As the third son, drow culture demanded that Drizzt be sacrificed to their goddess Lolth. He was the son of Malice, the Do'Urden Matron Mother and her consort, Do'Urden weaponmaster (and sometime Patron) Zaknafein. Sojourn (1991) - Sojourn is the story of Drizzt coming to the surface of the world, becoming a ranger and ultimately ending up at Icewind Dale.ĭrizzt was born to the tenth noble House of Menzoberranzan, Daermon Na'shezbaernon (more commonly known as House Do'Urden).Struggling with conflicting emotions, which involve his failure in Menzoberranzan and a deep grief for his father and friend Zaknafein, he makes his way to the surface to face newer dangers. He is also met with great dangers that he meets with the business ends of his scimitars. For the ten years following his abandoning his house, he is left with no one but his faithful Guenhwyvar, a magical Panther he had acquired in Homeland.

Exile (1990) - Exile tells the story of Drizzt outside of the Drow Cities in the open wilderness of the Underdark.In an essence, the book introduces Drizzt Do'Urden, one of Salvatore's more famous characters from the Icewind Dale Trilogy. From here, the reader follows Drizzt on his quest to follow his principles in a land where such feelings are threatened. The book takes the reader into Menzoberranzan, the drow homeland. 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 icewind dale trilogy