Srinshee The Srinshee ( born Oluevaera Estelda ) was one of the most famous baelnorn of all time . In her time she was many things : the Senior Cor ' Selu ' Taar ( Grand Mage of the High Mages of Cormanthor ) , leader of the Srinshinnar ( and thus her commonly known title ) , Wardnorn of the Vault of Ages , the Lorenorn for the armathors and was also High Court Mage of Myth Drannor for a time . She aided three Cormanthyran Coronals : Miirphys , Tannivh , and Eltargrim . She also helped raise the " Mythal " over the elven city of Myth Drannor in 261 DR . Appearance . During much of the Coronal Eltargrim ' s rule , she was a baelnorn , guardian of the Coronal ' s most precious treasures , and teacher to many of the Court ' s mages . However , shortly before the Opening , she was restored to life and youth by the human Goddess of Magic Mystra as a reward for attempting to save Mystra ' s Chosen Elminster . She stood among the other mythal - casters as a fresh - faced ( but still agedly wise ) elven maid of only 200 winters . From that time she walked Myth Drannor as an adult , her lustrous sapphire - blue hair nearly two feet longer than her own height and her ivory - skinned beauty in a fullness unseen in more than a millennium . Personality . Since the time of the Fourth Rysar of Cormanthyr , the Srinshee was a fixture at Court and among those who frequented Castle Cormanthor . As the Coronals Miirphys , Tannivh , and Eltargrim all trusted her implicitly , so did the majority of Cormanthyrans ; still , with all her mysteries , nearly all feared her ( or at least her hidden power ) , especially those who worked intrigues against their Coronals from the alleged safety of noble Houses . As a survivor of countless machinations ( some of her own making ) , the Srinshee merely found these shadow plays either amusing ( having seen over 3 , 000 plots to rise to power repeat themselves evermore ) or exasperating ( as one long - lived as she can see that elves are just as prone to rash and silly ' reasoning ' as the humans they disdain ) . In her time as advisor to the Coronals , she was never as close to any leader as she was to Eltargrim , whom she watched grow up as a warrior and later grow under her tutelage as a High Mage . While some newcomers hinted that the young woman in the constant company of the Coronal must be his mistress , she saw herself as a proud grandmotherly teacher with her one pupil who listened with care to what she had to teach . History . The true age of the Srinshee was virtually unknown , as was much else about this mysterious and powerful woman ; like many of great age and experience , misdirection and duplicity were essential for protecting her secrets . As many doubted her stories of being a young lass among the boughs of Sharrven as believed them . However , it was known and proven that one of her homes was among the elves of Yrlaphon before it fell to the orc s of Vastar in - 722 DR , making her among the oldest elves ever to walk Toril . She was also the last matriarchal ruler of Clan Srinshee over the elven settlement of Srinshinnar in the northwestern forest ; she was the sole survivor of her clan and among the few who survived the settlement ' s slaughter by drow during the Shadow Wars , leading said survivors safely to Cormanthor . The Srinshee played a vital role in the creation of the " Mythal " of Myth Drannor in 261 DR amid the ruins of the shattered court of the Coronal after she ended the madness of the Starym - led attack ( which was an attempt to hinder the plans of Coronal Eltargrim ) . She led Mythanthor , Coronal Eltargrim Irithyl , Lady Ahrendue Echorn , Lord Earynspieir Ongluth , and another ten mages to create the magical ward . The year 661 DR marked the death of Coronal Eltargrim . He left only one heir behind , Aravae Irithyl , who also passed in 664 DR , leaving a ruling vacuum behind her . In 666 DR there was an unrest amongst the Noble Houses to determine the next Coronal of Myth Drannor and Cormanthyr . After forty elves and the Rule Tower itself were destroyed , the Srinshee stepped in , easily swinging the elfblade free of its perch . As it was brandished before her , the golden light of the blade crystallized around her and a quartet of High Mages in a massive diamond - shaped energy field that engulfed and restored the Rule Tower . The Srinsshee said her last teachings to all the inhabitants of Cormannthyr about brothership and hope : Finally , with a whirl of magic , the golden diamond magical field , the Srinshee herself , the four High Mages , and the Rulers ' Blade , Ar ' Cor ' Kerym disappeared . The Srinshee retreated to a hidden resting place whose location was known only by Alvaerele Tasundrym and was not seen again until 1377 DR . It was then that she returned to a rejuvenated Myth Drannor and offered Ilsevele Miritar the Ruler ' s Blade . 711 years after she disappeared , waiting for a coronal to rule her realm , a worthy one appears . In 1487 DR , she fought to defend Myth Drannor from the besieging forces of Thultanthar and sacrificed herself to stop Larloch from becoming the new deity of magic .