added Waukeen, the goddess of trade, money, and wealth, who was created by one of Jeff Grubb's players, and added to the Forgotten Realms by Grubb. Tyche was replaced with Tymora, and the elemental lords from Melniboné were replaced by Akadi, Grumbar, Istishia, and Kossuth. Much of the history of the Forgotten Realms detailed in novels and source books concerns the actions of various deities and The Chosen (mortal representatives with a portion of their deities' power) such as Elminster, Fzoul Chembryl, Midnight (who later became the new embodiment of the goddess of magic, Mystra), and the Seven Sisters. Above all other deities is Ao, the Overlord, who does not sanction worshipers and distances himself from mortals. He is single-handedly responsible for the Time of Troubles, or Godswar, as seen in The Avatar Trilogy. Characters The setting is home to several noteworthy recurring characters that have gained wider reception, including: The Companions of the Hall, a group of adventurers that were created by R. A. Salvatore and introduced in The Crystal Shard (1988). Each of these characters "fit into an RPG archetype". They include: Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow, or dark elf, ranger who is the main character of 34 novels. Drizzt is noted for his commitment to friendship and peace, which is contrary to the stereotype of his people. Drizzt as a character is often used to represent issues of racial prejudice, particularly in The Dark Elf Trilogy. Drizzt is also troubled by the lifespan discrepancy between himself and his human romantic interest Catti-Brie. Wulfgar, a massive human barbarian; in The Crystal Shard, Wulfgar's combat prowess is significant enough that along with Drizzt and his magic panther Guenhwyvar, they manage to "beat 25 giants by themselves". As a character, Wulfgar exemplifies "the strong, honest, hot-headed young warrior hero type common to adventure stories and similar to Howard's creation Conan". Bruenor Battlehammer, a dwarven fighter who retakes Mithral Hall with the help of the other Companions. He was one of the first friends Drizzt made upon leaving the Underdark and both Catti-Brie and Wulfgar are his adopted children. Rob Bricken for io9 highlighted Bruenor as "a dwarf that hits pretty much every fantasy stereotype, including his desire to reclaim an ancestral home that his people were chased out of after they dug too far and awakened a monster". Catti-brie, a human archer who would later develop abilities as a spellcaster; in