Character and Conflict

Drizzt Do'Urden is the main character and protagonist. He is a young drow (dark elf) but unlike the others he is against the evil ways of normal drow. His mother, Malice, and antagonist, is the leader of the House Do'Urden and has several other children. She is very traditional when it comes to making decisions and highly respects their goddess Lolth (also known as the spider queen), another antagonist of the story. Zaknafein is the father of Drizzt and the weapons master of the House. Like Drizzt, he too has morals and doesn't agree with the evil way of his people. This book outlines conflict of a young drow, Drizzt, trying to leave the evil ways of his people. Things are difficult for him as he is a young male in a matriarchal society. Matron Malice has noticed that Drizzt is an unusual drow. He has purple eyes and  remarkable reflexes. Drizzt escaped death more than once due to pure luck and his remarkable fighting skills. In fact, his life began in the midst of conflict. When he was born House Do'Urden and House DeVir were fighting. He was to be sacrificed to Lolth but his eldest brother died in battle. This saved young Drizzt. Later in his life, his mother and sisters wanted him to be sacrificed to Lolth because the House fell out of her favor. When Zaknafein learned of the plan, he took Drizzt place and was sacrificed. Thanks to him Drizzt was able to escape the dark Menzoberranzan.