Montolio Debrouchee Montolio Debrouchee ( also spelled DeBrouchee ) , better known as " Mooshie , " was a ranger of great renown , having dedicated himself to the defense of all living things not evil in nature , and total dedication to the goddess of the forest , Mielikki , at an early age . Description . In his last year of life , Montolio was tall , straight , and frail - looking . He had long gray hair with a huge , bristling gray mustache . His eyes were white . Personality . Montolio had a pragmatic view on life . He was not averse to lying if it suited his needs . Orc s were his " particular unfavorites " ( and likely his chosen enemy ) . He loved animals the best . History . Early career . Montolio learned archery and the way of a ranger from Mistress Dilamon , who was so skilled with her bow that she never missed . Montolio served as a ranger for many years , often as a scout for large armies , or working with small groups of rangers or by himself . He claimed to have fought in a dozen wars , spent a winter trapped on a mountain with a broken leg , killed a giant with a dagger , and befriended every animal within 5 , 000 steps of where he lived . Blindness . In 1335 DR , Montolio and the Rangewatchers , the last adventuring company he traveled with , fought a vicious red dragon . In the encounter , the dragon was killed , but so were three of the Rangewatchers , and Montolio ' s face was melted . The skin was healed by clerics , but his eyes were beyond repair and he remained blind for the rest of his life . Being pitied even by the Rangewatchers and thinking his life meaningless , Montolio fell into despair and came to a grove in the Rauvin Mountains , later known as Mooshie ' s Grove , to die there . Instead , he learned to survive by using his other senses to their fullest extent , often using animals such as Hooter the owl to report what they saw . He befriended the animals and made it a personal goal to keep watch over the grove and protect nearby caravans from Graul , an orc leader , and his raiding band . In 1341 DR , Montolio came across the drow renegade Drizzt Do ' Urden and helped him fend off an orc attack at Rogee ' s Bluff in the Rauvin Mountains not too far from Mooshie ' s Grove . Montolio subsequently befriended Drizzt , teaching him Common and the ways of a ranger of Mielikki . Montolio and Drizzt successfully defended Mooshie ' s Grove against an orc attack led by Graul ( who was in league with Roddy McGristle ) . Mooshie eventually died of natural causes at the end of the year . Drizzt buried his body in Mooshie ' s Grove . Possessions . Montolio was a skilled archer who wielded a heavy longbow with black - feathered arrows . He typically wore chain mail . Montolio ' s sigil was a taloned owl ; it could be found on Montolio ' s personal sword , shield , and helmet . He wore a unicorn - head pendant around his neck in honor of Mielikki . Montolio owned hundreds of books , which he kept at his home in Mooshie ' s Grove . Relationships . Montolio was friends with most of the animals around him . In particular , he used Hooter the owl a great deal to serve as his eyes and carry messages to far - off locales . He also had a friendship with Bluster the bear , who came to help him ( and brought friends ) to defend his home against the orcs . Appendix . Notes . In " " , the description for " Montolio ' s Cloak " ( after completion ) says that Montolio was a " master of wielding two blades simultaneously . " However , in the novel " Sojourn " , Montolio indicates that he wields a sword and shield . Additionally , he says he expects that Drizzt would tangle himself up wielding two long swords .