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Originally posted by benking27
I think she might have joined the Fellowship of the Eilistraeeans.
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack

Also, Elaine Cunningham posted some tidbits of information about Liriel post-Windwalker and who she's with. If you wish this information, let me know and I can post it here.

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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Please do. I think I've already got it, but I want to make sure.

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It's true that Liriel has abandoned Lolth, and she hopes to have seen the last of that particular goddess.

Quite a few readers assumed that Liriel had given up on Eilistraee, or vice versa, mostly based on Shakti's taunting comments in their last encounter. Shakti had no way of knowing whether or not Liriel had lost Eilistraee's favor, and her comments were simply the sort of thing an evil drow might say to a hated rival is she wanted to twist the knife a bit. Liriel did not make a conscious decision to follow Eilistraee, but she has been using some of the moon magic Qilue taught her. It would be interesting to see what choices she might make, and what place she might find among Eilistraee's priestesses. When the story ended, Qilue's followers were none too happy with Liriel, so that path, should she choose to follow it, might be a bit thorny.

It's not entirely accurate to say that Liriel is an "honorary member of the Witches of Rashemen." To the best of my knowledge, there are no non-Rashemar Witches of Rashemen. On rare occasions, outlanders have received some instruction, but I'm guessing that even Sylune Silverhand was not taught the deepest secrets.

When Windwalker ended, Liriel had found two new companions: Thorn, a lythari warrior referred to as a Champion of Eilistraee, and Sharlarra, an elven thief and apprentice wizards. Careful readers of the recently-released game supplement The Unapproachable East picked up on the clues about Sharlarra's identity: she is a "star elf," a subrace of elves originally from the Rashemen area who long ago retreated from the world into a demi-plane. These elves now face some sort of unspecified danger in their adopted home, and have been tentatively exploring a reentry into the Prime Material Plane. They are characterized by their gold-flecked violet eyes, a nighttime increase of their powers, and a certain affinity with spirits. (This is a vastly simplified summary: see the game product for more detail.)

Here's a bit about Sharlarra's history: during one forray into the the Prime Material Plane, her family was slaughtered by slave hunters and she was captured and sold. She eventually ended up in Skullport, where she was rescued from slavery by Qilue's followers. Sharlarra made her way as a thief until she met Laerel Silverhand, who took her to Waterdeep as an apprentice wizard. Sharlarra's experience with drow made her inclined to help Liriel, whom she quickly recognized as a kindred spirit.

There is something in Sharlarra calling her back to her ancestral home, which is another reason she so quickly decided to follow Liriel and Fyodor to Rashemen. Indeed, Fyodor, who knows the old tales of his homeland, had heard tales of star elves, and he invited Sharlarra to return home with them. (Did anyone catch that passage? When he commented to Sharlarra that she would find a welcome in Rashemen, where tales are told of elven maidens with violet eyes?)

As I told DarkBard (and all the other folks who have emailed), there are no plans at present to continue Liriel's story. But the timing of this trilogy -- five years between the second and third book -- has taught me not to rule out any possibility. If the folks at WotC decide to continue Liriel's adventures, I'd certainly be interested. It would be fun to explore Liriel's life as part of a kick-ass sisterhood.

That said, I suspect that it will be a while before new books with (non-Drizzt) drow characters are scheduled. There have been a LOT of drow-related novels and game products over the last couple of years.

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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Please do. I think I've already got it, but I want to make sure.

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I don't recall that I was talking to you Mr. Pseudo Moderator

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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Well, I did have that lore, but I'm sure there's many scribes that didn't. So thanks for sharing.

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