Drizzt Do'Urden

Drizzt Do'Urden is the titular main protagonist in The Legend of Drizzt as well as a major character in the Forgotten Realms as a whole, being one of the most popular D&D characters ever. He is a dark elf, who despised the evil ways of his people and left eventually went to the surface. There, he befriended a dwarf king named Bruenor Battlehammer, his adopted human daughter Cattie-Brie, a barbarian named Wulfgar, and a halfling thief named Regis. With these companions, he set out to make the world a better place in any way he could, eventually became a legendary ranger and hero in the North. He is the son of Malice and Zakneifen, the husband of Cattie-brie, and the former archnemesis Artemis Entreri. 
In addition to appearing in almost every book in The Legend of Drizzt, Drizzt also appeared as a major character in several video games and short stories, as well as the adventure module The Accursed Tower. 
== Biography ==
Drizzt Do'Urden is a dark elf born in 1297 DR in Menzoberranzan, a city in the Underdark. He is the third son of Matron Mother of House Do'Urden; Matron Malice Do'Urden.  Originally he was to be given as a sacrifice to the spider queen Lolth as is the custom of being the third living male of a house of a Drow family. Fortunately, he was spared when his oldest brother, Nalfein, died at the hands of his second oldest brother, Dinin, in the midst of a raid against the rival house DeVir.
Drizzt's father Zaknafein, a weapon master known for his combat prowess, trained Drizzt in the ways of combat. Unlike other Drows, Zaknafein secretely hated Dark Elf Society and was very moral and compassionate for his race. Drizzt and his father spent years in training and bonding due to Drizzt sharing the same morals as his father.
As a trial for his academy, Melee Magthere, Drizzt and his fellow students were forced to journey to the surface world and kill their distant cousins the wood elves. Drizzt, unable to kill a group of innocent wood elves, smears blood on a young wood elf girl and tells her to stay down and not move. The Spider Queen Lolth becomes very displeased with this and tells House Do'Urden that they will be defeated during an upcoming raid from house Hunnet. In response, Matron Malice sends word to capture her son Drizzt and offer him as a sacrifice to the spider queen. Zaknafein steps in to save his son and sacrifices himself to appease the spider queen.
Learning this, Drizzt decides to flee Menzoberranzan with a magical statue of a panther he acquired from the Faceless One. He reaches an underground Gnome city where he lives for a few years, until he heads for the surface world.
Once on the surface world he meets a man named Montolio Debrouchee who teaches Drizzt about the ways of the rangers. Drizzt then realizes that he has been following the principles of a ranger all along and makes Mielikki his patron Goddess. After Montolio passes away from old age, Drizzt ventures out to look for another new home. Ending up in Icewind Dale where he befriends Bruenor the Dwarf , Wulfgar the barbarian, and Cattie-brie, the adopted human daughter of Bruenor.
== Abilities ==
As is common for any powerful civilization, the drow of Menzoberranzan compensate for both their lack of discipline and capacity to organize at a strategic level with phenomenal individual fighting talent. Drizzt followed in the footsteps of his father Zaknafein as the greatest drow swordsman of his generation, which is enough to make him one of the greatest swordsmen in the world. 
== 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.
==Gallery==
Drizzt Pic 1.jpg|Drizzt Do'Urden as he appears on D&D 3rd Edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Forgotten Realms - Drizzt Do'Urden by Brom.png|Drizzt Do'Urden by Brom
Forgotten Realms - Drizzt Do'Urden by Tyler-Jacobson.png|Drizzt Do'Urden by Tyler-Jacobson
Forgotten Realms - Drizzt Do'Urdenin as seen in the Menzoberranzan video game when the player first speaks to him.png|Drizzt Do'Urdenin as seen in the Menzoberranzan video game when the player first speaks to him
Forgotten Realms - Drizzt Do'Urden defending Mithril Hall from a horde of Ice trolls in the game Demon Stone.png|Drizzt Do'Urden defending Mithril Hall from a horde of Ice trolls in the game Demon Stone
Forgotten Realms - Drizzt Do'Urden with his animal companion Guenhwyvar as seen in The Legend of Drizzt Book 1.png|Drizzt Do'Urden with his animal companion Guenhwyvar as seen in The Legend of Drizzt Book 1
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==Trivia==
* Drizzt Do'Urden appears as a playable character in Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance and its sequel, save for the fact he's considered a secret character in those games once unlocked and his appearance as a playable character in said games is non-canon.
* Drizzt was originally supposed to be nothing but a mysterious mentor for Wulfgar, who was originally going to serve as the protagonist of Salvatore's series. However, Drizzt was much more well-liked by fans, and Salvatore considered him more interesting than his apprentice, so he eventually became the unarguable main protagonist.
== External Link ==
* Drizzt Do'Urden on the Forgotten Realms wiki
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