Danifae Yauntyrr Danifae Yauntyrr was a stunningly beautiful drow cleric who eventually would became the " Yor ' thae " ( Chosen of Lolth ) , a part of Lolth herself . Description . Danifae was described as very beautiful . She was curvaceous and had silver - toned hair with unusual gray eyes . Personality . Danifae was quite astute . She recognized immediately that the true source of power in Quenthel Baenre ' s group was the wizard Pharaun Mizzrym . She was not averse to using her beauty and charm to seduce others , including Quenthel , for her own benefit . She was a skilled manipulator . History . Background . Danifae was born in the city of Eryndlyn , where she studied magic with the house wizard and became a priestess of Lolth . Danifae and her mother , the matron mother of House Yauntyrr , once traveled to Llacerellyn . A threat against them turned into an assassination attempt involving an elemental . Danifae ' s mother was able to use her " ring of teleportation " to teleport them back to House Yauntyrr in Eryndlyn . Circa 1362 DR , Danifae was captured when House Yauntyrr fell . She ended up in a whole new city , in the possession of Halisstra Melarn of Ched Nasad . Halisstra placed a Binding spell upon Danifae in the form of a locket . She could not touch it , nor speak of it ( her tongue would be bound ) . She was forced to serve her mistress . As an added effect , the Binding ensured that if Halisstra died , Danifae would follow , further ensuring that Danifae would remain loyal . War of the Spider Queen . In 1372 DR , House Zauvirr attacked and destroyed House Melarn . Danifae was forced to aid and rescue her mistress ; they then joined up with a group of drow from Menzoberranzan led by Quenthel Baenre . The group were able to escape the city just as it was ( literally and metaphorically ) collapsing in on itself as a result of the Silence of Lolth , the duergar mercenary band Clan Xornbane ' s attacks with stonefire , and the rampage of two guardian spiders . During the expedition , Halisstra defected to the Eilistraee ans and Danifae traveled with Valas Hune to Sschindylryn , where she was able to contact Zinnirit Yauntyrr , former house wizard , in order to free her from the Binding ; she subsequently killed him and took his " ring of teleportation " , which he had taken from her mother . Upon her return to Quenthel ' s group , she found Quenthel despondent and Jeggred turned his loyalties to Danifae , who , now free , did not doubt Lolth . Danifae took Jeggred with her when she visited Halisstra and ordered him to kill Ryld Argith , Halisstra ' s lover , and transported Halisstra to the Velarswood . Danifae and Jeggred then returned to the group at the ship of chaos , which took them to the Abyss . Once there , they found that Lolth had removed the Demonweb Pits to its own planar space . The expedition then traveled to the new Demonweb Pits . Danifae competed with Quenthel and Halisstra for the position of " Yor ' thae " , the Chosen of Lolth . Danifae " betrayed " Halisstra , wounding her and causing her to turn against her new faith in Eilistraee . In the end , Lolth chose Danifae to be the " Yor ' thae " , consuming her and turning her into the eighth spider manifestation of the goddess . Halisstra became the Lady Penitent , a tortured creature obligated to serve Danifae / Lolth for the rest of eternity . Quenthel , enraged , was sent back to her position as Mistress of Arach - Tinilith in Menzoberranzan . As a divine agent . In 1480 DR , Lolth sent Danifae , as an avatar of herself to all the cities of the drow so that her followers would know of her wish to create the Demon Weave , thereby elevating predominantly male wizards to a higher social standing - a mandate that threatened to cause much upheaval in drow society . In 1484 DR , Danifae manifested herself as an avatar of Lolth to House Baenre and House Fey - Branche during the Festival of the Founding on Ches 20 . Her appearance showed that Lolth gave her blessing to Matron Quenthel Baenre ' s plans to attack the surface . Abilities . Danifae was not a very powerful priestess , but she was very loyal to Lolth . She was able to summon a large chasme and manipulate it . Possessions . Danifae wore a chain shirt and buckler and wielded a morningstar . In Gracklstugh in 1372 DR , she was able to obtain new equipment : drow chainmail with the emblem of a minor house , a buckler , and an enchanted morningstar of black steel with a horned demon face . The morningstar was enchanted with lightning . When Danifae visited Sschindylryn with Valas , she obtained a " ring of teleportation " from Zinnirit Yauntyrr ( whom she killed ) , which had originally belonged to Danifae ' s mother . It had Draconic writing on it and had been enchanted by Zinnirit himself . Danifae was able to use the ring and the remnants of her Binding to locate and teleport via a portal to Halisstra . The ring could transport the wearer plus a companion . She took Jeggred with her and ordered him to kill Ryld Argith , Halisstra ' s lover . She then transported Halisstra to the Velarswood to join the Eilistraee ans . Danifae ' s holy symbol was a spider encased in amber . Relationships . Halisstra Melarn . As her unwilling servant , Danifae hated Halisstra but needed her because of the magical Binding . Danifae hated the Binding , hated Halisstra , but learned to hide it . She seemingly served her mistress well , but was always seething with hate at the situation . When she had the chance , she took revenge on Halisstra by having Jeggred kill Ryld Argith , her lover , and allowing her to return to the Velarswood in misery . Halisstra still cared for Danifae and hoped that she would convert to Eilistraee , and so she didn ' t expect Danifae ' s " betrayal " and attack in the Demonweb Pits . Jeggred Baenre . When Quenthel Baenre succumbed to fear , on the ship of chaos . Jeggred turned on her and made Danifae his new mistress . He did her bidding , even with Quenthel ' s clear disapproval . Appearances . War of the Spider Queen : Other :