Drizzt Do'Urden strives for acceptance

Drizzt Do'Urden  is the main character from a series of books, by  R. A. Salvatore . I have been reading this series for 7 years and almost finished reading everything he has written. Drizzt is my favorite fictional character. First off he is a Dark Elf, and they are one of the most visually appealing races. Anyone who has played an RPG has most likely created and played a dark elf.

Dark Elf's are normally seen as a wicked subterranean race. But, some dark elf's get away from this stereotype, like Drizzt Do'Urden. He is an admirable character who bravely fights against the forces of the evil. In the beginning of the series he grows up in  Menzoberranzan , a dark elf city, which is ruled by females. The males are used as soldiers, teachers, and sex slaves, but never leaders. Everything about their daily lives is deceiving, killing, and training. As well they worship the female goddess of war, Lloth. This god urges the dark elf's to cause conflicts.


After a killing raid on surface elfs, Drizzt realizes that he is not like his people. Instead of killing the surface elf's he tries to save one. By doing so he gets punished by Lloth. This is his first step toward a different life then he has in  Menzoberranzan . The first few book in the series is Drizzt escaping his birth place, and trying to survive in the Underdark , aka "the underworld", When Drizzt makes it to the surface and looks into the sun it burns his eyes. This is his way of cleansing himself of the wrong doings and it gives him a new beginning.

He tries hard to make new friends and to find a place to call home, but he is discriminated for his race. From here on end, Drizzt goes through a huge amounts of character development, I love character building and action. For this reason, i keep reading the books from R. A. Salvatore. He is the "God" of describing fast-paced action and using events to build character.  

 Drizzt Do'Urden ends up befriending a blind human ranger named,  Montolio Debrouchee. This guy is one of Drizzt's  first companion on the surface. Drizzt can not be judge by his appearance from a blind guy, so they get along pretty good. Montolio shows Drizzt the goddess  Mielikki and  Faerûnian. By changing his beliefs Drizzt has more hope and kindness. Unfortunately Montolio dies and Drizzt moves on.


Icewind Dale is where Drizzt meets his life long companions   Bruenor Battlehammer ,   Catti-brie ,   Wulfgar , and   Regis . Together they go through hell and back. The novels with these companions are awesome, they action packed, with alittle romance and lots of character building. Through out the novels the companions die, or come close to dying. This effects Drizzt negatively, he becomes what he refers to as the "hunter" a cold, emotionless killer. It's almost like a character changing roller coaster, but he still strives to be righteous.