Ian Strelec, staff reviewer for awarded Streams of Silver a B+ rating. It was considered standard enjoyable fantasy fare although clichéd.
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In the same site, the series was given 3 stars for Crystal Shard and 3.5 stars for Streams of Silver and The Halfling's Gem. The entire trilogy was ranked 9th in Banophernalia's top 10 books for 2000. The final issue #3 completes the adaptation of Dark Elf Trilogy and Icewind Dale Trilogy. The final issue of Halfling's Gem was announced on 18 September 2007 and was shipped in December 2007. The trade paperback for Streams of Silver was ranked 34 in the top 100 Graphic Novels for August 2007 with an estimated pre-order sale quantity of 2,524. The series was adapted by Andrew Dabb and pencilled by Val Semeiks. Streams of Silver ĭevil's Due Publishing announced the individual issues for this series would be collected into a trade paperback with Tyler Walpole serving as the cover artist. The second issue (October 2006) reaching 20 and the third issue (December 2006) reaching 18 in the top 100 Independent comic for their respective months. Once this ruse fails, Errtu attacks Drizzt and Guenhwyvar, but is destroyed in the process and sent back to the Abyss for 100 years' banishment.Ĭomic adaptation Crystal Shard įollowing from the comic adaption of The Dark Elf Trilogy, Devil's Due Publishing continued with the adaptation of Crystal Shard. Soon enough, Errtu is magically beckoned by Drizzt Do'Urden, who attempts to trick the balor into thinking he is part of larger drow force whose eyes are set on the Crystal Shard. Akar, after reminding Errtu of his newfound power, appoints him general of his army. After leaving the Abyss, he comes to the Prime Material Plane and stumbles upon Crenshinibon and Akar Kessel-its wielder.
Errtu is the powerful balor who originally sought the Crystal Shard. He is defeated by Drizzt and killed when he teleports the two of them to the base of a mountain only to by buried in an avalanche. He also forms an alliance with Errtu, who also seeks the crystal. He commands a large army of creatures (mostly goblins, with lesser numbers of orcs, ogres and giants) and builds a large tower. He comes across Crenshinibon, which allows him to survive and grants him great power. He is left to die in a bowl-shaped dell of Icewind Dale by Dendybar the Mottled, who tricked Kessel into killing Morkai with promises to become the new head of the mage's guild. Akar Kessell is the former apprentice of Morkai the Red. It is also resistant to fire, which you should keep in mind.In later years, these and other books featuring the character Drizzt Do'Urden have been rebranded as installments of The Legend of Drizzt, and such publications of the Icewind Dale Trilogy are identified on their covers as books IV, V and VI of that series. This monster resides in the Elder’s Recess, and is relatively weak to ice. The glowing slime is a rare Brachydios material that can appear as a drop or a post-hunt reward. The monster doesn’t have any particular resistances, but a dragon weapon will work best. You might be able to carve it – either that, or you’ll receive it as a reward. This means you can only obtain this material during the end-game. You can only get it from Ruiner Nergigante, the elder dragon native to the Guiding Lands. The immortal shard is the hardest to obtain of the three. The shard can come either as a drop, or a carve. It has water based attacks, so bring something to help with that, along with a fire weapon, provided you have one. You’ll find it either in the Rotten Vale or the Ancient Forest. The deceased shard comes from the Blackveil Vaal Hazak, another elder dragon.