Silvira is one of the High Readers at Candlekeep - a high-ranking scholar with a broad knowledge of the Planes and the Great Whell of Cosmology. She is a middle-aged red skinned tiefling who keeps a number of familiars to aid in her research. Knowledgeable and trustworthy, she will do what it takes to aid the party through her research and her spells.

Sylvira Savikas is an archmage, sage, as well as one of the eight Great Readers Candlekeep. Her laboratory is located within one of the library-fortresses' circular towers.