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Dark Dancer, Bright Dance is a novella by Ed Greenwood first published in the 1999 anthology Silverfall.

It was in the years after the Time of Troubles when Those Who Harp first truly became aware that one of the dark elf ladies who danced betimes under the moon perilously close to fair Waterdeep was the long-hidden Seventh Sister. Certain individuals given to embracing less noble purposes learned this too; some of them haven't recovered even yet.
— Abranthar "Twoquills" Foraeren, from I Harp as I See It, published in the Year of the Sword, 1365 DR

Summary[]

Qilué Veladorn is dancing with other priestesses of Eilistraee at the Ladystone in Ardeep Forest when Dove interrupts the proceeding by trying to join. Despite some hostility and mistrust from the other priestesses, Qilué agrees to investigate Scornubel. She takes the place of one of the drow impersonators, discovering Daerdatha, a drow spellcaster, is one of the drow leaders. She learns that the humans are being taken into slavery in Chult. However, her cover is blown at a party when she tries to stop a human from being abducted and replaced. She is wounded by the drow, who attempt to drown her, but she survives due to waterbreathing magic and escapes, managing to form a mental link to Brelma, one of the drow, in the process. She follows Brelma to a noble ball in Waterdeep, encountering a Harper known as Dauntless, and witnesses a meeting between Brelma and Mrilla Malsander, an ambitious merchant. Qilué realizes that the investigation needs an expert on Waterdeep to continue, and enters Blackstaff Tower to speak with Laeral Silverhand.

Index[]

Characters
Locations
Creatures
iron golem • lamprey • moonwraith
Referenced only
cow • hammerscale • hog • peacock
Flora
fern
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walnut
Races
drow • human
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dwarf • elf
Organizations
Worship
Eilistraee • Mystra
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Lolth • Tempus • Vhaeraun
Weapons
dagger • knife • short sword
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battle-axe
Clothing
bodice • boots • carry-sash • fan • gown • medallion • ring
Materials
diamond • emerald • fur • rock crystal • silver
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gold • obsidian
Literature
Referenced only
I Harp as I See It
Food and drink
biscuit • sweetened cream • firewine • pastry • roe • wine
Various
decanter • glass • perfume • walking stick
Referenced only
barge • chandelier
Terminology
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Appendix[]

External Links[]

Ed Greenwood (2005-01-03). Character Profile: Silverfall (HTML). Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2005-02-07.

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