Cutter ( comic ) Cutter ( full name : Dungeons & Dragons : Cutter ) is a collection of five comic issues centering on Tos ' un and Doum ' wielle Armgo and the sentient sword " Khazid ' hea " ; it takes place just prior to " Night of the Hunter " . The story was written by R . A . Salvatore and his son Geno Salvatore . The majority of the art was done by David Baldeon , with David Garcia Cruz ( colors ) and Neil Uyetake ( letters ) . Steve Ellis contributed cover art . Summary . Chapter 1 / Issue # 1 : " Birthright " . Tos ' un has been living in the Moonwood for a century with his family : Sinnafain , his elven wife , their son Teirflin , and their daughter Doum ' wielle . Tos ' un has been crippled by an orc ' s spear and his sword , " Khazid ' hea " , is ready to be passed on to an heir . The sun rises over a meadow as Teirflin asks his sister if she is ready . The two begin dueling as Tos ' un watches on , commenting on Doum ' wielle ' s skills to " Khazid ' hea " . " Khazid ' hea " is at first doubting , but admits it would be good to have no sister blade to compete with . Doum ' wielle gains the advantage and defeats Teirflin for the first time . She leaves , gloating , as " Khazid ' hea " whispers to Teirflin in his anger that there is still hope . Doum ' wielle and Tos ' un wait back at the elvish settlement . When Teirflin arrives , he pulls his sword on his sister , claiming that she cheated by using a spell . Tos ' un orders him to put his blade away as " Khazid ' hea " secretly whispers to him to be patient until that night . After Teirflin leaves , Doum ' wielle admits that she did use magic in the duel , but her father commends her for using all of her resources . He tells her that the next morning she will begin training mentally to wield " Khazid ' zea " because , he explains , " You wish to wield " Khazid ' hea " , but the sword wishes to wield " you " . " That night , Teirflin approaches Doum ' wielle with " Khazid ' hea " in hand . He attacks her , proclaiming that she has stolen his birthright and that Cutter is his to wield . She tells him that the sword is wielding him , and it is true : Teirflin repeats aloud everything that " Khazid ' hea " whispers to him . Doum ' wielle wrests the sword from his grasp and impales him as Tos ' un and another elf arrive . " Khazid ' hea " is ecstatic in Teirflin ' s blood ; this is apparently what the sword was hoping for . Horrified , Doum ' wielle flees , the sword telling her that she cannot stay with the elves , that they will never let her keep her the sword — her birthright . Tos ' un watches on with a smirk . Chapter 2 / Issue # 2 : " The Lost Child " . Sinnafain returns to the village with her hunting party , finding her son dead at her daughter ' s hand . Tos ' un tells her that Doum ' wielle stole the sword and fled with it . Sinnafain says they must find her immediately before the sword destroys her . Meanwhile , in the forest , " Khazid ' hea " convinces Doum ' wielle that the elves will be hunting her because they would not understand if she told them that Teirflin attacked her . The elven search party , including Sinnafain and Tos ' un , follow a trail of blood in their search for Doum ' wielle . Sinnafain thinks they are moving too slowly , so Tos ' un volunteers to stay behind . As the sun rises , Doum ' wielle crosses into land belonging to Many - Arrows . She briefly doubts her course , wanting to turn back , before the sword convinces her that the elves would never understand and that is better to chance the orcs than return to the elves . Suddenly , she is ambushed by orcs . She fights well but is saved by Sinnafain and the other elves , who have pursued her . " Khazid ' hea " tells her that Sinnafain is there to punish her and take her sword . " Khazid ' hea " wants her to slay the elves , but instead she runs off during the battle . Chapter 3 / Issue # 3 : " Sword , Wielder " . Doum ' wielle has a vision of fighting and standing amidst the blood and gore of dozens of slain elves . Suddenly , she looks around and realizes that she is standing among dead orcs . The sword reasons that she is tired and seeing things . The elven hunting party soon come upon the carnage . When the other orcs of Many - Arrows discover the massacre , they will start a war . Sinnafain thinks it is still important to realize it is " Khazid ' hea " causing the violence , not Doum ' wielle herself . The elves here the orcs ' drum s nearby and all of them run to flee the land except Sinnafain , who remains to find her daughter before the orcs do . Unseen , Tos ' un follows her . He believes that Doum ' wielle is not yet in control of the sword , but she will not be found in the darkness because of their drow heritage — and that Sinnafain would not want to see her while the sword controls her . Doum ' wielle sleeps but has dreams of wielding " Khazid ' hea " against her foes , including her dead brother , her elvish kin , and her father . She dreams that she is forced to use the sword to defend herself against her father . The sword tells her that with it , Doum ' wielle is strong ; without it , she is doomed . When she awakes , she hears an orcish war party coming towards her . She rushes to them , to give them what they seek : " Khazid ' hea " . She slays the entire band , including an orc fleeing the fight . She then spots an orc in the distance who has escaped to a cliff . She casts a spell to make him fall , but " Khazid ' hea " screams in protest : the kill must belong to the sword . Sinnafain hears the sound of Doum ' wielle ' s magic from afar . Tos ' un appears and tells her it was Doum ' wielle , and they are very near the cave where Tos ' un first emerged onto the surface a century before . Sinnafain wonders who Doum ' wielle could know that , but Tos ' un explains that is the sword that knows . Chapter 4 / Issue # 4 : " A Dark Path " . Sinnafain and Tos ' un tramp through the mountains in search of Doum ' wielle . Sinnafain complains that she would be able to move much more quickly alone than with Tos ' un and his crippled leg . Tos ' un tells her that if she must choose between him and their daughter , she should choose Doum ' wielle . However , Sinnafain needs Tos ' un to show her the path they are on . Tos ' un privately pities and envies Sinnafain that she does not realize the metaphorical end of the path is darkness . Doum ' wielle sees her parents from afar . " Khazid ' hea " tells her that they will catch her and punish her unless she cuts them down . She retorts that they will not catch her . She finds a cave to take shelter in . When she reaches to cut a branch from a shrub , the sword protests vehemently . She insists , but when she makes the cut , the sword creates an intense pain in her head . Meanwhile , Sinnafain wants to rest from the storm . However , Tos ' un says they are very close and refuses to stop . They continue on , but quickly realize that behind them is a large bands of orcs . They decide to continue on to the cave and the Underdark , hoping the orcs will be smart enough not to pursue them there . They scramble up a shear cliff in the rain , dodging orc spears . They reach the top and find Doum ' wielle , unconscious and barely alive . Once there , Tos ' un turns on Sinnafain , shoving her back into the orcs and wounding her leg . He picks up Doum ' wielle , claiming he is saving her . Sinnafain is left to the mercy of the orcs , only able to ask Tos ' un why he has betrayed her . Chapter 5 / Issue # 5 : " Homecoming " . Doum ' wielle wakes in her father ' s arms in the Underdark . She asks him where they are , and he says they are on the road home . Doum ' wielle asks if he is taking her back to the Moonwood . He asks if she wants to go back , and tells her that in the Moonwood she will face judgment and punishment for her crime of killing her brother . He tells her he is glad she has ignored the sword ' s advice to kill him , because he is the only one who knows where they ' re going : the Underdark , the only place a pair of drow like them belong . Doum ' wielle soon realizes that her mother helped track her down and asks what happened to her . Tos ' un says the orcs killed her ; " Khazid ' hea " says he lies , and he admits it ' s true . The sword wants blood , so Doum ' wielle attacks her father . When she attempts to cast a spell , the sword punishes her ; as Tos ' un says , the sword does not like to share . Tos ' un tells Doum ' wielle her mother would have made her face judgment and would not have let her keep the sword . This statement convinces Doum ' wielle to continue ; she claims the sword as her birthright . Finally , Tos ' un reveals they they are headed for Menzoberranzan , his home . Ten days later , the pair are still traversing the Underdark . They reach a cliff they must ascend . Tos ' un reveals that he always knew he would return to the Underdark , so he never let himself forget the path he took , even after a hundred years . However , the waterfall at the cliff is new . At the top of the cliff , the pair run into a group of drow . They immediately begin fighting , until a priestess ( unnamed in the comic , but identified as Berellip Xorlarrin in " Night of the Hunter " ) orders them to stop and demands to know who they are . They give their names as Tos ' un Armgo and Doum ' wielle Armgo of House Barrison Del ' Armgo . Doum ' wielle , sensing that her female presence would be of use , demands that they be escorted to Menzoberranzan to their house . However , the priestess tells them at the city of Xorlarrin ( Q ' Xorlarrin ) will greet them . Tos ' un is surprised to hear that House Xorlarrin built a city and remarks that their life may be much more interesting than they had planned .