Editing Drizzt Do'Urden (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character from Dungeons & Dragons}}
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{{Infobox character
| name      = Drizzt Do'Urden
| image     = File:Drizzt.png
| caption   = Drizzt and his panther companion Guenhwyvar.
| first     = ''[[The Crystal Shard]]''<!--This is the first published appearance of Drizzt; Homelands is a prequel-->
| creator   = [[R. A. Salvatore]]
| race      = [[Drow (Dungeons & Dragons)|Drow]]
| class     = [[Fighter (Dungeons & Dragons)|Fighter]]/[[Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)|Ranger]]
| alignment = Chaotic good
| home      = [[Menzoberranzan]]
| series    = [[Forgotten Realms]]
}}

'''Drizzt Do'Urden''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|r|ɪ|t|s|t|_|d|oʊ|ˈ|ɜːr|d|ɪ|n}})<ref name="Weinlein"/> is a fictional character appearing in the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[campaign setting]] for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[fantasy]] [[role-playing game]]. Drizzt was created by author [[R. A. Salvatore]] as a supporting character in the ''[[Icewind Dale Trilogy]]''. Salvatore created him on a whim when his publisher needed him to replace one of the characters in an early version of the first book, ''[[The Crystal Shard]]''. Drizzt has since become a popular heroic character of the Forgotten Realms setting, and has been featured as the main character of a long series of books, starting chronologically with ''[[The Dark Elf Trilogy]]''. As an atypical [[Drow (Dungeons & Dragons)|drow]] (dark elf), Drizzt has forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home in the [[Underdark]], in the drow city of [[Menzoberranzan]].

Drizzt's story is told in Salvatore's fantasy novels in ''The Icewind Dale Trilogy'', ''The Dark Elf Trilogy'', the ''[[Legacy of the Drow]]'' series, the ''[[Paths of Darkness]]'' series, ''[[The Hunter's Blades Trilogy]]'', the ''[[Transitions (novel series)|Transitions]]'' series, and the ''[[Neverwinter Saga]]'', as well as in the short stories "The Dowry", "Dark Mirror", and "Comrades at Odds". All of the novels featuring Drizzt have made [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]]. A number of the novels have been adapted into [[graphic novels]] by [[Devil's Due Publishing]]. Drizzt has also been featured in ''D&D''-based [[role-playing video game]]s, including the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' series and ''[[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]]''.