Author's Note:
One again, many of the characters, places, and things belong to Wizards of the Coast. I don't own anything, except for the characters, places, and things I made up myself.
Thus ends another chapter in Shadimir's life. I know some people are wondering why I didn't kill Malice. Like Shadimir, I couldn't bring myself to do it. In my opinion, she makes a good villain for Shadimir. In many ways they are opposites. I'll be honest, she will return in Shadimir's life, but for now she's "locked up." I want to apologize for anyone who was mad because I had Drizzt contract lycanthrope and get sick while everyone else was fighting. Nothing against the drow ranger, its just its hard to write someone in where there are already many characters in the story. With Aliyah, Deidra, and Ophila gone, Drizzt will be staying at Shadimir's house more. I doubt I'll be writing about any of Drizzt's other family members, thought I've thought about having Zaknafein as Jepetto's guardian angel.
I also realize that I broke some rules with the whole dracolich template, and some of the abilities it grants. For that I apologize. In gaming terms, Beryl is a CR 26 creature, and with the dracolich template, she becomes a CR 29. However, in gaming terms, Shadimir is a level 18 character, while Stephanie and Alustriel are epic level (not to mention the Chosen of Mystra template that Alustriel has, and the Chosen of Kelemvor template for Stephanie)