Drizzt Do'Urden
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[edit] Statistics
Character Name: Drizzt Do'Urden
Series: Forgotten Realms
Gender: Male
Age: 186
DOB:
Job: Soldier
The Item: a magical figurine, Onyx Panther, which summons his black panther Guenhwyvar
Journal: dawnxhunter @ livejournal
[edit] Residence
Housing Unit A, NORMANDY; Apartment EIGHT
[edit] Personality
Outwardly calm and composed, Drizzt has a controlled anger within him, a legacy of the time he spent living in the wilds of the Underdark, surviving by instinct alone. While he has mastered that side of his psyche (he refers to it as the "Hunter") he can still call upon it when he is hard-pressed and under great emotional duress. The "Hunter" is a purely instinctual being, which propels him to an almost invincible fighting state, at the same time stripping him of the compassion that epitomizes Drizzt's character. When not possessed by the "Hunter," Drizzt is a cool-headed peacemaker who is always willing to avoid a fight if he can. Thoughtful and sensitive to others, Drizzt holds himself to the highest of ideals, but does not expect the same of others. Ever alert for treachery and danger, he speaks little but is apt to be polite (if terse) in his dealings. A perfectionist who yearns to be accepted into places and groups and to make friends widely, Drizzt is haunted by the danger he brings to those he befriends due to the scrutiny of the clerics of Lolth and his other foes (most notably the demon Errtu and the human assassin Artemis Entreri). Most people often percieve him of having a sober, grim demeanor.
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Drizzt is a dark elf, a Drow. Drow have the innate ability to create globes of absolute darkness, and harmless purple fire (used to show hard to see enemies). As an elf, he is light and acrobatic, possesing natural grace, a keen sense of sight and hearing, and the ability to adjust his eyes to the infrared spectrum, allowing him to see in the dark. He can no longer target mutliple people with the globes and fire.
He is also a reknown swordfighter, often described as having movements too fast for any eye to see. His training, and innate abilites, have turned him into a peerless swordfighter after decades or training.
He is an elf, and has a long life expectency (approx. 900 years)
[edit] History
Drizzt was born in Menzoberranzan in 1297 DR as the third son to Malice Do'Urden and was originally meant to be sacrificed to Lolth (the usual fate of the third living son of any house), but was spared minutes after he was born; the eldest Do'Urden brother Nalfein had been assassinated during a raid on another house by his younnger brother, Dinin. Through Dinin's actions, Drizzt became the second living son and his life was spared. His father, Zaknafein, was the renowned weapons master of House Do'Urden and secretly hated drow society as a whole. He taught Drizzt the way of the blade, and more importantly, taught him a moral code.
He met Guenhwyvar while taking his education in the mages's school as part of his academy training at the fighter's school. Her former master was a treacherous Drow mage, who hated Drizzt for his friendship to Guenhwyvar, and tried to get her to kill him to prove his dominace and her loyalty. She refused to hurt Drizzt, and he killed the mage in self defence.
Hunted as a traitor to his race, Drizzt left Menzoberranzan in search of a better life, and eventually found his way to the surface after time alone in the wilds of the Underdark and a sojourn with the deep gnomes. Most people he met treated him with hatred and disgust, leaving only the most open-minded and open-hearted people to accept him. And, after several years of travel, finaly made it to the surface world.
Here he was to meet an important and true friend named Montolio Debrouchee (Mooshie). Drizzt was taught the ways of the ranger from Mooshie, a blind human, and Drizzt realized he had followed these ways all of his life. From this time on, he made his patron goddess Mielikki, Faerûnian goddess of the forest and of rangers.
After the death of his mentor, Drizzt traveled through the realms in search of a new home. Eventually Drizzt found himself in Icewind Dale. There he met some of his best friends (known later as the Companions of the Hall): Bruenor Battlehammer; Bruenor's adopted human daughter, Catti-brie; Wulfgar (Bruenor's adopted human son), son of Beornegar; and Regis, a decidedly unadventurous halfling. A series of events led Drizzt and his friends south, to Mithral Hall, where they resided.
An Orc King led many gathered tribes against the other races and a immense war broke out. Most of Drizzt's friends were injured or percived as killed during this. In one battle, Drizzt witnessed the fall of his friend Bruenor, and this caused the Hunter to assume control of his actions. For several weeks, he slaughtered orc patrols and camps, culminating on a raid in the main camp itself, which led to a battle against King Obould. During this, Drizzt and Obould plummeted off a cliff, still fighting each other. This is his last memory.
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