Symgharyl Maruel

Symgharyl Maruel, also known as the Shadowsil, was a powerful wizard affiliated with the Cult of the Dragon and the Zhentarim both.

Description
She was tall and slim, often wearing purple robes. As far back as 1294, she favored black leather and purple silk. One of her disguises bore green hair.

Personality
She was cruel. Her choice in lovers was varied.

Abilities
She had a talent that boosted some of her spells on demand.

Possessions
She carried an enchanted ring of protection, a rope of entanglement, a wand of fire, and a ring of dragons. Elminster had once gifted her a pair of earrings from Myth Drannor, which he had recovered after her death. Those were sapphire spindles with hanging king's tears.

History
Before meeting Elminster, Symgharil Maruel had taken to calling herself the Shadowsil in magefairs. She sought out Elminster Aumar for a teacher, after praying at an altar to Mystra one night. The next day, on Flamerule 6 of, Elminster was contacted by the Srinshee, telling him Mystra bade him accept the Shadowsil as his student, but not lose himself to her love, albeit she was going to betray him in the end. Elminster scried on the Shadowsil as she approached him, but she still managed to surprise him, lost as he was in conversation with the Srinshee, when she opened his door. He managed to surprise her by speaking her true name. Elminster became her tutor in the Art.

Later, she turned to evil and killed at least one of her lovers telekinetically, with a sword. She also came to work for Manshoon, who found her knowledge of Elminster rather tempting; her seduction of the Zhentarim leader also granted her a much higher effective rank than her official one. While serving him, she was also the lover of Lord Chess for at least one night in Spring of ; he knew her to be one of Manshoon's wizards, and related it to his friend Eldarr. At one point she became Manshoon's lover.

She was killed in 1357 DR together with her dracolich mount Aghazstamn when she tried to capture Shandril Shessair.