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Drizzt
Drizzt Do'Urden () is a fictional character appearing in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the '' Icewind Dale Trilogy''. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed him to replace one of the characters in an early version of the first book, ''The Crystal Shard''. Drizzt has since become a popular heroic character of the Forgotten Realms setting, and has been featured as the main character of a long series of books, starting chronologically with ''The Dark Elf Trilogy''. As an atypical drow (dark elf), Drizzt has forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home in the Underdark, in the drow city of Menzoberranzan. Drizzt's story is told in Salvatore's fantasy novels in ''The Icewind Dale Trilogy'', ''The Dark Elf Trilogy'', the '' Legacy of the Drow'' series, the ''Paths of Darkness'' series, '' The Hunter's Blades Trilog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menzoberranzan
Menzoberranzan, the "City of Spiders", is a fictional city-state in the world of the ''Forgotten Realms'', a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. The city is located in the Upper Northdark, about two miles below the Surbrin Vale, between the Moonwood and the Frost Hills (north of the Evermoors and under the River SurbinEd Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition''. (Wizards of the Coast), ''p. 13, 125, 171, 212-213''. .). It is famed as the birthplace of Drizzt Do'Urden, the protagonist of several series of best-selling novels by noted fantasy author R. A. Salvatore. Menzoberranzan has been developed into a video game (of the same name) and a tabletop RPG setting. Menzoberranzan has been described as "a perfect unjust state" and compared to Glaucon's vision of a state that is held together only by the fear of retribution. Creative origins In 1988, the character Drizzt Do'Urden was created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Elf Trilogy
''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) — ''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. #''Exile'' (1990) — ''Exile'' tells the story of Drizzt outside of the drow cities in the open wilderness of the Underdark. For the ten y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cattie-Brie
Catti-brie (spelled in later publications as "Cattie-brie") is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms setting, based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. The creation of American author R.A. Salvatore, she is primarily known as the love interest of the drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden and has appeared in multiple media alongside Drizzt. Development R.A. Salvatore named Catti-brie after his daughter Caitlin Brielle after the editor suggested ''The Crystal Shard'' needed a strong female character. Salvatore ended the 1996 novel '' Passage to Dawn'' with "Drizzt and Catti-brie riding off into the sunset" as he had envisioned it to be his final book about Drizzt and his companions after falling out with his then-publisher, TSR, Inc. On the decision to kill off Catti-brie as a direct consequence of the Spellplague event in the ''Transitions'' trilogy, which begins with 2007’s ''The Orc King'' and concludes in 2009’s ''The Ghost King'', Salvatore explained that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crystal Shard
''The Crystal Shard'' is a 1988 fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore. The first book in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, it was his first published novel. Plot summary Even in the remote far northern region of Icewind Dale, the renegade dark elf ranger Drizzt Do'Urden is not fully accepted, except by the dwarves whom he had eventually befriended. He roams the tundra, hunting down yeti and giants that threaten the Ten Towns of Icewind Dale. When the Dale's native barbarians band together to slaughter the people of Ten-Towns, whom they view as invaders, Drizzt, with his drow stealth and ranger's knowledge of the terrain, discerns their plan and relays the information to his friends, the halfling Regis and the dwarf Bruenor. Regis, on the council of Ten-Towns, uses persuasion and a magical hypnotic ruby pendant to convince the stubborn leaders of the towns to work together to thwart the barbarian attack. Because of the warning and their unified efforts, Ten-Towns and the dw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Realms
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to publication for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and an upcoming film. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neverwinter Saga
''Neverwinter Saga'' is a saga written in the Forgotten Realms campaign world, a popular ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing setting, by fantasy and science fiction author R.A. Salvatore. The tetralogy begins with ''Gauntlgrym'' which is set twenty-four years after the events of '' The Ghost King''. ''Gauntlgrym'' is also the twentieth book concerning one of Salvatore's famous characters, Drizzt Do'Urden. The saga contains ''Gauntlgrym'', '' Neverwinter'', ''Charon's Claw'', and '' The Last Threshold''. This tetralogy is preceded by The Transitions Series. Works included # ''Gauntlgrym'' (2010) # '' Neverwinter'' (2011) # ''Charon's Claw'' (2012) # '' The Last Threshold'' (2013) Plot summary Gauntlgrym In this title, Drizzt joins Bruenor Battlehammer on his quest to find the fabled dwarven kingdom of Gauntlgrym: said to be rich ancient treasure and arcane lore. However, Jarlaxle and Athrogate discover it first. In their search for treasure and magic, the enemy drow and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drow (Dungeons & Dragons)
The drow ( or ) or dark elves are a dark-skinned and white-haired subrace of elves connected to the subterranean Underdark in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game. The drow have traditionally been portrayed as generally evil and connected to the evil goddess Lolth. However, later editions of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' have moved away from this portrayal and preassigned alignment. More recent publications have explored drow societies unconnected to Lolth. Creative origins The word "drow" is from the Orcadian and Shetland dialects of Scots, an alternative form of "trow", which is a cognate with "troll". The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' gives no entry for "drow", but two of the citations under "trow" name it as an alternative form of the word. Trow/drow was used to refer to a wide variety of evil sprites. Everything about the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' drow was invented by ''Dungeons & Dragons'' co-creator Gary Gygax except for the basic concept of "dark elves". How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
''The Hunter's Blades Trilogy'' is a fantasy trilogy by American writer R.A. Salvatore. It follows the ''Paths of Darkness'' series and is composed of three books: '' The Thousand Orcs'', '' The Lone Drow'', and '' The Two Swords''. ''The Two Swords'' was Salvatore's 17th work concerning one of his most famous characters, Drizzt Do'Urden. In this series, Drizzt tries to stop an orc king from spreading chaos and war. The series reached the ''New York Times'' bestseller list and is followed by the installments of the '' Transitions'' series. Series titles # '' The Thousand Orcs'' (2002) # '' The Lone Drow'' (2003) # '' The Two Swords'' (2004) Characters * Drizzt Do'Urden * Catti-brie * Bruenor Battlehammer * Wulfgar * Regis Reception ''The Thousand Orcs'' debuted on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list at number 11. Reviews were generally positive. ''Publishers Weekly'' described it as a "rousing tale of derring-do and harrowing escapes", although in doing so they acknowledged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icewind Dale Trilogy
''The Icewind Dale Trilogy'' is a trilogy of epic fantasy novels by the American writer R.A. Salvatore. The books are ''The Crystal Shard'', '' Streams of Silver'' and ''The Halfling's Gem''. They tell the tale of ranger Drizzt Do'Urden the drow (or dark elf), Wulfgar the barbarian warrior, Regis the halfling, dwarf king Bruenor, and Bruenor's adopted human daughter Catti-brie. It is the first of Salvatore's ''Forgotten Realms'' novels which introduces some of the best-known characters in that world. The final book of this series, ''The Halfling's Gem'', appeared in ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. A prequel trilogy, ''The Dark Elf Trilogy'', followed, as did several subsequent sequel series such as '' Legacy of the Drow'' and ''Paths of Darkness''. Works included * ''The Crystal Shard'' (1988) * '' Streams of Silver'' (1989) * ''The Halfling's Gem'' (1990) In later years, these and other books featuring the character Drizzt Do'Urden have been rebranded as installm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldur's Gate Series
''Baldur's Gate'' is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. The game has spawned two series, known as the ''Bhaalspawn Saga'' and the ''Dark Alliance'', both taking place mostly within the Western Heartlands, but the Bhaalspawn Saga extends to Amn and Tethyr. The ''Dark Alliance'' series was released for consoles and was critically and commercially successful. The ''Bhaalspawn Saga'' was critically acclaimed for using pausable realtime gameplay, which is credited with revitalizing the computer role-playing game (CRPG) genre. The ''Bhaalspawn Saga'' was originally developed by BioWare for personal computers. In 2012, Atari revealed that Beamdog and Overhaul Games would remake the games in HD. The ''Dark Alliance'' series was originally set to be developed by Snowblind Studios, but ports were handled by Black Isle Studios, High Voltage Software, and Magic Pockets, with the second game developed by Black Isle. Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underdark
The Underdark is a fictional setting which has appeared in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing campaigns and ''Dungeons & Dragons''-based fiction books, including the Legend of Drizzt series by R. A. Salvatore. It is described as a vast subterranean network of interconnected caverns and tunnels, stretching beneath entire continents and forming an underworld for surface settings. ''Polygon'' called it "one of ''D&D''s most well-known realms". Use in campaign settings The Underdark featured prominently in the campaign settings ''World of Greyhawk'' and the ''Forgotten Realms''. The concept of a dungeon that spanned a planet was first introduced by Gary Gygax in his D-series of game modules and at the end of the G-series. The Underdark was described in detail in the 1986 manual ''Dungeoneer's Survival Guide'', by Doug Niles. It was also part of the ''Eberron'' campaign setting, in which it was called Khyber and was home to evil beings driven deep into the caverns at the end of the ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transitions (novel Series)
''Transitions'' is a series of fantasy novels by R. A. Salvatore, the famous science fiction and fantasy author, consisting of three novels: ''The Orc King'', ''The Pirate King'', and ''The Ghost King''. It continues the tale of the famous renegade drow (dark elf) Drizzt Do'Urden and his friends. This series is a follow-up to The Hunter's Blades Trilogy. Like the rest of the saga, it is set in the Forgotten Realms, a popular Dungeons & Dragons role-playing setting. Works included '' The Orc King'' was published in September 2007, '' The Pirate King'' in October 2008, and '' The Ghost King'' in October 2009. Plot summary The Orc King In this novel, an uneasy peace between dwarves and orcs begins to fail as orc tribes fight each other, and the dwarf Bruenor Battlehammer seeks to finish the war between the two races. The Pirate King In this novel, Captain Deudermont seeks to rescue the city of Luskan which is under the control of the Arcane Brotherhood. The Ghost King In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
