| Current location | Eye of the Allfather, the Spine of the World |
| Last week at a glance | Battles with ice spiders. The adventurers find creatures encased in cocoons: Noori (alive), a dead goat and a dead dwarfNoori had been dreaming of an ancient blue dragon and felt she had to come to this place, like a pilgrimage. Some of the gang give Noori and Narft weapons so they can go fight more spiders. They try to avoid the barbarians but all roads in the cave lead to the spider battle, so they save the day, even though they didn’t need to. Out of gratitude, Noori and Narft tell them they are always welcome at their home. After climbing the giant stairs they reach a great hallway with seven rooms, heading south they come to a room with a statue of a cloud giant. They find an old giant sack with mouldy cheese and a Shard of the Ise Rune, that Leshanna claims. Gunther and Miss Moss giggle about the word “Shard” and Gunther eats the mouldy cheese (it does not go well). After a long rest in a room with a fire that seems to be like an eternal flame, they encounter three young Remorhaz, snake-like creatures that have a blue tint and a fierce flame that seems to come from within them. Miss Moss tries to intimidate them with the baby dragon but it doesn’t work and she’s attacked severely. She’s bleeding out. |
| Current journey | The Frozen North · A tremendously difficult journey at the coldest time of year· Following an epic battle at Xantharl’s keep, Harshnagg the frost giant joined the party· The Giant Ordening is disrupted, a hierarchy normally exists, with the following order:o Storm Giants at the top (monarchy)o Cloud Giants o Frost Giants o Fire Giants o Stone Giantso Hill Giants· The Giants are all trying to work out how to please the Allfather.· The King (Hecaton) has gone missing. His queen and the whole court has gone and there is no-one sitting on the throne. His daughters have taken up running the kingdom.· The giants are looking for a ring, they think it’s going to restore the ordening. The adamantine rods have been an attempt to please the Allfather· Up in the spine of the world there is a place called the Eye of the Allfather – it’s a long and dangerous walk. Up there is an oracle. · The Allfather may be willing to talk to the heroes, if not to the giants. |
| Current surroundings | · They are in the giant temple, The whole place is on a ramp, from West to East slanting upwards towards the staircase. Each of the hallways leads to a room, where there are switches. · On the western side, there are switches that control the stones, one on either side.· The north has a switch for one side and the south has a switch for the otherIn one large 100ft high room with vaulted ceilings is a kind of temple, with gigantic statues of the various giants, each holding a weapon except the great Frost Giant Thrim is missing a weapon.Each of the giant types is represented:· Hill giant – club· Stone giant – stone boulder· Fire giant – great sword· Frost giant – hand empty· Cloud giant – mithral spear· Storm giant – admantine tridentIn the centre of the room there is one large robed statue that each of the others appear to be offering the weapons to. It is the Allfather. Around the giant doors are runes, and writing that saysChildren of mine, enter in order If ye seek to cross this borderStart with low, end with highFrom the hills to the stormy sky |
| Party/associates | Harshnagg the Frost GiantNarft the barbarian who joined them to find the chief’s cousin’s daughterNoori – the chief’s cousin’s daughter – rescued from the cocoon |
| Other recent encounters | Spider killing A white wyrmling and some barbarians – fought them at the entrance. · They charmed and captured Narft after defeating the others· Their chief’s cousin’s daughter Noori was seen leaving the camp and they tracked her to this place. She’d been complaining of strange dreams and then one night she just left· They triggered the traps in the tunnel to keep the adventurers outKlauth – a Red Dragon – one of the oldest dragons in the land flew overhead as they approached the temple, not taking notice. He is incredibly evil. (Don’t throw stuff at him) |
