Clan Brightblade Clan Brightblade was a dwarven clan that had resided in Daggerdale since before the founding of the human settlement of Dagger Falls . Organization . The clan was led by its chieftain in most matters but the chief priest of Dumathoin also carried a great deal of authority in the clan . The degree to which their instructions were respected is evidenced when they commanded the rest of their clan to flee Eagles ' Eyrie when it was attacked by Mage - lord Colderan Morn . Activities . In Anathar ' s Dell , the clan had extensive silver mines that they still worked in 1367 DR . Tactics . The dwarves made ingenious traps to keep intruders away from their holdings and were highly adept at concealing their entrances . Base of operations . For the most part , Clan Brightblade was based in Anathar ' s Dell in southern Daggerdale . They also had an outpost in northern Daggerdale called Eagles ' Eyrie that watched over the trading point at Dagger Falls . Possessions . The Brightblade dwarves were famed for their craftsmanship of jewels and had reputedly crafted a piece of such quality that it caused a dispute between them and the Morn family . Before their defeat at the hands of Colderan Morn , the clan leader , Dorn the Grim , and the chief priest , Elshar Kurl , crafted the magic short sword , Olar , to defeat the mage - lord . The blade still lay in the hands of Dorn the Grim in 1368 DR . Relationships . In the early history of Dagger Falls , the dwarves had a fine relationship with the humans that settled the small trading post near Eagle ' s Eyrie until about 1268 DR . In this year , they fell into a great dispute with the tyrannical mage - lord , Colderan Morn , over a perceived slight against his wife , Belesaria . This resulted in the dwarves being driven out of that part of the dale and the beginning of a feud between the Morn family and Brightblade dwarves . The blood feud was still evident as late as 1372 DR , even after Randal Morn ' s reclamation of the Dale from the Zhentarim . In southern Daggerdale , the Brightblade dwarves came to an arrangement with the wizard Anathar , who wished to build a tower where the later Anathar ' s Hall was situated . Although Anathar and his tower fell at some point later on , the families that came to make their home there during Anathar ' s time still considered the dwarves allies by 1369 DR . History . Since the fall of Tethyamar in 1104 DR , where Dorn the Grim ' s kinsman Belgin died and the dwarves were driven out , the Brightblade dwarves were keen to reclaim their ancient homeland . They eventually made a home for themselves in nearby Daggerdale , where they could mine silver in Anathar ' s Dell and trade goods at Eagles ' Eyrie . At some point , a wizard named Anathar came to the southern holdings of the Brightblade . He made them an offer to protect their mines and bring them food in exchange for allowing him to build a tower and start a farm . However , in the autumn of 1268 DR , the Brightblades ' peace with the Morn family came to an abrupt end when the dwarves refused to sell a prized jewel to Belesaria Morn , the proud wife of Mage - lord Colderan Morn . Belesaria returned to her husband and told him that they had spurned and insulted her , and this drove the tyrannical mage - lord into a fit of vengeance . Colderan returned to the Brightblade dwarves and demanded that they grant him an enormous tribute of gold and forged steel as an apology , otherwise he would place a dire curse upon them . Although the dwarves stubbornly refused to give in to Colderan Morn ' s demands , they were well aware of his magical might . Therefore , the leaders of the clan , Chieftain Dorn the Grim and Head Priest Elshar Kurl , devised a plan to delay the mage - lord while the rest of their kin escaped towards the Mines of Tethyamar . Together they forged the magical short sword Olar and made their last stand at Eagles ' Eyrie . Despite their efforts however , Colderan managed to slay the champions and plundered Eagles ' Eyrie , though not before the bulk of their kin escaped . Afterward , Clan Brightblade was all but driven out of Daggerdale and swore an oath of enmity against the Morn family , which was still enforced even as late as 1372 DR . By 1480 DR , the Brightblade clan still worked the mines of Anathar ' s Dell and had even begun gathering in larger numbers to reclaim Tethyamar again . Appendix . Discrepancies . In the " Doom of Daggerdale " , it mentions the Bladebright clan as inhabiting Eagles ' Eyrie and holding a blood feud with the Morn family . However , later sources change the name of this clan to the Brightblade clan .