Half elf scholar who came to Icewind Dale to study the natural energies. Fascinated by the recent changes since the endless night. Seeks to help the people of ten towns survive the endless night.

Follower of the First Circle and of the Circle of Stars.

The speaker is Dannika Graysteel (lawful neutral half-elf acolyte), a scholar who thinks that wee elemental spirits known as chwingas might be the key to improving Icewind Dale’s climate. Since chwingas are known to inhabit Ten-Towns and have some ability to alter their natural surroundings, Dannika thinks she can learn a lot by studying one up close. For the characters’ services, Dannika is offering the group 25 gp as well as a lantern of tracking (elementals) that can help locate chwingas. She says she’ll be at the local tavern each evening, so the characters should have no trouble finding her once the job is completed. If the characters accept her quest, Dannika gives them her lantern (see appendix D) and explains how it works. She then tells them she’s been looking all over town and hasn’t found any chwingas. She suggests the characters might have better luck in one of the other settlements. She could continue the search herself, but she’s nervous about venturing out into the extreme cold and has other research-related chores to attend to.

Jodie Foster from Contact.

Her father was a druid who loved diving into the mysteries of the land. Some of his favorite sayings:

"The world has no obligation to make sense to us"

"Druids do not master nature. We just take hold of a part of it and go along for the ride."