![[FaeDuskdancerPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Fae Duskdancer _Moon Elf Court Bard | [[Cindersworn]] | [[Gauntlgrym]]_ ## Summary Court Bard of [[Gauntlgrym]] and former member of the legendary [[Cindersworn]] adventuring company, alongside her brother [[Darius Duskdancer]], [[Artus Cimber]], [[Grimna Blackaxe]], and [[Arkos Xandros]]. Her ballad "The Song of Flame and Frost," about [[Grimna Blackaxe]]'s sacrifice, inspired King [[McMickey]] to reclaim the dwarven city. %% ## Now Grieving her brother [[Darius Duskdancer]], recently lost to [[Nathaly Kormallis]]. She knows that former companion [[Arkos Xandros]] became a [[Soulmonger]] — the same condition affecting [[Petra]]. ## Appearance Lithe moon elf with silver-white hair and sharp features softened by experience, wearing elegant court attire. She constantly taps rhythm patterns against her thigh or instrument. ## Personality Sharp-witted, irreverent, and deeply loyal. Her voice shifts between playful performer and serious historian. She uses humor to deflect raw emotions, turning serious conversations light when feeling runs too high. ## Quote _"Stories aren't just entertainment—they're how we keep the dead alive and teach the living how to live."_ ## Connections **[[Darius Duskdancer]]** — brother, recently lost to [[Nathaly Kormallis]]. **[[Grimna Blackaxe]]** — [[Cindersworn]] companion whose sacrifice she immortalized in song. **[[Artus Cimber]]** — [[Cindersworn]] companion; had a tearful reunion with her. **[[Arkos Xandros]]** — [[Cindersworn]] companion who became a [[Soulmonger]]. **[[Nathaly Kormallis]]** — killed her brother [[Darius Duskdancer|Darius]]. **[[Garaele]]** — delivered her a note from her late brother [[Darius Duskdancer|Darius]]. ## Background **The Exile:** She fled [[Evereska]]'s suffocating nobility to pursue the bard's art. After humiliating powerful elven nobles, she sought refuge in [[Waterdeep]], where a drunken tavern-brawl oath bound her to follow [[Grimna Blackaxe]]. When [[Grimna Blackaxe|Grimna]] died defending [[Gauntlgrym]], Fae channeled her grief into "The Song of Flame and Frost." **The Reunions:** During the crisis at the [[Dread Ring]], she used a Sending Stone to contact old [[Cindersworn]] companions and received an ominous "I am near" response. She later reunited tearfully with [[Artus Cimber]] after he nearly killed [[Nathaly Kormallis]] in vengeance. ## Stats _placeholder_ %%