She liked it, but asked if he could rewrite it to take place in the Forgotten Realms. Salvatore sent Mary Kirchoff, then managing editor of TSR's book department, a manuscript for what would become his 1990 novel Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Drizzt is also troubled by the lifespan discrepancy between himself and Cattie-Brie. For instance, Drizzt is concerned that if he and his love Cattie-Brie (a human) have children, their offspring will face hostility from both races. ![]() Salvatore uses Drizzt to represent issues of racial prejudice, particularly in The Dark Elf Trilogy. Drizzt therefore fights the dark traits that are inherent in the drow. His unusual personality creates the conflict that allows Salvatore to create so many novels with stories about courage and friendship. ![]() Drizzt is a drow who acts against the drow stereotype, favoring friendship and peace over hatred and violence. Salvatore, appearing in his novels for over 30 years. The character has been a mainstay for author R. Drizzt has also been featured in D&D-based role-playing video games, including the Baldur's Gate series and Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone.ĭrizzt Do'Urden's stories are set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons. A number of the novels have been adapted into graphic novels by Devil's Due Publishing. All of the novels featuring Drizzt have made The New York Times Best Seller list. As an atypical drow (dark elf), Drizzt has forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home in the Underdark, in the drow city of Menzoberranzan.ĭrizzt's story is told in Salvatore's fantasy novels in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, The Dark Elf Trilogy, the Legacy of the Drow series, the Paths of Darkness series, The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, the Transitions series, and the Neverwinter Saga, as well as in the short stories "The Dowry", "Dark Mirror", and "Comrades at Odds". Drizzt has since become a popular heroic character of the Forgotten Realms setting, and has been featured as the main character of a long series of books, starting chronologically with The Dark Elf Trilogy. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed him to replace one of the characters in an early version of the first book, The Crystal Shard. ![]() Salvatore as a supporting character in the Icewind Dale Trilogy. King Gareth Dragonsbane awards the three rulership of Vaasa as a reward.Drizzt and his panther companion Guenhwyvar.ĭrizzt Do'Urden ( / ˈ d r ɪ t s t d oʊ ˈ ɜːr d ɪ n/) is a fictional character appearing in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They kill Ygorl and escape back to Cedarleaf where they find Khelben, unharmed. Ygorl leads the trio back to Damara and then to Limbo and reveals that he manipulated them into joining together and bringing him Cireka's sword. The dragon obeys Ygorl and kills Cireka, rendering the demon stone useless but Rannek takes Cireka's sword and slays the dragon in turn. Unfortunately, Ygorl sends them both through a portal to the dragon Caminus,'s lair. They aid Drizzt Do'Urden and Clan Battlehammer in defeating the trolls and use the Underdark tunnels from the hall to get to an ancient Githyanki stronghold where they expect to find the two warring generals so that they can imprison them in the stone. They then go to Mithral Hall which is under attack by an army of trolls. ![]() The three find a portal to the yuan-ti temple and steal the demon stone. Unfortunately, Ygorl shows up again vowing revenge and while the protagonists escape, Khelben disappears and Blackstaff Tower is reduced to ruins. The party escape to Blackstaff Tower to meet with Illius' mentor, Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun, who tells them that they need to go to a yuan-ti temple to Merrshaulk in Chult to find a demon stone that will re-imprison Cireka and Ygorl. Ygorl intervenes, trying to steal Cireka's Silver Sword. Zhai takes them to her home, Cedarleaf, a wood elf village, only to find it under attack by Cireka's Gith. They summon their armies and resume an old fight. Searching the area, they come across a mysterious stone and accidentally release the prisoners it contains: the Githyanki general Cireka and the slaad Ygorl. They join up and eventually defeat the warlord controlling the dominant army. Three adventurers, Rannek, Zhai, and Illius take it upon themselves to save the civilians in the area and secure the mines. Orc armies and the red dragon Caminus are raiding the Gemspark Mine in Damara.
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