Cavatina Xarann Cavatina Xarann was a female drow Darksong Knight in service of Eilistraee . She was the fourth - generation devotee of the Lady of the Dance , born on the surface . . Her mother was a Sword Dancer , Jetel Xarann , also a priestess of Eilistraee . Descripton . Cavatina was noted to be tall , thin and toned . She had black skin , as was the norm for the drow , with long , ivory hair . Possessions . After the loss of her mother ' s sword , Demonbane , she wields one of the twenty - five Singing sword s given to her by Qilué . She was also equipped with an Iron flask , a magical hunting horn , and usually wore a breastplate embossed with Eilistraee ' s symbol that has been dented from her battle with Selvetarm . . History . Cavatina was the Darksong Knight of The Promenade and was the central figure in The Lady Penitent Trilogy . She first appeared in Sacrifice of the Widow as a proud yet arrogant cleric of Eilistraee serving in The Promenade , accompanying a novice in a routine patrol . It was during the patrol that she encountered a Spellgaunt . Demonbane , her blade that was handed down from Jetel Xarann , her mother , was destroyed in the combat with the spider . It was she who also encounters the Selvetargtlin aranea that triggers the events of Sacrifice of the Widow . She was later ordered to go to Velarswood to investigate the appearance of Halisstra Melarn , and was gifted with a Singing sword to replace Demonbane . Her search proved successful and Cavatina is led to the Demonweb Pits , where she recovered the Crescent Blade and slays Selvetarm after a furious battle , aided by the Lady Penitent . She returned triumphant , only to discover that Eilistraee had killed Vhaeraun and had taken his portfolio along with his followers . She returned in Storm of the Dead , now having to share her faith with the former Vhaeraunite clerics . This rankles her , as she believed the Nightshadows to be nothing more than conniving assassins . She is later ordered by her superior , Qilué Veladorn , to lead an assault to the Acropolis of Thanatos , the main temple of Kiaransalee , when the Promenade and the wizards of Sshamath discover that the Crones ' plot is augmenting the Faerzress and rendering the drow incapable of divination and conjuration , as well as keeping them Underdark - bound . Unable to accept the Nightshadows joining the ranks of Eilistraee ' s faithful , she constantly argued with the drow priest and the Dark Moon Kâras , a former Vhaeraunite cleric leading his fellows . However , she is trapped by Halisstra Melarn , who was given by Lolth to Wendonai as a plaything , to be brought to the Abyss to be Wendonai ' s victim instead . Deceived by Halisstra , Cavatina was tortured by Wendonai , being told of her Tainted lineage and that it was impossible for her to be redeemed . Yet , through faith and logic , Cavatina managed to find the illogical claims , freed herself and slew the corporal body of the demon . She then returned to the Prime Material Plane , where she came out to the Acropolis of Thanatos and where Halisstra was wreaking havoc . Naked , armed only with her Holy symbol and her Singing sword , she joined the battle , her pride tempered and her faith renewed . Yet , a powerful Crone mortally injured Cavatina only a moment later . She was revived by her fellow cleric , Kâras , and was then informed that the Spirit of the Crone had slaughtered all other clerics of Eilistraee and they were the last two remaining . Certain of their deaths , the Darksong Knight and the Dark Moon disguised themselves as Crones to near the pit where the source of the Faerzress augmentation - the Voidstone - was located , determined to make the last stand . As they were battling through the horde of Crones , Q ' arlynd Melarn , armed with the knowledge of the Selu ' kiira with the help of his apprentices , performed the Arselu ' Tel ' Quess that wiped out Kiaransalee ' s name from every memory in existence , thereby killing the goddess . With the death of their patron deity , the Crones lost their powers , and thus Cavatina and Kâras turned the tide of the battle . She then proceeded to destroy the Voidstone with the help of the priestesses that had arrived as reinforcements . It was around this time that Qilué had put forth her plan into motion , in which she would draw in all of Wendonai ' s Taint within her , then purge it with the Silver fire . Unaware of the details of the high priestess ' s plan but aware that something was wrong and the source of the wrongness , Cavatina tried to organise an exorcism for the high priestess . However , before she could organise enough clerics to perform the exorcism , The Promenade was attacked by Ghaunadaur ' s minions , and Cavatina was rendered insane in the battle . Turned ethereal and teleported to Skullport , she remained addled until Laeral Silverhand came to ask for the Darksong Knight ' s help to restore her sister . Healed by Laeral ' s friends who were Chauntea ' s clerics , she returned to the High Moor to do as Laeral had asked . She encounters Halisstra there yet again , and just as Wendonai ' s possession of the high priestess seemed complete , Eilistraee purged her disciple of the corruption and possessed the high priestess to offer redemption to the Lady Penitent . Joyous to be in her deity ' s presence , Cavatina forgot Halisstra ' s presence for a moment , which proved to be her demise ; for the Lady Penitent took up the Crescent Blade and beheaded the Darksong Knight . She was last seen on the Fugue Plane , awaiting for her goddess to come retrieve her , unaware that Eilistraee had been killed by Halisstra ' s hands . Instead , Lashrael and Felarathael , the solars in service of Corellon Larethian , come to retrieve her . She was informed that Halisstra had slain Qilué and Eilistraee , but that the followers of the Dark Maiden had been transformed into dark elves , and allowed back into Arvandor , where she was then led by the solars .