He was the son of malice, the dourden matron mother and her consort, dourden weaponmaster and sometime patron zaknafein. However homeland first reveals the startling story of how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the underdark, abandoning a society of evil and a household who need him. Liriel baenre born liriel vandree was a rogue drow mage, fighter, and cleric trained by gromph. The players handbook only lists the barest of information needed to play a drow. Liriel is the daughter of gromph and a minor female. Drizzt dourden is a drow dark elf from menzoberranzan, one of the largest cities in the underdark of faerun. Since his debut in 1988, drizzt dourden has been illustrated by many different authors. Liriel baenre gives a different view that that given by drizzt dourden, a view that. See more ideas about dark elf, drizzt do urden and forgotten realms. A world of cities like menzoberranzan and skullport, of warriors and rogues like drizzt dourden and liriel baenre and numerous others.
But the only thing drizzt and liriel have in common is that theyre both drow. Realms of the underdark forgotten realms anthology. Drizzt dourden eyes to remember fantasy rpg, fantasy books, fantasy characters. Download the legend of drizzt 19 book series pdf ebook. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. The first draft of the screenplay for homeland is nearly finished. Liriel baenre gives a different view that that given by drizzt dourden, a view that while different is complemetry. She also had 3 daughters, with briza dourden being the eldest, and maya being the youngest.
Drow ranger drizzt dourden, first launched in the icewind dale trilogy, shortly turned one of the fantasy styles standout characters. Jan 16, 2018 homeland dark elf trilogy, book 1 by r. Fun book for forgotten realms fans, particularly r. Upon the death of matron malice, briza becomes the next and final matron mother to house dourden as house baenre successfully executed a raid on house dourden shortly after. The first appearance of drizzt do urden occurs in the crystal shard. The companions supposed to be published in august this year. As an antistereotype drow, drizzt has forsaken the evil ways of his people. Note that even liriel baenre was arguably of evil alignment for the first portion of her life, only shifting to a good alignment after close relationships with several goodaligned characters. The collected stories, the legend of drizzt contains a collection of short stories that fill in gaps in the drizzt storyline and provides background info about drizzt and his companions. If youre looking for a free download links of the legend of drizzt 19 book series pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you.
And then, somehow, they became the heroes of popular books, namely r. Beautiful as she is deadly, liriel baenre flits through the sh. Fantasy rpg, fantasy books, fantasy world, drizzt do urden, the last unicorn. Matron malice, also known as malice dourden is matron mother to house dourden and the mother of drizzt matron malice dourden is drizzts mother. See more ideas about drizzt do urden, forgotten realms and dark elf. Drizzt do urden is a drow dark elf from menzoberranzan, one of the largest cities in the underdark of faerun. At the beginning of the book, the drow from menzoberranzan are plotting to take gauntylgyrm and the ancient fire. Liriel baenre for krysania by lotus253 poser fantasy. Matron mother of house dourden, malice is quite an imposing figure. Andzrel, a cousin of triel and the current weapons master of house baenre, may be a mere shadow of dantrag or berginyon with his blade, but he knows his way around a melee bladenkerst, daughter of yvonnel baenre and second eldest to. Liriel baenre, of house baenre, 1st house of menzoberranzan, daughter of gromph baenre the arch mage of menzoberranzan, wind walker, and witch of rashemen. House baenre is a fictional clan of drow in the forgotten realms campaign setting, created by r.
Liriel baenre born liriel vandree was a rogue drow mage, fighter, and cleric trained by gromph baenre, the archmage of menzoberranzan, who was a noble of house baenre, the first house of menzoberranzan. Baenre, who was previously slain by drizzt dourden in the legend of drizzt. Legend of ilia dourden by danieldervuniverse drizzt and cattibries daughter ilia is a fierce young woman but she doesnt have her fathers ability with the blade and neither her mothers knowledge of spells. 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. Briza was drizzts oldest halfsister and daughter of malice. Zaknafein trained him to be a great fighter, one of the greatest menzoberranzan had ever produced. Drizzt dourden was the coolest of the cool, an exiled. She first appeared as a minor, supporting character in the final three books in the legacy of the drow series before rising to prominence in the war of the spider queen series which further. Exceptions exist, the most notable being drizzt do urden, jarlaxle baenre, and liriel baenre, but these are highly unusual. Drizzt was born to the tenth noble house of menzoberranzan, daermon nashezbaernon more commonly known as house do urden. Salvatore as a supporting character in the icewind dale trilogy. The last threshold the neverwinter saga the sundering 25. See more ideas about forgotten realms, dark elf and drizzt do urden.
Menzoberranzan, the city of spiders, is a fictional citystate in the world of the forgotten. A long time ago, when i was a wee child i read some of the drizzt dourden books, they really captured my imagination. Beneath the surface of faern lies a whole different world. Liriel baenre is a drow who trained a wizard before becoming a priestess of. Leave the security of the surface world and seek out the darkness that likes below.
Salvatores books under the legend of drizzt series, much of the artwork of the drow has been done by todd lockwood. The collected stories, the legend of drizzt contains a collection of short stories that fill in gaps in the drizzt storyline and provides. My books, drizzt do urden, steampunk book, forgotten realms, classic sci fi, wizards of the coast. House baenre academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. The books below are listed in internal chronological order.
The legend of drizzt is the overarching series within the forgotten realms detailing the exploits of the dark elf drizzt obviously and friends. Baneray was the first drow house of menzoberranzan, and had been for centuries as long as anyone in the city could remember. The dark elf trilogy was released as the legend of drizzt books. House baenre is a fictional clan of dark elves in the forgotten realms campaign setting, created by r.
The crystal shard was released in 1988, and was the first novel to feature the successful character drizzt dourden, who has since appeared in more than seventeen subsequent novels, many of which have appeared on the new york times best seller list. Robert king editor, ed greenwood, elaine cunningham, brian. Salvatores series about drizzt dourden and elaine cunninghams works about liriel baenre. Malice dourden, drizzt s mother and matron mother of house dourden is quite an imposing figure. The fires of narbondel by mark anthony this story follows zaknafein dourden, the father of the ever famous drizzt dourden, on his quest to find a dagger for matron malice dourden to gain lloths, the spider queens, favor. The legend of drizzt filmseries unofficial home facebook. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Liriel baenre is one of the most interesting of characters in the forgotten realms campaign setting. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the legend of drizzt the collected stories, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Dont get me wrong i love bob salvatores stories and drizzt is a great character. Legend of ilia do urden by danieldervuniverse drizzt and cattibries daughter ilia is a fierce young woman but she doesnt have her fathers ability with the blade and neither her mothers knowledge of spells. Jarlaxle, son of yvonnel baenre, is the opportunistic mercenary and former leader of the renegade drow band, bregan daerthe other members of house baenre. Salvatores series forgotten realms, including several subseries the baenre family is the family which has reigned in the fictional underdark city of menzoberranzan for over 2000 years.
He was the son of malice, the do urden matron mother and her consort, do urden weaponmaster and sometime patron zaknafein. It was the oldest around 5,000 years old, strongest, and most prestigious house in the city. Unlike most rather sociopathic drow, drizzt is a kind, good person. Quenthel baenre was a drow priestess, and the third daughter of yvonnel baenre. As the third son, drow culture demanded that drizzt be sacrificed to their goddess lolth. The tales of drizzt were recently cummulated into chronological order and released as one combined series called the legend of drizzt. I am drizzt do urden, ranger of gwaeron windstrom, guardian of icewind dale. She is entwined in constant conflict with zaknafein regarding drizzt s upbringing. Drizzt dourden fans, do you find the books blatantly pro. Having read and enjoyed many of the drizzt dourden series, i found daughter of the drow, to fill in more of the gaps about drow society, in a way that was not predictable.
It wouldt be the first good drow loth was interested in either, as she was vying for the worship of liriel baenre as well who was capricious, and chaotic, but definitely not evil. Mind flayer the forgotten realms wiki books, races, classes, and more. Daughter of the drow by elaine cunningham goodreads. Daughter of the drow is an interesting book to learn the life of the drow. As a long time drizzt fan, it was surprisingly a good book and brought back the companions of the hall. I am drizzt dourden, ranger of gwaeron windstrom, guardian of icewind dale. Salvatore reveals a fair bit about the dourden family tree, as various relatives of drizzt emerge throughout the drizzt book series. Drizzt dourden elminster iggwilv raistlin majere mordenkainen lord. Jul 27, 20 drizzt can certainly be said to have effected great change in toril.
Malice dourden was a very powerful high priestess of lolth. The first appearance of drizzt dourden occurs in the crystal shard. Salvatores drizzt dourden books and all my knowledge is written by one author. First house of the underdark drow city of menzoberranzan for as long as anyone can remember, house baenre is a family of powerful schemers and manipulators that holds more power than any other house in menzoberranzan.
Drizzt do urden killed her while escaping from house baenre s captivity. Except for the first six books, this is also the order in which they were written the first three were written as a prequel to the next three. Unlike drizzt dourden, the main character liriel baenre is prized member of the top house in menzoberranzan. Jan 25, 2018 for my money, the starlight and shadows trilogy is actually a better take on the drow who rejects their evil heritage plot than the drizzt dourden novels. Drizzt dourden is a drow dark elf from menzoberranzan, one of. Liriel was described as slender and delicate, with a height of 5 feet 3 inches. See more ideas about drizzt do urden, dark elf and forgotten realms.
Salvatores drizzt do urden books and all my knowledge is written by one author. See more ideas about drizzt do urden, dark elf, dungeons and dragons. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed him to replace one of the characters in an early. Homeland, exile, and sojourn tell the story of drizzt do urdens upbringing. Salvatore a family born to the drow race a component of r.
Forgotten realms, including several subseries the baenre family is the family which has reigned in the fictional underdark city of menzoberranzan for over 2000 years. Unusual for the fact that he wears no armor in battle, only a hand crossbow strapped to his left wrist, loaded with magical, exploding bolts. Liriel baenre by iribel on deviantart drizzt do urden, moon elf, elves fantasy. Drizzt was born to the tenth noble house of menzoberranzan, daermon nashezbaernon more commonly known as house dourden. She was forced to flee menzoberranzan when she obtained the windwalker amulet and began traveling with fyodor. Liriel is a up and coming mage, under the tutelage of xandra shobalar, the mistress of magic. The dourden family tree drizzts family drizzt books. Leave the security of the surface world and seek out the darkness that lies below. In all the world of the drow, there is no more important word. Liriel baenre is torn between her familial bond to the evil goddess lolth and her desire to live above ground, where her devotion turns toward the moon goddess eilistraee. Id like to continue reading, but ive lost track of which books contain him, and indeed what order they should be read in.
Drizzt was born as the third son to house dourden and was originally meant to be sacrificed to lolth, but was spared as nalfein had been killed. Rite of blood by elaine cunningham the story is about liriel baenre, the daughter of gromph baenre, who is the archmage of menzoberranzan. Both jarlaxle and liriel baenre turned away from their homeland for their own reasons, not because they looked up to drizzt as a paragon of selfdetermination. Apr 01, 1996 a world of cities like menzoberranzan and skullport, of warriors and rogues like drizzt do urden and liriel baenre and numerous others. A world of cities like menzoberranzan and skullport, of warriors and rogues like drizzt do urden and liriel baenre and numerous others. Exceptions exist, the most notable being drizzt dourden, jarlaxle baenre, and liriel baenre, but these are highly unusual. She was the mistress of arachtinilith, the clerical school of menzoberranzan, and later matron mother of first house baenre. A world of drow, deep gnomes, and other denizens of the dark. Salvatores series about drizzt do urden and elaine cunninghams works about liriel baenre. Salvatores drizzt dourden books and all my knowledge is.