Storm Silverhand

Storm Silverhand (The Bard of Shadowdale) is one of The Seven Sisters and a Chosen of Mystra, known and loved by many in Faerûn. After centuries of adventuring, she decided to settle in Shadowdale, a quiet farming town in the Dalelands. She is a bard by trade and den mother to the Harpers that travel through Shadowdale. Storm's current position in Shadowdale includes the roles of bard, midwife, farmer, friend to those she likes, and caretaker to her sister Syluné, whose ghost now resides in Storm's cottage.

History
Post-Spellplaque Storm survived the Spellplague. The plague turned her body in that of a perpetually young woman, approximately 19 years old, but it stole her singing voice, and much of her magical power. She now cares for Elminster, being the only one who can treat the insanity that comes over him when he uses magic.

After her sister Alassra recovered her sanity thanks to the help of a Blueflame item and Elminster reveals that the goddess Mystra has returned (1479 DR as per the setting of Bury Elminster Deep and Elminster Enraged), Storm travels to Cormyr along Amarune Whitewave and Arclath Delcastle in order to get rid of the corrupted nobles who allied with Manshoon to take over King Foril’s throne. Using the noble title of Marchioness of Immerdusk, granted to her by Azoun IV many years ago, Storm travels through the country, visiting noble houses to discover the traitors and, at the same time, recruting people to reform the Harpers by Mystra’s command. After the goddess of magic was restored by Elminster, she recovers her magical powers.

Description
Like the rest of the Seven Sisters, Storm had silver hair. She had a tall, athletic body with long fingers.

Storm was loved by nearly everyone she meets, from the children of Shadowdale to King Azoun IV, who once told his trusted adviser Vangerdahast, "Before all the gods I could fall on my knees in helpless love to that woman in a moment—and so help her, my queen would allow it, and even encourage me! And I doubt that my throne's not the only one she could have for the asking, if she desired such things." After a moment's contemplation, he asked Vangerdahast what it was that Storm did in fact desire. Vangerdahast replied: "The love of everyone in the Realms, Sire – and from just one man of them all, a child." After Vangerdahast paused to reflect on the past, he said something truly shocking to King Azoun: "The gods above know I tried."

Relationships
Storm had a companion for many years named Maxam who was killed by tanar'ri when he and Storm stumbled across a planar gate opened by illithids. Storm was unable to get to Maxam before the demons tore him apart. She wanted to bear his child and the fact that she did not bear a child in the time they were together, or in her time before meeting him, has led to the belief that she is barren.

Skills
Storm can play the harp, and can sing.

Trivia

 * Storm is barren according to the Seven Sisters sourcebook.

Novels
Shandril's Saga
 * Spellfire
 * Crown of Fire
 * Hand of Fire (mentioned)

The Avatar Series
 * Shadowdale
 * Tantras

The Shadow of the Avatar series
 * Cloak of Shadows
 * Shadows of Doom
 * All Shadows Fled

Other
 * The Parched Sea (minor)
 * Windwalker (minor)
 * The Veiled Dragon (mentioned)
 * Stormlight
 * Silverfall

Return of the Archwizards trilogy
 * The Summoning (minor)
 * The Siege
 * The Sorcerer

Elminster Series
 * Elminster in Hell
 * Elminster's Daughter
 * Elminster Must Die
 * Bury Elminster Deep
 * Elminster Enraged