 the dark elf trilogy is a prequel to the icewind dale trilogy by r. a. salvatore. drizzt do'urden, a drow, or dark elf, was originally written as a supporting character in the icewind dale trilogy to wulfgar the barbarian. however, the author soon realized how popular the character was, and drizzt became the main character. the final book sojourn made the new york times best seller list. ==works included== the trilogy consists of: #homeland (1990) â homeland follows the story of drizzt from around the time and circumstances of his birth and his upbringing amongst the drow (dark elves). the book takes the reader into menzoberranzan, the drow home city. from here, the reader follows drizzt on his quest to follow his principles in a land where such feelings are threatened by all his family including his mother matron malice. in an essence, the book introduces drizzt do'urden, one of salvatore's more famous characters from the icewind dale trilogy. #exile (1990) â exile tells the story of drizzt outside of the drow cities in the open wilderness of the underdark. for the ten years following his abandoning his house, he is left with no one but his faithful guenhwyvar, a magical panther he had acquired in homeland. drizzt is also met with great dangers that he meets with the business ends of his scimitars. struggling with conflicting emotions, which involve his failure in menzoberranzan and a deep grief for his father and friend zaknafein, he makes his way to the surface to face newer dangers. #sojourn (1991) â sojourn is the story of drizzt coming to the surface of the world and facing adversity due to the infamy of his kin. it follows him trying to find his place amon
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