Artemis Entreri: Do Not Underestimate

As I Became A Creature Of The Empty Tunnels, Survival Became Easier And More Difficult All At Once. I Gained In The Physical Skills And Experience Necessary To Live On. I Could Defeat Almost Anything That Wandered Into My Chosen Domain. It Did Not Take Me Long, However, To Discover One Nemesis That I Could Neither Defeat Nor Flee. It Followed Me Wherever I Went - Indeed, The Farther I Ran, The More It Closed In Around Me. My Enemy Was Solitude, The Interminable, Incessant Silence Of Hushed Corridors.

There's Way Too Much Pain In This Business For Anyone Who Doesn't Have To Write.

No, I Would Not Want To Live In A World Without Dragons, As I Would Not Want To Live In A World Without Magic, For That Is A World Without Mystery, And That Is A World Without Faith.

Station Is The Paradox Of The World Of My People, The Limitation Of Our Power Within The Hunger For Power. It Is Gained Through Treachery And Invites Treachery Against Those Who Gain It. Those Most Powerful In Menzoberranzan Spend Their Days Watching Over Their Shoulders, Defending Against The Daggers That Would Find Their Backs. Their Deaths Usually Come From The Front." -drizzt Do'urden

I Do Not Know Why I Care," Drizzt Answered Honestly. His Eyes Turned Back To His Ancient Homeland, Where Loyalty Was Merely A Device To Gain An Advantage Over A Common Foe. "perhaps I Care Because I Strive To Be Different From My People," He Said, As Much To Himself As To Bruenor. "perhaps I Care Because I Am Different From My People. I May Be More Akin To Race Of The Surface...that Is My Hope At Least. I Care Because I Have To Care About Something.