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For more information on Avachel (AH-vah-chel), see the entry for Hlal in the
draconic pantheon discussion in Cult of the Dragon and the Draconomicon, and
see the entry for Aasterinian in the draconic pantheon discussion in Monstrous
Mythology and in On Hallowed Ground.
Avachel is a male aspect of the draconic goddess Hlal (also known as Aasterinian) who is venerated by the Fair Folk as the boon companion of Erevan Ilesere. Although Quicksilver, as Avachel is commonly titled, is in some respects an interloper power of the elven pantheon, he is more commonly and correctly seen as an ally of the Seldarine. In some elven myths, Avachel is said to have been a great mercury wyrm who underwent apotheosis after sacrificing himself to defeat an invasion by evil humans who threatened a band of green elves. Other legends speak of an avatar of Hlal in the guise of a mortal mercury dragon who joins with the Trickster in a similar series of events. Regardless of the truth behind his ascension, Avachel is nearly Erevan's equal in his ability to get into trouble, but he is a tireless defender of the Fair Folk, particularly green elves.
Quicksilver is a good-natured, impulsive deity, with a fondness for dispatching avatars to Evermeet and the other woodlands of Toril in the guise of a silver or green elf armed only with an enchanted staff that requires all who are hit by it to succeed at a saving throw vs. spell or fall asleep, or in the guise of a great mercury wyrm, with all the attendant powers thereof.