Bae'qeshel

Bae'qeshel was a bardic art known to very few drow. Wielders of bae'qeshel were known as the "dark minstrels." The song was keening and magical.

Unlike divine magic, dark minstrels tapped into the Weave, and did not require a connection with a deity to wield it. However, according to Halisstra Melarn, it was sung in honor to Lolth.

The songs had a wide range of effects, many times dealing with Compulsion and enchantment; but they also had more reality altering abilities such as healing grievous wounds, creating Dimension doors and producing sonic blasts capable of stripping bark off of trees, as shown by Halisstra in Condemnation.

Notable users

 * Halisstra Melarn: She was one of the few learned in bae'qeshel, as it was a secret tradition for chosen females in House Melarn in Ched Nasad until the house's destruction. However, it was noted later by Q'arlynd Melarn that it was he who arranged for a dark minstrel to teach Halisstra about the art of Bae'qeshel.