Introduction

For those who enjoyed travelling with Aura in BG1 (as well as those anticipating her BG2 continuation) here’s another companion along a similar vein for Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition. Minerva Glimmershine is the paternal grandmother of Aura – a similarly prodigious artificer and freewheeling adventurer. Confident, daring and good-spirited, Minerva will jump at the opportunity to join the party in Easthaven, and will serve as a valuable companion with her skills in artifice, knife-throwing expertise, and boundless optimism.

Minerva’s theme is ‘Among the Clouds’ composed by Darren Curtis.

Biography

“When asked about her past, MINERVA giggles as if you’ve said something incredibly amusing, before asking why you’d ask about the past when the present holds such excitement. After some nudging, however, she confesses that she was born of the Glimmershine clan, who hail from the distant island nation known as Lantan. Known for their numerable advancements in the field of science and technology, Lantanese artificers rarely stray from their island and their colonies throughout Faerun, making Minerva’s presence in the North an unusual circumstance. When pressed on this, Minerva simply states that the thrill of wanderlust and adventure drove her to leave the comforts of her home, and her greatest desire is to travel the entirety of Faerun… and perhaps beyond. For what purpose besides her own amusement, however, you cannot say.”