WWE Superstar Ember Moon announced during an interview that her wrestling persona is based on aDungeons and Dragonscharacter. She and some of her fellow wrestlers recently sat down together via livestream to play through the newest D&D moduleIcewind Dale: Rime of the Frost Maiden.
Many people stereotypeDungeons and Dragonsplayers as scrawny nerds, but media portrayals like inStranger Thingsare pushing back on these perspectives and getting more people interested in the game. Moon’s declaration also opposes those boilerplate notions as well. With the WWE athletes playingD&Din a public format and enjoying themselves, many stereotypes were broken down as the players got to experience the new adventure.
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Moon revealed that she was inspired in her creation of her in-ring character by a specific character that many fans ofDungeons and Dragonsare familiar with. Drizzt Do’Urden, the Drow ranger character from the still-running fantasy book series by R.A. Salvatore, is the one that influenced Moon’s wrestling persona.
Drizzt first appears in the novelThe Crystal Shard, where he and his companions save the North from many adversaries that the region faces. This specific dark elf seems to defy the inherently evil nature that Drow are usually portrayed with, the depiction of which is causingWizards of the Coast to change the way race works inDungeons and Dragons.
Moon said that she was especially excited to play the newD&Dadventure module because it is set in Icewind Dale, the land whereDrizztand his companions started their adventures. In a way, that means Moon can play through the world of the character that inspired her wresting persona along with other WWE superstars, and she is happy to relive the book setting in through role-playing it out inDungeons and Dragons.
Sometime this year, Moon and other fans will be able to play as Drizzt and his companions in the upcoming video gameDark Alliance. With so much Drizzt-related content to look forward to later this year, fans will be able to see a lot more from the dark elf and the world he hails from.
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