Bladesinger The Bladesinger prestige class is comprised of Tel ' Quessir ( " " The People " " in the elven language ) who have blended art , swordplay , and arcane magic into a seamless whole . They use very discrete tactics and precise movement in battle to maintain a highly effective combat defense . Using a mixture of arcane and martial abilities , Bladesingers act as roving guardians of surface Tel ' Quessir culture , seeking to promote Tel ' Quessir ideals , and as protectors and champions of the eladrin and elven communities . Bladesingers have a prominent place in the society of the Tel ' Quessir of Faerûn , being renowned as heroes of the Tel ' Quessir race , and welcomed in Tel ' Quessir communities . Bladesingers are taught in a single master - apprentice tutelage system , with a master taking on a single apprentice to carry on the work of defending the Tel - Quessir and promoting their principals and way of life . Bladesinger Abilities . Bladesong . The bladesong itself is an extremely demanding martial art , the epitome of Tel ' Quessir mastery of the sword , almost never taught to those not of Tel ' Quessir blood . The bladesong is a primarily defensive style of combat , with devastating strikes considered less important than a superior guard position . From this superior defensive posture , magical attacks and spells may be used without fear of successful counter - attack , when performed by a Tel ' Quessir fully proficient in the style . In addition to the violent purpose inherent to all martial arts , the bladesong is uniquely Tel ' Quessir in the fact that the aesthetic components of the style are as important as its martial efficacy , with its dance - like movements and the haunting whistling sounds produced by the sword blade cutting through the air being the source of the name bladesong . These dedicated elf warriors take their craft seriously enough to have created a uniquely elven fighting style . Unlike the martial arts of other races , the elven fighting style , also known as the bladesong , emphasizes beauty and economy of movement over sheer destructive power . However , the elven bladesong is deceptively dangerous , for all its seeming gentleness and apparent grace . Bladesong is so named for several reasons . The first and most obvious is because of the whistling of the blade as it slices through the air when this style of fighting is used . The second , according to some , is for the haunting , wordless tune many of its practitioners are said to sing as they fight . Other sources indicate that Bladesingers practice an ancient elven variant of the art of Spellsong which they have adapted to suit their uniquely elven arcane - martial style . Those who practice the bladesong appear as if they are dancing when they fight . Their movements seem misleadingly slow and elegant , deflecting opponents ' blades while lazily drifting back to score hits themselves . The technique requires , above all , misdirection and subtlety . The bladesingers do not believe in smashing blows or strong and crushing offense , but rather in guiding their opponents to anticipate a different attack entirely , thus overbalancing the foe and making him seem clumsy . Organization and Society . Bladesingers are terrifying weapons experts and spellcasters . On Evermeet they are organized into small warrior lodges , each specializing in a different weapon . They often tattoo themselves with old runes , and each lodge has a special symbol it ' s members tattoo themselves with to identify their membership . Their armor and weapons are all of great antiquity and beautiful craftsmanship , even more so than other elven warriors , representing their special dedication to and pride in the weapon they have dedicated their lives to mastering . They shower precise detail and decoration on their swords , dedicating themselves to making a thing of beauty out of an object which would otherwise be an ugly weapon of war . On Evermeet and in other homelands of the Tel ' Quessir , such as Evereska , there exists an order of knights dedicated to Corellon Larethian ; the Weavers of Bladesong , of which the membership is comprised exclusively of dedicated Bladesingers or those who have learned the basics of the bladesong style as a supplementary skill - set to their own style . Bladesingers usually work alone , sufficient unto themselves , but in larger communities they sometimes have the opportunity to fight together in combat . Bladesingers are normally trained singly by another Bladesinger , and the concept of anything as formalized as a Bladesinger school is an absurd notion to them . While the Bladesingers group themselves into overlapping Lodges and Knighthoods as an institution , they normally do not travel together in groups , but instead wander separately to better spread the ways of the Tel ' Quessir and defend the ways of elvenkind , roving from one elven settlement to the next as troubleshooters , and dealing with whatever problems they come across , honor - bound to come to the aid of any elf in distress they come across . In their travels they are treated with the utmost respect and admiration by the elves they meet , being treated as heroes in the communities they enter , much as a human Paladin would be in a human village . They are the champions of the Tel ' Quessir , the Knights of The People and defenders of the elven way of life , practicing an ancient and honored elven art and giving their lives if necessary to defend elven society , and they are accorded status of heroes and the respect such due such a station whenever they are encountered . In the Arcane Ages , Myth Drannan bladesingers served in the both as armathor s , the magical knights of Myth Drannor , and as a special unit within the Ahk ' Velahrn known as the Protectors , which acted as both an elite unit within the army and as a special bodyguard unit to the nobility . They specialized in their realm ' s defense against magical monsters such as demons and dragons . In the ancient texts it is mentioned they invented spells such as creating an immense freezing space thus limiting their enemies ' movement ( often used against dragon ' s wings . )