E-BOREDOM: How much of an influence did R.A. Salvatore's "Dark Elf novels have on Menzoberranzan?

SCOT NOEL: We read everything we could about Drizzt Do'Urden and the drow elves of the Underdark. I can only hope it showed. I still have a little figurine I made of Drizzt's black panther companion, Guenhwyvar (which I kept at my side throughout production). We made every effort to develop plot, characters, and situations more extensive than any offered by similar games of the time, and some of our reviews reflected this. PC Gamer said that, at times, Menzoberranzan was better than Eye of the Beholder.