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The Orc King is a fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore, the first book in the Transitions series. Plot summary. The story begins a century after the events of The Two Swords. Drizzt Do'Urden still wields Twinkle and Icingdeath and he now wields Taulmaril, Cattie-Brie 's magical bow.
- R. A. Salvatore
- 2007
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A century after the end of the bloody war between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orc hordes of the orc king Obould Many-Arrows, the drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden still wielded his magical scimitars, Twinkle and Icingdeath, as well as Taulmaril, the enchanted bow once possessed by his beloved wife, the human woman Catti-brie. Drizzt defeated a small group of bandits who were members of the vigilante organization called Casin Cu Calas, which traveled through the Kingdom of Many-Arrows and slew orcs in their sleep. Drizzt was assisted in the fight by Hralien, the leader of the elves of the Glimmerwood (formerly the Moonwood), and a few of his warriors. Drizzt was angered when one of the captives mentioned the so-called past weakness of Bruenor Battlehammer, the renowned former king of Mithral Hall, by making peace with the orcs. Reflecting on the hundred years of chaos that had gripped much of the world outside of the Silver Marches, Drizzt and Hralien discussed the momentous decisions made by Bruenor and Obould a century earlier and the impact that they had on the region. Also at that time, Obould VI, the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Many-Arrows, reflected on the century of slow progress in the orc relations with the other races of the Silver Marches after he visited the home of an orc maiden who was set to marry a human from the Glimmerwood.
A century before these events, in 1372 DR, Drizzt and his traveling companion, the elf warrior Innovindil of the Moonwood, returned to Mithral Hall after a journey to the grave of the young elf Ellifain Tuuserail. By that time, Obould and his forces had completely blocked off the valley of Keeper’s Dale to prevent any counterattack from the dwarves of Mithral Hall and had begun building the first settlements of his new kingdom. A few of the orc priests who had pledged allegiance to Obould had become dissatisfied with the seeming end of the campaign against the Silver Marches and started conspiring against the king. In the hope of continuing the war, the shamans convinced Clan Karuck, a tribe of ogrillons (offspring of ogres and orcs) led by the chieftain Grguch, to leave their home in the Underdark and come to the surface of Toril.
Grguch and his followers soon began a campaign against the elves of the Moonwood, who had been highly successful at attacking the orc settlements along their borders. During a failed raid on an orc camp, the elves were surprised by the ferocity of Clan Karuck’s counterattack, but Tos'un Armgo, a renegade drow warrior and one of the original instigators of the orcs’ war against Mithral Hall, had been living alone in the area and led them to safety, a very uncharacteristic action for a dark elf. A short time later, Innovindil and a band of her brethren were assailed by Clan Karuck and their orc allies in the Moonwood itself, and the elves were once again routed. Clan Karuck’s cunning attack proved much more effective than their previous one, with Innovindil and her pegasus Sunset as well as twelve other elves being slain. Hralien suspected that Tos'un had planned the ambush because it was too well organized to have been thought of by orcs. However, the actual orchestrator was the gnome wizard Jack, who had been trained by illithids and other powerful creatures and had been secretly controlling Clan Karuck’s different shamans for centuries.
Meanwhile, in Mithral Hall, Bruenor was convinced that a sinkhole that the halfling Regis had fallen into in the Fell Pass months earlier was the way to the ancient dwarven homeland of Gauntlgrym, and he organized a small party to investigate. The skilled group consisted of Bruenor, Drizzt, Regis, the dwarf cleric Cordio Muffinhead, and the dwarf warriors Thibbledorf Pwent and Torgar Hammerstriker. After the friends left Mithral Hall and journeyed north through lands that were still gripped by winter, they entered the sinkhole only to find a cavern that was occupied by giant ethereal marauders. Once they killed the creatures, the group traveled deeper into the cavern and discovered a large underground city. However, upon exploring the city, which consisted of buildings that looked like ones found above ground and not under it, Drizzt and the others doubted that it was actually Gauntlgrym. The companions were then attacked by a nightwing and a nightwalker, two denizens of the Plane of Shadow, but together they managed to slay the fearsome entities. Following the fight, they entered a massive building and found extraordinary statues and tapestries of orcs and dwarves dwelling together in peace. A frustrated Bruenor and his comrades gathered as many scrolls as possible and brought them to Mithral Hall to Nanfoodle, a gnome alchemist and illusionist.
While Bruenor and the others had attempted to discover Gauntlgrym, Catti-brie and the barbarian warrior Wulfgar had departed from Mithral Hall in the early spring to search for the latter’s missing adopted daughter, Colson. Although Catti-brie had a seriously injured leg, she and Wulfgar traveled on foot to the city of Silverymoon, where she developed a closer relationship with its ruler, the wizard Alustriel Silverhand. Wulfgar and Catti-brie learned that Colson had probably been taken to the town of Nesmé, which had been destroyed by the trolls of the Evermoors a couple years earlier. When they reached Nesmé, the two companions discovered that the town was completely rebuilt and was much more fortified than it had been before the war against the trolls. Since Galen Firth, the captain of the Riders of Nesmé, was in command of the town, Wulfgar met with him in order to demand that Colson be given over to him. Despite having absolutely no liking for Wulfgar, Firth decided that it would be politically wise for him to acquiesce. With Colson retrieved, Wulfgar told Catti-brie that he had decided to take the young girl back to her birthmother and that he was going to return home to Icewind Dale to rejoin the Tribe of the Elk. Catti-brie was the only one of their group of friends who had not yet realized Wulfgar’s plans, and though she was saddened by them, she did not stop him from leaving. After returning Colson to her original home in the village of Auckney, Wulfgar began the long journey north to Icewind Dale.
In response to the attack on the Moonwood, Hralien made his way to Mithral Hall to ask for Drizzt’s help in tracking Tos'un, whom the elves believed was once again aiding the orcs. Once he learned that Innovindil was dead and that Tos'un wielded Khazid'hea, a powerful and sentient sword previously possessed by Catti-brie, Drizzt agreed to hunt down the rogue drow. The same day that Drizzt departed from Mithral Hall to begin his search for Tos'un, Catti-brie arrived at the dwarven stronghold with Alustriel and an entourage of Silverymoon wizards. The group from Silverymoon had traveled to Mithral Hall to help construct a new bridge across the River Surbrin, so that the dwarves would once again have efficient access to the rest of the Silver Marches and trade could be renewed. However, Bruenor was angry that Alustriel would not agree to rally the armies of the Silver Marches against the orcs, and he was determined to show that the scrolls recovered from the underground city told of how the orcs had betrayed the dwarves.
Notes
1.The main text of the novel is explicitly set in 1372 DR. The date for the Prelude and Epilogue—in which Drizzt is present—is unknown but is said multiple times to be "a hundred years" after the Treaty of Garumn's Gorge of 1372 DR (established in the novel) and after the Spellplague (1385 DR), though is clearly speaking approximately. The former implies a date of c. 1472 DR, but, according to events in The Last Threshold, Drizzt would have been in a magic-induced slumber in Iruladoon at that time. The latter implies a date of c. 1485 DR, which is after Drizzt's waking in 1484 DR and within the time-frame of later Drizzt novels. Therefore, a date of c. 1485 DR is assumed here.
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Transitions is a series of fantasy novels by R. A. Salvatore, the famous science fiction and fantasy author, consisting of three novels: The Orc King, The Pirate King, and The Ghost King. It continues the tale of the famous renegade drow (dark elf) Drizzt Do'Urden and his friends.
An uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows can’t last long. The orc tribes united under Obould begin to fight each other, and Bruenor is determined to finish the war that nearly killed him and almost destroyed everything he’s worked to build.
25. Sept. 2007 · 4.7 2,081 ratings. Book 20 of 33: The Legend of Drizzt. See all formats and editions. Book Description. Editorial Reviews. Drizzt is back in this exciting new trilogy from R.A. Salvatore! An uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the newly established Kingdom of Many-Arrows can't last long.
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