Drizzt Do-Urden

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Born: 3099 KH (Aged 29)

Drizzt Do-Urden grew up in the Wastes, abandoned by his parents. He was taken in by a gnome and goblin couple, who were exiled for being gay. He spent most of his time in the mines, but spent his days carefully studying the Driders that watched over him, learning how they moved and fought. Each day, after his shift, he practiced with a makeshift bow and a rusty sword, until one day, while in the mines, he managed to trick a Drider into following him into an unstable section. He collapsed the mine on the Drider, and stole its weapons, managing to get away without being blamed. He taught himself some magic, and soon hid his parents away, before launching a crusade on Melf, one of the Esselda, and Barva's most ardent supporter. After a few months of extensive study, he killed Melf when he was at his most vulnerable.

He then disguised himself as Lyme, the manservant of Barva's estranged son Kruv, in order to collect information on his next target Jharyn. It was during this time that Barva launched the Purification Doctrine. She claimed it was to be a routine inspection of the Wastes, but Drizzt knew it was an excuse to weed out supporters of his and kill them.

Drizzt, worried by this, was confused as to what to do. On the one hand, killing Jharyn would likely stop the inspection, but security would be far far higher if he did try anything. His other option would be to wait for the inspection, during which time nearly half the city guard would have been deployed making his goal easier, but at the cost of people being captured or killed. During this dilemma, he encountered a group of travelers who discovered his identity and wanted to help him.

Along with one of them, a dragonborn called Sun, Drizzt snuck into the northern part of the city. Sun burned down most of the cocoons there that were being used to selectively breed Drider, causing the city guard to go into a panic. This ultimately prevented the Doctrine from being carried out, and Drizzt helped the adventurers escape. His current state is unknown, and he might very well have been captured by Barva, or killed.