Wizard Well The Wizard Well was a cistern that filled with water from an underground well . It was located in a room in the basement of the Whistling Wizard inn in Voonlar , on the southwestern edge of the Moonsea region . During the latter half of the , it was famous throughout the surrounding area because it would talk to individuals who respectfully entered the room one at a time . Description . The Well was a stone cistern about an arm ' s - length deep that filled with cool drinking water from a subterranean well beneath the inn . The chamber that housed it had one sturdy door that could be barred from the inside . The water always appeared clear to the bottom of the cistern , but objects thrown into the well disappeared from view regardless of the amount of light present , either above or below the surface of the water . The objects could still be felt and retrieved by reaching into the water , but remained invisible while submerged . Access to the Well was not restricted to paying guests at the inn — anyone could consult the Well at no cost . The Well only acknowledged individuals who entered the chamber alone and barred the door behind them ; otherwise , the waters remained dark and silent . A visitor merely had to secure the door and then gaze into the Well for a minute or two before the water began to glow with a dim blue - green radiance and an ethereal feminine voice whispered " Yes ? " . There was no time limit on how long one could converse with the Well , but if there were other people waiting outside the door , the light and the voice eventually began to fade away until the Well became dark and unresponsive , returning only when the next person entered the chamber , barred the door , and gazed into the water . People of all stripes consulted the Well for myriad reasons . The Well could not predict the future , but was knowledgeable about the politics , organizations , adventuring groups , and powerful entities in the general area surrounding the Dragon Reach . Some treated the Well as an old friend , some used it as a confessional , and others would ask for advice about love or romance . Most visitors found the Well asked at least as many questions as it answered and gave good advice , while rarely divulging secrets that were of great use . Those that intentionally lied to the Well were often given false information in return , or guided on a fool ' s errand that eventually revealed the consequences of being less than truthful . Attempts to bind , banish , capture , compel , examine , harm , learn the name of , or turn the entity in the Well all failed — the voice simply disappeared until the threat was gone . The voice in the Well was calm , even - tempered , and extremely patient , treating all visitors equally regardless of their age , sex , race , intelligence , political leaning , or religious beliefs . Inhabitants . The Wizard Well was haunted by a spectral harpist that went by the name Zarracee Ambroanye when she was alive . As the voice in the Well , she functioned as a messaging center for Harper agent s that passed through Voonlar , gathering information and occasionally spying on suspicious guests . On the rare occasions that an enemy of the Harpers would enter the waters of the Well , she was known to attack using her ghost - like abilities and deathsong .