Sharwyn Sharwyn is a female human bard originally from the city of Neverwinter . She has a relatively neutral outlook on the world and is fascinated with music and stories . She is available as a henchman in " Neverwinter Nights " and " . " It is discovered , through her henchman mini - quest in Chapter 1 , that Sharwyn was the daughter of a widow who squandered her father ' s fortune due to her love of the wealthy lifestyle . Sharwyn ' s mother attempts to set her up to seduce her way into a lord ' s bed , but Sharwyn instead falls in love with a poor bard at a party for the lord . After some time of being the bard ' s secret lover , they are discovered and forced to flee . Sharwyn has seen her mother since then but is hated by her for having abandoned her . However , as her mother is yet on her deathbed , Sharwyn feels the need to cure her . Giving Sharwyn the Celestial Elixir completes the Chapter 1 mini - quest . Chapter 2 tells the story of Sharwyn and her bard lover after fleeing the lord . They traveled the countryside for many years before being summoned to the castle of a famous king and queen . While the king is a portly man who cares nothing for music , the queen is a beautiful young woman who takes a shine to the bard . As they continue to perform , and eventually move into the castle , Sharwyn begins to suspect that her lover is having an affair with the queen , especially once he begins to be summoned for private shows . Eventually , Sharwyn ' s suspicions are confirmed , and she runs away . To this day , her lover continues to live in the company of the queen , but Sharwyn has since discovered the reason for his infidelity was a magic spell cast by the queen to make herself look young : in reality , she is old and rather fat . By giving Sharwyn the item that can break the spell , she vows to free her lover and expose the queen ( although she admits that she is over the bard , and no longer cares for him — her vendetta against the queen is merely for vengeance ) . In Chapter 3 , Sharwyn seeks a tale to tell . She attempts , unsuccessfully , to tell the player of the stories of the Neverwinter hero ( i . e . , the player ) , and of Aribeth ' s betrayal . Eventually , Sharwyn tells the story of an elven man who lived a good life with his wife and children , but felt it lacked something . He left on a quest to find the goddess of love . Upon finding her , he beseeched her to tell him the meaning of love . She agreed to tell him if he could find her three bounties . It took the elf many centuries to accomplish the task , and when he finished , he was told his family had died of a disease in his absence . The elf wailed in sorrow for his family , his cries becoming a song dedicated to love . The goddess of love descended and lifted him to Arvandor to join his wife and children in eternity . The item that Sharwyn can be given here is the actual transcript of the elf ' s song . Throughout the game , it is possible to flirt with Sharwyn if the player is a male character . The journal entry " Henchman " actually refers to her as " a beautiful bard . " When Sharwyn speaks of the beauty of the queen her lover left her for , players can respond with " well , you aren ' t exactly a hobgoblin yourself . " Giving her the transcript in Chapter 3 has her refer to you as a friend , after which you can admit that you wish to be more than that . Finally , if players take Sharwyn with them in Chapter 4 , in the passages of the Source Stone , Sharywn asks the player if they have any regrets . One possible response is " We ' ve never kissed . Does that count ? " While Sharwyn does not kiss the player , she says that , considering their deaths are probably around the corner , she could probably be talked into it . Exactly how often and how successful the attempts to flirt depend on the player ' s charisma .