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Originally posted by Eli the Tanner

That would be due to his Bracers of the Blinding Strike. He gains an extra 30ft movement when worn on his ankles and coupled with his extra 10ft it makes him one nippy drow.

I feel Guen should be faster but I have tried to keep it close to the official stats.

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Originally posted by Tyranthraxus
I can't remember Drizzt having any magic bracers. I haven't read all the novels, so I was wondering if you added these yourself or did he actually aquire a set of Bracers of Blinding Strike in some later novel?

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“A rock solid dwarf. The eldest surviving member of a small clan of dwarves and the only one who had witnessed the treasures of Mitril Hall the ancient home of his father's and their's before them. Drizzt oldest friend.”

King Bruenor Battlehammer
NG Old Male Shield Dwarf Fighter 13
Medium Humanoid (Dwarf)
Initiative: +2 (+2 bullheaded); Senses Darkvision 60ft, Perception +8
Languages Chondathan, Common, Dwarven, Illuskan
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AC 27[24 without shield] (+12 armor, +2 natural, +3 shield), touch 10, flat-footed 27
Hit Dice: 13d10+78 plus 13 (176 hp)
Saves: Fort +14, Ref +4, Will +7(+10 vs fear); [+2 vs poison, spells, spell-like abilities]
Immune criticals 50%, Shaken
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Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
Melee: +3 Battleaxe +24/+19/+14 (1d8+12/19–20,x3)
Melee: +3 Keen Dwarven Waraxe +25/+20/+15 (1d10+12/19–20/x3)
Ranged by weapon +13
Space/Reach: 5 ft./ 5 ft.
Special Attacks: Power Attack, Improved Sunder
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Base Attack/CMB: +13/+17[+19 bull rush]; CMD: 27[33 vs bull rush, 31 vs trip]
Abilities: Str 18(16), Dex 10, Con 22, Int 15, Wis 13, Cha 13
Feats: Blind Fight, Bullheaded, Cleave, Great Cleave, Greater Weapon Focus(Dwarven Waraxe), Improved Bull Rush, Improved Critical(Battleaxe), Improved Sunder, Iron Will, Leadership(17[19 followers]), Power Attack, Weapon Focus (Dwarven Waraxe), Weapon Focus (Battleaxe), Weapon Specialisation (Dwarven Waraxe), Weapon Specialization (Battleaxe).
Skills: (52 Skill Points)Appraise +2[+4 precious metals/gems](0), Bluff +5(4), Climb +12(5), Craft(weaponsmithing) +18(13), Diplomacy +9(8), Handle Animal +6(2), Intimidate +8(4), Knowledge (history) +4(2), Knowledge (the North local) +4(2), Knowledge (Silver Marches Local) +4(2), Perception +8[+10 vs unusual stonework](2), Ride +8(5), Survival +2(1)
SQ: Armour Training 3, Bravery +3, Dwarf traits, Weapon Training(Axes +3, Close +2, Thrown +1
Possessions: Standard plus +3 Battleaxe(Bruenor's many-notched axe), +3 Mithral Full Plate, +1 Heavy Wooden Shield, +3 keen mithral Dwarven Waraxe, Amulet of Natural Armour +2, Gauntlets of Ogre Power, Periapt of Wound Closure, Potion of Serious Wounds, Potion of Herosim, One-Horned Helm
Height 4’6” Weight 173lbs Age 215 Deity Dwarven Pantheon(Dumathion)
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Features
Armour Training Bruenor barrels into battle easily despite wearing the heaviest armour. This means the Armour check penalty is reduced by 3 and Max dex bonus is increased by 3 for any armour they wear.
Bravery +3 (Ex): Bruenor is fearless in the face of even the most daunting odds. Bruenor has a +3 bonus to will saves against fear effects.
Shield Dwarf Traits:
-Slow and Steady: Dwarves have a base speed of 20 feet, but their speed is never modified by armor or encumbrance.
-Darkvision: Dwarves can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
-Defensive Training: Dwarves get a +4 dodge bonus to AC against monsters of the giant subtype.
-Greed: Dwarves receive a +2 racial bonus on Appraise skill checks made to determine the price
of nonmagical goods that contain precious metals or gemstones.
-Hatred: Dwarves receive a +1 bonus on attack rolls against humanoid creatures of the orc and
goblinoid subtypes due to special training against these hated foes.
-Hardy: Dwarves receive a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison, spells, and spell-like abilities.
-Stability: Dwarves receive a +4 racial bonus to their Combat Maneuver Defense when resisting a
bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground.
-Stonecunning: Dwarves receive a +2 bonus on Perception checks to potentially notice unusual
stonework, such as traps and hidden doors located in stone walls or floors. They receive a check to notice such features whenever they pass within 10 feet of them, whether or not they are actively looking.
-Weapon Familiarity: Dwarves are proficient with battleaxes, heavy picks, and warhammers, and treat any weapon with the word “dwarven” in its name as a martial weapon.
Weapon Training 3(Ex): Bruenor’s devotion to battle and to his favourite weapons has given the dwarf a degree of skill beyond what one would expect. He receives a +3 bonus on attack and damage rolls when using Axes, a +2 bonus when using Close weapons and a +1 bonus when using Thrown weapons.

Equipment and Magic Items

Bruenor accepted the compliment silently and bent to dust the dirt from Garumn's helm. "Garumn wears still the armor and weapons of Bruenor, me namesake and the hero of me clan. Me guess is that they cursed this place as they died," he said, "for the gray ones did not return and loot."
Drizzt agreed with the explanation, aware of the power of the curse of a king when his homeland has fallen.
Reverently, Bruenor lifted Garumn's remains and bore them into a side chamber. Drizzt did not follow, allowing the dwarf his privacy in this moment. Drizzt returned to Catti-brie and Wulfgar to help them comprehend the importance of the scene around them.
They waited patiently for many minutes, imagining the course of the epic battle that had taken place and their minds hearing clearly the sounds of axe on shield, and the brave war cries of Clan Battlehammer.
Then Bruenor returned and even the mighty images the friends' minds had concocted fell short of the sight before them. Regis dropped the few baubles he had found in utter amazement, and in fear that a ghost from the past had returned to thwart him.
Cast aside was Bruenor's battered shield. The dented and one-horned helm was strapped on his backpack. He wore the armor of his namesake, shining mithril, the mug standard on the shield of solid gold, and the helm ringed with a thousand glittering gemstones. "By me owns eyes, I proclaim the legends as true," he shouted boldly, lifting the mithril axe high above him. "Garumn is dead and me father, too. Thus I claim me title: Eighth King of Mithril Hall!" - excerpt from The Streams of Silver

Handed down from King to King, the armour and weapon of the first Bruenor of Clan Battlehammer consist of the following items :

The Axe of Battlehammer : This finely crafted +3 mithral keen dwarven waraxe has dwarven runes inlaid along both sides of the blade. A dwarf treats a dwarven waraxe as a martial weapon even when using it in one hand.
Moderate transmution; CL 10th, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, keen edge ; Price: 35,780 gp; Cost 19,780 gp.

Bruenor's Gauntlet : Made of mithral, these mailed gauntlets are equivalent to gauntlets of ogre power . They grant the wearer great strength, adding a +2 enhancement bonus to his Strength score. Both gauntlets must be worn for the magic to be effective.
Faint transmutation; CL 6th; Craft Wondrous Item, bull's strength ; Price 4,500 gp; Weight 1 lb.

Armour of Battlehammer : This +3 mithral Moderate Fortification fullplate is built for any Dwarf sized character. This suit of armor is moderately fortified. A magical force protects vital areas of the wearer more effectively. When a critical hit or sneak attack is scored on the wearer, there is a 50% chance that the critical hit or sneak attack is negated and damage is instead rolled normally.
Strong abjuration; CL 13th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, limited wish ; Price 35,500 gp; Cost 23,000 gp

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"I am Wulfgar, son of Beornegar;" "I have grown among the Tribe of the Elk, the finest warriors in all of Icewind Dale!"
-Wulfgar

Wulfgar, Son of Beornegar
CG Male Illuskan Human Barbarian 9
Medium Humanoid (human)
Initiative: +2 (+2 dex); Senses Perception +11
Languages Common, Dwarven, Illuskan
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AC 19 (+7 armor, +2 dex), touch 12, flat-footed 19
Hit Dice: 9d12+27 plus 9 (108 hp)
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +4;
DR 1/-
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Speed: 30 ft. (8 squares)
Melee: Aegis-fang +19/+14 (1d10+11+1d4/19–20,x3)
Ranged: Aegis-fang +16 (1d10+9+1d4/19–20/x3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./ 5 ft.
Special Attacks: Knockback, Power Attack, Powerful Blow, Rage (23 rounds), Strength Surge,
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Base Attack/CMB: +9/+14; CMD: 26
Abilities: Str 21, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 13
Feats: Alertness, Cleave, Endurance, Improved Critical (maul), Power Attack, Weapon Focus (maul).
Skills: (54 Skill Points) Acrobatics +11(8)*, Climb +12(6)*, Craft (metalworking) +8(4), Handle Animal +8(4), Intimidate +10(6), Knowledge (Silver Marches Local) +3(2), Knowledge (nature) +6(2), Profession (bouncer) +4(3), Perception +11(5), Ride +6(3)*, Sense Motive +3(0), Survival +13(9), Swim +8(2)*
*includes -2 armour check penalty
SQ: Damage Reduction, Fast Movement, Human traits, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Rage Powers, Trap Sense +3, Uncanny dodge
Possessions: Standard plus Aegis-Fang, +3 Hide Armour
Height 6’10” Weight 173lbs Age 33 Deity Tempus
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Damage Reduction(Ex): Wulfgar’s immense physique enables him to shrug off most minor blows. Wulfgar has damage reduction 1/-
Fast Movement(Ex): Long-legged Wulfgar moves at an extra 10ft quicker.
Rage(Ex): Wulfgar can fly into a violent Rage for 23 rounds a day, during this time Wulfgar's statistics change in the following ways:
-AC 17; hp 126; Melee: Aegis-fang +21/+16 (1d10+14+1d4/19-20,x3), or Ranged: Aegis-fang +16 (1d10+11+1d4/19-20,x3); DR 2/-; SV Fort +11, Will +6; Str 25, Con 21; Skills: Climb +14, Swim +10.
Rage Powers(Ex): Whilst Raging Wulfgar is capable of impressive feats:
-Increased Damage Reduction (Ex): The barbarian’s damage reduction increases by 1/—. This increase is always active while the barbarian is raging. A barbarian can select this rage power up to three times. Its effects stack. A barbarian must be at least 8th level before selecting this rage power.
-Knockback (Ex): Once per round, Wulfgar can make a bull rush attempt against one target in place of a melee attack. If successful, the target takes 7 damage and is moved back as normal. Wulfgar does not need to move with the target if successful. This does not provoke an attack of opportunity.
-Powerful Blow (Ex): Wulfgar gains a +3 bonus on a single damage roll. This power is used as a swift action before the roll to hit is made. This power can only be used once per rage.
-Strength Surge (Ex): Wulfgar adds +9 on one Strength check or combat manoeuvre check, or to his Combat Manoeuvre Defence when an opponent attempts a manoeuvre against her. This power is used as an immediate action. This power can only be used once per rage.
Improved Uncanny Dodge(Ex): Wulfgar's preternatural instincts mean she can no longer be flanked or become flat-footed.
Trap Sense +3(Ex): Wulfgar has a +3 bonus to reflex saves AC made to avoid traps.

Equipment and Magic Items

Aegis-fang
"If yer talent for the craft is keen," his father had said, "and ye're lucky enough to live long and feel the strength of the earth, ye'll find a special day. A special blessin' - some would say a curse - has been placed upon our people, for once, and only once, the very best of our smiths may craft a weapon of their choosing that outdoes any work they'd ever done. Be wary of that day, son, for ye'll put a great deal of yerself into that weapon. Ye'll never match its perfection in yer life again and, knowing this, ye'll lose a lot of the craftsman's desire that drives the swing of yer hammer. Ye may find an empty life after yer day, but if yer good as yer line says ye'll be, ye'll have crafted a weapon of legend that will live on long after yer bones are dust. " - excerpt from The Crystal Shard

Aegis Fang appears to be an extra-large hammer made of mithral and functions as a +3 Maul. However, a character of good alignment and with sufficient strength (at least 19) finds that the maul gains an additional +1 enhancement bonus (for a total enhancement bonus of +4) and deals additional +1d4 points of bonus damage on any hit. It also gains the ability to be hurled with a 30-foot range increment. It returns to its thrower on the round after it was thrown or when called and is then ready to be wielded or thrown again
Moderate evocation[divine] and transmutation; CL 10th, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, divine favor , magic stone, teleport, telekinesis , creator must be a dwarf of at least 10th level, Price 87, 015 gp; Cost 43,515 gp; Weight (Hardness 21[23], Hp 60[70]).

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"More akin to the dwarf then you'd ever admit!" She laughed. "Both stubborn, both proud, and neither about to admit an honest feeling for the other. Have it your own way, then Wulfgar of Icewind Dale. To me you can lie, but to yourself...there's a different tale!"
-Catti-brie

Catti-BrieCG Middle-aged Female Illuskan Human Fighter(archer) 7
Medium Humanoid (human)
Initiative: +3 (+3 dex); Senses low-light vision, Perception +15
Languages Chondathan, Common, Dwarven, Elven, Illuskan
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AC 18 (+3 dex, +5 armor), touch 13, flat-footed 15
Hit Dice: 7d10+14 (53 hp)
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +5
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Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee: Khaid’hea +10/+5 (1d8+3/17–20)
Melee: Taulmaril +8/+3 (1d6+1/19–20)
Melee +1 Distance Dagger +9/+4 (1d4+2/19-20)
Ranged Taulmaril +15/+10 (1d8+5 plus 1d6 force/19-20,x3)
Ranged +1 Distance Dagger +11 (1d4+2/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./ 5 ft.
Special Attacks: Rapid Shot, Improved Sunder(Khazid’hea), Trick Shot
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Base Attack/CMB: +7/+8(+10 sunder[khazid’hea]); CMD: 21(23 vs sunder[khazid’hea])
Abilities: Str 12, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 17
Feats: Cleave*, Dodge, Great Cleave*, Improved Sunder*, Mobility, Point Blank ShotB, Precise ShotB, Quick Draw, Rapid ShotB, Weapon Focus (longbow)B, Weapon Specialisation (longbow).
*only available when wielding khazid’hea
Skills: (40 Skill Points)Acrobatics +(5), Climb +9(5), Diplomacy +5(3), Handle Animal +6(1), Knowledge (the North local) +3(1), Knowledge (Silver Marches Local) +3(1), Perception +15(7), Profession(sailor) +7(1), Ride +8(2), Sense Motive +5(3), Stealth +8(5), Survival +8(5), Swim +5(1)
SQ: Expert Archer 1, Hawkeye +2, Trick Shot (disarm, sunder)
Possessions: Standard plus Khazid’hea, +1 Mithral Shirt, Taulmaril, +1 Distance Dagger, Circlet of Starlight Sight, Quiver of Anariel(alchemical silver arrows),
Height 5’4” Weight 115lbs Age 37 Deity Dwarven Pantheon
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Trick Shot (Ex) Catti-brie has honed her skills with the bow to such an extent she can target specific body parts in order to hamper her foe. This means sh can use the disarm or sunder combat maneuvers with a bow against any enemy within 30ft, albeit with a -4 penalty to her CMB.
Hawkeye +2 (Ex): Catti-brie has developed a keen eye. This means Catti-brie gains a +2 bonus on Perception checks and the range increment for any bow she uses increases by 10ft.
Expert Shot (Ex): Catti-brie’s training under Drizzt and dedication to her favourite weapon has given her a degree of skill beyond what one would expect. He receives a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls when using Bows.

Equipment and Magic Items

Khazid'hea, a.k.a. Cutter: +2 keen adamantine longsword; AL CN; Int 17, Wis 10, Cha 17; Telepathy (Khazid'hea appears to lack the ability to speak or read); 120 ft. darkvision and hearing; Ego score 18.
Lesser Powers: Khazid'hea grants its wielder free use of the Cleave, Great Cleave, and Improved Sunder feats.
Special Purpose: Defeat/slay all (other than the item and wielder).
Dedicated Power: Causes rage in wielder as wizard spell.
Personality: Taken from Dantrag Baenre, a drow battle master, Khazid'hea has little personality of which to speak. The blade longs for little more than the chaos of battle and the blood of foes, and it constantly eggs its wielder into battle and is jealous of any kill for which it is not responsible. However, the blade makes little distinction between friend and foe and is likely to demand its wielder battle allies when all enemies have fallen. The blade grants its wielder the benefits of rage only if the wielder agrees to kill all "foes" or the blade is dominant. If Khazid'hea is dominated by its wielder, it alter its pommel to better suit the aesthetic tastes of its new master.
Strong transmutation; CL 15th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, keen edge; Price 89,415 gp; Cost to Create 46,365gp; Weight 4lbs. Hardness 24; Hp 27.

Circlet of Starlight Sight: This circlet increases the illumination of the surrounding area, in a 40ft radius, by one step, to a maximum of dim illumiation(as if in starlight). This ability only applies to the wielder.
Faint transmutation; CL 1st; Craft Wondrous Item, low-light vision (see Magic of Faerûn ); Price 1,800 gp.

Taulmaril the Heartseeker:
Regis, meanwhile, had found something more, a golden plaque wedged in another crack in the pile. He managed to slip it free and brought it into the torchlight to read its carved runes.
" 'Taulmaril the Heartseeker,' " he read. " 'Gift of-' "
"Anariel, Sister of Faerun," Bruenor finished without even looking at the plaque. He nodded in recognition to Catti-brie's questioning glance.
"Free the bow, boy," he told Wulfgar. "Suren it might be put to a better use than this."
Wulfgar had already discerned the structure of the pile and started lifting away specific blocks at once. Soon Catti-brie was able to wiggle the longbow free, but she saw something else beyond its nook in the pile and asked Wulfgar to keep digging.
While the muscled barbarian pushed aside more stones, the others marveled at the beauty of the bow. Its wood hadn't even been scratched by the stones and the deep finish of its polish returned with a single brush of the hand. Catti-brie strung it easily and held it up, feeling its solid and even draw.
- From Streams of Silver

A gift from Lady Anariel to Clan Battlehammer, this beautifully crafted +3 force keen elven bow is made of polished wood. Though highly decorated, elf crafters also gave the bow metal inlays, which gives the wielder the option to fend off attacks without sacrificing rate of fire and accuracy.
Taulmaril has a +3 enhancement and arrows launched from it emit a powerful jolt of magical force and deal an additional 1d6 points of force damage on a successful hit. If the arrow successfully hits a target protected by a force effect, such as a shield spell or bracers of armor, it might dispel the force effect in addition to damaging the target. Make a dispel check (1d20+10) against the effect (DC 11 + caster level). If the check succeeds, the force effect is dispelled (if a spell) or suppressed for 1d4 rounds (if a magic item). Incorporeal creatures get no miss chance against force weapons.
If used as an offensive weapon, Taulmaril acts as two-handed melee weapon that deals 1d6 points of bludgeoning damage. The wielder does not get any masterwork or enhancement bonuses when using the bow to attack in melee.
Moderate evocation and transmutation; CL 15th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, creator must be an elf, keen edge , wall of force ; Price: 98,450 gp; Cost to Create: 49,450 gp; Weight 6 lb. Hardness 11; Hp 35

Quiver of Anariel: Quivers of Anariel appear to be typical arrow containers capable of holding a score of arrows. However, the quivers automatically replenish themselves with standard or magical arrows, such that they are always full. This particular quiver creates arrows made of alchemical silver.
Once an arrow it taken from the quiver, it must be used within 1 round or it vanishes.
Moderate conjuration; CL 7th; Craft Wondrous Item, magic weapon, minor creation; Price 28,200gp for alchemical silver arrows; Weight 1 lb

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"I like my belly and intent to keep it, thank you. I may even add some more to it!”
-Regis

Regis a.k.a “Rumblebelly”
NG Middle-aged Male Lightfoot Halfling Rogue 7
Small Humanoid (halfling)
Initiative: +4 (+4 dex); Senses low-light vision, Perception +14
Languages Alzhedo, Chondathan, Common, Dwarven, Goblin, Halfling, Orc
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AC 20 (+4 dex, +5 armour, +1 size), touch 15, flat-footed 16
Hit Dice: 7d6+14 (38 hp)
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +7; +2 vs fear and traps
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Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee: +2 Heavy Mace +8 (1d6+2)
Melee Masterwork Dagger +7 (1d3/19-20)
Ranged Masterwork Dagger +11 (1d3/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./ 5 ft.
Special Attacks: Sneak Attack +4d6
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Base Attack/CMB: +5/+4; CMD: 18
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 18, Con 15, Int 13, Wis 15, Cha 15
Feats: Deft Hands, Persuasive, Street Smart, Well-Prepared
Skills: (70/70 Skill Points) Appraise +13(7), Acrobatics +15(4), Bluff +13(6), Climb +9(2), Craft (Scrimshaw carving) +13(7), Diplomacy +15(4), Disable Device +13[+16 vs traps](5), Escape Artist +13(4), Intimidate +12(1), Knowledge (Calimshan local) +8(2), Knowledge (the North local) +7), Knowledge (Silver Marches Local) +8(2), Linguistics +10(4), Perception +14[+17 vs traps](5), Profession(fisherman) +8(2), Sense Motive +11(2), Sleight of Hand +17(6), Stealth +18(5), Swim +7(2)
SQ: Evasion, Sneak Attack +6d6, Rogue Talents(Fast Stealth, Rogue Crawl, Slow Reactions), Uncanny Dodge(Dex bonus to AC), Trap Sense +2.
Possessions: Standard plus +2 Small Heavy Mace, +1 Mithral Shirt, Ruby Pendant of Beguiling, Stone of Good Luck +2, masterwork small dagger, masterwork thieves tools, Scrimshaw Carvings, Extra Rations.
Height 3’0” Weight 34lbs Age 64 Deity Halfling Pantheon
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Halfling Traits +2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma, –2 Strength: Halflings are nimble and strong-willed, but their small stature makes them weaker than other races.
-Small: Halflings are Small creatures and gain a +1 size bonus to their AC, a +1 size bonus on attack rolls, a –1 penalty to their Combat Maneuver Bonus and Combat Maneuver Defense, and a +4 size bonus on Stealth checks.
-Slow Speed: Halflings have a base speed of 20 feet.
-Fearless: Halflings receive a +2 racial bonus on all saving throws against fear. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by halfling luck.
-Halfling Luck: Halflings receive a +1 racial bonus on all saving throws.
-Keen Senses: Halflings receive a +2 racial bonus on Perception skill checks.
-Sure-Footed: Halflings receive a +2 racial bonus on Acrobatics and Climb skill checks.
-Weapon Familiarity: Halflings are proficient with slings and treat any weapon with the word “halfling” in its name as a martial weapon.
Evasion(Ex): Regis can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with great agility. If he makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, he instead takes no damage. Evasion can be used only if the
rogue is wearing light armor or no armor.
Rogue Talents(Ex): Regis has the following Rogue talents
-Fast Stealth (may move normal speed while using stealth)
-Befuddling Strike* (Opponents struck by Regis’ sneak attack take a -2 penalty on attacks against Regis for 1d4 rounds.)
-Slow Reactions* (Opponents struck by his sneak attack cannot make attacks of opportunity for 1 round.)
*Only one may be used per sneak attack
Sneak Attack(Ex): Regis deals an extra 4d6 damage when attacking a flat-footed opponent.
Trapfinding(Ex): Regis adds half his rogue level to perception checks made to locate traps and Disable Device checks. He can also disable magic traps.
Trap Sense +2(Ex): Regis has a +2 bonus to reflex saves AC made to avoid traps.
Uncanny Dodge(Ex): Regis cannot be caught flat-footed anymore, although a successful feint will still make him lose his dex.

Equipment and Magic Items

Ruby Pendant of Beguiling: The ruby creates a charm monster (DC 16) effect on any creature within 30 feet that can see the pendant. The effect lasts for as long as the targets can see the pendant plus 10 minutes. The pendant is treated as a gaze attack except as noted below. A creature that fails its save is allowed a new save once the charm effect has ended and upon a new exposure to the pendant. However, once the target makes its save, the creature does not need to make another save against the pendant for the rest of the day.

In addition, as a result of targets being friendly to the wielder, the pendant also grants the wielder a +10 circumstance bonus on all Bluff checks made to convince a charmed creature of the truth of the wielder's words. The creature must be able to understand the wielder for this bonus to apply. (This bonus doesn't apply to other uses of the Bluff skill, such as feinting in combat, creating a diversion to hide, or communicating a hidden message via innuendo.)
Moderate enchantment; CL 7th; Craft Wondrous Item, charm monster; Price 70,000 gp.

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The only item I have truly made from scratch is his spidersilk shirt. There have been no stats regarding the item since he found it on the drow Ad'non.

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I've felt that the spidersilk shirt would be statted as a mithral chain shirt with axe/spear blocking properties. This would amount to DR 5/bludgeoning and maybe add in the fortification property. Just my two cents. Wonderful job though.

I was wondering if you'd allow me to take a "stab" at Artemis Entreri?

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• Guenhwyvar: Birthyear of the dire panther is unknown, but she already existed as an adult, natural animal in the year 253 DR, when she was magically linked to the onyx figurine. So she was definitely born sometime before 253 DR.


• Bruenor: Apparently, he was born in the year 1156 or 1157 DR. Shimmergloom took Mithral Hall in 1183 DR.


• Drizzt: It looks like Drizzt was born in the winter of early 1298 DR. I just can't get the official birthyear of 1297 DR to fit with the text of Bob's stories.


• Regis: Drizzt was 50 years old in The Halfling's Gem (late summer, 1356 DR), pointing to a birthyear of 1306 DR.


• Catti-brie: She was 11 years old when Drizzt first met her in Icewind Dale in the late autumn of 1345 DR (Sojourn). The Crystal Shard begins 5 years later, in 1350 DR (Cat age 16), and then skips ahead 5 more years to the end of Wulf's indentured servitude in the year 1355 DR (Cat age 21). In late summer of 1364 DR, in the novel Passage to Dawn, Cat is said to be nearing age 30. This indicates a birthyear of 1334 DR, and points to a birth season between late summer and late autumn. Catti-brie was probably born in early autumn, 1334 DR. The publishers have posited multiple different birthyears for Cat, but none of them add up.


• Wulfgar: The barbarian was 18 years old in the spring of 1356 DR, as the male Companions went off a-questing for Mithral Hall in Streams of Silver. That would indicate a birthyear of 1338 DR. However, Wulf was able to successfully become king of the barbarian tribes the previous autumn (1355 DR), and one should ask whether a 17-year-old boy would be accepted as king. Because the novel Passage to Dawn describes the 18th birthday of the barbarian Kierstaad, son of Revjak, to be a major rite of passage for a barbarian male, it is possible that Wulfgar might have been taken more seriously if he had actually been 18 years old when he vied for the leadership of the tribes. There is also the matter of Bruenor's having bestowed Wulfgar with the wondrous gift of the warhammer Aegis-fang that summer (1355 DR): might this possibly have been an 18th birthday present? All in all, I would say that Wulfgar was probably born in summer, 1337 DR. The publisher has said that Wulf was born at a later date, such as 1339 DR, but this would force Wulf to only be 16 years old when he killed Icingdeath and King Heafstaag (1355 DR)!

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Originally posted by Diffan
I've felt that the spidersilk shirt would be statted as a mithral chain shirt with axe/spear blocking properties. This would amount to DR 5/bludgeoning and maybe add in the fortification property. Just my two cents. Wonderful job though.

I was wondering if you'd allow me to take a "stab" at Artemis Entreri?

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I try to avoid giving the items more powers than needed. There is a tendancy to over-power these characters quite easily. As a Mithral Shirt would not stack with his Chainmail(not to mention being inaccurate) I felt the Vest would work much better and fit in with the books more closely.

I would love to see your take on Artemis, I'm not planning on attempting him yet but he seems a very tricky character to get right.....Jarlaxle would be an even bigger challange.

Also, I have now posted Bruenor and would be very interested in people's views.

-Eli the Tanner

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Originally posted by Diffan

Heres my Entreri, hope it looks good!!!

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Originally posted by BEAST

I don't game, so most of the game mechanics stuff is over my head. But I can help with physical descriptions and gear.

Drizzt only wore Ad'non's silk shirt in "The Hunter's Blades Trilogy", when his mithral chainmail was damaged. In The Orc King and ever since, he has been wearing his mithral, once again.

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WOTC used to have a page, authored by Thomas Costa, that listed stats for some of the characters in association with The Lone Drow. It statted up Ad'non's spidersilk shirt, IIRC. But I don't remember how detailed it was. And the page has now been lost, due to WOTC's constant re-organizing of its site.

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A Reader's Guide to the Legend of Drizzt gave alittle blurb on the origins of Icingdeath. Supposedly, it was forged in the Zakharan deserts, and then enchanted to fight fires by elves. But that book has a lot of hinky material in it, so take that lore with a grain of salt.

Bruenor's many-notched axe was worn on his belt, at his waist. I question whether something small enough to fit in that space--on a dwarf--would warrant being called a great axe. It was just a standard battleaxe, AFAIK.

Initially, Bruenor is said to have carried his hereditary mithral axe on his belt at his waist, as well. But eventually, RAS changed this, and Bruenor began carrying this certifiable great axe on his back.

Bruenor acquired his hereditary mithral great axe in Streams of Silver, in the entry chamber of Mithral Hall. We are not told what he did with his old battleaxe. Did he continue to carry all of his old weaps and armor, as well as wearing his new weaps and armor? Or did he have to leave that behind, until returning later?

At some point, RAS began describing Bruenor as carrying a mithral "many-notched axe". That sounds like to me that RAS confused and conflated both Bruenor's personal battleaxe and his hereditary great axe.

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It's complicated, but from my personal research, the Companions' birthyears and seasons are as follows. Pick a single year as your frame of reference, and then calculate ages from there.

• Guenhwyvar: Birthyear of the dire panther is unknown, but she already existed as an adult, natural animal in the year 253 DR, when she was magically linked to the onyx figurine. So she was definitely born sometime before 253 DR.


• Bruenor: Apparently, he was born in the year 1156 or 1157 DR. Shimmergloom took Mithral Hall in 1183 DR.


• Drizzt: It looks like Drizzt was born in the winter of early 1298 DR. I just can't get the official birthyear of 1297 DR to fit with the text of Bob's stories.


• Regis: Drizzt was 50 years old in The Halfling's Gem (late summer, 1356 DR), pointing to a birthyear of 1306 DR.


• Catti-brie: She was 11 years old when Drizzt first met her in Icewind Dale in the late autumn of 1345 DR (Sojourn). The Crystal Shard begins 5 years later, in 1350 DR (Cat age 16), and then skips ahead 5 more years to the end of Wulf's indentured servitude in the year 1355 DR (Cat age 21). In late summer of 1364 DR, in the novel Passage to Dawn, Cat is said to be nearing age 30. This indicates a birthyear of 1334 DR, and points to a birth season between late summer and late autumn. Catti-brie was probably born in early autumn, 1334 DR. The publishers have posited multiple different birthyears for Cat, but none of them add up.


• Wulfgar: The barbarian was 18 years old in the spring of 1356 DR, as the male Companions went off a-questing for Mithral Hall in Streams of Silver. That would indicate a birthyear of 1338 DR. However, Wulf was able to successfully become king of the barbarian tribes the previous autumn (1355 DR), and one should ask whether a 17-year-old boy would be accepted as king. Because the novel Passage to Dawn describes the 18th birthday of the barbarian Kierstaad, son of Revjak, to be a major rite of passage for a barbarian male, it is possible that Wulfgar might have been taken more seriously if he had actually been 18 years old when he vied for the leadership of the tribes. There is also the matter of Bruenor's having bestowed Wulfgar with the wondrous gift of the warhammer Aegis-fang that summer (1355 DR): might this possibly have been an 18th birthday present? All in all, I would say that Wulfgar was probably born in summer, 1337 DR. The publisher has said that Wulf was born at a later date, such as 1339 DR, but this would force Wulf to only be 16 years old when he killed Icingdeath and King Heafstaag (1355 DR)!

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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart

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Originally posted by Diffan

Heres my Entreri, hope it looks good!!!

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The only thing I'd change (and it took me a couple passes myself to agree to it), would be to drop the Ranger. Originally, the ranger level was built into Artemis to give him the Two Weapon Fighting ability (ah, 2nd edition, how you mocked us!), but with it being a feat in 3.0/3.5/Pathfinder, you really don't need it for Artemis anymore.

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Originally posted by Fellfire

Has anybody seen a good write up for Charon's Claw, canon or not? I was very disappointed by the official version. I love a good sword-story. I was very disappointed we never learned anymore of the "unknown properties" of Twinkle that RAS eluded to in Legacy (I think). Nice work, Scribes!

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Charon's Claw
Minor Artifact
This is a +4 keen smoking longsword. Charon's Claw is a powerful blade of Netherese origin. Possessed of a powerful and malign intelligence, potentially a bound fiend, the word is capable of disintegrating any wielder it deems unworthy, unless the potential wielder succeeds at a DC 25 will save. Additionally, the sword possesses a number of unknown, quasi-magical abilities that remain dormant unless within the area of a Netherese mythallar.

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Originally posted by Eli the Tanner

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Originally posted by Tyranthraxus
I can't remember Drizzt having any magic bracers. I haven't read all the novels, so I was wondering if you added these yourself or did he actually aquire a set of Bracers of Blinding Strike in some later novel?

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Drizzt aquired these after he defeated Dantrag Baenre(khazid'hea was also owned by Dantrag). Although Dantrag used to wear these on his arms to increase his attack speed, Drizzt found that his footwork couldn't keep up with his hands when he wore them like this. So Drizzt opted to wear them on his ankles....greatly enhancing his speed, which he uses to great effect in many of his later battles.

Paths of Darkness is the series where first gets them and he has wears them throughout the rest of his career(so far). The item is found in Magic of Faerun and was listed among his equipment in previous edition sources.

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Originally posted by BEAST

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Originally posted by Tyranthraxus
I can't remember Drizzt having any magic bracers. I haven't read all the novels, so I was wondering if you added these yourself or did he actually aquire a set of Bracers of Blinding Strike in some later novel?

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Drizzt aquired these after he defeated Dantrag Baenre(khazid'hea was also owned by Dantrag). Although Dantrag used to wear these on his arms to increase his attack speed, Drizzt found that his footwork couldn't keep up with his hands when he wore them like this. So Drizzt opted to wear them on his ankles....greatly enhancing his speed, which he uses to great effect in many of his later battles.

Paths of Darkness is the series where first gets them and he has wears them throughout the rest of his career(so far). The item is found in Magic of Faerun and was listed among his equipment in previous edition sources.

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Drizzt acquires the bracers at the end of Starless Night, and in the beginning of Siege of Darkness, he has difficulty fighting with them on his wrists. Later in SOD, he begins wearing them around his ankles and has better luck. Both novels were originally published as part of the "Legacy of the Drow" mini-series.

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Originally posted by Diffan

Heres my Entreri, hope it looks good!!!


ARTEMIS ENTRERI ; CR 18
XP 153,600
Male human rogue 4/ ranger 1/ fighter 12/ assassin 1
LE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +9; Senses Perception +15 (+16 vs. traps)
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DEFENSE
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AC 23, touch 18, flat-footed 18 (+5 armor, +5 Dex, +3 deflection); Dodge, +1 to AC vs. traps
hp 142 (5d8+10 plus 13d10+26)
Fort +13, Ref +16 (+17 vs. traps), Will +8 (+11 vs. fear)
Resist evasion
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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee +5 smoking wounding longsword +27/+22/+17/+12 (1d8+11/17-20 plus 1 bleed damage) or
Melee +4 vampiric dagger +26/+21 (1d4+8/17-20 and regain 1d6 temporary hit points) or
Melee +5 smoking wounding longsword +25/+20/+15/+10 (1d8+11/17-20 plus 1 bleed damage) and +4 vampiric dagger +24/+19 (1d4+8/17-20 and regain 1d6 temporary hit points) with Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
Atk Options bleeding attack (3 points), favored enemy human +2, sneak attack +3d6
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STATISTICS
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Str 14, Dex 20, Con 15, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 13
Base Atk +17; CMB +19; CMD 32
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Blind-Fight, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Critical (dagger), Improved Critical (longsword), Improved Initiative, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Mobility, Quick Draw, Spring Attack, Track, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (dagger), Weapon Focus (longsword), Weapon Specialization (dagger), Weapon Specialization (longsword)
Skills Acrobatics +17, Appraise +9, Bluff +10, Climb +8, Diplomacy +7, Disable Device +16, Disguise +9, Escape Artist +15, Handle Animal +7, Heal +9, Intimidate +11, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +8, Knowledge (Calimport local) +7, Knowledge (geography) +8, Knowledge (nature) +11, Knowledge (Sword Coast local) +7, Linguistics +9, Performance (actor) +9, Ride +14, Sense Motive +11, Slight of Hand +16, Stealth +25, Survival +15, Swim +6, Use Magic Device +10,
Languages Alzhedo, Chondathan, Common, Deep Drow, Illuskan
SQ armor training, rogue talent (bleeding attack, ledge-walker), track, trapfinding, trap sense +1, uncanny dodge, weapon training (heavy blades +2, light blades +1), wild empathy (+2)
Possessions Charon's Claw (Intelligent +5 smoking wounding longsword; AL LE; Int 15, Ego 25; abilities: At-will, casts blacklight at 11th level or wielder's character level, whichever is higher), Jeweled Dagger (+4 vampiric dagger), gauntlet of superior dispelling (spell turning - 5+1d4 spell levels reflected, of spells directed at wielder only, can be redirected at chosen target within range), ring of protection +3, armored cloak of arachnida +5 (as bracers of armor), periapt of health, masterwork thieves tools.

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Originally posted by BEAST

A similar situation has taken place with Bruenor's shields. While The Crystal Shard described Bruenor's personal shield as being made of iron, Clyde Caldwell's cover art for the 1st ed. of Streams of Silver depicted the shield as being made of wood, with metal highlights. Bruenor's hereditary shield, picked up in Mithral Hall, was said to be solid gold. And yet, in Gauntlgrym, his shield is said to be wooden with metal highlights. This sounds like a bunch of confusion, again.

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Originally posted by BEAST

A similar situation has taken place with Bruenor's shields. While The Crystal Shard described Bruenor's personal shield as being made of iron, Clyde Caldwell's cover art for the 1st ed. of Streams of Silver depicted the shield as being made of wood, with metal highlights. Bruenor's hereditary shield, picked up in Mithral Hall, was said to be solid gold. And yet, in Gauntlgrym, his shield is said to be wooden with metal highlights. This sounds like a bunch of confusion, again.

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I think I've worked out a solution on the shield.

(Gauntlgrym spoiler:)
In Gauntlgrym, Bruenor abdicates the throne of Mithral Hall to Banak Brawnanvil Battlehammer, who eventually is succeeded by his son Connerad Brawnanvil Battlehammer.
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Because of this, Bruenor would no longer be wearing the hereditary, royal weaps and armor of Clan Battlehammer Mithral Hall. He would most likely be wearing his original, personal gear.

And so, when we are told in Gaunt. that he was carrying a wood-and-iron shield, that should be interpreted as also being his original personal shield from the earlier stories ("The First Notch", Sojourn, The Crystal Shard, and Streams of Silver). When we read that Bruenor carried a "shining" "iron" shield back in the day, we should read that as a wooden shield with shining iron highlights. Therefore, Clyde Caldwell, it seems, got it exactly right with the cover art of the first edition of Streams of Silver!

(Gaunt. spoiler:)
OTOH, since Bruenor assumed a new identity as Bonnego Battle-axe, of the Adbar Battle-axes, I still wonder why he continued to wear a foaming mug shield, which would be a dead giveaway of a Clan Battlehammer/Mithral Hall dwarf; and why he continued to wear his signature one-horned helm, which tells anybody who knows anything about Delzoun that it's really Bruenor.(/spoiler)

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