion. Her eyes were
two golden orbs that seemed to pierce into my most
inner thoughts, my most inner desires.
The green and silver voluminous robe that
she wore clung to the ample curves of her body.
Leaning over slightly, exposing more of her skin, she
extended an arm, and lightly brushed my left ear with
the slightest of touches. The night is short, she softly
said again, a conspiratorial smile spreading on her face.
Without even noting the page I had read up to, I
abruptly closed the tome, sending a small cloud of dust
into the air. Taking her extended arm, I intertwined it
within my own, and replied, The night is short.
I awoke from reverie in my own bed the next
morning, my body both sore and rejuvenated. During
reverie, I had seen the images of my beauty over and
over. Her smile. Her hair. Her smell. Inhaling deeply,
mentally taking in the light smell of apple blossoms that
seemed to cling to her, I rolled to my left, only to find an
empty bed. In my horror, I ripped the bed sheets from
my bed, throwing them all on the floor, hoping to find
my beauty, or some kind of clue as to her whereabouts.
Sadly, I found nothing.
In the ensuing weeks, I looked around
Leuthilspar, searching for her. But, much to my dismay,
I found nothing. No clues as to who she was, no clues
at to her whereabouts. My grief shortly turned into
depression, which, at times, manifested itself as
despondence. My parents quickly became worried, as it
was not very normal for an Elf so young to fall into a
depression so deep. They sent for Paramour Alyanya
Everlove, a priestess of Hanali Celanil, to see if she
could pull me from the void I was in. Paramour Everlove
was a beautiful Elven woman herself, and during no
other time would I ever refuse her. But, her presence
did little to console my grief.
That night, during reverie, I had an intense
dream. To this day, I still credit Lady Goldheart with
sending it to me. In my dream, I was a much smaller
version of myself. I stood upon a massive marble
platform. Suddenly, a much larger Elven woman
appeared above me. Her beauty was such that I had to
look away. Tears still flowing freely from my eyes, the
Elven woman said in a soft, gentle voice, a voice I had
not expected from such a massive figure, Be at ease,
my child. The arrow of love has struck you. Do not

Desert Elves
EDITORS NOTE: The following is an excerpt from a
letter authored by Celebrius Seasparrow, adventurer
extraordinaire
My first encounter with these People came
years ago when I was trading along the coast of
Zakhara. While in the glorious city of Hiyal, I came
across a group of desert nomads in the marketplace. At
first, I mistook them for Humans, because their heads
were completely covered with the wrappings customary
for the area. Once I saw their eyes, however, I knew the
truth of it.
I approached them and greeted them in
Elvish, but was returned only blank stares. I put my
hand out for them to take, thinking perhaps that they
might be more familiar with this Human custom, but
instead they just put their hands on their swords, and
the nearest one pulled up his veil (I was to later find out
that they are not allowed to kill un-veiled, a rather
disturbing local custom). I tried again in common, and
then finally in Midani, the Human language in this part

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of the world, and was finally greeted in return, albeit

suspiciously.
I was fascinated by the fact that these
southern Elves were completely unfamiliar with Elven
customs! Fortunately, the rug merchant whose stall we
were in front of was a Half-Elf from Faern, and was
quite familiar with these Elves. He invited one member
of the tribe, a headman, and myself to come to his
home that evening and Share Salt with his family.
Being one to never turn down an opportunity to
experience new things- or a free meal- I gladly
accepted.
I had a very interesting evening at the home
of my host, and his three wives- one of whom was a
gnome!- and learned much from them about these
mysterious Desert Elves. Zakharan Elves, in general,
do not worship the Seldarine as we do. In fact, they
have embraced the enlightened gods of the local
Human populace. However, there is a hero/god figure
venerated by many of the nomadic tribes of the wastes
by the name of Coraanu. He is known for his legendary
battles with a large, hairy, slavering creature known as
the Grunch, and its foul master Lotha, the beautiful yet
twisted Queen of Akota. I cannot help but notice the
similarities between these folktales and the truth behind
our own Elven origins.
The stories end with the defeat of the
Grunch, and Lothas dark magic being turned on her,
transforming her into a hideous twisted spider-creature.
Coraanu himself is said to have lead the tribes of AlQuessir, which, perhaps, is some kind of Elven AlBadia, out of the west and into the desert, where they
would be cleansed of the evil taint by the burning sun.
This seems to be a local myth of the Desert Elves, and
they claim that as long as they wander the deserts they
will not fall prey again to the wickedness of world.
The land of Akota lies on the furthest western
tip of Zakhara, and it is said to be a city of evil
necromancers who enslave other races. I also heard
that they were also Dark Elves who ride terrible lizards,
so I thought it best not to find out the truth of these tales
in person. I bid my host a good evening, and watched
as the tribal headman handed a beautiful brooch to him,
thanking him for his hospitality. Not wanting to breech
etiquette, I too wished to present our host with a gift,
and looking about my person I took one of my many
rings from my fingers and gave it to him as well. He
seemed pleased by this, handing the gifts to his wives,
and led us out of his humble home.
There is one other tale I heard that night
worth mentioning that of The Scattering. This is a
common myth in Zakhara, and it concerns a being
known as Fate, who granted the wishes of a foolish
Caliph by scattering the myriad peoples of Al-Qadim to
the far corners of Zakhara. This is why many tribes of
the people of Zakhara can be found outside of those
lands, and how the Akotans first came to the western
coast.
Several other rather large groups of both citydwellers and nomads were said to be cast into the faraway land of Ulgarth. The nomad tribes took to living in
the region, but most of the city dwellers either settled in
the Utter East, or migrated further north and west, in to
the Shining Lands. This was in the time before the rise
of ancient Imaskar, and some folk settled in the fertile
Raurin Valley. When the Imaskari rose to power and
conquered the surrounding lands, many of the tribes of
nomads refused to submit, living for years in the Stoney
Wastes to the east of Ulgarth. It is said that the
nomadic Elves living there built an underground fortress

in the mountains in which to hide from the Artificers,

and that they invited the human tribes to take succor
there as well.
For centuries the Lords of Imaskar did not
find this hideout of the desert folk, and in time, their
mighty empire fell. When Bakar, the last kingdom of the
Imaskari, was engulfed by the growing desert, the
nomads rejoiced, and abandoned the ancient hidden
fortress. They took to the newly formed sandy wastes
and many dwell there to this day.
As for the Elves, they had grown used to their
way of life and continued to live in their subterranean
home. It was not until they were discovered and driven
from their safe-hole by a powerful Lich by the name of
Ambuchar Devayam that they joined their nomadic
brothers in the newly formed Raurin Desert. I know all
of this because I had the good fortune to encounter
these people, called the Qaharans, on an unforeseen
foray into the Raurin Desert. Why I was staked to the
ground at the time they found me is something Id
rather not discuss, but they were kind enough to take
me into their city until I was well enough to travel, and
gave me enough food and water before pointing me in
the right direction and sending me on my way.
During my brief stay with them, they told me
the story of how they came to be, and how they must
stay ever vigilant against the Lich who still dwells to the
south. I must say, their underground city was a
marvelous change from the homes I am used to when
staying with fellow Elves. It was called Al-Qahera, but I
know not exactly where it is located, because I was
unconscious when taken there, and blindfolded when
we left.
The last group of these nomadic, duskyskinned Elves I encountered was across the Trackless
Sea, back when I did a wee bit of privateering in the
Punjabbi Islands. Remind me to tell you of those isles
sometime, with its sun-dappled beaches and beautiful
Half-Elven maidens running about with naught but a
few blades of grass about their waists
Er-hmmm where was I? Oh yes On one
of my more northerly trips from the islands I got talked
into a silly expedition inland to find a City of Gold.
Needless to say we never found it, or else I would not
be here now, but rather back on those beaches in the
Punjabbi suffice it to say that it was because of these
nomadic Elves in Maztica, called the Poscadar, that we
never even got anywhere near the location where the
city was purported to be. They were very hostile, and
insisted we leave at once. Our guide recommended we
do so, and I was later told that the more northern tribes
leaving in Anchorome would not have even given us a
warning.
Some of the stories I was told about their
brutality and hate for outsiders would make an Illithid
squirm, or make the headhunting, scorpion-loving Dark
Elves of Lopango seam squeamish. From what little I
could take-in from our brief encounter, they are all
expert horsemen, and could shoot a bow from saddleback better then a Tuigan! They live in temporary
shelters that look like pyramid-shaped tents, and their
women are treated as equals, riding with the warriors
during the hunt. The men, for their part, help in
preparing meals and with the chores about the home
they appear to be very enlightened for savages. I was
told that they follow immense herds of Rothalo, a hipposized shaggy beast, across the plains, and it is from
these creatures that they get many of their necessities,
like food, leather, and even bone to make weapons and
jewelry.

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It seems like a very dreary existence to me,

but what do I know of simple living? I yearn for
adventure, the open seas, and the next new port
come to think of it, perhaps I too have some nomadic
Elven blood after all

Other scholars put forth a theory that seems

much more possible than the former, but one that I do
not believe nonetheless. Some believe that the deities
of the Elves, the Seldarine, were mortal leShay that, as
the sands of time passed, became worshipped by
Elves, and achieved divinity in this manner. The deities
of the Orc Pantheon were once similarly mortal leShay
as well, albeit twisted and corrupted by the Unseelie
Court, and by their debased worshippers, Orcs. While
this hypothesis is certainly possible, I do not believe it.
That is to say, I require more than some hearsay,
possibility and theories to believe such a thing.
Long ago, in 27,000 DR, the leShay opened
gates to the Plane of Faerie, and tricked tribes of Wood
Elves to enter into the portals, introducing the first Elves
to Abeir-Toril. Why the leShay did this, I am not certain.
Scholars seem to believe that, in doing so, the leShay
were seeking to disrupt the growing influence of Dragon
Baronies during the Days of Thunder. Whatever the
case, the leShay introduced Wood Elves, Avariel and
Lythari into the world during this time. The Dark Elves
led by KaNarlist Ilythiir soon followed suit, opening the
portals that the leShay had closed. Following the Elves,
Fey and Sylvan creatures of all sorts began migrating to
Abeir-Toril from the Plane of Faerie. It is in this way that
the leShay are the Fey Creator Race of Abeir-Toril.
While they might not necessarily be inherently related
to the Fey and Sylvan creatures that inhabit Abeir-Toril
today, it is because of the leShay that these creatures
inhabit our world.
We know much more about the leShay of
Sarifal, a group of leShay that may or may not have
been the same leShay to settle in or around the
Yehimal Mountains and open portals to Faerie. This
kingdom of leShay existed on the Moonshae Isles, from
10,500 DR to -500 DR. Known as Sarifal, this small
kingdom of leShay had a large impact on Faern,
though scholars would not know this until fairly recently.
The leShay kingdom of Sarifal made its capital in a city
called Karador, located on a small island at the center
of the shimmering blue waters of Myrloch, the large
lake nestled within a great vale on the central island of
the Moonshae Isles, and was led by Queen Ordalf.
Sarifal had an important impact on Abeir-Toril
for two reasons. Firstly, it was these leShay who
welcomed the Llewyrrwood Elves who fled to the
Moonshae Isles in 9,900 DR, when the Vyshaati
annexed Ilefarns colony. These Elves would found the
Elven kingdom of Synnoria in 9,800 DR, after the
leShay of Sarifal opened their kingdom to these Elves,
and granted them a parcel of land in the mountains.
Sarifal also had a great impact on the eastern
nation of Imaskar. The fledgling empire of Imaskar,
between 8,000 DR and 4,000 DR, began
experimenting with spells that manipulated mass, and
created extradimensional space. This research and
experimentation grew by leaps and bounds when the
Imaskari discovered ancient gates created by the
Batrachi. The leShay, similarly interested in such
magics, watched from Sarifal with great interest.
Eventually, in 4,000 the leShay of Sarifal
made peaceful contact with the Imaskari, and invited
Imaskari artificers to come to the Moonshae Isles. The
Imaskari accepted the offer, and Sarifal and Imaskar
struck up an alliance. The Imaskari shared what they
were willing to share about what they had learned about
gates and extradimensional magic, and, in turn, the
leShay shared what they were willing to share about
what they had learned about gates and
extradimensional magic. It was the information that the

LeShay
While I have often had difficulty finding
information about this minor Elven town that existed
centuries ago, or about this odd cultural offshoot that
grew from a larger, more mainstream culture, I have
never encountered so much difficulty researching a
singular topic as I had with this topic, the enigmatic
leShay. In collecting my research, I delved deep into
the libraries on Evermeet and in Candlekeep, entered
into correspondence with scholars in Tabot and Shou
Lung, as well as scholars from different planes and
Crystal Spheres.
For all intents and purposes, the leShay are
the Fey Creator Race on Abeir-Toril. This is slightly a
misnomer, however, as I will now explain. The other
Creator Races to walk our fair planet- the Aearee, the
Batrachi, the Humans, and the Sarrukh- had a direct
hand in either creating or becoming numerous races
that walk our fair planet today. For example, the Aearee
had a hand in creating, or became themselves, the
Aarakocra, Kenku and Tengu. The Batrachi had a hand
in creating, or became themselves, the Bullywug, Siv,
and the Slaadi. Humans have, ironically, devolved,
resulting in Neanderthals that roam the Great Glacier,
and perhaps points north, if such places exist. The
Sarrukh had a hand in creating, or became themselves,
Lizardfolk, Yuan-Ti and other reptilian creatures.
The leShay, on the other hand, did not create
the various creatures that exist on Abeir-Toril, nor did
they evolve into these creatures. Instead, the leShay
were the first to open gates from Abeir-Toril to the
Plane of Faerie. It is in this manner that the leShay are
the Fey Creator Race. Indeed, this sometimes causes
confusion among historians and scholars, and as a
result, many sources claim the Fey creatures of AbeirToril, and even of the Plane of Faerie, to be the
descendants of the leShay.
I am unsure if the leShay are native to AbeirToril or not. Evidence points to the fact that the leShay
are indeed interlopers, having arrived from somewhere
other than our fair planet, seemingly the Plane of
Faerie. This, in no way, however, means that they
cannot be among the Creator Races. Indeed, they are.
The earliest records of the leShay date far back, and
point to some sort of settlement in or around the
Yehimal Mountains. Very little remains of this
civilization, though archeologists and scholars from
Tabot and Shou Lung sometimes uncover relics of this
incredibly ancient society. For all intents and purposes,
however, this civilization of leShay, we know virtually
nothing about.
Some scholars believe that Elves are
descended from the leShay, in the sense that the
original Elves were once leShay, and that over the
millennia, these leShay eventually became Elves. To
these scholars, I offer a brief counterpoint. Elves do not
evolve, in the sense that Humans do. As such, it would
be impossible for ancient leShay to slowly evolve into
Elves. Such a theory, in my own mind, borders on near
impossibility, as leShay are immortal. Indeed, they have
a lifespan that does not end, and can only be killed in
unnatural manners. Because of this, it would be
impossible for leShay to evolve into Elves.

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leShay shared with them that allowed the Imaskari to

create twin gates to another world and abduct
thousands of these natives to serve as slaves. It was
the information that the leShay shared with them that
allowed the Imaskari to construct a planar barrier
powerful enough to block the deities of their slaves from
entering into Realmspace. It was the information that
the leShay shared with them that allowed the Imaskari
to create the seven Imaskarcana, when Lord Artificer
Omanond ordered it.
By 500 DR, for whatever reason, the leShay
abandoned their kingdom in the Moonshae Isles.
Queen Ordalf and her court vanished, presumably to
return to the Plane of Faerie, or perhaps to some other
world. The capital city of Karador sank beneath the
waves of Myrloch, out of sight and out of mind. For all
intents and purposes, all evidence of a leShay
presence on Abeir-Toril had vanished.
The leShay, as the years have passed, have
fallen further and further into antiquity. They are mostly
regarded as myth, though astute scholars know
otherwise. Their fate is unknown, but their influence on
Realmspace is profound. Interestingly enough, I have
recently learned an interesting clue. Yazilliclik the Wood
Sprite, a friend of the Great Druid of the Moonshae
Isles, Robyn Kendrick, recently told the woman, Sarifal
is awakening, before disappearing. What this means, I
do not know. Perhaps, however, the leShay are
interested in reclaiming their legacy, and will return to
Realmspace someday.

trade portions of their souls to Demons, Eladree trade

portions of their souls to Eladrin, usually Bralani or
Ghaele. Whereas Feyri are evil, Eladree are good.
Whereas Feyri use infernal magics, Eladree use
celestial magics.
In days ancient even to we Elves, when
mighty Elven Empires ruled over Faern, Eldaree were
more common, though still very rare. Occasionally, one
would be born to a Sun Elf serving Hanali Celanil.
These births were seen as blessings by the Elven love
goddess. Most Eladree went on to become powerful
and influential priests and priestess in Hanali Celanils
church.
Some of her other Elven priests and
priestess slowly grew jealous over the power and
influence that the Eladree had. Working with High Magi
who supported their cause, a powerful High Magic ritual
was created- the Telmiirkara Neshyrr, the Rite of
Transformation. I have yet to identify an individual, or a
place where this ritual was originally developed,
however.
Subsequent castings of the spell created
more Eladree. Eventually, Hanali Celanil must have
taken offense to this, because natural Eladree births
become more and more infrequent, until finally, no
more naturally birthed Eladree existed in the Realms.
When this occurred, the widespread use of the Rite of
Transformation ended as well, most likely because
those who were living at the time recognized that they
had offended the goddess. The spell vanished for
thousands of years, until the Dlardraegeth uncovered it,
and began trading portions of their souls for the power
of Demons. This too, would come to an end eventually,
and the spell would again disappear, until recently, with
Araevins casting of it, and his subsequent
transformation into an Eladree.
According to ancient texts, and descriptions
of what Araevin Teshurr has become, Eladree greatly
resemble Sun Elves. The main physical differences
between we Sun Elves and Eladree tend to be our hair
and our eyes. Bralani Eladree tend to have silver hair,
and eyes that span the entire color spectrum all at
once. Ghaele Eladree tend to have silver hair as well,
and opalescent eyes. Both are surrounded by a rosy
glow, an almost-tangible aura of good.
Both naturally born Eladree, and artificial
Eladree slowly grow into their powers and abilities.
There is evidence that says that naturally born Eladree
have access to all of their special abilities at birth, but
do not understand how to use them until they become
mentally and physically stronger. Eladree created
through the use of High Magic also gain all of their
abilities all at once, but they slowly master them.
Their celestial nature affords Eladree many
special abilities. Most prevalently among them are Aid,
Blur, Charm Person, Color Spray, Cure Light Wounds,
Cure Serious Wounds, Dancing Lights, Detect Evil,
Detect Thoughts, Disguise Self, Dispel Magic,
Featherfall, Lightning Bolt, Invisibility, Major Image,
Mirror Image, See Invisibility, and Wind Wall. Eladree
also received protections against fire, cold and
electricity, as well as the ability to see in the dark.
Because of their special Planetouched
natures, natural born Eladree were subject to spells that
effected Outsiders. For instance, a Banishment spell
sent a natural born Eladree to Henali Celanils realm in
Arvandor. I do not know if this affected artificial Eladree,
but I do not believe so.
With the rediscovery of the Rite of
Transformation, the possibility exists for more Eladree

Eladree
The TelQuessir, more so than Dwarves, Humans,
Halflings, or any other race existing on Faern,
commune with our deities. Simply living is a celebration
of the Seldarine. It is this unity with each other, and with
our deities that places we Elves apart from the other
races of Faern.
Since his return from the Yuirwood, rumors
have been arriving on the Green Isle by soldiers
returning from the Elven Crusade in Faerns heartland.
Apparently, Araevin Teshurr, a young Sun Elf, and a
potential SeluTaar, is something more than Elven now.
A rosy glow constantly surrounds him, and some claim
that he can see magic itself just as clearly as I see my
own hand.
Although I first gave these rumors no mind, I
slowly came to realize that they may have been born of
some truths. Earlier this year, I was to present Queen
Amlauril with the results of some research I had been
doing at the time- the effects of Elven magic on the flora
and fauna of the Moonshae Islands. A group of
SeluTaar were meeting with her majesty before I, and
though I was not eavesdropping, it was not difficult to
hear what was being said, because of the thin walls,
and raised voices. The SeluTaar had learned that
Araevin Teshurr had performed an ancient High Magic
ritual, the Telmiirkara Neshyrr and was to be banned
from setting foot on Evermeet.
Naturally, being the inquisitive type, I began
doing research shortly after my audience with her
majesty was over. The results, though not shocking,
were certainly not anything I had expected. Araevin
Teshurr had indeed become something more than a
Sun Elf. He had become, according to my research, a
SurinTelQuessir, an Eladree, a Celestial Elf.
SurinTelQuessir- People of the Celestial
Place- in dramatically simplified reasoning, can be
thought of as the antithesis of Feyri. Whereas Feyri

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to come into the world, much as Avaerin Teshurr has

done. However, I do not believe that this will happen in
my lifespan, or even that of my young nephew and
nieces lifespans. There is still much stigma attached to
the idea of trading ones soul for power, whether that
power be good or not.

blood and spirit. The child was deemed a failure by

KaNarlist, who was seeking to create a Sahuagin
(which he would create in a years time), and was given
to Mbugua to destroy. The Wemic did not destroy the
child however. He gave the young babe to a Sea Elf to
raise, who would come to despise KaNarlist and one
day destroy him. Naming the child after a Wemic hero,
Mbugua named the child Malenti.
As the years went by, and KaNarlists
Sahuagin attacked the Aquatic Elves, and stole their
magic, Malenti made his name famous as The
Sahuagin Scourge. Eventually, Malenti was captured,
and brought to KaNarlist, to be killed. But, staring into
the eyes both of his fathers, Malenti revealed that the
bond between soul was stronger than the bond of
blood. Malenti had slaughtered hundreds of Sea Elves,
and had stolen their magic, using the magical pearls
and training that Mbugua had provided him. Rather
than groom a savior, the Wemic has trained
KaNarlistss protg. Malenti then killed Mbugua, and
served KaNarlist as the leader of his Sahuagin army.
There may be truth and fact within both tales.
Which is true is something that I cannot say. In
believing that the origin of the Malenti is divine in origin,
one must take into account and somehow reconcile the
fact that stories have been passed down from
generation to generation in Wemic prides concerning
the birth of Malenti. In believing the origin of the Malenti
is unnatural in nature, one must take into account and
somehow reconcile the existence of Sekolah, the Devil
Shark, the deity of the Sahuagin, who is quite real.
Myself, I am unsure which story is true, and in all
honesty, it is likely that elements of both stories are
factual.

Malenti
While not truly Elves, I believe that Malenti
are important enough to catalogue in this tome. Malenti
are, in truth, Sahuagin, who physically resemble
Aquatic Elves. Internally, they think like the Sahuagin
that they are, and are just as every bit deadly and
cunning, perhaps even more so because of their
outward appearance. Indeed, there is no way to tell a
true Aquatic Elf from a Malenti unless the Malenti
reveals its true nature.
How Malenti come to be is something that I
cannot say. It is not something that anyone can say.
They exist as mutants, obviously, and are only born in
Sahuagin communities that are within 100 miles of an
Aquatic Elf community. Why this is, I cannot say, nor
can any other scholars. There are two leading theories,
however. One involves a divine origin, while the other
involves a more conventional, but more sinister,
genesis.
According to the myth that gives Malenti a
divine origin, the great devil shark Sekolah is the
creator of the Malenti. The myth states that, during a
battle with Deep Sashelas and his consort, Trishina, the
devil realized that he could not triumph over his foes
through sheer force alone. After escaping, he, at some
point in the future, contacted Fraz-Urbluu, the Prince of
Deception and made a deal with him. In exchange for
some aid by Sekolah, Fraz-Urbluu would deliver a
grave blow to Deep Sashelas and Trishina.
Fraz-Urbluu transformed Sekolah into an
exact image of Deep Sashelas, down to every last
nuance and detail. Swallowing his pride, the
transformed sea devil entered the Prime Material Plane,
claming to be Deep Sashelas. Feeling numerous Sea
Elven women, he laid with them, filling them with the
seed of his own demonic nature. All around the
multiverse, Aquatic Elven women began giving birth to
Sea Elven children who looked like Sea Elves, but had
Sekolahs demonic nature and temperament. From
afar, he watched the Sea Elves raise his offspring.
When they had reached maturity, he
commanded his children to kill their foster parents, to
escape, and to go to Sahuagin settlements.
Forewarning his followers, the Sahuagin wearing Sea
Elven skins safely arrived in various Sahuagin camps,
and bred with the Sahuagin there. This, these legends
say, created the first Malenti.
Our myth that gives the Malenti a more
conventional origin, oddly enough, stems from myths
and legends told by the Wemic of the Shaar. Indeed,
one Shonasso Kin Taree, grandson of Kanjir, loreteller
of the Taree pride is the source of this legend. In doing
much of my research, I have discovered that there is
some sort of ancient connection between the Ilythiiri
(particularly their leader, KaNarlist), the Sea Elves, and
the Wemic. But, I digress
According to this legend, the Malenti were
created by KaNarlist and his twisted experiments that
dealt with the magic of the blood and of the spirit.
Mbugua, his Wemic slave, used this magic to a babe
born to a normal Sea Elf in one of the Dark Elfs twisted
experiments into the begotten son of KaNarlist, in both

Rockseer Elves
During the course of my research for this
tome, it has come to my attention that there may exist
an extremely secretive and an extremely rare subrace
of Elves living in the Underdark. These creatures, if
they do exist on Abeir-Toril, are extremely illusive- even
more so than the Lythari, or the Star Elves. These
reclusive Elves are known as the Rockseer Elves.
A single, unnamed tome dating back to
Aryvandaar around the time of the end of the Fourth
Crown War has a single mention, which first alerted me
to their possible presence. And, the Green Elves who
descended with the Drow were pitied by Fenmarel
Mestarine. The Lone Wolf blessed these wretched and
forsaken outcasts, allowing them to free themselves.
The now rock-seeing Green Elves fled to the deepest
reaches of the Underdark, fearing and fearful of their
above ground and underground kin.
Is there any truth to this story? While it may,
at first, seem farfetched that an entire subrace of Elves
could live for thousands of years in complete isolation
from the rest of the TelQuessir, I have uncovered some
factual evidence that will indeed back up this claim.
My first piece of evidence is a text about
fabrics and sewing, that dates back to DR 943. Written
by Marcel Duvue, a well-respected tailor in Waterdeep
at the time, the book mentions a particular garment
purchased in Skullport. Made of fungal fibers, and
treated with specific plant extracts, the garment, Marcel
claimed, was Elven made. Marcel included images of
this shirt, and based on them, I, too, can attest to the
claim. The garment was indeed made in an archaic
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Furthermore, of the few plant extracts that

Marcel was able to identity within the shirt, three of
them also show up in ancient Miyeritari garments,
particularly those made by the Green Elves. I, in my
own judgment, feel that this is enough evidence to
hypothesize that some mysterious group of Elves does
live in the Underdark. The shirt was not made in the
style of the Drow, so it could not have been made by
them. To silence nay-sayers, the garment did not
disintegrate when brought to the surface, and exposed
to sun. The fact that the garment was created and
treated in a fashion strikingly similar and reminiscent to
the Miyeritari Green Elves strengthens the argument
that these ancient, hidden people do exist.
The next sources confirming the existence of
Rockseer Elves come from the Drow, shortly after their
decent into the Underdark. Numerous sources
reference, Green Elf slave, Green Elf allies, and
Surface Elves with hearts as black as our skins, who
accompanied us to our prisons. These references go
on for a shirt while, but they all stop at nearly the same
exact point in time. Afterwards, they completely
disappear, and are never mentioned in Drow history
again. Why?
I speculate this is because, at some point, the
Green Elves who would become, or had already
become the Rockseer Elves, staged some sort of
rebellion against their Drow allies, and/or their Drow
captors. Many cultures simply write-out parts of their
history that portrays less than favorable things, such
as failures, or catastrophes. Humans- especially those
from Mulhorand- are known to do this. We Elves do this
as well, though, to a much lesser degree. One example
would be concerning the Bionoids of the Elven Imperial
Navy. Is it plausible that the Green Elves/Rockseer
Elves humiliated the Drow in some way, and gained
their freedom, causing the Drow to completely omit
them from their records? I certainly think so.
My next source comes from the journal of Jos
Atielle, a priest of Azuth who was exploring the
Underdark with a group of other adventurers, hoping to
find a way into the Mines of Dekanter, and stumble
upon a cache of Netherese magical items. Though the
majority of the journal is nothing particularly thrilling, a
interesting passage caught my eye. The most
particular thing happened this mornor, what should
be the morning, if Lathanders embrace ever found its
way to this maddening abyss. Jymatheel and Lorn were
on guard duty, while Grin, Davyk and Ernst were
sleeping. That left Brinder, Mata and myself awake,
and free to do as we wish. Just as I began building our
cooking fire, I suddenly felt as if I were being watched. I
sat up, looked around, and saw the queerest sight- an
Elf was watching us! My hand instantly strayed to the
dagger hanging on my belt, but thankfully, my mind
quickly took over. I stared back, assessing the situation.
Its eyes were not glowing red, meaning it was no Drow.
It was difficult to see the fellow- though he did look quite
feminine, and could have been a she- but, I estimate he
stood at eight feet tall. His skin was pallid and pale,
almost as silver as his hair and almost as blue as his
eyes. When I called out to him in Elven- and I am quite
proficient in Elven- he became startled, and walked into
the nearby cave wall. Literally.
My next source is far more unreliable, but it
does collaborate with the scene painted above, by Jos
of Azuth. This source comes from the translated cave
drawings, pictograms and texts of a Goblin clan living
in the Spine of the World. Grardnok strong. Grardnok
survive only. Grardnok live after big Stone Elfs call

living rock man that smash Grardnoks clan only.

Grardnok in charge now. Leader Grardnok says no
stealing pretty shiny stones from Stone Elfs no more.
Both sources speak of mysterious Elves
living in the Underdark that have mystical powers of
control over the stone itself. Jos of Azuth talks of a tall,
gray Elf who walks through stone as if it were mere air.
Grardnok, if his word is taken for truth, talks of Stone
Elfs who summon living rock man, which I believe is
actually an Earth Elemental. Are these our elusive
Rockseer Elves?
It would be extraordinarily unlikely, and
illogical, that these elusive Elves ever reveal
themselves anytime in the near future. There will
probably always be debate in the Elven scholarly
community about whether or not Rockseer Elves truly
exist or not, just like the debate on why all Dark Elves
were turned into Drow still goes on, thousands of years
after the actual debate. The choice lies with you, the
reader, and you alone.
Snow Elves
EDITORS NOTE: The following is a letter between
myself and Athol of Candlekeep.

To the esteemed scholar, Athol of

Candlekeep, does Daerian Sunstar, historian
and loremaster of her majesty Queen Amlauril,
send greetings.
I have recently come across some
information that has caused some
consternation here in the Elven court. As you
know, we have long prided ourselves on
keeping in contact with others of our race,
despite the sometimes vast distances that
separate us. However, our good Prince Lamruil
may have uncovered a bit of lore concerning a
hitherto unknown branch of my people.
Unfortunately, there is no hard evidence, only
conjecture on his part and the part of others
traveling with him. I give you the following
excerpt from his journal, and ask that you keep
it in utmost secrecy, for reasons I am not at
liberty to discuss. Please take the time to read
through it, and I ask that perhaps you and
your fellow scholars might have something to
add to this puzzle amongst your vast
storehouse of knowledge.
-Daerian Sunstar, Loremaster of Evermeet, DR 1374
Day 23: I am sad to report that we have lost
two of our party, Quinanne Windrider and Estefan
Zandarius, last night after an attack by large shaggy
humanoid beasts vaguely resembling carnivorous apes.
We were able to drive the creatures off, but not before
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may have need to create a gate back to a civilized

region, something I am loath to do for obvious reasons.

riding on sleds, drawn by wolves, of all things! At first,

the wolves were not very happy about our presence, for
the tribe did not often entertain Eleshnou- their word for
us, which we mistakenly took to mean outsiders. Once
things settled down a bit, some of us tried to learn a bit
of their strange tongue. Unfortunately, Estefan
Zandarius was our resident linguist. To further
complicate things, his spellbook was lost, preventing
the rest of the magicians with us from magically
communicating with these people.
During the rest of the day we learned a few
words, and learned even more about survival in this
region. Our own rangers were taught how to track and
find game in this hostile environment, whilst the rest of
us were shown how to erect shelters and other new
things. We found that they had at least fifty different
words for snow, but the most common generic term
was shnai. I plan on resting here for another day or
two, and then moving on, with our newfound knowledge
aiding us.

Day 24: Members of the party had been

expressing concerns about our supplies, and some
have suggested turning back. However, a most
wondrous thing occurred today! While we were pushing
our way through yet another blizzard (and making little
headway), we were approached by several beings that
were bundled up in heavy furs, from head to foot, and
even had their faces covered by cloth. It was
immediately obvious that they meant us no harm, and
they motioned for us to follow them. Not wishing to be
out in this weather any longer, we did so with little
hesitation. Soon we came upon a small encampment of
tiny structures that appeared to be made entirely from
the snow itself! We had to crawl though the narrow
openings, but once inside we found it was not nearly as
uncomfortable as it looked.
Some of us were able to squeeze into the
snow houses, while others assisted our new hosts with
the building of several more to accommodate the rest of
us. The person who had first approached us lit a small
fire in the center of the building, and I noted a small
hole in the domed roof to allow smoke to escape. The
structures, which we later learned were called igloos,
were an ingenious affair that utilized available materials
and somehow managed to keep us warm and
protected. Once the fire was going, our host pulled back
his hood, and uncovered his face. Imagine my surprise
to find a Half-Orc grinning back at me!

Day 27: The attack came suddenly and

without warning. The entire village was up in arms,
grabbing their spears and running to face the invaders.
At first we mistook them for Bugbears, or some sort of
small Ogres, but as they came nearer we realized they
were human and something a little bit less. They
were massive, standing nearly seven foot tall, with
great hairy arms swinging huge clubs, and their faces
were covered with enough hair to make a Dwarf proud.
At first, they held the advantage over our hosts, due to
their sheer ferocity and the surprise of their assault.
They didnt count on us however, and after lobbing a
few fireballs into their midst, they fled in panic.
I examined one of our fallen foes, and it
looked, for all the world, like a large, primitive human.
The Half-Orcs called them TlokOomanu. Only one
villager died, a small child, but the invaders lost
seventeen of their number, mostly to our magic. After
the mess was cleaned up and the bodies removedmost were fed to the wolves- I asked TaTarka about
the strange men, and was also curious about
something else. Although our understanding of their
language is very rudimentary, I was given the
impression that these other people attacked every so
often, along with other tribes of creatures.
Curious about what they called the different
racial groups, I took out a history book I had brought
with me that contained several illustrations. I pointed to
one of a Dwarf battling an Orc, and he identified the Orc
as Olonti, but he laughed at the Dwarf and said
Inugaakalakurit. I am still not sure if he was making a
joke, or telling me the creatures name.
However, I realized from the Orc name that
the prefix Tlok obviously was some sort of descriptor
for not, which I had mistakenly thought meant
something to do with being a native of this snowy
wasteland. Then I took out some small drawings I had
done by a fine artist awhile back on Evermeet, and I
showed him a picture I had of a Harper friend of mine.
Sure enough, he identified the Half-Elf as
Tlokeleshnou, or a Not Elf.
Then I had an idea. I took out another
picture, this one of my dear sister, Amnestria, and
showed it to the chieftain. He pointed to my sister and
said Eleshnou. I was dumbfounded. Here, I had
thought eleshnou was their word for guest or
outsider, but clearly they had a word in their language
for Elf.

Day 25: This morning, the snow stopped

falling, and we awoke to a bright, sunny day. We had a
few very tense moments last night, when my party and I
realized we had been invited to spend the night with
Half-Orcs. Several of our brasher members went so far
as to draw weapons, but when our hosts just looked
surprised rather then threatening we were soon able to
work things out. In early light of morning, the Tlokolontithis is what our hosts referred to themselves as- broke
camp, and headed north. Since we were heading in the
same direction we decided to follow along, to learn
more about these fascinating people.
Later in the day they taught us how to ice
fish, a marvelous technique where you walk out upon
the surface of frozen water and cut a hole in the ice
itself, then drop a line into the hole and catch fish. We
immediately realized that the Seldarine had answered
our prayers, and though we might soon become sick of
fish, we were not going to starve. The hunters also
carried several animal carcasses laid across litters that
they dragged behind them, sliding along in the snow. It
seems our fears of not finding any game to forage have
been laid to rest as well, at least for now.
We soon came upon a small village of
perhaps 100 inhabitants, all of whom were Half-Orcs,
or, at least so we believe. Unlike most of their kind,
these beings were all very similar looking, with a
uniform hairiness and tiny almost imperceptible tusks.
This leads me to believe that these people have
evolved well beyond the normal cross-breed of Human
and Orc that can normally be encountered anywhere on
Faern. It is as if they have become a race unto
themselves. I was introduced to TaTarka, their chief,
and a feast of fish and walrus- some kind of arctic,
saber-toothed manatee- was prepared in our honor.
Day 26: Today another larger group of
hunters arrived back in the village, and this group were

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Battlehammer Dwarves at an early age, he still remembers

some of the tales told by Skalds when he was a boy, and we
were fortunate enough to have one of our number record some
of these stories during his stay in Luskan.
One such tale featured a mighty warrior- they
ALL featured mighty warriors, mind you- who found
himself lost in a snowstorm in the far north and separated from
his companions. Near death, he came upon a clearing where
the snow toucheth not the land, and a strange unworldly
music playeth upon the wind. There he met a group of beings
he referred to as Huldrufolk who fed him and helped him get
back to his companions. It is somewhat unclear from the
story, but these Huldrufolk are described as short, slight
beings, fair of face and narrow of eye, with ears that came to
high points. Unfortunately, this is just a fable of a primitive
tribe of people, and difficult to verify.
The second reference is only slightly more reliable,
and comes from none other then Dabron Sashenstar, the
legendary adventurer and explorer. After his recent
miraculous return, he was able to provide a sage in our employ
with copies of his lost journals, detailing his original foray
into Pelvuria, the Great Glacier. The Ulutiun people, who
appear to be distant relatives of the Tuigan, told the intrepid
adventurer about a group of Elves, called Ishigaq, that live
in the northernmost section of the Glacier. Curious, he left
most of his group camped at an Ulutiun village, and traveled
by sled for several days using one of the locals as a guide.
They entered a region known as the faerie ice, a dangerous
local phenomenon, and carefully made their way through
nearly a mile of the stuff.
After what seemed like an eternity, they came
upon what the erstwhile explorer describes as a winter
wonderland. It was a forest, but made entirely of some sort of
crystalline plants, appearing like trees of ice! This is where his
guide told him the Ishigaq live, but save for some evidence of
habitation long in the past, there was little trace of sentient
beings about. He did notice several wolves prowling the
outskirts of the area, though, and thought it best to leave
before nightfall.

I pointed to the picture of my sister again, and

then to myself saying Eleshnou, and then I gestured to
the wild lands about the village and asked Eleshnou?
He made a hand gesture that indicated no, and I was
saddened at first. Then he leaned in very close, pointed
to some mountains in the distance, and whispered
"Shnaieleshnou". Snow Elves! He pointed to the
mountains, and with what appeared to be extreme
reverence, said Snow Elves. Never in my life had I
expected such a thing, nor heard of it. Unfortunately the
mountains were located quite a bit to the East, a
direction in which we were not heading.
Day 28: I tried to convince my group that a
side trip to the east might prove fruitful, but they
reminded me of the importance of our primary task. The
chief, seeing my dismay, waved for me to come over to
his simple dwelling, and ushered me inside. He reached
beneath his sleeping mat and pulled forth a well-made
spear, its head wrapped in cloth. He carefully untied the
string binding the cloth, and unveiled the treasure he
kept so well hidden.
The head of the spear was made from
Glassteel, or something very much like it. I as I stared
at it in disbelief, my host once again with a knowing
smile whispered Shnaieleshnou. I am now thoroughly
convinced that there is something to these Snow Elves,
and hope that someday in the future someone will be
able to confirm it. Unfortunately, we left the camp midmorning, and headed further from the mystery. I am
sending this portion of my journal back to Evermeet by
the usual means, with hopes that this information gets
passed on to those with more idle time on their hands
and an adventurers soul.

Daerian Sunstar, it is always a pleasure to help

a fellow scholar, especially those of Evermeet. I managed to
convince a number of sages here at Candlekeep of the
importance of this task without allowing them to be privy to
your enclosed missive, as per your request. I find it curious
that the first group of creatures referred to in your Princes
journal sound like Yetis, man-like beasts normally only found
in the Spine of the World Mountains and the areas
surrounding the Reghed Glacier. The name given for the
Dwarves is the name of a race of barbaric dwarves living on
the Great Glacier, half a world away! Despite my
overwhelming curiosity, I will however remain discreet
I regret that we here at the Keep were only able
to find two other mentions of Snow Elves amongst our
numerous tomes and scrolls. Also, both references, Im
afraid, were second-hand. The first was from a group of
adventurers who lived in Ten Towns, in Icewind Dale.
One of their number, a young man by the name of Wulfgar,
was a barbarian of the Reghedmen people, living in that far
northern wasteland. Although he was adopted by the

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On his way out, he noticed something sticking out

of the snow, and he reached to retrieve it. It was beautifully
crafted doll of an Elf woman in perfect condition. How it got
there, he could not say, but he did notice a small wolf cub
eyeing him thoughtfully as he made he way out of the crystal
forest. He returned to the village without ever having seen a
single Elf, but the eyes of the wolf cub haunted his dreams
that night. When he awoke in the morning, the doll he had
found was gone, and in its place he found a single crystal
flower.

I wish I had more for you, but that is all we

could find- just two incomplete references, without any real
sightings. Although Dabron Sashenstar is a well-known
and loved hero, he has been known at times to embellish his
tales somewhat. I fear for that reason, and because the first
was just a childrens story, I have provided you with very
little indeed. With all due regrets, I remain your humble
servant.
-Athol, scribe of Candlekeep, DR 1374

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Elven Deities
Who are they you ask? They are many things, they are the music and dance, they are the land, ocean
and sky, they are the visible beauty of the world and the invisible mystery of magic, young and old at
the same time, they are the creators and protectors of the Tel'Quessir.
-Jannalor Summerstars, priest of Labelas Enoreth, 1367 DR
who possess flying mounts, such as Asperii, Dragons,
Giant Eagles, Griffons, Hipogriffs and Pegasi. The Lady
of Air and Wind is revered by all non-evil avians,
particularly Aarakocra and other sentient avians, but
their numbers are small and declining as well. She is
also called on by Elves oppressed by overly lawful
creatures.
Aerdrie is both an aspect of Angharradh and
one of the three Elven goddesses - the other two being
Hanali Celanil and Sehanine Moonbow - who
collectively serve alongside Corellon in leading the
Seldarine. Aerdrie maintains close relations only with
those powers of the air who share a love of birds and
freedom as deeply held as the Lady of Air and Wind.
Aerdrie is particularly close with Syranita, the gentle
goddess of the Aarakocra, and some theologians
speculate the two may eventually merge if the bird-men
continue their steady decline. Aerdrie is also close with
the avian lords of the Beastlands, particularly the hawk
lord. Since the Time of Troubles, Aerdrie has been
romantically linked with her long-time ally, the human
god Shaundakul, the Rider of the Winds, but this new
twist in their relationship is undoubtedly little more than
a passing fancy, at least on the Winged Mother's part.
Aerdrie is often at odds with Talos and the
other Gods of Fury, for they challenge her control of the
winds and seek to wield them for purely destructive
purposes. The deep antipathy between the Winged
Mother and the Auril the Frostmaiden stems from the
war in Arvandor between the Seldarine and the antiSeldarine forces who were arrayed against them.
Aerdrie soundly defeated Auril in that battle, forever
banishing the Frostmaiden from Arvandor, and the two
goddesses have since continued their eternal war on
the myriad worlds of the Prime.
Aerdrie is the Elven expression of freedom
and impulse, and she dislikes being tied down to any
one place for too long. Aerdrie delights in the sound of
wind instruments and in creating unpredictable
atmospheric conditions, including fairly severe or violent
thunderstorms on occasion, but her primary joy is
simply feeling the air run past her with the ground far
below. The Winged Mother is a somewhat distant
goddess who rarely involves herself in Elven culture,
and she is far more chaotic than the rest of the
Seldarine. Of all the Elven races, only Aerdrie takes a
keen interest in the Avariel, and few of them remain in
the Realms.
Aerdrie Faenyas deific realm, the Aerie, is a
glittering palace built on the clouds above a large
mountain range. Aerdrie Faenyas realm is the only
thing in all of Arvandor that blocks ones view of the
clear, blue sky overhead. Her palace, made entirely of
glassteel, is constantly abuzz with activity.

The Seldarine
The Seldarine, a term that is translated into
the Common Tongue as The Fellowship of Brothers
and Sisters of the Wood are the divine powers that
created we TelQuessir. Legends say that we were
created from the blood of Corellon Larethian and the
tears of Sehanine Moonbow merging with the land
where the mighty Corellon fought one of his
innumerable battles against Gruumsh, the deity of Orcs.
The pantheon is led by Corellon Larethian,
with Sehanine Moonbow, his consort, at his side.
Various others fill out the membership of the Seldarine,
ranging in relative power and notoriety.

Aerdrie Faenya
The Winged Mother, Lady of Air and Wind, Queen of
the Avariel, She of the Azure Plumage, Bringer of Rain
and Storms
Symbol: Cloud with the silhouette of a bird
Home Plane: Arvandor (The Aerie)
Alignment: CG
Portfolio: Air, Weather, Avians, Rain, Fertility, Avariel
Domains: Air, Animal, Chaos, Elf, Good, Storm
Worshipers: Bards, Druids, Elves, Rangers, Sorcerers,
Travelers, Winged beings.
Aliases: Angharradh
Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, NG
Favored Weapon: "Thunderbolt" (Quarterstaff)
History/Relationships
Aerdrie Faenya (Pronounced Air-dree-fahane-yuh) is the Elven goddess of the air, weather, and
birds. As the bringer of rain, she is the closest the Fair
Folk have to a fertility goddess. At one time, the Winged
Mother's followers where composed largely of

Avariel, much like Deep Sashelas was and is

worshiped primarily by Aquatic Elves. However,
unlike their aquatic kin, the Winged Elves have
been nearly wiped out by the dragons before the
First Flowering, and what was believed to be the
last of the race in Faern flew westward before the star
of the Crown Wars.
Today, Gold, Moon, Wood and Wild elves
who desire certain weather conditions pay homage to
Aerdrie. Her small church is also popular with Elves

Dogma
The ever-changing reaches of the sky are the
great gift of the Winged Mother. Take flight into her

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windswept embrace, and gambol amid the clouds.

Honor those who dwell with the Aerdrie and cherish the
birds dancing on her tresses. Change is beautiful and
chaos births new life. Ascend, soar, glide, dive, and
ascend again and relish in the freedom that the Winged
Mother bequeaths. The air is the breath of life.

they produce whistling music, each note different,

depending on the size and shape of the tunnel.
The priests and priestess of Aerdrie Faenya
also construct small shrines in her honor, and place
them in various parts of Faerns mountains. These
shrines, which are usually little more than consecrated
and blessed ledges, are usually only accessible to
those with the ability of flight. This usually ensures the
sanctity of the shrines, since her clergy members do not
always have to check them every single day.
Novices of her church are called Eaglets, or
The Tethered. Full priests and priestess are called
Winged Brothers or Winged Sisters, depending on
gender. Each individual church usually has its own
unique ranking system, however, that get more and
more specific depending on power, prestige and duties.
Some of these titles include Aquiline Hunter, Cloud
Walker, Feathered Dancer, Rain Bringer, Rising
Thermal, Silent Screech, Sky Diver, Soaring Spirit,
Wind Chaser and Halcyon.

Avatar/Manifestations
Aerdrie appears as a tall, slim elflike female
with sky-blue skin, feathered, flowing white hair and
eyebrows, and large birdlike wings whose feathers
seem constantly to change color - blue, green, yellow,
and white. The lower half of her body from the hips
down vanishes into swirling mist, so she seems never
to touch the ground. She favors wizard and priest spells
involving air, weather, flight, electricity, and gas,
although she can cast spells from any school except
elemental earth and fire.
Aerdrie rarely manifests in the Realms,
except through natural processes such as strong winds,
rain showers, and even powerful storms. The Lady of
Air and Winds manifests around Evermeet as great
storms, vast cyclones, and winds of hurricane force that
affect only nonelven ships. Her efforts also ensure that
no ill wind or weather can ever destroy the Green Isle.

Day-to-Day Activities
Aerdrie's priesthood is primarily concerned
with exploration and maintaining good relations with
sentient avian races, such as Giant Eagles, or
Aarakocra. With the decline of the Avariel, few Elven
priests of the Winged Mother are capable of flight
without magical aid. As a result, many Winged Siblings
work to create new spells and items by which magical
flight is possible, and a few of their more
adventuresome brethren seek lost relics of yore that
permit the same.
Similarly, members of Aerdrie's clergy raise
winged steeds employed by the aerial cavalries of
Elven realms and tend cotes of fanciful birds from faroff lands to dwell in formal Elven gardens and to supply
the molted plumage employed in Elven fashions. As
servants of the Bringer of Rain and Storms, Aerdrie's
priests work closely with elves involved in agriculture
and horticulture to ensure favorable weather systems
for their crops. Winged Brothers and Sisters are also
charged with destroying evil avians, such as Eblis,
Perytons and Simpathetics, as the Lady of Air and
Winds considers them perversions of nature.

Agents/Petitioners
The Seldarine call on Agathinon, Asuras, and ancient
Treants as their preferred servants, but Aerdrie Faenya
is also server by Aarakocra, Aasimar, Aasimon, Air
Elementals, Aerial Servants, Androsphinxes, Asperii,
Atomies, Avorels, Azmyths, Birds of all non-evil species
(particularly eagles, falcons, hawks, kingfishers, and
owls), Cloud Dragons, Cloud Giants, Crystal Dragons,
Djinn, Eladrin, Faerie Dragons, Firetails, Fremlins,
Frosts, Griffons, Gorse, Hippogriffs, Hollyphants,
Kenku, Kholiathra, Ki-rin, Lammasu, Liliend, Noctrals,
Opinicus, Pegasi, Pegataurus, Phoenixes, Pixies,
Reverend Ones, Rocs, Seelie Faeries, Shedu, Silver
Dragons, Sylphs, Spirits of the Air, Sprites, Storm
Giants, Sunflies, Swanmays, Sword Archons, Talking
Owls, Tempests, Tressym, T'uen-rin, Vortexes,
Windghosts, and Wind Walkers.
Aerdrie Faenya has a single proxy, an Avariel
by the name of Willim Fairfeather. Willim wanders the
planes, doing the bidding of his mistress. Willim can be
commonly found fighting for those who are seeking
freedom from bondage. Aerdrie Faenya has given her
proxy all kinds of abilities that manipulate the air and
winds.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

The Dance of Swirling Wind is a semiannual
festival held on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes to
celebrate the changing seasons and to honor the
Winged Mother. The winds are always strong on such
days, no matter where Aerdrie's followers gather.
Celebrants make offerings of beautiful feathers and join
in an aerial ballet danced to the music of wind
instruments played by some of the participants. Those
who lack wings or magical means of flight may ride the
wind as a gift of the goddess herself.
For the duration of the formal ceremony,
recipients of Aerdrie's blessing are usually tethered by
long ropes to others who can command their own aerial
movements. Once the dance breaks up, however, wind
dancers, as they are known, are swept across the
forest canopy for miles in a breathtaking flight before
settling gently in a sylvan glade not too far from their
homes.

The Church of Aerdrie Faenya

Aerdries temples, known as Aeries, are
constantly maintained by her faithful. Like Aerdrie
herself, her clergy, as a rule, enjoy freedom and do not
like to be confined to small spaces. Most are built on
high hilltops, or mountaintops. As a result, only the
most dedicated Elves actually become priests and
priestess. This is one of the reasons why her clergy is
very lean, compared to those of the other members of
the Seldarine.
Aerdrie Faenyas clergy decorate her temples
in manners that she approves of. Most have delicate
crystalline spires, soft breezes, pleasant chimes, and
colorful avian plumage. Some of her temples in the
higher regions of Faerns many mountains have
created a very unique way of celebrating Aerdrie
Faenya. They have carved out tunnels in the mountains
they inhabit, creating honeycombing that would make a
beholder proud. When the wind blows in these caverns,

Major Centers of Worship

According to legend, great aeries of the
Avariel may be found in undiscovered lands far to the
west of Faern, whose inhabitants are descended from
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their race by the great wyrms of the North during the

Time of Flowers. Before they fled, the center of
Aerdrie's faith was the Aerie, a great temple-city said to
have been located amidst the Star Mounts at the heart
of the High Forest. While some claim that the Aerie's
last remnants are now inhabited by the great red wyrm
known to humans as Inferno, more credible tales hold
that Elaacrimalicros, an ancient green dragon who has
savaged the surviving population of Aarakocra in the
region, has claimed the legacy of the Avariel.
The Aerie of the Snow Eagles is a crystalline
citadel built atop the peak of Mount Sundabar in the
distant land of Sossal. The last redoubt of the Avariel in
Faern, Aerdrie's preeminent temple has long been
forgotten, even by the Fair Folk of Cormanthyr,
Evereska and Evermeet. From the steep, icy slopes of
Mount Sundabar, the Children of the Winged Mother
take flight across the frigid skies of the Cold Lands,
fishing in the freezing waters of Sossar Bay, hunting
across the icy reaches of the Great Glacier, and
engaging in aerial acrobatics across the northern sky.
The temple itself resembles an inverted glass cone built
to replace the sheared-off mountain top of Mount
Sundabar. The Avariel believe the peak was removed
by a Netherese archmage seeking to create his own
floating sky city before the fall of Netheril, but in truth it
may have been destroyed when white wyrms destroyed
the remnants of the Dwarven kingdom of Dareth. The
crystalline conical temple is nearly 3000 feet in
diameter at its base and 3000 feet high at its peak.
Within the temple's glassteel walls, endless
zephyrs dance hither and yon and tiny rain showers
erupt out of thin air, a never-ending manifestation of the
power of the Lady of Air and Wind. The temple floor is
overgrown with tropical plants nurtured by the brilliant
sunshine and regular rainfall to create a jungle
paradise. Rare birds from the farthest reaches of AbeirToril gambol and caw while young winged elves test out
their wings overhead.
Winged Father Aquilan Greatspan, an
Avariel, loosely governs the Avariel community of
Mount Sundabar, including the crystalline temple on the
mountaintop and Winged Elven nests on the mountains
flanks. Aquilan has lead the last remaining major
enclave of Winged Elves for nearly five centuries, and
his wise leadership has seen the Avariel survive, if not
exactly prosper, amidst the ruins of the Ice Kingdom of
Dareth. Like the Stout Folks who preceded them, the
greatest threat to the Avariel is Hoarfaern, the realm of
white dragons and their bestial servant creatures who
dwell in the dwarf-carved halls of the northern
Mountains of Dareth.

riders mounted on gold, silver and bronze dragons. The

Wing of the Evereskan Eyrie includes a large division of
Moon Elves mounted on Giant Eagles and a smaller
division of Moon Elves mounted on Asperii.
Priestly Vestments
Ceremonial garb for priest of Aerdrie consists
of sky-blue robes, with those of high rank wearing the
darkest shades. Feathers are used in decorating their
clothing and armor, and at least one feather is worn in
the hair. The holy symbol of the faith is a feather of
great beauty, willingly given after molting by a sentient
avian that venerates the Winged Mother. A new feather
must be found at least once per year.
Adventuring Garb
When adventuring, Aerdrie's priests prefer
light, flexible armor that maximizes maneuverability and
minimizes weight and drag. Streamlined helms, carved
to resemble stylized bird heads and padded to reduce
concussions, are secured with leather chinstraps.
Missile weapons, particularly javelins and Elven bows
with flight arrows are commonly employed in combat. If
at all possible, priests of Aerdrie who lack wings of their
own obtain wings of flying or similar magical means of
flight. At the very least, they seek to train a steed
capable of flight, such as Asperii, Dragons, Giant
Eagles, Griffon, Hippogriff, or Pegasi.

Affiliated Orders
The Wing of Plumed Kingfishers is an aerial
military order composed primarily of Moon and Sun
Elven fighters and rangers. The order is subdivided into
aerial cavalry divisions by the species of their mounts,
with Asperii, Giant eagle, Griffon, Hippogriff and
Pegasi-mounted Plumed Kingfishers predominating.
Before the power of Elven civilization began to ebb in
Faern, this order patrolled the skies above most
forests of the Realms, protecting the land-bound elves
below from threats above.
Today only two major branches of the ancient
order of Plumed Kingfishers survive, one based in
Evermeet and the other in Evereska. The Wing of the
Green Isle includes a division of Moon Elves mounted
on Giant Eagles, a division of Sun Elves mounted on
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Araushnee, and felled the Protector instead, Aerdrie

struck down the Dark Maiden in revenge. The Seldarine
assumed the unconscious daughter of Araushnee and
Corellon was to blame for her father's collapse.
Sehanine's timely escape from Vhaeraun's
prison allowed the goddess of Moonlight to expose
Araushnee's crimes and the Masked Lord's complicity,
but the Weaver of Destiny defiantly rejected the
collective authority of the assembled Seldarine to
convene a council to investigate her actions. In
response, Aerdrie, Hanali and Sehanine drew together
and merged into a luminous cloud before coalescing in
the form of the Triune Goddess. Angharradh then
restored Corellon to health, taking her place by the
Protector's side and declaring her intention to prevent
treachery from ever entering the heart of a goddess of
Arvandor again.
As the consort of Corellon and co-ruler of the
Seldarine, Angharradh is on excellent terms with the
other members of the Elven pantheon. The Triune
Goddess has a strong, motherly interest in both
Eilistraee and Mielikki, and, more so than Corellon
Larethian, maintains strong ties with the paramount
goddesses of other human and Demihuman pantheons.
Angharradh strongly opposes the destructive
efforts of Talos and the Gods of Fury- particularly
Malar, for it was the Beastlord who unleashed the ElfEater on Evermeet in DR 1372, the Year of the
Unstrung Harp. The Triune Goddess reserves her
strongest hatred for Lolth, as the Spider Queen has
never ceased her efforts to undermine Corellon
Larethian or destroy his progeny, the Fair Folk.
As the One and the Three, Angharradh is
both three distinct goddesses and a goddess in her own
right. While some TeuTel'Quessir assume that the
aspect of Sehanine is Angharradh's primary facet - a
point of confusion due in part to the belief by other
subraces of the Fair Folk that Sehanine, not Aerdrie or
Hanali, is Corellon's consort - in truth all three
goddesses are equal and each reflects the duality that
is their individual nature and that of the Triune
Goddess.
As such, Angharradh's nature reflects the
personality traits of each of the Three, including the
impulsive and whimsical nature of the Winged Mother,
the romantic and affectionate nature of the Heart of
Gold, and the serene and ephemeral nature of the
Daughter of the Night Skies. The fusion of the Three
was born of Araushnee's betrayal and the collective
threat to Arvandor and the Seldarine. As such, the
Triune Goddess exhibits the fierce protectiveness and
unbending resolve of the Queen of Arvandor.
Angharradh's deific realm, the Crescent
Grove, rests at the heart of Arvandor. It is said that the
Crescent Grove is one of the most beautiful places in all
of the multiverse. In the center of the Crescent Grove
stands Corellons Tower, the palace of the Coronal of
Arvandor. The palace, made of marble, crystal, and
plant life is a perfect synthesis of artistry and nature.
According to myths, Angharradh rules the palace with
Corellon Larethian, as his consort.

Angharradh
The Triune Goddess, the One and the Three, the Union
of the Three, Queen of Arvandor
Symbol: Three interconnecting circles laid out in a
triangle that points down
Home Plane: Arvandor (Crescent Grove)
Alignment: CG
Portfolio: Spring, Fertility, Planting, Birth, Defense,
Wisdom.
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Good, Knowledge, Plant,
Protection, Renewal
Worshipers: Community Elders, Druids, Elves,
Farmers, Fighters, Midwives, Mothers
Aliases: Aerdrie Faenya, Hanali Celanil, Sehanine
Moonbow
Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, NG
Favored Weapon: "Duskshaft" (Longspear or
Shortspear)
History/Relationships
Angharradh (Pronounced On-garh-rath) is the
face of the power who is both three separate
goddesses - Aerdrie Faenya, Hanali Celanil and
Sehanine Moonbow who are collectively known as the
Three - as well as a single goddess - the One - who
subsumes their separate aspects. The Triune Goddess
presents many faces, depending upon circumstances.
During the spring and during harvest time she
is a fertility goddess. She watches over the planting of
crops, blessed births, and keeps the land green and
growing. In wartime, she is a grim warrior who wields a
red sword and mercilessly slays the enemies of the
elves. When wisdom is required, the One and the Three
is a source of guidance and council.
Among the Fair Folk, Angharradh is
worshiped nearly exclusively by Moon Elves and a
handful of Half-Moon Elves. The other Elven subraces
worship Angharradh's aspects as separate goddesses,
but they rarely give homage to the Union of the Three.
Whether Angharradh is truly a combination of the three
goddesses or a separate deity in her own right actually
lies in the hearts of her individual worshipers.
According to Moon Elven mythology,
Angharradh was born from the essence of the three
greatest goddesses of the Seldarine before the first of
the Fair Folk walked the forests of Faern. The Triune
Goddess arose in the aftermath of a great battle
between the Seldarine and the anti-Seldarine, a host of
evil powers who had invaded Arvandor at the bequest
of Araushnee, Corellon's traitorous consort. When an
arrow launched by Eilistraee at an onrushing Ogre god
was subtly warped by the magic of treacherous

Dogma
Through unity and diversity there is strength.
Be ever vigilant against She Who Was Banished and
work together in defending the lands of the Fair Folk
from those who would work evil. Celebrate the One and
the Three for their collective purpose and individual
expressions of life. Through the melding of widely
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are nurtured and new ideas are discovered.

Triune Goddess they particularly venerate. The only

holy day celebrated exclusively by those who pray to
Angharradh is the Melding of the Three, a quadrennial
ceremony held on Cinnaelos'Cor, more commonly
known in the Calendar of Harptos as Shieldmeet. While
this holy day is more generally observed by Elves in
honor of the Protector, the TeuTel'Quessir celebrate
the tripartite aspects of Angharrad and the unification of
the Three that have led to centuries of peace in
Arvandor and Elven realms in Faern. In addition to
singing great hymns to the Triune Goddess,
Angharrad's faithful often assemble to invoke great
feats of cooperative magic on this day.

Avatar/Manifestations
Angharradh appears as a female elf of
unearthly beauty and grade who is gloriously gowned
and shining with gems the color of starlight. In times of
war she appears in a suit of gleaming silver Elven plate
mail. Angharrad can also manifest in any of the ways
employed by Aerdrie Faenya, Hanali Celanil and
Sehanine Moonbow.
Agents/Petitioners
The Triune Goddess is served by the same
creatures as the Three and demonstrates her favor or
disfavor in ways identical to those of the Three.

Major Centers of Worship

The Hall of Trifold Harmony is a soaring
temple of green and white marble in the Elven city of
Taltempla, on the eastern shore of the Green Isle.
Angharrad's house of worship is located amidst
neighboring temples of Aerdrie Faenya, Hanali Celanil
and Sehanine Moonbow in the temple district of
Evermeet's second-largest city, and the ranks of the
Triune Goddess' priesthood are drawn from Moon
Elves who serve in the temples of both the One and the
Three. The temple of Angharradh is jointly administered
by a triumvirate of the most senior Moon Elven priests
and priestess of the three Elven goddesses resident in
the city.
Currently, Renestrae Narlbeth, Blythswana
Iliathor, and Faranni Omberdawn, respectively the first,
second and fourth ranking clerics in their individual
temples, are the caretakers of the Hall of Trifold
Harmony. The Hall of Trifold Harmony serves as the
center of Moon Elven culture in Taltempla, and the
Triumvirate of Angharradh assists the informal ruler of
the city, High Mage Gaelira, in ameliorating the
infrequent disputes that come up among the temples of
the various Seldarine powers venerated in the city.

The Church of Angharradh

Angharradh does not have a very large
following of herself, per se. Most of her church is made
up of priests and priestess dedicated to Sehanine
Moonbow, Hanali Celanil, and/or Aerdrie Faenya.
However, Moon Elves all believe that the One and the
Three are all the same entity, and pay homage to the
One, no matter what official clergy they are involved
with.
Angharradhs church is almost exclusively
made up of Moon Elves, since they are the only Elven
subrace to recognized her as her own distinct deity, and
yet, a reflection of the Three who compose her. Few
Sun Elves join the Angharradhan church, as they do not
know what to make of her, and believe her to be a
Moon Elven misinterpretation of who Sehanine
Moonbow is. Among other Elven subraces, there is no
worship of Angharradh.
Novices in Angharradhs church are called
Triune Seekers, while full blown priests or priestess are
called Trimorphs. There are very few Triune Seekers,
or Trimorphs, as most priests or priestess of
Angharradh are already priests or priestess of one of
the Three who make up the One, and thus, already
have specific titles.

Affiliated Orders
The Angharradhan church has no special
orders specifically affiliated with the Triune Goddess.
However, some members of orders affiliated with
Aerdrie Faenya, Hanali Celanil or Sehanine Moonbow
worship their order's patron as an aspect of
Angharradh.

Day-to-Day Activities
Priests of Angharradh serve the Triune
Goddess much like the clergies of Aerdrie Faenya,
Hanali Celanil and Sehanine Moonbow. Most priests of
the Triune Goddess are affiliated with one aspect of the
Three, and their activities reflect their association with
that particular aspect. A handful of female Moon Elven
priestesses are practitioners of the ancient secrets of
totemic magic. These mysterious Elves create small
wood or stone charms inscribed with pictorial symbols
that can pass special magical abilities on to their
owners. Totem-sisters are also considered wise women
and sages and are often consulted on important issues.
They also serve as priests of Aerdrie Faenya,
Hanali Celanil and Sehanine Moonbow, as well as their
single embodiment, Angharradh. Totem-sisters craft
beneficial totemic images of their tribe and are
considered great sources of wisdom and comfort. They
attend births, bless young children, help with planting
and harvest, and bless warriors going into battle.
Particularly successful totem sisters are sought out by
other tribes and apsiring totemic practitioners for advice
and counsel.

Priestly Vestments
Angharrad's priest wear the ceremonial garb
of the clergies of the Three. Some priests wear the garb
of one aspect of the Triune Goddess, while other
priests incorporate pieces of each fashion into their holy
vestments.
Adventuring Garb
In combat situations, clerics of the One and
the Three favor ornate, gleaming suits of Elven
chainmail or, in rare situations, Elven plate mail. Their
preferred weapons include long and short bows, long
and short swords and spears, although most are trained
in a wide range of weapons. Shields emblazoned with
the symbol of the Triune Goddess are common among
the faithful, as are heraldic charges per pall (parted in
three, as the letter Y) with the symbol of Sehanine on
top, the symbol of Aerdrie in the lower left, and the
symbol of Hanali in the lower right as viewed by the
shield-bearer. Totem-sisters favor long bows and
spears and use only nonmetallic armors.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Members of Angharrad's priesthood
celebrate the holy days and important ceremonies of
one of the Three, depending upon which aspect of the

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monstrous populations and their dark powers, as well

as with the good- and neutral-aligned powers of the
humans. The Protector works closely with Mystra, the
Mother of All Magic. Whereas the Lady of Mysteries
governs the Weave, Corellon oversees Elven magic,
particularly Elven High Magic, and the intimate
connection between the Fair Folk and the mantle of
magic that envelops the world.
Corellon's epic battle with Gruumsh One-Eye,
leader of the Orc pantheon, is legendary, and the pair
of pantheistic patriarchs have never reached a lasting
truce in their never-ending battle over territory. Malar's
relentless attacks on the Seldarine and the Fair Folk
have likewise earned him Corellon's eternal enmity.
The rift between Corellon and his former lover
Araushnee, now known as Lolth, is still as bitter as the
day he banished the Spider Queen to the Abyss,
stripping her of the divinity that he himself gave her.
The Protector's rift with his errant son Vhaeraun is
nearly as deep, though the Protector believes that the
Masked Lord can eventually repent for his evil ways.
In his vigilant defense of Elves and their
homelands, Corellon has earned the enmity of
countless powers whose worshipers seek to seize the
forests, magic, or wealth of the Fair Folk.
Corellon Larethian is a powerful warrior god,
whose hands protect his creations with the gentleness
of a sculptor, and the unspeakable power of a master
swordsman. While other deities may reflect the joy,
delights, and accomplishments of the Fair Folk,
Corellon Larethian stands as an ever-vigilant watcher
over them. His life spirit flows from and into the Elves
and their lands, and while mortal Elves daydream and
enter the reverie, Corellon never abandons his
watchfulness. Only when it is time for the Fair Folk to
pass from Faern to Arvandor, does he finally cease
watching over each Elf and allows Sehanine Moonbow
to take a larger role in caring for them.
Corellon Larethians deific realm, the
Crescent Grove, rests at the heart of Arvandor. It is said
that the Crescent Grove is one of the most beautiful
places in all of the multiverse. In the center of the
Crescent Grove stands Corellons Tower, the palace of
the Coronal of Arvandor. The palace, made of marble,
crystal, and plant life is a perfect synthesis of artistry
and nature. Council Hall, a chamber in Corellons
Tower, is where, every so often, all members of the
Seldarine meet and discuss their problems.

Corellon Larethian
Creator of the Elves, the Protector, First of the
Seldarine, Protector and Preserver of Life, Ruler of All
Elves, Coronal of Arvandor
Symbol: Silver Crescent Moon
Home Plane: Arvandor (The Crescent Grove)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Arts, Bards, Crafts, Elven High Magic, Elves,
Magic, Music, Poetry, Poets, War, Warriors
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Good, Magic, Protection, War
Worshipers: Arcane Archers, Artisans, Artist, Bards,
Bladesingers, Elves, Fighters, Good Leaders, Rangers,
Poets, Sorcerers, Warriors, Wizards
Aliases: N/A
Cleric Alignments: NG-CG-CN
Favored Weapon: Sahandrian (Longsword)
History/Relationships
The leader of the Seldarine, the Elven
pantheon, Corellon Larethian (Pronounced Core-ehlonLah-reth-ee-yen), is said to have given birth to the
entire Elven race, although sometimes Sehanine
Moonbow, or Angharradh, are given credit as well.
Elven lore states that the Fair Folk sprang from drops of
blood that Corellon shed during his epic battles with
Gruumsh, mingled with Sehanine Moonbows, or
Angharradh's tears.
The Creator of the Elves embodies the
highest ideals of Elvenkind, and he is the patron of
most aesthetic endeavors, including art, magic, music,
poetry, and warfare. All the Fair Folk, except for those
who have turned to the dark powers, which include
Lolth, Ghaunadaur, Vhaeraun, and others, venerate
him. Corellon Larethian is especially popular with Elven
and Half-Elven mages, musicians, and poets.
As ruler of the Seldarine, Corellon has a
strong relationship with all the other Elven powers,
including Eilistraee, his daughter by Araushnee, whom
he reluctantly banished from Arvandor, along with her
mother and brother, at the Dark Maiden's insistence.
Either Sehanine or Angharradh is now said to be
Corellon's consort, depending on the subrace of the
speaker, and the Protector works closely with the
Goddess of Moonlight and the Triune Goddess in their
dual aspects. Only Fenmarel Mestarine is somewhat
estranged from the Coronal of Arvandor, and the Lone
Wolf's differences with Corellon are not at all that great.
The Creator of the Elves has forged strong
alliances with the leaders of the other Demihuman
pantheons, in the face of the seemingly endless waves
of Human expansion and the ever-present threat of the

Dogma
The Tel'Quessir are both wardens and
sculptors of magic's endless mysteries. Through Art
and Craft, bring forth the beauty that envelops and let
the spirit gambol unfettered. The song of joy and the
dance of freedom shall ever soar on the wings of those
who dare take flight. Guard against the slow death of
stultifying sameness by seeking out new experiences
and new ways.
Ward against those who seek only to destroy
in their inability to create and commune with the natural
and mystical world. Be ever vigilant in force of arms and
might of magic against any return of the banished
darkness, and also be strong in heart against the
corruption from within which allowed the Spider Queen
to foment the chaos and evil of the Crown Wars.
Avatar/Manifestations
Corellon usually appears as an androgynous
Elf of truly unearthly beauty and grace, although he can
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strength, the primary impression the Creator of the

Elves radiates is that of litheness and swiftness, of
incredible speed and reflex. He always wears a skyblue cloak, a large amulet about his neck with a
crescent moon motif within a large circle, and a pair of
dazzling battle gauntlets.
Corellon frequently wanders the Elven lands
and borders in disguise, often in the form of one of the
diminutive Sylvan races, observing the actions of
priests, priestess and craftsmen, as well as defending
Elven homelands from interlopers who threaten them.
Though his martial might is swift and terrible, the softspoken Creator of the Elves is ever humble and always
open to learning something new, one of his sources of
might. He enjoys discovering new philosophies of
thought and new methods of action, even from mortals,
and he has a keen interest in other cultures.
Sometimes, Corellon Larethian manifests as
an azure nimbus, instead, that envelops a living
creature, weapon, or natural geological formation in an
aura of flickering sky blue flame, and imparts magical
abilities upon them. This is seen as a good tiding by
those of the faith. The Protector demonstrates his
displeasure through the appearance of a falling star,
that appears to fall from the upper tip of the crescent
moon, to the lower tip, like a tear, by the premature
coloration of leaves on a tree, or by the sound of three
twigs being snapped in quick, rapid succession.

For all of the influence that Corellon Larethian

has over Elven life, his church is curiously removed
from Elven society, and his priests and priestess have
less of an official role in ruling over Elven life than an
NTelQuess would think. The status of his clergy
reflects more of the guardianship of Elves role that
Corellon Larethian has, rather than his leadership role.
Temples dedicated to Corellon Larethian are
rare, since most Elves have their own special ways to
pay homage to the Coronal of Arvandor. That is not to
say, however, that Corellite temples do not exist.
Shrines dedicated to Corellon Larethian are much more
common, however.
Corellite temples and shrines are almost
always shaped from great geological formations, such
as great rock spires, or natural amphitheatres. Trees
and other plants are incorporated into the designs of
the temples and shrines, resulting in places of worship
that weave stone and plant together. All Corellite
temples and shrines afford any worshipper a clear view
of the sky, moon, and stars.
Novices in the church of Corellon Larethian
are called Faerna. Fully ordained priests and priestess
are known as Faensuora. In the Common Tongue,
these two words mean Those Who Practice Art, and
Holy Practitioners of the Art, respectively.
In ascending order, other titles include
Aegisess, Adoness, Kerynsuoress, Ivaeess, Avaeess,
Syolkiir, LateuSuoress, Araegisess, Aradoness, and
Arkerynsuoress. Translated into the Common Tongue,
these words mean, respectively, Protector,
Peacekeeper, Holy Warrior, Light Bringer, Joy
Bringer, Wildstar, Crescent Moon-Blessed, Great
Protector, Great Peacekeeper, and Great Holy
Warrior. Higher-ranking clerics have their own special
titles, but they are collectively known as Cormiira, or
Blessed of Corellon.
The church of Corellon Larethian is evenly
split between males and females. Amazingly enough,
the church is also very diverse. Though Sun Elves and
Moon Elves make up the bulk of his priests and
priestess, other subraces include Wild Elves, Wood
Elves, Aquatic Elves, Half-Elves, and even a few Drow
Elves.

Agents/Petitioners
Corellon's primary servitors are identical twin
spirits, Lashrael and Felarathael. These two twin Solars
are held by some of the Fair Folk, particularly gold
elves, to be demipowers in their own right. Asides from
Lashrael and Felarathael, the Protector has multiple
lesser servants, including Aasimar, Aasimon,
Agathinon, Asuras, Ancient Treants, Baelnorn, Buraq,
Cathshee, Centaurs, Cooshee, Disenchanters, Dryads,
Einheriar, Eladrin (Firres and Ghaeles), Elven Cats,
Elves, Feystags, Firestars, Firetails, Gold Dragons,
Hamadryads, Hollyphants, Hybsils, Incarnates of
Charity, Incarnates of Courage, Incarnates of Faith,
Incarnates of Hope, Incarnates of Justice, Incarnates of
Temperance, Incarnates of Wisdom, Ki-rin, Kholiathra,
Lillendi, Lythari, Maruts, Moon Dogs, Moon Horses,
Noctrals, Nymphs, Oreads, Pers, Phoenix, Reverend
Ones, Seelie Faeries, Sharn, Silver Dogs, Silver
Dragons, Sylphs, Spectral Wizards, Spellhaunts,
Sprites, Sunflies, T'uen-rin, Unicorns, Weredragons,
and Wizshades.
Corellon Larethian has two proxies- Adarc
Brightleaf and Elmher Flow. Adarc is the more powerful
of the two, and has been given the gift of foresight by
his master. Elmher Flow, Corellons other Proxy, has
been gifted with the ability to automatically Charm
anyone and anything in Arvandor, except for the
Seldarine, or other visiting deities. Queen Amlauril
Moonflower has also been gifted special powers by
Corellon Larethian, and the rest of the Seldarine as
well, because she serves as his, and their Chosen on
Faern.
Felarathael and Lashrael are two powerful
Solars who serve as the primary agents of Corellon
Larethian. Both are tall, shining, androgynous Elves,
clad in gleaming white robes. The two deliver
messages for Corellon Larethian, as well as
manifesting on the Material Plane, to defend Elves in
peril.

Day-to-Day Activities
Priests and priestess of Corellon Larethian
are expected to serve actively in the defense and
artistic development of the Elven communities they are
in, and to work to mediate disputes that arise among
the Fair Folk or between Elves and other Sylvan
creatures. In service to the Protector, many Corellite
priests and priestess serve in the armed forces of their
homeland, defending Elf-claimed territories from the
relentless expansion of other races, and training their
fellow Elves in combat skills and magic. Seiveril Miritar,
the famous leader of the Elven Crusade, was a High
Priest of Corellon Larethian.
Others work closely with Elven artisans and
craftsmen, instructing them in the skills they need to
create works of wondrous beauty, as well as using their
own creative talents in similar pursuits. Finally,
members of Corellon Larethians clergy are often called
upon to act as diplomats, and arbitrators between
various clergies, various subraces of Elves, various
classes of Elven society, and even between various
Elven communities. While few priests of the Coronal of
Arvandor actually serve as rulers or councilors, many
work behind the scenes to ensure the smooth
functioning of government.

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In the aftermath of the destruction of

Corellons Grove, caused by the rampage of the ElfEater in DR 1371, the Year of the Unstrung Harp, all
the Fair Folk rebuilt the Grove, and it was expanded
and changed considerably. When completed, the
reconsecrated Grove contained shrines of all the known
powers and distinct aspects of the Seldarine, and its
design better represents the diverse architectural styles
employed by the various subraces of the TelQuessir.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Corellon Larethians faithful celebrate a great
number of holy days, most of which are tied to
astronomical events, and occur only once every few
years, such as Cinnaelos'Cor, The Day of Corellons
Peace, or more commonly known as Shieldmeet. Of
particular importance, once per lunar month, when the
crescent moon softly illuminates the night sky,
Corellon's faithful gather in moonlit glades to celebrate
the gifts of their deity in a festival known as Lateu'quor,
which can be translated into the Common Tongue as
the Forest Communion of the Crescent Moon.
Devotees of the Protector offer up their
praises through music, song, dance, and the offering up
of their most beautiful creations. True works of art are
sometimes brought up to Arvandor, so as to be
appreciated by the spirits of those Elves who dwell
among the Seldarine, while others are kept within
Corellon's shrines and temples so that the Fair Folk of
Faern may marvel at the fruits of Corellon's greatest
gift- creativity.
On rare occasions, such revels
spontaneously unleash a glorious magical ceremony,
whose results are guided by the Creator of the Elves
himself. Sometimes, the landscape is reshaped, and
the site is thereafter considered sacred to the Protector.
At other times, the communal magic coalesces into an
item of unearthly beauty. Such items are then
enchanted by Corellon's senior most priests and
priestess, and are thereafter considered holy relics of
the faith.

Affiliated Orders
Corellon is the divine patron of many knightly
orders, many of which claim to trace their heritage and
membership hack to the Time of Flowers. Such orders
are typically composed largely of Fighters and Wizards,
but their compositions have varied widely over the
millennia and from culture to culture. Notable orders in
ages past have included the Knights of the Golden
Wyrm, the Blade of Sahandrian, the Fey Staghorns,
and the Swords of the Seldarine.
On Evermeet, the Wings of Yathaghera, the
Knights of the Alicorn, the Weavers of Bladesong, and
the Vassals of the Reverend Ones are all pledged to
support the Protector, in the defense of the Green Isle.
Few orders have remained on the mainland of Faerun
since the Retreat began, but of those that remain, the
Swords of Evereska are the most notable for their
unwavering defense of that alpine vale.
Outside of Elven homelands, the most
frequently encountered agents of an Elven order
pledged to Corellon Larethian belong to the Fellowship
of the Forgotten Flower, a loosely structured
organization dedicated to the recovery of lost Elven
relics, items and artifacts from long-abandoned Elven
realms, such as Aryvandaar, or Ilefarn.

Major Centers of Worship

Corellon's Grove, located near the center of
the northern half of Evermeet, at the heart of the great
forest that blankets the Green Isle, is believed to be the
site closest to Arvandor in all of the Realms. Many
Tel'Quessir claim to have seen Corellon Larethian
himself, as well as other members of the Seldarine,
wandering amidst this oasis of unearthly beauty.
Corellon's Grove is visited by the Fair Folk of Evermeet
for solemn ceremonies, private worship, or simple
private meditation.
The trees that surround Corellon's Grove
magically weave their branches together, preventing
entrance to the shrine. Treants sometimes join the
guardian trees in watching over the shrine, as do the
countless other Sylvan creatures that roam the Green
Isle. Wrought iron gates entwined with ivy and blooming
roses year-round permit passage only to Tel'Quessir
who approach, wishing to worship Corellon and the
Seldarine.
Magical fountains are scattered throughout
the grove, and their enchanted waters are said to
confer one or more effects similar to those of potions.
Within the Grove were shrines dedicated to Aerdrie
Faenya, Hanali Celanil, Labelas Enoreth, Rillifane
Rallathil, Sehanine Moonbow, and the King and Queen
of Faerie, Oberon and Titania. The ArTel'Quessir who
constructed Corellon's Grove chose not to include
shrines to the rogue powers of the Seldarine such as
Erevan Ilesere, Fenmarel Mestarine, Shevarash, and
Solonor Thelandira, to the SeptTelSeldarine, to the
Yuir Deities, or to aspects of the Seldarine worshiped
by the other subraces, such as Angharradh, Bear,
Eagle, Raven, or Wolf, but all mentioned powers and
aspects of powers were nonetheless venerated in
Corellon's Grove by the Fair Folk in their own ways.

Priestly Vestments
Ceremonial vestments for priests and
priestess of Corellon Larethian are often worn in
normal situations by choice, although such attire is not
required. The garb consists of azure robes, made of
gossamer and embroided with silver quarter moons.
Silver circlets engraved with the Protector's symbol are
worn on the brow. The holy symbol of the faith, a silver
or mithral crescent moon, is worn on a slender silver
chain hung from the neck.
Adventuring Garb
When adventuring, Corellon's priests and
priestess generally favor sky blue cloaks, Elven chain
mail, long swords, and long bows, in conscious
imitation of their divine patron. Leather, studded leather,
or Elven chain mail is favored in situations requiring
stealth, in addition to Cloaks of Elvenkind and Boots of
Elverkind, whereas Elven chain mail or Elven plate mail
are favored in situations requiring direct, head-on
conflict.

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dark power worshiped by Kraken and other sentient,

evil denizens of the ocean depths. The Lord of the
Undersea helped banish and weaken Panzuriel long
ago. Sashelas respects Panzuriel's growing power, and
the Lord of the Undersea considers carefully what steps
can be taken to restrain and bind that evil power once
and for all. Likewise, Sashelas works to contain the evil
of the human sea goddess Umberlee, and of late has
lent his aid to the human god of sailors, Valkur, as a
natural counterweight to Umberlee's burgeoning
influence over the seas of Abeir-Toril.
The Lord of the Undersea is a charismatic
leader and an inspired creator whose art is ever
changing. Unlike the other Seldarine, Deep Sashelas is
rarely satisfied with what he has done, and always
seeks to improve it. Deep Sashelas can be fickle and
flighty, and there are many myths that involve his
amorous exploits with such creatures as Mermaids,
Selkies, Sea Elven maids, Human women, and even a
demigoddess or two. It is rumored that Trishina has
some tolerance for such straying, but not too much.
Deep Sashelas's fellow Seldarine brothers and sisters
derive great amusement from Trishina's ability to spot
Sashelas's wandering attentions and stymie him,
usually by warning off the object of his desire.
Deep Sashelas deific realm, Elavandor, rests
at the bottom of the Sparkling Sea of Arvandor. The
palace rests in a large crevice at the bottom of the sea,
and is made of coral, gold, marble and crystal.

Deep Sashelas
Lord of the Undersea, The Dolphin Prince, The
Knowledgeable One, Sailor's Friend, The Creator
Symbol: Blue Dolphin
Home Plane: Arvandor (Elavandor)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Creation, Knowledge, Oceans, Sea Elves,
Underwater Beauty, Water Magic
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Good, Knowledge, Ocean, Water
Worshipers: Druids, Elves, Fishermen, Rangers,
Sages, Sailors
Aliases: N/A
Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, CN
Favored Weapon: Trifork of the Deeps (Trident)

Dogma

History/Relationships
Deep Sashelas (Pronounced Deep Sa-shehlahs) is the Lord of the Undersea and the patron of Sea
Elves, whom he created long ago by modifying
Corellon's land-bound creations. Sashelas is a
powerfully creative deity, who is forever changing the
environments below the sea, by creating islands and
reefs, by altering continental rifts, tinkering with
undersea volcanoes, and the like. He is also said to
create the deep undersea caverns that the Aquatic
Elves can use for air breathing when they wish.
Sashelas is known as the Knowledgeable
One, for he provides advice as to where food can be
found or the enemies are hidden. The Sea Elves also
claim that Deep Sashelas is the author of the
Chambeeleon, a resplendent spell tome held in the
royal vaults of Thunderfoam an age ago, but since lost.
However, followers of other aquatic deities make similar
claims.
Deep Sashelas is a member of the Seldarine
and remains on good terms with the other Elven deities,
but he directs most of his efforts toward maintaining an
alliance of nonhuman sea powers known as the
Asathalfinare. While he does not explicitly lead the
group, the Lord of the Undersea occupies a pivotal role
and mediates many potential conflicts and
disagreements. Other members of the Asathalfinare
include Trishina, the dolphin goddess- who is also
Sashelas's consort-, Surminare, goddess of the
Selkies, Syranita, goddess of the Aarakocra, whose
membership is somewhat of an anomaly, Persana, god
of the Tritons, Eadro, god of the Merfolk and LoCathah, and the enigmatic Water Lion.
The Lord of the Undersea opposes the
machinations of all evil powers of the seas, including
Abyssal lords such as Demogorgon and Dagon, as well
as those whose followers long ago retreated to the
Underdark, such as Blibdoolpoolp. Sashelas has a
special enmity for Sekolah the Great Shark, the
Sahuagin god, Umberlee, and Panzuriel the Enslaver, a

Swim the great currents and the shallow

seas. Exult in the ever-changing beauty and life of the
bounteous Undersea. Revel in the joy of creation and
increase its myriad aspects. Seek not to hold that which
is ever changing, but instead love the change itself.
Seek out fellow swimmers who honor the
ways of the Lord of the Undersea, and ally with them
against those who see only the darkness of the deeps.
Follow the way of the dolphin. Promote the use of the
seas by all reasonable folk for all time to come; fight
those who would hoard its riches or pollute its depths.
Avatar/Manifestations
Deep Sashelas appears as a handsome,
androgynous Sea Elf with sea-green skin, blue-green
eyes, and free-flowing blue-green hair. At will, Deep
Sashelas can assume the form of a giant, towering
wave of water up to 100 feet high and wide.
Deep Sashelas is very active on Abeir-Toril.
His avatars often shape portions of the undersea
environment to his liking, although he does not
undertake such actions without first consulting other
deities with an interest in such matters. He does not
over involve himself by dispatching avatars to help Sea
Elves in battles, but he will not hesitate to do so if he
senses any involvement by Sekolah, Panzuriel or
Umberlee in Undersea affairs. His avatar is usually
accompanied by an avatar of Trishina- his consortunless the avatar has been sent to woo or seduce
some pretty female who has attracted his eye. Rarely,
the avatar may accompany the avatar of another
member of the Asathalfinare.
The Lord of the Undersea almost always
manifests in one of three ways helpful to Aquatic Elves.
In the wilds of the Undersea, Sashelas appears to his
followers in distress as a far-off light that never seems
to move closer or draw farther away. Followers of the
Dolphin Prince who follow the beacon are led to safety,
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to head toward Sashelas's manifestation find
themselves led astray, often into a dangerous situation
where they have little chance of escaping, such as
directly in the path of a pod of hungry killer whales.
Secondarily, Sashelas sometimes manifests
in Sea Elven communities warn of imminent attack,
particularly when such raids involve Sekolah's
followers. Such manifestations involve the opening of a
small rent in the sea floor that allows a large air bubble
to escape. Instead of dissipating or immediately floating
to the surface, such air bubbles dance about the
general vicinity of the rift for several minutes. Such
bubbles act in a fashion similar to a crystal ball. Any
follower of Sashelas who stares into the bubble is able
to scry on the immediate threat, giving members of the
threatened community time to prepare defenses,
retreat, or otherwise react to the imminent attack. Once
the threat is recognized by the community, the
manifestation ends as the bubble rises to the surface
and dissipates.
In situations where Sashelas needs to
communicate with members of his faith, he manifests in
a third manner as a distinctly dolphin-shaped region of
water, differentiated from the surrounding sea water by
the nimbus of silver light that envelops it. Such a
manifestation playfully dashes and darts about, much
like a true dolphin, except that it never surfaces. Any
sentient sea creature Sashelas allows to come into
physical contact with the manifestation receives a
momentary vision through which the Dolphin Prince
communicates the reason for his appearance.
The Dolphin Prince shows his favor to
worshippers by the discovery of precious gems, such
as aquamarines, pearls, water opals and waterstars. He
shows his displeasure to worshippers by the discovery
of dead fish, broken tridents, and waterlogged
driftwood.

The appearance temples vary from region to

region. Temples in or around the Sea of Fallen Stars
are typically made of coral. Temples found in the Great
Sea are typically made of natural stone structures. All
temples, however, are made to house aquatic
worshipper and non-aquatic worshippers.
The clergy is known collectively as
Delphions. Novices are called Unpure, while full-blown
priests and priestess are called Bathed. Titles used by
most temples in the Great Sea include, in ascending
order, Sea Otter, Seal, Walrus, Sea Lion, Delphinus,
Nalwhal, Balaenas. Titles used by most temples in the
Inner Sea include, in ascending order, Clam, Oyster,
Nautilus, Argonaut, Trophon, Cowrie, Abalone, Conch
and Pearl.
The overwhelming majority the Dolphin
Princes clergy is made up of Aquatic Elves. The
remaining few are Half-Aquatic Elves, or Malenti who
have renounced their evil natures. His clergy is evenly
split between males and females, however.
Day-to-Day Activities
The clergy of Deep Sashelas are more
organized than most Elven priesthoods. This is
because of their role as mediators between aquatic and
non-aquatic races. Delphions, as they are often known
as, interact regularly with dolphins who inhabit the
regions surrounding their home communities, and
senior priests are almost always accompanied by their
dolphin companions.
Sashelan priests always establish and
maintain contacts with land-dwelling Elves, if possible.
As a result of their extensive networks of contacts,
Deep Sashelas's priests have prevented many
Sahuagin incursions from succeeding, gaining the
latter's undying hatred. Delphions also conduct ritual
shark hunts and attack Sahuagin communities.
Delphions expend a great deal of effort on
the creation of beautiful works of art in homage to the
Creator. Individual priests of Deep Sashelas create
fabulous sculptures of living coral in and around their
homes and in their communities. Others sculpt
extraordinary jeweled and pearled living coral works of
art or train fish to perform spectacular and delightful
maneuvers and dances.

Agents/Petitioners
Deep Sashelas is served by Aballins, Aquatic
Elves, Asrai, Balaenas, Delphons, Dolphins, Einheriar,
Eladrin (Novieres), Fish, Nereids, Porpoises, Reverend
Ones, Water Elementals, Ehales and Zoveri.
Deep Sashelas has a single proxy, an
Aquatic Elf named Ella Wavesdaughter. Unlike many
other Aquatic Elves, Ella has completely given herself
to serving the Dolphin Prince. She is most commonly
found in his divine realm, but is sometimes dispatched
across the multiverse to aid other Aquatic Elves in
need. Deep Sashelas has blessed Ella with the ability
to swim faster than any other underwater creature, and
to be able to summon Water Elementals.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Deep Sashelas is honored individually
through the creation of works of art and other wonders,
and prayers are given to the Lord of the Undersea upon
initiating and after completing such projects. Daily
observances by Sashelas's clergy thank Deep
Sashelas for his benevolence and the beauty of the
undersea world, but the most important rituals are timed
to coincide with especially high and low tides, known as
the High Flow and the Deep Ebb, respectively.
During such ceremonies, the priests and
priestess make offerings of precious natural objects
and items of great artistry. Meanwhile, acolytes swim in
complex patterns accompanied by dolphins, and sing
deep, reverberating songs of praise to the Lord of the
Undersea and his creations. While both ceremonies are
similar in form, the High Flow is a joyous celebration
emphasizing beauty, creativity, and artistry, while the
Deep Ebb is a grim, martial ceremony emphasizing the
remembrance of those who are lost and vigilance
against the ever present threat of their enemies.

The Church of Deep Sashelas

While most other Elven priests and priestess
pay homage to all of the members of the Seldarine,
besides for their specific patron, Aquatic Elven priests
and priestess of Deep Sashelas almost completely
exclude the rest of the Seldarine from their prayers, and
worship the Dolphin Prince almost exclusively. Most
surface Elves find this practice uncouth, and rude, but
Aquatic Elves either do not know this, or do not care.
Temples dedicated to Deep Sashelas can be
found in nearly every major undersea cityIumashiashae, Fhaoralusyolkiir, Adoivaealumanth,
Myth Nantar, and other cities. These temples are
usually the physical, spiritual, social and cultural
centers of Aquatic Elven settlements.

Major Centers of Worship

The great city of Thunderfoam is located

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beneath the waves of the Trackless Sea, atop a

submerged plateau, north of Evermeet, and west of
Uttersea. Steam from great vents in the sea floor
warms the frigid waters, rendering the region habitable
to the AluTel'Quessir. The scions of Alaer have long
ruled the Aquatic Elves of Aluchambolsunvae from the
Dolphin Throne, at the heart of the submerged capital
city under the benevolent protection of Deep Sashelas
and his clergy.
The Caldera of the Dancing Dolphin is a
natural amphitheater located atop Mount Delphion, on
the eastern outskirts of Thunderfoam. On the northern
slope of the great crater is the Dome of the Dancing
Dolphin, a massive volcanic dome that has been
transformed by the clergy of Sashelas into an aquatic
cathedral of stunning beauty and size. From the
Dolphin Dome, as the temple is commonly known,
Sashelas's priests oversee the spiritual, artistic, and
martial needs of the aquatic kingdoms populace.
The clergy of the Dome of the Dancing
Dolphin have grown particularly concerned of late by
the emergence of the Kraken Society as a power in the
Trackless Sea. Despite reports that Slarkrethel the
Kraken serves Umberlee, the priests of
Aluchambolsunvae fear that the Kraken secretly serves
the banished Panzuriel, as well as Umberlee, by aiding
that dark power's efforts to reestablish his malign
influence in Faerns seas. In response to this
perceived threat, Delphions of the Dolphin Dome have
extended their network of allied beings as far east as
the shores of Faerun, and they are said to be recruiting
agents among the land-dwellers to extend their
influence into the cities of the North where the Kraken
Society has established a presence.

that it impedes their underwater movements, and adds

very little to their actual defenses. Only a few Sashelan
priests possess Sea Elven scale mail, but those who do
generally employ it in combat situations. The clergy of
Deep Sashelas favor the traditional weapons of the Sea
Elves- nets, spears, and tridents- and it is rare that they
are proficient with anything else, asides for the
underwater crossbow.
The most intricately constructed Demihuman
scale mail is found in the undersea kingdoms of the
Sea Elves. More as a matter of appearance and
ceremony than for additional protection -it provides
protection equal to that of normal scale mail- the Sea
Elves adapted the idea of scale mail to their own
peculiar designs. Their armor can be worn underwater,
as it is made of metals that do not rust, and the scales
are affixed to the backing of eel-skin, which does not
disintegrate as leather does in salt water.
Brought forth only in times of war or great
ceremony, this expensive armor is worn only by the
noble Elven elite. This scale mail is unique among
others for its beautiful silver coating. Some surface
armorors wonder whether this coating is silver,
platinum, or even mithral. It is generally agreed that the
rare scale mail of the Sea Elves is nearly as valuable as
Elven chain mail.

Affiliated Orders
The Knights of the Killer Whale are an order
of Sashelan warriors dedicated to the destruction of the
evil races of the sea, including Ixitxachiti, Koalinth,
Krakens, Merrow, Scrags, and Sahuagin. The order is
based in the Citadel of the Seven Seas, a great
hollowed-out undersea volcanic plug encircled by the
Mintarn archipelago in the Sea of Swords
The Lances of the Sea Unicorn are an order
of clerics and warriors who garrison a series of nine
undersea citadels, and numerous smaller redoubts that
stretch across the floor of the Sea of Fallen Stars, from
Delthuntle to Airspur. The order seeks to largely contain
the Sahuagin of the Alamber Sea to the eastern
reaches of the Inner Sea, as most Sea Elven
communities of the Sea of Fallen Stars are located to
the west of that border.
Deep Sashelas also sponsors several loosely
affiliated pods of Sea Elven druids and rangers, but
they are not considered part of his clergy.
Priestly Vestments
Priests of Deep Sashelas wear either loosefitting sea green robes, or armor created entirely from
shells. They totally eschew any form of head covering.
Shell mail, as it is known, effectively serves only an
ornamental role for Sea Elves, as it does not provide
much protection for the wearer. The holy symbol of the
faith- a lustrous pearl at least one half inch in diameteris always in the possession of any Sashelan priest or
priestess.
Adventuring Garb
Sashelan clergy generally eschew armor,
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much of the time, Eilistraee's power ebbed with the

death of many of her Miyeritari faithful in the Dark
Disaster. The rise of Lolth and, to a much lesser
degree, Ghaunadaur, among the Dark Elves
marginalized the influence that the Lady of the Dance
had for millennia. Only in recent centuries has
Eilistraee's faith regained a small amount of
prominence in Faern, as the Dark Maiden now more
actively seeks to lead the fallen Drow back to the longforsaken light, both metaphorically and literally.
Eilistraee is a melancholy, moody Drow
female, a lover of beauty and a lover of peace. The evil
that most Drow have within them angers the young
deity, because she knows that Drow arent born evil,
but that Lolth and the rest of the Dark Seldarine makes
them evil. When her faithful are harmed, her anger
spills out into wild action, and woe is any creature that
is faced off against an angered Eilistraee. It is not her
way to act openly, but she often aids creatures she
favors, even if they dont worship her, in small, practical
ways. Eilistraee is happiest when she sees that
goodness and love that is inside all things.
While the Dark Maiden and the rest of the
Seldarine remain allies, but it is a strained relationship,
that reflects the divisions that persist among Elves
today. Among the Elven powers, Eilistraee is only close
with Erevan Ilesere, because both deities enjoy the
lighthearted aspects of life, Corellon Larethian, because
of his relationship as her father, and Solonar
Thelandira, because of the ideas that he espouses. It is
said that Eilistraee may even have a romantic
relationship with Solonar Thelandira. She has only just
recently worked out an uneasy truce with Shevarash,
who has made it his duty to exterminate the entire Drow
race.
Eilistraee is unusually close with the human
goddess of magic, Mystra. Qilu Veladorn, seventh of
the Seven Sisters, is one of Mystras Chosen, as well
as a Chosen of the Dark Maiden. She is also close with
Calladuaran Smoothhands, Haela Brightaxe, Lurue and
Selne.
The Dark Maiden hates the corruption and
unredeemable evil that the Dark Seldarine- Lolth,
Ghaunadaur, Kiaransalee, Selvetarm and Vhaeraunrepresent. She also mourns her brother's enduring
cruelty and selfishness, and the fact that she could not
save her nephew, Selvetarm, from the machinations of
Lolth. Her other enemies are deities who prey on her
followers, including Blibdoolpoolp, Deep Duerra,
Diinkarazan, Diirinka, Gzemnid, Ilsensine, Ilxendren,
Laduguer, Laogzed, the now-deceased Maanzecorian,
The Blood Queen and the Great Mother.
The recent Silence of Lolth caused a large
influx of Drow to flock to the Dark Maiden. Though
many of them were not actually devout, and were just
looking for power, many of the Drow who came to her
actually believed in their hearts what the Dark Maiden
espoused. During the Silence of Lolth, Eilistraee set in
motion her plan to kill her mother, by way of the
Crescent Blade, a powerful Eilistraeen artifact.
Though the plan failed, Hallistra Melarn,
Eilistraees agent who was supposed to strike the killing
blow was seized by Lolth, and became some kind of
agent for her, the Lady Penitent, Eilistraee succeeded
in maintaining her divine realm on the Demonweb Pits
when Lolth forcibly removed them from the Abyss and
onto their own plane. The Dark Maidens realm on the
Demonweb Pits is very small, since she primarily
spends time in her realm on Arvandor, the Hill of the
Dancing Moon. Her realm on the Demonweb Pits is

Eilistraee
The Dark Maiden, Lady of the Dance, Lady Silverhair
Symbol: Nude female Drow, with long silver hair
dancing with a silver bastard sword, in front of a full
moon
Home Plane: Arvandor (Hill of the Dancing Moon) / The
Demonweb Pits (Eilistraees Temple)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Beauty, Dance, Hunting, Moonlight, Song,
Swordplay
Domains: Chaos, Charm, Drow, Elf, Good, Moon Portal
Worshipers: Good Drow, Hunters, Elves
Aliases: N/A
Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, CN
Favored Weapon: The Moonsword (Bastard Sword)
History/Relationships
Eilistraee (Pronounced Eel-iss-tray-yee) is
the goddess of the good Drow, who yearn to return to
life on the surface, left behind by the Drow thousands of
years ago. She is a goddess of song, beauty, goodness
and light, and is worshiped through song and dance,
preferably on the surface world, under the stars of a
moonlit night. Eilistraee aids her faithful in hunting and
swordplay, and feasts usually preceded or follow her
holy ceremonies. She is usually seen only from afar,
but her song of unearthly beauty is heard whenever she
appears.
The Dark Maiden is the daughter of
Araushnee, who would eventually become Lolth, and
Corellon Larethian. Vhaeraun is her brother, and
Selvetarm is her nephew. Long ago, after nearly slaying
her father with a magically enchanted arrow during a
great battle between the Seldarine and a host of evil
deities bent on conquering Arvandor, the Dark Maiden
forswore the use of ranged weapons, although she
permits them to her followers. Her arrow went astray
because of Araushnee's treachery, for the Elven
Weaver of Destiny was secretly trying to kill Corellon
Larethian, and usurp his role as the leader of the
Seldarine. Eilistraee chose banishment from Arvandor,
and the Seldarine, as punishment, along with her
mother and brother. Although her father made it
abundantly clear that he did not find her at found, the
Dark Maiden elected to go anyway, foreseeing a time
when she would be needed to balance the evil of the
rest of her family.
On Abeir-Toril, the Dark Maiden strove for
centuries to counter the hatred of Vhaeraun, and his
corrupting influence on Dark Elves, and in particular,
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nothing more than a small, temple dedicated to the

Dark Maiden, while her realm on Arvandor is a large
glade that is always illuminated by a full moon, and is
filled with fey music. Eilistraee keeps dual realms to
remind herself, and others, of her dual role as a
member of the Seldarine, and an outcast of the
Seldarine, a Drow, but an enemy of Lolth and evil Drow
everywhere.
Recent divinations and premonitions
concerning the Dark Maiden have been coming back
with disturbing images and portents. Her future is
depended on Lolths future, and her destiny is linked
with Vhaeraun. In particular, Eilistraee wearing the
mask of Vhaeraun, sitting over a Sava board with Lolth
is most disturbing.

sends a flutter of silvery swallow-tailed moths to show

her favor, join in a dance, or lead her faithful that have
become lost or need some indication of the best
direction to take.
In rare circumstances, males and other lay
worshippers, who need her visible blessings and
support, or sometimes just some light, will temporarily
manifest Moonfire, Eilistraees sacred spell. Such
manifestations are at the will of the goddess, and the
recipient of the blessing has no control over the
duration, intensity, and/or location of the Moonfire.
She also demonstrates her favor by having
her followers find mithral, moonbars, moonstones and
silver, and by providing them with the inspiration to
compose a great work of art, such as a song, music, or
a weapon. She indicates her displeasure with a sudden
artistic inability, the inability to catch anything while
hunting, a sudden, rising cold breeze and chills in ones
hands, or feet.

Dogma
Aid the weak, strong, grateful, and churlish
alike; be always kind, save in battle with evil.
Encourage happiness everywhere; lift hearts with kind
words, jests, songs, and merriment. Learn how to cook
game and how best to hunt it. Learn new songs,
dances, and ways with weapons, and spices, and
recipes, and pass this learning on whenever possible.
Learn how to play, make, and repair musical
instruments. Practice music and sword-work. Defend
and aid all folk, promoting harmony between the races.
Strangers are your friends. The homeless
must be given shelter from storms, under your own roof
if need be. Repay rudeness with kindness. Repay
violence with swift violence, that the fewest may be hurt
and danger fast removed from the land.
The faithful must aid Drow who are in
distress. If the distressed are fighting with other drow,
the combat is to be stopped with as little bloodshed as
possible. So long as the Drow met with are not working
evil on others, they are to be aided and given the
message of Eilistraee: "A rightful place awaits you in
the Realms Above, in the Land of the Great Light.
Come in peace, and live beneath the sun again, where
trees and flowers grow."

Agents/Petitioners
Eilistraee is served by Aasimar, Aasimon,
Asuras, Cath Shee, Drow, Einheriar, Eladrins, Elves,
Mercury Dragons, Elven Cats, Feystags, Frosts,
Hollyphants, Incarnates of Faith, Incarnates of Hope,
Lythari, Mist Dragons, Moon Dogs, Moon Horses,
Mortal, Pixies, Radiance Quasielementals, Reverend
Ones, Silver Dogs, Silver Dragons, Sprites, Sunflies,
Tieflings, and normal-looking animals with solid silvercolored eyes.
Eilistraee has one Chosen- Qilu Veladorn.
The circumstances of her birth were unusual, to say the
least, but it is because of these circumstances that the
Drow woman is a Chosen of both Eilistraee and Mystra.
Qilu acts as the High Priestess of the Promenade, and
serves as the mortal conduit for advancing Eilistraees
wishes and goals.
Eilistraee has one proxy as well- Ingrid
Liansdottir. Ingrid is a Drow woman who, stories say, is
just as beautiful as her mistress. Like Eilistraee, Ingrid
is a beacon of good. Eilistraee has granted her proxy
the ability to seduce others with a single word, and the
ability to make her curses come true.

Avatar/Manifestations
The Dark Maiden rarely takes a direct hand in
the affairs of mortals, but she oftentimes appears in the
midst of dances in her honor, leaping amid the flames
of the feast unharmed. She also appears to her faithful,
radiance dimmed and clad in a plain, hooded cloak, at
their campfires by night, to test their kindness.
Eilistraee normally takes the form of a nude,
glossy-skinned female Drow, about nine feet in height,
with ankle length, sweeping hair of glowing silver. Her
hair and wandering silvery radiances cloak her body in
a smooth, continuously moving array of beauty. Most
worshipers see Eilistraee only from afar, standing on a
hillock or battlement, in the distance. She appears to
show her favor or blessing and often rallies or heartens
creatures by sounding her hunting horn. When
Eilistraee's hunting horn is heard but no foes are
present, her followers interpret it as a sign that
someone nearby needs their aid.
Eilistraee's most common manifestation is a
silvery radiance, sometimes accompanied by a
wordless melody, or a few echoing harp notes.
Eilistraee has also been known to aid her worshipers by
providing a faint silvery radiance when they need to find
something in darkness, follow an unknown trail by night,
or when childbirth occurs. She also manifests her silver
radiance to worshippers or non-worshippers who honor
her with a solitary dance to tribute. She sometimes

The Church of Eilistraee

The followers of Eilistraee are subject to wild
rumors and mistruths in both the Underdark and on the
surface world. To many surface dwellers, the church of
Eilistraee is the misleading vanguard of Lolths plot to
drive all of Faern into darkness under her rule. To
other Drow, the church of Eilistraee is actually made up
of surface Elves who masquerade as Drow, in
preparation for the coming war of annihilation between
the two groups. It is very rare that an individual has a
non-biased, intellectual view on the clergy of the Dark
Maiden.
The church of Eilistraee is composed of kindhearted individuals who truly seek to change the world
for the better. In my youth, I, like many other Elves, held
a universal dislike for Drow. Though I had heard of
Eilistraee in my studies, I passed her off as some kind
of trick created by Lolth, to lull us TelQuessir, so that
she could strike when our guard was down. However, in
my travels, I came upon a priestess of Eilistraee, a
woman who I eventually came to respect, and
eventually love. Though I know not whatever became of
her, I hope that this tome is able to win over the hearts
and minds of Elves all over Toril.
Temples dedicated to Eilistraee appear very
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natural sites that need little modification. Temple

complexes usually include a glade to dance in, a dark
place removed from the harsh light of day, a fresh water
stream, a forge and smithy, an access tunnel to the
Underdark, and a nearby vein of iron, or a similar metal.
Shrines dedicated to the Dark Maiden are not so
complex, and need only be a moonlit glade, and a song
to dance to.
Collectively, the clergy of Eilistraee are
known as Dark Maidens. Those who have not yet been
ordained as priestess are called Maids. The titles of
individual priestess vary widely, but some common
examples include Moon Dancer, Moon Singer, Argent
Maid, Dark Huntress, Living Sword, Unsheathed Blade,
Sword Smith, Bright Edge of Darkness, and Ghost of
the Moonstruck Night.
The majority of her faithful are Drow Elves,
who were once living in the Underdark, but have come
to embrace the light, or the children of these individuals.
Many tolerant Elves, who wish to extend the laurel
branch to the Drow, rather than the sword, venerate the
Dark Maiden. Many slaves of various races have come
to venerate Eilistraee, because it is because of her
benevolence that they were either able to escape, or
able to find safety from their slave masters. In the
orthodox, organized religion, there are no male Clerics.
All males are lay worshippers, and cannot become
priests. However, in some of the more remote locations
where the Dark Maiden is worshipped, males can
become priests, and are granted spells by Eilistraee.

blood from each of her limbs, by dancing momentarily

against the blade. If successful, the blade glows with a
silvery radiance that causes the weapon, for three
months, not to break, rust or disintegrate- since many
Drow items disintegrate when exposed to sunlight. And
if the weapon lacks a magical dweomer, this special
blessing enables the weapon to strike creatures that
normally can only be hit by magically enchanted
weapons.
The High Hunt is celebrated at least once
every season. The High Hunt is a nighttime hunt of a
dangerous beast, led by priestess of Eilistraee. By
tradition, the hunters, who are usually lay worshippers,
may use any bladed weapon, and wear anything they
desire. The priestess who lead the hunt go naked, and
carry only a single bastard sword. If the hunted beast is
slain, a song and a circle dance are dedicated to the
goddess. If the hunted beast is not slain, a song and
circle dance are dedicated to the goddess anyway.
At least once a year, priestess of Eilistraee
undertake a Run, where they simply wander the surface
world. Those who are not Drow blacken their bodies
with natural dyes and oils. All priests, Drow or not, boil
certain leaves and berries, and spread the resulting
liquid in their hair, to make it silvery. Trusting to their
skills, and the inherent goodness in all creatures,
priestess of the Dark Maiden go where they are
strangers, making an effort to seek out Elven
communities, and bring them game, kindness, and
helping hands. They try to learn new songs, music, and
sword ways, and do not come to preach their faith or
make a mark for themselves.
In the end, all priests who do not die in battle
hold their greatest ritual, called the Last Dance. In old
age, Eilistraee's faithful hear the goddess singing to
them by night, calling them to her. When the song feels
right, they go out, unclad, underneath the moonlit sky
and dance- never to be seen again. Those who have
observed such dances say that the goddess comes and
sings overhead, and that the dancer begins to dance
more effortlessly, looking younger and younger. Her
hair begins to glow with the same radiance as the Dark
Maiden's, and then she becomes translucent, slowly
fading away as the dance goes on. In the end, only a
silvery radiance is left, and two voices -the goddess and
her faithful- sing together in a melancholy, tender song
on before trailing off on the tonic note.

Day-to-Day Activities
Whenever and wherever possible, the faithful
of Eilistraee encourage Drow to return to the surface
world and forsake the evil deities of the Underdark, and
work to promote harmony between Drow and other
surface-dwelling races, in order to establish the Drow
as benevolent inhabitants of Faern.
The faithful of the Dark Maiden nurture
beauty, music and song wherever they find it. Priestess
are skilled in the playing of at least one of the Dark
Maiden's favored instruments: the horn, the flute, or the
harp. They are also adequate singers, and fit, graceful
dancers.
Eilistraees faithful also assist hunters while
hunting, those who are lost, and help others with other
acts of kindness whenever possible.
Holy Days/Important Ceremonies
Traditional worship of the Dark Maiden
includes a hunt, followed by a feast, dancing, and a
Circle of Song, in which the worshipers sit and gather in
a circle, and each one in succession leads a song. If
possible, this is done outdoors, in a wooded area, on a
moonlit night. Daily prayers are sung whenever
possible, and priestess try to lead others in a song or
two every evening, even if no formal ritual is held.
Eilistraees faithful let out all of their emotions
for the day with an 'evensong', a personal, often
wordless song. Priests of the Dark Maiden who have
the coin to do so are expected to hire any minstrel or
bard they meet, for a song or two. Lay worshipers are
encouraged to do the same.
Whenever a sword is finished, or is first used
by a worshiper of the Dark Maiden, a priestess tries to
call down the blessing of the goddess upon it. This is
done by planting the blade point-down in the ground,
outdoors and at night, and dancing. The Sword Dance,
as this ritual is called, circles the blade, and involves
the priestesses in charge of the ceremony drawing

Major Centers of Worship

Before the Crown Wars, Eilistraees faith was
strong in the Dark Elf realm of Miyeritar. She also had a
few pockets of faithful in Ilythiir, and some other Elven
realms of the time. The Dark Disaster, unleashed
during the Third Crown War, transformed Miyeritar into
the blasted wasteland now known as the High Moor,
and dealt a devastating blow to Eilistraee. In the span
of a few moments, a large portion of her total clergy
was gone.
When the Dark Elves were transformed into
Drow, and were banished from the sunlit lands some
five hundred years later, at the end of the Fourth Crown
War, Eilistraee's church effectively collapsed. A few
ancient, sacred sites of power built before the Crown
Wars survived, along with some clergy members, such
as in the Misty Forest, along the borders of the High
Moor, and in the Shaar, scattered across the once
verdant savannah, but for the most part, it would be
many millennia before Eilistraee would rise from
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Centuries ago, Eilistraee appeared to Qilu

Veladorn and commanded the young Drow from
Buiyrandyn- a gathering of destitute Drow families too
small to even be considered a city- to take up her
singing swords and destroy the Pit of Ghaunadaur.
After a great battle that resulted in the destruction of an
avatar of the Elder Eye, as well many of its slithering,
oozing, and creeping worshipers, the holy sight of the
Elder Eye was destroyed. Qilu and the rest of her
allies took up responsibility for patrolling the region, and
thus, the Promenade was created.
The Promenade of the Dark Maiden, also
known as Eilistraee's Promenade or simply the
Promenade, is Eilistraees high temple. It occupies a
large ruined city, located to the northeast of Skullport,
on the third level of Undermountain, deep beneath
Waterdeep. The priestess of the Promenade heal any
who come to the temple, offering the hand of friendship
that is often denied to those of the Shunned Races.
Many races live among the community of faithful, and
their numbers are drawn from escaped slaves, former
adventurers, and any other repentant individuals.
Daily activities in the Promenade include
growing food, mundane chores, patrolling the temple
caverns and passages, and practicing diplomacy
beyond the immediate temple area. The faithful of
Eilistraee work tirelessly to further their Lady's aims
concerning the peaceful coexistence of Drow with other
races and to fulfill her commandments about preventing
the return of Ghaunadaur.
In the years since their great victory, the
number of battles the Dark Ladies have been forced to
fight- particularly with the minions of Ghaunadaur- has
continued to increase, even up until today. For
example, in DR 1368, the Year of the Banner, the
Promenade came under attack by Ghaunadaur's
cultists, who led a full-scale assault on the temple. The
siege lasted for several months before the Elder Eye's
followers were driven off. Followers of Lolth, Vhaeraun
and Selvetarm periodically attack the temple as well.
Above ground temples of Eilistraee are
known to exist in the Moonwood, and at the northern
end of the Velarwood. The Mouth of Song, as the
former temple is known, is located in a cave mouth
beneath a treeless hill a day's travel from Quaervarr.
The Shadowtop Glade, as the latter temple is known, is
located in a series of caves that line both sides of a
steep, overgrown gully, dominated by a grove of
towering shadowtop trees. Drow priestess from the
temple, armed with enchanted silver swords, and
moon-worshiping lycanthropes from the nearby Howling
Hill join together to conduct sacred hunts dedicated to
Eilistraee and Selne, when the moon is full.
Smaller shrines of the Dark Maiden have
been spotted in the Misty Forest, the High Forest, the
Forest of Shadows, the Lake Sember region, the Grey
Forest, the Forest of Lethyr, the Yuirwood, and the
Chondalwood. Hidden temples of Eilistraee may exist in
the hearts of other forests as well. Temples of the Dark
Maiden are absent on Evermeet, despite appeals to
Queen Amlauril by her Drow ambassador, Lady
Karsel'lyn Lylyl-Lytherraias. With the recent conflicts
Evermeet has had with Drow, it is unlikely that a temple
in Eilistraees honor will be built on the Green Isle
anytime soon.

ancient Ilythiir. The order has a very militaristic

hierarchy to it, is very centralized, and is led by the High
Priestess of the Promenade, Eilistraees temple in
Undermountain. Every members of the order is
expected to devote her life to the furthering of the Dark
Maiden's wishes, and in particular, the destruction of
the Yochlol, and other Demons that serve Lolth.
The Protectors of the Song are another elite
order of Eilistraeen warrior-priestess. The Protectors of
the Song serve as the guards of the Promenade, and
they wield the temples few sacred singing swords.
Although they are quite small in number, they are highly
efficient, and are feared by enemies, and respected by
allies.
Priestly Vestments
Priestess of Eilistraee wear their hair long,
and dress for whatever it is that they are currently
doing. During holy rituals, they wear as little as
possible. While hunting, they wear soft leathers. When
battle is expected, they wear heavier armors, but not
heavy enough to impede their movement. When
relaxing, they favor silvery, see-through, diaphanous
gowns. The holy symbol of the faith is typically worn as
a pin or is hung around the neck on a slender silver or
mithral chain.
Adventuring Garb
Eilistraee's faithful clothe themselves in
magical armor when adventuring. Whenever possible,
priestess of the Dark Maiden use their swords in battle.
If no swords are available, other bladed weapons are
preferable, and should be used before other secondary
weapons, such as bows, or clubs. Because they have
come to signify and symbolize Lolth, Eilistraee does not
allow her priestess to wield whips or scourges.

Affiliated Orders
The Darksong Knights are an elite order of
Eilistraeen warrior-priestess who, of late, have been
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Dwarven pantheon. The Fey Jester does not much

care, though, as long as he is having a great time.
The Trickster's favorite companion is
Avachel, an aspect of the draconic power Hlal, also
known as Aasterinian or Quicksilver. The Trickster and
Quicksilver are almost never separated and their
adventures are legendary among younger elves who
dream of emulating the mythic duo's daring exploits.
Erevan Illesere has long-standing rivalries
with other Rogue powers, including Beshaba, Mask,
and Vhaeraun, for their cruelty and greed offends the
Tricksters light-hearted nature. He also opposes Lolth,
and the Anti-Seldarine, as does his fellow Seldarine
members.
Erevan is a fickle, utterly unpredictable power
that can change his appearance at will. He is one of the
most fun-loving powers in the multiverse, and he seems
incapable of remaining still or concentrating on a single
task for any extended period of time. The Trickster
enjoys causing trouble for its own sake, but his pranks
are rarely either helpful or deadly. However, Erevan
becomes very dangerous if Sylvan races or weak Elven
groups are threatened, as he has no tolerance for that.
The Trickster's weakness for fine wine has
gotten him into trouble on more than one occasion, but
his vows to swear off the grape only last long enough to
refill his glass. Erevan's fancies are as fleering as a
desert rain, and he is attracted to mortals who make
their own luck. He does not appreciate those who
constantly rely on his favor to get by, and he abandons
those who persistently rely on his unwavering
assistance. The fickle Trickster, however, often grants
mortals who rely on themselves a helping hand.
Erevan Illeseres deific realm, known as the
Gnarl, is a sprawling, shifting palace, made of various
natural resources, such as wood, stone, crystal, gold,
and so on. Because the Trickster is so often away,
wandering the multiverse, he leaves his palace in the
care of his Proxy. If she is not readily available, he
leaves it in the care of his petitioners. At all times, even
when the Trickster is present, the Gnarl is set with
multiple traps and tricks that would confound even the
best in the trade.

Erevan Illesere
The Trickster, The Chameleon, The Green Changeling,
The Evershifting Shapechanger, The Fey Jester, The
Jack of the Seelie Court
Symbol: Nova star with asymmetrical rays
Home Plane: Arvandor (The Gnarl)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Portfolio: Mischief, Change, Rogues
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Luck, Trickery
Worshipers: Bards, Elves, Revelers, Rogues,
Sorcerers, Tricksters
Aliases: N/A
Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, CE
Favored Weapon: Quickstrike (Shortsword)
History/Relationships
Erevan Illesere (Pronounced Air-eh-van Illeh-seer) is the Elven deity of mischief and change, and
the patron of Elven and Half-Elven Rogues. The
Trickster's following is not as large as most of the rest
of the Seldarine, for Erevan is too unpredictable for
most Elves.
Nevertheless, he commands his share of
attention from the Fair Folk, particularly by those
engaged in thievery or other forms of knavery, those
who seek excitement so as to alleviate the boredom of
near-immortality, as well as many young Elves who
seek a life of adventure and danger. Some members of
the Sylvan races, such as Pixies, Sprites, and
Leprechauns, also revere Erevan but the majority of
such Fey beings revere the deities of the Seelie Court.
The Trickster often seeks the company of
similarly inclined powers of other pantheons, for the
patience of his fellow Elven powers has been worn thin
by eons of endless pranks at their expense. Despite his
fickle nature, however, Erevan is fiercely devoted to the
Seldarine, and the other Elven powers know that they
can count on him to come to their aid should they
require it.
Erevan is part of an informal group of
mischief makers that includes Brandobaris, Garl
Glittergold, and Tymora. He likes to play pranks with
them- and on them-, and as a result, he has made a
few enemies among the more serious and sober of
powers of many pantheons. The list includes, but is not
limited to Helm, Torm, Tyr, and the majority of the

Dogma
Change and excitement are the spice of life.
Live on the edge, unbound by the conventions of
society in a spirit of constant self-reinvention. Puncture
the self-righteousness, sanctimony, and pretension that
pervades orderly society with mischievous pranks that
both amuse and enlighten.
Inspire laughter and happiness, giddy
silliness, and welcome release from care so that the
routine of day-to-day existence does not become worn
so deep that it grinds all the joy from life. Celebrate the
spontaneous, and practice random acts of helpfulness.
Avatar/Manifestations
The Fey Jester appears as an Elf, Brownie,
Aerie, Pixie, Sprite, or other Sylvan creature. But,
because Erevan Illesere is ever changing his
appearance. Therefore, it is possible to encounter the
Green Changling without even realizing it. Erevan
always wears green somewhere upon his person, a
sign of his love of the woodlands the Fair Folk call
home.
Erevan rarely manifests himself directly,
instead preferring to dispatch an avatar to any unfolding
event that catches his attention. When he does
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gradual appearance of a green haze that creates a
temporary wild magic zone or unleashes the effects of a
spell such as chaos or chaotic combat or a wand such
as a wand of endless repetition or a wand of wonder.
Erevan Illesere normally demonstrates his
favor to his followers by blessing them with lucky
coincidences, such as discovering lost possessions, or
finding lucky trinkets. He demonstrates his disfavor by
cursing his followers with bad luck, such as the loss of
valued small items, or minor misfortune.

Midnight Gambol, which is held in a Sylvan glade

beneath the light of the full moon. The exact location of
each Midnight Gambol is a secret that is passed among
the faithful by word of mouth in the days leading up to
the event. Anyone who manages to discover the
festivities through his or her own ingenuity is welcome
to participate.
The mischief-loving subjects of the Seelie
Court, particularly sprites and pixies, often join Erevans
followers in their revels. Each Midnight Gambol
includes the sacrifice of beautiful objects- most of which
are borrowed-, dancing, wine drinking, tale telling, and
endless prank playing.

Agents/Petitioners
The Seldarine normally calls on Agathinon,
Asuras, and Ancient Treants as their preferred
servants, but Erevan Illesere is also served by Aasimar,
Asrai, Atomies, Bacchae, Bariaurs, Cath Shee,
Centaurs, Change Cats, Chaos Beasts, Chaos Imps,
Coo Shee, Copper Dragons, Crystal Dragons,
Dopplegangers, Dryads, Einheriar, Eladrins (Coures),
Elven Cats, Elevs, Ethyks, Faerie Dragons, Faerie
Fiddlers, Feystags, Firestars, Firetails, Frosts, Grigs,
Gorse, Hamadryads, Hybsils, Kenku, Kholiathra,
Korred, Leprechauns, Luck Eaters, Magebanes,
Mercury Dragons, Monkey Spiders, Nixies, Nymphs,
Ooze Sprites, Oreads, Pixies, Pseudodragons,
Raccoons, Ratatosk, Reverend Ones, Satyrs, Sea
Sprites, Seelie Faeries, Sprites, Sunflies, Sylphs,
Tressym, Vortexes, and Weredragons.
The Trickster has a single proxy, a Moon Elf
by the name of Filane Mantrap. Evervan has blessed
her with the ability to accurately appraise all objects
within a few feet. While roaming, she often likes to
unnerve others by telling them how much they are
carrying, and how much it is all worth. She can also
Shadowwalk at will, to escape stick situations.

Major Centers of Worship

Given the faith's restriction prohibiting
followers of the Trickster from ever worshiping their god
in the same place twice, it is not surprising that few
temples of Erevan exist in the Realms. However, a few
sacred sites, scattered throughout Faern, serve as the
foci of pilgrimages by Erevan's most daring followers.
Overlooking the head of the Arglander River
in the heart of the High lies a hidden cavern complex
known as Quicksilver's Lair. Said to have once been
the abode of Avachel, Erevan's Dragon companion, the
legendary site is now the home of a clutch of mercury
dragons, believed to be the descendants of Avachel.
The caverns house a vast store of beautiful
objects, most of which were brought there by followers
of the Trickster. The resident Wyrms guard the objects
with care. If the tales of the Fair Folk are to believed,
the greatest collection of relics from the ancient Elven
realms of Eiellur, Syorpiir, Orishaar, and Thearnytaar is
hidden here as well, assembled as those realms
crumbled before the armies of Ilythiir.
All priests of the Trickster aspire to pray to
their god once in their lives at Quicksilver's Lair, but the
route to the site is a secret that each petitioner must
discover separately. The High Peaks are said to be
strewn with the lost treasures brought as offerings by
those who failed to find the lair.

The Church of Erevan Illesere

Erevan Illesere represents all that is chaotic
and free in the Elven psyche. They share these ideas
with many other Sylvan creatures. As a result, the
Chuch of the Trickster includes many Sylvan creatures,
besides for Elves. Elves make up the majority of the
faith, however. Moon Elves and Wood Elves are the
most common, but Half-Elf priests and priestess, Sun
Elf priest and priestess and other subraces exist,
though they are much less common. There are slightly
more males in his clergy than females, but the number
is very close to being split evenly.
Because of the capricious and erratic nature
of the Trickster, he allows no shrines or temples of
himself in Faern. Of course, some of his followers
have disobeyed him, and have erected shrines and
temples in his honor. Erevan either does not care, or is
secretly pleased with these followers for disobeying his
orders.

Affiliated Orders
While no formal military orders are
associated with Erevan's church, countless bands and
guilds of Elven and Half-Elven rogues have been
founded in honor of the Trickster. A notable example is
the Knaves of the Missing Page, a fellowship of Elven
Spellfilchers (mage/thieves) based in the Vale of
Evereska, but active throughout Faern. The Knaves
specialize in the recovery of Elven magical artifacts,
spell scrolls, and spell tomes that have been acquired
by other races, particularly humans.
Priestly Vestments
The ceremonial garb of the Trickster's
priesthood emphasizes the practical over the
ornamental. His priests wear black leather armor and
black leather caps, though their armor is often
concealed by clothing, or cloaks. The holy symbol of
the faith is a stolen trinket of some sort, which has been
blessed by another priest or priestess, or the cleric
him/herself. Each such holy symbol must be replaced
by another stolen token at least once every tenday,
though it pleases the Trickster if this is done more
frequently, if at all possible.

Day-to-Day Activities
Priests of Erevan Illesere are wild,
mischievous, independent, and utterly unpredictable,
playing tricks on others for the sheer joy of it. They
oppose settled interests of all sorts, and delight in
upsetting both the rule of law and the powerful people
who enforce it, and generally creating mayhem. They
have little in the way of formal duties, and minister to
the faithful primarily through example and instruction in
the skills required of mischievous rogues.

Adventuring Garb
Priests of Erevan Illesere outfit themselves as
is common for Rogues, favoring black leather armor or

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Followers of Erevan gather monthly for a

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Elven chain mail for protection, and weapons such as

clubs, daggers, darts, knives, lassos, long swords, short
bows, slings, short swords, and staves. Magical items
that facilitate thieving skills, as well as those that allow
the wearer to alter his or her appearance or form are
also highly prized.
Silenced Elven chain mail has each link of
chain armor wrapped in thin leather or light cloth
bunting. This to some extent silences the armor, at the
cost of increasing its encumbrance by one-third and
increasing its price significantly as well. And, of course,
it is also much less common than ordinary Elven chain
mail.

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The Lone Wolf gets along well enough with

Solonor Thelandira, who is said to be his brother, and
Shevarash, both of whom join him in actively combating
the plots of the Spider Queen and defending the Fair
Folk against her depredations. However, Fenmarel's
relations with Corellon Larethian are somewhat strained
by his perception that the Protector still somehow holds
the younger god at fault for succumbing to Lolth's
entreaties long ago. In actuality, Corellon Larethian
does not feel this way, and instead, he sympathizes
with the Lone Wolf, because he understands how it
feels like to have been manipulated and betrayed by
Lolth. Only the kindheartedness of Sehanine Moonbow
can occasionally draw the Lone Wolf back to Arvandor,
for brief periods.
Other allies of the Lone Wolf include
Eilistraee, Gwearon Windstrom, and various Animal
Lords. Other enemies of the Lone Wolf include the rest
of the Anti-Seldarine.
Fenmarel is eternally sullen and serious, a
perfect counterbalance to fun-loving Erevan Ilesere. He
has no interest in communicating with members of
other pantheons or N'Tel'Quessir unless absolutely
necessary, and when he does speak, he is usually
bitter and cynical. Although he tries to avoid
commitments of any sort, the Lone Wolf always abides
by his word, no matter how reluctantly it is given.
The Lone Wolfs deific realm, Fennimar,
greatly resembles his personality. For the most part, the
realm is entirely deserted, filled with quiet glades, quiet
valleys, and other features that would make it attractive
for anyone who simply wanted to be alone and think.

Fenmarel Mestarine
The Lone Wolf
Symbol: A pair of Elven eyes in the darkness
Home Plane: Arvandor (Fennimar)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Portfolio: Feral Elves, Outcasts, Scapegoats, Isolation
and Isolationists
Domains: Animal, Chaos, Elf, Plant, Travel
Worshipers: Druids, Elves, Outcasts, Rangers, Rogues,
Spies, Wild Elves
Aliases: N/A
Cleric Alignments: CG, CN, CE
Favored Weapon: Thornbite (Dagger)
History/Relationships
Fenmarel Mestarine (Pronounced FEHNmuh-rehl MESS-tuh-reen) is the eternal outsider, the
solitary god who holds himself apart from his fellow
Elven deities. He is venerated by outcasts from Elven
society, many of whom have withdrawn voluntarily in
response to perceived slights, as well as by Elves who
have been isolated from the main body of their race and
live in wild, relatively uncivilized areas. Although he
does not actively seek the worship of mortals, Fenmarel
Mestarine serves as the teacher and protector of those
who turn to him, one who is silent and subtle,
instructing his people in survival, spying, camouflage,
deception, and secrecy.
Fenmarel dislikes the company of other
powers, and he avoids relationships of any sort-whether
they be alliances or mutual enmities- whenever
possible. The Lone Wolf is even somewhat of an
outcast among the Seldarine, his nominal allies,
although he supports them in their endless war with the
Spider Queen and her followers. He has removed
himself to Limbo voluntarily, although he does have an
entire realm in Arvandor that he still maintains, and
occasionally inhabits.
Fenmarel was once Lolth's lover, and one of
the first to be seduced by her power and promises. It is
said that because Henali Celanil spurned the Lone Wolf
for Erevan Illsesere that Fenmarel Mestarine turned to
Lolth. No matter how he actually fellin league with her,
he eventually turned away from the Spider Queen
before completely slipping over to the dark side. Lolth
has not forgotten that she almost ensnared Fenmarel
Mestarine, and has never stopped hating him for
escaping. Likewise, neither has Fenmarel Mestarine
forgiven Lolth, for her breach of faith with the Elven
race.

Dogma
The world is a harsh and unforgiving place,
with uncompromising demands on those who would
forge their own path. Rely not on others for protection,
for betrayal comes easily, but on you own skills and
those taught to you by the Lone Wolf: the skills of
camouflage, deception and secrecy.
Follow the way of the Lone Wolf, for his is the
path of self-sufficiency. Fear not hard work, for the fruits
of your labor prove your worth to yourself.
Avatar/Manifestations
Fenmarel Mestarine appears as a male Elf
clad in leaves and scraps of clothing. He has no definite
skin color, since it changes with the environment. His
skin tone varies from green to brown, and anything and
everything in-between. Leaves, mud and twigs all adorn
the Lone Wolfs head, stuck in his tangled black hair.
He also has tribal tattoos of black, brown, white and red
all along his body. Fenmarel frequently dispatches his
avatar to patrol the Elven borders of disappearing
woodlands, jungles, and similar environments, much
like Corellon Larethian, who is said to do the same in
more sizable Elven homelands.
Fenmarel manifests in subtle and secretive
ways that are easy even for his followers to miss. He
often provides his faithful followers with elusive clues
that assist them in finding sustenance, or in defeating
those who would disturb them. For example, the Lone
Wolf might cause a small gust of wind to disturb some
leaves that have recently fallen to the ground just as a
follower was looking in that direction, thus both drawing
attention to the spot and enabling the worshiper to spot
the footprints that were previously hidden beneath the
leaves.
Agents/Petitioners

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Fenmarel does not work through the actions

of mortal creatures, except to direct predators away
from Elves under his protection, and toward the borders
to deter intruders. He conveys omens and warnings of
threats to his priests through their divinatory rituals,
using leaves, animal bones, sticks, and like symbols.
The majority of his agents and petitioners include Wild,
Wood and Lythari Elves.
Fenmarel Mestarine has a few proxies,
though most are hidden from prying eyes. Oddly
enough, the one proxy he has made known to the
multiverse is a Human, and not an Elf, named Avery
Arrinson. The Lone Wolf has blessed his proxies with
the ability to hide in underbrush perfectly. As long as
they do not move, they cannot be seen, or even
smelled, by any creatures, barring divine entities.

subtlety. Otherwise, they have few formal

responsibilities aside from ensuring their personal
survival.
Holy Days/Important Ceremonies
The church of Fenmarel does not celebrate
widely recognized holy days. Instead, each individual or
band venerates the Lone Wolf in personal worship
services of their own devising. Many outcasts mark the
day of their personal banishment with private
contemplation, while tribes of Wild Elves mark
anniversaries of important events in the group's oral
history. Many of these events are correlated with
astronomical events that easily perceived by the naked
eye.
Major Centers of Worship
The Misty Vale is a largely unexplored, thickly
overgrown, stiflingly hot jungle tucked between the Dun
Hills, the Cliffs of Talar, and the Bandit Wastes, due
east of Lapaliiya and the Shining Sea. Of all the
Seldarine, the Fair Folk of the Misty Vale venerate only
Fenmarel Mestarine, for they turned away from the rest
of the Elven pantheon millennia ago, out of feelings of
both personal guilt, and abandonment by their gods.
While the feral Or-Tel'Quessir have built no
temples to their god, shrines dedicated to Fenmarel
Mestarine can be found wherever the jungle is thickest
and most tangled.

The Church of Fenmarel Mestarine

The Church of the Lone Wolf can be loosely
divided into two different branches. There are the Elven
outcasts, and the Wild Elves. Elven outcasts hail from
any Elven subrace. They, for whatever reason, are
loners by nature, who have either removed themselves,
or have been removed, from the rest of Elven society.
The Wild Elves are isolated, savage Elves who worship
Fenmarel Mestarine.
Among most of Elven society, Fenmarel
Mestarines church is looked at with hostility, and
suspicion. Most of his followers are considered either
outlaws, or primitive savages. Most Elves pay the Lone
Wolf some respect, because he is a part of the
Seldarine, but otherwise find him a savage deity who is
better left undisturbed. Only in Wild Elf societies is the
church of the Lone Wolf afforded much respect.
Neither camp regularly builds temples
dedicated to the Lone Wolf. As a result, there are very
few temples dedicated to Fenmarel Mestarine in
Faern. Both Wild Elves and outcasts create shrines
dedicated to the deity, however. The composition of
these shrines varies from individual to individual, but
most share some kind of common element and/or
theme. Most are located in hidden hollows, and are
decorated with bones, leaves, plants, teeth, claws, or
something else that represents the Lone Wolfs savage
nature. Exiles often include some kind of personal
token that symbolizes the reasons for their separation
from mainstream Elven society.
Novice priests and priestess of Fenmarel
Mestarine are known as the Lost. Fully ordained priests
and priestess are known as the Unbowed. Individual
titles vary from person to person, from tribe to tribe.
The majority of his church is made up of Wild
Elves. The rest of his clergy is made up of Wood Elves,
Moon Elves, Half-Elves, Lythari and Sun Elves. There
are slightly more males in the service of the Lone Wolf
than there are women, but the ratio between priest and
priestess is still very even.

Affiliated Orders
The Fenmaren church has no affiliated orders
for obvious reasons. Among the OrTel'Quessir, every
able-bodied adult of the tribe fights for the Lone Wolf.
Thus, in a sense, every tribe is a different order
affiliated with Fenmarel Mestarine and his church.
Priestly Vestments
The ceremonial garb of Fenmaren priests
and priestess in primitive tribes deep in the wilderness
consists of mud, leaves and sticks that cover the body.
In most cases, the priests or priestess are completely
nude, except for these choice materials.
Among more civilized groups, Fenmaren
priests garb themselves in hide armor adorned with
bones, teeth, and crude drawings of wild beasts. The
holy symbol of the faith is a talon or fang of a wild beast
slain without any assistance by the priest who bears it.
Adventuring Garb
When adventuring, priests and priestess of
Fenmarel Mestarine prefer weapons and armor
constructed through the use of skills taught by their
god, although they employ the best armor and weapons
available if need be. Commonly employed weapons
and armors include primitive arrows, wooden weapons,
and hardened bark and mud for armor.

Day-to-Day Activities
For the most part, members of Fenmarel's
clergy are found only among hands of Wild Elves in the
wilderness. Outcasts from Elven society, who make
their way among other cultures, whether they be Elven
or not, are typically lay followers and not clerics of the
Lone Wolf.
Members of Fenmarel Mestarines clergy
instruct their fellows in the skills first taught by their god,
including how to spy, survive on their own in the
wilderness, engage in deceptive and guerilla tactics,
and how to use poisons to take down enemies with

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Hanali shares the waters of Evergold with the

human goddess, Sune, as well as the demigoddess,
Sharess. A friendly, but intense rivalry exists between
Lady Firehair and Lady Goldheart, over the innate
superiority of Human beauty, as compared to Elven
beauty. Hanali is close to the human goddess Sharess,
because the two have similar interests, and because
Sharess was once Zandilar the Dancer, an Elven
demigoddess of the Yuir Elves.
While Verenestra, the patron goddess of
Dryads, Nymphs, and Sylphs, is rather jealous and
used to snobbishly avoid contact with other goddesses
of beauty, love, or romance. Hanali Celanils kind
nature has finally won over the Oak Princess, making
the two fast friends and allies.
Lady Goldheart actively opposes the efforts
of those powers who would destroy beauty and love,
such as Talos, or those who nurture bitterness and
heartache, such as Shar. Hanali Celanil has a
particularly deep enmity for Eshebala, the Queen of the
Foxwomen. This is rooted in the latter's exploitation of
both beauty and love, for her own self-serving, vain,
and hedonistic reasons.
Other allies of the Winsome Rose include
Eachthighern, Eilistraee, Cyrrollalee, Isis, Lliira, Lurue,
Milil, Sharess, Sharindlar, Sheela Peryroyl, Tymora,
and the Seldarine. Other foes include Bane, Cyric,
Moander, who is now dead, Shar, Talona, Talos, Auril,
Malar, Umberlee, the Anti-Seldarine and the Orc
pantheon
Hanali is a being of timeless beauty and
benign nature, who always forgives minor
transgressions, and delights in rewarding her followers
with the bliss of unexpected love and affection. She
embodies the romance, beauty, love, and joy in Elven
spirits, her only flaws being her own mild vanity and
flighty nature. Although she rarely appears to her
faithful, Hanali delights in seeing the growth of love
among Elves, and her avatar often acts in secret to
protect young lovers.
Hanali Celanils deific realm, the Crystal
Palace, stands at the center of Lake Evergold. The
structure, made entirely of glass and crystal, is of
perfect design. It is said that it only takes a single beam
of sunlight to illuminate the entire structure. At the heart
of the Crystal Palace is a magical fountain, containing
Evergold. This fountain exists in the human goddess
Sunes realm and the same time, and functions as a
portal between the two realms.

Hanali Celanil
The Heart of Gold, Winsome Rose, Archer of Love,
Kiss of Romance, Lady Goldheart
Symbol: A heart of gold
Home Plane: Arvandor (Hanali Celanils Crystal Palace)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Artists, Artistic Craftsmanship, Beauty,
Enchantments, Fine Art, Love, Romance
Domains: Chaos, Charm, Elf, Good, Magic, Protection
Worshipers: Aesthetes, Artists, Enchanters, Lovers,
Sorcerers
Aliases: Angharradh
Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, CN
Favored Weapon: A Shining Heart (Dagger)
History/Relationships
Hanali Celanil (Proununced HAN-uh-lee
SELL-uh-nihl) is the Elven goddess of love, romance,
and beauty. Lady Goldheart is almost always depicted
as a female, although, on rare occasions, it is said that
she has taken the form of a male. Hanali Celanil is
revered especially by gold elves and moon elves. Her
followers also include Elven artisans- particularly
sculptor-, lovers, performers- particularly Bards and
dancers-, and nobles.
Lady Goldheart is also widely revered by
Half-Elves born of joyous unions, in honor of the love
that brought their parents together. Hanali Celanil is
also closely associated with Evergold, a sacred crystal
fountain and pool found within her crystal palace in
Arvandor. She keeps watch over her followers by using
the placid waters of Evergold as an immense crystal
ball, and philters of love that are created by Elves are
said to contain drafts of this fountain's waters.
Hanali is both an aspect of Angharradh, and
one of the three Elven goddesses who collectively form
the Triune Goddess. This special bond tightly binds
Hanali Celanil with the other two Elven goddessesAerdrie Faenya, and Sehanine Moonbow-, and the
three collectively serve alongside Corellon in leading
the Seldarine.
Hanali has been romantically involved with
nearly every member of the Seldarine, particularly
Erevan Ilesere, yet she remains amicable with nearly all
of her current and former suitors alike. The only notable
exception is Fenmarel Mestarine, although he and Lady
Goldheart are still formally allied. The Lone Wolf
resents the fact that Hanali Celanil spurned him long
ago, in favor of Erevan Ilesere. Some believe that it was
the Archer of Loves fickleness that drove Fenmarel
Mestarine into the embrace of Lolth.

Dogma
Life is worth living because of the beauty
found in the world and the love that draws twin hearts
together. Nurture what is beautiful in life, and let
beauty's glow enliven and brighten the lives of those
around you. The greatest joy is the rapture of newfound
love and the tide of romance that sweeps over those
wrapped in its embrace.
Seek out and care fore love wherever it takes
root and bring it to its fullest bloom so that all may share
in the joy and beauty it creates. Always give shelter and
succor to young lovers, for their hearts are the truest
guides to life's proper course.
Avatar/Manifestations
Hanali Celanil appears as a beautiful Elven
maiden, clad in a short cut dress, or gown, made of
pure white and gold. Her hair is a fiery red-blonde, and
is falls freely from her head. The clothing she wears
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imagination. She is always barefoot, and wears gold

anklets and toe rings. She wears a perfume, it is said,
that causes the hormones of any creature to spike,
especially those in Elves.
Hanali can also manifest as a rosy-hued
nimbus of light that envelops a creature or object. When
Hanali's aura envelops an Elf, Half-Elf, Faerie or other
creature of the Seelie Court, he or she becomes
irresistible to those of the opposite sex, or to those of
the same sex who enjoy the company of others of their
gender. While Hanali Celanils glow usually fades with
the coming of dusk, or dawn, an Elven worshiper may,
no more than once during his or her lifetime, receive a
permanent boost to their attractiveness, often as a
reward for creating or preserving a beautiful object,
making a great sacrifice, or completing a great quest for
the benefit of a loved one. This manifestation of Lady
Goldheart also allows the recipient to detect all
romantic interests in other Elves and Fey/Sylvan
creatures for the duration of the effect.
Hanali manifests in common items, by
transforming them into works of art discreetly marked
by her symbol. An item so blessed by Lady Goldheart is
notable for its grace, beauty, and artistry. Such
transformations are permanent, unless the item is
question is stolen, defaced, or sold for less than
honorable reasons, in which case the transformed
object reverts to its normal form. Acceptable reasons
for selling such an object include raising money to feed
and/or clothe one's family, trading the work of art in
exchange for a person's life or freedom, or similar noble
pursuits. If the buyer does not meet Lady Goldheart's
approval, the item in question may revert back into its
original form after the seller has departed.
The Archer of Love expresses her favor to
her followers by guiding them to places of unspoiled
natural beauty, having them hear the tinkling of
bellflowers, creating spontaneous rainbows that last
only moments, being caught in sun showers, feeling the
heat of a lovers flush and by filling them with orgasmic
ecstasy. She shows her displeasure by briefly casting a
shadow over an item of great beauty, by creating a
fleeting vision of the face of a lost love, or a lost item,
and by decreasing their sexual performance.

Elves, Moon Elves, Wood Elves and Half-Elves. Other

Elven subraces still revere her, however. Star Elves
and Lythari give her thanks for their extraplanar, Faerielike realms, Avariel give her thanks for the beauty that
living high up in the sky affords, and Aquatic Elves give
her thanks for all of the beauty that can be found
undersea.
Temples of Hanali Celanil are bright and
beautiful, with fountains and springs, exotic gardens,
magical effects, jewels of all different shapes, sizes and
colors. Most of her temples are designed with young
lovers in mind, so her temples always include
romantic things- babbling brooks, small waterfalls,
shady paths, quiet pools, leafy bowers, flowers of all
shapes, sizes and colors. Interior chambers are
designed to allow sunlight, moonlight and breezes to
flow through. Many temples house great works of art,
and act as museums. Other times, they are designed
like great concert halls, to express verbal forms of art.
Novice priests and priestess of Hanali
Celanils church are called Beauteous. Fully
consecrated priests and priestess are called
Paramours. Titles used in her church include Dove,
Suitor, Lover, Libertine, Soft Caress, Hearts Desire,
Fiery Ardor,and Goldheart.
The church of Hanali Celanil is as diverse as
is Corellon Larethians clergy. Sun Elves and Moon
Elves make up the majority of the church, but other
subraces that are represented in Lady Goldhearts
clergy include Aquatic Elves, Drow Elves, Half-Elves,
Wild Elves, Winged Elves, and Wood Elves. The church
is evenly split between males and females, with there
being slightly more priestess in the church than priests.
Day-to-Day Activities
Hanali Celanils priests and priestess are
flighty bunch, and are somewhat vain, given to dancing
and wild revels at any time. The hierarchy is loosely
organized, and Clerics are free to join or leave the
church as they wish. Paramours preside over marriage
and rites of passage ceremonies for young elves,
although they are not required to marry, for Hanali's
concern is love, and not necessarily marriage.
Members of Hanali's clergy spend their days
cultivating beauty and love in all their forms. Many of
Lady Goldheart's priests tend fine gardens, white others
amass personal or temple-based collections of gems,
crystal sculptures, and other fine works of art. While
things of gold and crystal, particularly jewelry and
statues, are favored, beautiful art in any form is
admired, collected, and displayed. Hanali's Clerics are
always finely dressed, and displaying one's personal
beauty to its best advantage is a requirement of every
priest and priestess of the Heart of Gold.

Agents/Petitioners
Hanali Celanil is served by Aasimar,
Aasimon, Agathinon, Ancient Treants, Asrai, Asuras,
Atomies, Cathshee, Celadrin, Cooshee, Dryads,
Einheriar, Eladrin, Electrum Dragons, Elven Cats,
Elves, Faerie Dragons, Firestars, Frosts, Gorse,
Hamadryads, Hollyphants, Liholiathra, Lillendi, Mercury
Dragons, Nereids, Nixies, Nymphs, Oreads, Pixies,
Reverend Ones, Satyrs, Sea Sprites, Seelie Faeries,
Sirines, Sylphs, Sprites, Stwingers, Sunflies, Titans,
and Tressym.
Henali Celanil has two proxies. Llewellyn and
Llyssa Longleaves are two Moon Elf twins of
exceptional beauty. They are incredibly attractive to all
mortals, including Orcs, who have different standards
for beauty. It is said, though, that they pale in
comparison to their mistress. Llewellyn has been
blessed to be able to turn any smooth surface into
enchanted mirrors, while her sister, Llyssa can control
any kind of flowing plant she lays eyes on.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

While Hanali Celanils priests and priestess
are given to frequent impromptu revels, their greatest
celebrations are held every month, beneath the bright
light of the full moon. These holy days are known as
Secrets of the Heart, because it is on these nighttime
revels that romantically involved participants are said to
experience the full bloom of their affections on such
nights, allowing them to evaluate the strength of their
feelings. Likewise, the inner beauty of all celebrants
visibly manifests as a rosy glow in their cheeks and
eyes for days thereafter.
Offerings of objects of great beauty are made
to Lady Goldheart during such holy festivals, some of
which are swept into Arvandor, while others are

The Church of Hanali Celanil

The influence of Lady Goldhearts church can
be found in nearly every single Elven settlement, except
for Drow cities. Her church is very popular among Sun

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returned to be shared among all of Hanali's followers. It

is not uncommon for artists to unveil their latest work at
such holy days, nor is it rare for young lovers to either
pledge their troth secretly or proclaim it to all
assembled, for doing so is said to invite Hanali's favor.

beauty and pragmatism. Clerics favor weapons and

armor that are a beauty to behold, emphasizing the
natural Elven grace of their bearer. Yet at the same
time, they make sure that these arms and armors also
guard against any weapon strike or spell that might mar
their natural beauty.
As such, the priesthood of Lady Goldheart
prefers Chainmail- especially that of Elven make, if it is
available-, shields, and weapons unlikely to bring them
into melee combat, or to disfigure the appearance of an
opponent.

Major Centers of Worship

The Vale of Evereska is a wide, alpine valley
with an inner ring of knolls surrounding the center of the
valley. The three highest hills, known as the Sisters,
form a fairly even triangle around the city of Evereska.
The highest hill of the three, Bellcrest, is the site of
Hanali's temple, an enormous structure of white marble
and moonstone, surrounded by gardens that bloom
year-round, with rare flowers and exotic fruits. The
Fountainheart of Shimmering Gold, as the temple is
known, has housed countless Evereskan weddings,
revels, and dances, and in addition to displaying works
of Evereska's greatest artisans, it holds many greatest
artistic treasures from other Elven civilizations, such as
Ascalhom, Eaerlann, Illefarn, Myth Drannor, and
Sharrven.
A beautiful statue of Hanali Celanil within the
city of Evereska itself is also the site of many pilgrims.
Until recently, very few were aware that the statue,
which was located roughly in the center of the city, had
a very special purpose. This statue also served as the
anchor of Evereskas Mythal. The war against the
Phaerimm, and the reweaving of the citys Mythal
marred the beauty of the statue, but it has since been
repaired, and the sculpture of Lady Goldheart looks as
ravishing as ever.
Affiliated Orders
The Chaperones of the Moonlight Tryst are a
fellowship of romantically inclined Rogues and Rangers
who discretely safeguard young Elven lovers from
those who would take advantage of their distraction
and/or innocence. Members of this merry band are also
called on occasionally to facilitate secret meetings
between lovers of rival houses, or to aid them in eloping
against their family's wishes.
Chaperones of the Moonlight Tryst usually
work closely with the priests of the local temple of
Hanali Celanil, as those who serve Lady Goldheart
often receive the confidences of those struck by the
arrows of the Archer of Love. The Chaperones of the
Moonlight Tryst also often receive aid from followers of
Erevan Illesere. The lighthearted tricksters particularly
enjoy aiding the Chaperones in facilitating secret
marriages, or in aiding young couples in eloping.
Priestly Vestments
Hanali Celanils priesthood prides themselves
on the stunning beauty of their clerical vestments.
Paramours wear golden robes, sprinkled with gold dust.
They wear their hair long, and unbound, without any
covering. Gold rings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, and
earrings are common adornments on a paramours
body. The holy symbol of the faith is either a miniature
gold rose or a miniature gold stylized heart. Both forms
of Hanali's holy symbol are often worn as a brooch or
necklace.
Adventuring Garb
Hanali's priests and priestess are drawn to
romantic quests like moths to a flame, and thus they
take to adventuring a lot more often than one might
otherwise expect. In dangerous situations, Hanali
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change. She eventually chose to merge with Labelas

Enoreth. Since, she has faded into near oblivion.
The Simbul, Queen of Aglarond, only recently
discovered the divine ancestry of her name in DR 1368,
the Year of the Banner. Likewise, another long
forgotten aspect of Labelas Enoreth, known as
Chronos, Karonis, or Kronus, was worshiped centuries
ago in the tiny realm of Orva, which is now sunk
beneath the waters of the Vast Swamp of eastern
Cormyr. Like the Simbul, Chronos/Karonis/Kronus has,
ironically, been forgotten due to the passage of time.
Labelas gets on well with the rest of the
Seldarine, although his relationship with Erevan Ilesere
has been sorely tested by the other's antics on
occasion. The decision of the Simbul, to merge with the
Lifegiver, and not the Fey Jester has also weakened
their relationship, slightly. Asides for the Seldarine,
Labelas Enoreth has few other allies.
In ancient times, when Mystryl was venerated
as the human goddess of time, among other things,
Labelas was closely allied with the Lady of Mysteries.
That close relationship has continued with the current
incarnation of Mystra, though the two powers are not as
close as they once have been, especially since Mystra
lost the dominion of time. Labelas and the Guardian of
the Lost, an aspect of the draconic deity Null, also
known as Chronepsis, have an understanding. It is also
said that Labelas and Shekinester, Queen of the
Nagas, are slowly building an alliance.
Since the Time of Troubles, Clangeddin
Silverbeard, Dwarven god of battle and war, has nursed
a grudge against Labelas Enoreth, for defeating him in
battle on the isle of Ruathym. While the Lifegiver has
attempted to apologize for his actions, the Father of
Battle is slow to forgive, as is typical of Dwarves. The
Lifegiver strongly opposes the powers of entropy and
undeath, particularly Tenebrous/Orcus and Yeenoghu.
Like the rest of the Seldarine, he also opposes the AntiSeldarine, and the Orc Pantheon.
Other allies of the Sage at Sundown include
Denier, Cyrrollalee, Eilistraee, Milil, Oghma, and
Savras. Other enemies include Myrkul, who is now
dead, and Velsharoon.
Labelas Enoreths deific realm, the Vanishing
Tower, is literally what it sounds like. The tower that
Labelas makes his home vanishes and reappears in
random intervals all around Arvandor, except for within
another deitys divine realm. When the Vanishing Tower
appears somewhere, it is usually taken as a sign of
trouble to come, and Corellon Larethian usually signals
a meeting of all members of the Seldarine.

Labelas Enoreth
The Lifegiver, Lord of the Continuum, the One-Eyed
God, the Philosopher, the Sage at Sunset
Symbol: Upper half of the sun setting over the horizon,
with sunbeams reaching in all directions
Home Plane: Arvandor (The Vanishing Tower)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: History, Longevity, The Moment of Choice,
Time
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Good, Knowledge, Time
Worshipers: Bards, Divine Disciples, Elves,
Loremasters, Scholars, Teachers
Aliases: Chronos, Karonis, Kronus, the Simbul
Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, CN
Favored Weapon: The Timestave (Quarterstaff)
History/Relationships
Labelas Enoreth (Pronounced LAH-bel-lahs
EN-or-eth) is the Elven god of longevity and time. After
the creation of the Fair Folk, it is said that Labelas
Enoreth blessed the elves with long lifespans, and
decreed that their appearances would not be marred by
the passage of time. The Lifegiver cooperates with
Sehanine in overseeing the lifespan of elves and their
growth away from and beyond mortal realms. He
measures the lives of the Fair Folk and decrees when
they should be ended, allowing passage to Arvandor.
As Lord of the Continuum, Labelas governs
the orderly passage of time and guards against those
who would alter the path of history. Labelas confers
wisdom and teachings on young and old alike, and
although he is rarely directly invoked, the Lifegiver is
often praised. The Lifegiver knows the future and past
of every Elf, Faerie, and Sylvan creature that lives on
Faern. Labelas Enoreth is worshiped by sages,
historians, philosophers, librarians, and all those who
measure the changes wrought by the passing of years.
Labelas is also a philosopher-god, a patient
teacher and instructor. His demeanor is calm and
meditative, and he is not prone to sudden action or
hasty speech. According to legend, long ago, he traded
an eye for the ability to peer through time. Labelas
concerns himself with transgenerational changes, and
the growth of learning and wisdom among Elves.
Because of his abstract role in Elven society and Elven
life, he rarely involves himself directly in the lives of
individual Elves, Fey or Sylvan creatures.
The Sage at Sunset has also been venerated
in other guises, at various places during various times
in history. When the SyTel'Quessir settled the
Yuirwood, the Seldarine merged with the ancient deities
native to the Yuir, transforming them into aspects of the
various powers of the Elven pantheon. The Simbul was
the Yuir goddess of the moment of choice, and what is
and what is not. When the Seldarine and the Yuir
pantheon merged, the Simbul had to choose between
Labelas Enoreth, the Elven deity of time and
philosophy, and Erevan Ilesere, the Elven deity of

Dogma
The march of time is inexorable, but the
blessings of the Lifegiver enable the children of
Corellon to live long and fruitful lives, unmarked by the
passage of years. Record and preserve the lessons of
history, and draw lessons from that which has unfolded.
In the end, the sun always sets before the
next day dawns anew. When you follow Labelas's
teachings, time is on your side.
Avatar/Manifestations
Labelas appears as an androgynous elf with
silver hair and misty gray eyes, one of which is always
covered by an eye patch He always wears pale-colored
robes of green, blue, white, and gray. He also always
appears with some kind of hourglass in hand, or
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Labelas rarely manifests directly, instead

preferring to work through his agents, subtle signs and
careful guidance. Nevertheless, on occasion he
manifests as a faint mist that envelops a creature or
object and alters its age. Typically, such manifestations
undo the effects of aging, but the reverse has been
observed on rare occasions as well. Labelas Enoreth
also shows his favor by having his priests and
priestess discover ancient, yet well preserved,
gemstones and items. Conversely, he shows his
disfavor my having them discover ancient gemstones
and items that have suffered the ravages of time.

however, and he returned to Faern, where he serves

as Enoreths Chosen.
The Church of Labelas Enoreth
The Lifegiver has a small, but dedicated
following, made up mostly of priests, priestess and
Chronomancers. Though his church is small, the
influence that they wield is quite large. The counsel of
the Clerics of the Sage and Sunset are always sought
when far-reaching decisions are to be made. It is said
that an entire temple of Labelas Enoreth was involved
in the discussion of opening Myth Drannor to
NTelQuessir.
Temples and shrines dedicated to Labelas
Enoreth are constructed in such a manner that they
withstand the passage of time. For example, his
temples and shrines are often built into ancient forests,
or ancient mountains. His temples always include a
large sundial inlaid on the floor, along with stainedglass windows, bathing the entire building in rays of
colorful light. Temples of Labelas Enoreth often have
libraries, and these libraries are said to be the greatest
collection of Elven lore on Faern.
Novice priests and priestess are called
Tyros. Full-fledged priests and priestess are called
Time Sentinels. Other titles used include, in ascending
order, Observer, Recorder, Librarian, Lorist, Scholar,
Historian, Sage and Philosopher. Collectivley, the upper
echelons of Labelas Enoreths clergy members are
known as the Wizened.
The majority of The Lifegivers priests and
priestess are Sun Elves. Moon Elves are the next most
represented subrace. Wood Elves, Aquatic Elves and
Half-Elves make up the rest of the composition of his
church. Unlike most other Elven faiths, there are many
more priestess dedicated to Labelas Enoreth than
there are priests.

Agents/Petitioners
Labelas Enoreth is served by Aasimar,
Aasimon, Agathinion, Ancient Treants, Asuras,
Baelnorn, Einhenar, Eladnn, Electrum Dragons, Elves,
Feystags, Firestars, Gold Dragons, Hollyphants,
Hybsils, Incarnates of Hope, Incarnates of Faith,
Incarnates of Justice, Incarnates of Wisdom, Kholiathra,
Kinn, Lillendi, Lythlyx, Memory Webs, Moon Horses,
Opinici, Radiance Quasielementals, Reverend Ones,
Scile, Seelie Faeries, Silver Dragons, Sunflies, Talking
Owls, Temporal Dogs, Temporal Gliders, Time
Dimensionals, T'uen-nn, and Unicorns.
The White Stag of Labelas is a special
servant of the Elven deity that has been observed only
on Evermeet. It is not to be confused with the mystical
white stag that supposedly appears near Neverwinter
every so often. Physically, it is a large, snow-white
animal, with massive muscles, and red, glowing eyes.
Observers say the creature's magical aura is literally
tangible, and can felt by all those who lay eyes upon it.
The stag's appearance is considered to be an omen of
great events to come, because it invariably leads any
who follow it to a place where a vision or direct divine
message from Labelas Enoreth occurs.
As a pseudodivine being, the White Stag is in
no danger on the Green Isle, but should the unthinkable
happen, and the beast pursued by enemies, it is fully
capable of defending itself. Though capable of goring
its enemies with its antlers, or smashing them with its
hooves, the White Stag would most likely rely on its
misdirection powers, to cause those pursuing it to lose
their bearings, and eventually, lose the White
Stagstrail.
The White Stag appears wherever Elves are
in need of guidance and wisdom. Some claim that when
the White Stag is not on the Material Plane, it is grazing
the lush landscape of Arvandor, and is sent to Faerun
only when Elves are in danger and Labelas Enoreth
requires its services.
Labelas Enoreth has a single Chosen- Vartan
Hai Sylvar. During the Time of Troubles, Enoreth used
Sylvar as his avatar, and this caused considerable
friction between the two afterwards. Through Hai
Sylvar, Labelas Enoreth caused considerable
destruction on the island of Ruathym, and caused a lot
of damage to the Realms Master, a vessel that Hai
Sylvar and his companions often traveled on. This
caused Vartan to reject Enoreth for a time, once the
Time of Troubles had concluded.
The two have mended their relationship
somewhat, now, and Vartan Hai Sylvar willingly aids
Enoreth, though he never says he serves the deity.
Vartan can cause any being he touches to instantly age
twenty years, a gift bestowed upon him by the Lord of
the Continuum. For a brief time, Hai Sylvar served as
Labelas Enoreths proxy. This did not last long,

Day-to-Day Activities
Priests of Labelas Enoreth are the keepers of
Elven history and lore, and they are charged with
searching for hidden facts of the past. They compile
and protect such sacred knowledge, and record it for
the instruction of future generations. Members of
Labelas Enoreths clergy are also philosophers and
teachers, responsible for educating the young and
promoting the acquisition of knowledge.
Holy Days/Important Ceremonies
The faithful of the Lord of the Continuum do
not celebrate individual holy days. To them, the
passage of time is uniform, independent of the events
that unfold in each regular interval. Instead, the
Lifegiver's followers gather each day in small groves
near his temples, as the sun sets to mark the passage
of another day. This daily ritual known as the Marking of
Time. They pray to Labelas Enoreth, and recite all that
they have learned in the past day, to be recorded by the
Lorekeepers of Arvandor that serve the One-Eyed God.
It is considered a great honor to the parents if
a priest or priestess of Labelas Enoreth attends a birth.
In Elven culture, this is considered a sign that the child
will live a long and fruitful life. Such visitations always
occur during the first sunset after the birth of the child,
and involve casting a spell to bless the infant, as
prayers to Labelas are exclaimed to the heavens. A
Cleric of the Lifegiver does not perform such a
ceremony on his/her own volition. Priests and priestess
only perform these rites if they receive a vision in
advance from the Lifegiver, giving such instructions.

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Servants of Labelas disdain heavy armor and

sophisticated weaponry. For most priests and priestess
of the Lifegiver, simple light gray robes, of more durable
construction than their ceremonial vestments, and a
staff or dagger serve as adequate protection. When
available, Cloaks of Elvenkind, Boots of Elvenkind, and
similar items that allow the wearer to walk unnoticed
are employed by members of Labelas's clergy.

Major Centers of Worship

The ruins of the Elven city of Mhnlamniir lay
at the heart of the High Forest. At the height of
Eaerlann's civilization, Mhiilamniir was the site of a
number of major temples, shrines and seats of power
for most Elven clergies in the North. While Mhiilamniir's
largest building is a now-ruined temple dedicated to
Corellon Larethian, the city's oldest temple has always
been the Temple Beyond Time, a soaring tower shaped
like an hourglass, consecrated in the name of the
Lifegiver.
Labelasan religious texts suggest that the
Temple Beyond Time existed as far back as the early
days of Aryvandaar, nearly 25 millennia ago.
Mhiilamnnr is no longer safe enough for Elven pilgrims
to visit due to a green dragon, Choloracndara, who lairs
in the Protectors ruined house of worship, and claims
the entire temple city as her domain. Nonetheless,
Labelas's temple and its inhabitants survive unmolested
due in part to the temple's peculiar relationship with the
time stream. The Temple Beyond Time can be seen or
entered for a few moments at varying intervals. The
faithful of the Lifegiver interpret the god's omens as to
when the Temple Beyond Time can be reached and
then travel to the site in order to consult with the eternal
seers- Barlnorn- who dwell within. The petitioners who
enter the tower bear the risk that when they emerge
many years may have passed, even though the interval
seemed like little more than a few hours to those within.
The calm waters of Lake Eredruie, a large
pond at the headwaters of the Glaemril in the forests of
northwestern Deepingdale, have long been held to be
sacred to Labelas by the Fair Folk. Elves who immerse
themselves in the lake's waters are said to gain 3-60
years to their natural lifespans, though this only
happens the first time they do this. The waters from this
lake are also said to act as healing potions to Elves and
Half-Elves. A tree that houses a natural spring that
bubbles into Lake Eredruie is one of Labelas Enoreths
holiest sites.
Affiliated Orders
The Order of the Setting Sun is a fellowship
of Elf and Half-Elf archeologists, Bards, historians,
Lorekeepers, scholars, sages, and the like who seek to
preserve and/or rediscover the relics and knowledge of
Elven cultures that have already passed into history.
Since the reclamation of both Myth Drannor and Myth
Glaurach, the Order of the Setting Sun has been very
active.
The Knights Paradoxical are an elite order of
Fighters, Wizards, and Clerics who seek to preserve
the integrity of the time stream and prevent significant
alterations to history by Chronomancers and their ilk.
Members of this ancient order may be found guarding
legendary time gates and tracking down copies of time
conduit spells to keep them out of the hands of those
who would meddle with history either deliberately or
through carelessness.
Priestly Vestments
Priests of Labelas wear light gray robes of
made of wispy and loose gossamer. When a small light
source is viewed through the robes, such vestments
shine with the deep reds, purples, and oranges of the
sunset. The holy symbol of the faith is a semicircular
gold disk carved to resemble the setting sun.
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In contrast to the obvious impact of the

absorption of Relkath by the Leaflord, Magnar the Bear
was almost totally subsumed after being absorbed, and
this aspect of Rillifane is little remembered even among
ChaTel'Quessir. The Half-Elves of the Yuirwood speak
only of Magnar's Great Sleep, a centuries-long
hibernation from which the Bear has yet to emerge.
Much like Ubtao, Ulutiu, and Uthgar, Rillifane
is served by a host of great spirits including the
primeval Bear, Eagle, Raven, and Wolf, among others.
These aspects of the Leaflord are recognized only by
the SyTel'Quessir and very few ChaTel'Quessir. Other
Elven subraces do not recognize these spirits, nor do
they consider the Leaflord a fragmented deity. Unlike
those other powers' worshipers, however, Rillifane's
followers do not venerate any one great spirit
exclusively, although they may have done so in the
distant past. Instead, the Leaflord's faithful call upon
one or more spirits associated with their god as
appropriate for the situation at hand.
Rillifane is on good terms with all the
Seldarine, as well as most Sylvan and Faerie powers.
The Leaflord's primary concern is that all creatures
have the opportunity to act out their roles in nature
without abusing them, a concern Rillifane shares with
Corellon Larethian, the great creator and protector of
the Fair Folk. Solonor Thelandira and Rillifane work
together closely to preserve and protect the natural
world, but they do differ fundamentally on the issue of
hunting. In the spirit of the alliance that binds the Great
Archer and the Leaflord, Solonor does not permit his
priests and followers to hunt within the woods where
Rillifane's brooding, forbidding presence cautions
against this, unless their need is great. While Rillifane
permits hunting for food by hungry folk, he detests
hunting for sport.
Rillifane is closely allied with Emmantiensien
the Treant-King and Silvanus the Oak Father. The trio's
conversations are many and seemingly endless to
others, as none of the three is given to hasty thought or
expression. Rillifane is always a respected guest at the
Seelie Court, and aside from Emmantiensien, he is
friendliest with Skerrit the Forester and often
romantically linked with Verenestra the Oak Princess.
Rillifane Rallathil has a great hatred for
Malar, since the Beastlord often makes Elves the object
of his hunts. His ethos also is an anathema to the
Leaflord.
Other allies of the Leaflord include Baervan
Wildwanderer, Cyrrollalee, Eilistraee, Eldeth, Mielikki,
Sheela Peryroyl, Oberon, Osiris, Titania, and the rest of
the Seldarine. Other enemies of Rillifane Rallathil
include Moander, though he has recently perished,
Talos, the Queen of Air and Darkness, and the AntiSeldarine.
The Leaflords deific realm, the Oak Grove, is
nothing more than a grouping of a few extraordinarily
large oak trees. Other than that, there are no other
ways to distinguish his divine realm from the rest of
Arvandor. No sort of structure mars his realm, nor are
there any other kinds of boundaries to separate it from
the rest of the plane.

Rillifane Rallathil
The Leaflord, the Wild One, the Great Oak, the ManyBranched, the Many-Limbed, Old Man of the Yuirwood
Symbol: Oak tree
Home Plane: Arvandor (Oak Grove)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Druids, Nature, Wild Elves, Woodlands
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Good, Plant, Protection
Worshipers: Druids, Rangers, Wild Elves
Aliases: Bear, Eagle, Magnar the Bear, Raven, Relkath
of the Infinite Branches, Wolf
Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, CN
Favored Weapon: The Oakstaff (Quarterstaff)
History/Relationships
Rillifane Rallathil (Pronounced RILL-ih-fane
RALL-uh-thihl) is protector of the woodlands, and
guardian of the harmony of nature. He is often likened
by his priests and priestess to a giant ethereal oak tree,
so huge that its roots mingle with the roots of every
other plant in the Realms, that stands at the heart of
Arvandor. The great tree draws into itself all the ebb
and flow of seasons, and lives within the woodlands of
the Green Elves. At the same time, it defends and
sustains those lands against disease, predation, and
assaults of all kinds. The Leaflord is the patron of the
SyTel'Quessir and revered by many Voadkyn, as well.
Rillifane Rallathil is quiet, reflective, and enduring. He is
the least flighty of all the Seldarine, the least likely to
act on a whim, and often grave and self-absorbed.
When the SyTel'Quessir settled the
Yuirwood, the Seldarine merged with the ancient gods
of the Yuir, transforming them into aspects of the
various powers of the Elven pantheon. Both Magnar the
Bear and Relkath of the Infinite Branches, also known
as Many-Limbed, Many-Branched, and the Old Man of
the Yuirwood, became aspects of the Leaflord. Relkath
easily merged with, and slowly reinvigorated a primitive
facet of the Leaflord's nature that had been slowly
overshadowed over the ages by the increasingly tamed
way of life of the Fair Folk, even among the
SyTel'Quessir.
As a result of this subtle change of heart, in
the centuries since absorbing Relkath, Rillifane's
primordial spirit has returned to the fore to great effect.
Concurrently, the SyTel'Quessir and ChaTel'Quessir
have rediscovered the ways of their most primitive
ancestors and reformed their tribal cultures, eschewing
the formation of successors to the great Green Elven
civilizations such as Illefarn, Thearnytaar, Eiellur, and
Syorpiir.

Dogma
The Great Oak draws energy from all the
living creatures of the world and nourishes, sustains,
and protects them from outside threats. Live in harmony
with the natural world, allowing each living being the
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the Leaflord's countless branches, his faithful are to

serve as his mortal agents in the natural world.
Defend the great forests from those who
would ravage their riches, leaving only destruction in
their path. Contest both the quick and the slow death of
Rillifane's bounty and hold strong like the great oaks in
the face of those who can see only their own immediate
needs.

connecting the tree to other trees. Shrines dedicated to

the Leaflord as oak trees as well, but trees that are still
too small to be considered temples. It is not unheard of
for shrines to be transformed into temples after the tree
has grown enough to house such a place of worship.
Novices of the Leaflord are known as Acorns.
Fully ordained priests and priestess are known as
Oakhearts. Other titles used by the church of the
Leaflord include, in ascending order, Felsul, Silverbark,
Laspar, Hiexel, Blueleaf, Phandar, Duskwood,
Shadowtop and Weirwood. High-ranking priests and
priestess all have unique, individual titles.
Rillifane Rallathil is venerated by nearly all of
the SyTelQuessir, and they make up most of his
clergy. Some Moon Elves, Lythari Elves, Sun Elves and
Half-Elves are included in the Leaflords church as well.
A small number of Voadkyn also are included in the
church of the Leaflord. The church contains a very
equal number of men and women, with there being
slightly more males than females.

Avatar/Manifestations
The Leaflord rarely sends an avatar to the
Prime, disliking direct action and preferring that his
priests carry out his wishes. Rillifane's avatar appears
only when major destruction of a Tel'Quessir- usually
SyTel'Quessir- habitat is threatened. The appearance
of such an avatar is heralded by sudden gusts of wind
shaking leaves from the trees, a sign unmistakable to
his priests.
Rillifane appears as a green-skinned male Elf
clad in armor of living bark, armed with a great
greenwood staff or longbow. He makes no sound as he
moves, speaks very rarely, and fires his bow in silence.
Rillifane manifests infrequently, but when he does it
takes the form of a green or amber nimbus that
envelops a creature or tree.
The Leaflord indicates his pleasure to a
worshipper by having them witness the rapid budding
and sprouting of a tree, or plant, the color changing of a
single leaf, or an entire plant, and the sudden
appearance of a wild forest animal that has no fear of
being pet. The Leaflord shows his displeasure by
causing nearby plants to wither, causing the individual
to accidentally step on twigs, causing them to snap in
rapid succession, or by, comically, causing a small,
solid object, such as an acorn, to fall on top of their
head.

Day-to-Day Activities
The church of the Leaflord generally keeps to
itself, extending only to help fellow Elves and other
Sylvan beings. The church hierarchy is organized
regionally and divided into branches, as each type of
priest serves a specific role. The Druids who compose
the bulk of Rillifane's clergy tend to the health of the
forests, and those who dwell within, fiercely contesting
any attempt to further reduce those forests that remain.
Many Clerics serve as ambassadors of the
faith, working outside the communities of the
SyTel'Quessir, to educate other races and even other
Elves about how to better dwell in harmony with nature.
The few Wizards and/or Sorcerers found within the
clergy act much as individual Druids do, eschewing the
formal organization of the circles. In times of war,
however, the leaders of each region unite the branches
of the faith and the SyTel'Quessir warriors into a single
force.
Rillifane's priests and priestess are deadly
enemies of those who hunt for sport, or those who harm
trees maliciously and unnecessarily. In particular, all
priests and priestess of Rillifane have a great hatred for
the priests and priestess of Malar, since the followers
of the Beastlord often make Elves the object of their
hunts, and their ethos is an anathema to those who
serve the Leaflord. Rillifane's priesthood is charged with
rooting out and destroying sentient plants whose nature
has been twisted by external forces into a warped
perversion of nature. In particular, they seek to destroy
Hangman Trees, Obliviax, Death's Head Trees, Black
Willows, Serpent Vines, and any form of evil Treant,
including Dark Trees.

Agents/Petitioners
Rillifane Rallathil is served by Aasimar,
Aasimon, Agathinon, Alaghi, Amber Dragons, Ancient
Treants, Asuras, Atomies, Badgers, Bariaurs, Bears,
Belabra, Bhaergala, Bombardier Beetles, Buraq,
Cantobeles, Cath Shee, Centaurs, Coo Shee, Dryads,
Earth Elementals, Einheriar, Eladrins, Elven Cats,
Elves, Ethyks, Faerie Dragons, Feystags, Forest
Spirits, Giant Lynxes, Giant Sundews, Grigs,
Hamadryads, Hollyphants, Hybsils, Jaguars, Jungle
Giants, Jungle Snakes, Kholiathra, Leopards,
Leprechauns, Lythari, Mist Dragons, Mold Men,
Monkey Spiders, Moon Horses, Mountain Lions, Nature
Elementals, Norans, Nymphs, Oreads, Owls, Pixies,
Porcupines, Pseudodragons, Quickwood, Ratatosk,
Reverend Ones, Seelie Faeries, Silver Dogs, Singing
Trees, Skunks, Small Forest Mammals, Sprites, Stag
Beetles, Sunflies, Swanmays, Sylphs, Talking Owls,
Thornies, Thylacines, Tigers, Unicorns, Vampire Moss,
Warden Beasts of the Forests, Werebears, Wereboars,
Weretigers, Wild Boars, Wild Stags, Wolverines,
Wolves, and Wood Giants.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Rillifane Rallathils faithful gather twice a
year, at the vernal and autumn equinoxes, to hold
celebrations in large groves of oak trees deep in the
heart of great forests. The Budding is a joyful
celebration of new life celebrated through dance and
song and preceded by an extended period of fasting. A
ritual hunt of an ancient and noble deer is undertaken
on this day, from which the venison serves to break the
fast of the Leaflord's faithful. This ritual honors
Rillifane's bounty and reminds his followers of the
natural cycle of life that plays out beneath the Leaflord's
boughs.
The Transformation marks the arrival of
autumn and the vibrant hues that bedeck the canopies

The Church of Rillifane Rallathil

The church of the Leaflord is generally
admired by the rest of the TelQuessir, since the
preservation of nature is an idea that all Elves espouse.
Because of their beliefs that nature should take
preeminence, the church of the Leaflord sometimes
comes into conflict with Sun Elves, Moon Elves, and
sometimes other churches of the Seldarine.
Temples dedicated to the Leaflord are almost
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Elves of other subraces who seek a form of spiritual
rebirth or a major change in their lives gather to
celebrate Rillifane's eternal promise that the trees will
bloom again and that life is a process of continual
renewal.

Adventuring Garb
When adventuring, members of Rillifane's
clergy favor armor and weapons made from natural
materials, such as wood and animal parts, including
those with or without magical enhancements.

Major Centers of Worship

The Moontouch Oak is the name of both a
gargantuan oak tree over 300 feet tall, and the temple
of the Leaflord nestled amidst the forest giant's boughs.
Located at the heart of the Tangled Trees region of
Cormanthor, on the northern bank of the Elvenflow,
where Moontouch Creek joins the River Duathamper,
the temple tree is believed to be the largest living oak in
Faerun.
Some Elven legends claim that the tree is
actually the still-living remnants of an avatar of the
Leaflord that led several clans of the SyTel'Quessir
eastward, away from the devastation of the Crown
Wars, many centuries ago. Moontouch Oak has housed
approximately two score Wild and Wood Elven Druids
of the Circle of Emerald Leaves in its branches since
the early days of the SyTel'Quessir settlement of
Arcorar, as the Elven Woods were then known.
From -982 DR, with the coming of
Venominhandar to the Emerald Vale, until -206 DR,
when the Green Wyrm was finally slain, the Druids of
Moontouch Oak were sorely besieged, as were their
kin, but the temple-tree was never abandoned, despite
numerous attacks by the Wyrm and its minions. With
the death of Venom, as the dragon was known, the
SyTel'Quessir set about reclaiming the woodlands,
now known as the Tangled Vale, under the direction of
the Druids of Moontouch Oak. Nine centuries later,
when the Army of Darkness ravaged Cormanthyr, and
eventually destroyed Myth Drannor, the Druids of
Moontouch Oak again stood firm in the face of the
Nycaloth-led assault, and the temple tree of Rillifane
was never violated.
Nine millennia after the conclusion of the
Crown Wars, Moontouch Oak stands unbowed. The
temple consists of a network of platforms sculpted from
the tree's branches and hollows cultivated in the great
oak's trunk, all of which are linked by bridges of woven
vines. Hallucinatory Terrain spells and the thick leaf
coverage mask the religious community's very
existence from the outside world, but the influence of
the Circle of Emerald Leaves is felt throughout the
Tangled Vale and beyond.
Affiliated Orders
While Rangers are not included in the church
hierarchy of Rillifane, many such Elven warriors do
serve in loose fellowships, affiliated with individual
Druid circles as the militant arm of the faith. Each such
band of rangers has its own name, but collectively they
are known as the Order of the Oakstaff.
Priestly Vestments
The ceremonial garb of the Leaflord's priests
includes a laurel wreath worn on the head, and armor
fashioned of tree bark. Dark green dyes are rubbed into
the armor, to show rank within the church, with the
darkest hue reserved for the high priests of the faith.
Tree bark armor provides about as much protection as
leather armor, but the wearer is, obviously, a lot more
flammable. The holy symbol of the faith is an acorn
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mystic power of the moon, Sehanine's tears are said to

have mingled with Corellon's blood, and given life to the
Elven race. The Elves do not forget this fact.
Sehanine is both the primary aspect of
Angharradh and one of the three Elven goddesses -the
other two being Hanali Celanil and Aerdrie Faenyawho collectively form the Triune Goddess. This duality
tightly binds Sehanine with the two other senior Elven
goddesses, and the three collectively serve alongside
Corellon in leading the Seldarine, just as the Goddess
of Moonlight is said to do in other myths.
Sehanine has excellent relations with all of the
Seldarine, and it is her kind-heartedness that soothes
the anger of Shevarash in his darkest fury and her
welcoming nature that brings Fenmarel back to
Arvandor on occasion. The Luminous Cloud has few
strong relationships outside of the Seldarine, for her
otherworldliness is beyond even most other deities.
Sehanine works closely with Selne, for the two share
similar concerns, and the Goddess of Moonlight is a
strong ally of Eilistraee, whom she considers an
adopted daughter of sorts. Sehanine has also forged
alliances with some of the other powers that oversee
death, but she has no tolerance for those who practice
in the black arts of necromancy.
Sehanine's antipathy for Lolth has existed
since the latter was Araushnee, consort of Corellon and
the mastermind who nearly engineered the death of the
Protector and the defeat of the Seldarine. The Lady of
Dreams actively opposes the nefarious schemes of the
Spider Queen and the other drow powers. With the rise
of humanity and its rapacious expansion into traditional
elven homelands, Sehanine has found her energies
increasingly occupied by thwarting the destructive
ravages of gods such as Auril, Cyric, Malar, Talos, and
Umberlee.
Sehanine rarely concerns herself directly with
events in the Realms, aside from weaving illusions
around secret Elven retreats, and guiding Elves going
to those lands. Her power waxes and wanes with the
phases of the moon, growing strongest when the moon
is full and weakest when it is new. As befits the Elven
goddess of mysteries, Sehanine Moonbow is cloaked in
secrets and illusions, and rarely speaks her mind
directly, preferring instead, to communicate through a
process of dreams, visions, and other mystic
experiences. The Goddess of Moonlight is truly spiritual
and ephemeral being who evades any attempt to define
her and whose serenity surrounds her like a mantle of
moon dust.
Sehanine Moonbows deific realm, the
Crescent Grove, rests at the heart of Arvandor. It is said
that the Crescent Grove is one of the most beautiful
places in all of the multiverse. In the center of the
Crescent Grove stands Corellons Tower, the palace of
the Coronal of Arvandor. The palace, made of marble,
crystal, and plant life is a perfect synthesis of artistry
and nature. Along with her consort, Corellon Larethian,
Sehanine Moonbow rules over all of Arvandor, and over
all Elves across the multiverse.

Sehanine Moonbow
Daughter of the Night Skies, Goddess of Moonlight, the
Lunar Lady, Moonlit Mystery, the Mystic Seer, the
Luminous Cloud, Lady of Dreams

Symbol: Full moon with an opaque, milky crescent

moonbow
Home Plane: Arvandor (The Crescent Grove)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Death, Dreams, Journeys, Moon Elves,
Mysticism, Selne (The Moon), Stars, The Night Sky,
Transcendence
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Goof, Illusion, Knowledge, Moon,
Travel
Worshipers: Diviners, Elves, Half-Elves, Illusionists,
Mhaornathil, Moon Elves, Opponents of the Undead
Aliases: Angharradh
Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, CN
Favored Weapon: Moonshaft (Quarterstaff)
History/Relationships
Whereas Corellon Larethians symbol is the
crescent moon, Sehanine Moonbow (Pronounced SEHha-neen MOON-boe) is the Elven goddess of the moon
or, more specifically, the full moon. She governs
divinations, omens, and subtle magics and protects
against madness. She watches over the dreams of the
Elves, keeping them from harm while in reverie, and
sending omens to protect them from future dangers.
Sehanine watches over the passage of Elven
spirits from the world, and she is the protector of the
dead. The Daughter of the Night Skies is also a
guardian and guide to those Elves whose days in the
world of mortals are finished and who seek to travel
from the lands they know and love to distant refuges
such as Evermeet. She also watches over such refuges
and ensures they are kept safe from intrusion.
Sehanine governs long journeys, both
physical and spiritual, and in Elven cultures that
proclaim the reality of reincarnation, Sehanine and
Corellon work together to guide the spirit to its best
subsequent incarnation as it works its way toward
perfection. Although Sehanine is venerated by all the
Fair Folk, including Half-Elves and a handful of
benevolent Drow, she is particularly revered by Moon
Elves, who view her as their protector, and Sun Eves,
who are the most withdrawn from the world of all the
Elven subraces. Tel'Quessir seeking to explore
transcendental mysteries, awaiting passage to
Evermeet or Arvandor, or undergoing physical or
spiritual journeys pray to the Goddess of Moonlight, as
do mystics, seers, diviners, and weavers of illusions.
Sehanine Moonbow is the mightiest of the
female powers in the Seldarine. Identified with the

Dogma
Life is series of mysteries whose secrets are
veiled by the Luminous Cloud. As the spirit transcends
its mortal bounds and new mysteries are uncovered, a
higher form is achieved and the cycle of life continues.
Through contemplation and meditation, communion
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Through dreams, visions, and omens

revealed in sleep or the reverie, the Daughter of the
Night Sky unveils the next step along the path and the
next destination on the endless journey of mystic
wonder that is life and death and life. Revere the
mysterious moon, who draws forth tides or being from
us all.

transparent, or retractable, as to allow the light to

Selne to shine down into the chambers. Older temples
often have large rock formations, which are used to
track the positions of Selne, and other celestial bodies.
Newer temples substitute these large formations with
gardens that represent the passage from the Material
Plane to Arvandor.
Novice priests and priestess are called The
Mooncalled. Fully consecrated priests and priestess
are called The Heavenly. Other ranks used by the
church include Stargazer, Moondancer, Sky Seer,
Vision Seeker, Omen Teller, Dream Walker,
Trancendentalist, Reverent Dreamer and Starsinger.
More than half of Sehanine Moonbows
clergy is made up of Moon Elves. Slightly more than
one quarter of her clergy is made up of Sun Elves. Wild
Elves, Wood Elves, and Half-Elves make up a small
minority, and individuals from the rest of the different
Elven subraces rounds up the list. Sehanine
Moonbows church is mostly made up of women, as
they edge of males ever so slightly in number.

Avatar/Manifestations
Sehanine Moonbow appears as a beautiful,
fey Moon Elf woman, who is simultaneously youthful
and ageless, wearing a diaphanous flowing gown
formed of semi-solid gossamer moonbeams. The Lady
of Dreams manifests through dreams and waking
visions. She grants boons only to worshipers who enter
an altered state of awareness, whether it be through
meditation, dance, or trance. Sehanine Moonbow
sometimes manifests in drugged, drunken,
unconscious, or sleeping beings, and causes them to
ramble on about random topics in all of the languages
that they know.
The foci of such a manifestations need not be
worshipers or even Elves, although the Luminous Cloud
manifests as such only if at least one worshiper is
present. The Goddess of the Moon sometimes
manifests in enspelled worshipers when they are
sleeping or in a trance state, as to unravel spell effects
or to utter cryptic prophecies to those in attendance.
Sehanine Moonbow manifests her pleasure
by guiding her followers to precious stones and metals,
such as mithral, moonstones, silver, and sunstones, as
well as the occurrence of meteor showers, or shooting
stare. She makes his displeasure known by causing
Selne to appear to blink, flicker, and wink at those who
she is unhappy with.

Day-to-Day Activities
Sehanine Moonbows priests and priestess
are the seers and mystics of Elven society. They serve
as the spiritual counselors to Elves and Half-Elves who
seek to embark on journeys, in search of
enlightenment, so as to transcend their current state of
being. As the protectors of the dead, Sehanine
Moonbows priests and priestess organize and
administer funeral rites and guard the remains of the
fallen. They seek out and destroy Undead creatures, for
Sehanine holds such creatures to be blasphemous. The
only exceptions to her wrath are Baelnorn, Reverend
Ones, and other good-aligned Undead, who voluntarily
prolong their existence into order to further serve their
people.
As defenders of Elven homelands, Sehanine
Moonbows clergy is responsible for weaving and
maintaining the illusions that guard those sanctuaries,
and for divining potential threats to their continued
existence. The prime task of adventuring priests and
priestess is the retrieval of lost arcane and magical
knowledge, especially if it pertains to illusions and/or
divinations.

Agents/Petitioners
Sehanine Moonbow is served by Aasimar,
Aasimon (Lights), Agathinon, Ancient Treants, Asuras,
Azmyths, Baelnorn, Buraq, Cathshee, Cooshee,
Einheriar, Eladrin, Electrum Dragons, Elven Cats,
Elves, Feystags, Firestars (Known as Moondancers),
Firetails, Frosts, Hollyphants, Incarnates of Faith,
Incarnates of Hope, Kholiathra, Ki-rin, Lythari, Mist
Dragons, Moon Dogs, Moon Horses, Mortals,
Nic'Epona, Pixies, Radiance Quasielementals,
Reverend Ones, Seelie Faeries, Silver Dogs, Silver
Dragons, Sprites, Sunflies, T'uen-rin, and Tiefling.
Sehanine Moonbow has a single proxy- a
genderless Tiefling named Moonsilver. Moonsilver is
the grandchild of the unholy coupling of an Elf and a
Tanarri. Moonsilvers mother, the direct offspring of the
two, was hunted down and killed. Sehanine Moonbow
felt derelict in her duties of protecting her followers, and
took Moonsilver as her own. The Tiefling has been
empowered at become invisible at will, and is currently
learning how to teleport via moonbeams.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Sehanine's faithful celebrate a wide variety of
holy days, all of which are tied to the position of various
heavenly bodies, particularly Selne. Many of these
celebrations occur only once per decade, some once
per century, and a few even occur once per millennium.
The most frequent celebrations of Sehanine
Moonbows faithful are held monthly, underneath the
light of the full moon. Lunar Hallowings, as such holy
days are known, are marked with personal meditation
and collective entrance into Elven communion. On
occasion, Sehanine Moonbow manifests through her
assembled worshipers, melding their spirits in a true
communion of mind and soul. Such holy days are
concluded with a joyous freeform dance beneath the
most visible manifestation of the Goddess of Moonlight,
Selne, which lasts until the first rays of dawn.
Once per year, Sehanine Moonbows faithful
gather on the night of the Feast of the Moon for the
Mystic Rites of the Luminous Cloud. Similar to, in many
ways, the monthly Lunar Hallowings, the Mystic Rites of
the Luminous Cloud are notable for the visible
manifestation of the Lady of Dreams, whereby the
assembled worshipers are enveloped in a mantle of

The Church of Sehanine Moonbow

The church of Sehanine Moonbow is
generally perceived as removed from the daily
concerns of typical Elven life. Because of this, they are
seen as mystical by fellow TelQuessir, and mythical by
NTelQuessir. Her priests and priestess serve as
guides between this life, and the next life, in Arvandor.
Sehanine Moonbows temples are soaring
monuments open only to Elves, and a handful of pious
Half-Elves. All temples contain a lot of circular
architecture, and complete symmetry. The central
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shimmering, silvery light that rises up and darts across

the heavens. During such mystical flights across the
sky, the sacred mysteries of the Mystic Seer are
revealed to the participants, with each participant
learning secrets appropriate to his current level of
spiritual development.
The church of Sehanine Moonbow is also
charged with preparing Elven dead. Elven funeral rites
vary widely from community to community, and from
individual to individual, reflecting the nature of the
departed spirit. If the Elf has simply answered
Sehanine's call, as opposed to death by accident or
violence, death rituals are more often a celebration that
the Elf has achieved the joys of Arvandor, rather than a
time of mourning.
In cases of violent, or accidental death,
where the spirit is not utterly destroyed, Sehanine's
Clerics serve in the stead of the departed spirit in the
ritual of Transcendence. A Ceremony of Recovery
involves one or more days of meditation and mystic
communion with the natural and spiritual worlds. If
successful, the Cleric performing the rite channels the
lost spirit through his or her own link with Sehanine,
enabling the spirit to transcend to Arvandor.
In either case, if the body remains, the
method of disposal varies as well. In some
communities, the assembled mourners gather with
great pomp and circumstance to watch the body be
interred in the ground. Other Elven societies bury the
body immediately, regarding it as a mere husk from
which the life force has departed. After disposing of the
shell, they celebrate the spirit of the Elf who once
resided there. Still, other Elves believe that burning is
the only way to truly rid the spirit of its earthly ties. Not
only does it free the spirit for Arvandor, it also prevents
anyone from using the body for nefarious purposes.

beneficence of the seven priests enables her to hold on

to the last vestiges of her sanity.
During times of solar eclipses, passage
between the glen in Ardeep Forest and the Court of
Silver Fire is possible. At such times a priest or
priestess of Sehanine Moonbow may make his or her
way into Aloevan's mystical court, at Sehanine
Moonbows request, to replace one of the seven Clerics
who is ready to pass on to Arvandor. Although many
others have sought entrance to Aloevan's court, none
have returned to tell the tale, so it is unknown if any
who were not called there by Sehanine Moonbow have
ever succeeded or not in getting there.
Affiliated Orders
The Knights of the Seven Sacred Mysteries
are well known for their service in the defense of
various Elven homelands- from Evereska to Synnoriafrom N'Tel'Quessir invaders, as well as their ongoing
efforts to retrieve and recover tomes of long-lost Elven
lore and items of Elven artistry from the ruins of fallen
realms. The order is composed of Elves and a handful
of Half-Elves, most of whom are of Moon Elven or Sun
Elven ancestry.
The order's entrance requirements are kept
secret from non-members, but it is generally known that
there are seven tiers in the order's hierarchy, and that it
can take a century or more of faithful service to
Sehanine Moonbow before the next mystery is
revealed. Knights of the First Mystery are the lowest
ranking members of the order, while Knights of the
Seventh Mystery are some of the most powerful agents
of Sehanine in the Realms. No Half-Elf has ever risen
higher than the rank of Knight of the Fourth Mystery,
but it is not known if this fact indicates the difficulty of
ascending up the order's rarefied ranks or if it is a
manifestation of bias against those who have some
degree of N'Tel'Quessir ancestry. The order's
preeminent chapter houses are found in the cities of
Ruith, on Evermeet, Evereska, and amidst the Tangled
Trees settlement of the Elven Woods.
The Sentinels of the Moonbow are a small
fellowship of Rangers pledged to the service of the
Goddess of Moonlight. Sentinels of the Moonbow watch
over animals that may hold the reincarnated spirits of
Elves of ages past, and that may once again assume
Elven form. These Rangers in the service of Sehanine
are also pledged to the tracking and destruction of
undead creatures whose existence is a blight upon the
land.
Elven Mhaornathil also pledge allegiance to
Sehanine Moonbow. These warriors track down and
destroy evil undead, with the blessings and aid of the
Daughter of the Night Sky. Though Mhaornathil do not
have a formal order, it is unheard of for a Mhaornathil to
not swear allegiance to Sehanine Moonbow.
The Veiled Choir is a mysterious sisterhood
of Elven mystics, whose very existence is obscured by
a veil of legend, mystery, and rumor. Sisters of the
Veiled Choir are renowned for their prophetic abilities,
and their visions are revealed in an unending chorus of
song. Only a handful of these ancient Elven seers are
believed to exist, residing in ancient temples of the
Lady of Dreams, whose very existences have long
been forgotten by even the most learned of Fair Folk.
Young elves in search of adventure often
attempt to find the sisterhood's oracular redoubts, of
which, curiously, none are located on the Green Isle of
Evermeet. On rare occasions, a lucky and persistent Elf
discovers a Veiled Cantoria, but those who seek to

Major Centers of Worship

While the largest temples of Sehanine
Moonbow are found on the Evermeet, in Evereska, and
in the woods of the Elven Court, the site most sacred to
the Lady of Dreams is the Tears of Aloevan. This is an
otherworldly cloud of magic, accessed through a
mystical pool of water found in an unearthly sylvan glen
at the heart of Ardeep Forest. Much like Qilue Veladorn
serves both Mystra and Eilistraee today, Aloevan was
once the Chosen of both Sehanine Moonbow, and the
Lady of Mysteries.
The moon Elven queen's descent into
madness and her eventual death was a tragic loss for
both the Fair Folk and the other Human and
Demihuman races of the region. It is believed that he
death was caused by her inability to control the silver
fire that raged within her body. Upon her death,
Aloevan's spirit was unable to pass on to Arvandor, and
was instead enmeshed within a nimbus of silver fire that
hovered between Faern and Arvandor. To diminish the
madness of their queen, who had sacrificed so much,
seven Clerics of Sehanine Moonbow created a special
link between the natural world and the spiritual limbo in
which Aloevan's spirit was trapped in.
For centuries, Sehanine Moonbows Clerics
have labored to ease the torment of the mad queen
and, in the process, have recreated the long-lost court
of Ardeep within the pocket dimension formed from the
silver fire Aloevan could no longer control. Aloevan's
spirit is now capable of manifesting in a form similar to
that of a spectral ghost within the Court of Silver Fire,
as the mystic temple is known, but her laughter and
tears are still tinged with madness, and only the

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simply follow in their footsteps always fail in their quest.

The reward for reaching a sanctuary of the Veiled Choir
is always the blessing of the Luminous Cloud, and a
mysterious prophecy, the unraveling of which may
consume the rest of the recipients life.
Priestly Vestments
Priestess of Sehanine Moonbow favor silverwhite, diaphanous gowns, while priests favor togas of
the same color. A silver diadem is worn on the head,
oftentimes with a moonstone pendant dangling above
the brow. Simple sandals are worn on the feet, and a
silver lace sash is worn around the waist. The holy
symbol of the faith is a moonbar crystal carved in the
shape of a small flat disk, approximately three inches in
diameter, and such devices are often worn around the
neck on a delicate-looking silver or mithral chain.
Adventuring Garb
Clerics of the Daughter of the Night Skies
favor mail over leather armor, and most carry round
shields, whose unadorned, reflective fronts are polished
mirror bright. Such armor is typically fancifully adorned,
emphasizing the grace and bearing of the wearer.
Senior priests and priestess are well known for the
elaborate suits of Elven chain mail or Elven plate mail
they favor, although many such suits were lost with the
fall of Myth Drannor. Sehanine Moonbows clergy
favors missile weapons, particularly short and longbows
of Elven design, and staves. Staves of the Moonlight
and Rings of Shooting Stars are particularly prized.

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male and female, ranging in age from infants to elderly.

He was finally slain in 4070, almost 400 years later,
after being mauled by a horde of summoned Myrlochar.
But, with his final breath as a mortal, Shevarash
launched an arrow that buried itself in the breast of
Darthiirelgg Aleanrahel, High Priestess of Lolth, and
summoner of those Myrlochar, killing her. Shevarashs
body was recovered by his companions, and he was
entombed in a small cave in the Elven Court.
The Lone Wolf, Fenmarel Mestarine, had
taken an interest in Shevarash. On my occasions, the
Lone Wolf secretly aided Shevarash in his crusade
against Lolth, and against Drow. Upon the death of
Shevarash, Fenmarel Mestarine received permission by
Corellon Larethian to appeal to Ao the Overgod, to
grant Shevarash divinity. Ao allowed it, and Shevarash
underwent apotheosis.
Shevarash existed in relative obscurity, since
he had few worshippers, and the portfolios he had gave
him little power. When the Seldarine merged with the
deities of the Yuir, Shevarash merged with Elikarashae,
another relatively young warrior deity, who hated Drow
almost as much as Shevarash. This gave Shevarash a
moderate boost in power, and coupled with the fact that
his worship base was now steadily growing, Shevarash
was now an established member of the Seldarine.
Shevarash has many allies in his war on
Drow. Of the Seldarine, he is closest with Corellon
Larethian, Fenmarel Mestarine and Solonar Thelandria,
though he often gets frustrated at their lack of
willingness to take the battle to the Drow themselves.
The Human deity Hoar shares Shevarashs appetite for
revenge, and the Human deity Shaundakul shares his
thirst to explore the Underdark.
Both Calladuran Smoothhands and Psilofyr
share Shevarashs enmity towards the Drow, and the
three deities often collaborate to come up with
strategies on how to upset the plans of the Drow. Much
to the distress of all of his other allies, Shevarash has
recently been drawn to the soothing embrace of Shar.
Corellon Larethian is working to slowly distance
Shevarash from Shar, but the goddess has a firm hold
on Shevarash.
Shevarashs primary foes are Lolth and the
rest of the Dark Seldarine, with the exception of
Eilistraee, who he tolerates with greatly practiced
disdain. In his crusade against Drow, Shevarash has
picked up some other enemies, most of whom are
deities that are worshipped by some of the more
sinister and evil races of the Underdark. These enemies
include Blibdoolpoolp, Deep Duerra, Diinkarazan,
Diirinka, Gzemnid, Ilsensine, Ilxendren, Laduguer, the
recently perished Maanzecorian, The Blood Queen,
and The Great Mother.
Shavarash has no actual divine realm of his
own, but he shares the Fennimar with Fenmarel
Mestarine. Shevarash, seeking solitude, often comes to
the deserted glades of Fennimar to be alone and think.

Shevarash
The Black Archer, The Night Hunter, The Arrow Bringer
Symbol: A black arrow snapped in half, above a blue
teardrop
Home Plane: Arvandor (Fennimar)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Portfolio: Hatred of the Drow, Vengeance, Crusades,
Loss, Revenge
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Retribution,War
Worshippers: Arcane Archers, Archers, Elves, Fighters,
Hunters, Rangers, Soldiers, Sorcerers, Those who seek
revenge
Aliases: Elikarashae
Cleric Alignments: CE-CN-CG-N
Favored Weapon: The Black Bow (Longbow),
Traitorbane (Great Sword), Shama (Spear), Ukava
(Sling), Maelat (Club)
History/Relationships
Shevarash (Pronounced Shev-uh-rash) is the
Elven deity if vengeance and military crusades against
a hated foe. The Black Hunter has come to embody the
hatred the TelQuessir have against Drow, and to a
much lesser degree, Feyri. Because he is worshipped
primarily by those who burn with revenge against the
Drow, some theologians speculate that Shevarash
exists to keep all of that malice, anger and bitterness
out of the hearts of the rest of the Seldarine.
The Night Hunter is unique among the
Seldarine, as he was once a mortal being, who was
raised to divinity with the assistance of Fenmarel
Mestarine. The mortal Shevarash lived approximately
six thousand years ago, in the lands around the Elven
Court. On Midwinter Night 4400 DR, a large army of
Drow and Duergar marched from the Underdark. They
quickly overran the Dwarven city of Sarphil, which had
been left mostly unguarded, since most of the citys
warriors were at the Elven Court, reaffirming their longstanding alliance with their Elven neighbors. The army
from the Underdark then turned to the Elven Court
itself, and slaughtered countless Elves and Dwarves in
a sneak attack.
Shevarash, an archer, was present when the
army of Drow and Duergar attacked, and was one of
the few to survive the brutality. However, none of his
friends or family survived the devastation. Alone,
depressed and filled with grief and anger, Shevarash
decided that he had no reason to live, other than
extracting his revenge for the Dark Court Slaughter, as
it would become known as. The grief-stricken
Shevarash swore an oath to never smile, laugh, or
experience joy until Lolth, and all of her Drow faithful
were destroyed.
Shevarash went about doing just this. During
his career, hundreds of Drow were slain by his hands,

Dogma
The greatest enemy of the Seldarine is Lolth,
who sought corruption of Arvandor and the overthrow of
the Creator. The greatest enemy of the Fair Folk is the
Drow, the debased followers of the Spider Queen who
were long ago enmeshed in her dark web. Redemption
and revenge may be achieved through the utter
destruction of the Drow and the dark powers they
serve. Only then may the joy of life begin anew. Hunt
fearlessly!

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Avatars/Manifestations
Shevarash normally takes the form of a tall,
muscular Wood Elf, much how he appeared in life,
according to theologians and historians. He wears black
Elven Chainmail, and a black Cloak of Elvenkind. Slung
over his back is his famous bow, the Black Bow. When
appearing to his Yuir faithful, Shevarash takes the form
of Eikarashae, a dexterous Wild Elf, who wears animal
skin clothing, has leaves tangled in his long brown hair,
and carries a spear.
Sometimes, the Black Archer manifests as a
bright white flame that engulfs the being that Shevarash
is aiding. The flame goes not cast off any heat, nor
does it burn, but is still sheds bright light equivalent of a
Daylight spell. The flames bestow Mage Armor, Haste,
Ironguard, Shield and Protection from Missiles upon the
being they engulf. The fire also aids the blessed
individual in battle against Lolths servants, particularly
Chitines, Drider, Drow Mylochar and Yochol (+1 to Hit
and +2 to Damage).
To indicate his favor, Shevarash has his
faithful discover web stone engraved with his symbol,
torn spider webs, and crushed spiders. To indicate his
displeasure, the Black Arrow manifests as a pair of
glowing red orbs in the darkness, like some kind of
malevolent creature waiting to pounce from the
shadows.

Shevarashs clergy is almost evenly split

between Wood Elves, Moon Elves and Sun Elves. A
few Half-Elves from those same subraces round out the
list. Very surprisingly, the Black Archers clergy is
exactly evenly split between males and females.

Day-to-Day Activities
For the most part, the Church of Shevarash is
totally consumed with its campaign to root out and
destroy the Drow. Individual priests and priestess
spend their days drilling, designing tactics for combat in
the Underdark, and training new recruits. Many take it
upon themselves to guards known entrances to the
Underdark, or small communities where Drow attacks
are likely. Many Clerics of the Black Archer from
adventuring companies that enter the Underdark that
attack Drow and Drow communities, while others join
already established adventuring companies, for the
same reason.
Holy Days/Important Ceremonies
For the church of Shevarash, Midwinter Night
is a somber time of remembrance. The night is in
remembrance of the Dark Court Slaughter, but each
adherent of the Black Arrows faith is stressed to think
of his/her own losses as well. It is on this holy night that
new priests and priestess are ordained into the clergy.
In honor of Shevarashs original oath, priests and
priestess reaffirm their vows to never laugh or smile
again until Lolth, the rest of the Dark Seldarine, and
their wicked worshippers are all destroyed.

Agents/Petitioners
Shevarash has very few agents. He is served
primarily by Aasimar, Agathinon, Ancient Treants,
Asuras, Eladrin (Ghaeles), Elves and Reverend Ones.
The Church of Shevarash
The church of Shevarash is fairly small, and
in some Elven communities, is completely absent. The
church of Shevarash is most well known in communities
where Drow raids are fairly common. Among most
NTelQuessir communities, the church of Shevarash is
not present. In Myconoid and Svirfneblin societies, the
church of Shevarash is present, is often very well
known and very appreciated.
Among we TelQuessir there is a sort of
universal sadness and pity for the faithful of Shavarash,
myself included. Though we appreciate what they do,
we also have pity for them. The all-consuming thirst for
revenge that burns within them is more akin to the way
the NTelQuessir mind works. Though I do not believe
this myself, some Elven theologians say that followers
of Shevarash are denied entry into Arvandor, because
of what all of the corruption that the anger they carry in
their hearts does to their spirits.
Temples of Shevarash are always located in
caves that connect Elven-occupied forests with the
Underdark. His temples are constructed so that they
serve primarily as a fortress, and a base of operations,
and a place of worship and spiritualism secondly.
Hastily constructed shrines dot the Underdark. Shrines
serve as makeshift bases of operations, defensible
locations, and burial grounds for fallen comrades,
should they not be able to be brought back to the
surface for a proper burial.
Novices in the Shevarashan church as known
as The Haunted. Fully ordained priests and priestess
are called Dark Avengers. Priests and priestess have
other titles, but all are unique, and make mention of
specific exploits, or events. Some titles include,
Destroyer of Drow and Murderer of
Menzoberranzan.

Major Centers of Worship

Upon his death, Shevarashs body was taken
to a large oak tree on the outskirts of the Elven Court by
one of his closest friends and comrades. His mortal
body was entombed in a small natural cavern among
the roots of this ancient oak. When the Black Archer
ascended to divinity, this oak tree turned charcoal
black, stopped growing and stopped producing leaves.
The tree is still quite alive, according to Druids,
however.
The Vault of Unquenched Vengeance, as the
tree and cavern are known now, is Shevarashs most
holy site. All followers of Shevarash aspire to make a
pilgrimage to this site at some point of their lives. The
cave underneath the oak tree has been fortified into a
fortress, and serves as the terminus for the last
entrance into the Underdark in the area, or so the
faithful of Shevarash say.
Affiliated Orders
The Church of Shevarash is very
decentralized, and thus, has no official orders.
However, this hasnt stopped individual crusaders from
adopting their own monikers and operating like an
official order of the Shevarashan faith. For instance, the
Black Arrow Brigade was a group of Shavarashan
priests, priestess and lay worshippers who organized
themselves, and participated in the recent Elven
Crusade, giving wizards cover while fighting on the
outskirts of Myth Drannor.
Priestly Vestments
The ceremonial garb of the Black Archers
clergy includes silver Chainmail, a blood-red cloak that
only falls to the small of the back, and a silver helm with
a fixed visor that covers the upper portion of the face,
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given a physical aspect, as a broken arrow that has

been dipped in Drow blood and blessed by a priest or
priestess of Shevarash.
Adventuring Garb
Clerics of Shevarash favor bows to other
weapons, but have no qualms with drawing a blade in
hand-to-hand combat. In most cases, they employ, and
utilize a wide variety of weapons, although some priests
and priestess decide to specialize with one or two
weapons. Most Clerics prefer Elven Chainmail, since it
provides a great deal of protection at no sacrifice to
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Windstrom, Oberon, Nobanion, Shaundakul, Silvanus,

Skerrit, Titania, the other members of the Seldarine,
and various Animal Lords.
Keen-Eye actively opposes any and all
deities who corrupt or outright destroy nature. His
enemies include Bhaal, who is now dead, Gorellik,
Grankhul, Grolantor, Malar, Moander, who is also dead
as well, The Queen of Air and Darkness, Talos, Talona
and the entire Dark Seldarine, with the exception of
Eilistraee.
Solonar Thelandiras divine realm, the Pale
Tree, is a large white tree with silver leaves that towers
above the rest of the woods it is in. Platforms, ledges
and rope bridges have been built unobtrusively, to
connect it to the rest of the forest around it, allowing
access to his petitioners.

Solonar Thelandira
Keen-Eye, The Great Archer

Dogma
Walk in harmony with nature, and oppose the
efforts of those who would disturb her delicate balance.
Preserve the wild places with excessive encroachment,
and work with those who would settle the land to
preserve the beauty that first attracted them. Hunt only
for sustenance, culling the old and the weak from the
herd so that all species may prosper. Like an arrow in
flight, it is difficult to arrest the consequences of an
action. Choose your targets carefully, for an illconsidered action can have a long reaching impact.

Symbol: A silver arrow with green fletching

Home Plane: Arvandor (The Pale Tree)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Portfolio: Archery, Hunting, Wilderness Survival
Domains: Chaos, Elf, Good, Plant, War
Worshipers: Arcane Archers, Archers, Druids, Elves,
Rangers
Aliases: N/A
Cleric Alignments: NG, CG, CN
Favored Weapon: Longshot (Longbow)

Avatar/Manifestations
Solonar Thelandira appears as a tall, thin,
sinuous male Elf, with pale blue hair and pasty white
skin. He wears an archers outfit, boots and archery
gloves, all of which are earth tones. His bow appears to
be a living, gnarled branch, and his cloak is made,
literally, of living leaves and vines.
When the Great Archer manifests himself, he
usually appears as a sparking silver-green light. When
his flame manifests on an individual, it protects them
from all missiles shot at them. When he manifests on a
bow, he assists the archer with their accuracy for a
limited time (+3 Enchantment Bonus for the next 3
Rounds). When he manifests on an arrow in flight, he
bestows upon it some kind of magical spell, or effect.
Very rarely does he turn a normal arrow into an arrow
of slaying.
Solonar Thelandira expresses his favor
though the discovery of bloodstones, obsidian, variscite
or phandar wood, the tinkling of chime oaks during the
winter, the discovery of game in a time of need, and the
splitting of an arrow by another arrow during target
practice. He expresses his displeasure by causing
bowstrings to snap, having birds fly in strange
formations, causing animals to exhibit strange
behaviors, having an arrowhead chip, shatter or fall off,
and by causing bows and arrows to warp.

History/Relationships
Solonar Thelandira (Pronounced So-lo-nar
Theh-lan-dee-ruh) is the Elven deity of hunting, archery
and outdoor survival. Like other nature deities, he
promotes the protection of pristine, unspoiled
woodlands. Unlike most other nature deities, however,
he promotes the wise and efficient use of woodlands for
agriculture and civilization. Keen-Eye supposedly
taught the early Elven people how to survive in the
outdoor setting, as well as archery and hunting.
Because his knowledge of nature and the wilderness is
exceptional, and his skill with a bow is unparalleled, we
Elves have had a good teacher.
The Great Archer is constantly on the move,
hunting his prey. He likes this time alone, since it lets
him reflect on how to best serve the balance between
wilderness and civilization, between instinct and
knowledge, between domesticity and savagery. He is,
for the most part, dour and serious, and at times, can
even be grim. As the saying goes, he is as straight as
an arrow, an honest deity who is fiercely loyal to his
allies, and a fierce opponent to his enemies.
Solonar Thelandira works closest with the
Seldarine, particularly with Corellon Larethian,
Fenmarel Mestarine, Shevarash and Rillafane Rallathil.
He works with Corellon Larethian and Fenmarel
Mestarine in defending the borders of Elven
homelands. According to some myths, the latter of the
two is the Great Archers brother. Solonar Thelandira
works well with Shevarash, since the two are united in
their hate for the Spider Queen. Even though they have
philosophical differences that sometimes seem to clash,
Rillifane Rallathil and Solonar Thelandira put aside any
differences they have when defending Elven lands from
the ever-increasing flow of Humanity. Some myths
romantically link the Great Archer with Eilistraee, even
though they may be half-siblings, while other myths link
Mielikki and Solonar Thelandira romantically.
Other allies include Chauntea, Cyrrollalee,
Emmantiensien, Eldath, Ferrix, Fionnghuala, Gwaeron

Agents/Petitioners
The Great Archer is served by Aasimon,
Agathinion, Ancient Treants, Androsphinxes, Asuras,
Azmyths, Bariaurs, Bears, Bhaerghalas, Buraq, Cath
Shee, Centaurs, Coo Shee, Dryads, Einheriar, Eladrin,
Elves, Elven Cats, Faerie Dragons, Firbolg, Firestars,
Foo Creatures, Frosts, Griffons, Hamadryads,
Hollyphants, Hybsils, Incarnates of Courage,
Kholiathra, Korred, Lammasu, Lillendi, Lythari, Moon
Dogs,Moon Horses, Oreads, Pers, Pixies, Reverend
Ones, Seelie Faeries, Silver Dogs, Sprites, Swanmays,
Sunflies, Unicorn, Wemic, Wolves and Wood Giants.

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Solonar has no Chosen, or Proxies. Every so

often, however, he does grant special abilities to some
of his most loyal and devout followers. Such gifts vary,
but usually include the ability to move around silently
within forests, and the ability to have extremely good
aim with a bow for a year or so.

into the sky, punching holes in the foliage above,

allowing the light of the moon, and the teachings of the
Great Archer to shine down upon them. Every
CinnaelosCor, more commonly known as Shieldmeet,
Keen-Eyes faithful meet and compete in archery
competitions. The winners are receive his blessings.

The Church of Solonar Thelandira

While Solonar Thelandira, a benevolent
member of the Seldarine, is well regarded throughout
Elven society, the majority of his worshippers, priests
and priestess are drawn from those TelQuessir who
exist, for the most part, out of mainstream Elven
society. His worship and church is prevalent among
Wood Elves and Moon Elves who live in the more
untamed frontiers of Faern. Most other Elven races
romanticize the teachings of the Great Archer,
especially living in harmony with the woods, but are
condescending towards the actual rank and file
members of the Solonaran faith.
Temples dedicated to Keen-Eye can be in the
hearts of deep forests, carefully hidden and accessible
only by well-guarded woodland paths. Solonaran
houses of worship are mixtures of natural beauty, and
carefully sculpted arboreal art, emphasizing the two
competing principles that Solonar Thelandira espouses.
Solonars temples contain both ceremonial chambers,
which hold hunting trophies, and similar items, and
more practical chambers, where more day-to-day
activities go on. Solonaran temples are most commonly
large trees, such as oaks, that have been carefully
cultivated and groomed by priests and priestess.
Solonaran temples commonly have large underground
chambers beneath these tree-temples, at the base of
the trees roots.
Novices in the Solonaran church are known
as Fledgelings. Fully ordained priests and priestess are
known as Hawkeyes. In ascending order, other titles
include Fletcher, Bowyer, Archer, Gray Wolf, Snow
Tiger, Grizzly Bear, Blood Hawk, Fire Falcon, and Gold
Eagle. The highest-ranking priests and priestess have
their own special, unique titles.
The clergy of Solonar Thelandira is very
equally split between all of the different Elven races.
There is just about an equal number of Moon, Sun and
Wood Elves in his service. Half-Elves of all different
background and, interestingly enough, Lythari, round
out the rest of the Elves in his clergy. Solonar
Thelandiras clergy is also almost equally split down the
gender line, with males outnumbering females only
slightly.

Major Centers of Worship

Moondark Hill is a hill located east of
Evereska, at the base of Eastpeak, one of the largest
peaks of the Shaerdim. The hill received it name
because the shadow of the mountain cloaks the hill in
darkness, even when the moon is full. When the full
moon rises above Eastpeak, and Moondark Hill is
illuminated, worshippers of Solonar Thelandira gather
at the Hall of the High Hunt, a large open-air pavilion
surrounded by a colonnade of ancient shadowtop trees,
with a spring in the middle, and a cavern complex
beneath.
Moonrise Hollow is another holy site for
Solonar Thelandira, located in the Moon Elven village of
Ssrenshen, in the northern reaches of Deepingdale,
between Lake Sember and the Glaemril at the bottom
of Moonrise Crag. Moonrise Hollow is actually an
ancient oak tree, nearly fifty feet in diameter. The
hollow that has been carved out of the tree, serves as a
temple dedicated to Solonar Thelandira, as well as the
meetinghouse for the Moonshadows, a militaristic order
that dates back to Semberholme. The ancient cellars
dug beneath the tree contain some of the greatest
hunting trophies, tombs of ancient heroes, and the
Greenshaft, a holy relic of the Solonaran faith that is
said to be the first arrow shot from the bow of Solonar
Thelandira.
Affiliated Orders
Keen-Eyes church has quite a few militaristic
orders operating within it. Some are small, and some
are veritable armies. The Stag Hunters, the Fellowship
of the Fleeting Heart, the Wolves of Dawn, the
Shadowsheafs, the Knights of the Green Bowm the
Keen-Eyed Hunters, and the Archer Knights are all
famous martial groups of Solonaran Elves. The less
known groups stalk the more shadowed parts of
Faern. They do not seek attention, and would rather
not have the limelight, actually.
Priestly Vestments
Priests and priestess of Solonar Thelandira
wear silvered Elven chain with silver cloaks and leaf
green hoods during religious ceremonies and rituals.
The holy symbol of the faith is hung from a leather cord
around the priest or priestess neck. Some priests and
priestess also wear a leather disk with three small bird
feathers attached to it around their necks during
religious ceremonies as well.

Day-to-Day Activities
Keen-Eyes faithful serve as bowyers,
fletchers, archery instructors, scouts, and archers in
civilized Elven settlements. In the more rural
settlements, they serve as hunters, gatherers, and, in
some of the more savage settlements, mystics. When
the followers of evil deities make themselves known,
followers of the Great Archer are expected to hunt them
down and destroy them as soon as possible, before
they can cause any harm to others.

Adventuring Garb
While adventuring, faithful Solonarans trade
in their ceremonial cloaks and boots for Bracers of
Archery, Quivers of Mielikki, Cloaks of Elvenkind and
Boots of Elvenkind, when possible. When possible, they
wear leather armor, studded leather armor, or Elven
chainmail. They favored weapons include daggers,
knives, longswords and spears. It goes without saying
that priests and priestess prefer using bows over all
other weapons. When possible, Solonar Thelandiras
faithful use Elven bows- special bows strengthened to
be used in hand-to-hand combat, as well as long range
combat- instead of normal bows.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

The clergy of Solonar Thelandira generally
ignores frivolous celebrations, considering them
distractions from the task at hand. Every month, under
the light of the full moon, Keen-Eyes faithful gather
together to give thanks to Solonar. After sacrificing rare
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Angharradh, the Triune Goddess. Angharradh healed

Corellon Larethian, and exposed the treachery of
Araushnee, who in turn revealed the treachery of
Vhaeraun, and to a much lesser degree, Eiliastraee.
With the facts now revealed, Corellons pained heart
made a decision that would have a great impact on
things to come. He cast Araushnee from the Seldarine,
stripped her of her divinity, stripped her of her dark
beauty, making her a Tanarri, and banished her from
Arvandor into the Abyss.
In the Abyss, Araushnee took on a new
name- Lolth, Queen of Spiders. She quickly went to
work subjugating all those around her. Although only a
Tanarri, she was still quite powerful. Before long, she
had already subjugated Kiaransalee, a minor Drow
deity of vengeance and undeath, and Ghaunadaur, the
ancient deity of slime. She weaved a great web around
her realm, calling it The Demonweb Pits, and began to
aspire for greater things- divinity.
Lolth finally gained her divinity back when
she began operating in Realmspace. The ancient Dark
Elves answered her calls, and she became a goddess
once more. She also gained two more members to add
to her pantheon. She found that her son, Vhaeraun,
was an active power in Realmspace. She quickly put
him in his place, though to this day, he refuses to admit
it, and still plots against his mother. Lolth also gained
the power of Selvetarm, her grandson, and the result of
an ill-fated tryst between Vhaeraun and Zandilar the
Dancer, which ultimately led to the destruction of
Zanassu, a rival of Lolths, and the creation of Sharess,
the combined form of Bast and the remaining energies
of Zandilar.
Eilistraee is considered by some to be part of
the Anti-Seldarine, though others do not consider her
part of the Anti-Seldarine. I do, and as so, I write list her
here. But, although part of the Anti-Seldarine, she is not
evil. As the followers of the Dark Maiden say, Eilistraee
is the balance to Lolths evil.
Eilistraee, Ghaunadaur,
Kiaransalee, Lolth, Selvetarm, and Vhaeraun- thus
compose the Anti-Seldarine.

The Anti-Seldarine
Of all the blasphemes ever committed across
the multiverse, the Drow Pantheon is, perhaps, one of
the most vile. As its name implies, the Drow Pantheon
is a dark and vile corruption of the Seldarine- hence,
the Anti-Seldarine, or the Dark Seldarine. These deities
do not form a true pantheon. In fact, nearly every single
member of the Anti-Seldarine is an enemy of another
member. But, they are united in the racial heritage of
those who worship them, long forgotten, and short lived
alliances, and twisted familial ties.
Long ago, before we Elves even lived in
Realmspace, Corellon Larethian charged his consort,
Araushnee, with the destiny of the Dark Elves, the dark
skinned Elves who shared her complexion. Though
Araushnee was a fairly minor power, she was the
consort of Corellon Larethian at the time. The deity
tasted power, and she liked it.
Araushnee sought to make herself the leader
of the Seldarine. The only problem was that Corellon
Larethian already held that position. Araushnee secretly
began plotting Corellons downfall. She first convinced
Gruumsh One-Eye to attack Corellon while the two
were supposed to be talking about peace. Araushnee
even weaved fell magics into the sheath of Corellons
mighty blade, Sahandrian, which caused it to shatter.
After that did not work, she tricked the fledgling deity
Malar into attacking Corellon in Arvandor. Yet again,
the Protector fended off an evil deity. Having failed
twice, Araushnee was now convinced that she had to
rely on herself, and that matters were in her own hands
now.
During a celebration, Araushnee took the
form of a spider, and began laying the seeds of her evil
plan on the Material Plane. When she returned to
Arvandor, the Moon Goddess Sehanine Moonbow
confronted her. Sehanine had figured out Araushnees
insidious plot, and condemned her for it. Araushnee
wrapped Sehanine in a web as if she were a butterfly in
a cocoon. To prevent her from gaining her powers back
in the moonlight, Araushnee had her treacherous son,
Vhaeraun, hide Sehanine somewhere far, far away. It
was also at this point that the term Anti-Seldarine was
first used.
Soon, the Anti-Seldarine coalition formed,
and attacked Arvandor. The group, which had been
assembled by Araushnee, included Vhaeraun, Auril, a
goddess of wintry fury and chill, Maglubiet, the leader of
the Goblinoid Pantheon, Hruggek, the Bugbear deity,
Malar, a ferocious deity of the hunt, and Kurtulmak, the
leader of the Kobold Pantheon- and it still surprises me
to this day that the Kobolds even have a pantheon.
Ghaunadaur came unbidden to Arvandor, simply
seeking to wreak havoc and destruction, especially
among the pristine trees of Arvandor.
In the fracas, Araushnee cursed an arrow
that Eilistraee had intended to hit an ogre. Instead, it
lodged itself in Corellons chest. After the fighting had
stopped, and the fell deities had been banished from
Arvandor, Araushnee blamed her daughter, the Dark
Maiden, for what befell Corellon, and intended to finish
him off using a potent poison she created. Before she
could do so, Sehanine Moonbow escaped from her
prison, and saved the Protector.
Combining her powers with Aerdrie Faenya
and Hanali Cenlanil, Sehanine Moonbow formed

Ghaunadaur
That Which Lurks, The Elder Eye, The Ancient One
Symbol: Purple/white eye within a purple circle with a
black border; An amber inverted triangle set on a purple
background, with amber lines within it forming an
upside down Y, that bisects the points of the triangle
Home Plane: The Demonweb Pits/ Paraelemental
Plane of Ooze (The Cauldron of Slime)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Portfolio: Oozes, Slimes, Jellies, Outcasts, Ropers,
Rebels

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Domains: Cavern, Chaos, Drow, Evil, Hatred, Slime

Worshippers: Aboleth, Drow, Fighters, Oozes,
Outcasts, Ropers
Aliases: Gormauth Souldrinker, Jubilex, The Elder
Elemental God
Cleric Alignments: CE-CN-NE
Favored Weapon: An Amorphous Tentacle
(Warhammer)

Because of his extensive list of allies,

Ghaunadaur has a very short list of allies. At the current
point of time, he actually has none. The two powers that
most commonly allied themselves with the Elder Eye,
Bwimb and Moander, are both deceased. Kiransalee,
who also chafes under the rule of the Spider Queen, as
Ghaunadaur does, may one day ally herself with That
Which Lurks, to gain more power to counter Lolth. The
same goes for Vhaeraun, who dislikes his mother as
much, if not more, than Ghaunadaur, and would like
nothing more than to see her toppled.
Ghaunadaurs deific realms, one on the
Paraelemental Plane of Ooze and the other, at the
bottom of the Demonweb Pits, are hellish places. Both
known as the Cauldron of Slime, these realms are
damp, sticky, warm places, where molds, mildews,
slimes, oozes, and fungi grow unmolested. Both glow
with an eerie phosphorescent glow of unknown origin.

History/Relationships
Ghanadaur (Pronounced Gone-ah-door) is a
fell deity that has existed in the deepest reaches of the
Realms since the dawn of time. It is an amorphous,
tentacled blob that is worshipped by Jellies, Slimes,
Oozes, and other creates who have alien intelligence.
Most sentient, non-amorphous beings
consider the worship of Ghaunadaur to be disgusting,
but even among these people, secret, hidden alters
dedicated to the Elder Eye exist. Ghaunadaur is
particularly worshipped among the Drow, who see it as
a counter to Lolths rule.
That Which Lurks is particularly
unpredictable, by the standard of nearly all Humanoids.
Sometimes, it provides aid to those who merely pay it
lip service. Other times, it does not. Sometimes, it
lashes out at those who are particularly devout. Other
times, it does not. The Elder Eye is just as likely to kill
someone, as it is to aid them.
Ghaunadaur speaks telepathically with those
who beseech it. It speaks in short, simple sentences,
such as Slay, Come to me, Approve, No, and
similar things. It is believed that Ghaunadaur actually
cannot physically speak. Records of a strange,
gibbering, bestial language alien enough to drive
individuals mad is the only form of non-telepathic
communication Ghaunadaur has been known to use.
In Realmspace, Ghaunadaur has assumed
the aspects of both Jubliex, the Tanarri Lord of Slimes
and Molds, and the Elder Elemental God. Jubilex has
occasionally lashed out at Ghaunadaur for doing this,
but has yet to be able to wrest his very own name away
from the Elder Eye. The mysterious Elder Elemental
God has yet to even acknowledge that Ghaunadaur has
assumed its identity in Realmspace. Gormath
Souldrinker, an alias of Ghaunadaurs is believed to be
a power that Ghaunadaur completely subsumed.
Ghaunadaurs originals are unknown, to say
the least. The first mentions of the creature come from
the ancient Dark Elven city of Atorrnash. KaNarlist, the
Archmage of the city, and many other influential
members of the city worshipped the deity. How or why
he came to the city is unknown.
It is an understatement to say that
Ghaunadaur has many enemies. A small sampling of
his current enemies includes Blibdoolpoolp, Deep
Duerra, Diinkarazan, Diirinka, Eilistraee, Gargauth,
Gzimnid, Ilsensine, Ilxendren, Laduguer, Laogzed,
Lolth, Malar, Orcus, Psilofyr, Selvetarm, The Blood
Queen, The Great Mother, The Seldarine and
Vhaeraun.
Ghaunadaur has a special enmity towards
Lolth. When she first came to the Abyss, it tried to woo,
and then conquer her. It failed at both, and in a fit of
rage, destroyed a great number of its own followers,
and stripped the intelligence of many others. In doing
this, it had destroyed a great deal of its own power.
Ghaunadaur still blames Lolth for this, and eventually
hopes to strike such a blow against Lolth, who
humiliated it.

Dogma
All creatures have their place, and all are fit
to wield power. Those who hunt weed out the weak,
and strengthen the stock of all. Those who rebel or walk
apart find new ways and try new things and do most to
advance their race. Creatures of power best house the
energy of life, which Ghaunadaur reveres and
represents.
Make sacrifices to the Eye and persuade
others to sacrifice themselves to Ghaunadaur or in
service of the Eye. Further the fear and knowledge of
Ghaunadaur. In the end, give yourself to Ghaunadaur in
unresisting self-sacrifice. Convert all other beings to the
worship of the Elder Eye, slay the clergy of other faiths,
covet their belongings, and better your own lot, as to
further advance to worship of Ghaunadaur.
Avatars/Manifestations
Compared to other powers, Ghaunadaur
manifests an avatar on Toril quite often. Its most
common avatar a reddish-purple giant slug. Reports
from those who have encountered the Elder Eye
before, and lived, say that the deity can alter its form
into an amorphous, free-flowing shape like a jelly, a
giant roper with ten or less tentacles, or a sticky green
substance that emerges slowly from the ground.
Ghaunadaur expresses its pleasure in many
different ways. The Elder Eye often sends a rolling,
purple mist, from which a great golden eye appears
from to its followers who please it. Ghaunadaur also
sends signs in the form of an eye and tentacles
manifesting from an unholy object, or an unholy altar.
Finally, he shows his favor by creating flowers that drip
blood, or contain a single, staring eye.
Ghaunadaur expresses its displeasure in
many ways. Black and blue marks suddenly appearing
all over the body of an individual is though to be a sign
of the Elder Eyes disapproval. Another sign of disfavor
is the appearance of an eye, which slowly closes before
it fades away.
Agents/Petitioners
Various creatures serve Ghaunadaur. These
creatures include Aboliths, Alkiliths, Darktentacles,
Deadly Puddings, Gelatinous Cubes, Ghauropers,
Gibbering Mouthers, Ghaunadan, Jellies, Oozes, Ooze
Memphits, Metalmasters, Ropers, Slimes, Slithering
Trackers, Slithermorphs, Slugs and Storopers.

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The Church of Ghaunadaur

Ghaunadaur is little known on the surface of
Toril. Its name is only known in a few of Faerns larger
and more decadent cities, such as Waterdeep, Amn,
and Calimshan. Those who know of it are universally
reviled and sickened by the horror that the Elder Eye
represents.
Ghaunadaur is more widely known in the
Underdark, where it has found a somewhat steady base
of worshippers in the various Oozes, Slimes and Jellies
that live in the caverns of Toril, as well as the Dark
Elves. Drow who are disenfranchised with the
matriarchal rule of Lolth often turn to the worship of
Ghaunadaur.
Any living creature may join the clergy of
Ghaunadaur, including Oozes, Slimes and Jellies. The
Elder Eye values devotion over ability, and so long as
the worshipper feeds it a steady supply of sacrifices, it
does not care who or what its worshipper is.
Titles vary greatly in Ghaunadaurs solid, or
non-amorphous, worshippers. Some titles include
Loathsome Ooze, Spawn of the Pit, Eater of
Wastes, Noxious Slime, Creeping Doom, and
Amorphous Annihilator. The majority of Ghaunadaurs
church is made of males, while only a tiny minority are
females. Many of Ghaunadaurs are simply sexless.
Clerics of Ghaunadaur pray to the Elder Eye
at times of imagined importance. For instance,
members of a certain cult may pray at a specific point of
the day, when an avatar of That Which Lurks appeared
to them. A different cult may pray at a different time.
Ghaunadaur grants spells to all of his priests, no matter
when they pray to him.

flames while offering their prayers and thanksgivings. If

the prayers are accepted, and more often than not they
are, the priest or priestess removes his/her hand
without any significant damage. If Ghaunadaur does not
accept the prayer, he allows the priest/priestess to burn
his/her hand.
Ghaunadaur has no specific holy days, or
any specific celebrations. Some individual cults or
groups celebrate independent events, such as their
founding, or the remembrance of a particular individual.
But, as a whole, the Ghaunadauraun church celebrates
no special occasions.
Major Centers of Worship
Ghaunadaurs most unholy site is located in a
cavern underneath the Forest of Mir. This subterranean
locale was discovered by House Hune of Ilythiir shortly
before the Fourth Crown War. Here, they built a great
temple dedicated to the Elder Eye around the pit of
ooze that was located in the center of the cavern. This
temple was called the Elder Orb of Ooze. The Elder
Eye, in a fit of rage, destroyed all the leaders of House
Hune, who wanted simply wanted Ghaunadaurs
blessings and power for their future conflict with the
Elven nation of Keltormir. The temple still remains,
though its exact location has long since been forgotten.
Ghaunadaur still lashes out at any who are foolish
enough to disturb its temple.
In the north, Ghaunadaurs most holy site is
the Pit of Ghaunadaur, which is located deep
underneath Mount Waterdeep, in the third level of
Undermountain. The pit sits directly underneath another
place of worship- The Promenade of Eilistraee.
Hundreds of years ago, Qilu Veladorn and other
followers of Eilistraee led an assault on the Pit of
Ghaunadaur, destroyed an avatar of the Elder
Elemental God, and sealed the unholy site.
Recently, in DR 1368, the Year of the
Banner, Ghaunadaur tried to recapture his place of
worship by commanding a number of Slimes, Jellies,
Oozes and Ghaunadan to attack the Promenade. The
Drow repelled Ghaunadaurs forces, but the Elder Eye
is not one to forget grievances easily.

Day-to-Day Activities
The clergy of Ghaunadaur is primarily
concerned with doing whatever it is that pleases their
deity. Ghaunadaur can be appeased with sacrifices, so
the church of the Elder Eye makes sure that there is
always a steady supply of sacrifices for their altars. This
often means that the priests and priestess of
Ghaunadaur use force, threat or other means to obtain
sacrifices.
The Elder Eye provides the components to
allow his followers to procure sacrifices in the form of
spells, and Tentacle Rods, enchanted weapons that, as
some adventurers call them, Mindflayers on a stick.
Tentacle Rods come in a variety of different colors and
different designs, and each one serves a different
purpose.
The clergy of Ghaunadaur is encourages to
become familiar with the use of different acids, oils,
bases, poisons, incenses and gasses. Most temples
dedicated to the Elder Eye have large stockpiles of
these items. Many are simply purchased elsewhere, but
many of the poisons, acids and bases are created by
the priests and priestess themselves.

Affiliated Orders
The Fanatics of the Overflowing Pit were
once an order of Dark Elven crusaders who dedicated
their entire beings to Ghaunadaur. From their bases in
ancient Ilythiir, they waged war on the clergies of all
other faiths, including the Seldarine. Texts dating back
to this age are not clear as to how these Dark Elves
came upon learning of Ghaunadaur. But, however they
learned of him, they certainly served him fervently.
When the Seldarine banished the Drow into the
Underdark, Ilythiir fell. Evidence exists, however, that
this order did indeed survive, and that is still exists in
some form or another in the city of Llurth Dreier.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Ghaunadaur expects a prayer of praise and
an offering at least once a day. These offerings are
almost exclusively living beings, who are sacrificed at
the alter of the Elder Eye. However, Ghaunadaur
accepts offerings of food and bones burned in oil, along
with braziers of incense. Ghaunadaur prefers live
sacrifices, and when he accepts non-living sacrifices, it
lets his displeasure be known in a variety of different
ways.
Some priests or priestess of Ghaunadaur, in
lieu of a living sacrifice, place their own hands in open

Priestly Vestments
The typical garb for a Ghaunadauran cleric
includes a full-length robe with voluminous sleeves, a
dark tabard emblazoned with the symbol of the Elder
Eye, and a gleaming, silver skullcap. The robes that
these priests and priestess wear must always be in
hues pleasing to Ghaunadaur. These colors include
copper, amber, flame-orange, russet, gold, dark red,
plum, purple, amethyst, violet heliotrope, mauve, lilac,
lavender and silver.
All Ghaunadauran priests shave their beards
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unbound. Holy symbols are normally made of black
obsidian carved into three inch in diameter spheres.
Many clerics cast Faerie Fire on their symbols, to
swathe them in a mauve glow.
Adventuring Garb
Ghaunadaurans have no specific mandates
about what to wear and what not to wear when
adventuring. They employ whatever arms and armors
are appropriate for the task(s) at hand. When
adventuring, priests and priestess almost always wear
colors that are pleasing to Ghaunadaur.

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necromancer queen turned those followers into undead

monstrosities, to ensure their complete loyalty. For
centuries, Kiaransalee hid, continuing her experiments
in secret and slowly raising an undead army to extract
her revenge.
Satisfied with the might of her army,
Kiaransalee sprung her trap. In the wake of her surprise
attack, Threnody was a dead world. It is believed that
Kiaransalee killed every single inhabitant of the world.
Fleeing into the abyss with her undead army, which
now consisted of the entire world of Threnody,
Kiaransalee somehow came upon a divine spark, and
achieved divinity.
It was in the Abyss that Kiaransalee came
upon the Tanarri, Lolth. Though the Spider Queen had
lost her divinity, she was still a powerful demon- more
powerful than Kiaransalee. Like Ghaunadaur, the
ancient deity of slime, Kiaransalee was subjugated by
Lolth, and forced to kneel at her throne. In exchange for
her life, Kiaransalee became an unwilling vassal of
Lolth.
Kiaransalee never forgot this humiliation,
even though tens of thousands of years have passed. If
anything, the Revenancer has been brooding for all of
these years, making her venom all the more potent.
Since this point, Kiaransalee has had one major goalto take her revenge against Lolth, the Spider Queen.
Whenever Kiaransalee can act against Lolth,
she does so. Kiaransalee has instructed her followers
to slay Lolthites since she gained her first follower. On
more than one occasion, Kiaransalee has aided those
who defied Lolth.
One such example would be when the Elven
heroine Kethryllia Amarillis of Sharlarion traveled into
the Abyss to save her lover from Haeshkarr, a Tanarri
in the service of Lolth long ago, in the Year of the
Singing Sirens. Kiaransalee allowed the heroine to
proceed to Lolths domain after confronting her, and the
Revenancer also made Kethryllia swear to proclaim
victory to Corellon Larethian for every demon that she
slew. Ironically enough, this actually worked against
Kiaransalee, because it caused Lolth become
interested in Realmspace, where she would eventually
gain many twisted worshippers, and would become a
deity once more.
For reasons known not, Kiaransalee attacked
the Tanarri deity known as Orcus. It is widely
speculated that she was somehow slighted by Orcus,
though the exact nature of this insult is up for
conjecture. Some sages believe that because Orcus is
a Tanarri, he aided Lolth in her bid for divinity, which is
what gained him Kiaransalees enmity. Some say that
his mere existence as a deity of the undead was an
affront of Kiaransalee, the self-styled Mistress of
Unlife
Improbably enough, Kiaransalee succeeded,
and toppled the mighty and feared Orcus. She struck
quickly, with surprise and treachery, allowing her to
quickly usurp his realm and his divine power. After
taking over his realm in the Abyss, Thanatos, and killing
or converting many of his former followers, the Drow
goddess proclaims that Orcus name would be spoken
aloud no more.
It is said that after Kiaransalee destroyed
Orcus, she gave the following speech, which echoed all
over the Abyss and many other Planes. Know that
forevermore, he who once claimed Thanatos is no
more. The past master of this place is gone and shall
not return. I, Kiaransalee, Mother of Vengeance, and

Kiaransalee
Lady of the Dead, The Revenancer, The Vengeful
Banshee, Mistress of Unlife
Symbol: Female Drow left hand, wearing silver rings on
all four fingers, except the thumb.
Home Plane: The Demonweb Pits (Thanatos)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Portfolio: Undead, Vengeance
Domains: Chaos, Drow, Evil, Retribution, Undeath
Worshippers: Drow, Necromancers, Sentient Undead,
Those Consumed with Revenge
Aliases: N/A
Cleric Alignments: CE-CN-NE
Favored Weapon: Cold Heart (Dagger)
History/Relationships
Kiaransalee (Pronounced Kee-uh-ran-sa-lee)
is the Drow goddess of undeath and vengeance. She is
called upon by mortals seeking revenge, or by mortals
looking to increase their power, or lifespans, using fell
magics. Historically, Kiaransalee has never shown
much interest in Realmspace, Toril, Faern or the
Underdark Fairly recent events have prompted the deity
to rethink her stance. When the Cult of the Goats Head
gained prominence in Vaasa, thanks to Zhengi the
Witch-King, Kiaransalee renewed her interest in
Faern. The Revenancer would not allow her enemys
power to grow unchecked. Currently, her cults are
gaining more and more power in the north central
Underdark- especially since Lolth went silent. Her most
current plot includes turning Cormanthors Cult of the
Moon into a cult dedicated to herself.
Though very few are aware, and even fewer
actually care, Kiaransalee is not native to Realmspace.
She is an interloper deity, and an ancient one at that.
Even more surprisingly, Kiaransalee was once a mortal.
Her apotheosis occurred on another world, long before
Araushnee was even banished from the Seldarine.
Details are sketchy, and for obvious reasons.
But, it is believed that Kiaransalee was once a mortal
necromancer queen from a world known as Threnody.
Apparently, she relished in conducting sickening
experiments with the dead, and the undead. Her
husband, the King of Threnody, pronounced his wife a
traitor, for some transgression that the sands of time
have since forgotten.
Kiaransalee and a group of loyal followers
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Mistress of Unlife, rule here now, and shall into infinity.

My will is law in Thanatos, for it is now my realm.
Let no soul, mortal or otherwise, speak of
the former ruler again. Let no written word, anywhere in
all existence, past or present, record his misbegotten
appellation. Let this be the last moment any creatures
hear the name fall upon their ears. The last voice to
speak his name shall be that of his executioner, and I
say it now for the final time. Orcus!
Though Kiaransalee- and the rest of the
multiverse- did not know it, the recently born undead
deity Tenebrous was actually Orcus reformed. In this
guise, he was able to plan his revenge without being
noticed until it was too late. For eons- because time is
inconsequential and different for divine powers- he
plotted to regain his former power, his former position,
his former realm, his former name, and revenge on the
one who killed him- Kiaransalee.
Eventually, Tenebrous hatched his evil plot,
and was able to resurrect himself. The divine entity that
was Tenebrous became Orcus again. Kiaransalee was
ousted from the Abyss, and was forced to flee to her
small realm in the Demonweb Pits. Much of the power
that she gained after slaying Orcus was lost.
Since his return, she has become paranoid
(even for the insane Kiaransalee), and has been
fortifying her tower, Thanatos, in preparation for an
assault by Orcus. That assault has not come, but
Kiaransalee is convinced that it is, and is coming soon.
Armed with the power of the Last Word, the ultimate
unmaking force, and the Wand of Orcus, the powerful
symbol of Orcus might, Kiaransalee is seriously
convinced that her end may be near. As a result, she
has swallowed her pride and has been seeking to aid
Lolth, thinking that Lolth would aid her should Orcus
ever attack.
Kiaransalee has an impressive list of
enemies. Her most hated enemy, obviously, is Orcus,
and any vestiges of Tenebrous that remain after Orcus
returned. Other enemies include Deep Duerra,
Dumathoin, Eilistraee, Kelemvor, Laduguer, Jergal,
Lolth, and the Seldarine. All of these deities have
slighter her in the past, and the Revenancer intends to
eventually get her revenge. Whether or not these
slights actually occurred, or if they were only perceived
slights by the mad Kiaransalee is unknown.
Unlike all of the other members of the AntiSeldarine, Kiaransalee actually has a long list of allies.
She allies herself with some of these deities because
they share similar interests. She allies herself with other
deities because she understands that they oppose
Lolth, and can help her gain freedom from the Spider
Queen. Kiaransalees allies include
Blibdoolpoolp, Diinkarazan, Diirinka, Gzimnid, Hoar,
Ilsensine, Ilxendren, Laogzed, Malar, Psilofyr, The
Blood Queen, The Great Mother and Velsharoon.
Before they perished, Myrkul and Maanzcorian were
both allies of Kiaransalee.
Her realm, located on a small, desolate
stretch of the Demonweb Pits, is called Thanatos. It is a
single tower, made of bones, and surrounded by hordes
of undead of all different stripes. Kiaransalee recently
renamed this underused domain to Thanatos after she
th
lost control of the 113 Layer of the Abyss, which bore
the same name.

the unquestioning servitude of the once dead, mastery

over death and the eventual earned stature of one of
the ever living in death. Hunt, slay, and animate those
who scorn the Revenancers power, and answer and
slight a thousandfold so that all may know the coming
power of Kiaransalee.
Avatars/Manifestations
Kiaransalees avatar appears as a lithe,
sinuous, attractive Drow woman, wearing only silver
jewelry and black silks. At a sheath on her upper thigh
is Cold Heart, a wicked dagger that drips acid. On
occasions, Kiaransalees avatar wears the Mantle of
Nightmares, a rattling cloak that is made completely of
bones of different shapes and sizes. Kiaransalee rarely
sends an avatar to Toril. Instead, she prefers to work
through her underlings, and occasionally send a
manifestation.
Her most common manifestation is that of a
simple skull. It suddenly rises from the ground, and
begins to spin. When it stops rotating, the skull
suddenly takes the form of a Drow womans face. At
this point, the skull usually communicates something,
which is usually fairly cryptic, threatens vengeance
against a past or future slight, and laughs, before
disappearing. When Kiaransalee is feeling particularly
angered, she has the skull let out a Wail of the Banshee
instead of laughing.
Sometimes, Kiaransalee manifests as a dry,
disembodied, chuckling laughter that seems tinged with
madness, coupled with a chill down the spine. Those
who hear the laughter are treated as if the Fear spell
was cast. They also suffer mental, emotional and
physical damage for a day (1d4 points of WIS and CON
damage)
The Revenancers most terrifying, and rare,
manifestation comes without warning. When a being is
walking on soil that is at least six feet deep, skeletal
hands suddenly grab the unfortunate victim by the
ankles and drag him/her into the ground. If Kiaransalee
is feeling generous, she expels the victim within a few
second. If she is not feeling generous, she simply
leaves the victim buried underground. In either case,
the victim suffers from a weakened resistance against
death magics for the next year (4 penalty versus all
death magic).
Agents/Petitioners
Kiaransalee prefers to work through her
servants and petitioners, rather than sending
manifestations or avatars. Her servants and petitioners
include Banshees, Coffer Corpses, Crawling Claws,
Crimson Deaths, Ghasts, Ghosts, Ghouls, Haunts,
Heucuva, Kiaranshee, Larvae, Lhiannan Shee, Liches,
Maurezhi, Nightmares, Penangglans, Phantoms,
Quasits, Revenants, Shadow Fiends, Shadows, Shee,
Sheet Ghosts, Sheet Phantoms, Simpathetics,
Skeletons, Skuz, Slow Shadows, Spectres, Wights,
Wraiths, Vampires, Vargouilles, Yeth Hounds and
Zombies.
Kiaransalee has one proxy- a chosen being
who carries a small portion of her divine essence, and
performs important tasks for her. She obtained the
services of this being after killing Orcus- after all, the
being had previously been a proxy of Orcus. This being
is a berk (whatever race that is) by the name of
Rotting Jack. Kiaransalee knows that Rotting Jack only
swore allegiance to her in order to spare his life, and
that he really has no allegiance to her, but the berk
amuses her, so she allows him to live.

Dogma
Death comes to all, and cruel vengeance will
be exacted on those who waste their lives on the petty
concerns of this existence. True power comes only from

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time. They do not let even the smallest slight go

unpunished tenfold.
When a priestess is not plotting revenge
against someone or something, or not acting upon that
plan, she is most likely acquiring corpses. The
Kiaransaleens have no problem with digging though
cemeteries, and burial grounds. In fact, some enjoy
doing this. All in all, they will stop at nothing to acquire
dead bodies for their necromancy. Some even go so far
as killing slaves, or even other Drow, which many
particularly enjoy.

The Church of Kiaransalee

Kiaransalee and her followers are little known
on Faern, in the Underdark, and among Drow
themselves. On the surface, only the well educated
know of her- the ignorant masses know nothing of her.
In the Underdark, more common folk know of her, but
many commonly mistake her for something she is not.
For example, many believe that Kiaransalee is not
actually a deity, but is actually a Lich with divine
aspirations and delusions.
For the most part, Kiaransalee is worshipped
secretly, in hidden shrines kept far from prying eyes. In
most Drow cities, open worship of any deity other than
Lolth is forbidden, so the Revenancer has her faithful
worship her in secret. Personal shrine worship makes
up most of Kiaransalees unholy places.
Black marble sarcophagi, with carvings
depicting the dead walking again and extracting
revenge on the living are the most common shrines. It
is said that the priestess of the Acopolis of Thanatos
produce these items, so that their hidden brothers and
sisters may be able to worship the Vengeful Banshee.
Those praying to Kiaransalee simply lie in the
coffins with their holy symbols over their breasts, and
ask for supplication and power. Legend has it that
priestess who are ever disturbed while praying in this
manner are granted the powers of the vampire for a
limited time, usually up to a day. Unfortunately, I cannot
confirm these rumors, but they are interesting, indeed.
Chapels dedicated to Kiaransalee dot the
wilds of the Underdark. It is said that Kiaransalee
herself leads her faithful to these shrines, hidden from
the prying eyes of Lolth, to plot their revenge against
her and her clergy. These chapels are usually small
caves or clearings where the bones of the buried dead
have been absorbed into the walls.
Collectively, the members of Kiaransalees
clergy are known as Crones of Thanatos. Individual
priestess titles are related to the undead. Novices and
acolytes are known as The Commanded. Other titles
include Bones of the Dead, Flesh of the Zombie,
Terror Touch of the Ghoul, Chill Touch of the
Shadow, Raking Claws of the Wight, Life Leech of the
Wraith, Rot of the Mummy, and Spirit Harvester of the
Spectre and Yathrinshee. These titles are only used at
the Acropolis of Thanatos, mainly. Kiaransalee only
allows women in her clergy, although many do worship
the Renevancer. Many Drow women, dissatisfied with
Lolth, but who are reluctant to give up the special status
their sex gives them, flock to Kiaransalee.
As one might guess, many of Kiaransalees
faithful are transformed into undead- some by the
hands of other priestess, and some by their own
hands! In some very rare cases, some of Kiaransalees
faithful have been supposedly transformed into undead
by the goddess herself. Most faithful are reanimated as
simple skeletons and zombies. Those who are favored
are usually reanimated as Banshees, Vampires, Liches
or Kiaranshees (Banshees who retain their spellcasting
powers and abilities).

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

Priestess perform minor prayers and ritual of
supplication each day, and more important prayers and
supplication rites each month. On Midwinters Eve, the
clergy of Kiaransalee performs their most important,
unholy ritual, called the Graverending. The unholy day
is celebrated individually by each priestess, rather than
a communal celebration. Each priestess animates as
many dead as possible, and impresses upon their weak
minds one thought- revenge.
Known affectionately as Vengeance
Hunters, these creatures unerringly track down those
who killed them, to extract revenge. If they are
destroyed, they do not ever rise up again as undead. If
you extract their revenge, the creatures pass again into
death, satisfied. If a day passes without killing their
quarry, or being killed, they pass back into death, but
can be- and usually are- reanimated.
Major Centers of Worship
Deep beneath the Galena Mountains, in
Vaasa, lies one of Kiaransalees grandest temple,
known as the Acropolis of Thanatos. The brooding,
black temple, built into a great stalagmite, rests in the
ruins of the city of Velddrinnsshar. The ruins and the
temple rest in a cavern known as the Vault of Gnashing
Teeth. Thousands of skulls lie embedded in the roof of
the cavern, and their cacophonous chomping, which is
caused by natural elements, such as water and wind,
echo through the cavern. The skulls, and other various
bones found in the cavern once belonged to the
Lolthites who once controlled the area.
Velddrinnsshar was once a typical Drow city,
dedicated to the Spider Queen. In DR 1278, the
majority of the city fell victim to the Ascomoid Plague.
Ten years later, Duergar scavengers struck the final
blow, and finished off the few who still inhabited the
city, leaving it a ghost town.
The city sat unoccupied until DR 1337, the
Year of the Wandering Maiden, when a small group of
Kiaransaleens was guided by their deity to the cavern.
They immediately began work upon a grand cathedral
dedicated to Kiaransalee. After ten years, when the
Acropolis of Thanatos was completed, the skulls
embedded in the roof were enchanted to sing an unholy
choir, heralding the founding of Kiaransalees greatest
house of worship.
Since being founded, Larynda Telenna has
led her followers against the Cult of the Goats Head, in
Vaasa. Because the cult swore allegiance to Orcus and
Tenebrous, they were natural enemies. The
Kiaransaleens have been most efficient in routing
Orcus and Tenebrous followers. In fact, the people of
Damara really have the Drow of the Acropolis of
Thanatos to thank for being able to gain their freedom
from the Witch-King so quickly, though they dont know
it.

Day-to-Day Activities
Kiaransalees priestess are secretive, and
are rarely live in the more notable Drow cities, such as
Menzoberranzan, or the fallen Ched Nesad. Instead,
most tend to live in smaller cities, or secret enclaves
founded by Kiaransaleens. They are masters of plotting
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Affiliated Orders
The Legion of Vengeful Banshees, known
also as the Banshee Knights, is an order of zealots who
are dedicated to the destruction of Orcus, and all of his
followers. In the past, they were dedicated to destroying
Tenebrous and his undead tanarri servants, known as
Visages. Since Orcus return, they have shifted their
mission to destroying Orcus , who was actually
Tenebrous in disguise, and all of his minions.
The Banshee Knights are mainly based in the
Acropolis of Thanatos. From there, they plan and carry
out hunts in the Underdark, and on the surface world,
for followers of Orcus, and the deitys undead minions.
The Banshee Knights are fervently dedicated to
pleasing their master, and stop at nothing to appease
her. They stop at nothing to destroy a minion of Orcus,
regardless of the collateral damage. The Legion of
Vengeful Banshees has had particular success against
the Cult of the Goats Head in Vaasa and Damara.
Priestly Vestments
Priestess of Kiaransalee wear loose, black
hooded cowls, stitched with ivory and/or bone. These
cloaks are often modeled after the Mantle of
Nightmares, a magical cowl that Kiaransalee herself is
supposed to wear. Many priestess also wear black
veils over their faces as well.
Priestess shave their heads, and wear gray
skullcaps. They also wear silver rings on all of their
fingers, except for their thumbs. These rings need not
be mundane, and often have magical properties.
Kiaransalees priestess often spread a
grayish paste over all of the uncovered parts of their
bodies, such as their feet, their legs, their hands, their
arms, and their faces. This paste is made up by
combining unholy water and the ash produced after
cremating corpses.
Adventuring Garb
Priestess of Kiaransalee are forbidden to
wear any kind of armor, and instead, have to rely on
their own magical defenses, and the combat skills of
their undead servants. Most priestess wear Rings of
Protection to fulfill their duty to wear silver rings on their
fingers, and to augment their own defenses with magic.
Priestess of the Revenancer are skilled with
the use of many weapons. For the most part, however,
they favor weapons that inflict little physical damage,
such as slim, poisoned daggers, garrotes and maces.
The reason for this is so that they inflict as little physical
harm as possible to their victims- bodies that can be
reanimated at later points in time.

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bring. She is malicious in her dealings, and coldly

vicious in a fight. She enjoys personally dealing and
causing death, destruction, and painful torture. Even
more, Lolth enjoys corrupting Elves and Humans to her
service- but especially Elves, the sons and daughters of
her enemy, Corellon Larethian. Lolth can be kind, and
can render aid to those she fancies, but she really
cares only for herself. Her favor and aid can never be
relied on, and at best, is fleeting.
Long ago, Lolth was once Araushnee, a
lesser power of the Seldarine. She was the consort of
Corellon Larethian, and was given the stewardship of
artisans, Elven destiny, and the Dark Elves who shared
her dusky features. Araushnee even bore Corellon
Larethian two children- the twin deities Eilistraee and
Vhaeraun. Though she kept it well hidden from the rest
of the Seldarine, Araushnee eventually came to resent
Corellon Larethian. This simmering resent would
eventually become a deep-rooted hatred, and this
hatred would eventually boil over.
Araushnee eventually came to the conclusion
that she should rule the Seldarine, and not Corellon
Larethian. First, she secretly aided Gruumsh, leader of
the Orc Pantheon, and rival of Corellon Larethian, by
weaving a scabbard for Corellon Larethian that
restricted the use of his fabled longsword, Sanhedrin.
When that plot failed, she conspired with Malar to
attack a weakened Corellon Larethian. When both
schemes failed, Araushnee conspired with a host of fell
deities for an all out assault on Arvandor. Shortly after
the battle against the Anti-Seldarine had ended,
Araushnees treachery was revealed. The Seldarine
unanimously condemned Araushnee to be exiled, and
Corellon Larethian stripped her of her divinity, turned
her into a bloated, spider-like Tanarri, and cast her into
the Abyss.
Now an Abyssal Lord, Araushnee assumed
the name Lolth, for unknown reasons, and conquered
th
the 66 Layer of the Abyss, establishing her own realm.
In doing so, she also subjugated Kiaransalee and
Ghaunadaur, establishing the current incarnation of the
Dark Seldarine. For an untold passage of time, Lolth
dreamed about regaining her lost divinity, and striking
back at Corellon Larethian. It wasnt until the Elven
heroine Kethryllia Amarillis ventured into the Abyss to
save her lover that Lolth actually began to do so. Lolth
observed Kethryllia return to Faern, and decided that
Lolth would get her revenge by subverting and
corrupting Corellon Larethians own children, first in
Faern, and then across the entire Multiverse.
She first turned her attention to the city of
Atorrnash, home of the cruel and merciless Dark Elvesas well as her rivals Ghaunadaur and Vhaeraun. Lolth
began courting the populace of Atorrnash, including a
physical relationship with the citys leader, KaNarlist.
All of the progress she made, however, was literally
swept away as the Sundering destroyed Atorrnash, and
most of the Dark Elven populace.
Sensing the opportunity to make inroads,
Lolth secretly began aiding the Dark Elven survivors
who elected to rebuild their crumbled city, and remain
independent, rather than assimilate into another Elven
cities. Thousands of years would pass before she
actually revealed herself to House Ilythiir, the leaders of
the Dark Elven survivors.
Dark Elf society would soon find itself fully enmeshed in
the webs that Lolth spun. The Crown Wars would
begin, and Dark Elves would forever find themselves at
odds with the rest of mainstream Elven society. The
extent in which Lolth weaved the destiny of the Dark

Lolth
The Spider Queen, Queen of Spiders, Demon Queen of
Spiders, Demon Queen of the Abyss, Queen of the
Demonweb Pits, Weaver of Chaos, the Hunted, the
Mother of Lusts, Dark Mother of All Drow, Lady of
Spiders
Symbol: Black spider with female drow head (at bottom
of figure) or black cloak and short sword (Zinzerena
aspect)
Home Plane: The Demonweb Pits (Lolths Fortress)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Portfolio: Assassins, Chaos, Darkness, Drow, Evil,
Spiders
Domains: Chaos, Drow, Evil, Darkness, Destruction,
Spider, Trickery
Worshipers: Aranea, Assassins, Chitines, Driders,
Drow, Depraved Elves, Sentient Spiders
Aliases: Araushnee, Lloth, Megwandir, Moander,
Zinzerena
Cleric Alignments: CN, NE, CE
Favored Weapon: A Spider (Dagger)
History/Relationships
Lolth (Pronounced Loth) is the primary patron
of the Drow race and architect of Drow society. She is
directly responsible for the customs, laws, and survival
of most drow communities, as well as the very nature of
the Drow themselves. The Spider Queen, as she is
most commonly known as, maintains her absolute hold
over Drow society by means of her clergy, who
unwaveringly seek out and destroy all traces of dissent,
disobedience, and sacrilege, as well as rival faiths. The
Spider Queen foments unending chaos in Drow society,
setting different factions against each other, so that the
Drow are eternally at war with each other. Lolth does
this for her own amusement, as well as to prevent
complacency, runaway pride or rival deities from
asserting themselves in Drow society.
Lolth is cruel, capricious, and is thought by
many to be insane. She delights in setting her
worshipers against each other, so that only the
strongest, most devious, most cruel Drow survive to
serve her. Supposedly, Lolth roams the Realms often,
appearing in answer to the rituals of Drow priestess,
working whatever harm she can to the enemies of the
Drow, and furthering her own agenda.
The Spider Queen secretly wants to be
worshiped by the Humans, Elves, and other races of
the Realms, and sometimes journeys into their
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Elves culminated in the Descent of the Drow. Now a

cursed people, the Dark Elves would forever more seek
revenge, and to do so, would turn primarily to Lolth.
In the centuries since the Crown Wars, and
the Descent of the Drow, Lolth's followers continued to
spread throughout the Underdark. While the other
powers of the Underdark contested her rule, the Spider
Queen's dominion over the Drow of the Underdark
continues to expand, albeit more slowly than before.
Always the schemer, Lolth has subsumed the
worship of two other deities since the end of the Time of
Troubles- Zinzerena and Moander. During the Time of
Troubles, Lolth slew Zinzerena, a minor deity of chaos
and assassins from another Crystal Sphere, and
assumed her alias. After the Godswar was over, Lolth
began spreading rumors of a new rogue goddess,
Zinzerena, to increase her power by gaining the
worship of those who were already disenfranchised with
Lolth. Lolth also assumed the alias of Moander, after he
was slain by Finder Wyvernspur. This has established
Lolth as a deity of the Lands of Light, albeit by a
different name, much to the dismay of the Seldarine,
and all other benevolent deities. Lolth finds it
particularly amusing when Elves and Half-Elves prey to
her and receive spells from her, thinking they are
praying and receiving spells from Moander, the
corrupter.
In 1371 DR, Lolth, attacked Evermeet, the
sacred island of the Elves. Allied with Malar, and Kymil
Nimesin, she almost succeeded. However, the evil that
she brought to Evermeet was turned aside thanks to
the grace of the Seldarine, and the power of our queen,
Amlauril.
In the latter part of DR 1372, the Year of the
Unstrung Harp, Lolth suddenly and inexplicitly went
silent. She stopped answering prayers, all divinations
pertaining to the Spider Queen failed, and all Drow
cities were plunged into even more chaos, if that is
possible. A group from Menzoberranzan traveled to the
Abyss, only to discover Lolth had somehow become
petrified. Vhaeraun, at this time, attempted to destroy
his mother once and for all, but Lolth had apparently
foreseen this, and had charged Selvetarm with
protecting her. The two deities fought to a standstill, but
in the end, Vhaeraun was not able to destroy Lolth.
His sister, Eilistraee would shortly attempt to
destroy Lolth as well. She charged one of her followers,
Halisstra Melarn, with finding and wielding the Crescent
Blade, which supposedly had the power to kill Lolth.
The power of the blade would not have time to be
tested, however, as Lolth woke from her slumber as
Halisstra, Quenthel Baenre and the battle-captive
Danifae Yauntyrr reached her prone form. She
absorbed Danifae, her Yorthae, ending her
metamorphosis. She corrupted Halisstra into a Driderlike creature, to serve as Lolths personal enforcer and
assassin, the Lady Penitent. Lolth, demonstrating
powers that she had never in the past had, literally
ripped the Demonweb Pits from the Abyss, and
established a brand new plane.
Theologians speculate that Lolth somehow
increased her own divine power. The most common
model of thought is that of an insect. Certain insects lay
multiple eggs, which all hatch at the same time. These
infant insects are born with a voracious appetite, and
eat everything they possible can, including the mother
that laid them, and as many brothers and sisters as
possible. The remaining insects are the strongest of the
group, and have the most nutrition and power.
Theologians speculate that Lolth might have done just

this- sacrificed herself in order to be reborn even more

powerful.
Although the Spider Queen detests all the
members of the Seldarine, Lolth reserves her deepest
hatred for her former lover, Corellon Larethian, who
banished her to the Abyss and stripped her of her
original divinity. The Spider Queen also particularly
despises Sehanine Moonbow, for her part in foiling
Lolth's bid to replace Corellon as head of the Seldarine.
The Spider Queen has also vowed vengeance against
Fenmarel Mestarine, who spurned her advances, after
initially falling for her seductions.
Lolths other enemies include Blibdoolpoolp,
Deep Duerra, Diinkarazan, Diirinka, her own daughter,
Eilistraee, Ghaunadaur, Gruumsh, Gzemnid, Ibrandul,
who perished during the Time of Troubles, Ilsensine,
Ilxendren, Kiaransalee, Laduguer, Laogzed,
Maanzecorian, who has since perished, Moander, who
was killed during the Time of Troubles, Psilofyr, The
Blood Queen, The Great Mother, and her own son,
Vhaeraun.
Like any evil tyrant, Lolth has few actual
allies. As a Cormyran prince once said, It is better to
be loved, than to be feared. Many other powers fear
Lolth, and cooperate with her, but all of those same
powers would love to see Lolth destroyed. Her actual
allies can all be counted on an Illithids hand, and
include Loviatar, Malar and Selvetarm.
During the Time of Troubles, Lolths avatar
appeared in the city of Menzoberranzan. Already an
orthodox city, her appearance in the city was taken as a
sign that the entire city had her favor, and the city
became even more conservative than it already had
been.
Before Lolth removed the Demonweb Pits
from the Abyss, she can be found in her mobile
fortress, simply known as the Spider Fortress of Lolth.
Shaped like a giant spider made of some sort of
mysterious gray metal, the fortress was mobile, and
was continually prowling the great web that makes up
the Demonweb Pits. Since then, Lolths plane has
changed to become similar to a blasted desert
landscape, with a giant ziggurat in the center serving as
Lolths home. Her mobile spider-shaped fortress still
exists, however.
Dogma
Fear is as strong as steel, while love and
respect are soft, useless feelings that none can lean on.
All Drow who do not worship Lolth must be converted or
destroyed. All weak and rebellious Drow must be
weeded out. All who impugn the faith must perish.
Males or slaves of other races who act independently of
Lolth's dictates must be sacrificed to Lolth. Those of the
faithful whose loyalty is weak must be eliminated.
Children are to be raised as loyal worshipers of Lolth,
and each family should produce at least one Cleric to
serve the Spider Queen better than his or her parents.
Arachnids of all sorts are to be revered, and anyone
who mistreats or kills a spider must die.
Avatar/Manifestations
Lolth commonly appears as a giant black
widow spider with glowing, crimson eyes. Other times,
she appears in the form of an exquisitely beautiful
female Drow. In this form, she often clothes herself
entirely in living, wriggling spiders. Other times, she
appears wearing Drow chain mail, styled into an artful
dress or tunic. The Spider Queen can also combine the
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she was usually found in the Abyss, and it was thought
to be her true form.
Since awakening from her Silence, Lolth
exists simultaneously as seven huge black widow
spiders, and one female tauric spider. This final aspect
seems to be the mouthpiece of Lolth. The Drow torso
sitting upon the body of a black widow spider is that of
Danifae Yauntyrr, a beautifully seductive Drow woman.
Lolth rarely aids her worshippers directly, by
dispatching an avatar. Instead, she prefers to watch
and enjoy their suffering, their ecstasy, their triumphs
and their failures. When she wishes to make it known
that she is watching a worshipper, she causes a pair of
smirking lips to appear on a near-by spider, along with
Faerie Fire to draw attention to the spider. If no spiders
are present, she creates a spider shaped outline of
shadow. In very rare circumstances, she aids her
worshipper directly, imbuing them with power that
manifests as a black and mauve radiance around the
worshipper.
Lolth shows her favor by leading her faithful
to discover arachnids encased in amber, black
sapphires, datchas, and webstone. She shows her
displeasure by causing items of value to the individual
to shatter into eight pieces of roughly equal size.
To those who have lost her favor, or are
enemies of the Drow, Lolth commonly manifests as
soft, cruel laughter from a husky female throat. The
weak are affected by this the most (2 HD or less), and
are stricken with an uncontrollable urgency to flee from
the laughter. Those who are strong willed (3 HD or
more) are able to control themselves, but are left
shaken.

The Church of Lolth is known through the

Underdark and the surface world. It is synonymous with
Drow, in general, because of the extent of the influence
Lolth has on Drow society. Indeed, Lolth is the single
most important entity to all Drow, being as she shaped
mainstream Drow society into what it is today.
Lolth is feared, respected, and even hated by
her own priests and priestess. They covet the power
that she provides them, and only venerate her because
of this power. In other words, her own clergy simply
venerates her out of lust for power, and not because of
any kind of affection, loyalty, or principle. Lolth wouldnt
have it any other way.
The typical Drow city has multiple temples
dedicated to Lolth. Most noble houses have one or
more temples for the familys own personal use. Most
Lolthite cities have at least one public temple, where
the common folk can pay homage to the Spider Queen,
as well as areas to conduct large, public gatherings.
Most Lolthite cities also have a larger, Grand Temple of
Lolth, that serves as the center of governance, as well
as a training ground for new priests and priestess.
The titles of Lolths clergy vary from city to
city. Because the Temple City of Guallidurth is the
center of Lolthite activity, many cities simply follow
their system. Collectively, the clergy of Lolth are known
as YornYathrins. High Ranking priests and priestess
are called Yathtallars. In ascending order, titles include
Noamutha, Khalessa, Kyorla, Alura, Quartha, Talintha,
Elamshina, Arachne, and Xundusa.
The overwhelming majority of Lolths clergy
are Drow. A smaller number of priestess are Chitines,
and an even smaller number are Elves, Half-Elves and
Humans who believe they are venerating Moander. The
overwhelming majority of her church is composed of
females. Very few males are allowed to be consecrated
into the service of Lolth, and of them, none are allowed
to progress very far, and gain power and prestige.

Agents/Petitioners
Lolth is primarily served by Yochlol and
Myrlochar. She is also served by Abyss Ants, Aranea,
Bebiliths, Brambles, Chitines, Cildabrin, Darkweavers,
Deep Dragons, Drow, Driders, fallen and corrupted
Eladrin, Ettercaps, Greelox, Kalin, Living Webs,
Pedipalpi, Quasits, Retrievers, Shadowdrakes,
Solifugids , Spiders, Spiderstone Golems, Tanar'ri, Red
Widows, Wall Walkers, Webbirds, Web Golems and
Werespiders.
Lolth has empowered two mortals on Faern
to serve as her Chosen. Her first Chosen was Liriel
Baenre, the daughter of Gromph Baenre, the Archmage
of House Baenre, the first house of Menzoberranzan.
Though at one point Liriel was a devout Lolthite, she
has since forsaken Lolth. Since doing so, Liriel has
demonstrated none of the special abilities granted to
her by Lolth. Whether or not Lolth stripped Liriel of
these powers, or if Liriel simply chooses not to use
them, is unknown.
Lolths second Chosen, or Yorthae, was
Danifae Yauntyrr. When Lolth went silent, she secretly
invested a portion of her divine power in the battlecaptive. When Danifae arrive in Lolths temple in the
Demonweb Pits, the incomplete, but awakened deity
absorbed the divine power within Danifae, and Danifae
in the process.
Another one of Lolths special agents is the
Lady Penitent. The Lady Penitent was, in life, Halisstra
Melarn. After being reborn, Lolth punished Halisstra by
transforming her into the Lady Penitent, a wraith-like
spider-creature that unwaveringly serves Lolth.

Day-to-Day Activities
Lolth's priestess are the rulers, law
enforcement agents, judges, juries, and executioners of
Drow society. They wield power daily, and most do so
in a manner keeping with Lolths own cruel and
capricious nature. Priestess of Lolth strive to act as
Lolth wishes them, and to force- often brutally- their
fellow Drow to do so as well. The ultimate aim of every
priestess is to gain, and remain in the favor of Lolth.
The spirits of priestess who die in Lolths
favor are believed to go to the Demonweb Pits, where
they become Yochlol, or other servant creatures. Those
who die in Lolth's disfavor are believed to pass into
torment on another plane of existence, perhaps to
someday return to the Realms as a snake or spider. On
this matter, Drow beliefs are confused, and often
change with time and location.
The duties of a good priestess are to do
whatever is necessary to gain and to keep the Spider
Queen's favor. Although treachery and cruelty are often
rewarded, Lolth does not look kindly on those who let
personal grudges and revenge bring defeat or shame to
their house, clan, city, or race. Because Lolth is a fickle
deity, not even Lolths most senior and accomplished
priestess can predict how she will interpret any given
action.
Holy Days/Important Ceremonies
Lolth demands total submission in prayer, in
addition to regular offerings from her priestess.
Ceremonies involving the sacrifice of surface Elves are

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performed on monthly intervals, during nights of the full

moon, as deliberate affronts to Sehanine Moonbow,
one of Lolth's most hated enemies. Lolths rituals are
customarily practiced in female only company, in a
sacred room or area. Rituals requiring extraordinary
power or a public display may be celebrated in the
open, and in all sorts of mixed company.
When Lolth's aid and blessings are wanted,
sacrifices must be made. These sacrifices are
traditionally other Drow faithful, and/or captured foes.
Their blood is spilled with a special, ceremonial spidershaped dagger, whose eight descending legs meet at a
razor sharp point. In other cases, gems and other
precious objects may be burned in braziers, as prayers
of offering and supplication are chanted.
In large, important rituals, priestess
customarily light eight braziers, in homage to Lolth. The
flames are supposed to represent her eight legs.
Though the flames burn and sting the eyes of the Drow,
since most of whom are unaccustomed to light, the
priestess take the pain willingly. In their minds, the pain
signifies that which they are willing to do for Lolth.
All unholy ceremonies involve the burning of
precious oils and incense, live offerings, gemstones,
and riches of all other sorts. These items are
customarily placed in bowl-shaped depressions on the
altar. These offerings are always consumed in blackand-red flames, at some point in the ritual. If Lolth is
particularly displeased, the black-and-red flames that
leap from the braziers to consume the offerings may
also arc to consume other valuables present, such as
magical items, jewelry, and clothing. Sometimes, the
flames leap up to consume an entire priestess.
Lolth only allows herself to be contacted
when it pleases her to do so. Otherwise, Lolth's servant
Yochlols are reached during communions,
summonings, and the like.

serve the ruling Matron Mothers of the city they are

based in, tirelessly hunting any creature designated as
their enemy. Death is the most common fate of those
being hunted by the Order of Soul Spiders.
The Handmaidens of the Spider Queen is an
order of female warriors, with no permanent ties to any
particular city. Also known as the Daughters of the
Yochlol, the Handmaidens serve as instruments of
Lolth's will, especially in times when the Spider Queen
needs to make an impressive show of force. At least
three times in recorded Drow history, the Handmaidens
of the Spider Queen have assaulted and destroyed
entire Drow cities. When not crusading for the Lolth, the
Handmaidens work in small companies scattered
throughout the Underdark. They commonly harass
merchant trains that look to Vhaeraun for protection,
protect the trading routes of Lolth-fearing Drow cities,
and conducting hit and run raids on cities ruled by
clergy of other Drow deities.
Some Drow in the Realms have even
embraced offshoots of the major faiths, following
charismatic leaders who claim to be more than what
they appear. The only such cult that is known to still be
active is the She-Spider Cult, a Thayan-based sect of
Lolthites and Sharrans that link the worship of Shar and
Lolth. Opposed in the end by both goddesses, the Cult
enjoyed initial success as a secret society, operating
slaving and drug running operations in Mulhorand,
Unther, and southern Thay. The Cult eventually
degenerated into a criminal gang without divine
support, though they fake rituals to thrill worshipers,
and make sacrifices to the She-Spider, to eliminate
political foes and enemies.
Priestly Vestments
When taking part in Lolths unholy rituals,
priestess eschew clothing, of wear see-though, silk
robes of black, deep red, or deep purple. In some cities,
ornate helms made to resemble writhing spiders are
worn, while in others cities, heads are always left
uncovered. The jewelry worn by the Spider Queen's
priestess almost always consists of spider medallions,
and other spider designs, all made of platinum. The
holy symbol of the faith is a platinum disk at least 3
inches in diameter with an embossed depiction on both
of its sides, in jet black enamel, of a black widow spider
or a platinum spider, on a platinum, or mithral chain
necklace.

Major Centers of Worship

Because Lolth has such a hold in Drow
society, nearly every Drow settlement has at least a
moderately sized temple dedicated to the Spider
Queen. Because the favor of Lolth is perceived to be so
important in Drow society, nearly every house in nearly
every city has its own temple dedicated to Lolth.
Because of competition, each house tries to out do
every other, by making their temple the grandest. In
most cases, the first house of each Drow city has the
grandest temple.
Far below the deserts of Calimshan, and the
southern tunnels of Deep Shanatar, lies Guallidurth,
known as the Temple City of Lolth. The Matron Mothers
of twenty-one noble Houses sit on the ruling Council of
this city, each one representing one or more sect, cult,
or faction of the Spider Queen's church. One measure
of a sect's relative influence is the magnificence of the
house of worship it can afford to construct. As a result,
Guallidurth contains hundreds, if not thousands, of
temples, all dedicated to Lolth, ranging in size from
simple shrines to modest chapels to grand cathedrals.
Members of particular cults in cities other than
Guallidurth often make pilgrimages to the Temple City
of Lolth to see the magnificence of their sects temple.

Adventuring Garb
Lolth's clergy favor enchanted Drow chain
mail. Typically, such armor is enchanted to enhance the
defense of the wearer. Some priestess also carry
adamantite bucklers with similar magical
enhancements. Priestess of the Spider Queen typically
their signature snake-headed whips, and less often,
adamantite maces. Followers of Zinzarena wield
adamantite short swords and long daggers. Like all
other Drow, Lolths faithful also employ Drow hand
crossbows, to devastating effect.

Affiliated Orders
The Militant Myrlochar, also known as the
Order of Soul Spiders, is an elite, militaristic order,
composed solely of males, this is found in the few Drow
cities where Lolth is revered, and males are permitted
to enter her priesthood. The Militant Myrlochar directly

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Qysara Shoon V, that banished him back to the Abyss.

As the victor, Selvetarm absorbed the Spider Demons
essence. In doing so, however, the malignant force that
was Zanassu overwhelmed the small amount of
goodness within him that Eilistraee was slowly nursing.
This caused Selvetarm to snap, and completely lose his
mind. Lolth, who was on hand watching the battle,
quickly stepped in and bound Selvetarm to her will,
making him, in essence, her slave.
Since this defining moment approximately ten
centuries ago, Selvetarm has begrudgingly served at
his mistress side. With no regard to his own goals and
well-being, the Spider Demon defends the interests of
Lolth, whether they be in divine politics, or on Faern.
During the Time of Troubles, Selvetarm
manifested his avatar as a large spider creature. The
deity appeared in the Drow city of Eryndlyn, a city
where the clergy of Lolth did not rule absolute, and was
in contention with cults dedicated to Kiaransalee,
Vhaeraun and Ghaunadaur. Selvetarm devastated the
factions that opposed Lolth, before being driven away
into the Underdark by the combined might of all those
who opposed Lolth. Selvetarm was praised by Lolths
clergy in the city as, The Swordarm of Lolth, sent to
demonstrate her absolute rule.
During the recent Silence of Lolth, Selvetarm
served as the defender of his mistress, while she was
concentrating her power, and prone to attack. When
Vhaeraun appeared to destroy Lolths prone form, the
Spider Demon appeared to defend Lolth. The two
deities battled, and both eventually tumbled off of the
Demonweb, apparently falling into Ghaunadaurs
Caldron of Slime. Both deities survived, and Selvetarm
seemed to have permanently injured Vhaeraun in some
fashion.
For the most part, Selvetarm has ignored his
Aranea followers in Calimshan. For one thousand
years, Selvetarm ignored his followers in Lost Ajuutal,
barely granting his priests and priestess there spells.
Sixty-six years before the Time of Troubles, the avatar
of Selvetarm, a giant spider, seemingly randomly
returned to the city, and cloistered itself in the Spider
Demons temple in the city. Shortly before the Time of
Troubles actually occurred, the avatar left once more,
headed north, presumably into the Underdark, and to
the city of Eryndlyn.
Magical divinations and portents give
surprising impressions on the future of Selvetarm. Most
divinations about the Spider Demon are answered with
vague impressions and images that I interpret to be the
future, Eilistraee, Sava, a Drow board game, Lolth, and
death.
Like his mistress, Selvetarm has few allies.
Before he absorbed Zanassus essence and became
evil, Selvetarm was allied with Eilistraee. However,
since absorbing Zanassu, he sees Eilistraee as a
pathetic weakling who needs to be crushed. Garagos is
Selvetarms only true ally, since both revel in the glory
of destructive combat. Lolth, however, limits how much
influence Garagos has over Selvetarm, since as far as
she is concerned, the Spider Demon is her puppet, and
her puppet alone.
Selvetarm, for being such a minor deity, has
an impressive list of enemies. The majority of his
enemies are the enemies of his mistress, though
undoubtedly, if left to his own divices, Selvetarm would
choose to be hostile to most of them anyway.
Selvetarms enemies include Blibdoolpoolp, Deep
Duerra, Diinkarazan, Diirinka, Eilistraee, Ghaunadaur,
Gzemnid, Ilsensine, Ilxendren, Laduguer, Laogzed,

Selvetarm
The Champion of Lolth, The Thane of Lolth, The Spider
That Waits, The Spider Demon, Prince of the Aranea,
Lord of the Venomire
Symbol: Crossed sword (right) and mace (left), overlaid
with a black spider
Home Plane: The Demonweb Pits (Lolths Iron
Fortress)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Portfolio: Drow warriors
Domains: Chaos, Drow, Evil, Spider, War
Worshippers: Aranea, Barbarians, Drow, Fighters,
Warriors, Those who like to kill
Aliases: Zanassu
Cleric Alignments: CE-CN-NE
Favored Weapon: Venommace (Mace) &
Thalackvelve (Longsword)
History/Relationships
Selvetarm (Pronounced Sel-veh-tarm) is the
Champion of Lolth, a cruel and malicious deity who
cares for nothing, save battle and destruction.
Selvetarm has a great hatred for all things, except for a
well-honed and deadly fighting style. Although
Selvetarm can wait for hours for his prey to stumble into
a well prepared ambush, Lolths champion prefers to
battle with reckless abandon.
Selvetarm was not always such a hateful,
destructive power. He once walked a solitary path, not
quite good, yet not quite evil. As the child of the forced
union between Vhaeraun and Zandilar the Dancer,
Selvetarm had many conflicting emotions within in.
Eventually, Selvetarm crossed paths with his
aunt, Eilistraee. He began to appreciate her goodness,
as demonstrated through her teachings, deeds and
actions. His path began to align with that of the path of
goodness. Eilistraee began to hope that with Selvetarm,
she could further help mend the rift that had developed
between the TelQuessir and the Drow. Her hopes were
dashed, however, when Selvetarm was unwittingly
snared in Lolths web of intrigue.
With her silver tongue, Lolth convinced her
nave grandson, Selvetarm, that if he killed Zanassu, a
minor Demon Lord, and absorbed his power, he would
be more appealing to Eilistraee. Lolth had her own
reasons for calling on her dim-witted grandson to do
this. Zanassu claimed sovereignty over spiders, which
offended Lolth. For this slight, Lolth wanted the Demon
Lord eliminated. By convincing Selvetarm to destroy
Zanassu, she would accomplish her goal without even
lifting a finger, which appealed to Lolth very much.
Selvetarm triumphed over Zanassu, since the
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Maanzecorian, while he was still alive, Psilofyr,

Sharess, The Blood Queen, The Great Mother, the
Seldarine, and anyone else who manages to gain the
enmity of Lolth.
Selvatarm has no deific realm of his own,
since Lolth does not allow him to create one. She
allows his to share her Iron Fortress, however, though
all this really entails is a sort of guard duty, ensuring
that nothing befalls the Mistress of the Demonweb Pits.

and in the Spider Swamp. Selvetarm has even fewer

temples, counting two that are actually his own. Many
temples of Lolth feature areas where males can pay
homage to Selvetarm, under close scrutiny and
supervision by a priestess of Lolth, of course. It is
through Lolth that Selvetarm accommodates most of his
followers.
The titles given to priests and priestess of
the Spider Demon very greatly from hierarchy to
hierarchy. The Selvetargtlin use the following titles:
Edge of the Axe, Crush of the Mace, Steel of the Blade,
Tusk of the Boar, Hunger of the Swarm, Claw of the
Cave Bear, Talon of the Wyrm, and Bloodlust of the
Berserker. A little less than three-fourths of his total
clergy consists of male Drow. Male Aranea make up the
second largest group, while Female Aranea and
Female Drow round out the Spider Demons clergy.

Dogma
War is the ultimate expression of individual
power, and only through battle and death can one
realize the respect of ones comrades. Hone fighting
skills constantly and teach those who will follow into the
fray. Never give nor receive quarter, and die amidst the
bloodlust of battle against overwhelming odds. Cultivate
as many weapon tricks and combat maneuvers as a
spider has arms, and never fear that hidden venom, like
a secret vengeance waiting to strike, will serve you ill.

Day-to-Day Activities
Selvetarms Drow faithful spend most of their
days guarding fortifications, honing their fighting
abilities, participating in patrols around Drow cities, and
in nearby areas of the Underdark, guarding caravans,
and getting into fights with one another over status and
perceived slights. Many spend a large portion of their
time training others in the art of war.
The Spider Demons Aranea faithful, in
Calimshan, used to spend a great deal of their time
charming, manipulating and controlling the viziers of
Volothamp and the surrounding areas. They also spent
a lot of time appeasing the avatar of Selvetarm that had
cloistered itself in the Apostolaeum of the Spider That
Waits. Since the avatar of Selvatarm left, the Aranea
lost all of their control in Volothamp. Today, they are
working to regain that control in the Human city, as well
as search for the avatar of Selvetarm, that wandered
north in DR 1358, the Year of Shadows, just before the
Avatar Crisis.

Avatars/Manifestations
Selvetarm rarely manifests himself to his
faithful. When he does, it is normally by directly
dispatching his avatar, since the Spider Demon rarely
works in more subtle ways. Selvetarms avatar appears
as a gargantuan black spider, sometimes with the head
of a Drow male, and sometimes not. It crawls on its
back six legs, and carries a large mace and a large
sword in its front two appendages.
Selvetarm sometimes manifests as a tiny
sphere of absolute darkness that slowly grows from an
inch in diameter to a foot in diameter, before exploding
in a shower of blades very similar to the Blade Barrier
spell. The main difference between this and the actual
spell is that Selvetarms is much more deadly (No
Saving Throw). The Spider That Waits sometimes
shows his favor by having his faithful discover rogue
stones, web stones and small slivers of dried silver
bark. He demonstrates his displeasure by causing
metal weapons and armors to rust and shatter, even
after the most minor of glancing blows.

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

The Drow faithful of Selvetarm are expected
to observe and participate in all Lolthite ceremonies,
since the Spider Demon is a vassal to the Spider
Queen. A small group of heretics, who have begun
worshipping Selvetarm since the Time of Troubles, are
persecuted for failing to recognize Lolths power, and
for failing to celebrate it. All of his Drow worshippers,
heretic or not, constantly cry out Selvetarms name
during battle, every time they strike an enemy. It is
important for Selvetarms name to be the last thing a
foe ever hears.
Selvetarms Aranea clergy venerate the
Spider Demon with a totally different set of rituals,
which stress patience, craftiness, and subtlety- a far cry
from the tenets that Selvetarms Drow clergy stress.
The Aranea do not observe any of Lolths holy
ceremonies, and instead perform their own, which
usually include animal sacrifices boars and lizards,
usually- and prayers beseeching Selvetarm to return to
th
them. Their most holy day is the 6 of Kythorn, the day
that the avatar of Selvetarm returned to the Spider
Swamp after a thousand year absence. This day is
celebrated with fasting and ritual combat.

Agents/Petitioners
Selvetarm has very few agents of his own,
since Lolth usually appoints her own agents to aid
Selvetarm in the few cases were he needs assistance.
Selvetarm does call upon Aranea, Drow, Myrlochar,
Retrievers, and spiders of all different shapes, sizes
and species.
The Church of Selvetarm
Outside of the Drow city of Eryndlyn, and the
small temple of the Spider That Waits in
Undermountain, Selvetarm is not very well known.
There are very few Drow cities where his actual nature
is acknowledged. Few are aware that the Spider
Demon is a divine being, since most tales depict him as
a Tanarri, or some other kind of servant of Lolth.
On the surface world, Selvetarm is even less
known. Only the Aranea of Lost Ajuutal and the
Humans of Volothamp know of him directly, though they
know him still as Zanassu. He does appear in a few
Calashite tales, as the Demon of the Swamp, a
malicious entity that is capable of insidious plots,
powerful enchantments, and unchecked battle fury. For
the most part, however, the world remains ignorant to
Selvetarm and his followers.
The majority of Selvetarms few holy places
are small shrines that are scattered in the Underdark,

Major Centers of Worship

Selvetarm has two major centers of worshipthe Chapel of the Sericeous Sargh, in Undermountain,
and the Apostolaeum of the Spider That Waits, in the
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his Aranea followers.
The Chapel of the Sericeous Sargh is only a
small chapel, but yet, it is still a very important site for
Selvetarm. This chapel, which houses a large onyx
depiction of the Spider Demon, is home to the
Selvetargtlin, the group of Drow heretics who worship
Selvetarm alone, and do not bow to Lolthites. The
group recently built the site, and is still working on
defending and reinforcing it. Because of its location,
priests and priestess from the chapel can raid the
surface world, the Promenade, the holy site of
Eilistraee, and the Underdark.
The Apostolaeum of the Spider That Waits is
much older than the Chapel of the Sericeous Sargh.
The temple is located in the ruins of the city of Lost
Ajhuutal, which many believe was the capital of the
Maridlands, thousands of years ago. Beginning in 530
DR, the Aranea of Calimshan were sentenced to death
upon sight. They fled to the Spider Swamp, where they
established a peaceful relationship with the coastal city
of Volothamp. In 290 DR, Qyasara Shoon V blamed the
Aranea for a plague, and the persecution of Aranea
began anew. The survivors began worshipping
Zanassu, the Spider Demon, for he promised to stop
the Qysara from persecuting them. The Apostolaeum of
the Spider That Waits was built to pay homage to
Zanassu. In DR 292, the Year of Frostfires, Zanassu
challenged the Qysara, but lost. Weakened, and
banished back to the Abyss, Selvetarm arrived, and
managed to destroy the Demon, and absorb his power.

bashing. They also eschew the use of crossbows,

bows, and other ranged weapons.
Drow Clerics commonly employ Boots of
Elvenkind, Drow-Elven Chainmail, and Piwafwi. Clerics
of the Spider Demon normally use two melee weapons
in combat at once. The most common combinations
include sword and dagger, sword and axe, and sword
and mace. The latter is the combination that high
ranking priests and priestess use exclusively.

Affiliated Orders
Selvetarm has virtually no special orders, due
to his fragmented church, and his subservience and
obedience to Lolth. One special group within the church
of Selvetarm is the Order of the Spiderswords, a devout
order of warrior priests, who are and who train
Spiderswords, Selvetarms nearly unstoppable
berserker warriors.
Another important group are the Selvetargtlin,
a group that worships Selvetarm as his own deity, and
not as a servant to Lolth. The official church of
Selvetarm considers these rogues heretics, but the fact
that Selvetarm continues granting them spells means
that he supports the ideas they espouse.
Priestly Vestments
Selvetarms Clerics wear long, rich scarlet
robes lined with chain mail. They keep their hair long,
and braid it in long rows. Some Clerics soak the ends of
their braids in alchemically treated blood, that hardens
into rock hard clumps that can be used as a weapon, by
whipping his/her hair back and forth (-4 to Hit, 1d4
Points of Damage).
Gauntlets very similar to the Dragon Bracers
used by the Cult of the Dragon are used by Selvetarms
faithful as well. Because they are his very own
weapons, Selvetarm mandates that during his holy
ceremonies, all priests and priestess much have on
them a longsword and a mace. The holy symbol of the
faith, during rituals and ceremonies, is worn on a large
platinum disk worn around the neck.
Adventuring Garb
Selvetarms priests and priestess employ the
best weapons and armors available. They eschew the
use of shields, except for spiked bucklers, and any
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Without a cause, or a home, Vhaeraun began

wandering until he eventually came upon Toril, a planet
in Realmspace that was not only inhabited by Elves, but
with dark skinned Elves like himself. Vhaeraun
appeared to these Dark Elves who inhabited the
southeaster portions of the land that would become
Faern. The majority of the population embraced him.
Vhaeraun once again had a purpose, and, more or less,
a home.
Having secured a steady base of
worshippers, and a steady base of power, attracted
Vhaeraun a lot of unwanted attention. His sister,
Eilistraee began converting his worshippers, promoting
a world where Dark Elves and their cousins to the north
lived in harmony, not conflict. The entity that is
Ghaunadaur, attracted by the power that so many Dark
Elves wielded, began to steal the worship of some of
the most powerful and affluent Dark Elves. Lolth would
eventually discover Realmspace, and Toril. Lolth
greedily began to covet the Dark Elves, and realized
that their worship would allow her to become a deity
once more.
After the Sundering, Lolth made her move.
The worship of Vhaeraun began to diminish, and the
worship of Lolth began to increase. Vhaeraun
challenged his mother, but lost. This allowed her to
seize a portion of his divine spark, and become a deity
once more. Ever since, Vhaeraun has been plotting
with his faithful to extract his revenge on the Spider
Queen, and those who follow her.
After the Descent of the Drow, Vhaeraun
found a way to distance himself from his mother, and
allow his power to grow virtually unopposed by her.
Vhaeraun espoused to return to the surface world, a
world that rightly belonged to the Drow. Those who
heeded his call established permanent settlements on
the surface world, while those who worshipped Lolth,
and the other members of the Dark Seldarine stayed in
the Underdark, creating a buffer of sorts between the
different deities and their factions.
While some of his plots have caused Lolth to
suffer setbacks, a few of the Masked Lords plots have
actually benefited his mother, unintentionally, of course.
For instance, when Drow from the Underdark were
invading the Yuirwood, Vhaeraun kidnapped Zandilar,
one of the Elven deities of the Yuir, and conceived a
deific child with her. Vhaeraun intended to use this child
to aid him in his machinations against Lolth. The child
would eventually grow up to become Selvetarm, the
Champion of Lolth.
Most recently, in 1372 DR, the Year of the
Unstrung Harp, Vhaeraun directly tried to destroy Lolth.
After she fell silent, Vhaeraun, with the help of one of
his priests, appeared in the Demonweb Pits, with the
goal of destroying Lolths prone, paralyzed form.
Vhaeraun might have succeeded, had Selvetarm not
interfered. The two deities fought to a standstill, and
toppled off of the great web that Lolths fortress trod
upon into Ghaunadaurs divine realm below.
Vhaeraun survived, but seemed to have been
permanently injured, as a hand had been cut off at the
wrist. He would again try to destroy Lolth during her
silence, this time hiring the services of some powerful
Yugoloth. However, before he could succeed, Lolth
woke, more powerful than ever. Vhaeraun decided not
to test the power of the reborn Lolth, and abandoned
his plot to destroy her for the moment.
Most of Vhaerauns alliances are alliances of
temporary convenience. In other words, most of the
alliances the Masked Lord enters into a temporary, and

Vhaeraun
The Masked Lord, the Masked God of Night, the
Shadow
Symbol: Black Half-Mask
Home Plane: The Demonweb Pits (Ellaniath)
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Portfolio: Drow Males, Evil Activity on the Surface
World, Territory, Thievery
Domains: Chaos, Drow, Evil, Trickery, Travel
Worshipers: Assassins, Half-Drow, Male Drow,
Poisoners, Rogues, Shadowdancers, Thieves
Aliases: Vhaerun
Cleric Alignments: CN, NE, CE
Favored Weapon: Shadowflash (Shortsword)
History/Relationships
Vhaeraun (Pronounced Vay-Rawn) is the
Drow deity of thievery, and the furthering of Drow aims,
interests, and power in the Night Above, as the surface
world is known to his faithful. He is also the deity of
Drow males, opposed to the matriarchy of Lolth,
teaching his followers that males are just as skilled and
valuable as females, and thus, passively opposing the
teachings of Lolth and her priestess. He also believes
that Drow should work with the other Elven races, for
common advancement, and that no Elf should ever
associate or trade with Dwarves and Gnomes. Humans,
Halflings, and other Demihumans can be tolerated,
however.
Vhaeraun is vain, proud, haughty, and never
forgets slights or deceptions, as he bears grudges for
very long periods of time. Any underhanded means and
treachery is acceptable to him, so long as it furthers his
aims, or is done in his service. But if others pull such
tricks on him, or his people, it is a deep sin that cannot
go unpunished. He actively involves himself in the
affairs of his faithful, and often sends an avatar to assist
the work of his priests, so long as the proper rituals are
performed, and their need is genuine.
Vhaeraun is the son of Corellon Larethian
and Araushnee, who would eventually be exiled from
the Seldarine, and would become Lolth. He is also the
twin brother of Eilistraee. Vhaeraun not only inherited
the dark features and grace of his mother, but her
deviousness as well. When Araushnee began
scheming to overthrow Corellon Larethian as the leader
of the Seldarine, Vhaeraun was the first to jump in her
camp, and join her cause. However, when Araushnees
treachery was exposed by Sehanine Moonbow, who
Vhaeraun himself had imprisoned earlier, Vhaeraun
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he feels no particular shame in betraying a former ally

when it is convenient. There are a few deities, however,
that Vhaeraun seems to be in an extended, permanent
alliance with. These deities include Mask, Shar and
Talona.
While he hates all of the Seldarine, Vhaeraun
harbors a particular enmity for Sehanine Moonbow,
who escaped the Masked Lord's prison at great cost to
herself and unmasked the implicated of both Vhaeraun
and Araushnee in bringing the Anti-Seldarine coalition
to Arvandor. Likewise, the Masked Lord nurtures a
hatred towards Eilistraee, who always held Corellon's
favor more than Vhaeraun. The Masked Lord reserves
his greatest hatred, though, for the Spider Queen, who
gave birth to him long ago, and set him forth on the
road that he walks today- that of evil, betrayal and
treachery. While he lacks the strength to challenge
Lolth in a confrontation directly, he works against her in
shadows, undermining her in silence, and looking to
unite all other Drow and Elven powers against her.
Vhaerauns other enemies include
Blibdoolpoolp, Cyrrollalee, Deep Duerra, Diinkarazan,
Diirinka, Ghaunadaur, Gzemnid, Ilsensine, Ilxendren,
Laduguer, Laogzed, Maanzecorian, who has since
been slain, Psilofyr, Selvetarm, Sharess, The Blood
Queen, and The Great Mother.
Vhaerauns divine realm, known as Ellaniath,
is nothing more than a small hiding place near the
bottom of the Demonweb Pits where Vhaeraun can
hole up in and hide when need be. Only Vhaeraun, and
perhaps Lolth, know the exact location of the Masked
Lords realm, since Vhaeraun steals the memories of all
who enter into it, including weaker deities. Since the
Demonweb Pits were ripped from the Abyss, and
altered into a blasted wasteland, it is unknown what
became of Ellaniath.
Divinations, and other magics that allow me
to glance into the future, hint towards strange
developments concerning the Masked Lord. Most of
these visions are cloudy, but, more often than not,
when I cast these spells, I see Vhaeraun leaping into
Arvandor, followed by the goddess Eilistraee wearing
Vhaerauns half-mask, surrounded by an aura of inky
darkness and milky opalescence. What this means, I
know not.

amusement, and green signifies puzzlement, and

curiosity. He is clad in loose fitting silk clothes in dark
colors, and never wears armor of any sort. He always
wears a long, flowing black cloak that is translucent,
and melts into the darkness around Vhaeraun. Its folds
can harmlessly absorb most spells, completely
protecting Vhaerauns avatar, and any other beings
who are nearby, and would otherwise be harmed by the
spell.
When he cannot send his avatar, or when the
proper summoning ritual is not performed, he sends a
flitting black shadow that cloaks and empowered a
favored individual for a short period of time. Vhaeraun
also sends manifestations to signify his displeasure, or
his defiance towards rivals or enemies of his faithful.
This usually takes the form of a floating, insubstantial
half-mask made seemingly of shadows, that drifts
silently to confront the beings he wishes to confront,
passing any magical barriers on the way. The mask can
only move, and utter a chilling, mocking laugh. Those
who hear the laugh are unnerved, and those who are
weak of will are affected as if they were affected by a
Fear spell (DC 15).
More commonly, the Masked Lord sends a
region of absolute, impenetrable darkness, black cats,
ravens, dead spiders, agni manis, black opals, black
sapphires, black-hued chalcedony, crown of silver,
hematite, horn coral, black-hued jasper, jet, black-hued
marble, obsidian, black-hued onyx, black-hued pearls,
ravenar, or samarskite to show his favor or displeasure
and as a sign to inspire his faithful.
Agents/Petitioners
Vhaeraun is served by Black Cats, Drow,
Gehreleth (Farastu, Kelubar, and Shator), Mephits (Air,
Smoke, and Earth), Ravens, Shadow Dragons, Shadow
Fiends, Shadows, Vaeraith, and Yeth Hounds.
Vhaeraun has a few proxies, who carry out
his will across the multiverse. He keeps the names,
identities and abilities of these individuals a secret,
however. Only one of his proxies has ever been
identified- a Drow man by the name of Allinzir GLeera.
All of Vhaerauns proxies are believed to be male Drow
schemers, like Allinzir, who have exceptional thieving
skills, the ability to always see things for what they are,
and the ability to meld into the darkness.

Dogma
The shadows of the Masked Lord must cast
off the tyranny of the Spider Queen and forcibly reclaim
their birthright and rightful place in the Night Above. The
existing Drow matriarchies must be smashed, and the
warring practices of twisted Lolth done away with so
that the Drow are welded into a united people, not a
squabbling gaggle of rival Houses, clans, and aims.
Vhaeraun will lead his followers into a society where the
Dark Elves once again reign supreme over the other,
lesser races, and there is equality between males and
females.

The Church of Vhaeraun

Vhaerauns church is little known on the
surface world, and in Drow cities dominated by Lolth.
However, in the wilds of the Underdark, as well as in
some of the more remote, forested areas of Faern,
Vhaerauns name is whispered. Many who dwell on the
surface, who are not particularly schooled in this topic,
confused Vhaeraun with the Human deity Mask.
Though similar, the two remain totally distinct and
separate entities.
As necessary for survival, and keeping with
the idea of subterfuge, Vhaerauns holy sites are never
in plain view. In the Underdark, his shrines and temples
are hidden in deep, rarely used caverns, disguised by
multiple, overlapping globes of Darkness. On the
surface world, his shrines and temples are located in
shallow woodland caves cloaked by the thick forest
canopy. Shrines and temples are decorated with
sparking gemstones studded on the walls, to resemble
stars, and other celestial bodies.
Collectively, the clergy of Vhaeraun are
known as the Masked. Those who are still training, and
learning the ways of Vhaeraun are known as

Avatar/Manifestations
Vhaeraun frequently dispatches his avatar to
answer summoning rituals performed by his priests.
Other than these special summoning rituals, Vhaeraun
rarely sends avatars to aid his faithful. Instead, he
prefers to manifest to his worshippers in some way,
when the proper summoning ritual is not performed.
Vhaeraun appears as a fit, slim, graceful,
handsome Drow male with eyes and hair that change
their hue, depending on the Masked Lords mood. Red
signifies anger, gold signifies triumph, blue signifies

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Uncloaked. Fully ordained priests are known as

Nightshadows. Titles used by individual Clerics vary
from place to place, but some common titles I have
found, in no particular order, include Ascendant
Darkness, Black Moon, Dark Mantle, Deep Rogue,
Enveloping Night, Ravens Claw, Shadow Hunter, Silent
Sable, and Twilights Herald.
All of Vhaerauns Clerics are male. This is
because almost all of Lolths Clerics are female, and
Vhaeraun seeks to undermine and contradict Lolth at
every single turn. All of his Clerics are also Drow. In
more remote settlements, it is possible that Half-Drow
to become ordained as priests, but such occurrences
are rare, and few in-between, I am told.

the necessary extended duration, by a special boon of

the Masked Lord.
On the surface world, nights of the new moon
are considered sacred to the followers of the Masked
Lord. Such occasions are observed with midnight stag
hunts that take place all over Faern, such as in the
Forest of Lethyr, the Forest of Mir, the Frozen Forest,
the Lurkwood, the Rawlinswood, the Trollbark Forest,
and the Winterwood. Groups of Vhaeraunians, mounted
on riding lizards brought up from the Underdark, run
down a noble stag, and then sacrifice its rack and stillbeating heart to the Masked Lord in dark ritual that
pervert the ancient ways and customs of we surface
Elves.

Day-to-Day Activities
Vhaeraun's priesthood practices and teaches
passive opposition to Lolth and her priestess. Those
who are active on surface call for the unity of all Elven
races, and their need to work together for dominion of
Faern once more. They specialize in intrigue, trickery,
and treachery, and foment disobedience and rebellion
among disenfranchised males. In all communities other
than their native Vhaeraunian bastions, the Masked
Lords priests disguise their allegiances, for obvious
reasons.
Contact, and intermingling with other Elven
races is practiced, and encouraged. The children of
such Drow and Elven unions usually breed true,
spawning a Drow babe. Vhaeraun sees this practice as
slowly, but steadily, raising the number of Drow living in
the surface lands.
Every priest works to establish some sort of
permanent Drow settlement on the surface world.
Familial ties usually break up these settlements, with
one, or sometimes, two different families living in one
community. The majority of these communities are selfsufficient, which allows them to stay better hidden from
the rest of the world.
Poison use, poison manufacture, and poison
experimentation are also very common. Vhaeraunians
are known to be skilled poisonists, and many of the
Masked Lords faithful spend a great deal of time
brewing and testing different sorts of poisons.

Major Centers of Worship

The Drow who reside within the great
timberland of the Forest of Mir are concentrated in three
separate settlements, all connected by tunnels and
caverns underground, created during the Night Wars.
Each settlement consists of a few buildings dotting the
surface and extensive caverns below. Holldaybim, one
of the three settlements, is a small community where
both males and females rule, and are regarded as
equals. The other two communities- Daltnothax and
Iskasshyoll- are Vhaeraunian bastions. The Masked
Lord has three holy sites in this area- The Hall of
Midnight Bloodshed, The Onyx Labyrinth, and the Vault
of Cloaked Midnight.
The Hall of Midnight Bloodshed and The
Onyx Labyrinth are two small temples dedicated to
Vhaeraun. Over the years, both temples have been
sacked and destroyed numerous times by the Lolthite
Drow of Guallidurth, due to the unending, intermittent
conflict between the Lolthites and the Vhaeraunians in
the area. However, both temples were designed and
created to be the target of the Lolthites attacks, since
their actual purpose is to divert attacks from the true
center of the Masked Lords worship, the Vault of
Cloaked Midnight. Vhaerauns actual high temple is
located underneath Mount Serengard, and is known
only to Vhaeraun and his followers.
Affiliated Orders
The Dark Dagger, composed of Drow who
venerate Vhaeraun, is whispered across dark alleys
around the cities and nations of the Inner Sea.
Individually powerful, but few in number, Dark Dagger
agents habitually use poison, which they are largely
immune to, as their calling card. Already active in
Skullport, Turmish, the Vilhon Reach, and, to a lesser
extent, Amn and Calimshan, the Dark Dagger is
beginning to infiltrate coast cities all around the Sea of
Fallen Stars as well. They quickly take control of local
thieving guilds and fellowships behind the scenes, hire
skilled Human and humanoid agents as fronts, and
establish hidden temples to Vhaeraun. They recruit
disaffected Half-Elves and Humans to worship the
Masked Lord, whose symbol is identical to that of Mask,
the Lord of Shadows.
Though not an organized group, Vhaeraun is
also known to be served by various Traitor Priestess.
As the name implies, these priestess betrayed their
former deities, normally Lolth, to work with the Masked
Lord. Traitor Priestess walk a dangerous line, and a
slip in their defenses anywhere can lead to death. Most
of Vhaerauns Traitor Priestess are still in the service of
Lolth, spying and funneling information to the Masked
Lord. Agents who are discovered, who escape with
their lives, flee to the surface in most cases, where they

Holy Days/Important Ceremonies

All of the important activities of Vhaerauns
clergy takes place by moonlight, or the lack thereof.
Upon accomplishing anything of note that furthers the
interests of the Masked Lord, priests and priestess
utter prayers and thanksgivings, as well as offerings.
Offerings almost always include a display of the wealth
and power of those they just vanquished, or those who
they seek to vanquish. These items are melted in black,
bowl-shaped altars, and the contents are offered to
Vhaeraun. The bigger value of the total offerings, the
more Vhaeraun is pleased, though he favors daily
diligence, rather than the rare huge haul.
Midwinter Night, known to Vhaeraun's
followers as the Masked Lord's Embrace, is the most
sacred time of the year for Vhaeraunians. This annual
holy day is celebrated with long, introspective rituals of
total sensory deprivation. Each worshiper participating
in the festivities is expected to cloak him or herself in
a globe of Darkness, and levitate at the middle of the
sphere for a full 24 hours, all while contemplating
Vhaeraun's teachings, and contemplating schemes to
advance the Masked Lord's goals in the coming year.
All faithful who wish to become involved in this ritual are
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Priestly Vestments
Vhaeraun's clergy garb themselves in halfmasks, loose silk shirts, form-fitting pants, and leather
boots, all of which are as black as possible. They are
never without at least one bladed weapon, such as a
dagger, on their person, and most are normally armed
with half a dozen or more such weapons, all in hidden
spots.
The god's holy symbol, a black half-mask,
can be worn and used like any mask. Clerics of
Vhaeraun need only be within a mile of their masks in
order to use them to focus spells granted to them by the
Masked Lord, or to command and/or destroy Undead
creatures. This comes with a small price, however. A
Cleric of Vhaeraun must first become attuned to his or
her particular mask, wearing it for many tendays. While
this itself isnt any kind of problem, it does mark the
Cleric as a Vhaeraunian, which may or may not cause
problems.
Adventuring Garb
It is customary for no Cleric of Vhaeraun to
wear any type of armor except leather armor, or
anything lighter. A wardrobe filled with dark colors is
always preferred. Vhaeraun's clergy favor daggers,
short swords, and long swords, and other bladed
weapons, but they always select the most appropriate
weapon for the task at hand. The Masked Lord's Clerics
are almost always well versed in the use of poisons,
and typically prepare several varieties of poisons, with
widely varying onset times, methods of application, and
strengths, before embarking on a particularly
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It is Titania who orders all meetings of the

Seelie Court. Being the Queen of the Fey and Sylvan
races, it is also she who runs the meetings of the Seelie
Court. All members defer to her judgments, when she
makes them.
Titania has a sister, who is the ruler of the
Unseelie Court, a dark and twisted parody of the Seelie
Court, filled with cruel and malicious Fey creatures.
Titania moves to fight against her sister, the Queen of
Air and Darkness. But, at the same time, she hopes
that she may be able to free her sister from the
corrupting influence of the Ten-Faceted Black Diamond,
which corrupted her in the first place.
Titanias consort is Oberon, the Lord of the
Beasts. This is more of a ceremonial title than anything.
Oberon does complement Titania quite nicely, however.
Where Titania is soft and gentle, Oberon is strong and
intense.

The Seelie Court

The Seelie Court is the name of the pantheon
containing all of the fey and sylvan deities, and is the
name of the magical land that they reside in. In the
Seelie Court, Sprites Nymphs and Pixies flutter around
everywhere, Satyrs and Korred run around, and
Unicorns and Centaurs prance in the open.
The Seelie Court is made up of an Inner
Court, and an Outer Court. Six deities make up the
Inner Court- Titania, the Queen of the Seelie Court,
Oberon, her consort, Verenestra, the Dryad goddess,
Damh, the mischievous god, Sqeulaiche, the trickster
god and Eachthighern, the lord of Unicorns.
The Outer Court is made up of the lesser
Sylvan deities. Caoimhin, the shy god of Killmoulis,
Emmantiensien, the timeless god of the Treant,
Fionnghuala, the goddess of the Swanmay sorority,
Skerrit, the lord of Centaurs, and Nathair Sgiathach, the
trickster god of Faerie Pseudo Dragons.
Though the Seldarine and the Seelie Court
enjoy good relations, most of the TelQuessir revere
Titania and Oberon over the other members of the
court. While most of the other deities of the Seelie
Court represent a specific aspect of the Fey and Sylvan
world, Titania and Oberon most closely represent the
all-encompassing ideas that appeal to Elves.
Oberon
Oberon is the Lord of the Beasts, and the
consort of Titania, the Queen of the Seelie Court.
Effectively, this makes Oberon the King of the Seelie
Court. The title consort of Titania is more ceremonial
than anything else.
Oberon spends much of his time away from
Titania, and the rest of the Seelie Court. Instead, he
spends most of his days prowling and hunting in Sylvan
woodlands. His dislike of political intrigue and court
politics is the main reason he spends so much time
away from the Seelie Court. His lack of intelligence and
wisdom is his main weakness, and Oberon understands
this.
Oberon relies less on illusions, camouflage
and tricks than the other members of the Seelie Court.
Instead, he relies on his cunning, his intuition, and his
physical power. Unlike many of the other Fey and
Sylvan deities, Oberon is quick to physically resist any
troubles that come looking for him. Oberon
complements Titania quite nicely, because Titania is
soft and gentle, whereas Oberon is strong and intense.
Titania
Titania is known as the Faerie Queen, and
the Queen of the Seelie Court. It is believed that she
created all of the Faerie races that exist today. As
further evidence, she cares deeply for all Fey and
Sylvan creatures, including those who have been
turned to darkness, for whatever the reason.
Though all Fey and Sylvan creatures pay her
homage, she is the patron of Brownies, Bookas, Pixies
and Sprites. Though she tries not to show favoritism,
her most common avatar form is that of a beautiful fairy,
of unparalleled beauty.
Titanias creed is that of mercy, goodness,
compassion and integrity. Titania is rarely driven to
anger. Only in extreme cases of blatant and aggravated
evil is Titania angered. But, tales speak of the power
and intensity of her divine retribution against those who
anger her.

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suffering from amnesia. When struck, an enemy of

Felarathael may find himself Polymorphed into a small
woodland creature, such as a field mouse, or a squirrel.

Although there is a member of the Seldarine

who is a patron of each Elven subrace, there are a few
Elves who pay homage to lesser-known powers. Some
are part of the Seldarine, and have always been part of
the Seldarine. Some are interlopers, and have just
recently been inducted into the Seldarine. Others are
not actually deities in their own right, but are believed to
be by mortals.

Khalreshaar
Khalreshaar is thought to be, by many, the
first true deity of Half-Elves. While many Half-Elves are
rejoiced to learn that they too are represented in the
Seldarine, many of the more conservative Elves cringe,
and go out of their way to demonstrate that these
rumors are nothing but that- unfounded rumors.
Khalreshaar is an alias of Mielikki, the
woodland deity venerated mostly by humans. Mielikki,
who has a small worship base on Evermeet, is known
as Khalreshaar there. Khalreshaaran priests and
priestesses claim that the goddess serves Rillifane
Rallithil, not Silvanus. Obviously, the change in her
mythos has caused some friction between the more
conservative groups of Mielikkis followers, and the
followers who know her as Khalreshaar.
Mielikki in her Khalreshaar aspect is
somewhat of an interloper deity among the Seldarine.
She was originally a part of the Finnish Pantheon, but
successfully integrated herself into the Faernian
Pantheon. Now, she seems to be trying to integrate
herself into the Seldarine.
There are some rumors that Khalreshaar isnt
actually Mielikki, but instead an entire different entity.
There are some tales that mention a Human woman
who was given divinity by the Seldarine after she died
defending Elven woodlands from a tyrannical despot
who was intent on spoiling the uncivilized forests.
Whether or not these stories are true, or that
Khalreshaar is indeed this woman, is unknown.
One final theory about the identity of
Khalreshaar has recently sprung up. Since the end of
the Time of Troubles, a tumultuous period of time in
which deities walked mortal lands as mortals, a small
but growing cult has begun to give credence to the
myths that Khalreshaar is the daughter of Silvanus and
Hanali Cenanil. This cult is made primary of Half-Elves,
and they seem to enjoy the idea of a Half-Elf member of
the Seldarine.

Avachel
In some Elven myths, Avachel was a great
Mercury Wyrm who underwent apotheosis after
sacrificing himself to defend a group of Wild Elves from
a group of evil Humans. Other legends depict an avatar
of the draconic deity Hlal, in the guise of a mortal
Mercury Dragon.
In truth, Avachel is the male aspect of the
Dragon deity Hlal. Avachel is a companion of Evevan
Ilesere, and the two spend much of their time together,
getting into trouble. Like the rest of the Seldarine,
Avachel is a tireless defender of all things Elven.
Avachel has a particular affinity with Wood Elves,
putting a little more credence into the rumor that he was
once a mortal Mercury Dragon who aided a band of
Wild Elves.
Also known as Quicksilver, Avachel is a
good-natured, impulsive deity. Because of the
similarities between the two, he and Erevan Ilsere are
almost never separated. The two mischief-makers are
almost constantly adventuring, and their exploits are
legendary among young mortal Elves with like minds for
trickery and mischief.
Avachel is known to have two different
avatars. His most commonly employed avatar is that of
a Great Mercury Wyrm, with all of the powers that these
Dragons possess. His lesser-used avatar form is that of
a Silver Elf- much similar to a Moon Elf- armed only
with a staff. This staff is extremely magical, and causes
all of those struck by it to fall asleep, much like the
spell, Sleep.
Felarathael
Felarathael is one of Corellon Larethians
primary servitors. Though he is not actually a deity,
some Elves- particularly Gold Elves- believe
Felarathael to be a demigod. Felarathael is a Solar who
resembles a tall, shining, androgynous Elf, clad in
gleaming white robes. Felarathael has been known to
deliver messages to Elves, on behalf of Corellon
Larethian. He also has been known to manifest on the
Material Plane, to defend Elves in danger.
Felarathael is known for his cool, calm
demeanor. When delivering messages, Felarathael
speaks in soft, even tones. Everything he says is
carefully thought out and worded. In combat,
Felarathael is calculating and treats everything with
cold logic.
Felarathael operates with his twin brother,
Lashrael. Though the two appear physically similar,
they act as if they were polar opposites. Lashrael is
given to emotional outbursts while speaking. While in
combat, Lashrael is a fierce opponent, never backing
down and never giving quarter.
In lieu of causing damage, Felarathael can
choose one of three special effects to befall his
opponents. When struck, an enemy of Felarathael
simply falls asleep, much like the Sleep spell. When
struck, an enemy of Felarathael may find himself

Lashrael
Lashrael is one of Corellon Larethians
primary servitors. Though he is not actually a deity,
some Elves- particularly Gold Elves- believe Lashrael to
be a demigod. Lashrael is a Solar who resembles a tall,
shining, androgynous Elf, clad in gleaming white robes.
Lashrael has been known to deliver messages to Elves,
on behalf of Corellon Larethian. He also has been
known to manifest on the Material Plane, to defend
Elves in danger.
Lashrael is known for emotional extremes.
When delivering messages for Corellon Larethian, he
speaks with great fervor and emotion. In battle,
Lashrael is a ferocious opponent, never yielding ground
to an opponent, and never asking opponents to yield
ground.
Lashrael operates with his twin brother,
Felarathael. Though the two appear physically similar,
they act as if they were polar opposites. For instance,
Felarathael always speaks in a slow, calm, measured
voice. While in combat, Felarathael is cool and
calculating, fighting at an even, unhurried pace.
In lieu of causing damage,
Lashrael can choose one of three special effects to
befall his opponents. When struck, an enemy of
Lashrael simply falls asleep, much like the Sleep spell.

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suffering from amnesia. When struck, an enemy of

Lashrael may find himself Polymorphed into a small

woodland creature, such as a field mouse, or a squirrel.

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Elven Magic
What is magic, you ask me? I can only tell you what I know. I know magic is my life, my path, my friend, my art.
That is something any of The People would tell you, because that is the truth about magic. Humans- and please dont take this as an
insult- use magic only as a tool, but they never feel it. History shows how mighty human empires that abused of magic were destroyed
not by outside enemies, but by themselves, due to their hubris by believing themselves above gods.
For us Elves, magic is different, since before we are born, we are already connected to its source. Yes, we can blast our
enemies with powerful evocations. I am a good example of this, because I study Air Magic in all its shapes, both offensive and
defensive. The difference is that we only do it when the need is dire. Its the most important lesson of wielding the Art, when not to
cast a spell. Learn it and you will be on the right path to become a great wizard.
-Alediran Tirent of Evermeet, DR 1371, Year of the Unstrung Harp
Someone I once knew said that, while
Humans only use the Weave, we are the Weave. In a
way, he was being metaphorical. But, at the same time,
he was telling the truth. We TelQuessir are linked to
the magical Weave of Faern.
Most Human wizards I have encountered in
my travels over the centuries see magic as a tool. They
use it to unlock doors when they need to. They use it to
blast enemies, when they need to. They use it to alter
events more to their liking, when they need to. To them,
magic is simply an instrument that is used as an end to
a means.
Magic is something much more personal to
the TelQuessir. Magic is our being. Magic is our
sustenance. Magic, simply, is what we are. We are one
with the Weave, and because of such, have such an
understanding of it that most other wizards can only
dream about. Just as a peasant can only dream of
attaining such heights as a wizard, most wizards can
only dream about attaining such closeness with the
Weave as we Elves have.
I have lived for over four centuries, and I
know of no Elf who has never touched the Weave, and
cast at least a single cantrip. Because we all share the
same understanding of magic, we all have a healthy
respect for it. Wizards are respected for their ability to
touch the Weave, and High Magi are nearly revered, for
their understanding of the magical Weave is
unparalleled. Many other cultures look down upon
those who shape the Weave, especially those that
espouse martial abilities. The TelQuessir, however,
have a great deal of respect for those who follow the
Arcane path.
With the use of magic, we Elves have created
some of the most famous, and most powerful cities and
nations on all of Toril. Magic was responsible for the
many wonders of Cormanthyr. Magic is responsible for
the beauty that is Evermeet, the Green Isle. In the past,
magic was responsible for cleansing blights, protecting
the land, feeding and healing the people, and creating
the many marvelous structures that are synonymous
with Elven culture.
We Elves are responsible for some of the
greatest feats ever accomplished with magic in part
because we were the first to use it. It is a well-known
fact among the TelQuessir that we taught most other
races how to feel the Weave, and draw power from it.
Many, to this day, regret that decision, made thousands
and thousands of years ago, because most short-lives
wield the power irresponsibly. The Netherese, who

learned magic from the TelQuessir, overused,

overtaxed and abused the Weave of Mystryl. Karsus,
the greatest Arcanist of Netheril, went so far as to
temporarily steal the divinity of Mystryl, and nearly
unraveling the Weave. Fortunately, Mystryl sacrificed
herself so that Karsus spell would end, and the Weave
would be preserved.
Like wizards of any other race, we study as
apprentices before we can be considered wizards. Until
recently, when the traitor Kymil Nimesin attacked
Evermeet, we studied for years in the Towers of the
Sun and Moon. Because of our extended lifespan,
however, we often apprentice for decades- far longer
than most other races. It is because we study the
basics of arcane knowledge for so long that we have
such an understanding of magic, and use it wisely.
That is not to say, however, that there were
never times in our long history where we TelQuessir
abused our power. Long ago, during the Elven Crown
Wars, High Magic wrecked destruction across the
world. The MormhaorSykerylor, The Killing Storm,
ravaged Miyeritar. The UaulSeluKeryth, The
Sundering, literally shattered the world. Other legends
speak of spells that could turn air into fire, and spells
even more destructive.
Unlike most Humans, we learn from our
mistakes. Never since those ancient days have spells
so potent been unleashed upon the world. Most of
these spells have been intentionally forgotten, so that
they may never be used again. Some have been locked
away, and guarded by Baelnorn, only to be used again
during the most dire of emergencies.
Humans seem to stumble over the same
mistakes again and again. Ancient Imaskar reached
great heights using magic, but used it irresponsibly, and
eventually fell. Netheril reached great heights using
magic, but used it irresponsibly, and eventually fell.
Corellon knows, in the future, yet another Human
civilization will attain great heights using magic, but will
use it irresponsibly and will fall.
We Elves shape magic for more modest
reasons than the power hungry wizards of Imaskar, or
Netheril. We create glassteel, a strong, transparent
glass used in furniture and buildings. We coax plants to
grow in different ways. We enchant our sea vessels to
gracefully sail the seas. We enchant our spelljammers
to effortlessly sail through the Outer Void. We create
Mythals to protect our people and our cities. Reverie,
and even the communion that we all share is a form of
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As I mentioned a few times earlier, we Elves

are shapers of great magics. The greatest of our
magical treasures is called High Magic. Elven High
Mages, known as SeluTaar, or High Casters, work
together in groups called Circles, in which they create
feats of magic unparalleled by any specific being from
any culture. I myself am not a SeluTaar, but an
acquaintance of mine, Alediran Tirent, knows one of
the SeluTaar. When the young Elfling asked, the
SeluTaar, his own father, responded, The first thing an
Elf needs to remember, is that becoming one of the
guardians of this powerful Art carries a great burden
and responsibility.
The elder Tirent is correct. With great power
and prestige comes great responsibility. SeluTaar are
always old, even by Elven standards. When the call to
Arvandor begins singing in their ears, they ignore it, and
therefore do not pass west, to Arvandor. It is said that
their inner longing for Arvandor is what powers their
spells, and allows them to perform such feats with
magic.
According to the elder Tirent, High Magic,
when used, is also very dangerous. Many High Magic
rituals take the life of the central Mage and some, even
the lives of all spell casters in the ritual. This is the
reason why no other cultures have ever had spell
casters such as the SeluTaarTelQuessir. While other
races fear death, and will do anything to prevent it, we
Elves embrace it, for only in death will we commune
with the Seldarine, in Arvandor.
We Elves, given our eldritch nature, have
created many different forms of magic over the many
years. Asides for mundane wizards and SeluTaar,
there are many different paths a young Elfling can
follow. Arcane Archers, also known as Spellarchers, are
wizards who have combined the arcane arts with the
bow. El'Tael, known as Bladesingers are a special lot,
who have blended martial and arcane arts into a single
fighting style, known as the Bladesong. The Valantra,
also known as Spellsingers, command great magics
with simple song.
There are still some lesser known paths that
an Elf may follow, but like many a secret, are not meant
to be known by other TelQuessir and NTelQuessir
alike

deny others the ability to access and cast magic from

the Shadow Weave. Unlike Mystra, however, Shar is
under no order to be impartial about whom she allows
to draw from the Shadow Weave. In most cases, Shar
demands some sort of payment before or after the
Shadow Weave is accessed and used to cast magical
spells. Very often, payment is simply her veneration,
while in other cases, payment is a portion of the
magicians very mind! Either way, using the Shadow
Weave opens a direct channel from Shars corruptive
influence to the spirit of the caster. Inherently changing
and corrupting out spirits is something that most Elves
try to avoid.
Concerning many things, Drow are often the
exception to the rule. While most Elves abhor violence,
Drow relish in it. While most Elves abhor murder, Drow
are masters of it. While most Elves abhor evil, Drow are
masters of it. Concerning the Shadow Weave, however,
like surface Elves, the Drow tend to stay away from it.
Lolth and Shar are not on the best of terms.
Shar, being a deity of darkness, has been making
significant inroads into increasing her worship in the
Underdark as of late. As such, more and more often,
Shar has been encroaching into Lolths territory. And,
the Spider Queen does not appreciate being
challenged. Because Lolth believes that the spirits of
Drow belong to her, and no one else, she does not
permit her Drow to utilize the Shadow Weave, which
draws Shars corruptive influence into their spirits. The
Shadow Weave is practiced in Drow society, but in
secret. Even in non-Lolthite societies, such as the Drow
city of Sshamath, the Shadow Weave has had a hard
time penetrating into public knowledge and common
usage.
Elven Attitudes Towards Incarnum Magic
Incarnum is a type of magic that is practiced
by many, but is known to few. In other words, many
individuals who utilize Incarnum do not even realize that
they are doing so, and believe their magic to be utilizing
Mystras Weave, as other magic does. It is because of
this fact that most practitioners dont even know what
Incarnum is, while many sages and scholars do.
Incarnum, itself, is an amorphous magical
substance that resembles a radiant, blue mist.
Incarnum is the source of spirits, souls, and any other
terms that are used. In other words, Incarnum energies
are what make up the souls and spirits of sentient
beings. Deities themselves, some scholars believe are
composed of Incarnum energies as well, mixed with
divine energy.
Among the TelQuessir, the tradition of
shaping and manipulating Incarnum has a long and
storied past. We bear no specific fears against using
Incarnum. Crafting it into semipermanent items known
as Soulmelds, or using it to simply imbue oneself with
power is not morally reprehensible to our scholars and
theologians. Utilizing and manipulating it has no ill
effects on the spirits of others, or the spirits of those
who are doing the actual spellcasting, so there are no
stigmas against using it in Elven society.
Among the Elves of Faern, the Wood Elves
have the most extensive Incarnum use tradition. Sun
Elves and Moon Elves living on Evermeet often know of
Incarnum, but do not practice it, as it is not a tradition of
magic that is regularly utilized on the Green Isle.
Aquatic Elves, Lythari Elves and Avariel, they do not
regularly practice using and shaping Incarnum as well,
because their own magical traditions utilize other paths

Elven Attitudes Towards the Shadow Weave

The blood and tears of Corellon Larethian
and Sehanine Moonbow, it is said, created we
TelQuessir. As such, like our creators, we are generally
benevolent creatures. Like our creators, we are
generally fun loving, freedom loving creatures. For all of
these reasons, and more, we TelQuessir tend to abhor
the Shadow Weave, the dark, twisted echo of Mystras
Weave, maintained by Shar.
Being a deity of magic himself, Corellon
Larethian is allied with Mystra. While Corellon Larethian
isnt a source of magic, as many incorrectly believe him
to be, he is the patron of the Elven traditions of magic
and wizardry, and we Elves owe him all we know about
magic. Since Corellon Larethian is allied with Mystra,
he is in direct opposition of Shar, who is a bitter enemy
of Shar. Therefore, we are taught by the priests and
priestess of the Protector to do our best to look out for
interests of Mystra. Drawing from the Shadow Weave is
not something that does this.
More insidious and problematic, however, is
what the Shadow Weave does to those who draw from
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tradition, as, again, their own traditions are prominent in
their extraplanar refuge. The same thing goes for the
Drow of the Underdark.
Wood Elves across Faern have practiced
shaping and utilizing Incarnum for thousands of years.
The practice, some oral histories state, can be traced
all the way back to the Plane of Faerie, before the
Wood Elves even came to Realmspace. In many of the
Sylvan realms of the Wood Elves, nature spirits are
worshipped, in addition to the Seldarine. They are seen
as totem guardians of sorts.
In magical rituals, many Wood Elves have
learned to take the forms of these creatures, altering
the Incarnum energies within them to take these forms.
Many of these Wood Elves believe these nature spirits
actually possess the Elf casters, but as a learned
scholar, I cannot support such notions. Rather, reading
about such rituals, it appears that these Elves alter their
own Incarnum- knowingly or unknowingly- during these
rituals in which they transform into or take on the
aspects of their totem animals.

philosophical movement swept across many of the

Elven realms that existed at the time, such as the Elven
Court, or Keltormir, or Illefarn. It was known as the
Time of Penance, and it signaled the height of Elven
usage of Sanctified Magic. The philosophical
movements goal was to atone for the sins of
Aryvandaar and Ilythiir during the Crown Wars. It
marked a rise in Elven who were devout and genuine
enough to utilize Sanctified Magic. Like anything else,
though, the movement lost popularity as time passed,
and it eventually faded into nonexistence as a footnote
in history.
Elven Attitudes Towards Corrupt Magic
It is no secret that many spells perform feats
that most would consider evil. Casting a spell to poison
another individual, I know I would consider this an evil
action. Casting a spell to capture the spirit of a dead
individual and force it into serving you, I know I would
consider this an evil action. Casting a spell to unleash a
Demon into the world, I know I would consider this an
evil action. There are some spells, however, that
descend into depravity even greater than these sorts of
spells.
Corrupt Magic is a tradition that, thankfully, is
practiced by very few. Thankfully, however, it is not a
magical tradition that is practiced openly, nor is it
practiced with any amount of regularity. It is a magical
tradition that, historically, has a great deal of relevance,
but its practice has come to a near halt.
Corrupt Magic is evil sorcerery, that channels
its power from dark and depraved deities, or sources of
power that are equally as malevolent, such as Demons
or Devils. These spells often involve unsavory practices
such as drug use, or cannibalism, or necrophilia. These
spells, unlike other magical traditions, have no purpose
other than to cause harm and suffering, and bring evil
into the world.
Such spells come at a price, however. Those
who delve into this black tradition often have to trade
their own bodies or souls for the power to utilize Corrupt
spells. This often manifests itself as the practitioner
being drained temporarily by casting such spells. In
some cases, however, this manifests itself as the
practitioner giving his or her spirit away, in order to
power a Corrupt spell.
Among most Elves today, this magical
tradition is nearly unheard of. Such debasement is an
anathema to the natures of most Elves. Only the Drow
and the Feyri willingly and knowingly cast spells of this
nature. And, those among the Drow and Feyri who do
are in the minority, as only the most extreme can
successfully cast Corrupt Magic.
In the past, Corrupt Magic was somewhat
more common among the TelQuesir. Long ago, when
ancient Aryvandaar and Ilythiir existed, various evil
entities twisted and swayed the rulers and citizens of
these nations. Lolth, Wendonai, and Ghaunadaur
twisted the people of Ilythiir, and spread the tradition of
Corrupt Magic among the Dark Elves. Malkizid twisted
the people of Aryvandaar, and spread the tradition of
Corrupt Magic among the Moon Elves and Sun Elves.

Elven Attitudes Towards Sanctified Magic

Sanctified Magic is a very special type of
magic, and transcends what normal magicians consider
Good. Some Elves completely devote their lives to
doing good, and their reward comes in the form of
Sanctified Magic. These spells require sacrifices from
the caster, but in return, the effects of these spells are
quite powerful. In other words, these powerful spells
draw directly from the caster, as well as from the
Weave.
Only paragons of good can utilize Sanctified
Magic. Sanctified Magic is white, holy magic, and only
those who are worthy of wielding such power can cast
these spells. Many of the most holy and virtuous men
and women who live today, I do not think, would be
considered worthy of being able to utilize Sanctified
Magic by the Seldarine, or whatever other cosmic
entities that determine such things.
Elven practitioners of Sanctified Magic exist
today, but these individuals are somewhat rare. We
Elves are somewhat predisposed to good, but the
standards that one needs to cast Sanctified Magic take
a determined effort. Drow and Feyri, because of their
inherent natures, are generally incapable of casting
Sanctified Magic. While, in theory, it is possible to reject
their evil natures, I, myself, have never heard of such a
case. Among other Elves, Sanctified Magic is most
common among we Sun Elves, but that is not to say
that it is a common magical tradition practiced by Sun
Elves, or that practitioners of this tradition dont exist
amongst other Elven subraces.
Ilyrana Moonflower, the daughter of Queen
Amlauril, was said to have been a practitioner of
Sanctified Magic. If so, she was probably the most
notable of practitioners in the recent past. Many Elves
who can indeed cast Sanctified Magic do not show off
their ability, afraid that it may increase their egos, or
that others might try to take advantage of them because
of their special gift, or for whatever other reasons.
Evermeet is the most likely place to find Elven
practitioners of this magic tradition. On mainland
Faern, Elven practitioners can in theory be found, but
as I have never met any individuals specifically, I
cannot say for certain.
After the dissolution of Aryvandaar and the
end of the Fifth Crown War in 9,000 DR, a

Elven Attitudes Towards Pact Magic

Elves rarely travel down the path of the
Binder, the individuals who practice the form of magic
known as Pact Magic. This form of magic is well known
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leading up to and during the Crown Wars. Since the
days of the ancient Elven Empires, however, a stigma
against using this sort of magic has developed.
We Elves, natives of the mythical world of
Faerie, are at our core, a freedom loving people. We
have inherent resistances and immunities against
magical spells and other abilities that enchant others,
and wrestle the command of their own will and bodies
from them. As such, we, ourselves, rarely practice
magical traditions that do this to others. We, ourselves,
known the stigma of having own wills wrestled from us,
so, in turn, very few would be willing to force this on
other creatures.
This is one reason why so very few Elven
Binders exist on Faern. Binders press a foreign entity
into service for them, regardless of the entitys wants
and wishes. Being intelligent and empathetic creatures,
we do not want to do to others what we ourselves
would not want.
And second reason why Elves, as a whole,
tend to disdain Pact Magic is because, upon making
pacts, the summoner and the vestige are inexplicably
bound. The spirit of the vestige and the spirit of the
summoner fuse together and create a link so tight that
the summoner physically and mentally changes. Any
kind of changes to an Elf on such a basic level makes
him or her NTelQuessir. That is, they are no longer
Elves. They become something more- or perhaps
something less- than an Elf.
These theoretical rules and practices, sadly
are ignored when it comes to the Drow. It is said that,
since embracing Lolth, the Drow have become debased
Elves. Their attitudes towards Pact Magic shows this.
The Drow dominate other creatures with glee,
sometimes taking pleasure from forcing their own will
on another intelligent creature. Binding vestiges is
another way that Drow can do this, forcing these
entities to do their bidding. Binding vestiges to
themselves is also another way to get ahead in the
Drow world, as any advantage that one can use is used
in mainstream Drow culture. Fortunately, there are not
many Drow who know of, or practice, Pact Magic.
The last widespread use of Pact Magic by
Elves was long ago, during the Fourth Crown War, and
during the Fifth Crown War. During the Fourth Crown
War, the Ilythiiri used Pact Magic to bind various
entities into their service. During the Fifth Crown War,
the Vyshaanti used Pact Magic to bind various entities
into their service. These legacies from the past have,
for the most part, disappeared from Abeir-Toril. Some,
however, remain, despite the passage of thousand of
years. Many sites have been long forgotten, and
rightfully so. Others are known to scholars, and are
protected by the Olin Gisae.

many magicians have learned to tap into the power of

the Planes themselves to empower themselves and
cast various magical spells and abilities. Shadow Magic
is one such example of this sort of Planar spellcasting
tradition.
Realmspace is different, however. In
Realmspace, magic taps and draws from Mystras
Weave. Even magic that might draw from the different
Planes of reality elsewhere draws from Mystras
Weave. There is a dangerous exception with
Shadowcasters, however. Shadowcasters, often
unknowingly, draw magic from Shars Shadow Weave.
As such, they slowly subject themselves to her
dominion.
Very few Elves on Faern practice
Shadowcasting, as we recognize it as a risk, as one
can slowly become under the control of Shar by
accessing the Shadow Weave. Some understand these
risks, but utilize Shadow Magic nonetheless. There are
very few Elves who do this, however. Instead, those
who are most at risk are those who come from Crystal
Spheres other than Realmspace. Thinking their powers
are drawing from the Plane of Shadows, they practice
this form of magic until it is too late, and Shar is already
corrupting them.
Elven Attitudes Towards Truename Magic
Truenames are very powerful forces of
nature. Know the Truename of a specific person, or a
specific thing, and you hold a great deal of power over
it. As such, Truenames are a very powerful weapon.
Truenamers- those who use the Truenames of other
creatures, things, and places as weapons- wield very
powerful weapons.
For many of the same reasons why, in
general, general mainstream Elven society frown upon
Pact Magic, we also frown upon Truename Magic. To
use ones Truename against them- whether it is to aid
in the targeting of a magical spell, or to cause them to
freeze in place, or to summon them into a binding
circle, or whatever other reasons- is an act that is
inherently against the Elven yearning to live and be
free. Invoking the Truename of other sentient beings,
and bending their will to your own through their
Truename is a form of slavery and domination. No true
Elves would stand for such.
Which brings me to the Drow. Sadly, like their
attitudes on Pact Magic, the Drow have no qualms with
utilizing Truename Magic to give themselves
advantages over foes, opponents and rivals. Lolthite
priestess regularly utilize the Truenames of various
Demons to summon them into the Material Plane, into a
binding circle. That they consort with these fell
creatures is bad enough, but oftentimes, they make
alliances with these denizens of the Abyss, and
sometimes, willingly let themselves be violated by these
creatures, in the hopes of siring a child.
Long ago, the usage of Truenames was
much more common in Elven society. It was also much
more accepted as well. In the days of Aryvandaar and
Ilythiir, Elven magicians were much more liberal in their
application of Truenames when casting magic. In
foresight, however, I believe that the general
condemnation of this sort of thing by the Elven people
may be because of where the gross overutilization of
such things led to. Aryvandaar and Ilythiir both
eventually became anathemas to the Seldarine and the
Elven people. Today, many people still consider both
inherently evil, although there are many sociopolitical

Elven Attitudes Towards Shadow Magic

Shadowcasters, as they are known, are
magicians who draw their power from the Plane of
Shadow. Being as that this is the source of their power,
the spells and abilities of Shadowcasters are somewhat
reflective of where the actual power stems from. In
other words, the magic that Shadowcasters can
manipulate tends to deal with darkness, shadows and
limiting light.
In other Crystal Spheres, a Weave such as
Mystras Weave does not exist. Instead, magicians tap
into raw power trapped in the Crystal Sphere itself to
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reasons that led to what happened to both Aryvandaar

and Ilythiir.

might see Psionics in action, either used by an ally or

by a foe. Usually, their contact will end there. Some will
study a bit further, then lose interest. But a rare few, if
they have the curiosity and opportunity, will delve
deeper and perhaps even take it up. Some others may
find mental ability awaken all by itself as it does for
many other races thanks to powerful psionic effects or
some obscure bloodline of Fiendishness, Illithidae,
Yuan-Ti, or something else, though these, I hasten to
add, are extraordinarily rare amongst the Elves, except
for the Drow and the Feyri. But, these are all typical
ways for any sentient being to acquire Psionic ability.
We Elves lack Psionic schools, and our temples rarely
dedicate themselves to meditation, let alone mental
training.
More unique to us Elves is the reverie, a
nightly session of meditation and mental exercise that
all Elves practice. We dont, and cant sleep you see,
not even by magic, so the process of relaxation of mind
and body and mental tidying has to be done manually.
We dont dream, either. Instead, we take the time to
review old memories, and the thoughts and feelings
that came with them. The revision is helpful when we
have such long lives. Its not the chore it sounds like,
except when youre young; it soon becomes as natural
and easy as other races find normal sleep. But it does
provide the perfect opportunity for regular introspection
and contemplation, perhaps why were such nice and
level-headed folks, and it causes a number of Elves to
discover the secrets of their own minds in the process.
This, dear listener, is how I obtained my
Psionic ability. You probably want to know exactly how,
especially the Elves out there, but I dont want to bore
you with the details. In fact, I dont want to tell you
about it at all. Sorry. Yes, its a personal and deeply
intimate journey of self-discovery into the psyche, and
so on, where you see your soul laid bare, and you get
the picture. Ordinarily, I wouldnt care a jot, but it was
my journey; the same would not apply for an Elf with
different life experiences. If I told the story, it would only
distract the other Elves who would do the same.
Lets just say that we, like all sentient beings,
are at the mercy of our minds and memories. What we
remember is not what really happened. Over time it is
revised and rewritten, usually to enhance and improve
our role in events. All beings do this without realizing it,
but Elves, with our longevity and reverie, have more
opportunity to do it than most. Never trust an Elfs
version of history! The older it is, the less reliable it will
be. Check with somebody else wherever possible, or
take it with a pinch of salt. And I say this speaking as an
Elf.
Now, the key to Elven Psionics in reverie is to
reverse all that, strip away the layers of half-truths and
little white lies and major acts of misinformation, to get
back to the cold hard utter truth of a matter. Examine
some important event of the past, your own personal
past, and determine what really happened, not what
you like to think really happened. Start small, then
move on to bigger events. Often you will find your
recollection is at fault, and your behavior was not as
good as you thought. Uncovering these personal flaws
may be shocking, it is difficult and many elves turn
away or are guided or forced away by well-meaning
friends and relatives or the Memory Keepers, but it is
an enlightening experience. It is in this truth that an Elf
will find the truth of themselves, and of their minds, and
of their place in the world. Then the psychic power may
flow.

Elven Attitudes Towards Psionics

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: The following narrative
has been transcribed from the thought-crystal referred
to below, as it happened to fall into my possession
during my research. I have taken the liberty of editing
the account into something resembling a coherent
narrative for ease of comprehension, but I cannot vouch
for everything referred to within.
-Daerian Sunstar
Greetings, dear listener. You can call me
Nym, Nym Glitterleaf of Silverymoon explorer, free
thinker and dashing adventurer. Im also a practicing
Psion, though only a mere dabbler in the arts of mind. I
know a few tricks, thats all. Oh, and Im also an Elf,
Moon Elf to be precise.
You may be wondering why Im telling you
this, or how. It might be by the pages of the manuscript
that I will soon transcribe these thoughts too, or you
may be listening to my thoughts directly via this funny
little crystal thing its a reildoxia, a quite handy relic of
Jhaamdath, that records thoughts for others to see and
hear, which is why youll hear me rambling so much.
Stream of consciousness, and all that. Sorry, Ill try to
keep it clear. Or, you might be lucky enough to be
meeting me in person, in which case Ill be telling you
all this directly.
I need to explain to you certain things, of
Elves and Psionics, of history and secrets. No, no, dont
get excited or worried. Im not going to spill any proper
secrets, at least, none that deserve to be kept any
longer. The rest will be broadly true, as far as I know
and can reveal and can be bothered checking my facts
about. But there are some things that need to be
known, and known wide, by Elves and Humans alike,
and others. Why? Ill explain later.
Whenever you think about Elves, youre
inevitably going to think about arcane magic, arent
you? Well, of course you would. We Elves have a
natural affinity with the Weave and the arcane, and we
have great skill with magic. With all the grand legends
of the Mythal and High Magic and such things, youd be
right for thinking that arcane magic has a prime place in
our culture, and is quite powerful. Our divine magic is
pretty hot too.
So when I say that Ill tell you about the ways
of Elven Psionics, or mind magic, or the Invisible Art, it
must come as something of a surprise. After all, we
Elves have only a very minor role in what is an obscure
field of study. In general, we have no good use for it
when we have the arcane and the divine, no great
interest in the face of the rest of our culture, no innate
affinity with it, and no strong traditions for it in all our
millennia of history. Most Elves either never hear about
Psionics, or just simply arent interested.
In short, to be honest, we Elves are terrible at
psionics. So this article should stop here, right? Why
am I telling you all this? Because, for all its rarity, Elven
Psionics does exist, and has existed for a long time,
though it has always been on the fringes of our society,
an obscure footnote in our lore. But its about to
become very important.
Theres a couple of ways in which an Elf
might bump into the Invisible Art. Usually, an Elven
sage will stumble over a mention of an exotic magic of
the mind in a work of old lore. Or an adventuring Elf

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As you can expect, Elven Psionics is flavored

by many themes and concepts from our culture. Its the
same for most races; a practitioner chooses their
manifestations, or said manifestations arise from their
psyche. These choices are usually inspired by ones
culture and traditions, shared interests and common
fears. Or by just what they think looks interesting.
Predominant among themes are powers that grant
aspects of the natural world.
Memories are also quite a common theme in
Elven Psionics, a result of its usual discovery during
reverie. These have a wide range of possibilities. A
seer might view the past as memories, newly acquired,
but as if they had always been there. A particularly
long-lived and experienced seer will simply uncover
memories of their own, finding new significance in
things that they had forgotten or overlooked. On the
other hand, they might view the future and gain a
memory of events that are yet to be. Other Psionicists
may implant false memories in another, alter existing
memories or erase them altogether, in order to impose
a selected reality upon the subject. For example, when I
manifest the power known as Cloud Mind upon a guard,
I merely erase the memories of my presence from his
mind, even before they get a chance to form. With
respect to myself, the man has absolutely no short-term
memory of me, and he has no comprehension of my
presence, bar a slight sensation of presence that he
immediately forgets.
Okay, thats what we do, now for what we
dont. We Elves are naturally resistant to the telepathy
discipline- its usually known as a resistance to magical
enchantment, but its the same thing- both mentally and
ethically. Known for our free spirits, we abhor mind
control and mental manipulation. There are some bad
eggs, of course, like the Drow and others, so this isnt a
universal rule. So we have a harder time learning
telepathic powers, but these are quite suited to our
memory-based Psionics, so we usually make the effort.
But dedicated Elven telepaths are quite rare, and the
few who persevere and take it up focus on using their
powers to help others, in diplomacy, communication
and mental health, such as the Memory Keepers.
Little of the rest of the Psionic disciplines are
barred to us Elves, though we tend to shy away from
the overly cruel or horrific uses of some powers. You
would think that our great sense of self and fine bodily
control should lead into a talent for psychometabolism,
but surprisingly, this is cancelled out by our relatively
low endurance, so we have no great skill at it, though
we usually pursue it for the natural powers I mentioned
earlier. Telepathy and psychometabolism; now do you
see why I say we have no skill at Psionics?
Of the many and varied branches of
TelQuessir in Faerun, us Moon Elves are by far the
most likely to pick up Psionic ability. Perhaps its our
greater curiosity, or our tendency to experiment with
magic and push its boundaries, that leads us to
discover and explore the field of Psionics and learn its
mysteries. We love to travel, so we think nothing of
wandering the world in search of Psionic lore, and we
arent afraid to learn what we can from other races
either, be they Humans, Dwarves or others. Most of us
draw the line at studying with a Mind Flayer or Yuan-ti
and other evil races, but we arent above stealing their
items and records where possible. My own stash of
psionic items speaks of that.
Less likely to be found practicing psionics are
the Sun Elves. Its a pity, really. Though they have the
intellect and the mental discipline to make great

Psionicists, they rarely have the interest. Sun Elves are

snobs, they see themselves as the appointed guardians
of the vast body of Elven lore, especially the arcane
arts, and that does not include Psionics. To many,
Psionic ability is a strange and foreign thing, practiced
by the Humans of Jhaamdath, who decimated the
Elven realm of Nikerymath, and by the Illithid, and the
Yuan-ti, and by the Drow. With the Elven arcane arts
and High Magic being such excellent and pure sources
of power, they see no need for any other. That said, a
rare few do overcome this aversion, or come to view it
as merely a variant of ordinary magic and dedicate
themselves whole-heartedly to its mastery.
Drow, Drow, Drow Okay, I have very little
knowledge of Drow proficiency with Psionics. All my
efforts to sneak into their cities have ended in, well; you
can guess how it went. I am quite sure that some of
them practice the Invisible Art though; I once dueled a
warrior who wielded a deep crystal blade, and spied
upon the leader of a mercenary band in
Menzoberranzan who had abilities that I recognized as
psionic in nature. Their dealings with Fiends, Illithids,
Duergar, Aboleth and other creatures of the Underdark
are far too close for them not to have discovered the
powers of the mind. I dont like to be prejudiced, but
from all that I have seen, the Drow have no qualms
against the worst that psionic power is capable of, from
mind control to exploding heads- The same goes for the
Feyri; I have heard that they have produced at least
one Psionicist, probably due to their demonic relations.
Indeed, the Disciples Of Phelthong, may in fact be a
Psionic organization.
There are other types of Elves, the Wood, the
Avariel and the Aquatic, as well as the Star, but as far
as I know, Psionics amongst them is rare to point of
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Speak not of the Mythals full powers and glory, but leave it for those with the will to discover it on their own. Teach those who would
learn of the Mythal, but never solve all of its puzzles, lest a student have no cause or drive to learn further. Enlighten others that they
might feel the Mythal, rather than draw a map to show them where it truly lies. The Mythal lies in the hearts and minds of those it
encompasses, and such knowledge and insight must be learned by each one who touches its Weave.
-Mythanthor of Cormanthyr, DR 261, Year of Soaring Stars

Mythals
Perhaps the most well known of Elven
Magics is the Mythal. Countless foolhardy adventurers
have ventured into the ruins of Myth Drannor, seeking
treasure, adventure, and many seeking to control the
powerful field of magic that surrounded the city. For
years, adventurers, knowingly or unintentionally,
traveled to the ruins of Myth Glaurach, to recharge their
wands, staves, and similar items that deplete over time.
Over the years, numerous cities have had
Mythals cast over them. Of them, the most famous is
certainly Myth Drannor. Other cities, known only to the
most erudite sages include Evereska, Myth Glaurach,
Myth Ondath, Myth Dyraalis, Myth Unnohyr, Myth
Rhynn, Myth Lharast, Myth Nantar, Myth Iiscar and
Myth Adofhaer.
Firstly, what is a Mythal? They can be
described as a ward around a city, a magical field that
has set limits. But, a Mythal is much more than just a
simple magical field around a city. A living, pseudosentient web of magical energy is, perhaps, the best
explanation of what a Mythal is for those NTelQuessir
who do not fully understand the concept of a Mythal.
Mythals bestow powers upon those who lie
within the bounds of the magical blanket. These powers
all vary in scope, and are named accordingly. Grand
powers, major powers and minor powers are the three
categories.
Grand powers are permanent and constant
within the bounds of the Mythal. There can be only one
grand power per Mythal. Grand power tends to have
major effects on the physical and magical natures of the
area and the people it envelops. For example, the
grand power of Myth Nantars Mythal is that it allows
those within its bounds to breathe water as if were air.
Major powers, like grand powers, are
constant within the designated bounds of the Mythal.
Most major powers permeate their mythals as either
amplifiers or dampeners of certain effects, but their
primary purpose is defense of the mythal-cloaked area.
For example, a major power of Evereskas Mythal was
to hurl large, flaming meteors at those who threaten the
city enough. Or, as was the case in Myth Drannor, one
of the major powers was that scrying and teleporting
into the city was prohibited. Unlike the grand power,
those who have the knowledge on how to do so to can
bypass major powers.
Finally, there are minor powers. This is
somewhat of a misnomer, as minor powers often rival
that of the major power(s), and the grand power. The
minor powers of a Mythal are also not constantly
functioning. One needs to activate the powers, through
a command word, or by wielding a specific item. Myth
Glaurachs Mythal has a minor power that recharges
magical items that are in need of recharging.
There are two distinct types of Mythals- those
created through the use of ArSeluTelQuess- Elven
High Magic- or those created through other means. To

make it easier to distinguish, Mythals created through

the use of Elven High Magic will be referred to as High
Magic Mythals, while Mythals created through more
mundane means will be referred to as Wizardly
Mythals.
High Magic Mythals are extremely rare. Only
the SeluTaar known the exact methods needed to
create High Magic Mythals. The Mythal encompassing
Evereska is an example of High Magic Mythal. Note,
however, that Galaeron Nihmedu, using the power of
the Shadow Weave, recently repaired the damaged
Mythal of Evereska. There will be future consequences
to this, for sure.
From what I have learned, A Ritual of Myriad
slowly links together the casters of the spell. What
exactly this entails is something only explainable by one
of the SeluTaar, of which I am not. In the end, a fully
developed High Magic mythal contains a maximum of
27 powers: one grand power, four major powers, and
up to 22 minor powers.
Wizardly Mythals are much more common
than High Magic Mythals, relatively speaking. On
Faern today, very few Wizardly Mythals exist.
Silverymoon, Shoonach, Heralds Holdfast and are all
known to be surrounded by Mythals. Undermountain
has hundreds of wards in it, and although they do not
technically encompass a Mythal, the effects are the
same. The Mythal of Myth Drannor is a Wizardly
Mythal, ironically. The iconic Mythal of Faern is not
even a true, Elven High Magic Mythal.
While Mythals are among the greatest of
magics available to mortals, they are not without their
hazards. As I will now elucidate, crafting a Mythal is a
very perilous process. Mythals crafted from High Magic,
and Wizardly Mythals have their own individual perils,
as well as common problems.
Wizardly Mythals have a tendency to become
corrupt after the passing of many centuries. This is
because these Mythals are only maintained through the
initial power generated from the original spellcasting. In
other words, think of a Calishite sand-timer. All of the
sand is contained in a single chamber. However, after
time, more and more of the sand falls into the opposite
chamber, until the top chamber is empty. Although this
is a crude analogy, it hits the point home. Wizardly
Mythals unravel themselves, and become corrupt due
to the fact that the power binding the Mythal is wearing
out.
It is theorized by some of the most learned
scholars of Silverymoon that a Wizardly Mythal will last
at least nine hundred years. Many, myself included,
believe that there is a correlation between the amount
of energy sacrificed by those weaving the Mythal spell,
and the amount of time it takes a wizardly Mythal to
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Once a wizardly Mythal begins unraveling, it

begins to lose its powers. Every century or so, one or
more of the Mythals minor powers cease functioning.
Every three hundred years or so, one or more of the
Mythals major powers cease functioning. As more time
passes, the chances increase for the Mythal to become
corrupted. This is the case where the Mythal ceases to
function as it was designed to, and it begins to function
in a completely alien manner. It is common for
corrupted Mythals to create Wild, or Dead Magic
Zones. What determines what effects a corrupted
Mythal produces? This is a question sages are still
trying to remedy.
Mythals created from Elven High Magic are
much more stable. They too, however, eventually suffer
from degradations. The cause for the corruption is
different, however. Whereas wizardly Mythals seem to
burn out and unravel with age, High Magic Mythals do
not. Instead, these Mythals only suffer when nature,
and the land around the Mythal becomes corrupt. If the
status quo of the natural setting is not maintained to a
high enough degree, the Mythal begins losing its
strength, its powers, and even its structural integrity.
There is a correlation between the amounts of land
desecrated, and how badly the Mythal itself is
damaged. The most knowledgeable sages estimate
that there is a 20% for minor powers, a 6% for major
powers, and a 2% chance for the grand power to cease
to function for every mile or so of land that is befouled.
Powers are fully lost if the environs of the Mythal are
totally stripped bare.
Both wizardly and High Magic Mythals react
to the presence of creatures from the Lower Planes.
These creatures include, but are not limited to Baatezu,
Tanarri, Yugoloth, and Slaadi. By having their mere
presence within the Mythal, they knowingly or
unknowingly corrupt the magical field. The stronger the
creature, or the more present, the more of a strain they
are on the Mythal. Their presence can erode minor and
major powers, disrupt the stability of the Mythal, and
cause the inherent magics of the field to fluctuate when
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Drow Spellweb
In my research of the Drow, I came across a
few references to something known as a Spellweb.
The contexts that this word was spoken in intrigued me.
I inquired in the right places, and was lucky enough to
receive firsthand information from an individual who I
will not name, for privacy reasons. This individual, a
worshipper of the Dark Maiden, was a Wizard formerly
from the Drow city of Ched Nesad. The information he
was able to provide for me about just what exactly a
Spellweb was most enlightening.
In the most basic and simplistic terms, a
Spellweb is a magical ward, very similar to Spell Cages,
Spell Mantles, and Spell Spheres. Drow Wizards cast
spell on top of spell on top of spell, creating a complex
matrix of various spells. This creates a ward that
contains chain contingencies, making it extremely hard
to dispel. These wards can be bypassed through the
use of an item attuned to the Spellweb itself- usually a
Drow House insignia.
When viewing the Dweomer through the use
of a spell that allows one to see magic on a physical
level, the ward appears as a spider web, with different
spells and wards interconnecting. The size of these
magical constructions vary.
My research could not determine the origins
of these specific magical wards. We Elves have
employed variations of the basic ward for tens of
thousands of years. The Mythal is perhaps the most
well known. The Dark Elves of old employed such
magical constructions as well. However, the appellation
given to this particular magical construction, as well as
its literal shape, leads me to believe that the technique
that is used today was developed sometime after the
Descent of the Drow.
Drow are very secretive and paranoid, so at
this point, I am unable to draw on specific examples to
explain how these Spellwebs work. However, based on
what information I do have, coupled with the concepts
of magical theory I am already familiar with, I believe I
can paint an accurate picture of how these complex
magical constructions operate.
The initial strands of a Spellweb are spun
by a powerful Wizard, usually using the life-force
energy of willing and unwilling participants to the ritual.
Once enough raw energy has been gathered, the
Wizard can use his or her expertise in the Art to shape
the energy. He or she first attunes the Spellweb to a
particular item- a master key of sorts. This allows the
creator of the Spellweb to bypass any and all strands of
the Spellweb.
It is after this phase that spells and wards are
actually threaded into the matrix of spells. The Wizard,
and any others who are assisting him or her, cast spells
into the Spellweb, and the life-force energy powering
the spell matrix keeps these spells in a stasis of sorts.
When a mage casts a spell into the Spellweb,
he/she cannot study his/her spellbook to regain the
ability to cast another spell until that particular spell is
triggered (The Wizard loses access to that spell slot
until the contingency is set off). When and if it is, the
spellcaster immediately becomes made aware. If a
spellcaster dies while his/her spell is still within the
Spellweb, the spell does not immediately dissolve.
Whoever holds the master key to the Spellweb gains
the ability to control the spell, and sense when it is
activated. This is why some of the Spellwebs from older
Drow Houses and institutions grow to become truly
massive.

Bypassing a Spellweb, as opposed to a

normal magical ward, is much more difficult, because of
the various interlocking and interconnecting spells. One
cannot simply dispel one ward, and not worry about
others. Because of the interconnected nature of
Spellwebs, improperly dispelling one ward causes
connected wards to trigger.
In order to bypass a Spellweb, one first
needs to physically see the magical wards. There are a
variety of ways to do this, via magical spells and/or
magical items, as well as special abilities. Once this is
accomplished, one needs to properly identify the
individual wards on the specific thread he is
encountering (Knowledge [Arcana] DC 10 + Spell Level
+ Number of Spells in the Specific Chain).
So, for example, were I to encounter a
Spellweb, in order to not trigger the contingency spells,
I would first need to physically see the Spellweb. I
would accomplish this by casting the Arcane Sight
spell. Next, I would have to identify all of the spells on
the particular chain I am dealing with.
There are two ways to deal with the wards on
a thread of magic in the Spellweb. One can either
modify the existing wards to turn them off, for a limited
time, or one can permanently dispel them. In order to
manually modify the existing wards, one must tap into
the Weave, and alter the ward (Spellcraft DC Caster
Level + Spell Level). Once one successfully does this,
he needs to successfully alter all of the wards on the
chain, in order to not trigger an contingencies. One can
also counter these contingencies by targeted
applications of Dispel Magic, and spells that work
similarly.
If a ward is not successfully countered, all
contingencies on the chain go off. Depending on the
size of the chain, this can be anywhere from two to ten
contingency spells, ranging from Acid Fog spells to
Zone of Silence spells. All in all, a very cunning trap,
created by a very cunning race.

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Faerzress
ambient radiation. It has been recorded that sometimes
Faerzress sites run out of energy, and cease to exist.
Such occurrences seem to be random, however. These
Drowcraft items, once they are finished being charged
act as magical weapons. Eventually, it is said, they do
run out of storied magical energies and deaden, if they
are not left to soak up the energies of Faerzress once
more.
When exposed to the light of the sun,
Drowcraft items risk turning into nothing more than
blackened ash. Why this is, scholars are unsure, but it
has to do with Faerzress being Underdark phenomena
only. Drowcraft items can be protected in one of two
ways. Items can be kept within lead-lined cases. They
can also be coated in darkoil, which protects them from
being destroyed by sunlight.

The Underdark is home to many places,

things, and phenomena that we, those living on the
surface, find quite odd and alien. Araumycos, Earth
Nodes, and weak planar boundaries and leakage
between the Material Plane and the Plane of Shadows
are only a handful of such wonders that exist beneath
us. One such phenomenon that has a great importance
for both surface Elves and Drow would be Faerzress.
Faerzress are patches of ambient magical
radiation that suffuses through the air, stone and water
of many places in the Underdark. Its magical properties
can infuse living things, such as plant life and even
animal life, as well as inanimate things, such as rocks
or water. For example, many plants and fungi lack the
sunlight needed to produce energy via photosynthesis.
As such, they have somehow learned to survive on a
diet of Faerzress energy. Sentient living creature
infused with the power of Faerzress are often more
powerful than others of their species, and often exhibit
mutations, such as Dragons with two-heads, or
Minotaurs that glow pink and purple. Items infused with
the energy of a Faerzress have become known as
Drow Craft, for reasons I will explain later.
The term Faerzress is actually an Elven
term. In Elven, the term translates loosely as Magic
that Remained/Dominating Magic/Magic that
Compelled. Faer translates to Magic, and Zress
translates to To Hold Dominance/To Remain in Force.
Ancient Elven explorers from Ilythiir, Illefarn, or
Aryvandaar coined the term long ago. According to
ancient thinkers, Faerzress energies are remnants of
the mighty force that long ago shaped the Underdark,
and possibly even the planet itself.
Faerzress play an important role in the
Descent of the Drow. After the spell was cast that
transformed the Dark Elves into their Drow forms that
we know today, Ilythiir and other former Dark Elf realms
toppled and the newly christened Drow fled into the
Underdark. Knowing that nothing was stopping the
Drow from returning to the surface world and renewing
their war against not only Aryvandaar, but Illefarn, and
nearly any other Elven realms they saw fit, the
SeluTaar who cast the spell that transformed the Drow
cast another spell. Utilizing the network of Faerzress
that existed- evidence seems to show that thousands of
years ago, Faerzress were more common than they
were today- the SeluTaar bound the Drow into the
Underdark. In a final act of compassion, they
augmented the Drow with the ability to be resistant to
magic, so that the Faerzress radiation in the Underdark
would not be inherently harmful, upon contact.
In the thousands of years that have passed
since, the Drow have incorporated Faerzress into their
society, without knowing that long ago, Elven SeluTaar
bound them into the Underdark using these sites of
magical radiation. Faerzress hamper divination magics
and teleportation magics. The ambient magical
energies make anything built in or near a Faerzress site
highly resistant to divinations and teleporting into or out
of. As such, many Drow cities (as well as sites settled
by other Underdark races) are built near Faerzress, to
provide them with additional protections against these
kinds of intrusions.
Over the course of the years, the Drow have
learned to infuse items with the power of Faerzress,
enchanting them. These items are known to most as
Drowcraft items. Such weapons and armors are left
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Bladesingers
Elves, virtually regardless of where they hail
from, have near synonymous opinions on the Elven
word El'Tael. The word evokes feelings of pride, fear,
honor, skill, admiration and respect, among others.
There is no doubt that Elves hold ElTael, which is
translated into Common as Bladesingers in high
regard.
Just what is the Bladesong, and what are
Bladesingers? To those whose grasp on the concept is
very faint, Bladesingers are magicians who are skilled
with the sword, or swordsmen who can use magic. Both
definitions, while technically correct, are quite crude. To
describe the Bladesinger as either is to not do justice to
the Elf or the tradition.
To be a Bladesinger is to adhere to a certain
type of life, a specific moral code, a specific philosophy.
Perhaps the best allusion to make when describing the
Bladesinger to an NTelQuess would be to that of a
Samurai on the distant shores of Wa and Kozakora,
which my nephew has described to me in his letters.
Such individuals live by a special code, and are
warriors, poets, philosophers, and artists, among other
things. Likewise, Bladesingers live by a special code,
and are warriors, magicians, poets, philosophers, and
artists, among other things.
The Bladesinger embraces, perfects and
incorporates all aspects of Elven life into their training.
Indeed, most Elves would agree that swordplay, magic
and art are the most important aspects of Elven culture,
and these three things are at the heart of Bladesinger
tradition. It is in the seamless blending of swordplay,
magic and art that the Bladesong is created. Indeed, it
is only when all three are combined that an individual
can access the Bladesong. In a symphony, if three
horns are not in tune with each other, three different
notes are played, not a single, unified note.
Swordplay is the first aspect of the
Bladesong. Bladesingers are masters of swordplay,
being intimately familiar with their own strengths and
weaknesses, as well as the strengths and weaknesses
of their preferred weapon. Bladesingers train daily with
the use of their preferred weapons, striving to become
flawless in their approach. Experienced Bladesingers
tend to think of their weapons as extensions of their
own selves, rather than tools to be used in combat, or
other situations.
Magic is the second aspect of the Bladesong.
Like all Elves, Bladesingers are part of the Weave that
permeates through all life. Bladesingers learn to feel the
Weave flow through them, rather than to actively seek it
out and draw from it as other magicians do. This
metaphorical explanation as to how Bladesingers see
magic is important. Bladesingers believe that the
Weave flows through them. This allows them, in combat
or in practice, to access it easier.
Art is the third aspect of the Bladesong. It is
certainly not the least, however, as many feel that this
aspect is the most difficult to master. Art is generally
regarded as an expression of the soul, and is made
through paint, sculpture, song, dance, literature, or
various other ways. Bladesingers express themselves
through all of these, and utilize them when tapping into
the Bladesong. Bladesingers, it is said, sing while
immersed in the Bladesong, dance while immersed in
the Bladesong, and see colors more vibrantly while
immersed in the Bladesong.
When all three are blended in perfect unity,
the Bladesong is born. The Bladesong is a different

composition from individual to individual. Named after

the Bladesingers, it is a transcendental state in which
magic, physical actions and thought all become one,
along a melodious background. I, myself, am no
Bladesinger, so I cannot describe the exact details of
the Bladesong from first hand experience. I can,
however, relate tales that others have told of it. It is said
that immersing ones self in the Bladesong is akin to
slowly dipping into a pool of warm water in which the
warm embrace of the water sharpens all of the senses,
all within the backdrop of a harmonious melody that can
bring one to tears.
The knowledge of the Bladesingers is passed
down from generation to generation in two different
forms. Some Bladesingers teach the Bladesong to
multiple students at the same time, in schools or sorts.
Other Bladesingers teach the Bladesong to a single
student at a time, entering into a teacher-andapprentice relationship. Bladesinger schools, or lodges,
often teach the more common Bladesinger traditions,
while individual teachers teach the less common
traditions, in most cases. Bladesinger styles very
depending on the weapon of choice that the
Bladesinger specializes in, and the prevalence of magic
into their fighting style.
The style known as Kerymvian is known for
using graceful weapons, such as the scimitar or the
thinblade. These weapons allow the wielder to take
advantage of his or her natural dexterity. In combat,
Bladesingers who fight using this style of combat utilize
magic to further enhance their own dexterity and
mobility.
The style known as Keryth is known for using
larger weapons, such as longswords or bastard swords.
These weapons grant the wielder some grace and
some strength. In combat, Bladesingers who fight using
this style of combat utilize magic to further enhance
their own strength and fighting prowess.
The style known as Arkerym is known for
using very large weapons, such as greatswords, or twohanded swords. These weapons grant the wielder the
ability to land very damaging blows, at the expense of
his or her natural balance and speed. In combat,
because both hands are needed to wield their
weapons, spells are rarely cast.
The most common Bladesinger style that is
passed down is the Keryth form. This is because the
style does not stress speed over strength, or strength
over speed. It is, instead, very well balanced in that
regard. The least common Bladesinger style that is
passed down is the Arkerym form. This form requires
as a prerequisite the ability to cast magical spells
without somatic components, so very few Bladesingers
learn this form.
Bladesinger styles of combat can be broken
down even further. Specific teachers, and specific
schools have developed, over the years, have
developed very own forms, that stem from the
aforementioned base three. The style known as N`Ivae
Teukerym was developed by a group of lady
Bladesingers long ago, who wielded scimitars, that
were members of the church of Sehanine Moonbow.
The style known as N`Ivae Teu'Arkerym was developed
by a group of Bladesingers who utilized falchions. The
style known as Kerym Syolkiir was developed by a
group of Bladesingers who relied on magic to augment
their speed and accuracy to levels impossible without
relying on magic. The style known as Nael'kerym- more

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commonly known as H'ei'Yal Drathinmale- uses

heavier armor and deadlier spells than most other
traditions. Various other forms exist, some that are still
taught and practiced, while others have since become
extinct.
The origins of the Bladesinger tradition are
lost to time. Many cite Corellon Larethian as being the
first Bladesinger, who taught it to his children, but these
stories are really little more than that- stories. A Moon
Elf created the first Bladesinger tradition, though the
identity of this visionary has been lost to time. The
Bladesong was a tradition that was practiced in many of
the ancient Elven Empires of long ago, such as
Aryvandaar, Ilythiir, Shantel Othrier, and Illefarn, among
others. As such, I postulate that the first Bladesinger
began practicing his or her trade sometime after the
Sundering, long ago in 24,000 DR. Bladesingers have
remained on Abeir-Toril since. At some points in time,
there have been numerous Bladesingers in existence,
such as at the height of Myth Drannor. At other points in
time, like most recently, with the Elven Retreat in full
force, there has been a relatively small number of
Bladesingers on the planet.
Avariel, Sun Elves, Moon Elves, Star Elves
and Wood Elves are the primary practitioners of the
Bladesong tradition. Aquatic Elves, for obvious reasons,
never established traditions of their own. Lythari, also
for obvious reasons, never established their own
traditions. In the past, Dark Elven Bladesingers existed,
primarily in Ilythiir and Miyeritar. Since the Descent of
the Drow, however, most Drow have forgotten about
this ancient tradition. Some have mixed swordplay and
magic as Bladesingers do, but these Drow do not enter
into the Bladesong as Bladesingers do. Half-Elves,
because of their Elven blood, can maintain a very loose
and brief connection to the Bladesong. I would advise
all Half-Elves away from the path of the Bladesinger,
however. Their very tenuous connections to the
Bladesong have caused insanity and worse, for those
who have attempted to immerse themselves into it.

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Ilythiiri Bloodmarks
The Ilythiiri Bloodmark is a tradition that
started long ago, and continues to exist today, albeit in
a form that only vaguely resembles the form it took
thousands of years ago. As the name suggests, the
tradition was started with the Ilythiiri, who considered
themselves proud and brave warriors.
The tradition of the Ilythiiri Bloodmark first
began thousands of years ago, shortly after Aryvandaar
and Miyeritar went to war and started the First Crown
War. In retaliation for Aryvandaars annexation of
Miyeritar, Ilythiir went to war with Elven nations of
Orishaar, Syrpiir, Thearnytaar and Eiellr. While the
realms of Orishaar, Syrpiir, Thearnytaar and Eiellr
were not as politically or militaristically powerful as
Ilythiir, the Elven nations were home to many warriors
who were the equals of some of Ilythiirs greatest
warriors.
It is unknown who started the tradition, but at
some point during the conflicts, Ilythiiri soldiers began
marking themselves with scars on their biceps,
shoulders, wrists, and sometimes even faces. These
scars were supposed to be representative of scars
received from enemies who were skilled enough to
score blows on highly trained and proficient Ilythiiri
warriors. In the minds of the militaristic Dark Elves,
those foes who were highly skilled and trained enough
to land blows upon Ilythiiri warriors were quite skilled,
and deserved their prowess and exploits to live on,
even in death. Thus, Ilythiiri warriors began wearing
scars on their bodies as living testaments to the
prowess of foes who they considered honorable and
worthy adversaries.
The tradition would become more refined
during the Sable Wars, between Ilythiir and Thearnytaar
and Eiellr. Ilythiiri warriors would continue marking
themselves with ritualistic scars and tattoos to celebrate
the lives and death of worthy foes. The more
accomplished the Ilythiiri warrior, the more foes he
would have vanquished. As such, accomplished
warriors began emerging bearing very stylized and
intricate tattoos and scar patterns. Some warriors
seemed to turn their entire bodies into living pieces of
art, telling the stories of his accomplishments for the
defense of his realm.
Like the ruling echelons of the Ilythiiri, in time,
the tradition would become corrupted. By 10,450 DR,
after the destruction of Miyeritar, the rulers of Ilythiir no
longer tried to hide the corruption that they had fallen
prey to. They openly wielded the power of fell entities
such as Lolth, Ghaunadaur and Wendonai. The Ilythiiri
Bloodmark, which had once been a symbol of honor
and martial prowess, soon became a debased form of
magical enchantments bestowed upon warriors by
priests and priestess of Lolth and Ghaunadaur.
Warriors loyal to Ilythiir willingly subjected themselves
to these brands, either unknowing of the dangers that
they could cause, or already themselves corrupted to
the point that they did not care.
During this point of Ilythiiri history, priests and
priestess of Lolth and Ghaunadaur would give Ilythiiri
warriors tattoos in which they were empowered, but at
the expense of their mortal souls. Indeed, and many did
not know this, accepting these empowering tattoos
meant accepting the taint to Lolth or Ghaunadaur into
their soul. This is not to say that all Ilythiiri warriors
during this point in time were corrupt. Many Ilythiiri were
noble, and continued the tradition of the Bloodmark

without the assistance or application by priests and

priestess of Lolth or Ghaunadaur.
In time, the Dark Elves would be transformed
into Drow, and would be banished into the Underdark.
The nation of Ilythiir would topple, and Drow from
various nations would mix and intermingle in a great
diaspora. The foundation for traditional Lolthite Drow
society would soon form, and eventually bring us to the
present. The Ilythiiri Bloodmark is still a tradition that is
practiced to this day, but like the Drow themselves, it is
more or less a twisted parody of what it once was, and
what it once stood for.
Overall, the Ilythiiri Bloodmark tradition still
exists, but in two different forms. One path that it has
taken is in the ritual scarring and branding that
Arachnomancers undergo. The other path that it has
taken is in the ritual scaring and branding that is done
to those who are attuned and infused with the energy of
Faerzress.
Upon being accepted as being worthy to
become an Arachnomancer, the candidate must
undergo a scarification ritual that involves searing his or
her face, arms, torso, hands, feet, and back with
brands, and rubbing dark ash or other pigmentations
into the wounds to create raised scars, normally in the
shape of a spider.
Upon being selected to be infused with the
power of a Faerzress, Drow, or other creatures who are
being infused, have ritualistic markings scarred into
their bodies, by priestess of Lolth, and magicians
working with the priestess. These scars run up and
down the individuals body, and are normally semimagical glyphs that allow the individual to be protected
from the harmful effects of Faerzress exposion, and to
channel the power of the Faerzress at will.

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Elven Totem Magic

It is said that the sylvan realms of the Wood
Elves literally teems with eldritch and mystic energy.
Those less attuned to the Weave sense this though the
phenomenon of feeling as if they are being watched,
and having their hair stand up on end. Those who are
more attuned to the Weave can literally see physical
manifestations of this (Spot DC 25), as small blue,
white, yellow and green lights that dance in the air, and
fade away within an eye blink.
The Elves hidden deep within these forests
have developed on a divergent path than we Sun and
Moon Elves. Deep within their Forests, the more
primitive Wood Elves worship nature spirits, as well as
the Seldarine, in rituals that involve flames, natural
hallucinogens derived from plants, and wild dances.
One specific form of worshipping the spirits of the
woods deals with totems.
Deep within the sylvan forests, many Wood
Elven settlements have strange poles and tokens,
engraved with runes, placed all around. These are
Totem Poles, known as Ehalaeraegis, or Protection
Staffs, and Totem Charms, known as Giiraegis, or
Protection Brooches. Certain Wood Elves even
practice an art where they engrave these runes onto
their own bodies.
When these runes are inscribed on an item,
or on a person, it is said that they channel the spirits
who inhabit the woods into the individual, and shape
them in beneficial ways. It is said that these spirits, in
one way or another, possess, or merge with the
individual for a limited time, fueling him with their
incarnum energy. As goes with anything, certain spirits
are more potent, and stronger than others.
Stories passed down from
generation to generation speak of mighty totem magics,
where the spirits of the woods possess individuals, and
transform them into mortal vessels capable of wielding
near godly powers. These stories speak of rituals that
involve summoning the spirit aspects of the Seldarine,
and infusing them into brave and courageous members
of the community, transforming them into limited
avatars for a limited time. Never in recent history has a
community had to resort to such last ditch efforts, and
the validity to some of these stories may be, in my
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Elven Physiology
We can adapt to any environment anywhere, and there are members of our race in places
most have deemed too inhospitable. We do not try to prove that we are naturally better than everyone
else. We only know that our abilities far exceed those of most, and our long lives give us the
perspective to use these abilities to their fullest extent.
-Laranis Callirr, circa DR 1373, The Year of Rogue Dragons
loves when we sense they are in trouble. And, woe to
any creature that stands in our way, for an Elf fighting to
aid his/her beloved fights like no other.
At this point, the bond between two lovers
has become so strong that the other persons life now
means more to us then our own. This level of rapport is
called Aleiryid, and both the Elf and their love now live
solely to make the other happy, at whatever cost. This
is the most altruistic pairing two mortals can share (for
game purposes, treat this exactly as if the two shared
communion within the last 24 hours; it is an ongoing
effect however, and they get all combat bonuses that
apply as long as they are side by side). Elves can only
form these bonds after 150 years of life- anything
younger is considered too immature for such deep
spiritual commitment. They also must spend at least
one year with their beloved prior to bonding, and spend
some time together at least once a day during this
period.
Unfortunately for many, an Elfs ego works
against them, and their intended bond-mate. A high
sense of self interferes with the bonding, and it takes a
longer period of time before the actual bond can be
made (In game terms, the couple must spend 1+[Both
of their CHA Bonuses] years together first, but no less
then one year). You must give wholly of yourself, and
there is no room for egotistical feelings. An ego does
not prevent forming a bond, but it certainly makes it
more difficult to do so.
Few Elves care to bestow this honor on
NTelQuessir, because the bond would be all but
wasted on them. In the case of Humans, this is
especially true, for their lives are like a guttering candle
flame buffeted by the winds of time, too soon blown out.
Conversely, it is the Human lust for life itself that allows
Elves to form bonds with them even quicker then with
other Elves! (In game turns, change years to months
when determining the amount of time the couple must
spend together before bonding). It amazes even the
Eldest amongst us that these children can sweep even
the wisest Elf up into their passion for living life to its
fullest, and many an Elf has died while barreling though
adventures at an alarming pace along side human
companions- especially Moon Elves. We Sun Elves
have somewhat of a resistance to this, but we do fall
pray from time to time!
This is often called Walking Destinys Path,
for many know the Humans to be The Children of
Destiny in our many of our most ancient prophesies.
Although their lives are often too short, as compared
most other TelQuessir, these Elves are usually
amongst our most well sung and remembered heroes.
But I digressSuffice it to say that a blink of an Elfs
eye spells the end to these ties, but the love they gain
lasts the rest of their lives.
When the bond is broken, either by death or
treachery, it is a tremendous shock to the other

We Elves have certain abilities that the other

lesser races simply do not possess. NTelQuessir
often have to resort to magic to do the things that come
to us Elves naturally. The Elves do not gloat, but rather,
we feel sympathy for those creatures not blessed with
our gifts. Among the more important abilities the Fair
Folk are born with are Communion, Elvensight,
Manifestation, the Reverie, the Elven Bond, and a
natural hardiness that allows for adapting to extreme
climatic conditions and resistance to diseases.
Our gifts are said to have been given to us
by the Seldarine, to set us apart from the other races
that exit across the multiverse. No other races share
the gifts that we TelQuessir possess- not the Humans,
no the Dwarves, not the Gnomes, not the Halflings, not
the Illithid, not the Giants, not even the Dragons. It is by
our unique and special physiology that we are able to
consider ourselves special.
Elven Bond
Though not truly part of our physiology, the Elven bond
is related to the Communion on a deep spiritual level.
An Elf can form a mystical and unbreakable bond with
another being, and that being is not necessarily another
Elf. Sometimes this bond is formed with all the pomp
and ceremony of certain Human marriage, and at other
times, it is a quiet and personal thing. For each Elf it is
different, as different as love itself, and the gifts
exchanged can vary from a simple flower to an elegant
crown of emeralds.
When an Elf first feels this type of strong
commitment forming, we begin to feel what the other
person is feeling, much like during Communion. If the
recipient of our affection is another elf, they will begin to
feel those feelings too, and will return those feelings, in
most cases. We Elves do not wear our hearts on our
coat sleeves, as Humans and other NTelQuessir so
often do. We weigh our hearts long and hard before
attempting to bonding that that special someone,
sometimes centuries, and that is why we rarely need
deal with rejection. It is a sad Elf indeed who mistakes
someones feelings after centuries of friendship and
togetherness.
This bond is, in many ways, much stronger
then the communion ability we share, for this is a
lifelong bond and not so easily broken. Through this
bond, each person can sense all of the feelings the
other is feeling, as well as any physical pain or distress
they might be in. If separated, we can get a general
sense of direction the other person is in, as long as they
are on the same plane. We can tell how far they are
from us with almost pinpoint accuracy when within 20
miles (nearby), and also roughly gauge the distance
when they are further (20-50 miles=fairly close, 51100= some distance away, 100-500 =Very far, and
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member of the union. It is possible for an Elf to die from

the grief caused by the bond breaking (DC 15 Fortitude
Saving Throw. Failure results in a loss of 200 EXP per
level, and results in the Crushing Despair spell for a
number of months equal to the amount of years the
bond was in place. Success means losing half as much
EXP, and Crushing Despair is limited to a number of
weeks equal to the amount of years the bond was in
place. Critical Failure results in death, one that cannot
be reversed through the use of magic.) Many time, if a
bond is broken with betrayal, the partner who was
betrayed becomes a Banshee, if female, or an Allip, if
male. They pursue their lost loves for all of eternity,
seeking revenge.
I am sure you can understand why bonding is
not undertaken lightly, and why most Elves never bond
again after losing a love. If they ever choose to do so,
they must wait another 150 years for their heart to heal
to the point where it can handle the strain. In theory,
this would mean an Elf could conceivably bond four
times or so during our long lives. But, in actuality,
bonding twice is practically unheard of, and anything
more than that is an extremely rare occurrence.
Our love may be powerful, but our hearts are
but fragile things. This bond applies to the earth itself,
to a lesser extent. If an Elf is denied access to the land,
or sunlight, or even other Elves, he or she may die from
grief and loneliness. This is why Elves cannot be held
captive for long, and why we make terrible slaves. Even
if uninjured, and kept near nature or with other elves, an
Elf can lose hope and will his or her own death. It may
be a terrible price to pay, but many a would-be torturer
or captor have been denied their prize by this means of
escape.

particularly open and unguarded (All saves versus

magical and psionic mental attacks are at 4).
Interestingly enough, the act of communion
offers a limited form of protection itself. Those taking
part in the communal circle cannot be spied on by any
means. This effect takes the form of an invisible barrier
that surrounds the Elves involved, and prevents arcane,
divine and psionic scrying. To any being who happened
to walk by, they would only see an empty field or room
(For all intents and purposes, it is as if the Elves were
under the effect of a Camouflage spell). However,
walking within 20 of the Elves in commune will break
the effect. Many scholars believe that the Elves
involved are so enrapt within their inner selves that they
project a mental shield that helps to avoid discovery.
The benefit of communion is not only to learn
the most secret facets of others, but also to become
intimately aware of the others habits, fighting styles,
and ways of thinking. For the next twenty-four hours
after a communion, the bonded Elves can fight in
perfect harmony, moving in synchronized combinations
that both amaze and over-power their foes. This is
referred to as AegisaleirinEverae, or Protective Bond
of the People. An Elf must wait a brief period of a few
(7-CHA Bonus) days before attempting any communion
again.
Greater Communion
Called SeluQuor or High Communion, this
is an ability that is so seldom used that many Elves do
not even know of it. By forming a greater communal
circle of twenty-one participants within the confines of a
Mythal, an Elf is able to project his or her personal
feelings outward to a much larger group. This is an
incredibly difficult and draining power to use, and it is a
one-way sharing effect, unlike the normal communion
that most Elves know of.
The only prerequisites for the SeluQuor is
that the Mythal must be a true Elven Mythal, having
been created using Elven High Magic and the leader of
the communion must be capable of casting High Magic
him/herself. The Greater Communion has only been
used a handful of times in recorded history, and only in
dire circumstances. Should it ever be attempted again,
it should only be attempted in the direst of
circumstances.
The SeluQuor begins with four separate
groups of four Elves, each forming a normal communal
circle. Normally, the groups are arranged in a circle
themselves within the confines of the same locale. This
is more to ease the transition into a greater circle, but
the groups only need to be within one mile of each
other to advance to the next step. Once all four groups
have entered the communal trance, a fifth Elf,
traditionally a priest of an Elven Deity, stands in the
middle of each of the smaller circles.
He begins to softly intone prayers to his gods,
and becomes only marginally aware of the others
feelings. He also opens himself up to the other three
Elves who are attempting to lead their circles, and if all
four complete their prayers without interruption then
they form an upper circle The upper circle does not
require physical contact. Once all four groups have
completed the second stage, then the final stage may
begin.
A SeluTaar, an Elven High Mage, must place
himself in the center of the other four circles. Once
he/she does so, he/she begins to chant in Seldruin, the
ancient Elven language that the High Magi utilize for

Elven Communion
The greatest gift that Corellon Larethian
bestowed upon his chosen people, we Elves, was that
of communion- the innate ability to share our inner
selves with other Elves. Our hopes and dreams, our
fears and desires, even the feelings we hide from
themselves, are all laid bare during the sharing that is
communion. It is a window into our souls, and it is the
most important thing that one Elf can give to another.
Up to four Elves may participate in
communion. They must all be willing and have no
reservations. This includes if they are under a charm or
any other mind-altering affect. The communion will
know what is truly in an Elfs heart, and a bond cannot
be formed thusly, and will fail if attempted.
The participants sit in a circle, palms
touching, and they must be in a state of total peace,
preferably in an outdoor setting, such as in a sacred
glade or meadow. They may be indoors, but a place
where there is no chance of interruption works best.
They then enter a state that is akin to the reverie,
clearing their minds of all thoughts save those of the
other members of the circle. When they have
sufficiently calmed and retreated from the rigors of the
world, they open their minds to the others, and explore
all facets of the other's personalities.
While in this trance-like state, the Elves are
vulnerable to any form of attack. Any physical or
magical assault upon their persons will break the
communion, and all participants will be stunned for a
brief moment (For 1D6 rounds, the Elves cant act, lose
any DEX bonus to AC, and take a -2 penalty to AC).
During communion, these Elves are particularly
vulnerable to mental attacks, because their minds are

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their spells. The exact chant may be memorized, or

read directly from the Glaurachsuor SeluQuor
TelQuessir; the Holy Book of High Communion of the
People. This ancient text, of which only one copy is
available, lies in Queen Amlaurils library, in her palace
on Evermeet.
The chant lasts one hour, during which time
the Elf takes on the aspect of manifestation, while
concentrating on each of the other four Elves in the
upper circle. Once again, no physical contact is
required for this stage to be complete. Once this final
ritual has been completed, the leader of the new
greater communion continues to appear as if using
manifestation, and is linked to all other members of the
circle. He or she may now begin projecting the spirit of
any single Elf within the circle outward, and any
Elves inside of the Mythal will be able to
share in this Elfs feelings, knowing at a deep, empathic
level, the core beliefs which drive this Elf. This is one
way, and can only be used to project the feelings of one
member at a time. The leader may project another
participants inner self after he/she feels sufficient time
has elapsed, but traditionally it is only something the
leader herself whishes to share with her people.
All elves within the confines of the Mythal will
be able to listen in to the projected Elfs emotions, and
experience their feelings about a particular subject.
These Elves are not overly distracted, and are able to
go about their business while tuning in, although most
stop what they are doing during this momentous event.
They are not in any way prevented from listening and
can disconnect themselves from the communion at any
time, although any Elf would loathe doing so. During
this time, the city itself becomes invisible to anyone on
the outside viewing it from greater then twenty feet
away, and cannot be scried upon just like with a normal
communal circle. It is said that Corellon Larethian
himself shields the Mythal-clad city personally.
The circle can also be expanded beyond the
Mythal, but this takes an incredible amount of willpower.
For each hour of chanting the circle leader performs
past the first, the radius of the communion effect
expands by 10 miles. However, to maintain the chant,
the leader of the circle temporarily loses his/her own
vitality (One point of CON and must make a DC 15
Fortitude save every hour past the first, to prevent
unconsciousness).
This means that, to extend the borders of the
communal circle forty miles past a city, an Elf would
have to be chanting for five hours straight, and would
have severely taxed his/her mortal form. Extending the
radius of the greater communion is practically unheard
of, because of the physical and stress placed on the
SeluTaar conducting the ritual.
More often than not, the SeluTaar passes
out, having placed too much stress on his/her mind and
physical body. History shows that there is a correlation
between how long the SeluTaar falls unconscious and
how long he/she was chanting- apparently, the ratio is 1
to 6.
The last recorded time in our history this was
done is when Queen Amlaruil wanted to share her grief
for her murdered husband, King Zaor, in DR 1321. She
maintained the circle of communion for twenty hours
straight, until it encompassed the entire Green Isle, and
the smaller islands around it, including the fortress of
Sumbrar. This unprecedented event is thought to have
been made possible because of Her Mejestys obvious
connections to the Seldarine. Unfortunately, I had not
yet returned to Evermeet, and it pains my heart to know

that I did not get to share in the grief of my Queen.

Perhaps the pain that I feel for missing this momentous
event is a pale shadow of the grief that all of the Elves
of Evermeet felt that day.
It is rumored that the High Council of
Cormanthyr performed a similar feat when they ordered
the Retreat and created a communion that
encompassed their entire forest. This story is very
doubtful, though. Without the aid of the Seldarine,
Queen Amlauril would not have been able to create
such a powerful SeluQuor field. The High Council of
Cormanthyr never had such exclusive access to the
Seldarine, and therefore, it is doubtful that the Retreat
was the result of a SeluQuor communion ritual.
During a greater communion, all Elves
receive the same benefits of AegisaleirinEverae, but
Elves outside of the Mythal do not get the protection
from scrying or invisibility granted by the more common
form of communion. Some say the entire island of
Evermeet vanished from sight during Queen Amlaruils
grief. Though this sounds like nothing more than a
fable, knowing Her Majesty as I do, anything is
possible.
Elven Resistance
Once again, because of our affinity to natural
cycles, we are blessed. We Elves are less affected by
extremes of temperature then many other races. What
others perceive as miserable rainstorms, we see as a
gentle caress of nature. While others feel the blistering
heat of the dry desert, we know only the kiss of the
lifebringer. Even cold has little effect on us, being
simply the natural rest time for living things. I have even
heard stories of Snow Elven tribes living in the high
reaches of the Spine of the world, but this is little more
then rumor.
We may find some discomfort at the very
edge of the extremes, but we normally shrug off Mother
Natures whims. We find the extreme heat, or the
extreme cold a lot more bearable than NTelQuessir.
Perhaps it is this natural resistance to the elements that
prevents much of the skin damage suffered by less
hearty races. We do not experience the phenomena of
sunburn, and it takes many years for the sun to tan
our skins.
Our resistance to temperature variations
does not extend to fire or snow however, or anything
that simulates these conditions. If an Elf sticks his hand
into a fire, he will get burned. We have no immunities to
weather-related effects created by magic, such as fire,
ice, and wind. It is only natural temperature changes we
can shrug off, but it is still a benefit we have over
others.
Our hated cousins, the Drow, dont conform
to the Elven norm in many ways, and not just in
attitude. They do not enjoy Communion or the Elven
Bond. That is not to say it isnt possible for them, but
they do not possess the mind set to use these rituals.
Whether the followers of Eilistraee are able to use them
is yet to be seen. Their sight, as has been said, is the
only physical ability that Drow have that is superior to
ours. Although they should be able to use
Manifestation, given that they dwell in a natural locale
and are physically closer to the earth, they have sadly
lost this ability. Perhaps it is more then just drawing
strength from the earth, but rather a connection to it on
a much more personal level that leaves Drow
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The Reverie is the hardest to explain when it

comes to the Dark Elves; it is only in the last 500 years
or so that they have lost this as well. Most older Drow
can no longer enjoy the peace it offers, and the younger
have never tasted its sweet embrace. Not all are
effected as of yet, but those that are must sleep like the
NTelQuessir. They become less like us every day, and
perhaps soon they will be of a different race entirely.

not sleep as others do also explains why we are unaffected by sleep spells. The memories re-lived through
Reverie gives every Elf such a deep understanding of
him/herself that they become more aware of outside
efforts to influence them. Truly, we are blessed.
Elven Sight
We Elves have incredibly keen eyesight,
nearly as good as some birds of prey. When traveling
with NTelQuessir, Elves tend to notice things before
they do. Whether its a concealed doorway, or
something following them several miles back, an Elf will
almost always be the first to take note. Rumor has it
that some Halflings have even superior eyesight to
Elves, but I have yet to see this for myself. In all
likelihood, it is most likely just a tale told by the wee
folk. However far the average human can see, we see
twice that distance.
When an Elf spots a rider approaching five
miles off (the maximum anyone can see on a clear
sunny day), a human will not be able to make them out
until he is within two or three miles. Besides being able
to see twice as far as humans can under most
conditions, we Elves can also see very well in dark
places, much like a cat. Scholars refer to this as lowlight vision, and explain that our eyes can magnify
available light, so that we can still see even in the
dimmest of lights, such as weak candlelight, or
phosphorescent cave molds (nearly all Prime material
worlds have some sort of natural occurring mold or
fungus that gives off light too faint for the human eye to
see).
When most others perceive only total
darkness, we still can make out dim features and
shapes in our surroundings. In an area of complete and
utter darkness, such as certain planes, or in
subterranean areas with no bioluminescent fungi, an Elf
would be just as blind as any other NTelQuessir.
Fortunately, areas with no natural light sources are very
rare indeed.
Our vile brethren, the Drow, have an even
greater ability to see in darkness. Their natural
eyesight is able to see by picking up heat sources,
however faint. They refer to this as ability as
Infravision. Infravision is very limiting, since it can only
be used to see things that radiate heat, rendering
inanimate objects and most undead completely invisible
to them. Fortunately for them, microscopic organisms
normally covers these things, so they are able to at
least make out some sort of outline.
Infravision was one of the loathsome spider
goddesss gifts to her children, but like so many of her
blessings, it is a double-edged sword. If a Dark Elf is
using solely infravision, and is suddenly confronted with
a light source, he will be completely blinded for a limited
time. The other drawback is that their eyes glow when
their eyes are in the infrared spectrum, which can be
deadly considering how many subterranean predators
consider Drow a tasty treat. This ability, like many other
gifts bestowed by Lolth, normally fades within a short
time of being on the surface, and their vision reverts to
their secondary mode.
In recent years however, for some strange
reason that has confounded even Elven scholars, the
Dark Elves are now able to use many of their special
abilities on the surface as well (Players may refer to the
artifact known as the Windwalker, the events around
which was fully described in Elaine Cunninghams
Starlight & Shadows trilogy).

Elven Reverie
We Elves do not sleep in the normal sense,
although we can if we so desire, or if we are gravely
wounded. Normally, we enter a trance-like state known
as the Reverie, and this is how we gain the rest our
bodies need at the end of each day. We dream as
Humans do, but our dreams exactly similar. Whereas
Human dreams are simply superfluous images and
ideas linked together in the mind, our dreams are
actually true memories.
The scenes we experience are also so much
more real then dreams, and when we wake we can
still sometimes catch the smell of perfume or the taste
of past feasts on our tongues. Like dreams, we cannot
control what we see, and it is not always happy. Many
an Elf has cried an entire day after re-living the loss of a
friend, relative, or loved one. Fortunately, the majority of
our dreams are happy ones, because we live our lives
to ensure that our memories will be filled with happy
thoughts. In fact, many believe this is why so many
Elves live carefree and un-cluttered lives of whimsywho wants to re-live sad memories night after night?
There are some truly nobles Elves known as
Ansrivarress, or the Memory Keepers, who through
Communion are able to remove bad memories from
others minds and take them into themselves. They
draw in the suffering of their people, so other, more
innocent Elves can continue with their happy lives.
There is also a very rare form of dream
memory, called a sending. A sending is not a memory
that actually belongs to the Elf who dreamed it, but
rather a memory from another time and place. When
this occurs, normally it is of some important event from
Elven past- something that has a special meaning to
the Elf. Some believe these are sent by our ancestors,
to help guide us.
Even rarer is the dream that hasnt yet
occurred. These are looked at carefully, through
communion, by a group of Elves who specialize in the
prophesies of the Elven people. They are recorded in
the Tirandiel Arcanum, a tome of prophecies, so that
the wisest among us may be prepared for whatever the
ill winds of fortune choose to blow our way. It is said
that Coronal Eltargrim received these kinds of dreams
in his Reverie, and it glimpse into the future that caused
him to decide to open Myth Drannor to all TelQuessir
and NTelQuessir alike.
To enter Reverie, an Elf relaxes his entire
body, one muscle at a time. It is not necessary to close
ones eyes, unless there is a harsh light present.
Slowly, as peace takes the Elfs mind, a dazed, glassy
look enters his/her eyes and their features take on a
faraway look. They are somewhat aware of their
surroundings at this time, but cannot act to influence
them in any way. If necessary, an Elf can force himself
out of the Reverie, but they will be confused for a short
time after doing so (Stunned for 1D6 rounds). It is
through these memories that Elves maintain their high
sense of self, and probably explains why we have such
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Beside the vision granted by Lolth, nature

herself has seen fit to adapt the Drow to the Underdark.
Over the course of millennia the Dark Elves have
developed darkvision, something normally found in
Dwarves and hideous creatures like the Orcs.
Darkvision is even more acute then our low light vision,
in that they are able to see in total darkness, albeit only
in black and white. Like infravision, sudden exposure to
light leaves you temporarily dazed and blinded. They
accomplish this by having developed a secondary
eyelid that closes from the sides rather from the top, as
with the normal eyelid. This membrane is semitransparent, and transforms their normal infravision into
darkvision. This also has the added benefit of hiding the
glow that is normally given off by their eyes.
Over the years, the amazingly adaptive Drow
have learned an interesting trick- by only closing the
secondary eyelid partially, they gain a new hybrid form
of vision that allows them to see colors while using
darkvision! This has become the default state of how
they view the world, for they can quickly shift back and
forth between the darkvision and infravision this way.
Perhaps there is some truth to the theory that colors
themselves radiate heat after a fashion. Whatever the
reason, our evil cousins have yet again developed
benefits that none of the rest of their race share.
This, of course, brings us to the Aquatic
Elves. The Sea Elves, or AluTelQuessir, have a type
of vision that functions much like low light vision, except
that it can be used underwater. This allows the
AluTelQuessir to see far better then surface races can
underneath the waves. With other, more common types
of vision, beings can only see of the distance they
would normally under the same lighting conditions (for
more on lighting and levels of light source see chart
below). Marine races do not have this problem, and
some deeper ones actually have a membrane similar to
the Drow, which give them an aquatic version of
Darkvision. The Sea Elves do not have this ability, and
because so, tend to stay in the shallower areas of the
sea.
There is yet another rumor, one concerning
Sea Drow, of all things! We Elves know that such
claims are preposterous, and those spreading such a
vile tales will eventually have to answer to the Elven
Court! There is some truth to this though there is a
race of evil Aquatic Elves with translucent white skin
known as the Marels. They are in no way related to
Dark Elves, however, and can only be found in the
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Elven Society
For humanity, life is change. For Elvenkind, life is and ever shall be. That basic philosophical difference shall stand
between Elves and Humans as a near-unconquerable breach between the races understanding of each other. Many sources, sages, and
soothsayers have attempted to explain the Elves to Humans, to little avail and much information. Strange that they now, in plumbing
the depths of Elven history and its heights, find it prudent to ask the People about themselves. As for the Elves of Cormanthyr, they
were true Elves, and much of what we can learn of them still holds generations later. However, bear in mind that the elves of Myth
Drannor, and those of other lands (including others in Cormanthyr), may hold differences equally as diverse as those among humans of
other cities and countries.
-Haalaari Nhachashaal, Moon Elven historian of Candlekeep circa DR 1369, Year of the Gauntlet
That is not to say that we never move with
From the perspective of NTelQuessir, I am
haste. If the need for haste is truly urgent, the Fair Folk
told that Elves appear haughty, arrogant, overconfident,
move faster and more decisively than most others,
egotistical and lethargic as a whole. NTelQuessir will
having had years of practice. The entire Crusade
never understand what it is to be TelQuessir, however.
against Sarya Dlardrageth, which included the defense
They will never understand how the mind of an Elf
of Evereska, the reclamation of Myth Glaurach and the
works. The main difference between the Fair Folk and
reoccupation of Myth Drannor all took place within less
other races is the enormous lifespan we possess. Most
than a year.
races do not- or can not- fathom the perspective that
We do not worry about experiencing things
possessing hundreds of years of life lends.
during our time among the living. A young Human sellHaving centuries to live bestows the Fair Folk
sword I once met while living on Faern was not yet
with a driving ambition. There is no task that we cannot
into his second decade of life, and seemed to have his
complete, because time is not an issue. But,
entire future planned out. One day, ah plan t find a
paradoxically, it also bestows us with a lackadaisical
nice lass, settle down, an have a few children. Ah
attitude. Why finish something this year, when there is
figure, once ah get adventurin out of my system, ahl
time next century?
open up a shop back in Suzail, an become a smithy.
This is the reason why Elves have achieved
Hell, maybe ahl strike it rich, slayin a Dragon, an wont
such great hights, but at such a slow pace. It was not
have t work This young lad, with mere wisps of the
because of a lack of inspiration, or societal stagnation,
facial hair Humans call moustaches, had planned out
preventing us from reaching new goals. It was because
his entire future.
of our own natures.
We do not worry about getting everything we
Ancient Netheril, which was undoubtedly the
plan to do finished. Instead, we simply live- a concept
greatest nation to stem from Human hands, achieved
foreign to many, I understand. When I was naught but a
great heights nearly overnight , but quickly became no
young lad, I did not worry about my future. I did not
more. Cormanthyr, arguably the greatest nation to stem
worry about a wife, about a job, about any of that. I
from Elven hands, achieved great heights over a long
simply lived in the present, searching more things to
period, and diminished in an equally long timeframe.
quench my insatiable appetite and curiosity.
Netheril was a flame that suddenly roared to life, but
On all of Toril, there is truly no one like the
quickly dissipated. Cormanthyr was a small flame thatTelQuessir. We are born carefree, and generally keep
over time- grew strong, and- over time- flickered out.
this lackadaisical attitude all our lives. Of course, as we
Of course, our amazing lifespan bestows
grow older, we mature, and grow more cautious and
upon us an important virtue- patience. We do not mind
weary of the world. But, a true Elf never looses his or
waiting days, weeks, years, decades, or even centuries
her warmth, vitality and zest for life.
to complete a task we have begun. We are most
Very rarely are Elves born who have a
bemused with the vice of impatience that other races
serious attitude. Often, enough nudging by family and
possess, especially Humans. In the time an Elf takes to
their elders is able to put them back on the proper track.
truly sit back and contemplate the beauty that is
But, some disdain the advice of their elders, and
existence, generations of Humans could have been
believe that life is too short for endless celebration.
born, risen kingdoms, and fallen.
These joyless Elves often grow older, searching for
Elven sculptors, who are called Shapers,
fundamental truths of existence, and this search often
often take centuries to finish their work. Harnessing the
becomes an obsession. Sadly, in their search for
power of nature, they can spend centuries shaping a
meaning and purpose, they lose what they should, but
stone using the steady drip of a waterfall, or the steady
often do not, value most. Their own lives
flow of the wind. Elven wizards- especially the
SeluTaar- have been known to take decades doing
research and testing for one specific spell. Most Elves
live their first century under the protective wing of their
parents, before being allowed to venture out on their
own, as adults. To us, the passing of time is simply not
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on life. Some say that the Green Wyrm was actually
smiling as it flew away.
Elven sculpture craft is the most time
consuming of all Elven arts. Shapers, as they are
called, can take centuries to finish a single work. This is
because, unlike Dwarves and Humans, who forcefully
carve shapes and designs from stone, wood and other
materials, the TelQuessir do not. Shapers employ
natural means, such as erosion, or fire to shape their
mediums.
Shapers approach each piece differently. The
shapers have a say in what they make their material
into, but the materials themselves also have a say in
the matter, according to shapers. Once the shaper
decides what he will create, he goes to work- a
procedure that may take less than a year (if magic is
employed) to centuries.
The natural force of erosion is most
commonly employed by shapers of stone. Slow dripping
waterfalls can be used to wear different portions of a
rock surface naturally. The only drawback is that this
process can take over a century to perform. This
matters little to the Fair Folk, however, due to our long
lifespans.
The heat and cold of temperatures both little
and great, are employed by shapers of glass. Like
stone-shaping, glass-shaping can take centuries to
complete. Shapers move the viscous glass liquid
around ever so slightly, in order to make the integrity of
the final product perfect. The process of glass-shaping
is much more demanding than stone-shaping, because
the Elf him/herself plays a much more active role.
Nature itself is utilized by wood-shapers.
Wood-shaping is an artform unique to the TelQuessir.
No other races of Toril can shape wood as we do. The
process is done using a combination of many methods.
Sundrying and wind wearing are the two most common
techniques employed. Some wood-shapers also use
termites, woodpeckers and beavers creatively to
naturally alter the appearance of their medium.
Arun Maerdrym, among other things, was the
first to create magical spells used solely for shaping.
His magical experimentation yielded spells that allowed
a shaper to envision and magically create the medium
that is wanted, in whatever shape is wanted. Many, at
the time, disdained Aruns breakthrough. His spell, and
those based originally on it, have come to be accepted
by nearly all of the Fair Folk as of today, though there
are still a few archconservative Houses and Clans who
refuse to acknowledge the work of the Half-Elf Arun.
Artistic Elven writing has two major typespoetry and story writing. The Espruar script, which is
the written alphabet used by Elves, is flowing and
artistic in and of itself. Many poets and writers use this
to their advantage, making beautiful designs and
symbols using their own text. Written Elven also has
more verb-tenses than Common. Asides for past,
present and future tenses, written Elven has the ancient
past-tense, the long past-tense, the near past-tense,
the near future-tense, and the far future-tense. These
different tenses make poems and stories a bit clumsier
and less eloquent when translated into another
language. But, they allow a story to transcend the limits
and barriers that all other languages have.
Like other forms of Elven art, poetry is
extremely expressive. Common themes in Elven poetry
include nature, anguish, sorrow, joy and resignation.

Music, song, sculpture, writing, and other

forms of art play an important part in Elven society, as
well as an important part in the everyday life of an Elf.
Artists of various races have called all music, song,
sculpture, and writing, doorways to the soul. The Fair
Folk use these arts in a similar way. Music, song, art,
sculpture, writing, and the host of other aesthetic
pleasures are enlightening. They are what separate us
from lesser creatures, such as pigs, cows and Orcs.
These aesthetic pleasures provide an outlet for
centuries of experience, joy, sorrow, pain, pleasure,
and any other emotion, really.
From Evermeet all the way to al Qahera, this
one rule stays true- an Elf that does not have at least
some experience with the arts is a rare being. Some
would even say that these rare Elves might be
emotionally stunted, or somehow otherwise damaged.
Leuthilspar has beautiful architecture. Al Qahera has
vibrant storytellers. Both are different forms of artwork,
but both provide a look into the inner souls of those who
created them.
Elven Music is in credibly complex. Such
tunes haunt those who listen, and leave them with a
vague, unsatisfied yearning that can only be eliminated
by more Elven music. It is because of this that there are
actually few Elven Bards. Though others may find us
arrogant for saying this, we keep our music to ourselves
to allow others to enjoy their music, for if Elven music
was played to a large group of others, they would be
too transfixed to ever contemplate their own music
again!
It is a widely known fact (at least, within
communities of TelQuessir) that Humans, and other
races learned what they know of music from Elves.
After all, we are the true children of Corellon Larethian,
one of the most incredible powers known throughout
the multiverse. Though what they normally produce is
nothing but a pale shadow and poor imitation of our
music, they continually strive for the ultimate musical
experience, the sublime grandeur, which Elven music
provides the listener. Many believe that this is why
there are so many musicians who are dissatisfied with
their own work- their own melodies can never compare
to those of Elven music, and they therefore become
discouraged, and often suicidal.
Elven songs are no less awe-inspiring than
Elven music. Traditional songs of grief are often
wordless acapella melodies, that stirs great emotion in
those listening. Most find themselves in tears before the
songs are anywhere near complete, for the grief and
anguish contained in these songs actually transcend
the Human experience and capacity of pain. It is said
that those who hear Elven mourning rituals are never
quite the same ever again. The sorrow these songs
express often haunt the listeners for years, and often,
even the rest of their lives.
On a more positive note, Elven songs of joy
are quite uplifting. It is said that songs of joy can
reinvigorate and brighten even the darkest of souls.
There is a popular folktale that Wood Elves like to tell.
Long ago, there was once a small community of
SyTelQuessir who were threatened by a very evil
Green Wyrm. The Green Wyrm was able to sneak to
the outskirts of the Elven community, without being
detected, for the Elves were celebrating. After only a
few moments of listening to the songs of hope and joy
the Green Wyrm simply flew away, having a new lease

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These poems often explain the feelings of the author,

and can even contain the feelings of the authors family.
Elves consider poetry to be the last refuge of
song, for those who can no longer sing, for whatever
the reason. To NTelQuessir, Elven poems may seem
long, jumbled and convoluted. But, to a trained eye, and
those familiar with the way an Elf thinks, Elven poetry is
exceptional, weaving a detailed picture of the personal
and communal feelings about a particular issue.
Elven story writing is the second form of
artistic writing. In a way, those who weave stories using
the quill are pitied, and sometimes even looked down
upon. Story writers are often without talent for song or
poetry. Like most of our arts, NTelQuessir have
difficulties following our stories.
Most Elven stories start at the height of the
action or climax, and weave around the different details
of what has happened, until the entire story has been
given. A specific moral is usually focused on, though
only in allegory and symbolism. Most of our literature
cannot truly appreciated outside of our own tongue,
because much of the true meaning is lost in translation.

By far, though, the preferred drink of the Fair

Folk is a sweet nectar, made from the juice of flowers,
honey and a third, secret ingredient. This beverage,
called Feywine, induces frivolous behavior, revelry, and
celebration. That is only to us Elves, however. To
Humans, and other NTelQuessir, the effects are a bit
more exaggerated, and a bit more harmful. That is why
we seldom allow NTelQuessir to sample Feywine.
There have been incidences where Humans wake up
after months of drunken revelry, to find that they have
absolutely no recollection of anything occurring to them
in the months they were under the influence of the
Feywine. And, to Humans, who have significantly
shorter lifespans than we do, a few months is indeed a
great amount of time.
As a general rule of thumb, Elves disdain
heavy spices, overpowering flavors, or excessive
amounts of flavor. This style of preparing dishes often
seems to contradict the way most NTelQuessir chefs
prepare their food. For example, while staying in
Luskan, I was appalled by the way the Halflings- who
take so much pride in all things relating to foodprepared their meals. The hen that was prepared for
me was spiced much too heavily for my liking, even
after I specifically stated that I wanted my meal lightly
spiced. The hen that was prepared for me simply
overpowered the flavors of the other portions of my
meal, which consisted of baked potatoes roasted in an
open fire, steamed leek and some sort of venison stew.
Many, myself included, consider cooking to
be a delicate art, that takes time and experience to fully
master. One must gauge so many different variables at
once- time, temperature, food texture, miscibility of
flavors- the list goes on and on. In certain ways, being a
chef is very similar to being an alchemist. One must
fully know how so many different variables effect each
other if there is any hope of yielding an end product that
is useful.
Asides for the normal methods of preparing
foods, which are known to the NTelQuessir, we Elves
have a special way of preparing them, that is only
known to us. This method, which is called breezed,
involves magical cantrips that allow dry ingredients to
be swirl-mixed in midair. Most breezed dishes are for
special or memorable occasions, and it is safe to say
that most Elven dishes are prepared in the same
mundane ways that NTelQuessir prepare their dishes.
Elven culinary creations usually involve four
sense- sight, smell, taste and touch. We it possible to
somehow utilize hearing into the consumption of food,
there is no doubt in my mind that an enterprising chef
would incorporate that sense as well. Only the
TelQuessir can truly appreciate the minor shifts in
colors, textures and/or smells, because of the fact that
our senses are much more acute than NTelQuessir.
To most, these subtle changes would be either
meaningless, or lost.
Also, Elven dishes are often designed to elicit
a certain response, and because of the psychological
differences between the TelQuessir and the
NTelQuessir, such responses are often unattainable.
For example, certain textures and combinations of
spices are supposed to affect the mood, and invoke
different memories of each particular Elf.
For example, I recall that as a child, I was
particularly enamoured by a particular myth about
Aerdrie Faenya. In the myth, Aerdrie Faenya created
pumpkins out of the heads of Orcs, so that we Elves
might show our foes economy, by using their heads in a
far more useful way than they ever did. Even today, so

Elven Food
The Elven palate, like the Human palate, is omnivorous.
The Fair Folk can survive by ingesting both plants and
meats. But, this is the closest similarity that the Elven
taste shares with that of Humans, or any other race, for
that matter. While an Elf may subsist on food prepared
in the styles of Humans, or Dwarves, or Halflings, our
tastes are much more discerning. We prefer delicate
food and drink, particularly those that possess subtletyheavy foods often distress the Elven stomach.
Of Elven foods, most others find the portions
too small, but amazingly tasteful. It is true that we Elves
require less sustenance than NTelQuess. And, it is
also true that NTelQuess find our foods extremely
tasteful. In Silverymoon in particular, I remember that
many of the top chefs of the city stem from
apprenticeships where their masters were TelQuessir.
For the most part, we Elves survive on the
fruits of the land, and in the bounty of nature. Though
we eat both plants and meats, side dishes and entre
dishes that are composed of vegetation are much more
prevalent than side dishes and entre dishes composed
of meats. Consuming the indigenous vegetation has a
much smaller impact on the local ecosystem than
consuming the animal population. When we do hunt for
game, we always make sure to carefully cull the excess
animal population, as not to upset the natural balance
of things.
For drink, sparkling waters from springs, and
fermented and unfermented berry juices are most
common. Dry wines and sweet dessert wines are also
very common, and many Elven settlements cultivate the
grapes and other ingredients necessary to produce
exceptional casks of the beverage. Elven wine is
particularly potent- though this rarely affects
TelQuessir. We have been known to drink even the
most hardy Dwarf under the table.
Mead is another beverage that we enjoy. This
fermented honey beverage leaves us with a pleasant
feeling after consuming enough of it. I believe that
Humans refer to this phenomenon as a buzz. Unlike
Humans, and other races, we do not suffer from hangovers after consuming too much mead, or any other
kind of alcoholic beverage made by other Elves. Certain
Elves are affected adversely to the swill Humans call
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many centuries after my birth and weaning, I still

chuckle and recall this comical myth as I enjoy mashed
gourds, or pumpkin soup.
Contact with sunlight and water aids in our
metabolism. As such, when exposed to large amounts
of sunlight and water, we do not need to eat as much
as a Human, or any other creature our size and stature.
Thus, we would be able to derive more nourishment
from, say, a handful of berries than a Human would.
Elves living within a Mythal find that this
ability is heightened, and that it almost replaces the
need for food. When living within a healthy Mythal, an

Elf can forgo eating food for nearly a month, living on

sunlight, water, and the power of the Mythal alone.
Most Elves do eat, however, as we enjoy the
sensations that different foods cause.
The following is just a very small sampling of
Elven dishes. If one included specific racial preferences
and recipes, the list would be nearly endless. Aed of the
Greenwood, a particularly knowledgeable sort who can
often be found in, or around, Queen Amlaurils palace
at Leuthilspar, was kind enough to provide me with this
menu:

Quaffs/Slakes (Non-Alcoholic)
Sprucebark Quaff (Cleanses Palate/Freshens Breath Before And After Meals)
Mintwater
Various Berry Juice drinks (Unfermented)
Vegetables (Raw, or Diced and Fried with Herbs and Other Vegetables)
Cress
Leek
Chives
Hotwhips (Spring Onions)
Searshoots (Wild Faernian Vine Onions)
Parsley
Coushoots (Green, Growing Shoots of Certain Forest Vines, such as Chokevine and Thaelthorn)
Greenspear (Asparagus, Both Raw and Steamed With Herbs)
Various Ferns (From Fiddleheads to Stewed Broadleaves)
Brownbuds (Brown Faernian Wild Forest Radishes)
Fruits
Berries
Rhubarb
Roseapple (A Mild-Flavored Apple-Like Fruit that Grows at the Thorny Junctures of the Rosethorn, that Grows
Abundantly in the Heartlands)
Soups (Usually Served Cold)
Leek
Turtle
Blalatha (Mushrooms, Diced and then Boiled)
Darblalatha (Mushrooms, Diced, then Fried with Leeks, and then the Mixed Result is Boiled)
Haendur (Simmered Glow Worms, Seasoned with Particular Sharp-Tasting Leaves)
Blackbark (The Stewed Bark of Four or Five Different Sorts of Forest Bushes)
Snake (Four Sorts, Beheaded and Then Boiled Until Skins Separate From Flesh- Skins, like Heads, are Discarded)
Meat and Fish Dishes
Seared Rabbit
Thaenwing (Spiced-and-Diced Grouse, Partridge, Quail, and Woodguth [Wild Turkey]
Silvereyes (Fish Stew, of Silverflash and Other Small Forest Stream Fish)
Sornstag (Roasted, Hotspiced Venison)
Surkyl (Beaver, Herbed and Rolled in Clay and Fire-Baked)
Hooroun (Moose, Always Marinated with Particular Herbs To Counteract the Natural Seasonal Tastes of Spruce in Winter
and Spring and Swamp in the Summer and Fall.)
Lulleth (Muskrats, Shrews, Voles and Branchcats, Usually Simmered Into A Thick Stew)
Groundsnake (Beheaded and Roasted on Skewers Over A Fire)
Trail Food
Various Nuts and Dried Berries
Mintnut Cheese
Taece (Fire-Dried, Tiny Forest-Stream Fish That Are Crunched [Eaten Whole, Bones and All])
Marruth (Pastries Into Which Cooked, Spiced and Herbed Mashes of Vegetables Have Been Baked, Let Cool, and Rolled
Into Rallow Leaves)
Desserts
Mint Jelly
Tarts Made of Various Berries, Sweetened with Berry Juices

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Elven Lifecycle
my most treasured gifts was a Cloak of Elvenkind that I
received from my father, and a matching pair of Boots
of Elvenkind that I received from an aunt. Both articles
of clothing were created for the defenders of Myth
Drannor, and I still have both gifts.
The next logical step is marriage. Some
Elves, however, do not get married. Many decide to
become wizards, and pursue the magical arts.
Depending on their success and seriousness, many
choose to not take a husband or a wife, for the fear that
doing such a thing would upset their magical training.
Some Elves decide to enter the clergy. There are no
members of the Seldarine who prohibit marriage, but
still, many Elves forgo bonding with another Elf of the
opposite gender, to signify that their relationship with
the Seldarine is strong enough to replace a husband or
wife.
The marriage of an Elf is an occasion for
great joy. Such unions represent the continuation of the
Elven race, and the potential birth for the next
generation. Courtship rituals differ from place to place,
and from subrace to subrace. Traditional Moon and Sun
Elves courtship rituals on Evermeet can take up to
decades. Wood Elves from the High Forest are said to
be able to choose their mate in a matter of days. There
are tales that Drow Elves do not pick their mates
because of love, but merely because of their physical
attributes, and their ability to aid the family.
Among we TelQuessir, marriage is always
due to the love that the two Elves share. It is not
unheard of that two Elves are married to seal treaties,
or to strategically bring two families together, or for
other diplomatic purposes. These instances occur
rarely, however.
Marriages last until either or both partners
die. In Elven culture, there is no such thing as divorce.
Our marriage vows bind more than just honor and
familial ties. Our marriage vows unite the very hearts of
the two betrothed, and intertwine their spirits and their
destinies. It is because of this that Elven marriage is not
too common. Great thought is put into deciding whether
or not to get married. Most Elves prefer less formal
arrangements and allow them more freedom and
individuality. Only the most ardent and devout lovers
make the decision to get married and forever join each
other.
I am lucky that I never had to make such a
difficult decision. Since I left Evermeet shortly after
completing my apprenticeship at the Towers of the Sun
and Moon, I never had the opportunity to develop a
loving bond with an Elven maid. Yes, while I was
exploring Faern, I had several trysts (one of whom
was a Half-Elf), and might have sired a child or two, but
I never developed a strong bond with any Elven
women.
My younger brother, Pheren was deeply in
love with another woman, Alarendi Durothil, who was
an apprentice at the Towers of the Sun and Moon.
While he spent a year or two debating with himself and
others as to whether or not he should marry Alarendi.
Before he could come to a decision, the traitor Kymil
Nimesin attacked the Green Isle, and the Towers were
destroyed, along with Alarendi. When Pheren learned
the news, he was heartbroken, as he had ultimately
decided to marry Alarendi. I fear for my younger
brother, as he has bouts of madness, where he locks
himself within his manor, and allows no one to enter for
days at a time.

Humans are known among the NTelQuessir

for being the most uneducated about the ways of the
world. For example, many Humans believe that
Dwarves are not born, and that they just spring out
from holes in the ground, Halflings have always
existed, and they will always continue to exist, and that
we Elves are immortal, and cannot give birth or die.
Concerning we TelQuessir, that statement cannot be
further from the truth. The Elven lifecycle is beautiful to
behold.
Like Humans, Dwarves, Gnomes, Halflings,
and a multitude of other bipedal creatures, we Elves
reproduce sexually. Males and females couple and their
unions result in Elven babes being produced in the
wombs of the female. We Elves breed true. In other
words, should a Sun Elf have a child with a Moon Elf,
the babe would take on the characteristics of either his
mother or father, but not both. Thus, this child would be
either a Sun Elf, or a Moon Elf. This is because of our
divine origins, and the fact that we, as a species, do not
physically evolve as, say, Humans do.
The normal gestation period for an Elven
maid is two-years. Unlike Humans and Halflings, who
grow quite large in the latter days of their pregnancies,
Elven women do not really show that they are pregnant.
Many Human women are jealous of their Elven
counterparts because of this fact. Many Human women
lose their beauty after giving birth, while Elven maids do
not.
The birth of an Elven babe is a celebrated
occasion. We TelQuessir, unlike Humans, and various
Goblinoids, have a rather low birthrate. Therefore,
unlike Human and Goblinoid births, which are sometime
unheralded, we Elves celebrate each addition to our
collective family. Though customs very from settlement
to settlement, towns, villages, cities, and sometimes
entire nations set aside their days work, to celebrate the
birth of the infant with the infants parents. Celebrations
can last for up to a week, and can include all sorts of
feast, prayer and party.
Babes and younger children are often
showered with gifts and well wishes by family, and
close friends of the parents and/or family. Though I do
not know this as fact, it is rumored that when Prince
Lamuril was born, Queen Amlauril received gifts from
all over the Green Isle, and it took nearly a week for her
to physically lay eyes upon each gift, and thank the Elf
who contributed them.
Elves are considered babes until they reach
the age of 110. Of course, this exact number differs
between community and subrace. For example, while
Moon Elves of Silverymoon consider themselves adults
at the age of 100, Wood Elves of the Forest of Tethir
consider themselves adults as soon as they can
accurately wield a bow and knife. But, for simplicities
sake, an Elf is considered an adult at the age a decade
after their first century of life.
Most Elf families hold ceremonies to formally
announce that the young babe is no longer a child, but
is instead an adult. During these ceremonies, the newly
announced adult receives gifts, and is expected to
decide his own fate. He or she is expected to make
their own way in the world. They are expected to find
their own places to live, to find a mate and start their
own family, or pursue some other future goal, like
wizardry or the priesthood, for example. I fondly
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The typical marriage ceremony is fairly

formal, and is presided over by a priest or priestess of
Helani Celanil, Labelas Enorath, or Corellon Larethian.
These priests only serve the purpose of witnessing the
marriage ritual, and providing the blessings of the
Seldarine upon the newly wed Elves.
Though I will never experience it, Elven
marriage is said to be a wondrous thing. Husband and
wife are literally joined in communion, and their spirits
literally become intertwined. This specialized
communion is said to be much more intense than the
communion that all Elves share. Married partners are
said to be able to feel their partners needs and
emotions, and is so strong that it barely stops short at
reading their exact thoughts.
Only the gravest tragedies and disloyalties
can tear an Elven couple apart. Because we
TelQuessir relive our past emotions through reverie,
the love between a husband and his wife is always
fresh. Many Humans cite this reason for leaving their
significant others. We Elves are not effected by this
problem. Sometimes, a husband and wife will become
tired with each other, however. They do not stop loving
each other, but apparently, becoming more intimate
than any non-Elf can ever suspect becomes boring
after a while. Many couples alleviate this problem by
living apart for brief or long periods of time.
Many Elves spend time away from their loved
ones in order to make their time together that much
more precious and special. When reunited, both
partners shower love and gifts upon the other. Their
time alone also allows them to contemplate their
relationship, and to share any new experiences and
perspectives with their mates.
Before I understood why, I was often
distressed that my father frequently made his residence
somewhere other than with my mother, my younger
sister, Aniyala, and my younger brother, Pheren.
However, with the gift of foresight, I now understand
why my father was often living elsewhere, and I do not
grudge him, either.

fourth century of life, and recently, the divine song of

the Seldarine, the call to Arvandor, has begun to
resonate within my mind.
Like every other intelligent race, we have
access to life-enhancing magics. Potions of Longevity,
and items that bestow similar effects are not lost on us.
However, unlike so many other races, we actually
disdain such magics, and never condone them. These
magics simply forestall the inevitable, and upset the
natural balance of things. When it is time to pass west,
it is simply time to pass west.
When an Elf heeds the call, his/her spirit
leaves their body, and travels to Arvandor, and leave
their body behind. Contrary to many popular beliefs,
Elves do not simply fade away! We TelQuessir have
many different funeral customs. For instance, my
kinsmen, the Sun Elves, generally bury our dead in
honored tombs. Wood Elves as well, generally bury
their dead in secret. Moon Elves often opt to follow
either method, depending on the wishes and the status
of the deceased. Our Aquatic cousins bury their dead in
coral catacombs hidden at the bottom of the ocean.
Because passing to Arvandor is not a sad
event in our culture, most death rituals are more often
celebrations of that Elfs life than anything else. Funeral
rituals of my people, the Sun Elves, often include
celebrations of the achievements of the deceased, as
well as honoring their descendents, and feasts. Wild
Elves have been known to mark the death of their
people in a number of different ways, ranging from a
somber burial, to night long celebrations, feasts and
dances. The common thread between all Elven
subraces, excluding the wicked Drow of course, is that
we all know that the deceased has now passed on to
somewhere better.
Arvandor is said to be a wonderful place, that
is even more beautiful that Evermeet herself! It is said
that the most wonderful poems about it do it no justice.
It is said that the most wonderful paintings about it do it
no justice. Arvandor is simply a place that the mortal
mind cannot comprehend. Captain Fflar Starbrow
Melruth, one of the generals of the Crusade, and the
greatest defender of Myth Drannor, is one of the few
who has actually seen Arvandor, it is said. However,
upon returning to the world of mortals, his memory of
the Great Forest, for that is what Arvandor means in the
Elven tongue, has faded. Now, all he recalls is a
general feeling of acceptance and benevolence, which
can be compared to nothing he has ever experienced
before.
Succumbing to the call of Arvandor is a
voluntary thing. The moment an Elf hears the call,
he/she can will their spirit free of their body, to travel to
Arvandor. There are many who resist the call, however.
Though communion with the Seldarine is perhaps the
ultimate goal of any of the Fair Folk, many noble Elves
put off the call. This is the reason why there are Elves
who are extremely old, even for our standards. For their
own reasons, they have put off, and continue to put off
the call of the Seldarine.
The Elven High Magi all ignore the call to
Arvandor. It is said that their yearning and longing for
Arvandor is what fuels their potent magic. Because I am
no High Mage, I do not know if this is true, or if it is
simply poetic allegory. Either way, this is one of the
many reasons why the Elven High Magi are respected
so. Elven High Magi forego their own happiness, so that
Elven lore and Elven life may continue as it has for
thousand of years.

Elven Death
Like all intelligent races, we Elves understand
death. And, like most other intelligent races, we have
special customs and practices regarding the dead.
Humans often cremate their dead, or bury them
underneath the ground. The Mulhorandi even go so far
as to mummify their dead, and build grand, elaborate
tombs for them. Dwarves often build elaborate tombs
for their dead. Orcs usually simply eat their dead, but
then again, Orcs are not intelligent creatures.
There are no exact reasons that explain why
we pass on to Arvandor. As we grow older, the call to
Arvandor begins to sing in our ears. The older we grow,
the louder the call is, until we cannot ignore it any
longer. When we reach the appointed time, we pass
west, to Arvandor. The phrase pass west is often
confused by NTelQuessir. Many often believe that the
term means that the Elf in question is traveling to
Evermeet, which indeed lies to the west of mainland
Faern. To a certain extend, this is true enough, since
many of the Fair Folk venture to the Green Isle before
they pass to the next life. But, the phrase true meaning
means that the Elf in question passes from the Prime
Material plane altogether.
The call comes to us at different times. It
takes longer for some of the TelQuessir to hear the call
to Arvandor than it does for others. I, myself, am in my

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Baelnorn, undead Elven lich guardians also

ignore the call to Arvandor. As mortals, they made the
decision to allow themselves to become Baelnorn,
knowing full well the implications of doing so. After the
High Magic ritual which transforms these Elves into
Baelnorn, they live for thousands more years, bound by
duty to unswervingly protect Elven culture, in one way
or another. Eventually, when their duty is finished, it is
believed that Baelnorn are welcomed to Arvandor with
open arms by the Seldarine.
While still mortal, Elves can beseech priests
and priestess of Corellon Larethian, or Labelas, to
become Reverend Ones after death. Reverend Ones
are Elven spirit warriors, who march at the request of
Corellion Larethian himself, to defend Elven interests
under siege. While these Elves do not ignore the call to
Arvandor when it is their time, they do forego the
eternal bliss that accompanies uniting with the
Seldarine. Reverend Ones do reside in Arvandor, true,
but they are rarely at rest, like most warriors. Instead,
they are continually training for conflicts, and are totally
devoted to warcraft.
Elves who have a special affinity with nature
often forego communion with the Seldarine. Like
Reverend Ones, these Elves do not resist the call to
Arvandor. When it comes, they heed its call. However,
steps taken before their passing prevent their spirits
from traveling to Arvandor. Some female Elves,
particularly in Wood and Wild Elf clans, can have magic
rituals performed so that they are reborn as Dryads, or
Nymphs, and are forever tied to the sites of their
transformations.
Centuries ago, during the days of
Cormanthyr, it was said that if an Elf was buried
underneath the roots of a tree in Cormanthor with the
blessing of a particular High Magic ritual, he/she
supposedly was reborn as a Treant, and became a
voice of the Elven Court. Bear in mind, however, that
both choices were only even considered on rare
occasions, and were even less commonly allowed.
Very few Elves leave Arvandor once their
spirits arrive. Resurrection spells are nearly unheard of.
In my many centuries of life, I have only heard of one
occasion where Corellon Lariathan granted a priest
access to the Resurrection spell. This, of course, was
recent, when Fflar Starbrow Melruth was given the
opportunity to live once again by Lord Miritar.
Whenever an Elfs spirit is called from Arvandor, it is
believed that the spirit resists as much as possible. No
Elf wants to leave the glorious forests of Arvandor.
Whether or not Captain Fflar resisted the summons
back to the Material Plane is unknown, as Fflar has no
recollection of his activities in Arvandor.
There have been very few cases where a
spirit was forced back to the Material Plane, and the Elf
Resurrected against their will. Such Elves are said to
shortly succumb to madness and despair. Some cannot
survive the return at all, and tales say, become Elven
Ghosts, or even Banshees.
Sadly, there are certain circumstances that
completely eradicate an Elfs spirit. Once their spirit is
no more, the Elf is no more. Being slain by certain types
of Undead abominations, committing suicide, being
slain in unnatural, unholy places are among the ways
that destroy the Elven spirit. These poor Elves are
mourned for months, and their children cherished, in
the hopes that they will be able to carry on the works of
their parent(s). Both, of course, are dependent on
whether or not the Elf died honorably. It is said that only

the strongest of magics, or the will of the Seldarine

themselves can rekindle the fire of a slain Elven soul.
The bodies of our dead are sacred to us.
Ornate and elaborate traps and wards are placed in the
tombs of our people, to prevent grave robbers and tomb
plunderers from defiling our dead. Evereska even has a
specialized corps of warriors, called the Tomb
Guardians, that protect Elven tombs from those who
wish to defile them. Thus is the reason The Fair Folk
despise necromancy, in all its forms. That particular
school of magic is all but sacrilegious to our
sensibilities, and those who practice it are looked upon
in a non-flattering light.
Unlike most other races- especially Humanswe have no ingrained fear of death. To us, passing
west to Arvandor is simply the beginning of another
stage of our lives. It is, by no means, the surcease of
life, as so many others think of death. This in no way
makes us clueless about how precious life is, however.
Most Elves who die are missed, but are also envied, for
they are already in Arvandor, with the Seldarine. Elves
who fall in combat are pitied, since they made their trip
earlier than was expected, but also envied, for they too
have already joined in communion with the Seldarine.
Even worse than death, to us, is having our
free wills and our own spirits violated. We are benign,
fun loving creatures, and prefer anything than having
our own wills bent and violated. As a younger Elf, I had
the unfortunate honor to encounter an Illithid. I was
nearly helpless from resisting its mind-influencing
powers. When I was rescued, I openly wept for several
minutes. Even to this day, I occasionally relive the
moment while in reverie, and I still weep.
Creatures that feeds on the life-force of
others are fervently hunted and slain. These creatures
include Ghouls, Vampires, Liches, and assorted other
undead creatures. No Elf, not even a Drow, feels
kinship among such abominations of nature.
Elven Companions
We Elves are deeply enmeshed in the natural
order of things. Not only do we share a special
connection to the Weave, and to other TelQuessir, but
we also have a close relationship with nature, and the
physical world we live in. Many- Humans in particulartry to replace nature with their own society and
surroundings. We Elves, however, live in union with the
world around us.
This is not limited to just the trees, air and
water around us. Nature also includes living creatures.
Unlike Humans and NTelQuessir, we do not try to
dominate those creatures that are lesser to us.
Instead, we work hand in hand with all of the wild
creatures of nature, who are our equals.
Because of their environment, the
AluTelQuessir work with creatures that most of us do
not ever encounter. The Aquatic Elves see dolphins
and porpoises as kindred souls. Most Aquatic Elf
communities contain dolphins and porpoises, who
serve as guardians, messengers, and play companions.
Aquatic Elves also have a great respect for
the mammoths of the seas- whales. Although the
migratory patterns of these beasts makes it impossible
for them to settle down in or around Aquatic Elf
communities, the Sea Elves are still very interested in
befriending these mammoths. In dire situations, it is not
unheard of for pods of whales to aid Aquatic Elves, and
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Some Aquatic Elves also train seals and sea

lions as guardians. Sharks are almost universally
reviled by Aquatic Elves, as they are seen as unnatural
monsters, tainted by the evil of the Sahuagin, the
Aquatic Elves most hated enemy.
The ArilTelQuessir also interact with many
unique creatures, because of their environment. The
Avariel consider Giant Eagles their allies. The two races
have a long standing relationship that reaches back
ages. Avariel are fond of all birds, really, and keep them
as companions and pets. But, because Avariel dread
being cooped up themselves, they do not keep their
pets and companions in cages.
Avariels sometimes train arrowhawks,
griffons and hippogriffs to protect their aeries. They also
have an awe for rocs, but admire these creatures from
a distance, as their size often makes direct interaction
impossible, or at best, a hassle.
Sadly, the Drow have degenerated to a point
where they do not really understand the concept of pets
and companions. The closest notion they have to
companions are the slaves and thrall that they favor.
They do not keep pets as we know the term. Drow
revere spiders, believing them to be heralds from their
wicked Spider Queen, Lolth. They breed these
mindless vermin to perform various tasks, and have
met with some success. Most of the time, their attempts
to train and breed spiders ends in failure. However,
Sword Spiders are said to have been created by the
Drow, and are ferocious and dangerous creatures.
The Dark Elves are also said to use
subterranean lizards in a way that we would use
horses. These lizards are used as mounts, and as pack
animals. They sometimes use bats as scouts and/or
alert mechanisms. Molds and oozes are said to be
trained to deal with the wastes that Drow produce. It is
said that occasionally train Cavvekan, bat-faced
cavedogs, as guards or sources of amusement.
Feyri have, as far as I know, no particular
affinity for any pets of any kind. Feyri sometimes
enspell phoenix, swan, pegasi and griffins to serve
them. The reason for this is because these animals
were depicted on the original heraldic devices for the
different Houses that make up the Feyri today. House
Dlardrageths was the phoenix, House Aelorothis was
the swan, House Ealoeths was the pegasus, and
House Floshins was a two-headed griffon. The Feyri,
when they can, perform horrible experiments that result
in fiendish versions of the above mentioned creatures.
The TeuTelQuessir value the
companionship of all different kinds of animals and
magical beasts during their travels abroad, and at
home. Many Moon Elves that I know keep at least three
different pets at once, and can boast that, over the
spans of their lives, they have taken care of hundreds
of different species. Hunting dogs and raptors are often
a favorite of Moon Elves, as many of them enjoy the
sport of hunting. Moon Elves rarely keep mounts,
because many, as they put it, prefer traveling on our
own two feet. There is an exception for Moon Horses,
known as TeuKelytha. Many Moon Elves develop
mystical bonds with these eldritch creatures, which
roam freely on Evermeet.
Some Moon Elves keep very exotic pets.
These magical creatures range from Blink Dogs to
Unicorns. Moon Elves generally keep benevolent
creatures as companions and pets. In the course of
their wanderings, Moon Elves often come upon new
and interesting species of creatures that they have
never encountered, and they often send these

creatures back to their homes, to enjoy upon their

return.
Star Elves are very much like we Sun Elves
on the matter of pets and companions. The appreciate
nature in all its forms. But, Star Elves really do not keep
these animals as pets, or companions. They have no
problem with allowing them to live around, and in their
very own settlements, but they do not seek to put any of
these creatures in captivity.
We Sun Elves do not really keep pets. I keep
a pair of songbirds in my manor, because I enjoy their
songs, but asides for them, I have no other pets. We
welcome any creatures who make their homes, lairs
and dens near out homes, but we do not go out of our
way to train them, or befriend them. Perhaps this is
because we have come to rely on our magic to protect
our lands and our people more than the natural
creatures who share the land with us. In other words,
we ArTelQuessir are more likely to summon powerful
Elementals, or benign Outsiders rather than to rely on
good-hearted beasts and woodland creatures.
Sun Elves, unlike most other Elves, are keen
riders. We enjoy equestrian horse riding, and training
our steeds. Of the course of the centuries, we have also
developed special relationships with winged creatures,
including pegasi and Giant Eagles. Many of my
brethren have taken to the sky on winged mounts such
as these.
Animals play an important role in the society
of the SyTelQuessir, the Wild Elves. Not only do the
different tribes use animals to aid them in protecting
their lands, but the Wild Elven tribes also revere
animals. Rillifane Rallathil is said to have many different
fragments, and many of them include animals. By
revering natural animals, the Wild Elves believe that
they also revere their patron, Rallathil.
Wolves, great cats and birds of prey and
even wolverines are commonly employed by Wild Elves
to defend their lands. Dire versions of these creatures
are also trained as guardians, but these instances are
much less common.
Wild Elves also believe that a spirit animal
protects them all. In their youth, all Wild Elves undergo
a ritual that includes inhaling the smoke from various
burning herbs. These herbs eventually cause the young
Elf to see visions to their spirit guardians, which
manifest themselves as animals. Each Wild Elf feels a
particular affinity for whatever animal he/she saw in this
dream.
Wood Elves, like Sun Elves, are completely
at home with the other creatures who live in the
surrounding areas. Wood Elves do not keep these
animals as pets, but instead, treat them as fellows who
happen to share the same territory. The favored
guardians of the Wood Elves include all kinds of great
cats, such as mountain lions, pumas and leopards.
Wood Elves also share a natural kinship with
Giant Owls. Unlike other birds, the OrTelQuessir see
Giant Owls as intelligent creatures, much like Giant
Eagles. Wood Elves and Giant Owls often share a
symbiotic relationship- the Giant Owls serve as
advance scouts for the Wood Elves, and the Wood
Elves serve as protectors of the owls.
Elven Swordplay
We Elves have existed on Abeir-Toril for
many thousands of years, even though we are truly not
native to the planet. Because we have existed for so
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Elves are the creators of many things that are relatively
common across most of Faern, and even other
continents on Abeir-Toril. Swordplay and bladecraft is a
passion that many Elves share, so it should come to no
surprise that many styles commonly practiced on
Faern were first developed and/or perfected by we
Elves.
The art of fencing is commonly practiced by
various peoples across Faern. We Elves were the first
to develop the formal art of fencing. As far back as the
Crown Wars, Elves have been fighting blade-chime,
as it is called around Faern, with rapiers, sabers,
lightblades, quickblades, and other weapons. Other
NTelQuessir have only recently discovered what we
developed long ago. We called this form of combat
Kerymvian, which roughly translates into common as
Graceful Sword.
Over the course of the years, hundreds, if not
thousands, of different Kerymvian schools have been
developed. The relatively simple Keryth, or War
Sword style was commonly taught by different Elven
realms to new recruits to defend the realm. Kery'Faen,
which translates roughly as Life Sword, is a style that
focuses on defense and non-lethal combat.
Mhaor'Arkerym, which roughly translates as
Greatsword of the Corruptor, is a style that utilizes
two-handed swords that wears down the opponent
stylishly. Kerym Syolkiir, which translates roughly as
Shooting Star Sword, is a style that relies on blazingly
fast attacks at a distance, that only very impressive
duelists can properly utilize. NyrIolaa, translated
roughly as Flash Arrow, is a style that relies on flashy
moves to distract the opponent and lightning fast
thrusts to finish them.
Individual schools exist, that teach
specialized forms of the above genres of fencing and
swordplay. For example, Natha Kerymvian is a dueling
style developed and practiced by the Nathalans of
Evermeet. Other practitioners are self-taught, and as
such, do not have proper, ceremonial names. The
various different Bladesinger styles that exist all have
proper names as well, as I listed in my discussion of
Bladesingers.
The term Biir Kerym, which roughly
translates as Junk Sword, is a general term used to
describe any sword-school that is considered inferior to
ones own. All sword styles taught by NTelQuessir are
generally considered Biir Kerym by many, more
conservative Elves, regardless of their merits. It is a
grave insult to be called Biir Kerym, or to have your
style of dueling called Biir Kerym. The term was actually
outlawed in Myth Drannor after the city was opened to
NTelQuessir, because of the problems such
pronunciations were causing.
Biir Kerym styles- that is, self-made and selftaught styles- are typically very undisciplined, and
improvise a hodge-podge of different skills and
techniques, coupled with raw enthusiasm. The end
result, generally speaking, is very ungraceful. A
swordsman or swordswoman may be quite proficient
with their weapon, but without formal teaching, most
dismiss such individuals.

The Drow, and the Feyri are the only exceptions to the
rule, though it is easy to not consider them TelQuessir
But, to make this tome as complete as possible, I will
consider those two vile races Elves, much to the
dismay of my own heart.
As I alluded to a moment ago, we Elves take
on many different forms. Deep below many bodies of
water, both salt water and fresh water dwell the
AluTelQuessir, more commonly known as Water, or
Aquatic Elves. Hidden in the deepest parts of ancient
forests are the LyTelQuessir, more commonly known
as the Lythari, or Elven Werewolves. In the lightness
caverns, far from the warm kiss of the sun are the
SsriTelQuessir, who are more commonly known as
Dark, or Drow Elves. Though these three examples are
vastly different, all are Elves.
Because of the complexity of interracial
relationships, I will only be talking about Sun Elves,
Drow Elves and Feyri. Moon Elves, Wood Elves and
Aquatic Elves tend to believe the same things that Sun
Elves do. Wild Elves, Star Elves, Lythari and Avariel
(Winged Elves) tend to be generally mistrustful of any
outsiders, including other Elves. They do not actively
participate in the affairs of other Elves, and do their best
to stay neutral, hidden away. Because of their particular
status within Elven society, I am not including HalfElves, and their views on others, but I will include the
Sun Elf, Drow Elf and Feyri view on Half-Elves, who
are also known as the ATelQuessir, or the Almost
People.
We Sun Elves enjoy good relations with
Moon Elves and Wood Elves. Most Elven realms in the
past were made up of these three subraces, and most
current Elven realms are made up of these three
subraces. The physical, mental, sociological and
psychological differences between Sun Elves and Moon
and Wood Elves are also minimal. Uneducated
NTelQuessir, who are unaware about the differences
we all have, usually lump Sun, Moon and Wood Elves
together simply as Elves, which is a testament to how
similar alike we all are.
Sun Elves share a good relationship with
Aquatic Elves, even though there are obvious
differences between us. Aquatic Elves serve the
Seldarine, and the general good just as much as Sun
Elves do. In the past, we have fought together, and to
this day, we still do.
We have no real relationship with Star Elves,,
Avariel and Lythari. All three groups tend to keep to
themselves. Star Elves are very similar to us Sun Elves,
but because their Realm exists in another demiplane,
formal relations between the two subraces is all but
nonexistent. There are too few Avariel and Lythari to
have formal relationships with Sun Elves.
Most Sun Elves have a mixture of pity and
scorn for Half-Elves. Some of the more conservative
Sun Elves see Half-Elves as abominations, and are
better off being killed as newborns, rather than having
to live in a twilight world. Others see Half-Elves for what
they are- individuals who make their own futures, and
decide their own fates. I, myself, can be placed in the
latter category. Every individual is different, and even
ATelQuessir can serve the greater will of the
Seldarine. Arilyn Moonflower, who often uses the alias
Moonblade, who is a Half-Elf is a perfect example of
this.
Like all other Elves, we Sun Elves see Drow
as wicked, evil creatures. Most Drow will stop at nothing
to eradicate us Faerie Elves, and we reciprocate the
feeling, though not in such extreme measures. There

Inter-Elven Relationships
We TelQuessir are linked physically,
emotionally and spiritually with each other because of
our communal lifestyles, and because of our innate
connections to the Weave. Though we take on many
forms, the core of an Elf, our spirit, is always the same.

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evil brothers and sisters, and are generally benevolent
beings. Though we often view these Drow with some
suspicion, we have decent relations with these
benevolent surface Drow.
It pains me to admit it, but Feyri were once
Sun Elves themselves. Long ago, during the days of
ancient Siluvanede, the Sun Elves of House
Dlardrageth sold their spirits to the Demon Lord
Malkizid, in return for power. They were eventually
exposed as having courted with demons, and were
imprisoned in what became the Nameless Dungeon.
Recently, they escaped, and resumed their feud with all
Elves. Sarya, their leader, was slain, and her Feyri
armies routed. Few Feyri remain, and those that do are
being hunted down by the Fair Folk. It is suffice to say
that we do not share a good relationship with each
other
Drow have low regards for all surface ElvesSun, Moon, Wood, Wild, Star, Winged and Lythari.
These Faerie races, as the Drow address us,
supposedly betrayed them long ago, and banished
them to the Underdark, where only Lolth, the Demon
Queen of Spiders, was kind enough to take them under
her wing. There is no doubt, however, that these lies
are the result of eons of Lolthite propaganda, for the
true events of what happened in those early days are
nothing like what the Drow claim. It was their own
wicked natures, and their own wicked goddess who
caused them to be banished to the Underdark.
There are certain Drow who have escaped
the wickedness of their brethren, and have come to
venerate Eilistraee, the daughter of Corellon Larethian.
These Elves are still Drow, though they have overcome
their wicked society, and their own evil natures. They
yearn to be accepted for who they are individually, and
not based on the merits of their race, as a whole.
Sadly, most Drow do not even get along well
with each other. Tales of the infighting between
different Drow Houses is legendary. It is said that in
Drow society, the only being you can trust is yourself.
Parents have children killed, and children have parents
killed.
Drow have an interesting view on Half-Elves,
particularly Half-Drow. During surface raids, many Drow
enjoy capturing females, and forcing themselves upon
them. In many cases, the woman who was violated give
birth to a Half-Drow bastard. Most Drow care little for
such abominations, except that they remind the woman
who was violated of her pain and suffering. Half-Drow
who are also Half-Faerie Elf sit at a strange paradox in
Drow society. On one hand, they are tainted with Faerie
Elf blood, but at the same time, they are corrupting
blood of the vile Faerie Elves.
Drow do not get along with the Feyri at all. It
is known that while the Feyri occupied Myth Drannor,
they encountered the Drow of the Elven Court. They
Drow begrudgingly worked with the Feyri, but only
because they understood that the Feyri were in a better
position to bargain. Drow consider themselves superior
to all other races, and do not like it when they are
reminded that they are not always the strongest.
The Feyri, and the Daemonfey, do not get
along with any Elven subrace, save their own. The
Feyri have a particular enmity against Sun Elves, which
they once were. In their twisted minds, they are the
pinnacle of what an Elf should strive to be. Anything
less is inferior, and should therefore be destroyed. The
Feyris special hatred for Sun Elves comes from the

fact that it was because of the ArTelQuess that they

were imprisoned for so long.
Like all other Elves, they Feyri despise Drow.
Feyri were once normal Sun Elves, so they still retain
their hatred for Drow. Strangely enough, of all the Elven
subraces, the Feyri and the Drow are most similar, and
yet, the two share nothing but hatred for each other.
The Feyri are not beneath using the Drow, however, as
we saw during the final days of the Crusade. Unlike all
other Elves, who feel that the best Drow is a dead
Drow, Feyri see Drow as inferior pawns, just like they
see all other sentient races.
Elven Relationships with NTelQuessir
We call ourselves the TelQuessir, which in
our tongue, means The People. Anyone who is not an
Elf is a NTelQuess, a Not Person. Most believe that
to call other races NTelQuessir is an insult, and stems
from our believing that we are superior. While we are
superior to nearly every other race in every single way,
labeling them NTelQuessir is by no means an insult.
The two terms distinguish us from others.
We, the TelQuessir, the People, are linked physically,
emotionally and spiritually with each other because of
our communal lifestyles, and because of our innate
connections to the Weave. NTelQuessir, the Not
People, are not linked to us, or even to each other, in
the same ways that we are linked to each other.
Therefore, they are Not People.
We Elves tend to keep to ourselves. We try to
keep other races at arms length, and not to associate
with them. The reason for this originally was very
simple. Being Not People, they did not share the same
beliefs, the same principles and the same goals.
However, in time, we tried not to associate with these
other races because of a painfully simple reason- their
entire lifespans were often fractions of our own. No Elf
wants to suffer the loss of close friends, especially
when the entire life of a Human is akin to a blink to an
Elf. Eventually, we tried not to associate with all of
these other races because, repeatedly, they proved to
be lesser races, in many different forms.
The Stout Folk, the Dwarves, are constant
sources of consternation. While they enjoy lengthy
lifespans, like we do, they spend their time in near
constant labor and toil. We, on the other hand, keep
labor and toil to a minimum, as to live life to its fullest
potential. The Dwarven fixation on straight, solid lines
upsets our sensibility for living, flowing lines. We find
the Dwarven diet unappealing, and in return, Dwarves
find our diet equally unappealing. Both Elves and
Dwarves can agree upon one thing though- the only
good Orc or Goblin is a dead Orc of Goblin! While we
will never see eye to eye on every issue, our two races
can cooperate, and Elves having friendships with
Dwarves, and vice versa, is never an uncommon sight.
Gnomes are called the Forgotten Folk by
most, Elves included. Throughout our long history on
Faern, we have had very few encounters with
Gnomes. However, the times when Gnomes and Elves
have gotten together, we have proved to be good
friends. Their passion for illusions and lesser feats of
magic was a common ground between our two races.
In the past, the Elves of Cormanthyr aided many a
Gnome escape bondage in Netheril, the famous empire
of magicians. There is a common joke that Gnomes are
the result of Elven and Dwarven parents, since Gnomes
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Gnomes are Half-Elven and Half-Dwarven is absurd,
the theory never seems to disappear.
To the Hin, as Halflings often call themselves,
we Elves are creatures of great power and mystery,
and treat us as such. We, however, do not reciprocate
the feeling. Instead, more often than not, we treat
Halflings as little children, whose curiosity can land
them in a world of trouble. Halflings often take offense
to this, and make it their business to poke fun at the
TelQuessir, which causes us to have an even lower
opinion of them. For the most part, we treat Halflings as
little children, unless they can prove that they are
worthy of our respect, a feat that does happen, but not
very often.
Of all the Short Lives, as many
NTelQuessir are called, Humans are the most
fascinating, yet the most terrifying. They can adapt to
nearly any situation, produce at an unbelievable rate,
and can attain frightening levels of magical might. Yet,
at the same time, their personalities range the entire
gamut, from good to evil, and lawful to chaotic. We
usually see Humans as intelligent, friendly folk, who are
slightly in awe of us, or as bigoted and close-minded
individuals, who only want power, and will stop at
nothing to attain it.
Dragons are one of the few races to truly
have our respect. Dragons not only share out long
lifespans, but they also share our inherent connections
to the Weave, though Dragons connections are slightly
different from our own. We have little respect for evil
Dragons, who seek to dominate and despoil, rather
than work in concert with the world. While we are not
exactly enemies, we are not exactly allies, either. Long
ago, we Elves and the Dragons fought terrible wars, for
dominance of the planet. Both of our races have long
memories, and we simply respect each other.

Orcs, and other Goblinoid creatures, such as

Goblins, Hobgoblins, and Bugbears are viewed with a
variety of pity and scorn. They are not hated, by any
means however. It is our belief that such savages are
not even worth the effort to hate. Instead, we look upon
them as we look upon any pest or any type of vermin.
They are a filthy race that are dangerous only when
their populations grow too large. Therefore, it is
important to continually trim the population.
Half-breed races are viewed with either
disgust, or are judged on an individual to individual
merit system. Half-Orcs are most often dismissed as
vermin. Brave and honorable Half-Orcs often gain the
respect of Elves simply for exceeding the racial
limitations and the racing drawbacks placed on them by
their ancestors.
Demons, Devil, Yugoloths, and other
creatures from the Lower Planes are hated by the
TelQuessir. We see these creatures as pure evil, and
as such, need to be destroyed for the good of Faern.
Our people have never willingly consorted with such
creatures, nor will they ever. The only exception was
House Dlardraegeth, and we TelQuessir severed our
ties with them years ago. With the cloture of the
Crusade, we hopefully will be rid of them once and for
all. Their mere existence on the Material Plane is an
affront to us Elves, and we make it our business to
cleanse the world of their taint whenever possible.
Celestials, Eladrin, and other similar
creatures from the Outer Planes are seen as allies to
the TelQuessir. These creatures share many of the
same characteristics as we do, and often have the
same enemies as we do. Magical unions with Celestials
and Eladrin are not uncommon, though they are
extremely rare. The SurinTelQuessir, and the Celadrin
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The Elven Language

The living language that most Elven subraces
speak is simply called Elven, or sometimes Elvish.
The Elven language is very fluid, very melodic, with
words that seem to simply flow off of the tongue. Small
nuances in words give the language a musical quality.
Only Elves can speak the language as it is
made to be spoken. Yes, non-Elves can learn how to
read and speak Elven, but, when coming from the lips
of a non-Elf, the language seems less lively, less
musical. This by no way means that a non-Elf cannot
speak Elven.
Elves explain this as a physiological
difference between non-Elves and Elves, since only
Elves themselves can detect the subtle meanings in
words, due to their keen hearing, and sense of
communal bonding. Many of the more elite Elves often
reference this fact when denouncing the inferior
NTelQuessir.
Our language is in the script known as
Espruar. The script, which is equally as elegant and

flowing as our oral language, was originally developed

by the TeuTelQuessir- the Moon Elves. The written
language is ancient, and no single clan or individual will
ever be given credit for creating Espruar. Sun Elves,
Avariel, and even the malicious Dhaerow eventually
adopted the language as their own millennia ago. No
records exist of any of their languages before the
adoption of Espruar.
The SeluTaar, the Elven High Magi, speak a
completely different language when casting their spells,
called Seldruin. The written form of Seldruin is based
upon the Hamarfae script, which is even more
venerable than Espruar. Most scholars, myself
included, believe that Seldruin and Hamarfae are the
languages that the most ancient Elven civilizations,
such as Tintageer, spoke. Seldruin and Sylvan seem to
have some similarities, meaning that the two tongues
may be related to each other.

Dear readers, keep in mind that this glossary of terms is is merely a small sample of the Elven
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Aar Home/Land
AASum Grandaughter (Daughter of Daughter)
Adoe Time
Adoessuor - The Reverie of Ages (High Magic Ritual)
Adomhoar Unrest
Ado Peaceful
Adofaer Peaceful Magic
Adofhaor Peaceful Transformation
Adoivaealumanth Peaceful Light Water Vow
Adon Peace
Adoness - Peacekeeper
Aegis Protection
Aegisess - Bringer of Protection
Aegisir Guardianship
Aegiskeryn Protection Warrior (Shield Golem)
Aelou Meeting
Aeloulaev - When Peaces Meets (Collective Term for
Four Years)
*Interchangeable with Pyesigen
Aeloulaeva - When Peaces Meets (Collective Term for
Four Years Pluralized) *Interchangeable with Pyesigen
Aerasum Silvermoon of the Evening
AestarKhol - Marriage Stone
AESum - Granddaughter (Daughter of Son)
Aethen - Others (Non-Elf Slang)
Agatha - Winterbreeze
Ahkiilor - Place of Duty (City Hall of Myth Drannor)
Ahnvae Night
Ahrmaesuol - Restoration (High Magic Ritual)
Ahrn One Who Wields
Ai Armiel Telere Maenen Hir You Hold My Heart
Forever
Aillesel Seldarie - May the Seldarine Save Us
Akaiye Ancient/Primeval (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Akh Duty
Akh Need
AkhAegis Duty of Protection
Akhelbhen He whom Magic, Duty, and Honor
Defines
AkhFaenTelQuess - Life of Duty; Form of the Peoples
Need (High Magic Ritual)
Akh'Faer - 'Army of Art'
Akh'Faern - One of the Army of Art(Wizard)
Akhrasut Neth Mothers Bed (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Akhrua Warrior
Akh'Velahr - 'Army of Arms'
Akh'Velahrn - Soldier
Alae Fortunate Meeting
Alantar A Far-Traveled, Elf Who Knows or
Remembers A Lot, and Can Impart What Theyve
Learned On Others
Alet Come (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Al Hond Ebrath, Uol Tath Shantar En Tath Lalala Ol
Hond Ebrath A True Friend, As The Trees And The
Water Are True Friends
Aleirin Rapport
Aleiryid Rapport (Life-Mate Only)
Alu Water
AluDala Water Battle
Alurlyath Best of the Temple
Alushtas Rain
AluTel'Quessir - People of the WaterAmarillis
Flame-Flower
Amrulugek Council/Meeting (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Anilessa Nefarious
Aniq Ready (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Ansrivarr - Memory
Anyrryt Belt
Ar - Great

Ar Sun
Araegisess - Great Protector
Arael Heart
AraelSha Heart Friend
AraelVae Heart Son
Aradoness - Great Peacekeeper
Arael'lia Heart Oak
Arakhor One Who Protects The Forest/Tree Warden
(Grandfather Tree)
Arakhora Those Who Protect The Forest/Tree
Wardens
Aravae - Great Happiness/Joy
Arcorar - The Great King Forest
ArCor'Kerym Great Kings Sword (The Kingblade)
Ardavanshee Elven Juvenile Delinquent
Arfaern Great Wizard (Archmage)
Argen'Tel'Lirynd - The Palace of Ages
Aril'Tel'Quessir - Avariel Elves
Arivae Sunlight
Arkerym - Great Sword
Arkerynsuoress - Great Holy Warrior
Arkhdrauth Willful, Wanton, Care-for-Nothing
Destruction
Armathor Great Defender
Armathora Great Defenders
Ar'N'Ehalaer - Great Staff that is Not
Arrn - Storm
Arrness Storm Bringer
ArrnTelOrar - Storm Erosion (High Magic Ritual)
ArSeluTaar - High Mages of Cormanthyr
ArSeluTelQuess - Great High Art of the People (High
Magic)
Arshaalth Great Axe
ArTel'Quessir - People of the Sun
Arvandor - The High Forest
Ary Noble
AryFaernKerym Noble Sorcerers Sword (The
Artblade)
Aryvandaar Noble Woodland Home
AryVelahr'Kerym Noble Warriors Sword (The
Warblade)
ASuNys - Niece (From Sister)
ASum - Daughter
ASuTan - Niece (From Brother)
ATelQuessir Almost People (Half-Elves)
Ath End of (Suffix)
Athamault - The Iron Pit
Athil - Bane (Suffix)
Athila Banes (Suffix)
Athkaraye Friend of the Elves (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Auglathla Winterbreeze
Avae - Joy
Avaeess - Joy Bringer
Baelnorn - Undead House Guardians
Bedoar - Cormanthyr's Silver Piece
Belluth - Hand Power/Gifts of Art
Belkagen Good Seer (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Besthunit Nenle Hurry Up Slowly (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Bhin Young Human Male (Slang)
Biir Waste/Garbage
BiirKerym Junk Sword (Insult)
Blalath Mushroom
Blalatha Mushrooms
Caercilcarn - Council of the Wood
Cllamba Place of Heroes
Casin Cu Calas Honor in Battle
Cath Cat
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Cenerea - Fetid Place
Cha Half
ChaTel'Quessir - Half-Elves of the Yuirwood
Chu Set Hold Calm/Calm Down (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Cinna Peace
Cinnaess Peace Bringer
Cinnaelos'Cor - Day of Corellons Peace (Shieldmeet)
Coo Dog
CooQuessir Elven Dog
Coo Shee Faerie Dog
Cor Grand/Grand
Cormanthor - The King's Vow Forest
(Pronounced <kor-manth-OR>)
Cormanthor - Place of Great Promise
(Pronounced <kor-MANTH-or>)
Cormanthor - Ruler of the Forest True
(Pronounced <KOR-manth-or>)
Cormanthyr - Culmination of Hope and Faith; The
Fulfillment of Promise
Cormiira - Blessings of Corellon
Coronal Great Speaker/ Wise Elder
Coronals Great Speakers/ Wise Elders
CorSeluTaar - Grand Mage of the High Mages of
Cormanthyr
Creyala Poker (Card Game)
Crith Sun (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Crith Kesh Het Sun Shield To Me (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Crithta Sunbeam (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Dala Battle
Dalsein - Thunder
Damia Term of Endearment Directed Towards
Sweethearts and/or Children
Daoin Star
Daoine Stars
Daoine Dun Hill of the Stars
DaoinTeagueFeer - Starshine Upon the People (High
Magic Ritual)
Darrdartha Foamjaws (Faernian Equivalent of
Rabies)
Delimbiyr Shining
Delimbiyra Shining Bow
Desmrar Male Chief of Police and Defense
Desmril - Female Chief of Police and Defense
Descenthallon Descend
Dhaerowathil Drow Bane/Enemy (Specialty Priest of
Shevarash)
Dhaerowathila - Drow Banes/Enemies (Specialty
Priests of Shevarash)
Dhaerow - Face of Shadow/Traitor
Dharasha Destiny
Dilit Be Quiet (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Dlabraddath The Ending of Labrad (NTelQuess
District of Myth Drannor)
Drag Hate/Malice
Dragathil - Bane of Hatred
Drannor Song
Drannor No Hatred / Nothing but Love/Passion/True
Essence
DRienne Acceptance of Potential Challenge
Avoided
Dun Hill
Dur Twilight
Durmista Forest of Twilight
EASum Grandson (Son of Daughter)
Ebrath Friend
EESum Grandson (Son of Son)
Ehalaer Staff

Elaorm Shape
Elaorman - Place from All Around and Nowhere; Home
of Summoning (High Magic Ritual)
Eldreth Veluuthra - Victorious Blade of the People
Elegard Aquilar Ancient Elven Battle Cry
Elladyr - Starstrike
Ellyne Sorrow
El'Tael Bladesingers
Elverquisst - Elven Wine
Es'Caerta Deeply Emotional Plea Ending A Prayer
Eska Fortress
Ess Bringer (Suffix)
Essraul Enthusiastic Slaying
Estierren Nha Morden - Spell Intended to Undo Other
Spells (Dispel Magic)
ESum Son
ESuNys Nephew (From Sister)
ESuTan Nephew (From Brother)
Etriel - Noble Elven Girl
Etrielle- Noble Elven Woman
Evael Intensity
Evaelathil Flamebane/ Nemesis of Intensity
Evaliir Song
EvaliirEnevahr - The Song of Enevahr (High Magic
Ritual)
EvaliirTelQuessir Song of the People
Ever Elven Place/Home of the People
Everae Of the People
Everaer Elves Born on Evermeet Who Choose to
Remain There
Evereska - 'Fortress of the People
Everantha Watchful Fortress
Fae One
Faen Form
Faer Magic
Faerahrn One Who Wields Magic
Faerfhaor Magical Transformation
Faergiir Magical Brooch
Faer Glaurach Magical Scrolls
Faern One Land
Faern One Who Practices Art
Faerna Those Who Practice the Art (Novices of the
Church of Corellon Larethian)
Faernaa Master Mage
Faerniir Acolyte
Faernos Navigator
Faernsuor Holy Practitioner of the Art (Priest of the
Church of Corellon Larethian)
Faernsuora Holy Practitioners of the Art (Priests of
the Church of Corellon Larethian)
Faervian - Battles Boon
Faerzress Magic that Remained/Dominating
Magic/Magic that Compelled
Fflar True Valor
Fhaor Transformation
FhaorAkhTelQuess - Tribute of Ones Duty to the
People (High Magic Ritual)
Fhaoralusyolkiir Transformation of the Water Meteor
Fhaorn Transformed
FhaornQuessir Transformed People (Sharn)
Fhoeldin Durr The Thousandfold Way (The
Waymeet)
Filliken Open Skirt (Prostitute)
Foqal - Summon/Conjure
Gabreth Likely To Turn On You / Cruel In Battle
(Dangerous/Vicious)
Gaudutu Burning Legs (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Ghaatiil - The Traveling Path (High Magic Ritual)
Giir Brooch
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Giiraegis Brooch of Guardianship

Gisiae - Keepers/Guardians
Gisir - Keeper/Guardian
Glaeth Formidable In Battle / Well Armed / Having
The Capacity To Do Much Damage (Dangerous /
Vicious)
Glaurach Scrolls
Glaurachyndaar City of Scrolls
Gray Dross
Grugach Feral Ones (Also a Term of Oearth)
Guenhyvar Shadow
Gyrah Bird
Gyrlass Falcon
Gyrlaszthraen Swift Strike Hunting Bird
Gys Sa Salen Give Me a Drink/I Need A Drink
Haera Center
Haereeunmn All Things Elven
Hahlorkh Butchers (UnElf-like Brutes and Savages)
H'ei'Yal Drathinmale Steel Dancers (Duskblades)
Holme Haven
Hond- True
Hrayek Cut Off/Exile (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
HroNyewachu Heart of the Piercing (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Hykyath Prance
Iaras- Elven Term for Planet Chandos
Iilor Place (Location)
Iket Sotha Fort of Winter/Winterkeep (Eastern
Lythari Dialect)
Ikwe Get Back
Ilaerothil Sentinel
Ileleste - Falling Rain
Ilyrana Opal of Rare Beauty
Inisach Tin Nekutha HroNyewachwe Seeker and
Survivor of the Heart of the Piercing (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Iolaa Gunner
Iolaa Arrow
Iorwe - Step Aside
Iosi Mother of Mother (Grandmother)
Iosu Mother of Father (Grandmother)
Iquar Create
Iqua Creator
Iqua'Tel'Quessir - Creator Races
Irbryn Riding / Hunting / Trained
Iriador Garnet
Irinal Forsaken (Drow)
Irrel Idea
Irrend Memory / Single Remembered Thing
Irreth Mind
Ityak'Ortheel - The Elf-Eater
Iumathiashae - Mother of Oceans (Aquatic Elf City)
Ivae - Light
Ivaebhin Boy Filled with Brightness
Ivaeess - Light Bringer
Ivaekiir Shining Gem
Iyilitar Unigender Equivalent to Coronal in Elder
Days (Has Fallen Out of Use)
KaerVaelen First Hilt of the Bladesingers
Kaharenharik Ket Fires of Heaven Fall (Eastern
Lythari Dialect)
KaiSoehTakal - Skin and Breath of the Wyrm (High
Magic Ritual)
Karakhnir Sharpens the Bite (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Kaweh Speak (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Kaweh Rut Kyed Speak Out Now (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)

Kehrareth Intense Grief/Despair (Eastern Lythari

Dialect)
Kehrareth Fey (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Kel'Min'Hara Fleet Defenders of the Blessed
Kelytha Horse
Kelythaess Horse Bringer (Stable Hand)
Kerdrim First-Mate
Kerradu Privation/Want
Kerraduess Bringer of Want (Beggar)
Kerradunath The End of Privation and Want (Nobles
Ward of Myth Drannor)
Kery Foe
Keryfaertel - The Lore of Battle Magic
Kerym Sword
KerymFaen Life Sword
Kerym Syolkiir Shooting Star Sword
Kerymvian Graceful Sword (Fencing)
Keryn Warrior
Kerynsuoress - Holy Warrior
Keryth War Sword
Keryvian - Foes Boon
Keyanna De Cormyr - We Guard This Wooded Land
Kholiathra Spirit-Servants of Sehanine Moonbow
Kholiast Elven Card Game
Khov Trio
Khov'Anilessa - Trio Nefarious
Kiharian Gem Mirror
Kiir Gem
Kiira Gems
Kiira N'Vaelahr - Shadow Lore Gems
KiiratelUvaeranni Lore Crystals of Uvaeren
Kileaarna Reithigir Unjoining the Mystic Weave (High
Magic Ritual)
Kintiar Marine
Kintiara Marines
Kweshta Dear One/Special/Unique (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Kyed Now (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Kyre Flawless
KyreKiir Flawless Gem
KyreKiira Flawless Gems
La Crescent
Laev Peace
Lalala Water
LalyshaeSeldarWihylos - Sacraments of Seldarine
Blessing (High Magic Ritual)
Laranla Regal Lady
Laranlor Regal Lord
Lasz Savagely Stab, Slash, or Attack
Lateu Crescent Moon
LateuSuoress - Crescent Moon Blessed
Lateuquor - Forest Communion of the Crescent Moon
Levarithin Levitate
Lharast - Full Moon
Lorkh Savage Butchers who Lost Their Elven Nature
Long Ago Through Such Behavior
Lothen - City of Silver Spires
Luridel- Elven Term for Planet Coliar
Lusbaren Swords of the People
Lusabrar Sword of the People
Ly'Tel'Quessir - Lythari Elves
Maethe - Perhaps (Slang)
Mah Having to do with Magic
Mahri Mage Fiend
Maniferril Reappear
Manth Vow
Manth'Elh'Nar Place of Prides Fall
Manthor Vow of the Woods

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Mathora Defenders
Menelmen Skyway
Mhaor Corruption
Mhaor'Arkerym Greatsword of the Corruptor
Mhaorathil Bane of Corruption
Mhaorkiira Corrupt Gem
Miior Shared Flower (A Cluster of Elf Tree Dwellings)
Miir Priceless
Mista Forest
Mor Darkness
Mor Absence of Life / True Death
Mormhaor Corrupted Death /Undeath
MormhaorSykerylor - The Killing Storm (High Magic
Ritual)
Morvian - Darkness' Boon
Mraerital Vigilance of the People
Mraeritar Vigilances of the People
Mythaalniir Darach Spell of Mythal Shaping
Myth City
Myth Place Set Apart From Others
Myth Adofaer City of Peaceful Magic
Myth Adofhaor City of Peaceful Transformation
Mythal Near-Not-Place of Splendor/Sunlight/Glory
Mythmathor City Defender
Myth Drannor - City of Song
Myth Drannor The Place Apart For No Hatreds
Myth Nantar City of Destinies
Myth Ondath - City of Peace
N Negates the Suffix Or Shifts the Meaning
Somewhat, To Be Something Other Than The Literal
Word/Root
N`Ivae Teu'Arkerym Dark Moon Greatsword
N`Ivae Teukerym Dark Moonsword
Na Kwast Wahir Athu Kyene Wekht Unarihe Better A
Cold Truth Than A Warm Lie (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Nalavarauthatoryl - 'The Maiden Alavara, Betrothed of
Thatoryl, Painted in Blood
Nanta Destiny
Nantar Destinies
Nar Stone
Nar Immovable / Eternal
NarTalas Stone Body / Frozen Soul / Statue Form
Nath End Of (Suffix)
Nelath Season
Nestirtye - Elsewhere
Newetik Without Heart/Without Honor (Eastern
Lythari Dialect)
Nharaigh Lathanyll - Noontime Sunlight
NLandroshien - Darkness in Night
Nias Agreement
Nikerym Short Sword
Niketu Ice Fields (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Nikym Dagger
Nlaa Sailor
Nin Highest (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
NMaernthor - Hidden Homeland (High Magic Ritual)
Nor Passion
NQuorKhaor - The Banishing (High Magic Ritual)
NTelOrar - Corrosion/Erosion (High Magic Ritual)
N'TelQuessir - Not of the People (Non-Elves)
N'Tel'Que'Tethira - 'City Dweller'
N'Vaelahr - Shadow Soldiers'
N'Vaelahrn - Member of the Shadow Soldiers
Nyr Flash
Nyr'Iolaa Flash Arrow
Nyrrt Flashy
Nys Sister
O Parent

OacilQuevan - The Forms of Unity and Age Among the

Forests (High Magic Ritual)
Ochael- Elven Term for Planet Karpri
Ol On
Ol Ahnvae Sehanine On Sehanines Night (Feast of
the Moon)
Olin Secret
Olin Aelou Secret Meeting
Olin Gisir - Secret Keeper
Olin Gisiae - Secret Keepers
OlIirtal Eithun - Flights of True Mark/Arrows of Art
(High Magic Ritual)
Olkiir Star
Omah Chief/Leader (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Omah Nin Highest Chief (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Onal Speaker
Ondath Peace
Ondreier Ysele - Word of Potency (High Magic Ritual)
Or Wood
Or Home/Land
Ora Woods
OrTelQuessir People of the Wood
Orar Erode
OSi Female Parent (Mother)
OsiNys Aunt (Sister of Mother)
OsiTan Uncle (Brother of Mother)
OsNys Aunt
OSu Male Parent (Father)
OsTan Uncle
OsuNys Aunt (Sister of Father)
OsuTan Uncle (Brother of Father)
Parlu Eight
Penaal Battlepoet (Bard)
Piir Treasure
Pye Four
Pyesigen - Four Snows (Collective Term for Four
Years)
*Interchangeable with Aeloulaev
Qu Binding
Quamaniith - The Vow Tangible (High Magic Ritual)
Quar Binder
Quefirre Soora Kan Izzt? Amnestria, Can it Really Be
You?
Quex Most
Quex Etrielle Most Noble/Supreme Lady
QuKiir Binding Gem
QuKiira Binding Gems
Qukiir Vian Ivae, Qukiir Nethmet. Ivae Marat Vand
Cormanthor. Mythal Selen Mhaor Kenet. Qukiir Vand
Tir TNor Binding Gem Awaken Your Light. Dance
the Weave of the Mythal. Bind It to Me that I Might
Drive Corruption From Our Home.
Quess'ar'Teranthvar - Golden Grove of Hidden
Knowledge
Quess - An Honorable Elven Male
Quessir The Elven People
Quinpah Elven Bread
Quor Communion
Raegar Trained Hunting Dogs
Rathla Blood-Bound/Blood-Brothers (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Raun Large
Ri Out
Rien Trick
Rua Star
Ruar Stars
RuarTelQuessir People of the Stars
RuaCoronal Great Star Speaker (Admiral)
Ruathimaer Starwings (Spelljamming Vessel)
Ruavel Star Blade (Pilot)

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Rn Land
Rut Out (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Ryniesta Seeds of Heroism
Rysar - Duration of Coronals Reign
SalohCintNias - Gift of Alliance (High Magic Ritual)
Saratycoron Coral Crown
Saurot - Taint/Rot (Slang)
Seneirril Tathyr Mooncrescent Order
Selarrynm Rainydale
Seldarine - The Fellowship of Brothers and Sisters of
the Wood
Seldarine! Gods! (Expression of Exasperation)
Selkerdrim Captain
Selu High/Grand
Selu'Kiira - High Lore Gem
SeluTaar High Caster
Selumista High Forest
Seanchai Storyteller of Rare Skill
Sept Minor Branch (Of A Family/Clan)
Sha Friend
Shal Spear/Lance
Shalaquin Elven String Instrument
Shanta Tree
Shantar Trees
Sharde Winds Blow
Sharr - Hold/Towers Of'
Sha'TelQuessir - Friend of the People
Shaalth Axe
Shee Faerie
Shee A Wise Female Elder, Strong in Magic
Sheshyrinnam - The Homes of the Faithful (Religious
Community in Myth Drannor)
Shessepra Scepter
Shilmaer - Cormanthyr's Gold Piece
Shil Shadows
Shilmista Forest of Shadows
Si Female
Sig To Snow
Sige Snow
Sigen Snows
Siiluth - Beaching Bay
Siksin Neneweth Ice Skins (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Slaugh Mud Wallowing Dogs (Orcs)
Soond - Land Lover
Srinna - One Who Tests Limits and Establishes New
Boundaries
Srinshee - Keeper of the Secrets (of Magic)/ Keeper of
Our Power
Ssri'Tel'Quessir - Drow Elves (Pre-Descent)
Su Male
Sum Child
Sumezh Stray Dog (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Surin Celestial Places
SurinTelQuessir People of the Celestial Places
Suor Holy
Suoress Blessed
Suyoll - The Revival (High Magic Ritual)
Sy - Wild
Syolkiir - Wild Star (Meteor)
SyTel'Quessir - People of the Wilds
Ta Beam (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Taar - Sender/Caster
Tael Apprentice
Tal Swift
Tan Brother
Tanar Send/Cast
Tanar'ri - Outcast/Cast Out
Taryaryah Dog
Talas Body / Soul / Self

Te Well (Eastern Lythari Dialect)

Telardon - City of Emerald Spires
Telegaunt Veteran War Leader
Tel'Kiira - Lore Gem
Telmiirkara Neshyrr Rite of Transformation
Tel Of
Tel Lore/History/Legends
Tel Ages
Tel'Quessir - Of the People
Tel'Teukiira - Moonstar
Ter'Ael - Whetstone
Ter'Ael Veluuthra - Whetstone of the Victorious Blade
Teu - Moon
Teu`Kelytha Moon Horse
Teuivae Moonlight
TeuTel'Quessir - People of the Moon
Teuvel Moonblade
Thalver - Cormanthyr's Copper Piece
Thaes Young Stranger Elf
Tham To Be Close To
Thammarch - Cormanthyr's Electrum Piece
Theur Shield/Screen
TheurFoqal - Summoned Shield; Conjured Screen
(High Magic Ritual)
Thil Evening
Thimae Wing
Thimae Kelytha Wing Horse (Pegasus)
Thimaer Wings
Thor Vow/Promise
Thraen Hunt
Tiru Tower
TiruTelQuessir Tower of the People
Tol'ithraen Indentured Servant
Trazaethe Living Tree Homes
Trunalor Star People
Tyathalae The Peace Attained Through the Absolute
Beauty of Nature and Harmony with Ones
Surroundings
Tyss Cousin
Tyssir Cousins
UAestarKess - One Heart, One Mind, One Breath
(High Magic Ritual)
UaulSeluKeryth - The Sundering (High Magic Ritual)
Uluemyn Elven Term for Planet Anadia
Uluuth Phlarenn - Cleansing Blade
Uluvathae [May Your] Fortune Bring you Joy
UOsi Father of Mother (Grandfather)
UOsu Father of Father (Grandfather)
Uskeche Fire/Flame/Spirit/Ghost (Eastern Lythari
Dialect)
Uuthra Victorious (Suffix)
Uvahlura Other-Than-Here Places of Extremes
(Elven Term for The Outer Planes)
U Werekh Kye We Great Winds Be Born (Eastern
Lythari Dialect)
Uwethla Skin-Bound (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Va Father
Vae Son
Vael Blades
Vaelahrn Those who Wields Blades (Fighters)
Vaendaan'naes Reborn In Life's Bright Struggles
Vaendin'thiil - Fatigued By Life's Dark Trials
Valantra Spellsingers
Vandor Forest
Vandora Forests
Vanessaril Disappear
Vel - Blade
Velahrn One who Wields Blades (Fighter)
Vel'Nikerym Blade Lord
Vel'Nikeryma - Blade Lords

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Veluthil - Beautiful of the Evening'
Veluuthra Victorious Blade
Vian - Boon (Suffix)
Vil Wolf (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Vili Wolves (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Viliniketu Wolves of the Ice Fields/Winterwolves
(Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Voeraen Elf Toddlers
VuorlKyshuf - A Message on Birds Wings to Silver
(High Magic Ritual)
Vyshaan - Power-Mad (Vile Elven Curseword)
Walaxyrvaan Lynx of Approaching Dusk
Wealdath Unspoiled Woods

Wutheh Find/Seek (Eastern Lythari Dialect)

Yastehanye Honored Exile (Eastern Lythari Dialect)
Yathaghera Lurue
Y'Landrothiel - The Travelers Star
Yrryt Utilitarian Belt
Y'Tellarien - Far Peak
Yulthaari Promissory Note of Myth Drannor
Za Grand
ZaenSheaen The All-Seeing Gaze
ZaRuaCoronal Grand Great Star Speaker (Grand
Admiral)
Zenar Less than Half(Slang)
ZRess To Hold Dominance/To Remain in Force

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Elven Names
Male Names
Abadda
Abarat
Adamar
Adorellan
Adresin
Aduce
Aelrindel
Aerendyl
Aermhar
Aesar
Aeson
Afamrail
Agis
Aglanthol
Ainsilver
Aithlin
Ajaar
Akhelbhen
Akkar
Alabyran
Albondiel
Alinar
Allain
Alok
Alosrin
Althidon
Alvanir
Amrynn
Anarallath
Andariel
Andaerean
Andrathath
Anfalen
Anlyth
Aolis
Aquilan
Araevin
Araevil
Arafel
Arandron
Aravilar
Arbane
Ardreth
Ardryll
Argus
Arkhun
Arkiem
Arl
Arlen
Arun
Ascal
Asturian
Athtar
Aubric
Aubron
Aulathar
Aulauthar
Aumanas
Aumrauth
Avourel
Baerdelcoam
Baerithryn

Belanor
Beldroth
Bellas
Belstram
Beluar
Bhyrindaar
Biafyndar
Bialaer
Braern
Brathtar
Bravel
Brindarry
Brookwine
Buttorwyr
Cameron
Chaalmyth
Chathanglas
Cheyrth
Chozzaster
Chylnoth
Cluhurach
Cluym
Cohnal
Conall
Connak
Cornaith
Corym
Cymbiir
Cystenn
Dalyor
Dakath
Dannyd
Daratrine
Darcassan
Darfin
Daried
Darthoridan
Daryngrynth
Deldrach
Delmuth
Delsaran
Dharvanum
Dhisten
Dhoelath
Divisav
Drannor
Droth
Druindar
Durlan
Durothil
Dyffros
Earynspieir
Edansyr
Edgewarden
Edicve
Edwyrd
Edyrm
Ehamond
Ehlark
Ehrendil
Eilauver
Elaethan

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Elandorr
Elanjar
Elashor
Elbauthin
Elbereth
Eldaernth
Eldar
Eldrin
Elnaril
Elenshaer
Elephon
Elhieardacil
Elidyr
Elion
Elkhazel
Ellisar
Elorfindar
Elorshin
Elpaerae
Eltaor
Eltargrim
Emmyth
Entrydal
Erendriel
Erglareo
Eriladar
Erlan
Erlathan
Eroan
Erolith
Erun
Eschallus
Essam (Al-Qaheran Elf)
Estelar
Ethlando
Ettrian
Eucho
Evindal
Eyrynnhv
Faahresc
Faelar
Faelyn
Faeranduil
Falael
Faoraar
Felaern
Fenian
Fflar
Fhaornik
Fhociin
Filarion
Filvendor
Filverel
Finufaranell
Flardryn
Flinar
Foxfire
Fylson
Gaeleath
Gaelin
Galaeron
Galan
Galather
Ganamede
Gantar
Garrik
Garynnon
Gervas
Ghanim (Al-Qaheran Elf)

Giilvas
Giullio
Glarald
Glorandal
Goronyyv
Grathgor
Haalaari
Hachaam
Haemir
Haladavar
Halafarin
Halamar
Haldreithen
Haleem (Al-Qaheran Elf)
Halflar
Halgondas
Halpaeril
Halueth
Halueve
Hamafil
Haryk
Hastos
Hatharal
Herianamae
Hiflanyl
Hoccar
Horalden
Horaldin
Horith
Hralien
Hubyr
Iefyr
Ievos
Ihimbraskar
Ilbryn
Illianaro
Ilimitar
Iliphar
Ilitharath
Illithor
Illitran
Ilphas
Ilrune
Ilthuryn
Ilyndrathyl
Imesfor
Inchel
Inialos
Injros
Intevar
Iolas
Iolrath
Itham
Ithraides
Ivlisar
Ivsaar
Ivran
Iymbryl
Iyrandrar
Iyriklaunavan
Jallinal
Jander
Jannalor
Jaonos
Jassin
Jhaan
Jhaartael
Jhaeros
Jharak
Jharym

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Jhered
Jhuvik
Jonas
Jonik
Jorildyn
Josidiah
Juppar
Kahvoerm
Kalaerede
Kaminas
Katar
Katyr
Keletheryl
Kelvhan
Kendel
Kerym
Keryth
Kesefehon
Khaalindaan
Kharis
Khatar
Khidell
Khiiral
Khilseith
Khorl
Khuumal
Khyrmn
Khyssoun
Kiinyon
Kindroth
Kivessin
Kiyuigh
Klaern
Kolvar
Korrigash
Kroloth
Kuornos
Kuskyn
Kuskyn
Kwarun
Kymil
Kyrtaar
Laeroth
Lafarallin
Lamruil
Laosx
Larongar
Larrel
Lashul
Lathai
Lathlaeril
Leayonadas
Lendri
Leojym
Leren
Lhombaerth
Lhoris
Lianthorn
Llarm
Llewellenar
Llombaerth
Lorsan
Luirlan
Luthais
Luvon
Lyari
Lyklor
Lysanthir
Maasli
Maendellyn

Maeraddyth
Maeral
Maiele
Malgath
Mardeiym
Marikoth
Marlevaur
Masud (Al-Qaheran Elf)
Melandrach
Melisander
Merellien
Merith
Methild
Mhaenal
Mitilarro
Mihangyl
Miilaethorn
Miirphys
Minigan
Miroden
Mirthal
Mirthal
Mlartlar
Mlossae
Mohmafel
Molonym
Molostroi
Montagor
Morgan
Morthil
Mothrys
Mourel
Mourn
Myrddin
Myriil
Myrin
Myronthilar
Mythanthar
Naertho
Naeryndam
Nangulis
Napraeleon
Narbeth
Nardual
Natal
Ncalama
Nelaeryn
Nelaeryn
Neldor
Neldor
Nesterin
Nevarth
Nhamashal
Nieven
Nindrol
Ninthalor
Nlossae
Nopos
Norlorn
Nremyn
Nuvian
Nyaalsir
Nylian
Nym
Nyvorlas
Oacenth
Oenel
Ohmbryn
Olaurae
Olinsivver

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Olithir
Onas
Oncith
Ondabrar
Ondroth
Onvyr
Orem
Orist
Orlpar
Orndacil
Ornthalas
Ornthalas
Ortaur
Orym
Oslarelar
Otaehryn
Otaerhyn
Othorion
Ourevel
Paeral
Paeris
Passilorris
Paulorin
Phaendar
Pharom
Phraan
Phoenix
Pirphal
Pleufan
Primul
Purtham
Pyrder
Pyrravym
Pywaln
Pyxaanthal,
Qildor
Quastarte
Quynn
Raeranthur
Raibyr
Ralikanthae
Ralnor
Rashkatar
Rathal
Raunaeril
Rauthomyr
Rauvelore
Reluraun
Reluvethel
Rennyn
Reptar
Respen
Rhaac'var
Rhalyf
Rhangyl
Rhenalyrr
Rhespen
Rhistel
Rhothomir
Rhys
Ridinlahr
Riem
Rilitar
Riluaneth
Rolim
Rotheloe
Rothilion
Ruardh
Ruehar
Ruith

Rumathil
Ruvaen
Ruven
Ruvyn
Rychell
Ryfon
Rylff
Rysodyl
Ryul
Ryvvik,
Sadalymn
Saelethil
Saevel
Sakrattars
Samblar
Sandevv
Seanchai
Seith
Selanlar
Selgauth
Seiveril
Shael
Shammath
Sharian
Sharlario
Shaundyl
Shevarash
Shonassir
Shyrrik
Sifahir
Siirist
Sileron
Silvyr
Simimar
Sinaht
Sittl
Skalanis
Sontar
Srindin
Strohm
Sudryl
Sundamar
Sylvar
Symkalr
Sythaeryn
Taanyth
Taegen
Taeglyn
Taenaran
Taeral
Taerntym
Taleisin
Talthaliel
Tammson
Tamnaeuth
Tamsin
Tanithil
Tannivh
Tannyll
Tanseril
Tanyl
Taranath
Tarathiel
Taredd
Tarosspur
Tarron
Tasar
Tassarion
Tathaln
Tehlmar

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Teirist
Telarian
Tenyajn
Teriandyln
Tessaernil
Tethir
Thaeleven
Thalanil
Thallan
Thatoryl
Thiilthan
Thindhul
Thurdan
Thurruvyn
Tiarshus
Tkaron
Tlannatar
Tolthe
Tordynnar
Toross
Traeliorn
Travaran
Triandal
Triktappic
Tsaer
Tseth
Tsiilmas
Tyvollus
Ualair
Uevareth
Uldreiyn
Urddusk
Urrinnar
Usunaar
Uthorim
Vaalyun
Vaeril
Valaderion
Valmaxian
Vander
Vartan
Velethuil
Venali
Vesperr
Vesryn
Vesstan
Vhoadan
Vhoori
Vhoorhin
Volodar
Voron
Waernas
Winebrook
Wistari
Wylchyr
Wylym
Wyn
Wyndelleu
Wyqhael
Wyrran
Xalph
Xanotter
Xenophor
Xhalh
Xhalth
Xharlion
Xzorsh
Yalathanil
Yrmarion
Yeschant

Yhendorn
Yldar
Ylyndar
Ynloeth
Yrind
Zabbas
Zaltarish
Zandro
Zaor
Zaos
Zelphar
Zhoron
Zulae
Female Names
Aelieyeeva
Aelrue
Aelynthi
Aerilaya
Ahrendaaria
Ahrendue
Ahskahala
Ajhalanda
Alaglossa
Alais
Alarendi
Alauthshaee
Alavara
Alea
Alerathla
Allannia
Allisa
Alloralla
Allynna
Almithara
Aloevan
Alvaerele
Aluendalee
Alyndra
Amara
Amaranthae
Amkissra
Amlaruil
Amnestria
Amra
Anaharae
Anarzee
Aneirin
Anhaern
Anyllan
Ara
Araushnee
Aravae
Arcaena
Arielimnda
Arlayna
Arnarra
Artin
Ashemmi
Aubaudameira
Auluua
Aurae
Ava
Axilya
Ayaeqlarune
Azariah
Bhuraelea
Blythswana
Bonnalurie

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Bracatha
Braerindra
Caerthynna
Calarel
Calastra
Calihye
Cauladra
Chaenath
Ceelia
Chalsarda
Chandrelle
Chasianna
Chichlandra
Chinnesstre
Chomylla
Cilivren
Ciyradyl
Claire
Coralay
Csharynn
Cwuvain
Cythara
Daenalaia
Daratrine
Darshee
Dasyra
Dathlue
Dathlue
Dathlue
Delimbiyra
Delshandra
Deobra
Deularla
Dilthari
Duilya
Eallyrl
Ecaeris
Echo
Edraele
Elanalue
Elanil
Elasha
Eldratha
Elnaril
Eletha
Ellarian
Ellifain
Eloen
Elora
Elvandaruil
Embrae
Emvorele
Enajharas
Eredhor
Erevyella
Erunyauv
Eshenesra
Essaerae
Esta
Ester
Esyae
Evindra
Fadheela (Al-Qaheran Elf)
Fairra
Falindra
Faranni
Faunalyn
Faylin
Feraih (Al-Qaheran Elf)
Ferret

Fhaertala
Fieryat
Filaurel
Filauria
Fildaerae
Fox-at-Twilight
Francessca
Gaelira
Gaerradh
Gaylia
Gemstarzah
Ghilanna
Glynnii
Gvendor
Gweyr
Gwynnestri
Gylledha
Gyltheryel
Haalija
Hacathra
Halaema
Halama
Halaema
Halanaestra
Hamalitia
Haramara
Helartha
Hhora
Hlessa
Holone
Huquethae
Hycellyn
Hycis
Iahalae
Ialantha
Ikeshia
Ildilyntra
Ilmadia
Ilyrana
Ilythyrra
Imdalace
Imizael
Imladra
Immianthe
Imra
Imramarthree
Imryll
Innovindil
Ioelena
Irhaal
Irindriaul
Isciira
Ithrythra
Itiireae
Itylra
Janesta
Jastra
Jeardra
Jhaer
Jhalass
Jhanandra
Jhaumrithe
Jhess
Jhiilsraa
Ilsevel
Ilyrana
Immianthe
Isilfarrel
Kavrala
Kaylessa

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Keerla
Keishara
Kethryllia
Keya
Khiipaera
Kileontheal
Kaliawen
Kiril
Kyre
Kythaela
Laamtora
Laerdya
Laerune
Laurlaethee
Lauratha
Lazziar
Leilatha
Leissera
Liluth
Listle
Llamryl
Lorelei
Lydialeera
Lyraesel
Maaleshiira
Maelyrra
Maeralya
Maith
Makaela
Malruthiia
Mariona
Marissa
Martainn
Meira
Melarue
Meraera
Merethyl
Merialeth
Meriel
Merlara
Mistale
Mladris
Mnuvae
Morgwais
Moryggan
Muerlara
Mylaela
Mylaerla
Myriani
Naevys
Nakiasha
Nambra
Namyriitha
Nanalethalee
Nanthee
Nanthleene
Naumys
Nimara
Nlaea
Nuala
Nueleth
Nuovis
Nushala
Nylaathria
Ochyllyss
Oluevaera
Paeraeroyal
Phaerl
Phantyni
Phelorna

Phuingara
Phyrra
Pollae
Puorlaas
Qemba
Quamara
Raejiisa
Raerauntha
Rathiain
Renestrae
Rhiannen
Roanmara
Ruavia
Rubrae
Ryllae
Saelihn
Salihn
Saida
Sakaala
Salariel
Sana
Sarana
Sariandi
Sarya
Schimae
Seirye
Seldanna
Selussa
Sonais
Shael
Shadowmoon
Shalana
Shalantha
Shalendra
Shalheira
Shandalar
Shanyrria
Sharaera
Sharlarra
Sheedra
Sheera
Shialaevar
Shilarra
Shialaevar
Shoulree
Shyael
Shyael
Shyllisyrr
Sinnafain
Soliania
Soora
Sorenna
Sorsasta
Susklahava
Sylmae
Symrustar
Syndra
Synnorha
Syrune
Syviis
Taenya
Takari
Talaedra
Talanashta
Talila
Talindra
Tamara
Tarasynora
Taslin
Teharissa

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Teryani
Thalaera
Thalanil
Thaola
Thasitalia
Threlya
Throleatha
Tiatha
Tiraallara
Tiriara
Tisharu
Tsarra
Turha
Tyllaetha,
Uleeya
Ulelesse
Unae
Urmicca
Uschymna
Vaervenshalice
Valindra
Varele
Vashti
Velaethaunyl
Velatha
Veluthil
Verrona
Vestele
Viansola
Winterflower
Xiiltharra
Yaereene
Yalanilue
Yalathanil
Yathlanae
Yesheln
Yghiilra
Ygrainne
Ynshael
Yrlissa
Yrneha
Yrthraethra
Ysaltry
Ysmyrlda
Ytharra
Yulmanda
Zallanora
ZBeryl
Zharilee
Zhuirentel
Zoastria

Nandor
Nelandrion
Nimieye
Nimmetar
Sarran
Sontar
Sylleth
Talianas
Tardoun
Wistari
Xanotter
Ygrainne
Elven Surnames
Aelasar
Aelorothi
Aendryr
Aerasum
Aeravansel
Aerilp
Agayous
Agrivar
Ahmaquissar
Alaenree
Alantar
Alavara
Alastrarra
Alenuath
Alerothi
Alluth
Aloevan
Aluianti
Aluviirsaan
Alydyrrin
Amalith
Amarallis
Amaratharr
Amarthen
Ammath
Amrallatha
Anuaer
Argentaamn
Argentresses
Arren
Arvaeyn
Ash
Ashenbow
Ashgrove
Audark
Auglamyr
Auglathla
Aunglor
Autumnfire
Bellas
Berethryl
Berilan
Bharaclaiev
Bhephel
Blackhelm
Boughstrong
Braegen
Briarbosk
Brightcloak
Brightsong
Brightwing
Caersaelk
Calaudra
Calauth
Camusiil

Unknown Gender/Unisex Names

Aloiene
Amancathara
Avarin
Black Pearl
Corellon
Deryth
Dynod
Entreya
Felarathael
Felissan
Hasterien
Ievos
Ilidyrr
Ilygaard
Lashrael
Louenghris

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Cathdeiryn
Ceretlan
Chaadren
Chamaranthe
Clatharla
Colbathin
Cormyth
Coudoarluth
Craulnober
Crystalembers
Dahast
Darkeye
Dawnhorn
Dawnsong
Deirr
Dhorinshyl
Dlardrageth
Doedance
Donnathlascen
Dracoseir
Dree
Duirsar
Durothil
Duskmere
Duskmourn
Duskwalker
Duskwood
Duthjuth
Ealoeth
Echorn
Elayadar
Elassidil
Elian
Ellarian
Elond
Eluarshee
Ereuvyn
Erkowe
Erladden
Eroth
Erlshade
Estelda
Evanara
Eveningfall
Eveningshine
Everlove
Evioro
Eyriendor
Faerondaerl
Faerondarl
Falanae
Felinaun
Fellmirr
Fenmarel
Fernsong
Fflannidan
Floshin
Fynnasla
Gildenguard
Goadulphyn
Goldenleaf
Gourael
Greencloak
Greenleaves
Gwaelon
Haell
Haerlgent
Hai Sylvar
Haladar
Hawksong

Haevaul
Halavanthlarr
Hlarr
Hydryad
Hyshaanth
Iazymnal
Ibryiil
Ilbaereth
Ilbenalu
Ildacer
Ildroun
Iliathor
Iliathor
Iliathorr
Ilnatar
Imesfor
Immeril
Ipyllasc
Irian
Irithyl
Irithyl
Ithruen
Iydril
Jaglene
Kadelaryn
Kelerandri
Kelporral
Keove
Kevanarial
Korianthil
Kraok
Krissellian
Laelithar
Laralytha
Larenthanil
Larethian
Laughingwater
Leafblower
Leafbower
Leafgrace
Leafsigil
LeQuella
Lharithlyn
Lhoril
Llundlar
Loceath
Lightshiver
Maendellyn
Maerdrym
Melruth
Meirityn
M'Haaren
Miritar
Mistrivvin
Mistwinter
Mithalvarin
Mithanai
Moonbow
Moondown
Moonflower
Moonglade
Moonglamaer
Moonsnow
Moonshadow
Moonveil
Moonweather
Moridian
Morningdove
Morninglight
Morningstar

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Mornmist
Morvaeril
Mrhulaedir
Nacnar
Naelgrath
Narlbeth
Narlbeth
Nathalan
Neirdre
Nelnueve
Never
Nhachashaal
Nhaslal
Nharimlur
Nightsong
Nightstar
Nightwing
Nihmedu
NiTessine
Nierde
Nightmeadow
Nimesin
Nlossae
Nlossae
Nolbrae
Nyamtharsar
Nyntynel
Oakstaff
Oakwood
Olortynnal
Olyrnn
Omberdawn
Ongluth
Orama
Orbryn
Ortaur
Oruenbrow
Oumryn
Peacehorn
Phenthae
Pholont
Presrae
Q'Naepp,
Rachiilstar
Raedrimn
Raryndur
Reithel
Revven
Rhaevaern
Rhothomir
Rhuidhen
Rhyllgallohyr
Rivleam
Rivvikyn
Runemaster
Rhyllgallohyr
Sarsantyr
Selakiir
Selmer
Selorn
Selsherryn
Sentherune
Shadowmantle
Shadowwater
Shaeremae
Shaethe
Shalandalan
Sharparrow
Sharrith
Shaurlanglar

Shraiee
Shyr
Sicafei
Siltral
Silverblade
Silverbow
Silverhand
Silveroak
Silverspear
Sinaran
Slenderbow
Spellstalker
Snowrunner
Soryn
Srinshee
Starnar
Starbrow
Starchild
Starglance
Starglow
Starthorn
Starwind
Starym
Stillhawk
Stilmyst
Stormhawk
Straeth
Strongbow
Suldusk
Sultaasar
Summerstars
Sundstar
Sunstar
Sunweaver
Swordstar
Sylerin
Symbaern
Talandren
Talesspur
Tamlyranth
Tanagathor
Tarnruth
Tarsap
Tarsis
Tassarion
Taurntyrith
Tellynnan
Telynna
Teshurr
Thea
Tlanbourn
Tohrthaal
Toralynnsyr
Tornglara
Torthtan
Toryvhallen
Trueshot
Tsornyl
Tyrneladhelu
Uirthur
Ulondarr
Ulongyr
Vandiir
Veverell
Vindrith
Vispasial
Vyshaan
Waeviyrn
Waelvor
Whitethistle

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Windstar
Windwalker
Woodsong
Woodwalker
Xantrani

Yeschant
Yhendorn
Yraueme
Yridnae
Yundraer

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An Elven Chronology
-27,000 DR
~The Fey creator race, the leShay, seeking to
undermine the power of the Dragons on mainland
Merrouroboros, open portals into the Plane of Faerie,
and trick some of the Wood Elves from Faerie into
entering them, introducing the first Elves into
Realmspace.
~Following on the heels of the Wood Elves, KaNarlist
Ilythiir travels into Realmspace using the same portals,
and brings with him an army of Dark Elves. The Dark
Elf army of KaNarlist encounters an Ooze Drake
settlement, and without hesitation or reservations, the
Dark Elves wipe out the Ooze Drakes, garnering the
attention of the other Dragon Barons in the area. It is
here that KaNarlist Ilythiir learns of Ghaunadaur, and
begins worshipping the Elder Eye, and that the Ilythiiri
Empire is founded. Construction of its capital city,
Atorrnash, begins immediately.

a dispute between the Moon Elven and Dark Elven

nations, begins gathering Orc hordes in the protoGalena mountains, and lays siege to Occidian. The Sun
Elf city is destroyed, and Orc Horde moves on to
Sharlarion next. The Elves of Sharlarion successfully
defend their city from the massive Orc army, but not
without their share of casualties.
~Kethryllia Amarillis, a defender of Sharlarion, is drawn
into the Abyss when the Demon Haeshkarr escapes
with her lover in tow. She battles numerous Demons,
looking for Haeshkarr. After being given the location of
the Demon by Kiaransalee, the Elven heroine would
destroy Haeshkarr and rescue her lover.
~For the first time, Lolth- still a Demon, not yet a deitybecomes aware of the existence of Realmspace.
Scrying on the environs of Abeir-Toril, she discovers
the Dark Elves of Ilythiir. Pleased with the ambition and
evil of Ilythiirs leaders, Lolth begins a plot to control the
nation of Dark Elves, and amass enough worshippers
to make herself a deity once more.

-25,400 DR
~Fleeing the destruction of their island homeland,
Tintageer, on the Plane of Faerie, a small group of Sun
Elves, led by Prince Durothil, and a single Moon Elf,
Sharlario Moonflower, come to Realmspace. Prince
Durothil calls their new home Faern, Elven for One
Land.
~The Red Wyrm Mahatnartorian attacks the survivors
of Tintageer. The Avariel save the leaders of the new
community, and then disappear.

-24,000 DR
~Congregating at a small tower in Faerns heartland,
known as The Gathering Place, hundreds of Moon
Elven, Sun Elven and Wood Elven SeluTaar begin
casting an Elven High Magic ritual designed to create a
glorious Elven homeland. The EverSakkatien ritual
succeeds in creating a magical Elven homelandEvermeet- but the powerful energies cannot be
controlled by the gathered SeluTaar, and consume
them. They then unleash themselves upon the entire
world, sundering the continent of Merrouroboros,
creating Faern, Kara-Tur, Maztica, Zakhara, Osse,
Anchorome and other continents. This event would
become more colloquially known as The Sundering.
~Starleaf, the center of the Circle that created
Evermeet, and the only survivor of the spells aftermath,
is greeted by avatars of Corellon Larethian and
Sehanine Moonbow, made aware of the existence of
Evermeet, and is given the Tree of Souls.
~The magical city of Atorrnash is destroyed in the
worldwide calamity, swallowed by a mighty wave, and
its leader KaNarlist disappears. A young, charismatic
Dark Elf, the nephew- many generations removed- of
KaNarlist takes the mantle of leadership of the
shattered Ilythiiri Empire. With Lolth as his secret
patroness, he begins rebuilding the empire his ancestor
had founded thousands of years ago.

-25,100 DR
~Sharlario Moonflower, and his son Cornaith, visit the
Ilythiiri capital of Atorrnash, to the south of their own
settlement.
~Prince Durothil becomes the first Elven Dragonrider,
and does combat with the Red Wyrm Mahatnartorian.
Durothil is killed, but he, in turn, slays Mahatnartorian.
-25,000 DR
~In an ancient citadel in the north, the Elves weave the
Dracorage Mythal, a planetary-wide Mythal keyed to the
appearance of the King-Killer Star in the skies of AbeirToril. During the weaving of the Dracorage Mythal,
Dragons who knew of the plot arrived and began
attacking the citadel. Through the efforts of the Avariel,
who took massive casualties, the spell was completed.
The first Rage of the Dragons takes place, causing the
Dragon barons to lose their minds, and their dominance
on the territories they ruled.

-23,997 DR
~The Arvyvandaar Charter is signed and put into effect
by the rulers of Sharlarion. Having survived the
Sundering mostly in tact, the settlement begins
expanding into the nearby hills, forests, plains and
lowlands, due to a sudden population influx, and lack of
enemies or competitors in the area.

-24,990 DR
~A schism takes place in the government of the Elven
nation of Sharlarion, and as a result, a large number of
Sun Elves, led by the son of Prince Durothil, found their
own nation, called Occidian.
-24,450 DR
~The city of Occidian reaches its zenith, heralded as
the Elven center of art and magic. Meanwhile, the city
of Sharlarion is regarded as an unrivaled crossroad of
trade and commerce.

-23,995 DR
~Daerden Illythir successfully establishes full control of
the remnants of Ilythiir, and refounds the Dark Elven
nation.
-23,900 DR

-24,400 DR
~The fiend Haeshkarr, summoned by KaNarlist to
punish Occidian for taking the side of Sharlarion during

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~The Elven settlement of Sharlarion, centered in the

present day High Forest, Sharlarion formally becomes
known as Aryvandaar.

~Dark Elf spies and assassins kill the leaders of those

spearheading the unification of the Satyrwood, by
orders of the Coronal of Ilythiir. Their influence is not
detected, and as such, this creates tension between
Thearnytaar, Eiellr, and Syrpiir that breaks out into a
war on multiple fronts known as the War of Three
Leaves.

-23,600 DR
~In what is now the present day Green Fields, the
Elven nation of Shantel Othreier is founded.
~The first Moon Elven settlements within the Ardeep
are founded.

-17,000 DR
~Aquatic Elves living in and around Thearnytaar,
Eiellr, and Syrpiir begin migrating to the Inner Sea.

-23,200 DR
~In what is now the present day Shaar, and Forest of
Amtar, the Dark Elf nation of Ilythiir is refounded.

-16,800 DR
~Peace between Thearnytaar, Eiellr, and Syrpiir is
restored, but periodic border skirmishes between those
nations, and Ilythiir, continue.

-23,100 DR
~In what is now the present day Ankhwood Forest, and
Chondalwood, the Sun and Moon Elven nation of
Syrpiir is founded.

-15,300 DR
~The Elves of House Vyshaan rise to power in
Aryvandaar. Ivsaar Vyshaan becomes the Coronal of
Aryvandaar.

-22,900 DR
~In what is now present day Ardeep Forest,
Kryptgarden Forest and Dessarin valley, the Moon and
Wood Elven nation of Illefarn is founded.
-22,500 DR
~In what is now present day Shaar, and Forest of
Duskwood, the Moon Elven nation of Orishaar is
founded.

-14,700 DR
~Coronal Ivsaar Vyshaan and his advisors
diplomatically contact the leaders of Miyeritar,
concerning the peaceful annexation of Miyeritar by
Aryvandaar, citing familial connections between the two
nations. The leaders of Miyeritar turn down the offer.

-21,400 DR
~In what is now present day Thornwood Forest, the
Wood Elven nation of Thearnytaar is founded.

-13,900 DR
~Miyeritar becomes known as the center of Elven art
and magic on Faern.

-21,000 DR
~In what is now present day Winterwood, the Wood
Elven nation of Eiellr is founded.

-13,200 DR
~Having been rejected centuries before, Coronal
Ivsaar Vyshaan authorizes a proxy war between
Aryvandaar and Miyeritar, and trade interferences, raids
and skirmishes begin between the two Elven nations.

-20,000 DR
~The first border skirmish between Ilythiir and Orishaar
takes place.

-12,500 DR
~Elves from Aryvandaar discover the Hall of Mists
beneath the High Forest. At protect and guide this site,
an Arakhor is summoned. This creature, over the
millennia, would become known as the Grandfather
Tree.

-18,800 DR
~In what is now present day Misty Forest and the High
Moor, the Dark and Wood Elven nation of Miyeritar is
founded, due to political differences between them and
the Sun Elves leading Aryvandaar.

-12,000 DR
~After years of fruitless diplomacy, Coronal Ivsaar
Vyshaan has Aryvandaar attack Miyeritar, and exerts
political pressure on Shantel Othreier to ally itself with
Aryvandaar, or suffer the same fate as Miyeritar. This
begins the First Crown War.

-18,000 DR
~Some Ilythiiri houses discover the power of
Ghaunadaur, and begin worshipping the Elder Eye.
These degenerate Ilythiiri use their power to create a
temple of Ghaunadaur, known as the Citadel of Slime,
where they would make sacrifices to the dark deity, in
exchange for power.

-11,800 DR
~Aryvandaar successfully annexes Miyeritar after
waging the Coronals military campaign, though some
Miyeritari Elves continue to struggle and resist. Many
Elven nations who were neutral during the conflict
accept Miyeritari refugees, and provide them safe
haven.

-17,800 DR
~In what is now present day Tethyr, Amn, Calimshan
and Erlkazar, the Moon and Wood Elven nation of
Keltormir is founded, due to these Elves seeking to live
peaceful lives away from the political strife and conflict
of other Elven nations.

-11,743 DR
~Coryselmar, the capital of Arselmalyr in Sers, is
founded.

-17,500 DR
~The realms of Thearnytaar, Eiellr, and Syrpiir begin
peaceful diplomatic dialogue concerning unifying the
fractured realms of the Sylvan creatures and Elves of
the Satyrwood.

-11,700 DR
~Dragons set the southern expanse of Shantal Othreier
aflame, separating the soon-to-be-called Wyrmwood
from its greater body. An Elven hero, Tethir the
Dragonslayer, slays two ancient Red Wyrms on his

-17,100 DR

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own, earning his namesake and saving many Elves

from his native Keltormir, as well as Elves from Shantel
Othreier. Tethir's stand earns the Elves the respect of
the Dragons, who had previously dismissed the
TelQuessir as ignorant, biped cattle, much akin to the
primitive Humans in the area.
~In retaliation for the annexation of Miyeritar, Ilythiir
launches a surprise attack on Orishaar, toppling the
trade partner of Aryvandaar rather quickly, and
threatening military action on any other nations in the
north that back Aryvandaar.

~The Sea Elves expand beyond the Selmal Basin, and

establish the kingdoms and regions of Coranthys, Tor
Meraliir, Ullythan Reef and Ryeniir.
-11,003 DR
~Coryselmal, the grandest of all of the Sea Elf cities of
Selmalyr, a kingdom in the Selmal Basin, becomes the
capital of the Arselmalyr Empire, over the other Aquatic
Elf kingdoms in the Inner Sea. Thus marks Year I of the
Arselmalyr Calendar.
-11,000 DR
~The seas around the Moonshae Isles, and the seismic
activity on the Moonshae Isles calm. The enigmatic
leShay are believed to be behind these developments.

-11,600 DR
~The Ilythiiri use fire to destroy Syrpiir, separating the
region from its allies and burning the homes of its
people down all in one fell swoop.

-10,900 DR
~Conflict erupts as peace accords between Aryvandaar
and Shantel Othreier fail. This begins the Third Crown
War.
~In their quest for power and knowledge, the ruling
Vyshaan of Aryvandaar summon the fallen Solar,
Malkizid, and demand from him the knowledge of
forbidden magics. Malkizid agrees, having his own
agenda, and becomes the secret patron of the
Vyshaan.
~Having cemented enough power to assure that a
Vyshaan would always rule Aryvandaar, the Vyshaan
formally rename Aryvandaar the Vyshaantar Empire.

-11,500 DR
~Syrpiirs staunchest allies, Thearnytaar and Eiellr,
declare war on Ilythiir, citing that the reckless and
wanton destruction cause by the Dark Elves that
destroyed Syrpiir and much of the forestland in
Thearnytaar and Eiellr was unforgivable. Rather than
invade Ilythiir, the Elves of Thearnytaar and Eiellr fight
on the defensive, on their own home terrain, not
allowing the Ilythiiri to march north, towards
Aryvandaar.
~Coronal Geirildin Sethomiir summons the Balor
Wendonai, and converts to the worship of Lolth. Other
nobles, seeking to gain power as well, follow suit.

-10,750 DR
~Sun and Moon Elf clans from the Vyshaantar Empire
flee the nation, disapproving of the warmonger policies
of the House Vyshaan. They are joined by Sun and
Moon Elves seeking to escape other nearby, war torn
realms, and found the nation of Ilodhar, along the
western shores of the present day Lake of Miir.

-11,450 DR
~Thearnytaar and Eiellr, with minimal backing from
Shantel Othreier and Keltormir, put together a small
army of the best soldiers and wizards of the realms.
This group penetrates Ilythiir, seeking to overthrow her
leadership before she can threaten another Elven realm
again. They are unsuccessful, however, as the corrupt
magics of the Dark Elves, granted by Lolth and
Wendonai, overpower the small army. Having lost
about half of their original number, the group retreats
back to Eiellr. This covert action becomes known as
the Sable Wars.

-10,700 DR
~The Gods Theater, located in the present day
Tunlands, located in eastern Shantel Othreier, is the
site for one of the largest and costliest battles of the
Crown Wars. As the armies of Shantel Othreier and the
Vyshaan Empire did battle, an Orc horde of 100,000
strong spilled forth from the mountains, attacking both
nations blindly. Nearly 70,000 Elven soldiers, from both
sides of the original conflict, perished. The forces of the
Vyshaantar Empire won the battle, and moved in to
occupy northern Shantel Othrier.

-11,400 DR
~Ilythiir replies to the Sable Wars by once again using
fire to destroy an Elven realm. Their target this time is
Eiellr. Like Syrpiir, the fires both destroy the Elves
living in the nation, as well as isolate it from allies who
would help. The Ilythiiri are aided by treacherous Wood
Elves, who believe that appeasing the Ilythiiri is their
own best way for survival.
~The continuing influx of Sea Elves to the Inner Sea
sparks off conflicts between the Elves and Merfolk and
Sahuagin.

-10,600 DR
~Coronal Ynoleth, leader of Shantel Othreier, dies
under mysterious circumstances. The Vyshaanti,
threatening further force, bully the new Coronal of the
embattled nation into signing an armistice and
peacefully joining into the Vyshaantar Empire. With
this armistice, the Third Crown War comes to an official
close. Ardeep, a vassal realm of Shantal Othreier,
continues to resist the Vyshaanti, and claims itself the
heir of Shantal Othreier.

-11,300 DR
~The First Crown War formally ends, as all of Miyeritar
is conquered by Aryvandaar, and all Miyeritari
resistance ends.
-11,200 DR
~ Thearnytaar falls to the unrepentant Dark Elves of
Ilythiir, who use enslaved monsters and Undead
aberrations to occupy the thorn and bramble choked
woods, as well as to deal with the local population.
Ilythiir now directly skirmishes with Keltormir, along her
eastern and southern borders. This concludes the
Second Crown War.

-10,500 DR
~Vyshaanti assassins secretly begin assassinating
various SeluTaar in Miyeritar, performing the deeds to
appear as random, natural events, unrelated to each
other.
~A Circle of Vyshaanri SeluTaar summon the Killing
Storm over Miyeritar, turning the once proud forests into
a blasted, poisonous wasteland. The cloud of death
hangs over the nation for months, producing cloying

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yellow mists and blood red rains. After many months,

when the funeral shroud over Miyeritar was lifted, all
that remained of the Elven kingdom were a handful of
utterly dead ruins. The Vyshaantar Empire claims that
the Killing Storm was the result of a magical backlash
from a spell the Miyeritari were preparing to use, which
would have destroyed almost all of northern Faern.
~The leShay establish a kingdom on the Moonshae
Isles, known as Sarifal. The capital of Sarifal is the
shining city of Karador, built upon a small island at the
center of the shimmering blue waters of Myrloch, a
large lake nestled within a great vale on the central
island of the Moonshae Isles.

and SeluTaar from neutral Illefarn, and other free

areas, gathered in Illefarn, to discuss the future. The
conclave made a decision that The Ilythiiri would be
cast from Corellon Larethians favor, and be divorced
from the Seldarine, and their Elven brethren. The most
powerful among this conclave spend decades in prayer,
beseeching Corellon Larethian and the Seldarine for an
answer concerning what to do with the Ilythiiri.
-10,000 DR
~Having been granted a powerful spell by Corellon
Larethian, thousands of priests and SeluTaar begin
casting a powerful High Magic spell. This spell
transforms the Dark Elves- guilty of confiding in dark
powers or not- into the Drow, driving them into the
darkness of the Underdark, where Lolth and other
members of the Dark Seldarine cemented their grip on
the race, now known as Drow, a corruption of the
Elven word dhaerow. With the Descent of the Drow,
the Fourth Crown War formally ended. One month later,
100 Elves of various nations and stations of life are
summoned to a specific site in their dreams, by the
Seldarine, which would become known as The Elven
Court, to settle their differences and restore peace
among the Elves.
~The Dark Elves of Narathmault transform into Drow,
like the rest of their kin, shattering their bindings over
the various fiends and other fell extraplanar creatures
summoned and bound in the fortress by House
Sethomiir. Led by Undrek Sethomiir, the Drow elude the
freed creatures seeking to destroy them, and travel
southeast, to the caverns underneath present day Thay
with their Minotaur servants.

-10,460 DR
~The Vyshaanti assassinate two of Ardeeps rulersIlitharath, and his grandson, Tarosspur- and bring the
Elven nation under their dominion.
-10,450 DR
~The destruction of Miyeritar enrages the Ilythiiri, who
rightfully blame the Vyshaantar Empire. In response to
the powerful High Magic that annihilated Miyeritar, the
Ilythiiri use some of their own forbidden spells, taught to
them by Wendonai, Lolth, Ghaunadaur, and the other
fell powers the Ilythiiri had been consorting with.
Shantel Othrier, under the dominion of the Vyshaanti, is
Ilythiirs closest target, and the Elven nation becomes
their next victim. Displaying their fell powers, Ilythiir
called stones from the sky, and caused the earth to boil
and the trees to scream, in a show of magical force that
made the actions of the Vyshaanti seem tame in
comparison. This begins the Fourth Crown War.
-10,400 DR
~Acting on the command of Wendonai, House
Sethomiir leaves Ilythiir, and travels by magic to
Riidath, which is the present day Rawlinswood and
Lethyr Forest, appointing Clan Hune as the stewards of
Ilythiir in their absence. One in eastern Faern, the
Sethomiir construct an underground fortress, known as
Narathmault the Dark Pit, at the site of present day
Dun-Tharos.

-9900 DR
~Fearing that the powerful priests and SeluTaar in
Illefarn, the Vyshaanti begin a covert persecution and
assassination program, intended to weaken both of
these groups. The Vyshaanti then annex both Illefarn
and its colony in the Llewyrrwood, in present day
Neverwinter Wood. Those Elves seeking to escape
being ruled over by the Vyshaanti migrate to the
remnants of Shantal Othrier. A large group of Elves
from the Llewyrrwood, led by their queen, Synnoria, flee
to the Moonshae Isles.

-10,300 DR
~With the Vyshaanti Empire opposing them on one
border, and Ilythiir opposing them on the other, the
Elves of Keltormir strategically withdraw to Highlands
Edge, holding their lines there.

-9872 DR
~Garrison towers are built all across the Sharksteeth
Mountains, with the help of Vodos the Great Builder.
These garrison towers allow the Sea Elves, Merfolk and
Locathath to more effectively fight against the
increasingly violent Sahuagin raids.

-10,270 DR
~With the withdrawal of Keltormir to strengthen and
fortify her holdings at Highlands Edge, the armies of
the Vyshaantar Empire and of Ilythiir have nothing
buffering them. They soon close rank, and engage each
other for the first time in the Stone Giant-infested
mountains and the Wemic-claimed plains of unoccupied
Keltormir. Because of the presence of the Stone Giants
and the Wemics, these battles are known as the Stone
and Claw Campaigns.

-9845 DR
~Construction begins on the Sharkbane Wall, to unite
existing garrison towers to protect against Sahuagin
raids, by the clergy of Deep Sashelas, Trishina and
Eadro.
-9839 DR
~The First Sers War begins when the young Sea
Elves ally themselves with the Merfolk against the
Sahuagin.

-10,110 DR
~Ilythiiri Magi charm Dragons, Elementals, and other
entities, and assault Shantal Othrier, engulfing the
nation in flames that would burn for fifty years,
destroying what little was left of Shantal Othrier.
~In response for this most recent show of destruction,
coupled with the fell powers the Ilythiiri now openly
wielded, and the continued and blatant harm to Faern
that the they were causing, over one thousand priests

-9833 DR
~The alliance between Sea Elves and Merfolk destroys
the Sahuagin kingdom in the Trench of Lopol, also
known as Sekolahs Trench, ending the First Sers
War.

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-9,800 DR
~Seeking to escape the destruction caused by the
Crown Wars, numerous groups of Elves, primarily
Wood Elves, immigrate to the east, and setting in the
Yuirwood.
~The Vyshaanti begin the colonization of Evermeet,
spearheaded by Rolim Durothil and Ava Moonflower.
~The leShay of Sarifal open their kingdom to the Elven
refugees from the Llewyrrwood who had traveled to the
Moonshae Isles, led by their queen, Synnoria. These
Elves found their own kingdom in the mountains, which
they name after their queen.

~The Drow of Telantiwar attack and overwhelm the

Dwarves of Bhaerynden, capturing the rift-city for
themselves.
~Ethlando, an Elven Wizard from Aryvandaar, on
instruction by Corellon Larethian, forges and enchants
300 Moonblades, to eventually determine a king or
queen worthy to rule Evermeet.
~The philosphical movement known as the Time of
Pennance begins, in which numerous Elves devote
their lives to atoning for the past sins of Ilythiir and
Aryvandaar.
-8,800 DR
~Amidst a long drought, a flight of Red Dragons attack
Keltormir, setting the center of the nation ablaze, and
out of control. Thousands of miles of woodlands are
burned, destroying Giant, Dragon and Elven
settlements, and the Elven nation is irrevocably
splintered.

-9,750 DR
~The Riidath, which is now present day Rawlinswood
and the Forest of Lethyr, is settled by Moon Elves and
Sun Elves formerly of Shantal Othrier, fleeing the
oppressive policies being put in place by the Vyshaanti.
This realm becomes known as Lethyr. The Elves of
Lethyr accidentally stumble upon Narathmault and the
horrors contained within. They resolve to clear the
forest, and protect all other TelQuessir and
NTelQuessir from the foul legacies of the Ilythiiri. It is
here that the Olin Gisiae is founded.

-8,600 DR
~The Elven settlement of Evereska is founded in secret
by the surviving clans of Eiellr, Miyeritar, and Orishaar.
-8,500 DR
~Keltormir dissolves into three separate forests, all with
their own separate governances, due to the great fires
that ravaged the nation centuries before. This,
effectively, ends the Elven nation.
~Aelinthaldaar, which becomes the capital city of
Illefarn, is founded on the city that would later become
Waterdeep.

-9,600 DR
~The first Drow civilization in the Underdark is founded.
In southern Faern, two cities- Telantiwar and
Guallidurth- spring up.
~The Drow of the Underdark begin harassing the
Vyshaanti Elves, and as a result, the Vyshaanti give up
their immediate aspirations of annexing Keltormir.
-9,200 DR
~After nearly a millennium of debate, the Elves of the
Elven Court judge the Elves of House Vyshaan, the
ruling elite to the Vyshaantar Empire, to be the root
cause of most of the strife and suffering of the Crown
Wars. The Elven Court issues the First Proclamation,
and condemns the Vyshaanti, but not all of Aryvandaar.
The Vyshaanti were to be stripped of their ruler ship
and their nobility, and their lives declared forfeit for
crimes against Elvenkind. Spies planted in the Elven
Court by the Vyshaanti alerted Giilvas Vyshaan of the
Elven Courts First Proclamation, allowing the Coronal
to marshal the forces loyal to him and his family, thus
causing the Fifth Crown War. At the behest of Malkizid,
Coronal Giivas ordered all those who would not join the
army against the Elven Court to be killed. This only
bolstered those who stood in opposition of the
Vyshaanti, a group that included priests, priestess,
SeluTaar, and Elves of various families from various
Elven realms, including the Vyshaantar Empire itself.
As the tide of battle turns against House Vyshaan,
Malkizid abandons the Sun Elves to their own fate,
returning to the Nine Hells.

-8,400 DR
~A group of Sun Elves, believing that enough time had
passed for the High Forest to heal itself from the
ravages of the Crown Wars, return to the northern
forest and found the realm of Siluvanede in its
northwestern reaches.
~This year marks the end of the first Rysar of Rystall
Wood.
~The realm of Jhyrennstar is founded, and with the
crowning of its Coronal, the first Rysar of Jhyrennstar
begins.
-8,298 DR
~The Second Ses War begins when the Aquatic Elven
nation uses Locathah forces to rally their enemies
enslaved Locathah forces against them, as well as
Merfolk and other enslaved aquatic races.
-8,282 DR
~The Second Ses War ends with the destruction of
the Kua-Toa Consortiums built along the Plains of
Duna, rendering Kua-Toa nearly extinct in the area.
-8,200 DR
~The realm of Uvaeren is founded, and with the
crowning of its Coronal, the first Rysar of Uvaeren
begins.

-9,000 DR
~The Fifth Crown War ends with the utter defeat of
House Vyshaan, and the dissolution of Aryvandaar.
Much of the High Forest, where Aryvandaar once
spread her majesty, is purposely left abandoned, so
that the deities might restore the area to the opulent
peace and beauty that the Elves, long ago, had found it
in. This leaves Keltormir and Illefarn as the sole
remaining Elven nations of the era. Most Elves living in
areas that are being given back to nature resettle to the
Elven Court, Keltormir, or Illefarn. Others strike out and
seek to settle new realms elsewhere, a time known as
the Wandering Years.

-8,210 DR
~Many of the Non-Sun Elf clans of Ilodhar abandon the
realm, due to constant harassment from Orcs and
Ogres in the area. Most travel north to Rystall Wood,
while others travel east, to western Arcorar.
-8,170 DR
~The Drow of Guallidurth take advantage of the civil
war going on in the Dwarven caverns of Alatorin, and

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launches an attack on them. This war becomes known

as the First Spider War.

~Uvaeren begins proactively pursuing the Orcs and

Giants that harassed the borders of Uvaeren.
~The Elven realm of Ilodhar falls to a large Orc horde,
and its residents scatter.

-8,150 DR
~The First Spider War ends as the Drow of Guallidurth
capture the Dwarven settlement of Brightaxe Hall, and
topple the kingdom of Alatorin.

-6,950 DR
~The first Star Elves come to the Yuirwood.
-6,900 DR
th
~Coronal Kiyuigh dies in his 100 venture into the
mountains to hunt Uvaerens enemies. Uvaerens fourth
rysar begins when Coronal Eltaor becomes the fourth
coronal of Uvaeren.

-8,145 DR
~In what becomes known as the Second Spider War,
the eight reigning kings of Shanatar unite, and turn their
combined armies on the Drow inhabiting Brightaxe Hall.
-8,137 DR
~The Second Spider War ends when the Drow
inhabiting Brightaxe Hall are ousted from the Dwarven
cavern. They return to Guallidurth.

-6,800 DR
~The Third Rysar of Rystall Wood end, and the realms
fourth rysar begins when Naevys Caersaelk, the
realms first female Coronal, is crowned.

-8,130 DR
~Yrlaancel, the City of Peace, is built within Rystall
Wood.

-6,676 DR
~The Golden Era of Arsekmalyr begins with the end of
the Koalinth boarder wars against the Sea Elven cities
of the Hmur Plateau and the Selmal Basin, and a peace
accord with the Marid States.

-8,000 DR
~The settlement of Semberholme is founded, to act as
a safe haven in times of crisis and war, for Elven
women, children, and elders, regardless of their
subrace or national allegiance.

-6,600 DR
~The Wood and Star Elven realm of Yuireshanyaar, in
the Yuirwood, is formally founded.

-7,950 DR
~The Elves of Darthiir, Tethir and Shantel Othrier begin
trade with the Dwarves of Shanatar.

-6,500 DR
~Coronal Hoccar dies, ending the Second Rysar of
Jhyrennstar. The third rysar of the realms begins with
his niece, the Coronal Haalija, being crowned.
~Elf refugees from Syrpiir found the realm of
Nikerymath, in the Chondalwood, beginning with the
mystical city of Rucien Xan.

-7,700 DR
~The second Rysar of Uvaeren begins.
~Rogue Marids from the Calim Empire enter Selmalyr
and start a war with the Aquatic Elves. Within a year,
the new Marid States are settled, located deep beneath
the Hmur Plateau.

-6,400 DR
~Elves meet the Dwarves of Sarphil on the battlefields
of the Vast, and forge a tenuous alliance, since the
Elves saved the Dwarves from death at the hand of an
Orc horde.

-7,690 DR
~The powerful Djinni general Calim negotiates with the
Elves of the area, and claims the lands south of the
River Agis, and east of the western slopes of the
present day Alimir Mountains. The Djinn is careful not
to evoke the wrath of the native Elves during these
negotiations.

-6,300 DR
~Coronal Eltaor of Uvaeren dies of natural causes.
~Uvaerens fifth rysar begins. Coronal Intevar becomes
the fifth Coronal of Uvaeren.

-7,600 DR
~The Elven realm of Sharrven is founded by Elves
seeking to escape the overpopulation in Evereska, and
the elitism building in Siluvanede, in the southern
reaches of the High Forest.
~The Drow empire of Telantiwar falls, as the great
cavern of Bhaerynden collapses during a magical civil
war among the Drow. The surviving Drow flee,
spreading north, east, south and west, establishing new
domains
~The Drow city of Llurth Dreir is founded by fleeing
survivors of fallen Telantiwar.
~The Second Rysar of Jhyrennstar begins when
Hoccar is crowned Coronal.

-6,200 DR
~The Fourth Rysar of Rystall Wood ends. The Fifth
Rysar of Rystall Wood begins under Coronal Esyae,
daughter of Naevys.
-6,150 DR
~The Third Spider War begins when the Drow of
Guallidurth once again attack the caverns of Alatorin.
-6,120 DR
~The Third Spider War ends with a Drow victory. The
Drow of Guallidurth successfully drive out the Dwarves
from the caverns of Alatorin, and claim them for their
own. The Dwarves, however, manage to take the
Wyrmskull Throne with them when fleeing.

-7,500 DR
~Rystall Woods second rysar ends, and the Third
Rysar of Rystall Wood begins as its third Coronal is
appointed.

-6,100 DR
~The power of Elven High Magic forcibly disembodies
Calim and Memnon, and binds their elemental
essences to the sky and earth, respectively, and their
physical forms, as well as 100 of their Genie servants,
are bound to the Calimemnon Crystal, a magical

-7,400 DR
~Uvaerens third rysar begins. Coronal Kiyuigh
becomes the third coronal of Uvaeren.

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diamond-like gem. Pharos, an Elven man, is

transformed into a Baelnorn, and tasked with guarding
the Calimemnon Crystal in the Spinning Keep of
SirWadjen, a bizarre rounded tower that hovers above
the Calim Desert.

~The Fifth Rysar of Jhyrennstar begins when the

warrior Khilseith becomes Coronal.
-4,880 DR
~The investigation into who slew Coronal Mhaenal
ends when three nobles are identified as the killers. The
actual caster of the spell that summoned the creatures
is executed, while the other two plotters are exiled from
Rystall Wood and Arcorar. After ninety years without a
Coronal, Coronal Injros is made Coronal, and the
Seventh Rysar of Rystall Wood begins.

-6,000 DR
~The Fourth Rysar of Jhyrennstar begins.
~Elves from Evereska stumble upon the tomb of
Hssthak, a Sarrukh Mummy. Recognizing the threat
that this Undead creature poses, a half-dozen Elves
volunteer to become Mummies themselves, so that they
can guard the tomb for all of eternity, and prevent
Hssthak from waking.

-4,835 DR
~The avatar of Ghaunadaur, a great slug, hunts and
destroys the Lolthites of Llurth Dreir. The Webfire Wars
end with a victory for the Church of Ghaunadaur.

-5,660 DR
~Intevars Librarium, as well as a few other libraries in
Uvaeren, are attacked by greedy Elven wizards seeking
the secrets of Elven High Magic.
~Coronal Intevar succumbs to the wounds inflicted by a
poisoned arrow fired by intruders in Intevars Librarium.
~Uvaerens sixth rysar begins. Coronal Mnuvae, the
former coronals apprentice and wife, becomes the sixth
coronal of Uvaeren.

-4,800 DR
~The Dlardrageths subvert several powerful Sun Elven
Houses in Siluvanede, and encourage Demon and Elf
crossbreeding, resulting in the birth of the Feyri. The
Feyri conceal their heritage, and come to wield great
political power in the Elven nation.
-4,700 DR
~Nobles from Sharrven, who seek to restrict the
political power of certain ambitious Siluvanedenn, found
the kingdom of Eaerlann among the ruins of
Aryvandaar.

-5,590
~Coronal Esyae dies when High Magic that she was
the Circle Center of goes wrong, ending the Fifth Rysar
of Rystall Wood. Her younger brother, Mhaenal,
becomes the Coronal, and thus begins the sixth rysar of
the Elven realm.

-4,550 DR
~The tree city of Teuvaemanthaar is founded on the
present day site of Talltrees, and is named the capital
city of Eaerlann.

-5,300 DR
~The Elves of Siluvanede erect a Mythal over the city of
Adofhaerande, and the city is renamed Myth Adofhaer.

-4,500 DR
~SeluTaar from Arcorar track House Dlardrageth to a
secret lair beneath the city of Ascals Horn. With the aid
of Eaerlanni forces, they slay several of the
Dlardrageths. Other Siluvanedenn Houses under the
influence of House Dlardrageth retaliate, beginning the
Seven Citadels War. Sarya Dlardrageth, patroness of
the house, and her sons are captured, but the
Siluvanedenn led by the Feyri continue to fight on. To
many, these skirmishes mark what they call the Sixth
Crown War.

-5,112 DR
~The Webfire Wars in the city of Llurth Dreir, fought
between the Church of Lolth and the Church of
Ghaunadaur, begin.
-5,000 DR
~A falling star destroys most of Uvaeren, cleaving a
100 mile long, 30 mile long gap in Cormanthors
treeline. The massive fires that follow, known as The
Twelve Nights of Fire, kill most of Uvaerens remaining
population. Those few Uvaeranni that do survive flee to
Arcorar.
~Rystall Wood becomes a separate forest and realm
after The Twelve Nights of Fire clear away the
mountains, hills, and trees that attached it to Arcorar.
Although it is now an independent forest, its Coronal
still convenes with the leaders of the Elven Court, and
other Elven realms in the High Forest.
~Survivors from House Dlardrageth flee from Arcorar to
Siluvanede.

-4,440 DR
~Eaerlann presses into Siluvanede . The Siluvanedenn
open several caches of ancient magic and weapons
from Aryvandaar, and equip their soldiers and wizards
with weapons and spells of Vyshaanti origin. This draws
the realm of Sharrven into the Seven Citadels War, as
the Elves will not stand the Elves of Siuvanede dabbling
in such magic, and reopening the scars of the past.
-4,400 DR
~Drow and Duergar attack and destroy Elven Court and
the realm of Sarphil, beginning at the start of the year
on Midwinter Night. Within days, the Elven Court is in
ruins and Sarphil is occupied by the Drow and Duergar.
This event, which would become known as The Dark
Court Slaughter, claims the lives of many clan leaders
of the Elven Court and both of the Coronals of Rystall
Wood and Jhyrennstar. An archer-guard, Shevarash,
sends an anger-tinted prayer to Corellon Larethian, and
vows to become the Seldarines hand against the Drow,
to extract revenge for the loss of his friends and family,
and to never smile again, until Lolth and all of her
followers were killed.

-4,973 DR
~The Drow realm of Sshamath, the City of Dark
Weavings, is founded deep beneath the Dark Hills.
-4,970 DR
~Coronal Mhaenal of Rystall Wood is killed when
deadly monsters are summoned into his bedchambers.
The Sixth Rysar of Rystall Wood ends, and
investigations into who summoned the creatures
begins.
-4,900 DR

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~The Eighth Rysar of Rystall Wood begins upon the

coronation of the child Wizardess Enajharas as Coronal
of the realm, and the Sixth Rysar of Jhyrennstar begins
with the coronation of the prophet of Labelas, the aged
Oacenth as Coronal of the realm. Enajharas and
Oacenth put out the call to arms against the Drow, their
now-revealed enemy.

webs that the city came to rest on. The Drow

immediately begin harassing the Dwarves of
Ammarindar.
-3,830 DR
~The Eaerlanni Elves initiate a formal dialogue with the
Humans of Netheril, and begin teaching those with the
most promise the secrets of Mystras Art. Therion of
Gers becomes the first Arcanist of Netheril.

-4,300 DR
~The Seven Citadels' War ends when Eaerlann forcibly
annexes Siluvanede. Upon discovering the deceit and
depravity of the Fey'ri, untainted Siluvanedenn
SeluTaar place the city of Myth Adofhaer in magical
stasis, effectively fleeing to escape association with the
Fey'ri houses. Most of the surviving Fey'ri warriors are
imprisoned in Nar Kerymhoarth, the Nameless
Dungeon, but some avoid capture and eventually
spawn long-lived houses of Daemonfey that
successfully conceal their true nature.

-3,655 DR
~Orcs pour forth from the Spine of the World
mountains, but the Elves of Illefarn and Eaerlann turn
them back with the help of the fledgling Netherese
Empire and the Rengarth barbarians.
-3,605 DR
~Orcs pour forth from the Spine of the World once
more, but again, the Elves of Illefarn and Eaerlann turn
them aside, with the help of the Netherese Empire.

-4,200 DR
~The impressionable Coronal Enajharas isolates
Rystall Wood from all dealings with Arcorar, as nobles
within her court whisper of conspiracies against
Jhyrennstar.

-3,533 DR
~The Netherese discover the Nether Scrolls while
exploring ruins attributed to Aryvandaar. The Netherese
abandon their Eaerlanni tutors in favor of the scrolls
power.

-4,070 DR
~Shevarash the Black Archer is killed while hunting
Drow, but undergoes apotheosis to become the Night
Hunter and Arrow Bringer. Now a member of the
Seldarine, Shevarash hunts Lolth and Vhaerun directly,
but he no longer considers Eilistraee and her
worshipers to be among his prey.

-3,520 DR
~The Elves of the north begin helping Gnomes escape
from their Netherese masters, and help them flee to
southern and eastern Faern.
-3,400 DR
~The Ninth Rysar of Rystall Wood begins.

-4,000 DR
~Coronal Oacenth of Jhyrennstar falls ill, leading to the
forging of the three Elfblades and the Ruling Trials.
Upon his death, Kahvoerm Irithyl is chosen by the
Rulers Blade and the Ruling Trials, to be the Coronal of
a unified nation consisting of Semberholme,
Jhyrennstar and the Elven Court, known as
Cormanthyr.
~Imaskari artificers are common in the court of the
leShay kingdom of Sarifal, as the two nations strike
some sort of alliance.

-3,090 DR
~The Elves of Cormanthyr steal one set of the Nether
Scrolls and hide it away in the depths of Windsong
Tower, in the form of the Quess'ar'Teranthvar.
-3,002 DR
~Nantar, a small town on the slopes of the Hmur
Plateau, and long center of the Dukar culture, becomes
Myth Nantar when Sea Elven SeluTaar raise a Mythal
over the city. This sparks cultural growth in the city.
-3,000 DR
~A quick, bloody civil war leaves all if the Lolth
worshipping matriarchs in Sshamath dead, and the
male Wizards in control of the city.

-3,983 DR
~The city of Cormanthor is founded with the
summoning of the Rule Tower.
-3,917 DR
~The city of Menzoberranzan is founded by
Menzoberra the Kinless.

-3,845 DR
~Eaerlanni Elves begin discreetly observing the
fledgling nation of Netheril.

-2,900 DR
~The incredibly ancient Coronal Kahvoerm dies, upon
placing his SeluKiir upon the hilt of the Rulers Blade.
His fourth son attempts to take his place, but the
RulersBlade rejects him and destroys the greedy Elf in
a burst of green flames. Sakrattars Irithyl, the youngest
of the Coronals great-grandsons, takes up the blade
and is proclaimed Coronal by ancient blade-rite, as was
Kahvoerm. This begins the Second Rysar of
Cormanthyr.
~The Drow city of Karsoluthiyl is founded by House
Karsoluthul. The city is located west of Baldurs Gate,
underneath the Sea of Swords.

-3,843 DR
~The Drow city of Ched Nasad is founded by House
Nasadra, formerly of Menzoberranzan. An avatar of
Lolth leads House Nasadra, exiles from
Menzoberranzan, to the site and weaved the calficied

-2,770 DR
~In an event that is known as the Slaughter of
Sharrven, the Elf realm fragments and falls due to an
explosion in the monster population in the area.
Secretly, the Feyri of Siluvenede engineered the

-3,864 DR
~A terrible battle between House Nasadra and House
Ssril leads to the exile of House Nasadra from
Menzoberranzan, and the rise of House Baenre as the
preeminent and dominant House of the city, and the
death of Menzoberra the Kinless.

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sudden population boom, in revenge for Sharrvens

alliance with Eaerlann during the Seven Citadels War.
Survivors of the fallen realm immigrate to Eaerlann, or
Evereska. The monster population in the area is
brought under control by the exploits of the Dwarven
King Connar IV of Ammarindar.

~Netherese Wizards arrive near the blasted ruins of

Uvaeren, fleeing something. They die within two years
after uncovering a hidden library cache and unwittingly
setting loose some of its magical defenses.
-1,700 DR
~Calashite nobles begin hunting Elves in the northern
reaches of Calimshan, including the Wealdath, for
sport.

-2,600 DR
~The Drow in the region begin work on the Twisted
Tower, in present-day Shadowdale.

-1,674 DR
~The Menrynth Dynasty of Arselmalyr rises to power in
Sers under the warrior Essyl Menrynth, the nephew of
the ailing Coronal Tanrah Eshalniith.

-2,549 DR
~Despite repeated attacks by the Elves of Cormanthyr
and the local Humans of the area, the Drow complete
construction of the Twisted Tower and build up their
presence in the area.

-1,660 DR
~During the Battle of the Three Seaflames, allied
mages of Sers, including Aquatic Elven SeluTaar and
Dukar, destroy the three Deep Netherese enclaves.
The explosions from these three enclaves being
destroyed creates Saerloon Bay and Selgaunt Bay.

-2,465 DR
~The Elves of Lethyr use Elven High Magic to stop the
spread of the Great Glacier southward and to regulate
the temperatures of the area, preserving their forest
home and surrounding environs.

-1,588 DR
~Attempts to raise a Mythal over the Sea Elf capital of
Coryselmal fail. Feeling betrayed by the Seldarine,
Coronal Essyl of Aryselmalyr succumbs to the whispers
of Dagon, and begins quietly slipping into madness.

-2,439 DR
~Drow inflict the greatest damage upon the forests
since the Twelve Nights of Fire by setting the southern
Rystall Wood aflame with a swarm of spiders made
from arcane fire. Because of a long, dry summer, the
woods burn easily. This clears nearly 100 miles of
forest south of the River Tesh, and severs the
southernmost part of the woods around and to the west
of the Twisted Tower from the greater Rystall Wood
and widens the cleared lands between them and
Cormanthor. This event is known as the Spiderfires.

-1,539 DR
~Lashing out against minor Koalinth and Scrag raids to
the north, Coronal Essyl of Aryselmalyr begins the Third
Sers War when the Koalinth and Scrag unite against
their common foe and fight back.
-1,537
~The Merrow Kingdom of PKarnis falls to the Sea
Elves of Aryselmalyr.

-2,200 DR
~The Tenth Rysar of Rystall Wood begins. Two Elves,
forbidden lovers long kept apart by their feuding noble
families, secretly ask the Coronal for aid. He helps them
stage their "deaths" and the two are transformed
together to become the first Baelnorn sworn to the
Coronal and Cormanthor, rather than to a particular
House. Forever apart in life, the Guardian Paramours
become the most faithful defenders of the grounds of
Castle Cormanthor.

-1,535 DR
~Yrlaphon established among the eastern woods
across the River Lis.
~The Merfolk of Thalorlyn rebel against the oppressive
violence of Coronal Essyl. The Coronal co-opts the
rebellion by supporting Kyron the Mad, a Merfolk traitor
who has also succumbed to the whispers of Dagon.
Kyron rises to a position of power and leadership
among the Merfolk, all while secretly passing military
secrets to agents of the Coronal.

-2,000 DR
~Malar unleashes "The Beast" to stalk the Moonshae
Islands. The Elves of Synnoria unite with the Dwarves
and the children of the Earthmother to confront it. For
many decades, war wracks the Moonshae Isles, but the
creature and its minions are eventually driven off.

-1,533 DR
~Thalorlyn is established as the first independent
kingdom of Hmur. The Merfolk claim Myth Nantar as
their own.

-1,950 DR
~Fighting a Drow incursion into the western woods,
Coronal Sakrattars of Cormanthyr sacrifices himself
using a Blood Dragon spell and destroy the large
outpost Drow occupying the last ruins of Uvaeren and
the Twisted Tower, though not the tower itself. The
Coronals chosen blade-heir receives and draws the
Rulers Blade without incident, and Sinaht Irithyl is the
third Coronal of Cormanthyr, beginning the realms third
rysar.

-1,531 DR
~Nearly 30% of all of the Merfolk of Sers are killed
when Aryselmalyr viciously puts down the rebellion at
Thalorlyn.
-1,530 DR
~Coronal Essyl dispatches an expedition into the
depths of the Trench of Lopok. They return in the
company of a trio of Dagon-serving Fiendish Krakens,
bearing a newly forged artifact known as The Eye of
Dagon. Essyl gives this artifact to Kyron, to ensure his
loyalty. With the aid of their allies, the mad kinds seize
even more power in Sers.
~The emir of Calashite-ruled Tethyr engages in open
warfare with the Elves of the Forest of Tethir. This
conflict becomes known as the Frontier Wars.

-1,720 DR
~The Netherese begin peaceful negotiations with
Sers, and construct crystal-domed underwater
colonies to further negotiations with the nation of
aquatic creatures.

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Reach.The two nations fight for months, eventually

coming to a stalemate that was ended when Unther
recalled her troops.

-1,527 DR
~The fifth Dukar Order of Nantari, who vowed
allegiance to Aryselmalry, goes to war against the other
Dukar Orders, sparking the First Dukars War.

-1,219 DR
~Coronal Vaeqiis of Sers dies, and her warrior son,
Merath, succeeds her, becoming the next Coronal.

-1,525 DR
~The Hordge of the Bllodtide, composed of Merrow and
Koalinth, are defeated by King Kyron of Thalorlyn. The
rebel Republic of Tivaan rises among the Merfolk to
unite the Hmur Plateau against Aryselmalrys mad ruler,
once spies reveal that Coronal Essyl and King Kyron
have allied themselves with Kraken, to augment and
supplement their power.

-1,200 DR
~Netherese Arcanists summon three powerful
Nyclaloths in the service of Malkizid, the Banded King,
known as the KhovAnilessa, supposedly as a way for
the Netherese to test the magical might of Cormanthyr,
in preparation for a great battle between the two
nations. After three months of Aulmpiter, Gaulguth and
Malimshaer raiding and pillaging, the KhovAnilessa are
stopped. After a climactic battle in the streets of
Cormanthor, Coronal Miirphys, various SeluTaar, and a
number of priests and priestess use Elven High Magic
to imprison the trio.

-1,524 DR
~Kyron and his loyalists are deposed of, and exiled
from the Hmur Plateau.
-1,523 DR
~The First Dukars War ends with the destruction of the
House of the Nantari Order of Dukar in Myth Nantar.
This loss sets back Coronal Essyl greatly.

-1,100 DR
~The last great wyrm of the Wyrmwood, a part of
Shantel Othrier, falls to Elven hands, and the kingdom
becomes known as Arundath, the Quiet Wood.
~Coronal Syglaeth Audark of Illefarn, commands a
retreat to Evermeet. The remnants of Illefarn splinter
into independent realms in Ardeep, Iliyanbruen and
Rilithar. Aelinthaldaar, the capital city of Illefarn, is
razed by Elven High Magic, cast by SeluTaar from
Illefarn, by the orders of the Coronal. Nothing is left to
indicate that an Elf city had once stood on the site for
thousands of years, except for some lingering magics in
the air and soil.

-1,502 DR
~The Third Sers War ends when the mad Coronal
Essyl is killed, at the hands of his brother, Grand Dukar
Jholar of the Jhimari Order. Jholar abdicates the
Coronals throne in favor of his younger sister, Vaeqiis.
-1,400 DR
~The Eleventh Rysar of Rystall Wood begins when
Faahresc is made Coronal. Faahresc is aggressively
anti-Drow, and leads the people of Rystall Wood on
numerous raids into the Underdark, and to the Twisted
Tower, to the south.

-1,094 DR
~Coronal Merath of Sers is killed fighting Sahuagin
raiders, and his Wizard son, Lynsal, becomes the next
Coronal.

-1,354 DR
~The combined armies of Rystall Wood and
Cormanthyr infiltrate and route the majority of the Drow
around and under Rystall Wood, the ruins of Uvaeren,
and the Old Skull, the granite crag within the hills of the
clearings among the three forests. The remaining Drow
flee to the Twisted Tower, in which the Elven forces
cannot penetrate. The excursion is considered only a
partial success.

-1,076 DR
~The Orcgate Wars begin, causing Yuireshanyaar to
actively patrol her borders and repel Orc bands.
-1,069 DR
~The Orcgate Wars end, and the leaders of
Yuireshanyaar begin discussing how to best protect
their nation, and decide that the entire nation will leave
Faern, for the Sildyuir, an extraplanar refuge.

-1,338 DR
~The Fourth Rysar of Cormanthyr begins when
Miirphys Irithyl, a priest of Sehanine Moonbow, draws
the Rulers Blade. Unlike the Coronals before him,
Coronal Miirphys prefers the bow to the blade, and is
seen with a bow more often than with the sword of the
Coronal.

-1,020 DR
~After decades of skirmishing with the Nars, the Elves
of Lethyr abandon their holdings in the northern
woodlands of the Riidath, and move to more defensible
positions to the south.

-1,300 DR
~The Frontier Wars between the emir of Tethyr and the
Elves of Tethir ends in a draw. The Calashites loot the
Elven dead, and construct facsimiles of Elven bows that
they begin arming their soldiers with after this conflict.

-900 DR
~SeluTaar from Yuireshanyaar begin constructing the
magical stone menhir system in the Yuirwood that
would create the Sildyuir.
-819 DR
~A Dukar allegedly assassinates Coronal Lynsal, and
his paranoid daughter, Vaequiis II, begins sanctions
against the Dukar Orders of Myth Nantar, and all
wizards throughout the Sea of Fallen Stars.

-1,293 DR
~Coronal Miirphys aids in the conjuring of the Crescent
Court, the grand temple of Sehanine Moonbow in
Cormanthyr.
-1,250 DR
~Yuireshanyaar and Unther formally come to blows
when, after months of stalled negotiations, Unther lands
warships on the southern coasts of the Wizards

-800 DR
~The Twelfth Rysar of Rystall Wood begins.

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~Synnorha Durothil becomes a Baelnorn to guard the

Library of the Durothil, far beneath the petrified roots of
the familys original villa.

Sildyuir. Most Elves begin traveling to the Sildyuir,

but some choose to remain behind as vanguards.
-697 DR, Year of Furious Giants
~The Drow erupt from beneath the cities of Calimport,
Manshaka and Almraiven, establishing footholds in
those cities as well as the outlying wilderness areas.

-791 DR
~The Fifth Rysar of Cormanthyr begins when Tannivh
Irythil becomes the Coronal of the realm.
-790 DR
~Drow raiders attack Calimshan, and other surface
nations in Southern Faern, starting the Night Wars.

-691 DR, Year of Stolen Fire

~Because of a raid by the Drow, the palace of
Calimports Caliph is destroyed, with all of the ruling
family in it, bringing to an end the reign of the Vihad
Dynasty.

-788 DR
~Coronal Vaequiss II, also known as Vaequiis the Dark,
begins the Fifth Sers War when she mobilizes her
troops to march against the Shalarin kingdom of
EsKrin, following the Second Shalarin Passing a year
before. This causes neutral nations on the Hmur
Plateau to ally with the besieged EsKrin, against
Vaequiis.

-680 DR, Year of Creeping Thieves

~The syl-pasha of Calimshan, Akim el Ehjoliq, secretly
begins negotiating with the Matron Mothers of
Guallidurth.
-677 DR, Year of Fervent Glances
~The Drow of Karsoluthiyl begin their first incursions
against the Dwarves of Melairbode.

-780 DR
~In desperation, Vaequiis allies herself with a pair of
Krakens- Borapalys and Rylurkarth- from the Trench of
Lopok, in order to shatter the Four Arcana of Humbar.

-664 DR
~The Drow nearly destroy the entire town of Keltar, in
Calimshan, during a raid that escalated into a 37-hour
battle. During their initial raid, the army of Calimport
arrived, which leads to the escalation of the conflict.
Eventually the army of Calimshan eventually routes the
Drow, and rescues the city, more than 3,000 Keltams
are never seen again, having either been killed or
brought back to the Underdark as slaves by the Drow.

-777 DR
~The Fifth Sers War ends when Coronal Vaequiis the
Dark and her Kraken allies are slain, but not before the
destruction of EsKrin, the Arcana of Humbar.
Aryselmalyrs new ruler, who is approved by the four
Grand Dukar, as well as Aquatic Elven nobility, is
Pravis Orlson, who restores peace missed for over six
centuries. Kayas the Krakenscourge passes into the
possession of the Orlson Dynasty.

-620 DR, Year of Noble Souls

~After more than sixty years of negotiations,
Calimshans syl-pasha strikes some confidential trade
agreements with the Matron Mothers of Guallidurth, in
exchange for the withdrawal of their forces from
beneath Calimport and other Calashite cities. The
Matron Mothers agree, and begin the slow process of
recalling those forces that answer to them.

-750 DR
~Drow hit-and-run raids on Rystall Wood and
Cormanthyr begin in earnest once again, as the Drow
seek to capture Elven slaves, items, and magic. The
Twisted Tower expands twice within the next decades.
-741 DR
~Tulan el Akada yi Calimport creates the Aranea, to
use as soldiers to fight against the Drow in the Night
Wars.

-612 DR, Year of Sudden Mourning

~Eltargrim Irythil, seventh son of the Coronal of
Cormanthyr, is born in Semberholme.
-600 DR, Year of Moonlit Unicorns
~The Sildyuir is fully completed, and Yuireshanyaar
disappears from the Yuirwood completely, leaving few
clues as to its whereabouts.

-736 DR
~Tulan el Akadas forty most loyal Aranea remain in
Calimport, and take up residence in hidden byways
beneath the city, and among the caverns in the upper
Underdark, They fortify the defenses of the city against
the Drow.

-585 DR, Year of Rumbling Earth

~The Troll warlord Harska Thaug gathers an army of
Trolls and Orcs, and leads them south from the Spine
of the World to assault to the Elven realm of Rilithar.
The army attacks the Tower of the Star, and its
defenders summon the Slaad Lord Bazim-Gorag to
destroy the army.

-733 DR
~Tulan el Akada releases over 100 Aranea into the
Forest of Mir, to propagate and to fight the Drow who
had taken residence there within.
-722 DR
~In the winter, the Elves of Yrlaphon are weakened by
Drow attacks. In the summer, an Orc horde overwhelms
the city, destroying it.

-530 DR, Year of Meager Means

~The Night Wars draw to a close, and the Drow never
again gain more than a toehold in the southern lands of
Faern. In total, over the course of the war, over 75,000
Humans and other sentient beings were captured and
enslaved by the Drow. Many of their descendants
become Skulks.

-699 DR, Year of Moon Blades Clashing

~By a proclamation of the Coronal of Yuireshanyaar,
enough of the Sildyuir had been constructed to
support a new Elven nation. Evidence of the empire of
Yuireshanyaar is either destroyed, or brought into the

-500 DR, Year of Running Unicorns

~For reasons known only to them, the leShay retreat
back into the Plane of Faerie, leaving their kingdom on

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the Moonshae Isles deserted. Its capital city, Karador,

sinks beneath the waves of Myrloch.

hunting down the Elves of the Chondalwood, promoting

the genocide of the Elves in the area.

-470 DR, Year of Perditions Flame

~The Elves of Cormanthyr and Rystall Wood team up
and march against the Drow of the Twisted Tower, in a
campaign known as The Shadow Wars.

-255 DR, Year of Furious Waves

~In retaliation for the genocide of Elves living in the
Chondalwood, SeluTaar from Nikerymath perform a
powerful High Magic ritual, and conjure a massive tidal
wave that swallows the Twelve Cities of Jhaamdath,
and reshapes the coastline into the contours of the
Vilhon Reach.
~The massive tidal wave that was the causes of the fall
of Jhaamdath destroys the undersea city of Coryselmal,
which signals the end of the Arselmalyr Empire. All of
the powers once subject to the Sea Elves vie for control
of Sers, and the Sixth Sers War erupts.

-412 DR, Year of Weary Kings

~The Orlson Dynasty in Sers ends, and the crown of
Aryselmalyr passes to House Vesahiir of the barony of
Naramyr.
-400 DR, Year of the Gilded Sky
~The first Elven settlers arrive in what is now present
day Cormyr, a forest under the rule of
Thauglorimorgorus the Black Doom.

-240 DR, Year of Enslaved Swords

~Anti-Elf sentiments finally die down, having erupted
during the onset of the Sixth Sers War.

-395 DR, Year of Ashen Faces

~Fildaerae, the Night Flame, the ruler of Ardeep, is
slain in an Orc raid. Her grandniece, Imdalace
succeeds her as the ruler of the realm.

-231 DR, Year of the Ringed Moon

~Three entire clans of Sea Elves flee Sers to save
their lives, migrating to Lake Sember, within the realm
of Cormanthyr.

-375 DR, Year of Clutching Dusk

~The city of Myth Dyraalis is founded in the present day
Forest of Mir as a safe haven for Elves and Gnomes.

-223 DR, Year of Burning Briars

~The Sixth Rysar of Cormanthyr begins when Eltargrim
Irythil draws the Rulers Blade and becomes Coronal.

-372 DR, Year of Owls Watching

~The Elves of Eaerlann found Ascalhorn.

-221 DR, Year of the Shambling Shadows

~The Drow city of Chaulssin is attacked and conquered
by Shadow Dragons of the Jaezred clan.
~Elves in the Wealdath ally themselves with Chief
Clovis Ithal of the Tethyrian clans, to capture the
Calashite city of Calimaronn, formerly known as
Ithmong, in revenge for the Calashites hunting the
Elves for amusement and sport.

-333 DR, Year of Humbling Havens

~The Elves of Eaerlann allow Netherese refugees to
settle in Ascalhorn.
-331 DR, Year of Shadows Fleeting
~The armies of Coronals Tannivh of Cormanthyr and
Connak of Rystal Wood break the defenses of the
Twisted Tower, and destroy the remaining Drow slavers
within it. Devoid of enemies, the Twisted Tower is left in
the hands of a small group of benevolent Drow, who
aided the armies of the Coronals of Cormanthyr and
Rystal Wood, who convert the Twisted Tower into a
temple of Eilistraee. During the battle, Lord Orym
Hawksong was slain and the War Blade, the Elfblade
he carried, was taken by the fleeing Drow as a spoil of
war, deep into the Underdark.

-206 DR, Year of Elfsorrows

~Coronal Syglaeth Audark, the last Coronal of Illefarn,
is murdered by Drow raiders from Jhachalkyn.
-205 DR, Year Good Hunting
~Iliphar Nelnueve of House Amaratharr, the Lord of
Scepters, bests Thauglorimorgorus the Black Doom is a
duel of honor, and is granted rule of the colony forests
of Cormyr upon beating the mighty Wyrm.
~An Orc horde swarms Rystall Wood, with the heaviest
Orc incursion during the winter months.

-310 DR, Year of Glassharks

~As a show of gratitude for their aid during the Shadow
Wars, the Coronal of Cormanthyr allows a group of
benevolent Drow to settle the remote lands in
Cormanthyr, to the east of Cormanthor.

-189 DR, Year of Sunned Serpents

~Shyllisyrr Ithal, the Elven bride of Corin Ithal, the
brother of King Darrom of Tethyr, is killed when a
poisonous snake bites her. According to local Elven
custom, the life of her personal retainer was forfeit, but
Corin Ithal refused to turn over the to the Elves the
innocent man. Tensions between the Elves of the
Wealdath and the fledgling nation of Tethyr flare up.

-294 DR, Year of Sundry Violence

~Coronal Luszoch rises to power in Aryselmalyr and
makes many veiled threats to others during his first tour
of Sers, as Coronal. Many begin preparing for war,
waiting for the new Coronal to make the wrong move,
and spark conflict.
-281 DR, Year if the Silvered Thoughts
~Coronal Luszoch is killed, poisoned by his senior
general and lifelong friend, in order to preserve peace
in Sers. Esahl, Luszochs pacifistic son, and a Dukar,
becomes Coronal, and promises reform in Aryselmalyr,
so that other races can eventually lead themselves.

-183 DR, Year of Larks

~King Darrom of Tethyr surrenders to the Elves of the
Wealdath the elderly retainer of the slain Shyllisyrr Ithal.
The Elves execute the man, but the kings actions blow
up in his face, as the clans of Tethyr stage a coup.
Varytha, daughter of Corin and Shyllisyrr Ithal, flees into
the Wealdath, to live among the Tethir Elves, the clan
of her mother.

-276 DR, Year if Overflowing Casks

~Loggers from Jhaamdath come into conflict with the
Elves of the Chondalwood. The Jhaamdathi begin

-173 DR, Year of Hale Heroes

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~Varytha the Harbinger returns to Tethyr, and unites

the Humans and the Elves against a large army of
Goblin. She later marries Quynn Goldengrove, a
Suldusk Elf prince, and restores civil Human-Elf
relations.

4 DR, Year of the Slaked Blade

~Laranla Imdalace of Ardeep disappears. The rulership
of Ardeep passes on to her kinswoman, Embrae
Aloevan.
16 DR, Year of Distant Thunder
~Elves attack the Bleth farmstead, outside of the
fledgling city of Suzail. They kill all of its occupants, in
retaliation for logging excursions into the Wolf Woods.
Baerauble Etharr acts as intermediary, and councils
Ondeth Obarskyr against further expansion into the
Elven woods.

-167 DR, Year of Sudden Kinship

~The Calimshan-Tethyr-Erlkazar alliance gains strange
allies in the Aranea of the Spider Swamp and the Drow
of Dallnothax when the Beholders they are fighting
against attempt to solidify their hold on the Spider
Swamp and the Forest of Mir.

20 DR, Year of the Fallen Fury

~The Human Calendar of Harptos adopts the Elven
holiday of Cinnaelos'Cor and renames it Shieldmeet,
celebrating it every four years.

-111 DR, Year of Terrible Anger

~The realms of Iliyanbruen, Rilithar, and Eaerlann unite
to shatter the strength of the Orcs in the area, and halt
their rampage into the High Forest and the Dessarin
Valley.

34 DR, Year of Purloined Power

~Drow overwhelm the Melairkyn Dwarves of
Undermountain, claiming it as their own, killing Melair
IV, the Dwarves king, and causing the Dwarves to flee.

-105, Year of the Bloody Goad

~House TanorThal of Karsoluthiyl discovers portals in
their holdings in Kyorlamshin.
-75 DR, Year of Leather Shields
~The realm of Teshar is founded in the cleared lands
between Rystall Wood and Cormanthor.
~The Netherese survivor Baerauble Etharr is rescued
from death at the hands of barbarian tormentors by the
Elf Alea Dehast. Baerauble comes to live with the Elves
of Cormanthyr, and falls in love with Alea Dehast.

68 DR, Year of Echoing Chasm

~Saeval Ammath is born, and portents indicate that he
will become a powerful Wizard later in his life.

-10 DR, Year of Burning Glades

~Led by Lord Halueth Never, the Iliyanbruenaari defeat
Illusk, and curb their expansion, although skirmishes
persist.

75 DR, Year of Clinging Death

~Moander the Darkbringer wills his worshippers against
the Elven city of Tsornyl, blighting much of the
surrounding woods. The magic of Moander twists all
life, both follower and victim alike, into corrupt
monsters. To combat his malign influence, SeluTaar
sever the creeping evil from Moander, and imprison the
corruption at Tsornyl. Thirty-two Elven magi were killed
checking Moanders power, but the Darkbringer is
forever weakened.
~The realm of Rilithar is finally abandoned. Bordering
the Sword Mountains, it was continually being
encroached upon by Humans, Orcs and Trolls. Several
Moon Elf clans travel to the Gray Forest to the east,
and establish the realm of Vedrymmell. They ally
themselves with Prince Baranth of Impiltur, who
guarantees their sovereignty of the woodlands.

-9 DR, Year of Fell Traitors

~The Circle of Flames, a cabal of magicians, is founded
in Cormanthyr. It is primarily composed of retired or
current AkhFaer members, or their apprentices.

77 DR, Year of the Quivering Mountain

~With the aid of the Elves of Vedrymmell, Prince
Baranth of Impiltur defeats his rival, and is crowned the
king of Impiltur.

-4 DR, Year of Pacts

~The Elves of Iliyanbruen and the Humans of Illusk
make peace, setting the River Mirar as the boundary
between their two realms.

101 DR, Year of the Smiling Moon

~Josidiah Starym is born to a Sun Elf father and a
Moon Elf mother.

-64 DR, Year of Gleaming Frost

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~The realm of Rystall Wood falls in its 12 rysar to a
combined assault by Giants and Orcs. Survivor migrate
to Yrlaancel and Cormanthyr.
-12 DR, Year if Laughing Lovers
~The Elves of Iliyanbruen resist further expansion from
Illusk to the south.

114 DR, Year of the Jagged Leaves

~Representatives from various Drow cities in the east
meet, and decide to connect their cities via a web of
portals, to increase trade and their collective defenses.
UndrekThoz, the Segmented City, is born when the
portals are put into place.

-2 DR, Year of Gruesome Streams

~Tomell, Hylas, and Shyryll Ithal, the only survivors of
the Ithal Dynasty of Tethyr, are brought to the Wealdath
by a Druid name Kalmin, who soon dies of his wounds.
The Elves of the Waldath adopt and protect the three
children, keeping their identities secret.

132 DR, Year of Thirteen Prides Lost

~The magicians of the Circle of Flames begin to record
the Scrolls Ardentym.

1 DR, Year of Sunrise

~The Elves of Cormanthyr and the Dalesmen, upon the
ratification of the Dales Compact, raise the Standing
Stone. This begins the Dalesreckoning calendar.

144 DR, Year of the Fear and Flames

~More than 2,00 Elves lose their lives in the
Chondalwood, as the free cities of the Vilhon Reach
unite against them. These conflicts, which eventually
give birth to the nation of Chondath, are known as the

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Battle of Elven Tears. The realm of Ariel-Than in the

Chondalwood is burned to the ground.
~The Human settlers of Gwynneth, a tribe of Talfiric
Humans fleeing persecution from the Shadowking,
come into conflict with the Llewyrr Elves. Their
chieftain, Taylor, dies in combat with the Elves.

241 DR, Year of the Hippogriff's Folly

~In late autumn, Elminster Aumar enters the city of
Cormanthor both to serve Mystra's will and return the
kiira of House Alastrarra, which he has in his
possession.

145 DR, Year of the Pirates' Port

~Lady Ahskahala Durothil is born at Semberholme to
Lady Uschymna and Lord Phaendar Durothil of Myth
Drannor.

244 DR, Year of Elfsands

~Evereska is discovered by Human tribes living in the
nearby Greycloak Hills.In response, the Elves of
Evereska, and the Human tribes living near it sign the
Greycloak Pact together. In exchange for keeping the
existence of Evereska a secret, the Elves of the city
would provide protection to those living in the area.
~ The Kraken Slarkrethel discovers the ruins of the
Elven city of Ascarle on the floor of the Trackless Sea
and establishes the Kraken Society.

146 DR, Year of the Risen Towers

~Aravae Irithyl is born, the first child of House Irithyl in
centuries. Unfortunately, her mother dies giving birth,
Aravae and her great-uncle, Coronal Eltragrim, as the
sole heirs of House Irithyl. From birth, Aravae has a
personal guard of three armathors, whose sole purpose
is to protect the child who will be the Coronal's heir.

245 DR, Year of the Dun Dragon

~King Itharl of Cormyr abdicates his throne, and retires
to Cormanthyr, to live among the Elves.

154 DR, Year of the Jealous Hag

~King Kaminas of Synnoria and King Deric of Corwell
establish peace between their two peoples at the Elven
capital of Chysalis.

253 DR, Year of Somber Smiles

~The panther Guenhwyvar is transformed into a
Figurine of Wondrous Power by Anders Beltgarden, a
Human magician living in Cormanthyr. The figurine is
granted to the young bladesinger Josidiah Starym.

169 DR, Year of the Weary Warrior

~The Elves of Cormanthyr begin a campaign to destroy
the sole remaining temple of Moander in the north.

261 DR, Year of Soaring Stars

~In a controversial edict known as The Opening,
Coronal Eltargrim of Cormanthyr declares that
Cormanthyr is to be an open realm, where TelQuessir
and NTelQuessir live in unity and harmony, as equals.
This follows the magician Mythanthar weaving a mighty
spell that sacrifices himself in order to cloak the city of
Cormanthor in a Wizardly Mythal. The city changes its
name to Myth Drannor, the City of Songs.

171 DR, Year of Unkind Weapons

~The Elves of Cormanthyr complete their two-year long
siege to destroy the sole surviving temple of Moander in
the north, located at the site of modern day Ylash. The
Elves raze the temple after slaying all of Moander's
priests and priestess. The Coronal and sixteen of
Cormanthyr's High Magi cast powerful spells that bar
the Jawed God from the Material Plane until it is freed
by a child who was never born. From this time forward,
Moander remains a lurking evil trapped beneath the
ruins of his final temple.

262 DR, Year of Pages Perilous

~House Bharaclaiev, Hyshaanth, Rhae-vaern, Starym,
and Tellynnan, among other less noble families,
abandon Myth Drannor for other pure Elven
settlements, in protest of Coronal Eltargrims decision to
open Myth Drannor to TelQuessir and NTelQuessir
alike. They begin cataloguing the crimes that
NTelQuessir- particularly Humans- commit against
nature, and against Elves. It is believed that the Eldreth
Veluuthra was formed during this time.

177 DR, Year of Troublesome Vixen

~The Elves of Iliyanbruen destroy the Orcs of the
Severed Hand and Argrock, though the efforts cost
them greatly.
180 DR, Year of Leaning Pillars
~Three years after spending much of their strength and
resources on destroying Orcs, Iliyanbruen becomes no
more. Many of its Moon Elf inhabitants travel to
Evermeet, or south, to Ardeep, leaving only a few
scattered Wood Elf settlements, and the abandoned
capital of Sharandar.

266 DR, Year of the Unspoken Name

~A number of murders in the eastern quarter of Myth
Drannor starting in early spring turn many NTelQuessir
immigrants against each other. The eight victims, all
Humans, died of various poisons that Elves are immune
to. By the end of the year, armathors apprehend a
bigoted servant Elf of the House Ammath, who
confesses to the crimes. Secretly, the servant spied for
House Symbeam, political enemies of House Ammath,
and this scandal caused social and political damage to
House Ammath, though the Coronal never found the
family guilty of any wrongdoing.

199 DR, Year of the Cold Enchanter

~The realm of Hondath instigates the Crown against
the Scepter Wars, seeking to raid Cormanthyr of her
magical secrets and treasures.
211 DR, Year of Spoiler Splendors
~The Drow of Karsoluthiyl succeed in completely
eradicating the Dwarves of Clan Melairkyn, and they
claim all of their former holdings in Underhall- what was
once Melairbode- as their own, renaming it
Kyorlamshin.

267 DR, Year of Banes Shadow

~Timindar and Orbech, two Chondathan logging towns,
are attacked by Elves living within the Chondalwood. To
the Chondathans, this attack is known as the Battle of
the Fallen Trees. Shortly thereafter, an army of roughly
10,000 strong marches from Chondath into the
Chondalwood, intent on avenging the dead from
Timindar and Orbech. Less than a day later, only 200

220 DR, Year of the Sword Violets

~Coronal Eltargrim opens the forest of Cormanthor to
N'Tel'Quessir, primarily druids, wizards, and craftsmen
who can add to the glory of Cormanthyr.

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soldiers escape the woods, their compatriots slain by

the Wood Elves in what they called The Crushed Helm
Massacre.

and Zanassu was left weakened and banished back to

the Abyss. Selvetarm quickly took this opportunity to
destroy the Spider Demon, prompted by Lolth, who
claimed to the misguided Selvatarm that if he did, he
would gain the love of Eilistraee. Upon absorbing
Zanassus vile essence, Selvatarm himself becomes
evil, and Lolth quickly snares him in her web of plots
and intrigue, forcing Selvetarm to make himself a
vassal of Lolth.

270 DR, Year of Unheeded Warning

~The armies of Chondath and Turmish clash in a
campaign that would eventually become known as The
Stalemate. When the armies of Turmish retreated
north, they fell back as far as the city of Xorhun. The
leaders of the army attempted to recruit the Elves and
other Sylvan folk of Xorhun into the war, but they
respectfully declined.

307 DR, Year of Sundered Sails

~After much debate, the leaders of Myth Drannor come
to the decision to allow NTelQuessir to join the
AkhVelahrn, and train in Elven methods and
techniques of combat.

276 DR, Year of the Burnished Blade

~The Dwarves of Clan Snowsbattle and Clan
Honedaxe produce three great gifts in gratitude for their
new homes in Myth Drannor: The Beljuriled Belt of
Battle for the Coronal, the Shield of Briars for the ArmsMajor, and the Heralds' Horn for the Spell-Major of the
Akh'Faer, which would become better known as The
Harking Horn of Ishild.

308 DR, Year of Promise

~The Crown against the Scepter Wars end with a
victory for Cormanthyr.
~Aloevan of Ardeep descends into madness and death
as the Silver Fire provided to her by Mystra consumes
her. Priests and priestess of Sehanine Moonbow sooth
her spirit by trapping it in the twilight of worlds, and
continually praying to Sehanine Moonbow. Ruardh
Lightsilver becomes the leader of Ardeep.

284 DR, Year of the Fallen Flagons

~A great Halfling migration arrives in Myth Drannor
from Meiritin and Tethyr. The Stout Folk arrived in the
city via portals.

309 DR, Year of the Cascade

~After many years of active crusade, Halaster
Blackcloak eradicates the Drow presence in Underhall.

286 DR, Year of the Jolly Mongrels

~As most social clubs were privately owned and often
held exclusive memberships, the Halflings of Myth
Drannor surprise all by opening taverns open to
everyone, the first and most storied of which is the
Treant's Treat, located in a warren beneath a great,
petrified tree. Within a decade, even Elven taverns,
inns, and halls are lessening their strictures on patronsthough some places still discriminate by trade, wealth,
or other prejudices.

324 DR, Year of Freedom's Friends

~The Harpers at Twilight are formed in secret, deep
within the Elven Court by Dathlue Mistwinter, the Lady
Steel, whose family crest- a silver harp between the
horns of a crescent moon, encircled by stars on a black
field- becomes the badge of the Harpers. Among the
early members were Elf, Human, and Half-Elf warriors,
rangers, druids, thieves, and magicians, including
Ruehar Oakstaff, Ioelena Audark, Lyari Pholont "the
Shadesilk," and Elminster.

290 DR, Year of Full Cribs

~Cormanthyr experiences a baby boom, and this year
marks the greatest amount of total births in the history
of the nation. While only half of the total number of
births in the mixed nation are Elven, the amount of
Elven births exceeds the total number of Elves born in
the previous decade. The Coronal deems this a sign
that the deities are pleased, and that that Opening of
Myth Drannor was indeed the correct course to follow.
~Arkhenthus the Mage-Devourer, a mighty White
Wyrm, is slain by a group of Avariel and Humans in
Cormanthyr. This marks the first Cormanthyran
Dragonhunt in which NTelQuessir aided TelQuessir.
~After a plague sweeps through the Shoon Imperium,
Qyasara Shoon V declares that the Aranea of the
Forest of Mir are to blame. This leads to witch hunts to
destroy the Aranea. Many flee south, into what is now
the Spider Swamp, where a small group of mostly
pacifistic Aranea were already living . In response, the
Aranea turn to outside help, and many make pacts and
come to worship Zanassu, the Spider Demon. To show
Zanassu their genuine thanks in exchange for aiding
them in their plight, The Apostolaeum of the Spider
That Waits is built in the lost city of Ajhuutal.

330 DR, Year of Roused Giants

~Arun Maerdrym, who would go on to become patriarch
of House Maerdrym, is born, the first Half-Elf of an
Elven noble house.
331 DR, Year of Cold Clashes
~An Orc tribe from Vastar launches a surprise assault
on eastern Cormanthyr late in the year, and occupy the
ruins of an ancient temple to the Seldarine, fortifying
their garrison and strengthening their own forces.
335 DR, Year of Seven Stones
~The AkhVelahrn, for the fourth time since their arrival,
launches an attack on the invading Orcs located in the
Darkwood, east of the ruins of the Elven Court. During
the night, the Orcs surrounded and slaughtered over
half of the AhkVelahrn troops. Over 1000 soldiers were
killed, 100 of them Elves, due to apparent negligence.
This incident becomes known as the Darkwoods
Massacre.
339 DR, Year of the Vanished Foe
~The Orcs in eastern Cormanthyr are finally routed by a
force made primarily of Humans and Elves.
Instrumental in the battle was a young man named
Velar. Velar and his allies resettle in the area, and the
forest becomes known as Velarsdale.

292 DR, Year of Frostfires

~For the first time since the Elves of Eaerlann aided
Netherese slaves, Gnomes walk the glades of Myth
Drannor.
~Summoned by his Aranea followers, Zanassu
manifests on the Material Plane to kill Qyasara Shoon
V. After a titanic battle, the Qysara emerged victorious,

342 DR, Year of Cantobele Stalking

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~The final council of Illefarn is called into session, and

the long fragmented realm is officially dissolved with the
Wood Elves of Iliyanbruen, and Rilithar departing for
Evermeet. Ardeep and Dardath ally, and seek to create
further alliances with the Humans of the region.

390 DR, Year of the Half Moon

~The paramour, and first apprentice, of the Srinshee is
killed in a hunting accident, and the Elven Wizardess
goes into mourning for her lover and student, wearing
no colors brighter than dark blue. Rumors that the bear
than killed the Elven man was poisoned by another
Elven house, to induce madness in the creature, are
never substantiated.

346 DR, Year of the Blushing Stars

~Seven senior and junior AkhVelahrn officers- five Sun
Elves and two Moon Elves- are dishonorably
discharged from service of the Coronal and exiled from
Myth Drannor and all of Cormanthyr after an
investigation reveals that these individuals subjected
NTelQuessir soldiers to barberous treatment, in
training and on the field. The blame for the Darkwood
Massacre, rightly or wrongly, is pinned on these
officers shoulders, due to percieved, actual and
theoretical biased troop placements, failures to maintain
communications or deliver orders among encamped
forces, and the overall notion of being willing sacrifice of
NTelQuessir troops in favor of TelQuessir troops.
~Penitent over his failure to detect bigotry among his
troops- especially his second-in-command- Major
Pirphal Faerondaryl offers his resignation to the
Coronal, which is refused, as Eltargrim bids him to
solve the problem rather than avoid it. Major Pirphal
commissions the first three of the Baneblades as
weapons for each of his new lieutenants. The blades
are to be Dwarven-forged, the hilts Elven-crafted, and
finally, enchanted by Demron, a human mage.
~Saeval Ammath returns from an excursion into the
western mountains, secretly with a Red Dragon egg,
and immediately sequesters himself in a tower owned
by House Ammath outside the Mythal of Myth Drannor.

398 DR, Year of the Warning Ghost

~In an event known as The Night Dragons Attack, five
Black Wyrms and two Green Wyrms assault the Mythal
of Myth Drannor, seeking to test its defenses against
their combined might. Lieutenant Itharn, commander of
the Dragonriders, brings with him a full compliment of
six Metallic Dragons and 100 Hippogriffs to repel the
creatures. While all of the evil Wyrms were slain, 50
Hippogriffs, 1 Bronze Dragon, 4 Elven Dragonriders,
and Itharn himself were all killed in combat as well. The
Baneblade Morvian, and the leadership of the Wing and
Horn fall to Lady Ahskahala Durothil.
414 DR, Year of Omen Stars
~On Highharvestide, Arielimnda, the wife of Arun
Maerdrym, gives birth to a son. Because Arielimnda is a
Human, and Arun is a Half-Elf, the baby boy is
considered a Human, only having one quarter Elven
blood. Following ancient Elven customs on the matter,
the child is not allowed to take the Maerdrym name, nor
does Arun give the child a name at all, allowing him the
freedom to earn his name, and his place within House
Maerdrym.
423 DR, Year of the Velvet Night
~The Mythal weaved over Lharast is completed, and
the city is renamed Myth Lharast.

348 DR, Year of the Dagger

~After nearly two years of incubation, study and
experimentation, the egg Saeval Ammath brought back
to Myth Drannor hatches, birthing a Red Dragon in the
shape of a Blue Dragon, and with the temperament of
Gold Dragon. Saeval names this Dragon Garnetallisar,
and bestows upon it the nickname Garnet.

426 DR, Year of Black Dawn

~The nameless son of Arun Maerdrym, at the age of
12, becomes a pupil of Mentor Wintercloak, one of the
Seven Wizards of Myth Drannor.
449 DR, Year of Killing Ice
~The nameless son of Arun Maerdrym finishes his
tutilage under Mentor Wintercloak and leaves Myth
Drannor to learn of the world. Secretly, he vows to
claim his place within House Maerdrym, and to become
a Harper. He temporarily takes the only name he has
known in life as his own: Aruns Son.

351 DR, Year of the Dancing Deer

~Due to a large influx of refugees, the settlement of
Yrlaancel grows exponentially, and is renamed
Ondathel, the City of Peace.
358 DR, Year of the Battle Talons
~Saeval Ammath presents Garnetallisar to the folk of
Myth Drannor, as he takes to the air upon the Dragons
back. Garnetallisar proves its commitment to
Cormanthyr, and Coronal Eltargrim weaves magics that
allows this unique Dragon to bypass the wards of Myth
Drannors Mythal, that prevent Chromatic Dragons from
gaining entry.
~Demron the Wizard completes work on the first three
Baneblades of Demron, and they are presented to their
first wielders with much pomp and ceremony.

460 DR, Year of the Scorching Suns

~The Wizard Demron is commissioned to create
another Baneblade, for Spell-Major of Myth Drannor, to
replace the lost Ary'Faern'Kerym, lost a decade ago by
Zaos Durothil in battle with the Red Wyrm
Edallisufanxar.
462 DR, Year of the Empty Helm
~Due to overpopulation concerns and objecting nobles,
Coronal Eltargrim ends creating new homes within the
city limits of Myth Drannor for NTelQuessir settlers,
and goes as far as to curb the migration of
NTelQuessir to the City of Song.
~The Wizard Demron completes the Baneblade
Faervian.

379 DR, Year of Seven Stars

~A group of seven notable Wizards from Myth Drannor
form an alliance and build the first school of wizardry
open to all residents of Myth Drannor, regardless of
race. These Wizards become known as the Seven
Wizards of Myth Drannor.
386 DR, Year of Dawn Moons
~Arun Maerdrym, who is called The Half-Elven among
other noble Elves, secretly joins the Harpers.

464 DR, Year of True Names

~While traveling across the Anauroch Aruns Son saves
a trio of young Evereskan Elves from a Phaerimm
abmush, nearly at the cost of his own life. Retrieved

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from the brink of death by Mystra, Aruns Son becomes

Akhelben, He who magic, duty and honor define, and
becomes Mystras Chosen. Returnign to Evereska,
Khelben Arunson becomes the first individual who is
not fully TelQuessir to walk her glades.

weapon without suffering the retributive powers against

those who are not worthy of drawing it, which Illitran
certainly was not.
527 DR, Year of Tatters
~Hlondath is sieged by the Kobolds of the Tattered
Cloth Legion. These creatures were secretly being
manipulated by Shilaris Shemwith, a Drow who used
the creatures as a diversion to break into the treasury of
Hlondath and steal the riches of the city, to give as a
gift to Queen Nathglaryst of Undraeth.

472 DR, Year of Full Cellars

~The Halflings of Myth Drannor, citing an excellent
harvest, claim that the ales produced in this year were
so exceptional that Yondella herself came to the
Brewers Haven to taste a sampling of the various fares
availible.

530 DR, Year of the Gluttonous Otyugh

~Upon pronouncement from the Syl-Pasha of
Calimshan, all Aranea are subject to be killed on sight.

479 DR, Year of Forestfrost

~Teshar falls because of assaults from Drow in the
Twisted Tower.

536 DR, Year of the Laughing Lich

~Hlontar, the realm of Alokkair the Wizard-King, is
forged out of remnants of Teshar and the Netherese
survivor states.

493, Year of the Estatic Priest

~The few Drow who have secretly evaded Halaster
Blackcloaks purges leave Underhall.
500 DR, Year of the Flame Tongue
~Josidiah Starym mounts a campaign to recover the
lost Soldier's Blade of Cormanthyr, after nearly 800
years of it being lost. He does this as a way to prove to
Coronal Eltargrim that he, heir of House Starym, is
noble enough to marry his niece and heir. The opening
gambit of his search sees a temporary fall of the
garrisoned Drow at the Twisted Tower, since that was
where the blade was lost to Cormanthyr. Josidiah and
his troupe of bladesingers and akh'faern venture into
the Underdark beneath the Tower, vowing to return in a
century with the lost Elven treasures.

555 DR, Year of Dances Perilous

~Ondathals High Magi recreate their city anew as they
raise a mythal over it, and rename her Myth Ondath.
561 DR, Year of the Three Setting Suns
~The Guild of Naturalists forms in Myth Drannor, and
builds its hall within two years.
562 DR, Year of the Waking Feyr
~Anhaern Rhyllgallohyr, Captain of the Sisters of
Synnoria, loses her life while investigating a
disturbance in the Fens of the Fallen. Restored to life
by fell magic of unknown origin, Anhaern is seen a
tenday later galloping across Myrloch Vale on her
ghostly steed. Ffolk skalds name her Shee, or
"Banshee Rider".

512 DR, Year of the Wyvernfall

~The Coronal of Myth Drannor receives the first of
many visits by the Spelljamming elves of the Elven
Imperial Navy, at Shadusk, and at Green Monarchs
Glade, northeast of the city.

572 DR, Year of Writhing Darkness

~Zaor Moonflower is born in Semberholme.

519 DR, Year of the Phoenix

~Sammkol Thistlestar, one of the two Halfling soldiers
in the service of Myth Drannor, is assassinated by
bigoted Elves of House Selorn, who implicate and slay
a visiting Human necromancer from Cormyr to cover
their tracks, and solve the crime, thanks to a corrupt
armanthor in the service of House Selorn.

574 DR, Year of the Gored Griffon

~In preparation for battles with Orcs in the area, Pirphal
commissions Demron for a fifth magical blade to serve
as the Baneblade for the Arms-Major of the
Akh'Velahrn. Dragathil is forged and enchanted.
580 DR, Year of Loose Coins
~Ecamane Truesilver becomes one of the first Humans
to learn of the transformed Nether ScrollsQuess'Ar'Teranthvar- within Myth Drannor, and gains
knowledge from it. After ten months of meditation with
the artifact, Ecamane leaves Windsong Tower, his hair
prematurely white due to the magics and wisdom he
gained from the transformed Nether Scrolls. He leaves
Myth Drannor shortly thereafter.

522 DR, Year of the Unmasked Traitor

~The Druids of Gulthmere, joined by 30 Elves of
Xorhun, request that the Turmishans cease their lumber
operations in the forest.
523 DR, Year of Trials Arcane
~The rising power of Orcs in the north leads to the
calling of the Council of Axe and Arrow. There, the
Humans of Delimbiyran, the Dwarves of Dardath, and
the Elves of Ardeep, the Gnomes of Dollunde, and the
Halflings from Meiritin found the Tri-Corned Kingdom of
Phalorm. Phalorm claims the High Moor as its domain.
~The Elves of House Starym return to Myth Drannor
from other realms, having left in protest years before,
and restore House Starym as a social power. Illitran
Starym takes control of the House, as the patron,
Josidiah, is currently absent. To hold this title, Illitran
undergoes a Cleansing March, to purge himself of any
imperfections, and allow him to wield the Starym
Moonblade. In reality, Illitran actually treks to Moanders
abandoned temple, and forges a pact with the
imprisoned deity, to be able to draw the sacred Elven

590 DR, Year of the Turning Leaf

~Arms-Major Pirphal dies with most of his patrol in the
western forest, victims of the black dragon
Mrinabnahor. Dragathil is lost to the Elves for the next
four centuries, as the dragon steals it for its hoard.
~ Elf and Human wizards from Ascalhorn, Eaerlann,
Evereska, Silverymoon, and Myth Drannor raise a
Wizardly Mythal over the Eaerlanni city of
Glaurachyndaar, establishing Myth Glaurach.
604 DR, Year of the Immured Imp
~The armies of Phalorm drive off an Orc horse that
besieges Secomber. Ellatharion, the nations Elven

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king, leads an army of Elves and Halflings into the High

Forest in pursuit of the Orcs, but neither the king nor
any members of the expedition return.

Drow-Dragons put a patriarchical government in place

in their city.
637 DR, Year of the Silver Sun
~Demron's remains are the interred in the crypts of the
temple of Azuth built in his honor.

611 DR, Year of the Normiir

~Amlauril Moonflower is born on Evermeet.

652 DR, Year of the Viper

~Zaor Moonflower becomes one of the youngest
officers of the Akh'Velahr in Cormanthyr.

612 DR, Year of the Jesters Smile

~The armies of Phalorm and their allies crush the
Everhorde south of Triboar Village, but their victory
comes at the price of many lives, including the Elf King
Lathlaeril Leafspear.

654 DR, Year of the Coveted Briars

~Many Druid Circles, both Human and Elf, are
established this year throughout Cormanthyr.

614 DR, Year of the Shattered Scepter

~Greatly weakened by the Everhorde, Phalorm suffers
another Orc attack, and loses third ruler, this one
Dwarven. Phalorms armies move south to defend their
realm, but are driven into Uthtower.

656 DR, Year of Peaceful Seas

~The Circle of Flames completes the Scrolls Ardentym.
Akh'Faern scholars and strategists receive six
incomplete fragments of the Scrolls, but only the Circle
and the Srinshee have complete copies of them.

615 DR, Year of the Lamias Kiss

~In response to Uthtowers call for aid, the Lich Iniarv
floods the land, drowning the armies of Uthtower,
Phalorm, and the Orcs, creating the Mere of Dead Men.
Phalorm collapses, gaining the moniker The Fallen
Kingdom- when the Elves in the Tri-Corned Kingdom
abandon Faern for Evermeet. Ardeep remains an
Elven realm in name only.

658 DR, Year of the Dangerous Game

~A gate is secretly established between the Hall of the
Naturalists in Myth Drannor and the Underhalls of
Undermountain.
~Rathdaen, a Cormyrean magician and explorer of
note, arrives in Myth Drannor after a decades-long
absence. While never a native, he is close friends with
many practitioners of the Art in the City of Song, and
remains as a guest for years at a time.

619 DR, Year of Orcsfall

~An Orc horde pours into western Cormanthyr and the
Dales, threatening to overrun Semberholme and the
southern Dales. The Dalesmen militias and Elven
armies route the Orcs.

659 DR, Year of the Hunting Ghosts

~Thirty magicians from Myth Drannor and 20 magicians
from elsewhere on Faern migrate to Silverymoon, and
begin establishing its role as a sister city to Myth
Drannor and a center of learning both magical and
mundane.
~Tulrun, born Tallrunner Tigris of the Red Tiger tribe
and later known as Tulrun of the Tent, is sent to Myth
Drannor by Ecamane Truesilver to study magic under
the tutelage of the Seven Wizards of Myth Drannor.

623 DR, Year of Nightsilver

~The Spelljammer, the legendary Spelljamming vessel,
travels over the waters along Evermeets northern
shores. A young Amlauril Moonflower catches a
glimpse of the vessel before it flies away.
627 DR, Year of the Bloodcrystals
~Ecamane Truesilver and his nine apprentices arrive in
Silverymoon. Claiming that five goddesses- Eldath,
Mielikki, Lurue, Mystra, and Sehanine Moonbow- drew
them here, the mage create a school of magic
patterned on Elven teachings.

661 DR, Year of the Bloody Tusk

~At dawn, on the last day of Midsummer festivals,
Coronal Eltargrim Irithyl, passes to Arvandor, leaving
only the Ar'Cor'Kerym, the Ruler's Blade, hovering in
mid-air atop the Rule Tower. Aravae Irithyl, his niece
and heir, proclaims a period of mourning for the next
five years. Thus ends the Sixth Rysar of Cormanthyr,
which lasted 866 years.

632 DR, Year of Burning Skies

~The Ice Queen's Winter descends on Myth Ondath
starting in Eleint. The siege army of the Ice Queen is
led by the lich Vrandak the Burnished, and the army is
accompanied by magical winter storms that last out the
year.

662 DR, Year of the Peoples' Mourning

~Rathdaen dies peacefully in his sleep, to the sorrow of
many of Myth Drannor's inhabitants. He leaves the
Tome of Rathdaen to his apprentice, a foolish braggart
by the name of Narsel, who fears attacks by jealous
rivals trying to steal his master's legacy and
immediately leaves for parts west.

633 DR, Year of Chasms

~Myth Ondath is destroyed, Mythal and all, by the Ice
Queen's use the Gatekeeper's Crystal.
~After toiling for years, Demron completes Keryvian,
the Arms-Major's blade, and the greatest of the
Baneblades. Demron succumbs to exhaustion due to
his work on the blade, dying two days after the final
enchantments are cast into the sword. In honor of his
work for the city and his magical prowess, House
Ammath and numerous other contributors fund a
temple to Demron's patron god, Azuth, which is built on
and around Demron's Tower over the next four years.

663 DR, Year of the Baleful Song

~Pyraan the Grim and Peridar Snowbrows secede from
the faculty of the Incanistaeum, reducing the "Seven
Wizards of Myth Drannor" to five.
664 DR, Year of the Falling Petals
~Aravae Irithyl, the heir of the Coronal, and all of her
personal armanthor are found dead under mysterious
circumstances the morning after Cinnaelos'Cor. The
Srinshee and the High Court Magi insist on maintaining
the Mourning Days and add the funeral of Aravae to the

634 DR, Year of the Darkspawn

~The Drow slaves of Chaulssin overthrow their Shadow
Dragon masters, and retake control of their city. The

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solemn times while staving off a succession war among

the noble Houses. Many suspect the Starym,
specifically, Illitran Starym, to have been involved in this
foul deed, but to this day, the exact perpetrators are
unknown.

tower of pure ivory, thereafter known as Abarat's Folly,

still stands as a monument of Elven magic, and as a
beacon to adventurers seeking gates to the planes that
many claim to have seen inside.
673 DR, Year of the Covenant
~The fledgling town of Hillsafar, named in honor of the
Dwarf clan of the same name, is founded by Elves,
Half-Elves, and Humans on the western shore of
Tailings Bay, to trade with the Dwarves of the Scarp.
Some found this settlement to both keep Drow out of
the area and maintain some vigilance over Moander's
Crypt. Within a few decades, the town's name is
corrupted and shortened to Hillsfar. Many of Myth
Drannor's less-established craftsmen migrate to this
new city in search of new opportunities.

665 DR, Year of the Ashen Tears

~Due to political pressure amid his family, Taeral
Olortynaal discontinues his long association with the
Incanistaeum.
666 DR, Year of Stern Judgment
~The end of the Mourning Days demand an immediate
decision on the succession of the Coronal. A Claiming
Ceremony is convened to determine the next Coronal
of Myth Drannor and Corrnanthyr. After 40 Elves and
the Rule Tower itself are destroyed, the Srinshee steps
in, easily swinging the Rulers Blade free of its perch.
As it is brandished before her, the golden light of the
blade crystallizes around her in a massive diamondshaped energy field that engulfs and restores the Rule
Tower, transforming it into the Diamond Tower. Finally,
with a whirl of magic, she, the magical field, and the
weapon disappear. Her final words haunt those who
hear them, as she urged them to work together,
NTelQuessir and TelQuessir, and only then would a
Coronal of Myth Drannor be born.

674 DR, Year of the Nomad

~Josidiah Starym returns to Myth Drannor, but not with
Soldier's Blade. Instead, he wields the blade of the
Akh'Faern, the Artblade, retrieved from a Deep
Dragon's lair far beneath the Storm Horn Mountains.
When he returns, he finds heartbreak, as he discovers
that all he worked for is gone, as Aravae Irithyl was no
longer alive. Josidiah does not take up his rightful place
as Lord-Speaker of House Starym, but he does, by right
of the Elfblade he restores to Myth Drannor, take over
the leadership of the Akh'Faer and thus rises to a seat
on the Council of Twelve. Josidiah refuses to discuss it,
but many notice that he no longer walks with his
magnificent cat Guenhwyvar, and some whisper he had
to trade the cat's figurine of power for the blade. Of his
original twelve comrades, only one survived, Onas
Ulondarr, an Elven bladesinger of House Ulondarr.

667 DR, Year of Austere Ceremonies

~By midyear, the Council of Twelve now rules over
Myth Drannor, crafting a new form of representative
government. Cormanthyr is without a Coronal for the
first time in its existence.
668 DR, Year of the Telling Tome
~Wizards begin mysteriously disappearing from Myth
Drannor and the rest of Cormanthyr. The only clue is
that when magicians are abducted, all of the visible
gates in the city of Myth Drannor crackle ominously and
flash blue lightning within their boundaries. In truth,
Halaster Blackcloak is abducting wizards at random
and banishing them to the Undermountain.

675 DR, Year of the Bloodfeud

~The scandalous House Ulondarr, by openly accepting
Half-Elves among their line of direct succession,
suffers censure and much grief- and not a few attacks
by mercenaries and assassins- from the other Elven
Houses of Myth Drannor. The attacks and social
intrigues last for the next 50 years.
676 DR, Year of Gruesome Grimoires
~Taeral Olortynaal returns to the Incanistaeum and to
the Seven Wizards of Myth Drannor, though they are
still only five in number. Later this year, in a politically
motivated spell battle among some noble Elves and
Humans, Sun Elf students accidentally kill Taeral and
two Human students. These Elves are never charged
with the crimes, as they frame the only NTelQuess left,
and the innocent Arlesn of Arabel is forever banished
from Myth Drannor for a crime he didn't commit.

669 DR, Year of the Brutal Beast

~Abarat the Alabaster, an Elven Archmage with a
reputation for planewalking, resigns as head of the Six
Tyryl Towers Wizards' school, and announces plans to
build a tower north of Cormanthyr in the western
reaches of the Beast Marches, soon to be called Thar.
Made of magically strengthened ivory, it would not only
be a bastion of strength against the onslaught of evil
creatures in the north, but it would also connect the
various Elven nations in the area, and serve as a hub of
trade and commerce.

677 DR, Year of Resonant Silence

~Hym Kraaven, senior among the Seven Wizards of
Myth Drannor, uncovers the truth about Taeral's death
and is swiftly killed in "an out-of-control tavern brawl" by
agents and friends of the now-rogue and obviously
power-mad magicians of House Faerondarl.

670 DR, Year of the Many Floods

~Entering the Vault of Ages for the first time in years,
due to an outbreak of Drow within the northwestern
forests, Spell-Major Paeris Haladar finds it empty, the
greatest and oldest treasures of Cormanthyr missing.

678 DR, Year of the Poignant Poniard

~Lord Councilor Kharis Maerdrym and his hunting
party, which included several Humans of note,
mysteriously disappear off the coast of Delthuntle
during a Grand Hunt of a near-legendary greater
Quelzarn. Agents of Unther are suspected in the attack,
as are some of Lord Maerdrym's usual political foes.

671 DR, Year of the Shrouded Slayer

~Twenty months after beginning construction on an
ivory tower north of Cormanthyr, the Moon Elf Wizard
Abarat contacts former associates for aid against a
besieging army of monsters. Though some arrive within
hours of receiving the magical message, they discover
that both Abarat and the monsters are all missing, as
are any external signs of anything amiss. Abarat was
never found or heard from again, but his unfinished

679 DR, Year of the Scarlet Sash

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Deepspawn-bred monsters emerging from the tangled,
treacherous Beast Marches to the west. The Akh'Velahr
reinforcements of Cormanthyr succeed in dispersing
the beasts by the first snowfall of winter. A small
garrison of troops remains stationed in Hillsafar for the
protection of the northern forests and villages.

~Aunrae Nasadra becomes that Matron Mother of

House Nasadra, the ruling house of Ched Nasad, the
citys namesake.
~The displaced Archmage Paeris Haladar attempts to
slay Josidiah Starym with spells, vowing vengeance for
his loss of status as Spell-Major of Myth Drannor.
Josidiah survives four assassination attempts, but is
nearly slain in an honor duel called to settle the feud.
When Paeris seizes the fallen Artblade, he is found
unworthy of its power and responsibility. Forever after,
a dead magic zone surrounds and permeates from
Paeris Haladar, making him a pariah to all within
Cormanthyr. Josidiah reclaims the Elfblade and returns
to his post as Spell-Major with honor, while Paeris
Haladar flees.

680 DR, Year of the Long March

~After more than a decade, Wizards of the Guild of
Naturalists piece together the clues and realize that
Halaster Blackcloak has been abducting Wizards all
throughout Cormanthyr, in retaliation for their
plundering of his monsters in Undermountain. The guild
mounts a rescue expedition into the dungeon, which
never returns, and they quietly end their sorties to
Undermountain. Attempts to dispel or destroy the gate
connecting their hall with Undermountain end with
failure.

690 DR, Year of the Clashing Blades

~Sakaala of the Seven Rings disbands and dismantles
the Incanistaeum, the school of wizardry run by the
Seven Wizards of Myth Drannor. She and her three
remaining students, two Elves, and one Half-Elf, leave
for parts unknown after growing wings from their backs
and taking flight.

681 DR, Year of the Zombie Lords

~During the festival of Greengrass, Achveult
Tattercloak, a student of the Seven Wizards of Myth
Drannor, and his consort, Tlanchass, depart from the
Sixstars intersection in a most spectacular fashion. The
latter, who had long maintained the guise of a beautiful
human female, revealed her true form by transforming
into a gold dragon, and the pair then go off to the south
and west.

694 DR, Year of the Ominous Oracle

~The first divinations and portents of the destruction of
Myth Drannor arrive when Darcassan, the diviner of
Windsong Tower sees visions of the near future. He
informs the Elders of Windsong Tower of the signs, but
they keep the knowledge from the public to prevent a
panic. Given the climate of distrust and factionalism,
this news is also kept secret from the Council, as it is
uncertain where the threat to Myth Drannor's security
lies.
~The Circle of Flames and the Wizards of Windsong
Tower begin spiriting magical items and tomesincluding the Scrolls Ardentym and the Keryfaertel- to
safety. Many end up in Ascalhorn and Silverymoon, in
the trusted hands of colleagues there, though some
magicians take off with their secrets for parts unknown.

682 DR, Year of the Howling

~The Masked and Mentor Wintercloak effectively
disband the Seven Wizards of Myth Drannor by leaving
Myth Drannor with their last four students, all Gnomes.
After their departure, the Incanistaeum lies solely in the
hands of Sakaala of the Seven Rings.
684 DR, Year of the Sundered Crypt
~Dwarves of Clan Tarynstone are found digging deep
tunnels under Myth Drannor, despite the long-held
prohibition against such actions. Furthermore, some Elf
Houses are outraged that the Dwarves' tunneling in
restricted areas collapsed some nigh-forgotten crypts of
elder and/or long-gone Houses. Clan Tarynstone and
its 350 Dwarves, despite a cry within the Ruling Council
for death sentences and an equally loud cry for
acquittal, are exiled from Myth Drannor and
Cormanthyr. The clan travels west into the Thunder
Peaks.
~The Dark Diviners of Windsong Tower discover the
Book of the Black, the book in which Augathra the Mad
penned the Black Chronology. After reading its secrets,
they pen the Leaves of One Night. Agents of the
Church of Shar promptly steal both texts, and they
disappear for several centuries.

704 DR, Year of the Emerald Citadel

~The Ildacer clan, due to the internal machinations of
the Ruling Council and other factions, specifically Lord
Venali Starym and the Guild of Wizards, Conjurers and
Enchanters, loses much of its holdings, monies, and
social status in Myth Drannor. While the Ildacers lose
all their estates, they move into and maintain four inns
and taverns within the city. With the loss of Riirose, the
Eternal Srinnala move their base of operations into
abandoned mages' towers north of the city, which are
owned by another member.

686 DR, Year of the Unshriven

~Nezras the Scholar weds the Elf magician Raejiisa
Sicafei, after both graduate from their studies at the Six
Tyryl Towers.

708 DR, Year of Bound Evils

~High Magi and three battalions of Akh'Faern
magicians battle a resurgence of evil beasts and cultists
of the fallen deity Moander, near the site of his fallen
temple. While the cult is dispersed, numerous "lost
spells" of Moander's clergy are recovered from the ruins
by the elder priests and restored to use.
~The three Nycaloths bound in a dimensional pocket
prison floating high above Cormanthyr are freed when
the conditions to allow for their freedom are met. Their
freedom depended on a "Red Dragon that never held
malice or greed in its heart [flying] over the Coronal's
throne." When Saeval Ammath and his adopted mount
Garnet flew above Myth Drannor, they weakened the
dimensional prison enough for the Nycaloths to escape.

689 DR, Year of the Eager Executioner

709 DR, Year of the Earnest Oaths

685 DR, Year of the Wraithwinds

~Two among the eight senior officers and one junior
officer spilt off from the other armathors of Myth
Drannor to join the resigning High Court Mage and
Councilor Shyael Ildacer to pursue a new course as the
"followers of the Srinshee's dream", the Eternal
Srinnala.

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~The Trio Nefarious and their summoned Yugoloth

allies spend 29 months drawing together their forces
amid the mountains and hills north of the Dragon Sea.
In all, their army consists of Orcs, Ogres, Bugbears,
Hobgoblins, Gnolls, Fiends, Trolls, and an ever-growing
assortment of lesser Yugoloth.

cities outside of Cormanthor or to Semberholme and

Tangled Vale settlements.
714 DR, Year of Doom
~The final campaigns of the Elves and their allies
against the Army of Darkness see the reestablishment
of Elven Court as the seat of Elven power in
Cormanthyr, while Myth Drannor falls under siege by
the Army of Darkness. With the slaughter of the army
and cavalry, little can be done against the Siege of
Shadow, which descends on Myth Drannor on the 21st
day of Kythorn. The climax of the Weeping War, known
as the Banes Duel was the duel between the two final
opposing army leaders on the streets of Myth Drannor.
The Banes' Duel between the forces of Aulmpiter the
Nycaloth and Captain Fflar lasts for two whole days,
and ends with the pair facing off in one-one-one mortal
combat on the 15th day of Flamerule. During their
battle, there is a great magical explosion that robs both
armies of their commanders. The Siege of Shadow
lasts until the Final Flight in Flamerule, as the nowdirectionless hordes of the Army of Darkness simply
swarm over Myth Drannor's last defenders by savagery
and sheer weight of numbers. Only 200 Elves and their
allies, out of the 3,000 who remained to defend the City
of Song escaped to tell of the city's passing.
~The known thirteen surviving SeluTaar of Cormanthyr
weave a Mythal over the Elven Court, sacrificing their
lives to do so, and, in turn, creating the legendary
Highfire Crown. The Elven Court becomes the seat of
Elven power in the region, and NTelQuessir are
barred from entering.

710 DR, Year of the Toppled Throne

~Drow attacks in Cormyr claim the lives of three noble
families of the realm. In actuality, while believed dead,
most of the nobles actually survive, and becomes
slaves in the Underdark.
711 DR, Year of Despairing Elves
~The Weeping War begins on the Feast of the Moon
with the Northern Massacres campaign, as the Army of
Darkness, led by the Trio Nefarious, catches the people
of Myth Drannor unaware, and engages many Elf
patrols and destroys many Elf villages and clan
enclaves.
712 DR, Year of the Lost Lance
~The Weeping War continues through the year,
resulting in the deaths of many heroes and the
collective Harpers at Twilight. There are four major
campaigns this year, and Myth Drannor nearly falls prey
to the Army of Darkness.
~The Spiders Truce is established between the Drow
of House Dhuurniv and the Elves of Myth Drannor,
against the Army of Darkness.
~The Red Dragon Garnet rashly attacks the Army of
Darkness, and he manages to split the main army,
slowing its advance, destroying its supply lines, and
trapping it amid some forest fires for a limited time,
buying the defenders of Myth Drannor some time.
Garnet disappears in the midst of battle, and is never
seen again. His reckless attack is known as the Battle
of Garnets Pyre.
~The Nameless Chosen, Aruns Son, is severely
wounded fighting the Mezzoloth host of Cvor. He is
rescued by Ecamane Truesilver, and a cadre of other
magicians from Silverymoon, who destroy the
remaining Mezzoloth that Aruns Son had been battling
with, and transport the Nameless Chosen to
Silverymoon for healing, via the Silversgate Portal in
Myth Drannor. To prevent the portal from being used by
the enemies of Myth Drannor and Silverymoon,
Ecamane Truesilver destroys the portal. Doing so,
however, puts a great deal of stress on his frail body,
and causes the death of the elderly Wizard.

715 DR, Year of Hungry Jaws

~Aquatic Elves fleeing the destruction of Myth Drannor
immigrate to Sers, where fears raise of a restoration of
the long fallen Aryselmalyr Empire.
720 DR, Year of the Dawn Rose
~The community of Elventree is founded, as a means
for the Elves of the Elven Court- which is not open to
NTelQuessir- to have continued interaction and goodwill with their NTelQuessir neighbors
~The Gathering of the deities at The Dancing Place
signals the refounding of the Harpers, at the request of
some Elves from the Elven Court. In attendance are the
fifteen surviving original members of the Harpers At
Twilight.
~Myth Lharast is overrun by evil Lycanthropes, and
lightning bolts from the heavens seemingly blast the city
out of existence. In truth, the city is shunted into a
demiplane that can only be accessed when the light of
the full moon shines upon the Mythal of the city.
~With the Dukars absent, Sahuagin raiding parties
slaughter the Sea Elves and Merfolk of Myth Nantar,
and destroy much of the city before abandoning it, due
to the citys Mythal.

713 DR, Year of the Firedrake

~The Spiders Truce ends, when Aolis Ildacer is killed
when the Drow betray the Elves of Myth Drannor.
Coincidentally, however, the forces of the Army of
Darkness are soon destroyed in and around the Elven
Court, and as such, the temporary alliance would have
ended anyway.
~After more than 200 years, the Twisted Tower falls
once again to the Dark Elves, marking the refounding of
the Lands Under Shadow in western Cormanthor.
~The Weeping War rages on, though the allies manage
to eliminate Malimshaer and Gaulguth, two of the three
Nycaloth leading the Army of Darkness. The defenders
of Myth Drannor are not without casualties, either, as
Symrustar Auglamyr, Chosen of Mystra is slain as well.
While three major campaigns rocked the forest for
much of the year, there is a tense peace from
Greengrass to Midsummer's Night. During this time,
many Myth Drannan natives emigrate either to sister

727 DR, Year of the Purloined Throne

~The Sea Elves of Sers eatablish Keryvyr, in a section
of the cliffs overlooking the Haunted Plains, off of the
coast of what is present day Sembia.
731 DR, Year of Visions
~The Ring of Eyes, a group of Beholders and Beholder
cultists from the Lake of Steam destroy the ruling house
of Cortryn and conquer its territories. The Elves of
Shilmista Forest begin fighting against the organization.

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734 DR, Year of Shared Visisons

~Vhaeraun shows the leaders of Chaulssin a vision that
depicts a large army from Menzoberranzan slowly
approaching, seeking to destroy the heretics in the city.
After a hurried debate, the ruling Chaulssinyr decide to
flee to the Plane of Shadows, rather than fight a mostly
suicidal battle with the army from Menzoberranzan.
Taking over the caverns their Draconic ansestors had
once lived in, the displaced Chaulssinyr found the city
of Chaulmurssin in the Plane of Shadows.

817 DR, Year of the Deadly Torch

~More than fifteen hundred Drow are slain by Wood
Elves in the southern fringes of the Forest of Amtar,
after the Drow retreat from a larger force of Human
cavalry.
819 DR, Year of the Mendacious Page
~Drow overrun the city of Herath in Dambrath.
822 DR, Year of the Wizards Chalice
~Drow overrun the city of Prastuil in Dambrath.

747 DR, Year of Stagnant Water

~King Strohm III allies with the Elves of Shilmista
Forest, to fight against the Ring of Eyes in Cortryn.

825 DR, Year of the Silver Flagon

~The Drow of Tlindhet conquer the cities of Luenath
and Maarlith, in Dambrath.

757 DR, Year of Lost Wayfarers

~The first recorded murder of Humans and Half-Elves
by the Eldreth Veluuthra takes place.

830 DR, Year of Ambitious Proposal

~The Drow besiege the city of Shantil in Dambrath,
trapping King Reinhar IX and his army on the peninsula
to the south of the city.

760 DR, Year of Drifting Stars

~Mallin, one of the seven skulls of Tashara of the
Seven Skulls, is swept into the ruins of Myth Rhynn.

831 DR, Year of the Deceptive Tongue

~King Reinhar IX and the Arkiun people are defeated at
the Battle of Crimar, by the Drow of Tlindhet, when the
king is betrayed by a treacherous Half-Elf priestess of
Loviatar, Cathyr, who personally slays the king. She
becomes the queen of Dambrath, and agrees with the
Drow to rule it in their stead, as they would.

767 DR, Year of the Beast

~Qilu Veladorn, Chosen of Mystra and Eilistraee, is
born in the Drow settlement of Buiyrandyn.
771 DR, Year of the Stalking Knight
~The Sea Elf kingdom of Naramyr, a former baraony of
Aryselmalyr, is established off the coast of Cormyr, in
the depths of the Dragonmere.

837 DR, Year of the Darkened Sundial

~Qilue Veladorn is blessed by Eilistraee, and is
commanded to leave her home in Buiyrandyn to take
up the Singing Swords holy to Eilistraee. The young
Qilue obeys, and leads her friends into battle against
the avatar of the Elder Eye at the Pit of Ghaunadaur. In
the aftermath of the battle, the avatar was destroyed,
most of Ghaunadaurs worshippers either slain or
chased away, and the pit itself is filled with rubble. Qilue
and her followers take on the responsibility of patrolling
and guarding the city, their tours mockingly refered to
by others as promenades.

792 DR, Year of the Crimson Thorn

~The Church of Vhaeraun in Chaulmurssin discovers
that Malaugrym have killed and taken over the identities
of many of the patrons of the city. To combat them, the
Church of Vhaeraun founds House Jaezred, an elite
brotherhood of Drow-Dragon assassins. The assassins
of House Jaezred go about methodically purging the
Malaugrym from the city.
800 DR, Year of the Black Fist
~The Mythal over Myth Nantar is made impenetrable to
everything except coral, starfish, and fish. Haunted
singing emanates from the barrier, when touched,
leading to rumors that the city is haunted, until the
hidden Dukars perform a penitentiary ritual for all of the
races of Sers.

864 DR, Year of the Broken Branch

~The Orcs of the Nethertusk tribe overrun Myth
Glaurach.
870 DR, Year of the Hooded Tracker
~Woodsfolk from Velprin first discover the existence of
the Yuir Elves, within the Yuirwood.

802 DR, Year of Patchworked Peace

~Miners digging in the Gnollwatch Mountains discover
the Drow city of Tlindhet. The Drow, alerted to the
settlements above them, begin raiding towns and
villages near the mine entrance, in Dambrath.

880 DR, Year of Unfettered Secrets

~Human magicians, secretly influenced by the Feyri
living in Ascalhorn, summon the first Demons into the
city.

803 DR, Year of the Reaching Hand

~King Reinhar IX of Dambrath orders an expeditionary
force into the mines of the Gnollwatch Mountains, to
take battle to the Drow city within. The expedition,
however, is a disaster, and the Humans are quickly
driven back to the surface.

882 DR, Year of the Curse

~Demons and Devils battle in the Elven citadel of
Ascalhorn, and eventually emerge victorious.
Triumphant, Demons stream forth, bringing the fall to
Eaerlann.
~Moon Elf refugees from Eaerlann resettle Ardeep, and
rebuild the realm.

804 DR, Year of the Spreading Scourge

~The Drow of Maerimydra establish the outpost of Szith
Morcane.

884 DR, Year of the Singing Arrows

~Elves destroy a large mercenary force on the
Dragonreach coast, in what is known as the Battle of
Singing Arrows. This frustrates the Humans plans to
conquer Cormyr, and delays the formation of an
independent state of Sembia.

808 DR, Year of the Crescent Moon

~The Drow of Tlindhet slay some five thousand Human
warriors at the Battle of the Shadowed Vale, north of
Herath.

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~House Fey-Branche of Menzoberranzan founds the

settlement of Jhachalkhyn, to hide investments from
House Baenre, the ruling House of Menzoberranzan.

900 DR, Year of the Thirsty Sword

~Humans are first allowed into the Yuirwood, and many
take this opportunity to live side-by-side with the Elves
of the Yuir.

1,050 DR, Year of the Keening Gale

~After nearly 150 years of Humans living among the
Elves of the Yuirwood, a sizable population of HalfElves now populates the Yuirwood.

906 DR, Year of the Plough

~The Drow of the Twisted Tower are driven from
Shadowdale by Cormyte agents.

1,058 DR, Year of the Spiders Daughter

~Indrilia Demax becomes the Queen of Velprin, and
under the guidance of her high council, she musters
Velprins army, and invades the Yuirwood.

922 DR, Year of the Spouting Fish

~Crinti raiders from Dambrath attack Ammathlauir. The
Halflings turn back the invaders after three days of
fighting.

1,059 DR, Year of the Broken Pillar

~The army of Velprin breaches into the Yuirwood, and
drives the natives deeper into the forest. Brindor
Olssyne, the war leader of those living in the
Yuirwood, in actuality, is feigning, and drawing the
armies of Velrpin deeper into the Yuirwood, as to allow
his Wood Elf allies to attack them using Elven bow
tactics.

936 DR, Year of the Sky Raiders

~The three Sea Elf kingdoms of Sers unite, under the
leadership of the Wizard Nyratiis, and try to use magic
to conquer the Inner Sea. This sparks the Eleventh
Sers War.
939 DR, Year of the Vengeful Halfling
~Nyratiis creates numerous powerful magical items for
his generals, and fellow Elven rulers, including
Arygantor the Coral Net, the Chariot of Nyratiis, the
Unicorn Saddles, the Steff of the Deep, the Helm of the
Sea Lion, the Swift Swimming Anklets of Osura, and
Aceal the Commanders Trident.

1,065 DR, Year of the Watching Wood

~During the Battle of Ingdals Arm, the forces of the
Yuirwood defeat the army of Velprin, down to the last
man. The Half-Elves of the Yuirwood choose to enter
into peace talks with the Humans of Velprin, while the
Elves of the Yuirwood choose not to. The nation of
Aglarond is formed, as the result of these peace
accords.

942 DR, Year of the Circling Vulture

~Drow raiders raid cities across the Sword Coast,
enslaving Humans of the Dessarin Valley. The small
realm of Harpshield and Talmost, are completely
ravaged and burned to the ground by the Dark Elves.
~The Eleventh Sers War ends, when the central
Aquatic Elf kingdom of Keryvyr is destroyed. The leader
of the Sea Elves, Nyratiis evades capture, and
disappears to parts unknown. Of the subordinate
kingdoms and duchies of Aryselmalyrs golden era, only
Naramyr and Selu Maraar survive.

1,100 DR, Year of the Bloodrose

~The Moon Elves of Loudwater and the surrounding
environs leave for Evereska, in order to avoid coming
into contact with Humans, who are increasing in
presence in the area.
1,136 DR, Year of the Shadowkin Return
~House Jaezred returned to Chaulssin, in an
agreement to avoid fratricidal warfare with the Church
of Vhaeraun in Chaulmurssin.

964 DR, Year of the Pickled Privateer

~Belshareen, a maiden of the Ffolk, marries Ridinlahr,
a lord of the Llewyrr Elves of Synnoria. Lord Ridinlahr
crafts a magic harp for his new bride, which in time will
become known as the Lost Harp of Belshareen.

1,140, Year of the Knight

~Matron Mother Brytyn Fey of House Fey-Branche of
Menzoberranzan hides some of her families humanoid
and material resources by sending them away to found
the independent settlement of Jhachalkhyn. In reality,
the settlers answer to Matron Brytyn.

973 DR, Year of the Emptied Lair

~Drow and Crinti marauders from Dambrath pass
through the Nath Pass to raid towns in Halruaa. This
sparks a series of skirmishes between the two nations
for four years.

1,233 DR, Year of Many Monsters

~Seeking to create the ideal slave race, the Drow of
House Mylyl of Ched Nasad travel to the lands beneath
the Far Forest, and secretly begin a magical breeding
program. Over time, their efforts culminate in the
creation of the Chitine.

987 DR, Year of the Flaming Dwarf

~Deep beneath the Trackless Sea, Drow raiders attack
an expedition of Dwarf miners. During the conflict, a
fissure erupts in the tunnels that are in, vomiting a
deadly river of magma, causing both sides to take
heavy casualties. Separated from Faern, and believing
their enemies to be dead, both the Drow and the
Dwarves head west, further exploring the tunnels they
are in. The Drow emerge in the foothills of the
Axapoztlan Range, in Maztica.

1,241 DR, Year of the Lost Lady

~Using information aquired during the Harpstar Wars,
Clan Malaug attack Chaulssin, and kidnap a pregnant
concubine of the Patron Grandfather.
1,275, Year of the Blade
~The Eldreth Veluuthra establishes a presence among
the Elves of Tethir.

1,033 DR, Year of the Dreamforging

~Wood Elves and Half-Elves living in the Yuirwood take
up arms to resist the Humans of Velprin from entering
into the Yuir. These border disputes soon grow bitter.

1,277 DR, Year of the Beholder

~King Erriliam of Tethyr is killed in a hunting accident in
the Wealdath, believed to have been the work of the
Eldreth Veluuthra. The king is succeeded by his

1,140 DR, Year of the Knight

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nephew, Alemander III, who believes the Elves

responsible, and begins persecuting the Elves living in
his country.
~The Elves of the Wealdath, after learning of the
presence of the Eldreth Veluuthra, makes a
concentrated effort to rid themselves of the bigamous
group.

~After years of thought and meditation, most leaders of

various Elven nations agree to withdraw from mainland
Faern to Evermeet.
1,346 DR, Year of the Bloodbird
~Keryth Adofaer, Talor Vurtalis and Jhanra Merlistar,
candidates chosen by the SeluTaar of SeluMaraar, are
presented with SeluKiira by Taranath Reefglamor. The
three go into comas as they affix the high lorestones to
their brows, and, to this day, remain behind closed
doors in their estate on the outskirts of Sylkiir.
~The Drow settlement of Alisiwhann is destroyed when
rumors of over 80,000 Drow frighten the people of
Tethyr, and soldier and adventurers head into the
Forest of Mir to hunt Drow.

1,278 DR, Year of Many Bones

~The Ascomoid Plague sweeps through the Drow city
of Velddrinnsshar, leaving few survivors. Those who do
survive eventually found the realm of Dusklyngth.
1,288 DR, Year of Roaring Horn
~Duergar plunder the ruins of Velddrinnsshar, taking
with them any valuables they can.
~The Duergar of Dunspeirrin (Underspires) attack the
Drow realm of Undraeth. While the Duergar were
already engaging in conflict with their surface kin, the
rulers of Underspires chose to take the opportunity to
attack Undraeth and try to rid the city of Queen
Nathglaryst, the powerful ruler of the city, who was
known to be a hated foe of the Duergar. The
assassination attempt failed.

1,347 DR, Year of Bright Blade

~Construction of the Acropolis of Thanatos is
completed in Velddrinnsshar, and the ruins become the
major center of worship of Kiaransalee on Abeir-Toril.
1,355 DR, Year of the Harp
~Qilue Veladorn and the clergy of Eilistraee following
her begin construction of the Promenade, built atop the
Pit of Ghaunadaur, beneath Mount Waterdeep.

1,292 DR, Year of the Wandering Waves

~An avatar of Selvetarm appears in the city of Ajuutal,
ruins where his Aranea followers lived. The giant spider
cloisters itself in the Apostolaeum of the Spider That
Waits, a temple built for Zanassu, the Spider Demon
that Selvatarm absorbed.

1,356 DR, Year of the Worm

~With the help of her daughter Hasifir, and several
Drow magicians, Queen Yenandra of Dambrath is
transformed into a Spectral Guardian.
1,357 DR, Year of the Prince
~An army from the Drow city of Maeralyn raids the
holdings of House Fey-Branche in the city of
Jhachalkhyn.
~The Drow of Sschindylryn discover a portal only nine
days travel from Menzoberranzan, and claim it as their
own, reinforcing it with soliders. The Council of
Menzoberranzan feels threatened by Sschindylryn
being so close, and sends an army to chase away the
Sschindylryn Drow. The army of Menzoberranzan
succeeds, driving the influence of Sschindylryn away,
and capturing the gate itself in the name of
Menzoberranzan.
~The Promenade of Eilistraee reaches a point of
enough construction that it is inhabitable. Though
construction and maintainence on the structure
continues to this very day, the church of Eilistraee is
able to use the structure from this point on.

1,297 DR, Year of the Singing Skull

~Channeling the pain of giving birth to her son, Drizzt,
Matron Mother Malice DoUrden of Menzoberranzan
destroys the leaders of House Devir, and elevates
House DoUrden to Ninth House of Menzoberranzan.
1,305 DR, Year of the Creeping Fang
~The Chitine slaves of Yathchol are emancipated from
their Drow masters.
1,321 DR, Year of Chains
~King Zaor of Evermeet is murdered by agents of Kymil
Nimesin, in his own garden.
1,335 DR, Year of the Snow Winds
~The Evereska Charter, which put all of the Greycloak
Hills into the possession of Evereska, was signed and
put into effect.

1,358 DR, Year of Shadows

~The Time of Troubles begin, and deities are cast down
to Abeir-Toril, wearing mortal avatars. Corellon
Larethian and Sehanine Moonbow are seen on
Evermeet, in Corellons Grove. Labelas Enoreth,
possessing his Chosen, Vartan Hai Sylvar, on the
island of Ruathym, where he caused a great deal of
destruction due to a misunderstanding with the avatar
of Clangeddin Silverbeard. Lolth, it is said, appeared in
the city of Menzoberranzan. The avatar of Selvetarm
leaves the populated ruins of Ajuutal, and heads north,
where it eventually enters into the Underdark, and
attacks the rebel heretics in the city of Eryndlyn.
~Due to the chaos of magic, Undead creatures from
Myth Rhynn leave the city and begin destroying
everything in their path. Through the efforts of the Elves
of the Wealdath, and the Red Knight, the Undead
creatures are beaten back.
~The Jaezred Chaulssin learn of the existence of
Nurvureem, the only female Drow-Dragon in existence,

1,337 DR, Year of the Wandering Maiden

~Led by Reaper of Souls Larynda Telenna, a small
band of Kiaransalees faithful begin construction on a
massive, brooding temple of black marble atop the
central plateau of Velddrinnsshar, over what was once
a temple dedicated to Lolth.
1,340 DR, Year of the Lion
~Drizzt DoUrden, the famous ranger of the north, first
comes to the surface world.
1,341 DR, Year of the Gate
~In Sers, Sylkiir celebrates as the first SeluTaar
candidate, Pharom Ildacer of Naramyr is chosen by
existing High Magi Taranath Reefglamor and Yrlimn
Tidark for the first time in over two hundred years.
1,344 DR, Year of Moonfall

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mate.
~House Oblodra of Menzoberranzan is unaffected by
the disruption of magic caused by the Time of Troubles,
being as that most members of the House are Psions.
They attempt to size power from House Baenre, but are
defeated when House Baenre appeals to Lolth, and has
their prayers granted, causing House Oblodra to literally
fall into a great chasm created by Lolth.
~Giving thanks to Lolth, House Baenre assembles an
army, and marches out of Menzoberranzan to attack
Mithral Hall. The Drow are ultimately defeated, and the
Matron Mother of House Baenre is killed in the conflict,
leading to Triel Baenre inheriting the position.
~Led by Deep Duerra, who was using Queen Mother of
Dunspeirrin as her avatar, the armies of Underspires
engage in skirmishes with the Drow of Undraeth, to
hone the skills of the Duergar army and shape it into its
highest level of readiness in centuries.
~Concerned about a possible eruption by the nearby
volcano nicknamed Eversmoke, the people of
Gildenglade hire a Wizard, Danirro of Alaghn, to
research and cast a spell to silence the volcano forever.

1,365 DR, Year of the Sword

~Malar unleashes the Ityak-Ortheel- the Elf Eater- on
the Moonshae Isles. It rampages across Myrloch Vale
and assaults the Elven realm of Synnoria. The ItyakOrtheel destroys the portal Fey-Alamtine and
Synnorias capital city of Chrysalis, including ArgenTellirynd, the timeless Palace of Ages before it is
banished back to the Abyss.
1367 DR, Year of the Shield
~In the Sacred Grove of the Great Druid on the shores
of Myrloch, the Great Druid Robyn Kendrick encounters
an old friend, Yazilliclik the Wood Sprite. The Sprite
warns the Great Druid, Sarifal is awakening, before
disappearing.
~The Living Gem is stolen from Ghaunadaurs secret
temple beneath Holldaybim by Shond Tharovin of
Calimshan.
1,368 DR, Year of the Banner
~Baylee Arnvold rediscovers the Lost Library of
Cormanthyr.
~Seeking vengeance against his people Joneleth The
Exile orchestrates a conflict between the Drow of
UstNatha and the Wood Elf settlements of
Suldanessellar. Joneleth unleashes Bhaals avatar, the
Ravager, upon Suldanessellar, while he taps the power
of the Tree of Life, seeling immortality. Abdel Adrian
and his companions confront Joneleth. During the
conflict, the Elf city burns, and Queen Ellesime and a
few survivors flee to Myth Rhynn.
~Teldin Moore, a Human, travels from Krynnspace to
Realmspace, and is granted an audience with Queen
Amlauril.
~The Promenade is assaulted by Ghaunadaurs
cultists, who lead a full-scale invasion of the temple
complex. The conflict lasts for months before the
cultists are driven off in defeat.

1,359 DR, Year of the Serpent

~The Calishite-bsed cell of the Dark Dagger, a
Vhaeraunian organization, is nearly wiped out during
the Darkstalker Wars.
1,360 DR, Year of the Turret
~Danirro of Alaghn prepares to cast his spell to
prevent Eversmoke from ever erupting, but as he began
the incantations, agents from the Emerald Enclave
pushed the Wizard into the heart of the volcano,
presumably killing him. Simultaneously, other agents of
the Emerald Enclave set the magicians cottage ablaze,
destroying it and all of his research notes. The city of
Gildenglade was sent a warning by the Druids not to
meddle in forces they did not understand.

1,369 DR, Year of the Gauntlet

~The Seven Sisters unravel and thwart a plan involving
Drow from Skullport being manipulated by Halaster
Blackcloak, to steal the secrets of Silver Fire from
Mystra and her Chosen.
~Surviving Daemonfey of House Dlardraegeth are freed
from millennia of imprisonment.

1,361 DR, Year of the Maidens

~Kymil Nimesin is apprehended by Danillo Thann and
Arilyn Moonblade.
~The plotting of the Kraken Society sees Ruathym
pitted against the Sea Elves around the island, as well,
as with Luskan. Waterdeep, along with the rest of the
Lords' Alliance, is forced to threaten war when Luskan
once again conquers Ruathym to the west. Liriel
Baenre and her companion Fyodor foil the Kraken
Societys plot.
~The followers of Eilistraee from the Promenade
participate in a daring raid on a slave ship docked in
Skullport that results in the death of the Deep Dragon
Pharx, and the destruction of the Dragon Horde
consortium, a merchant venture led by a priest of
Vhaeraun.

1,371 DR, Year of the Unstring Harp

~The Sharn Wall is breached, and Phaerimm and their
charmed allies bring war to Evereska. The Hill Council
of Evereska sends for the assistance of Khelben The
Blackstaff Arunson to deal with the Phaerimm army.
He musters an army, but is heavily delayed. Aubric
Nihmedu, the Blade-Major of Everska, is killed as the
Phaerim lay siege to the Fortress Home.
~At the command of Matron Triel Baenre, the Drow of
Menzoberranzan form an army, and destroy the
Svirfneblin town of Blingdenstone.
~Evermeet is attacked by the rogue Sun Elf Kymil
Nimesin, who escaped Harper captivity with the help of
Lolth. Nimesin leads pirates, Red Wizards,
mercenaries, cultists, and Drow to Evermeet. The
Towers of the Sun and Moon are destroyed in the
conflict, by Spellsingers working with Nimesin. Malar
unleashes the Elf-Eater onto Evermeet, but the creature
is defeated when Princess Ilyrana, acting as
Angherradhs avatar, banishes it. Queen Amlauril
herself passes on to Arvandor, but returns upon
realization that her people need her. She also comes to
the realization that Evermeet is no longer safe, and

1,364 DR, Year of the Weave

~Bunlap, a mercenary captain, begins illegally logging
in the Wealdath, and begins enslaving those Elves who
oppose him. Arilyn Moonblade unites the creatures of
the Wealdath, including the Lythari, in routing and killing
all Humans responsible for despoiling the forest.
~Queen Amlauril of Evermeet, in response to the
conflict in the Wealdath, informs the government of
Tethyr in Zazesspur that funds to repair the forest will
be taken from their coffers, and that any transgressions
against the Elves or the reforesting project would be
met with opposition, including force, if necessary.

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tasks her son, Lamruil, with finding a new, safe home

for the Elves, where the Tree of Souls was to be
planted. Prince Lamruil, accompanied by a small
expeditionary force, sets out from Evermeet with the
Tree of Souls to found a new, secret Elven kingdom on
mainland Faern. After weeks of travel, he finds the
spot in the Reghed Glacier where he wanted this
kingdom, and named in Auseriel.

~Narlgathra, a Red Wyrm, emerges from her lair in the

ruins of Myth Drannor, and flies south, to attack the
Wood Elf settlement of Tangled Trees. Only a few
inhabitants live through the attack.
~The Lady Penitent, Lolths servant, begins harrying
and harassing the Drow of the Darkwoods, Eastern
Fringe, and Velarswood.
~The Jaezred Chaulssin cement their control over the
ruins of Ched Nasad.
~The keystone of the Dracorage Mythal is destroyed,
causing the planetary-wide Mythal to disperse, and the
High Magic to fade, signaling an end of of the Rage of
the Dragons.

1,372 DR, Year of Wild Magic

~The Shadovar of the recently returned Shade Enclave,
lay a Shadow Shell over Evereska cutting it off from
the rest of the world, and trapping the Phaerimm in the
city.
~Evermeet rallies an army, and sends it to aid the Elves
of Evereska. They arrive around the same time that the
army from Waterdeep arrives.
~The Shadow Shell over Evereska falls, allowing the
armies fighting for Evereska to enter, and route the
Phaerimm. Galaeron Nihmedu aids the SeluTaar in
repairing the heavily damaged Mythal of Evereska, and
creates the first Mythal formed by Elven High Magic,
the Weave, and the Shadow Weave.
~Settlers begin settling in the newly established
Auseriel. Explorers accidentally stumble over the lair of
the White Wyrm Harashnalthyn, causing the inhabitants
of the city to gain her hostility.
~Lolth enacts a plan to empower herself, and places
herself in a cacoon, beginning the time period known as
the Silence of Lolth. During this time, Lolth does not
answer the prayers of her followers. The Church of
Lolth tries to cover this up for as long as possible, to
avoid others challenging their dominance while they
were weakened, but word of Lolths Silence eventually
makes its way around the Underdark.
~The Jaezred Chaulssin ally themselves with the
Duergar armies of Gracklstugh, led by King Horgar
Steelshadow, the Tanarukk of the Sceptered Legion,
led by Khaanyr Vhok, and many other groups, to lay
siege to numerous Lolthite cities in the Underdark.
Their plans to upset the matriarchy of Lolth work
brilliantly. The city of Ched Nasad collapses, and the
Jaezred Chaulssin gain control of the ruins. The city of
Eryndlyn falls to the followers of Ghaunadaur and
Vhaeraun. The city of Maerimydra falls to the army led
by Kurgoth Hellspawn, and becomes infested by the
followers of Kiaransalee. The cities of Jhachalkhyn,
Dusklyngh, and Karsoluthiyl are weakened, and male
patriarchies grow in power in the cities.

1,374 DR, Year of Lightning Storms

~Daemonfey attack Tower Reilloch in Evermeet, killing
numerous SeluTaar, and steal the part of the
Gatekeeper Crystal that was stored there. Upon
combining the final piece of the artifact, Sarya
Dlardrageth uses the Gatekeeper Crystal to free the
Fey'ri imprisoned within the Nameless Dungeon.
Gathering an army under her banner, Sarya
Dlardrageth settles in the ruins of Myth Glaurach.
~Seeking to capitalize on Evereskas weakness, Sarya
Dlardrageth sends an army of extraplanar creatures to
attack and lay siege to Evereska. The Hill Council of
Evereska sends a plea for help to Queen Amlauril, but
due to political pressure, she cannot comply with their
wishes.
~ Seiveril Miritar, a priest of Corellon Larethian, and a
member of Queen Amlaurils Ruling Council, resigns
from his political position, and begins assembling an
army of volunteers to defend Evereska. Starbrow Fflar
Melruth is brought back to life by Seiveril Miritar, to
serve as his general. After a heated battle, Evereska is
sucessfully defended yet again. The army then
marches to attack Sarya Dlardrageth in her seat of
power in Myth Glaurach and becomes known as the
Elven Crusade. The Elven Crusade and the forces of
Sarya Dlardrageth meet in Myth Glaurach. The
Demonspawn army falls back to Myth Drannor, while
the Elven Crusade retakes the ancient Elven ruins. In
Myth Drannor, Sarya summons Malkizid, and the fallen
Solar alters the Mythal of the city to attract Demons and
Devils. The Elven Crusade, after much politicking,
marches on Myth Drannor, and successfully retakes the
Elven ruins, using the Tree of Souls as a herald, and as
a potent item to fight against the evil extraplanar
entities. Sarya Dlardrageth is killed, as is Seiveril
Miritar. His daughter, Ilsevele, takes the role of leader
of the Elven Crusade, and of fledgling Myth Drannor,
alongside her lover, Starbrown Melruth.
~The Gatekeepers Crystal, and the portal network
imbued with it, created by Aryvandaar millennia ago,
are destroyed by the High Mage candidate Araevin
Teshurr, when he slays Malkizid in his home plane.
~Fzoul Chembryl meets in secret with Jezz the Lame,
of House Jaelre, and representatives of House
Zuzkovyn. The three groups agree to work in concert to
destroy the Elven Crusade, before they can truly take
hold in Myth Drannor. This marks the beginning of the
Cormanthor War, in which masked Drow support the
Black Network in harassing the fledgling nation of Myth
Drannor.

1,373 DR, Year of the Rogue Dragons

~Lolth returns to her followers, now a more powerful
deity, with the Demonweb Pits as its own plane, and
saves the city of Menzoberranzan from destruction at
the last moment.
~Sammaster, the Lich-leader of the Cult of the Dragon,
is able to make fundamental changes to the keystone of
the Dracorage Mythal, causing it to activate even
without the appearance of the King-Killer Star.
~Maddened by the Rage of the Dragons,
Harashnalthyn the White Wyrm leads her offspring and
slaves on an attack on the fledgling nation of Auseriel.
The battle in Auseriel, known as the Battle of Corellons
Tears, begins. Auseriel is ravaged, but Prince Lamruil
escapes with the Tree of Souls back to the safety of
Evermeet, much against his own will.
~Prince Lamruil returns to the ruins of Auseriel to find
his consort, Maura, missing. Lamruil swears to Corellon
Larethian, to rebuild Auseriel, and to find his love.

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