Velasta T ' sarran Velasta T ' sarran was a female drow cleric of Kiaransalee and one of the twin nieces of Dorina T ' sarran . Description . A strongly built female drow , Velasta had a rounder face than most other drow . She wore darkened drow chainmail and wrapped herself in a large black cloak . A prominent symbol of Kiaransalee was often displayed around her neck . Velasta appeared identical in practically every way to her sister , Velina . Personality . Velasta T ' sarran was a drow of erratic moods , alternating between haughty and charming when dealing with others . However , she harbored nothing but contempt for her twin sister . Abilities . An experienced drow cleric and the niece of Dorina T ' sarran , Velasta had a solid command of divine magic and was able to cast spells like " flame strike " and " slay living " in defense of her deity . In addition to this , she could craft both magic al arms and armor , and magic wand s . Velasta , like her sister , was an adaptive combatant and could adjust her tactics effectively when given the opportunity or when prepared . Possessions . As a member of House T ' sarran , Velasta was outfitted with gear befitting a priestess of her station . She wore a magic set of " drow chain " , a " cloak of resistance " and " ring of counterspells " . In combat she would wield a " corrosive dagger " and an enchanted shield . In addition , after the plundering of Szith Morcane , she managed to acquire a number of caches of Lolth ite treasure which she stored in her room . Relationships . Velasta had a deep rivalry with her identical twin sister , Velina T ' sarran , to the extent that both of them would happily engineer situations where the other could be " accidentally " killed off . This hatred was only exacerbated after the coup of Szith Morcane , when Velasta acquired the larger share of the plunder . History . As a female of House T ' sarran , Velasta had been schooled as a cleric of Kiaransalee along with her identical twin sister , Velina T ' sarran . However , over the years , both sisters had developed an abiding hatred for each other . In 1372 DR , during the Silence of Lolth , Velasta and her sister worked with the rest of their house in overthrowing the Lolth - worshipping drow of Maerimydra . Subsequently , they were sent to track down any refugees from the city under the supervision of their aunt , Dorina T ' sarran , and made their way to the drow outpost of Szith Morcane . On Marpenoth 12 , they managed to overthrow House Morcane in Szith Morcane and , under the orders of Dorina , Velasta was given free rein to turn the dead clerics of Lolth into quth - maren and use them to pillage the settlement , while her sister Velina was sent into the Deep Wastes as a scout . While her sister was assigned to the raiding parties by Dorina , Velasta was made part of a hunter - killer team of drow that were only assembled to deal with true threats to Szith Morcane . At some point after Marpenoth 27 , a group of adventurers launched a raid on Szith Morcane , Velasta and Velina were defeated and subsequently raised as undead revenant s . During the Rage of Demons of 1491 DR Velasta sought vengeance against Archmage Solom Ned ' razak , how planned the death of her and her sister ' s . Velasta tried to profited of the fire giant s invasion to took control of the outpost but she had no hurry .