Roddy McGristle

Roddy McGristle is a human bounty hunter, and has two dogs that he uses to hunt and wields an axe named Bleeder.

After the deaths of the Thistledowns by Ulgulu (who was disguised as Drizzt Do'Urden) there was a bounty placed on the head of the drow ranger. Roddy McGristle left Maldobar to find Drizzt, eventually finding and openly attacked him with Bleeder and his two dogs. During the fight the agile drow killed one of the dogs in defense and Roddy lost an ear.

Roddy McGristle strangled the elf Kellindil with his bare hands, who had tied him up to have him tried for his crimes in Sundabar mainly against Montolio Debrouchee and Drizzt Do'Urden, as he was the one who lead the orc army and the Winter wolves against them in Mooshie's Grove, then he buried him and whatever supplies he couldn't carry, Tephanis was the one who cut Roddy's bindings. He told Roddy by mistake that he killed Drizzt and the Weeping Friars by locking them in Hephaestus's lair, in his attempt to prevent Roddy from traveling constantly. When he told Roddy this, he was told to go in his bag. After which Roddy seized the bag and proceeded to bash it against the wall until the bag turned a shade of brown and stopped moving. However once Drizzt left the Weeping Friars for the Dale, they were tracked down by Roddy McGristle who tortured them all for Drizzt's whereabouts.

From that point on Roddy followed any rumors or sightings of this "surface drow" to find him and kill him. When Drizzt finally found a somewhat suitable home in Icewind Dale on the rocks of Bruenor's Climb, Roddy wasn't too far behind. Catti-brie went to warn Drizzt about McGristle and was soon found by Roddy. After man-handling Catti-brie, saying that she must tell him where the drow was or he may have his way with her, Drizzt found them and promptly rescued Catti-brie. Guenhwyvar made short work of Roddy's dog and Drizzt defeated McGristle. With Drizzt's scimitars at Roddy's neck, Drizzt battled the decision of leaving him alive or not. Instead, Drizzt knocked Roddy out, though the act took an emotional toll on the drow.

After McGristle woke he was discovered by Bruenor, who told him to leave and never come back. Roddy was later seen departing Icewind Dale with his dog missing a leg, a penalty that Bruenor exacted, as a curiosity to see if a dog tastes good.