Drizzt Do ' Urden Drizzt Do ' Urden , also called Drizzt Daermon N ' a ' shezbaernon , was a male drow ranger . He was an atypical drow who had forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home in the Underdark , to become the legendary hero of the North . Description . Drizzt Do ' Urden was a drow . He stood about 5 ′ 4 ″ ( 1 . 63 m ) tall and weighed about 130 pounds ( 59 kg ) . His handsome features were sharp and well proportioned and , like other drow , Drizzt ' s skin was black and his stark white hair was long , thick , and flowing . His eyes were a lavender hue ( quite different from the drow race ' s typical red , even when he used his infravision , which normally caused eyes to glow red ) and seemed to glow fiercely when he was angry or determined . His vision was once accustomed to the pitch - blackness of the Underdark . However , many years after Drizzt first ventured onto the surface , his eyes adapted to the bright light of the world above . When using his infravision , the images , if held for a prolonged period of time , caused headaches and other symptoms of strain . . He normally wore a forest - green cloak that was given to him by the Weeping Friars upon his departure to Icewind Dale , high black boots , and a necklace attached to a white unicorn head , the symbol of his goddess , Mielikki , the goddess of rangers . This symbol was crafted for him by his good friend Regis from scrimshaw ( the bone of the knucklehead trout found in Icewind Dale ) . Personality . Thoughtful and sensitive to others , Drizzt held himself to the highest ideals but didn ' t expect the same of others . He credited Catti - brie for imparting cultural awareness and tolerance upon him . Ever alert for treachery and danger , he spoke little but was apt to be polite ( if terse ) in his dealings . A perfectionist who yearned to be accepted into places and groups and to make friends widely , Drizzt was haunted by the danger he brought to those he befriended , thanks to the scrutiny of the clerics of Lolth and his other foes ( notably the demon Errtu and the human assassin Artemis Entreri ) . Those he met perceived him as having a grim manner . In his later years , Drizzt ' s goal was perfection of the body with his blades in battle . Drizzt did not want his god to dictate his actions ; he had to agree with those actions himself . The Hunter . On relatively rare occasions , Drizzt regressed into a bestial and instinctive state of mind that he identified as the " Hunter " . The first time this happened was after Drizzt had fled from Menzoberranzan and was living in the wilds of the Underdark . For those ten years , he came close to being completely overwhelmed by this animalistic personality , but began learning to master it when he came close to harming some svirfneblin children . In the heat of battle , when his friends seemed to be in great danger or when he was alone in the wilderness , Drizzt would occasionally lose control over himself or give in to the urges of the Hunter , such as when he went back to his homeland to prevent harm from coming to his friends . Another example was when , during the war with King Obould Many - Arrows and his horde of orcs , Drizzt had thought Bruenor dead , and wasn ' t certain if his other friends were alive . When Drizzt was the Hunter , he reached his physical apex , his skills honed to their utmost peak . His scimitars were like extensions of his own arms , and his senses were heightened beyond their normal capacity . Abilities . As a drow , Drizzt was innately able to summon globes of impenetrable magical " darkness " at will in an area or attached to a target . He could also summon a harmless " faerie fire " , purple flames that did not burn but could be seen and outlined a target , making it easier to spot , even if the target turned invisible . At one time , he had the ability to " levitate " , but lost this ability upon leaving the Underdark . This was due to the absence of " faerzress " on the surface world . He could , however , still adjust his eyes to the infrared spectrum , allowing him to see in the dark . His agility and fighting prowess were legendary , and many described his movements as too fast to follow with the eye , drow or human . After Drizzt studied under Masoj Hun ' ett for six months in Sorcere , Masoj acknowledged that if Drizzt had chosen to become a wizard , he would have become quite a powerful one indeed . Combat and tactics . Drizzt fought in the two long - weapon style common among drow warriors . When tides turned bad , or when facing opponents such as dragon s or frost giant s , he conjured a globe of darkness that neither himself nor his opponent could see through . Depending on the situation , Drizzt continued the fight from in there . In rare cases , Drizzt would go into a self - imposed trance where , through pure instinct , he often gained the upper hand , parrying enemy blades and making attacks that found holes in his opponent ' s defenses that they , not used to fighting blind , could not possibly see coming . When chasing someone or unable to see his prey , Drizzt often called upon his innate abilities to surround his target with " faerie fire " . He used this ability when on the boat with Captain Deudermont and fighting the pirate Pinochet and his lackeys . He also used them when he , Belwar Dissengulp , and Clacker fought a group of seven duergar , even as they started to disappear . Drizzt never took potion s and the like with him on adventures , preferring to rely on his own skills , equipment , and friends like Bruenor Battlehammer , Catti - brie , Wulfgar , Regis , and Guenhwyvar to help him out if he got into too much trouble . He also had to cope with his racial weakness to light , having a slight aversion to it , so if a great light source was brought upon him unexpectedly it could cause temporary disorientation . Possessions . Drizzt ' s favorite weapon was the scimitar , and he carried two , nicknamed " Twinkle " and " Icingdeath " . He also carried a unique " figurine of wondrous power " that summoned his black panther companion Guenhwyvar . The drow wore a pair of " Bracers of the Blinding Strike " ( obtained from Dantrag Baenre , weapon master of the first house of Menzoberranzan who challenged and lost to Drizzt ) around his ankles , which made him incredibly quick on his feet . He chose to wear them on his legs instead of his arms because when the enchantment combined with his natural speed , his sword swings became too fast for him to control ( making it hard to change directions ) , and his feet could not keep up , resulting in extremely predictable attacks . Drizzt ' s attire generally took the form of a cloth tunic , tough pants , soft boots and leather gloves . Drizzt ' s armor was an enchanted suit of mithral chainmail , made by Buster Bracer , that he augmented by wearing a spider silk shirt under his armor that could magically protect its wearer from all but the most lethal attacks . Drizzt carried " Agatha ' s mask " during his journeys in Calimshan . He was known to use " Mooshie ' s Longbow " and a dagger hidden in each boot . Catti - brie occasionally lent Drizzt her bow " Taulmaril " , the " Heartseeker " , such as when he visited Silverymoon in the Year of the Worm , 1356 DR . While Catti - brie was injured during Drizzt ' s battles with the frost giants in the attempt to take Mithral Hall by King Obould , Drizzt wielded " Taulmaril " and its quiver ' s never - ending supply of lightning arrows , which he still had in his possession a hundred years later . He also mastered and wielded " Khazid ' hea " in a fight with Obould Many - Arrows but left it stuck in him , who later tossed the blade into a ravine , where the drow Tos ' un Armgo found it . Drizzt attempted to return " Taulmaril " to Catti - brie when they were reunited , but she preferred her magic . Later acquisitions included a whistle that summoned a magical unicorn that Drizzt named Andahar , a " ring of elemental command " , taken from the severed finger of Brack ' thal Xorlarrin and a piwafwi given to him by Athrogate on behalf of Jarlaxle that Drizzt replaced his old green cloak with . History . Underdark . Born in 1297 DR , on the night House Do ' Urden destroyed House DeVir , the death of Nalfein Do ' Urden by the hands of Dinin Do ' Urden saved Drizzt from being sacrificed to Lolth . He was trained by his sister , Vierna Do ' Urden , and his father , Zaknafein Do ' Urden . After refusing to kill a moon elf child , Drizzt caused House Do ' Urden to lose Lolth ' s favor , resulting in Zaknafein being sacrificed . Drizzt escaped Menzoberranzan and became a wanderer in the Underdark for many years before being taken in at Blingdenstone . The surface . Later , he left to live on the surface where he was taught to be a ranger by Montolio Debrouchee . Drizzt was then chased to Icewind Dale by hunter Roddy McGristle . Drizzt gained the trust of Catti - brie and Bruenor Battlehammer who chased McGristle away . Drizzt later became good friends with the halfling Regis as well as Bruenor . In the final year of the servitude Wulfgar owed Bruenor , Drizzt became his teacher at fighting and the two became good friends . They even ended up saving Icewind Dale from Akar Kessell and Crenshinibon as well as the demon Errtu . During the reclamation of Mithral Hall , Drizzt became openly accepted in Icewind Dale and Luskan , resulting in Drizzt being accepted in Silverymoon . He also made an enemy of Artemis Entreri . He chased Entreri down to Calimport to rescue Regis , but the fight was interrupted by the people of Calimport . Drizzt then discovered himself to be in love with Catti - brie , but would be unable to act on his feelings due to Catti - brie ' s pending wedding with Wulfgar . Shortly after Mithral Hall was retaken for Clan Battlehammer in the winter of the Year of the Worm , 1356 DR , Lady Alustriel invited Drizzt to visit Silverymoon as her guest , and he accepted . On the way , he encountered a band of farmers from Pengallen hunting orc and ogre raiders who ' d taken people from their village , and they joined forces . Drizzt tracked down the raiders and slew the ogres , saving the prisoners . However , Rico Pengallen demanded the return of a goblin named Nojheim , one of the prisoners , claiming he ' d led a previous raid and was being held for trial . Drizzt recaptured Nojheim and returned him to Rico , only to discover that he was in fact Rico ' s slave . Drizzt spoke with Nojheim and found him to be highly intelligent and good - hearted , and felt they had similar plights . Nojheim taught Drizzt much about how others viewed him — exotic and beautiful as much as he was dangerous , while the goblin had no such aid — and Drizzt in turn vowed to free him . He immediately rode to Silverymoon to petition Alustriel to free the goblin but she was away on business . He returned to Pengallen but found Nojheim hanged at the village gate . Rico had heard their conversation and executed him , but no one would openly refute his claim that Nojheim attacked him . Drizzt wanted to confront Rico for his crime but was discouraged by Tharman ; he could do nothing legally . Drizzt reflected that Nojheim had deeply affected his worldview , and vowed that in the future he would deal with such slavery first and the consequences after . Later , Drizzt was kidnapped by his sister , Vierna , whose actions would result in the death of Wulfgar and other casualties , all in a mad attempt to regain Lolth ' s favor . Drizzt was then forced to deal with Entreri again , who had kidnapped Regis . When Drizzt and Artemis finally got a fair fight , Regis was the factor that resulted in Drizzt ' s victory . After killing Vierna , Drizzt left for Menzoberranzan to learn more of House Baenre ' s plans . Although Baenre tortured Drizzt , he escaped , albeit with the help of Catti - brie and Entreri . When the inevitable war between Menzoberranzan and Mithral Hall took place , Drizzt played a major role , only to leave with Catti - brie to sail with Captain Deudermont . The two had many adventures with Deudermont , bringing them into contact with such items as the Stone of Tymora . The two eventually left the fight against piracy when Drizzt was forced to cause the return of Errtu . After once again defeating Errtu , Drizzt was then faced with the horror of Jarlaxle taking possession of the Crystal Shard . Although Drizzt allowed Jarlaxle to keep the Shard , he was faced with one more fight against Entreri , one which the assassin would end up winning through the help of Kimmuriel Oblodra . Rise of Many - Arrows . In the Year of the Tankard , 1370 DR , Drizzt was involved in the battle at Shallows against the invading orcs and frost giant s . He distracted five of the nine giants , leading them on a chase that led to him entering a cave system through a narrow gap . The giants were unable to follow him inside , and blocked off the entrance with boulders . Drizzt spent several days looking for an alternative way out , and when he found one , he returned near to Shallows to witness the collapse of its wizard ' s tower , with a figure he thought to be Bruenor on it . He believe that Bruenor had been killed , and this had a profound emotional effect on him . Although the Companions of the Hall soon reunited , it would be in vain as Drizzt experienced the horror of accidentally killing Ellifain . Drizzt ' s torments grew even worse as he believed Catti - brie , Regis , Wulfgar and Bruenor were all dead by the actions of Obould Many - Arrows . During this time , Drizzt worked with Innovindil and plotted to kill Obould . Drizzt fought two duels with Obould , one in which he was defeated and one that resulted in a draw . Drizzt later returned to Mithral Hall , with the Companions of the Hall alive and well . He then acted on his feelings with Catti - brie , who had never resumed her relationship with Wulfgar , and Drizzt eventually married her . During the time Drizzt was in a relationship with Catti - brie , he dealt with an uprising in the Kingdom of Many - Arrows , Kensidan the Pirate King , and the Ghost King . Post - Spellplague . The Spellplague resulted in the deaths of Catti - brie and Regis , leaving Drizzt and Bruenor to find Gauntlgrym alone . During their search for clues , Drizzt became involved in another war with Many - Arrows , engaging in the fighting and diplomatic efforts before being rewarded by the government of Luruar and fostering a better relationship with the orcs . After a fifty - year search , Drizzt and Bruenor eventually found Gauntlygrym . However , it lay near the " city " of Neverwinter , which was a core target of the war between Thay and Netheril , another war Drizzt would be drawn into . With Bruenor dying in the battle for Gauntlgrym , Drizzt joined forces with Dahlia Sin ' felle , with whom he engaged in a romantic relationship . He later ran into Artemis Entreri again , whose life had apparently been sustained by Charon ' s Claw . Drizzt joined forces with his long - time nemesis , dealing blows to both Thay and the Netherese by orchestrating the killings of Sylora Salm for Dahlia and Herzgo Alegni for Entreri ' s freedom . However , while battling Alegni in Neverwinter , Guenhwyvar leapt through a portal to the Shadowfell and Drizzt found that he could no longer summon her . Drizzt then destroyed Charon ' s Claw , as per Entreri ' s wish for death . When this did not kill his rival , the drow and Dahlia were joined by the assassin , now as an ally . Also joining them were two former Cavas Dun mercenaries , a dwarven spy for Citadel Adbar named Ambergris and a monk who used to be part of the Order of Yellow Rose named Afafrenfere . Drizzt briefly sought out Thibbledorf Pwent when he learned that the battlerager had risen as a vampire but left him to face the sun as per Pwent ' s wish . He did however discover that he could summon Guenhwyvar again , though she appeared haggard , as if she had not rested . Focusing instead on a plan to change Entreri ' s moral outlook and distract Dahlia from her unexpected reunion with her son ( whom she had thought dead for twenty years ) , he led his four allies to Port Llast and helped restore that city to a measure of its former glory . Travelling to Luskan , Ship Kurth persuaded Drizzt and his friends to travel by boat to Baldur ' s Gate but it was all a ploy by Bregan D ' aerthe to get them out of Luskan as Tiago Baenre was coming to hunt and defeat Drizzt in combat . While in Baldur ' s Gate , Artemis cuckolded him with Dahlia and they encountered Dahlia ' s son Effron again . They took Effron with them on their ship , where he and his mother reconciled . Effron became an ally and told Drizzt that Guenhwyvar was imprisoned on the Shadowfell by Draygo Quick and was using Drizzt ' s oldest friend to spy on the group . Effron brought them to the Shadowfell and helped them to invade Quick ' s manse . It was a trap though and Drizzt was captured with Effron , while the others were petrified by a medusa . Drizzt was a prisoner of Quick for nearly a year , repeatedly grilled on his faith in Mielikki until a rescue was mounted by Jarlaxle , who freed him and all of his friends . However , back in Luskan , they were warned that Tiago was still hunting them . Drizzt resolved to go back to Icewind Dale to keep his friends safe . While there , he heard rumors of Iruladoon and when he and his friends arrived there , powerful magic sent them all to sleep . They were trapped in that pocket plane for , as it turned out , eighteen years , finally awakening in 1484 DR , the Year of the Awakened Sleepers , a coincidence not lost on the group . A lot had changed in those years . Drizzt was no longer welcome in the Ten Towns after Errtu had returned to take his revenge and Drizzt wasn ' t around to defend against the balor . Drizzt ' s allies reasoned that they could leave Icewind Dale safely but Drizzt refused to leave with them , explaining to Dahlia that he no longer held any affection for her , deciding they should go their separate ways . Soon after that admission , the outraged Dahlia attacked and mortally wounded him , as he didn ' t want to harm her . She left with Entreri , Ambergris , Afafrenfere , and Effron . Drizzt was left behind , though the monk and the dwarf wanted to go back and aid him . With the help of Guenhwyvar , he managed to climb atop Kelvin ' s Cairn . His head wound was mortal and it was obvious that he was going to die . The drow even saw light and the image of Catti - brie , whom he thought had come as a ghost to him . As he lay dying from his wound , however , a Catti - brie of flesh and blood arrived , accompanied by Regis , Bruenor and , most shockingly , Wulfgar . All of them had been reincarnated by Mielikki , the goddess giving them a second chance in life to aid Drizzt Do ' Urden . Catti - brie healed Drizzt by the grace of Mielikki and they were all reunited . But their adventures were far from over as the lich Ebonsoul was onto them , following Regis from the Sea of Fallen Stars . Companions Codex . The Companions , reunited , traveled to Gauntlgrym to release Thibbledorf Pwent from his curse of vampirism . Along the way , they stopped in Longsaddle , where the Harpell s gave Catti - brie items to entrap Pwent ' s soul . However , Catti - brie instead used the items to entrap the lich Ebonsoul ' s soul , forcing her to later capture Pwent in Wulfgar ' s horn of summoning . In Gauntlgrym , the Companions learned about the entrapment of Artemis Entreri , Ambergris , Afafrenfere , and Dahlia Sin ' felle , formerly Drizzt ' s companions . Drizzt insisted they remain to aided them ; the first three escaped , but Dahlia was apparently killed in the battle between the proxy of Lolth ( Dahlia ) versus the proxy of Mielikki ( Catti - brie ) . The Companions then headed back to Longsaddle , where the Harpells released Pwent , although his embodiment remained in the horn of summoning . The headed out for Mithral Hall , but stopped in Nesme to take a stand against orc and goblin attacks involved with the Darkening . Drizzt engaged in some subterfuge with Regis , who used his hat to disguise himself as a goblin shaman . The Companions left after a time ; soon after , Nesme fell to the horde . Relationships . Ellifain . Drizzt was haunted by the memory of a moon elf girl called Ellifain Tuuserail , also known by her male alias " Le ' lorinel " . On his first visit to the surface , he participated in an attack on the surface elves with his fellow drow . During this experience he began to realize how vile he found his own kin , and saved the young Ellifain by smearing her with blood from her mother ' s corpse . Ellifain recalled a different account of events and believed Drizzt to be responsible for her mother ' s death , hunting him down relentlessly . This culminated in a final encounter between the two , in which both were mortally wounded . Ellifain died believing Drizzt to have also been killed , but Bruenor Battlehammer came to his aid and saved his life . Drizzt finally released his guilt after Ellifain ' s soul was summoned and apologized for her unwarranted hatred of Drizzt . Catti - brie . Drizzt found himself in love with Catti - brie , although he was unwilling to deal with the emotional implications of this initially . Her eventual death heralded a significant change in Drizzt ' s personality . Despite trying to follow Innovindil ' s advice to live his life in bursts equivalent to a human lifetime , he found that he was unable to do so , so profound was his love for his wife . Drizzt was the only one to use nicknames with Catti - brie , calling her " Cat " or " Catti . " In 1484 DR , Drizzt gave Catti - brie the magical ruby band ( found on Brack ' thal Xorlarrin ' s body ) as a symbol of his love . Artemis Entreri . Artemis Entreri was the arch - nemesis of Drizzt Do ' Urden . Despite his human nature , Entreri was one of the few matches for Drizzt in combat . Drizzt believed Entreri to be his alter - ego , and the person he became when he took on the mindset of the Hunter . He also saw similarities between Entreri and his beloved father , Zaknafein — both killed only those they believed deserved it , were the best at their craft , and fought against a world they perceived as evil . However , he believed that Entreri was unjustified in his actions , and that there were some aspects of his reality that were deserving of mercy . He also saw a glint of compassion hidden under the " impenetrable shell that he [ Entreri ] now wears . " For this reason , Drizzt spared Entreri when he managed to best him in combat . Drizzt hoped that Entreri would find a way out of the emotionless , empty existence he lived . When they were reunited many years later , after Drizzt thought the man long dead , he tried to foster that spark of compassion once Charon ' s Claw was thrown into Maegera ' s pit and seemed to have made some progress during their adventures in Port Llast . Ultimately , Entreri saved Drizzt from Dahlia ' s brutal attack on Kelvin ' s Cairn . Dahlia Sin ' felle . Dahlia Sin ' felle was a conundrum for Drizzt . Plagued by memories of Cattie - brie , he struggled to reconcile his desires for the passionate , attractive elf . He came to realize , after nearly a year with her , that he was using her to try and get over his late wife as much as she was using him for his body . Things were further complicated when he discovered that Dahlia and Artemis Entreri had bonded on an emotional level , linked by their troubled lives . Though Charon ' s Claw tried to fan the flames of resentment to prevent its destruction , eventually he found that he didn ' t care , even ignoring the fact that Dahlia slept with the assassin . Unfortunately , Dahlia had fallen in love with Drizzt and greatly resented his repeated rejection of her , which led to her attacking him with lethal force . Appendix . Gallery . Since his debut in 1988 , Drizzt Do ' Urden has been illustrated by many different authors . However , since 2004 and the reissue of many of R . A . Salvatore ' s books under the Legend of Drizzt series , all artwork of the drow has been done by Todd Lockwood . Dark Elf trilogy : Icewind Dale trilogy : Legacy of the Drow : Appearances . Paths of Darkness : Hunter ' s Blades trilogy : Transitions : The Neverwinter Saga : The Sundering : Companions Codex : Homecoming : Other . Short stories : Other books & anthologies