Sword Dancer of Eilistraee The Sword Dancers of Eilistraee were the speciality priests of the Dark Maiden . Organization . Only females elves , drow , half - drow and half elves could become Sword Dancers . Any priestess of Eilistraee who wished to become one had to spend at least one month on the surface , dancing each moonlit night for Eilistraee , and had to witness dawn at least once . They also had to be quick and agile , proficient in the arts of dance , song and acrobatics and skilled diplomats . Hierarchy . Like the rest of the clergy of the Dark Maiden , the Sword Dancers didn ' t have a rigid hierarchy or chain of command and recognized Qilué Veladorn as the spiritual guide of all followers of Eilistraee . Activities . As priestesses of Eilistraee , the Sword Dancers acted according to her teachings . They had the duty to lead and be on the frontline in missions to find , encourage , assist and protect any drow looking to return to the surface ( or that could be made to return ) and join a different life , far from Lolth . They put a lot of effort into promoting harmony and cooperation between the drow and other races , and as a result they usually lived near elven ( or other races ) settlements . There they worked to aid the local population by bringing food , cures and protection , in order to establish friendships and offer to the drow converts a place on the surface world . The Sword Dancers were artists , excellent dancers , fit acrobats and - - like all priestesses of the Dark Maiden - - skilled in the arts of singing and playing the harp , flute or horn . They were also known to nurture beauty , music and song and to work to spread joy whenever they could . Relationships . The Sword Dancers shared the same allegiances and enemies of the church of Eilistraee . They were little known and often seen as enemies by the surface dwellers , even as the priestesses tried to establish good relationships and to live in peace with them . The Sword Dancers were in direct opposition with the church of Lolth , due to joyless and cruel life that their tyranny forced upon the drow . Followers of Vhaeraun , Ghaunadaur and Kiaransalee also counted among the Sword Dancers ' enemies . Abilities . The Sword Dancers were skilled sword wielders , known to use their art while fencing . They fought employing an agile and acrobatic style , that allowed them to quickly and gracefully move on the battlefield , with movements that resembled a dance . They could form a particular bond with their sword , which allowed them to infuse the weapon with Eilistraee ' s magic . They could imbue it with a variety of magical enhancements , let it sing like a singing sword ( making them strike with increased precision and rallying their hearts ) , or let it dance ( like a dancing weapon ) to attack the enemy on its own or to protect the priestess . The Sword Dancers had the ability to cast the magic missile spell , or to use its energy to empower their next sword strike , surrounding their blade with blue - white flames . They could also use their magic to temporarily enchant a bladed weapon with a silvery glow that increased the precision of its strikes , without the possibility of it being dispelled . The Sword Dancers could sing and dance to channel the power of Eilistraee and had the ability to sing their magic even amidst the chaos of the battle , while dodging and dancing around or while wounded . They could use a particular kind of Spellsong . A solitary spellsinger could replicate the effects of many spells ( of 4th level or lower ) , heal a given creature or grant her protection from magic , a choir of them could create more powerful beneficial effects ( like restoring lost limbs ) . Other magical abilities of these specialized priestesses were the capacity to cast spell turning , commune , true seeing , stone telling and plane shift .