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.[1]
Unlike divine magic, dark minstrels tapped into the Weave, and did not require a connection with a deity to wield it.[2] However, according to Halisstra, it was sung in honor to Lolth.[1]
The songs had a wide range of effects, often involving compulsion and other enchantments, 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.[3]
Notable Users[]
- Halisstra Melarn: She was one of the few learned in bae'qeshel, as it was a secret tradition for chosen female drow in House Melarn in Ched Nasad until the house's destruction.[1] 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.[4]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richard Baker (May 2003). Condemnation. (Wizards of the Coast), chaps. 2, 3, pp. 34, 45. ISBN 0786932023.
- ↑ Richard Baker (May 2003). Condemnation. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 2, p. 33. ISBN 0786932023.
- ↑ Richard Baker (May 2003). Condemnation. (Wizards of the Coast), p. ?. ISBN 0786932023.
- ↑ Lisa Smedman (September 2007). Storm of the Dead. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 4. ISBN 978-0-7869-4701-0.
Further Reading[]
- Thomas M. Reid (December 2003). Insurrection. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3033-0.
- Richard Baker (May 2003). Condemnation. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0786932023.