Seven Sisters

This article is about the characters. For the sourcebook, see The Seven Sisters (sourcebook).

The Seven Sisters
Basic Information
Alias(es)	The Jewels of the Chosen
Favored deity	Mystra
Membership
Members	7
Anastra Syluné Silverhand Alustriel Silverhand Dove Falconhand Storm Silverhand Laeral Silverhand Arunsun Alassra Silverhand, "The Simbul" Qilué Veladorn

The Seven Sisters were seven immortal women, all Chosen of Mystra and daughters of the goddess Mystra. They were all spellcasters born to the ranger Dornal Silverhand and his wife Elué Silverhand, whom Mystra possessed to give birth to the children.

Sisters

• Anastra Syluné Silverhand, more commonly known as "Syluné", the kindly Witch of Shadowdale, who was slain by a red dragon but remained in Faerûn as a ghostly spectral harpist. She was destroyed later by the actions of the Church of Shar.
• Alustriel Silverhand, the regal but unashamed Lady of Silverymoon, founder of the nation of the Silver Marches.
• Dove Falconhand, whose magic was second to her skill at arms, for she was a ranger and a renowned Knight of Myth Drannor married to another Knight, Florin Falconhand.
• Storm Silverhand, a famous and much-loved Harper, sorceress, and Bard of Shadowdale, who, despite sometimes appearing flighty, had taken it upon herself to protect and care for the people of her home dale to the best of her abilities.
• Laeral Silverhand Arunsun, the radiant and good-hearted Lady of Waterdeep, who married the great wizard Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun and with him led the secretive organization known as the Moonstars (who were once Harpers).
• The Simbul ("Alassra Silverhand" was her birth name, but few knew it and fewer used it) was the Witch Queen of the eastern kingdom of Aglarond, former lover of Elminster and once the most powerful sorceress in all Faerûn—her kingdom stayed intact only because of the might she could bring against the nefarious Red Wizards of Thay and their zulkirs.
• Qilué Veladorn, the youngest daughter, was not widely known like her sisters—when she was whispered of she was called "The Dark Sister"—and that was probably a good thing for she was a drow (born to Mystra in exceptionally odd circumstances), but also a fair and mighty priestess of both Mystra and the good drow goddess Eilistraee. She was slain by the Lady Penitent, Halisstra Melarn, in 1379 DR, and became a Weaveghost as a result.

History

After Elué died in the Year of the Awakening Wyrm, 767 DR, Dornal abandoned his daughters and they were cared for by various foster parents.

During the Second Sundering in the 1480s DR, five of the Seven Sisters vanished and were presumed deceased. Storm and Dove remained, but much diminished in magical power and living under assumed names. In the Year of the Rune Lords Triumphant, 1487 DR, Laeral and Alustriel came out of hiding to assist Elminster in securing Mystra's Weave and stopped Shar's quest to seize dominance over magic from Mystra.

Appearances

Novels

• Silverfall: Stories of the Seven Sisters
• The Simbul's Gift
• Stormlight
• The Elminster series
  • Elminster in Hell
  • Elminster's Daughter
• Return of the Archwizards trilogy
  • The Summoning
  • The Siege
  • The Sorcerer
• Starlight and Shadows
  • Daughter of the Drow
  • Windwalker