" Come gather 'round hardy men of the steppes and listen to my tale of heroes bold and friendships fast and the Tyrant of Icenwind Dale of a band of friends by trick or by deed bred legends for the bard the baneful pride of the one poor wretch and the horror of the Crystal Shard. "

― , The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)