As the third son, drow culture demanded that Drizzt be sacrificed to their goddess Lloth, but the death of his older brother, Nalfein, shortly after his birth made him the second son and spared him.
As the third son, drow culture demanded that Drizzt be sacrificed to their goddess Lloth. However, the death of his older brother, Nalfein, in the battle which raised Daermon Na'shezbaernon to the 9th ranked in the city during his birth made him the second son and spared him.