Syluné Silverhand

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Anastra Syluné Silverhand
Aliases	Witch of Shadowdale, the Ghost Witch
Home	Shadowdale
Gender	Female
Race	Spectral harpist, previously human
Born	761 DR
Died	1356 DR (age 595) Came back as a Spectral harpist
Destroyed	1375 DR (age 614)
Class 3rd ed. rules	Fighter 2 Sorcerer 2 Wizard 20 {{{7}}} {{{8}}} {{{9}}} {{{10}}} {{{11}}} {{{12}}} {{{13}}} {{{14}}} {{{15}}} {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}}
Alignment	Neutral good
Patron deity	Mystra
Source: FRCS, p. 280

Syluné, previously also known as the Witch of Shadowdale, was the eldest of the Seven Sisters.^[1]

Syluné decided that she could best serve Mystra by settling down and nurturing a community to show that magic was more than just a weapon. She hoped to one day set up a magical school as well. Mystra agreed and so Syluné wandered the Realms for centuries, enhancing her own magecraft and looking for a suitable place to achieve her goal, she trained under hermits, druids, priests and liches as well as other mages. She spent a lot of time in the east in Thay (in disguise), with the witches of Rashemen and visiting the land of Kara-Tur several times as well. She made many powerful aquaintances during this time and also found and used the Scepter of Savras but eventually handed it over to Azuth (after Savras, in an attempt to escape from his prison, gave her the secret ability to transform herself into a silver dragon). Since then Azuth has personally watched over Syluné. When she finally picked a place to settle down, she chose Shadowdale and eventually married Aumry Obarskyr, the leader of the Dale at the time.

Contents 1 Personality 2 Death 3 As a spirit 4 Destruction 5 Notes

[edit] Personality

She was a kindly, polite (though sometimes stern) and wise woman, but some of her neighbours still feared her. She made medicines and gave advice to those who came to see her at her house by the millpond at the western end of town. She held a lot of influence in the Elven Court which saved a fledgling Shadowdale from many potentially devastating attacks. She was an incredibly shrewd judge of character, being able to accurately predict what people would do in nearly every given situation. This gave her the reputation of a seer (which was unfortunately innacurate). She loved Shadowdale with all of her being and similarly enjoyed performing and witnessing acts of kindness. What annoyed her though were those who habitually used magic to harm or opress others^[2].

[edit] Death

She died in 1356 DR while defending the Twisted Tower from three dragons by breaking her Staff of the magi, Syluné now watches over the lands and people she loved as a type of ghost called a Spectral harpist.^[1]

[edit] As a spirit

Syluné's existence as a spirit was not widely known. Only her friends and certain Harpers knew for sure, though several folk of Shadowdale suspected as much. She spends her time giving advice to those who ask it of her and acts as an ever-vigilant guardian of her beloved home, informing Lord Mourngrym of any Zhentarim activity she witnesses. Occasionally, she gifts a fragment of stone from her hut to lone female Harpers so that she can accompany them on their adventures and possibly run into some of her old acquaintances. Over time, she also had Harpers place stones in certain places only a spirit such as herself would be able to easily reach. She invented a spell that uses these stones to transport her to various places in Faerûn, including Suzail, Waterdeep, Berdusk, Silverymoon and Everlund^[3].

[edit] Destruction

Sharran priests used The Rite of Unwinding to create a massive dead-magic zone in Shadowdale that aided in the Zhentarim occupation of the Dale late in 1374 DR. Sharran priests broke into her husband Aumry's tomb and (after learning what would do so from Shar) laid her spectral harpist form to rest. Syluné survived as a creature made of pure silver fire but was basically defenseless and subsequently given to a nishruu as a plaything. in Hammer of next year adventurers killed the nishruu but Syluné knew her time on Faerûn was almost up. She bade the adventurers defeat the occupying forces of Shadowdale and then went to try and contain the power of the Rite. When those adventurers disrupted the Rite, Syluné used the last of her power to sacrifice herself to reverse its effects^[4].

[edit] Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition, p. 280. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
2. ↑ Template:Cite book/The Seven Sisters (sourcebook)
3. ↑ Template:Cite book/The Seven Sisters (sourcebook)
4. ↑ Richard Baker, Eric L. Boyd, Thomas M. Reid (July 2007). Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land, p. 14. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 07-8694-039-5.