Icingdeath


 * For the white dragon Icingdeath, see Ingeloakastimizilian

Icingdeath is the nick-name, commonly used by Forgotten Realms readers, of Drizzt Do'Urden's main scimitar. The weapon remained nameless until later on in the series when it is called "the newly named Icingdeath" as a side-note in the book The Silent Blade. It has a powerful magical enhancement to make it more accurate and damaging, it deals cold damage to creatures of fiery origins and protects the wielder from fire. It also has the ability to extinguish magical fire, as shown in Passage to Dawn, in which it extinguishes a portion of Wall of Fire conjured by a powerful demon.

Drizzt found Icingdeath in the treasure pile of Ingeloakastimizilian the white wyrm and this is where the weapon gets its name. Icingdeath is first mentioned in The Crystal Shard. Drizzt usually holds it in his right hand.

The hilt of the scimitar is of black adamantite and the blade is made of silver with a diamond edge. The weapon absorbs fire and heat, protecting its wielder against fire. This magical blade saved Drizzt's life every time he faced the demon Errtu.

"…uncovering a gem-encrusted sword pommel, its black adamantite hilt masterfully sculpted into the likeness of the toothed maw of a hunting cat."

- R.A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard

Art
Since Todd Lockwood began drawing Drizzt, the imagery of Icingdeath has changed. The cat design hilt has gone, both Twinkle and Icingdeath now look remarkably similar to each other due in no small part to the release of the swords, authorized by Drizzt's author R.A. Salvatore. Both blades have gone from being curved scimitars to being straight-backed with a tapered point. Both Icingdeath and Twinkle now have drow scripting written on the blades despite neither weapon being of drow manufacture. Twinkle retains its distinctive sapphire in the pommel.