Sisterhood of Essembra The Sisterhood of Essembra was a small and isolated female - only organization who lived in the forest of Battledale . Most of its members were half - dragon descendants of the notorious song dragon Essembramaerytha . History . The Sisterhood was said to have been founded by the children of Essembramaerytha , known to non - dragons as the legendary adventuress Essembra . She had several half – song dragon daughters with human s who caught her fancy , and after her dramatic departure her daughters , many of them skilled sorcerer s capable of assuming human form , dwelt quietly in the forest of Battledale . Some wed humans or elves , while others mated with passing song dragons . Over time , female half - dragons from other lands , mostly of silver and song lineages , joined them in quiet fellowship . They helped travelers who ventured into their forest , and over time locals began to call them the Sisterhood of Essembra . However , the Sisterhood did not coalesce into a formal organization until 1371 DR , when drow from the Auzkovyn clan tried to invade Battledale . Essembra ' s half - dragon heirs organized an army of druid s , cleric s of Tempus , Battledarran militiamen , elves , and fey to drive the drow out of Battledale . In 1373 DR , the last Rage of Dragons swept over Faerûn and the Sisterhood sought out metallic dragon s living in the Dalelands and offered to watch over them while they slept in an effort to protect them from the effects of the Dracorage . Exaggerated rumors of their activities spread among the chromatic dragon s of the Heartlands , and soon evil dragons began seeking individual sisters demanding their help as well . A few chromatics , such as the red dragon Thraxata , reacted poorly when the sisters explained that they had no cure and could only guard them while they slept . Since them , the Sisterhood earned the enmity of those dragons . The sisters also helped dragonborn who were injured in their battles against mad wyrms . Several months later , a song dragon from the Cold Lands taught them the spell " abate dracorage " , and the Sisterhood was instrumental in disseminating this knowledge across the Dalelands in order to help dragons of all species to combat the effects of the Dracorage . After the end of the Rage , many non - dragon devotees of Bahamut began to feel a strong urge to become dragonborn . The sisters helped those who were interested in taking the " Rite of Rebirth " , as well as those who had problems adapting to their new lifestyle . They also gave their support to those dragonborn who couldn ' t cope the rejection of their former families . After the last Rage of Dragons , the Sisterhood transformed itself into a formal organization and began to recruit new members . They also began to actively help metallic dragons and dragonborn who suffered the worst during the Dracorage , as well as those who were traumatized by the actions they had committed while they went mad . They extended their help to the non - dragon inhabitants of the Dalelands and Damara as well , for many humanoid communities suffered greatly under the attacks of maddened dragons , while explaining the truth about the dragon ' s rampage in hopes of mending the relationships between wyrms and non - dragons . The Sisterhood also helped the followers of Bahamut to find the dragon eggs that fell from the sky in the Dalelands in 1374 DR . In doing so , the Sisterhood earned the enmity of the Church of Tiamat . Followers of the Dragon Queen attacked the Sisters and their dragonborn allies occasionally ever since . Membership . The Sisterhood always welcomed new members , but the fact that only a few individuals knew the exact location of their whereabouts and that the Sisters only accepted female creatures , made the organization rather small in number ( they had around 550 members as of 1374 DR ) . Other than being female , potential members had to demonstrate their will to aid other people . The Sisterhood ' s leader in 1374 DR was the song half - dragon Anwae Mavin , the granddaughter of Essembramaerytha . Another prominent member of the order was the silver half - dragon Melinda Essem . New members of the Sisterhood were given training to improve their magical techniques and performance skills , and were granted access to the Sisterhood ' s spells and healing magic . In return , they were expected to undertake special quests of behalf of the Sisters and generally help those in need . Finding musical and magical knowledge was also important for members of the Sisterhood . Although the Sisterhood didn ' t accept male members in their ranks , they counted among their key allies many male adventurers . The most prominent ones were the song half - dragon Nylan Brost , the gold dragonborn Valdenar Octi , and the Vaasan rogue Dreese Halgin . They also had a few metallic dragons as allies , among them Otaaryliakkarnos , Sunsettalithanz , and Xanscilathampos . Olothontor , the music - loving blue dragon from Waterdeep , was also interested in the Sisterhood ' s activities and offered to exchange musical knowledge with them on occasion , although nobody knew if the Sisters accepted his offer . Activities . The Sisters of Essembra followed Essembra ' s example , and usually went on journeys to have unplanned adventures , explore new magic , create new spellsong s , and make new friends . They were fiercely loyal to the people of Battledale , however , and spent most of their time helping its inhabitants , whether humans or fey , whenever help was needed . While Anwae didn ' t want the Sisterhood to become involved in the Dragonfall War , she knew they were likely to become involved by giving their aid to Bahamut ' s dragonborn . Relations . Their allies included good - aligned dragons , male dragonborn of Bahamut , other servants of Bahamut , Harpers , and the folk of the Dales .