Who Is Artemis Entreri? | Drizzt Lore Explained

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  • In the unforgiving alleys of Calimport, the story of Artemis Entreri unfolds-a character defined by a relentless pursuit of power, perfection, and self-reliance. Join us as we uncover the roots of this enigmatic assassin, exploring the choices and philosophies that set him on a path of blood and vengeance.
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  • @TheDrowHistorian
    @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +17

    Heads up, fellow Forgotten Realms fans!
    This video contains spoilers for Artemis Entreri's story, particularly through the Neverwinter Saga. If you haven’t read those books yet, consider this your warning!
    Keep in mind, this isn’t everything about Entreri-it’s an introduction to his character and a glimpse into what makes him so fascinating. To truly experience his full story, you’ll have to dive into the books, especially The Sellswords Trilogy, which explores him in depth.
    Let me know your thoughts on Entreri! What’s your favorite moment of his? Do you like where he has gone as a character?
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    • @WarriorViking
      @WarriorViking 2 месяца назад +3

      You got a favorite book of drizzt? I've read them all so far

    • @Bond-gz6vg
      @Bond-gz6vg 2 месяца назад +2

      @@WarriorViking1000 orcs and the return of “the hunter” is pretty bad add

    • @WarriorViking
      @WarriorViking 2 месяца назад +2

      @@Bond-gz6vg they are classic. I was a big fan of ghost king. Though 1000 orcs and the ones after are attacking mithril hall is some of salvatore best works

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +3

      @@WarriorViking It's hard to separate my personal nostalgia from the actual writing. The Companions if one of my favorites even though it doesn't tell a story of Drizzt.
      The Halfling's Gem & Servant of the Shard stand out as a couple of the older ones I love.
      Really digging the last few current trilogies though.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +2

      @@Bond-gz6vg The Hunter is a really interesting aspect of Drizzt, but I agree there was a slightly boring period of writing during the Hunter's Blades Trilogy. I'm glad Salvatore is on the other side of that!

  • @paintwhisperer
    @paintwhisperer 2 месяца назад +25

    Artemis is such a wonderful complicated character that has so much growth through the years. Keep up these fantastic lore bits. Love em

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +2

      I agree. I image I’ll have more to say on him down the road. Thanks for the support!

  • @tedder92
    @tedder92 2 месяца назад +8

    So glad you did this one so quick! Entreri is one of my favorite characters from anything ever. I was so happy when he returned in Neverwinter. The more Barabbas dialogue I heard the more I was like "PLEASE be Entreri". His character development is some of Salvatore's best writing within the series, in my opinion!

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      Yeah he is awesome! I’ve liked his journey as well. It does seem like he needs a purpose now though. He’s just kind of there. Maybe with where things were left at the end of Lolth’s Warrior we will see him pursue a search for Dahlia and that will lead to something cool for his story.

    • @keithperry1641
      @keithperry1641 Месяц назад +2

      Artemis and Riven are two great characters in this world. Great character growth.

  • @Blakobness
    @Blakobness 2 месяца назад +12

    Great video. One of my favorite parts of Artemis' journey was his time with Bregan D'aerthe and his exposure to Drow culture. I think that time put a lot of things in perspective for Artemis, showing where his rival came up from.
    I love the Champions of Norrath and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games, so I was thrilled that you could unlock not only Drizzt, but Artemis as well. You kind of expect Drizzt to show up in some capacity as a cameo in Forgotten Realms IP product, but Artemis is a rare sighting.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +3

      Wow! I didn’t know that about the games. Very cool!
      Hoping to put together an in depth exploration of Bregan D’aerthe soon!

  • @t-rat8871
    @t-rat8871 Месяц назад +11

    This fricken guy was such character. I rooted for him from the beginning.

  • @WarHawk81A2
    @WarHawk81A2 2 месяца назад +10

    Awesome video! I always was very intrigued by Entreri and his evolution as a character. I also loved the team up between him and Jarlaxle in the Sell Swords trilogy. Along with Drizzt these three characters are easily my favorites in the Forgotten Realms franchise.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +3

      Nice! There's a lot more to explore with Entreri in regards to Bragen D'aerthe and his relationship with Jarlaxle. He is also a very different character now but I talk about that down the road. Thanks for the support!

    • @WarHawk81A2
      @WarHawk81A2 2 месяца назад +2

      @@TheDrowHistorian YW!!! Have you done any videos on Jarlaxle? I always loved him as a character and the depths of intrigue he always brought with him. It would be incredible to see a deep dive on him! LOVE ur work!

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      @@WarHawk81A2 The channel is brand new, so I only have a couple of videos out so far. There will absolutely be videos covering Jarlaxle in the future.

  • @keithperry1641
    @keithperry1641 Месяц назад +6

    Entreri was a long time favorite of mine. But after the Everis Kale series I think Riven is my fav now

  • @ThirteenCrows
    @ThirteenCrows Месяц назад +2

    Good grief, somehow the algorithm found me again, and in turn, I found you.
    Artemis is my favorite character from any book, no matter that I get older and read more books and discover new characters. There is still not a one like him. Thank you so much for this.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад +1

      @@ThirteenCrows glad you found the channel! Lots to come and I’ll get back to more on Entreri too.

  • @ericstewart5852
    @ericstewart5852 Месяц назад +4

    Love the drizzt books and love this character

  • @craykard8325
    @craykard8325 Месяц назад +5

    "He is drow in everything but skin." Highedt praise he got from the Drow.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад +1

      Even his skin got there eventually. He became pretty grey after life draining a shade. And D&D has continued to portray Drow less black and more grey over the years.

  • @SDuke-h1s
    @SDuke-h1s 2 месяца назад +4

    Great job , I grew up reading every book

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      Me too! Having fun re reading and working on these videos. Thanks for checking out the channel!

  • @Kensai2401
    @Kensai2401 2 месяца назад +4

    Drizzt is one of my top 3 favorite Fictional characters. And you give info I forgot after years after reading the books. Keep up the amazing work

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks so much! Happy you found the channel. New videos every Monday!

  • @chiefkuuni
    @chiefkuuni Месяц назад +2

    Entreri's story is amazing. To go from ruthless evil killer, to someone you cheer for in the end.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад +1

      I agree. I’ll be doing another video down the road exploring him in later books. Thanks for checking out the video!

  • @cernunnos_lives
    @cernunnos_lives 2 месяца назад +3

    Great job. This is what a fanbase is about brother. Very sly and slick production.

  • @boubear26
    @boubear26 Месяц назад +4

    Favorite Character in the entire Forgotten Realms

  • @MadwomanGaming
    @MadwomanGaming Месяц назад +3

    This was awesome!! Jarlaxle vid next please!! He's my fav

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад +2

      It’ll be down the road a ways, but I’ll definitely do a video or more on Jarlaxle.

  • @hanli5416
    @hanli5416 2 месяца назад +6

    Actually one of my favorite books of Salvatore is the one where Jarlaxle and Artemis are the main characters, i can’t recall the title at this moment 😅
    But it is the one they travel to cadderly to get rid of the crystal shard.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +3

      The Sellswords Trilogy, which consists of: The Servant of the Shard, Promise of the Witch-King and Road of the Patriarch.
      Yeah these are awesome!

  • @lindeleasley
    @lindeleasley 8 дней назад +1

    I have got to go back and re-read these books.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  8 дней назад +1

      The Sellsword Trilogy with Entreri and Jarlaxle is one of my favorites! Thanks for watching!

  • @seanmetcalf918
    @seanmetcalf918 2 месяца назад +2

    Consider me a new subscriber. Fantastic treatment of the lore and dare I say an actual human reading a script? Thank you for both. Nothing better than a fan site run by an actual fan.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you so much! There's a lot of AI voice stuff on RUclips now. But I really want to build something authentic. These books mean a lot to me.

    • @seanmetcalf918
      @seanmetcalf918 2 месяца назад +2

      @@TheDrowHistorian to me as well. Quick question if you have time to answer. The actor that played The Prince in Hellboy 2 or the guy that was the cat burglar in the 2 Oceans movies would be my pick to portray Drizzt. Anyone strike you as a good fit?

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      @@seanmetcalf918 I plan on doing some trilogy TV show cast videos in the future and I'll have my thoughts together then, but I kinda like Daniel Henney who plays Lan Mandragoran in the Wheel of time show. I know a lot of people hate that show, but he is awesome. That being said, we probably need a black actor to portray Drizzt.

  • @JoséNunes-v5b
    @JoséNunes-v5b Месяц назад +2

    Ótimo vídeo!! Artemis eum ótimo personagem, assim como o desenvolvimento de sua história.
    Os livros mais recentes do Drizzt mostram que ele continua com a espada Charons Claw e sua adaga, que sofreu uma mudança após ser arremessada da teia mágica que reverteu a maldição dos driders.
    Continue com os vídeos!!!

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад +2

      Thanks! Very nice detail! I’ll hopefully be talking more about that in future videos. Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @creedence2587
    @creedence2587 Месяц назад +1

    Well done!!!

  • @Bond-gz6vg
    @Bond-gz6vg 2 месяца назад +11

    My favorite fictional character of all time!

  • @TheTdroid
    @TheTdroid 3 дня назад +2

    There doesn't seem to be much consensus between artists on what Entreri is supposed to look like. He seems to change skin color between versions, but he's also looked more typically slavic, mediterranean or middle eastern.
    He's a cool character, and I especially appreciate that they actually made his fighting style be sword and dagger, rather than two swords. I like it when we get a proper mainhand/offhand settup for dual wielders.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  3 дня назад +1

      His skin is grey from life draining a shade now. That would explain some of the variance. But he is from Memnon, so probably a bit middle eastern looking. Dark hair, dark eyes skin darkened from years of the desert sun.
      Sellswords may be my favorite trilogy. Entreri is such an awesome character. More videos coming on him soon!

  • @d.sm.4146
    @d.sm.4146 2 месяца назад +4

    My favorite Artemis factoid is how Salvatore out dnd'd wotc. Back when the assassin god died wotc told Salvatore to kill off Artemis with every other author / assassin, he says no and that goes back and forth for an hour.
    Right as Salvatore is about to cave he says "I don't have to kill him, Artemis Entreri is a fighter / thief who just happens to kill people for money"

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад

      Yeah, Thats a fun story! I think he writes about that in the collected stories.

  • @adamwallace8416
    @adamwallace8416 Месяц назад +1

    Can not wait to read these books

  • @IzInAZ
    @IzInAZ Месяц назад +1

    I loved when Charon's Claw was tossed in the lava. Entreri was ready to die so he planted one on Talia and welcomed the end. I like at that point how he was more gray that all out Sith, to use a Star Wars parallel. He'll never be good, but the dude experienced some crazy, life changing stuff.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад

      You gotta love that jarlaxle went and got it and made him take it back!

  • @Makiyura
    @Makiyura Месяц назад +1

    His time in the underdark was an eye opener, he wasn't seen as super special like on the surface. He was really shook by that. 😮

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад

      Yeah, highly skilled assassins are a dime a dozen in Menzoberranzan. It was like looking into a thousand mirrors and I don’t think he liked what he saw.

  • @Yepyayep
    @Yepyayep Месяц назад +1

    Great video, keep it up, Salvatore and Tolkien shaped my early years of fantasy reading. I love being able to jump back into that series in short spurts, I’m currently reading Malazan Book of the Fallen on book three.

  • @mithraisaugustus6421
    @mithraisaugustus6421 2 месяца назад +4

    What scares Artemis Entreri? A halfling companion of his once openly asked this in the presence of Artemis. Artemis took it as a search for some weakness he might possess, but I think the halfling was thinking if something scares Artemis, it ought to terrify nearly everyone else.

  • @dougtheheavy
    @dougtheheavy 2 месяца назад +1

    Nice video, friend. Keep up the great work, I can't wait to see more.

  • @louisbuss6068
    @louisbuss6068 2 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely loved the sellswords series. Hope he gets more stories

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      yeah, those are awesome! He's still a side character throughout the new stuff, but it'd be cool to get a full on Entreri book.

  • @willclrh2o498
    @willclrh2o498 Месяц назад +1

    Dude is top notch.

  • @ddooodddoo
    @ddooodddoo 2 месяца назад

    Artemis was my favorite character. He is very complicated. Later on in the books, he begins fighting with his own past and morality, becoming an incredible anti-hero. It's terrible how there are so few books on him

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      yeah, his role is fairly minor in these later trilogies. It would be cool to get a standalone book on him.

  • @Hollowbarista
    @Hollowbarista 27 дней назад +1

    Amazing pictures and collected lore, narration is quite good too. Tho quality jumps back and forth. I need to find some pictures myself too to use as reference in my DnD Legends campaing. Maybe one day we get a updated remake of this video? Also question. What weapons does Enteri use now? Post Lolths Warrior? What about Zaknafein. What wepons does he use post Lolths Warrior? Sunbladewhip in one hand and boring +3 generic sword in other?

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  27 дней назад

      New videos every Monday and you’ll get lots of lore and info on all of the characters and weapons.
      If you haven’t made it through Lolth’s Warrior, keep an eye out for Bluccidere :)

  • @theodorecorwin9630
    @theodorecorwin9630 13 дней назад +1

    I hope someone chronicles the life of athrogate

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  13 дней назад

      @@theodorecorwin9630 I’m sure I’ll talk about him at some point! Gotta build the channel big enough for a video about characters like that to get seen.

  • @bluedice11
    @bluedice11 2 месяца назад +2

    Hey love the videos! Been looking for lore videos forever on Drizzt. If i remember he has a wife would you mind doing her next?

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks so much! Several videos coming soon will talk about Catti-Brie. New videos every Monday.

  • @shanelilly9673
    @shanelilly9673 Месяц назад +1

    Playlist shows 11 videos… can only see 3.. what do? 😳

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад +1

      Those are unreleased! New one is out on Monday!

    • @shanelilly9673
      @shanelilly9673 Месяц назад +1

      @
      Awesome!! Subscribed.

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  Месяц назад +1

      @@shanelilly9673 thank you! lots of fun videos on the way!

  • @420sumwher
    @420sumwher 2 месяца назад +3

    The boogie man of forgotten realms

    • @csgamer89
      @csgamer89 Месяц назад +1

      The fantasy version of John Wick you might say lol.

  • @Tocadoaventureiro
    @Tocadoaventureiro 2 месяца назад +1

    He's extrem complex

  • @nbleys5696
    @nbleys5696 2 месяца назад +5

    No offense my Favorite fictional character is Drizz't !
    ....

    • @TheDrowHistorian
      @TheDrowHistorian  2 месяца назад +2

      Fair enough!

    • @GorchaxGaming
      @GorchaxGaming Месяц назад +1

      @@TheDrowHistorian Thibbledorf Pwent > Artemis > Jarlaxle. Those are by far my favourite characters.

  • @hanli5416
    @hanli5416 2 месяца назад +2

    I’m 😊

  • @chasemorello60
    @chasemorello60 2 месяца назад +1

    🛡🗽👸⚖