| Location: | The Seat of the Allfather |
| Session at a glance | New characters and key characters this week: Um- the barbarian who helped them get the relic Harshnagg the Frost Giant, their friend, an infamous hero and outcast amongst the giantsThe Ghost of Igorn – a cloud giant who was slain by his father The Eye of the AllFather (Oracle) Yarl Storvald – Lord of the Frost Giants Imrith – a blue dragon disguised as a Storm Giant (Thilymyr) King Hecaton – King of the Storm Giants, missing and misled by his daughters Miran and Nimh – his daughters who became pawns to the evil in the court The Queen – who was also undermined and is now dead. —— Where we left off: After returning the three relics to the Seat of the Allfather and asking questions of the Oracle (below), they leave, planning to head to the Frost Giant lord to retrieve the conch. As they are moving through the temple, a giant blue dragon bursts through the door and says, “Ahhh, Hello.” Harshnagg grabs his axe and immediately goes into battle pose. He looks over to them and says “Run.” The dragon looks over at them.——————————————————— Quests: – Accessing the King Hecaton conch to root out the evil in the King’s court – they have selected the pathway to the Frost Giant and know where to go. The source of the evil is Imrith, a blue dragon currently disguised as a Storm Giant. Her name is Thilymyr. – Seeking the powerful weapon in the possession of Cerise (Hecaton’s daughter on the throne) – this is not part of the campaign but we found out about it when we asked about giant weapons. – Avenging the slain cloud giant (Igorn) who was killed by his father |
| Last week (flash backs) | They pull the mammoth tusk out with a rope. Londer fills up the great big hole with dirt and sprinkles some leaves over the top. Um laugh awkwardly. Londer swings his great axe at Um. Um ducks and gives Londer an Uppercut. Londer gives a great laugh. Miss Moss smacks Londer on the chin. Miss Moss reprimands him, we don’t hit our friends. Um wants to come along, as long as Londer doesn’t hit him again. Miss Moss puts the tusk relic in the bag of holding. After a few moments a shadow passes above, they see the familiar site of the dragon boat ladder. They begin climbing up the ladder, with Um – his eyes are wide as he sees the great boat silhouetted in the moon. Just as Gunther climbs up last, he looks down and sees that the Shaman has burst out of the shadows from her resting place. She grabs holder of his leg. He manages to kick her off, but a strange expression crosses his face. The airship begins to rise. The shaman screams into the cavern. He has certainly had something happen, something magical. His eyes are blank and he appears to be in an alternate plane – possibly a comedy festival plane. He is unreachable. Back on the ship, the crew appears dishevelled. They float a little at a safe distance with snow falling around. They agree to head back to the Seat of the Allfather to reunite with Harshnagg. Um decides to make his own way through the cold mountains. They supply him with rations and he leaves and says farewell. He seems to have a little bit of a more heroic air about him. They head on towards the Spine of the World. There are blizzard conditions and frozen winds, much worse weather than when they arrived. After a long journey they arrive back at the temple. They disembark, after gathering the relics and bidding farewell to the dragon boat crew. They make their way, dragging the shield through the temple and to the room filled with statues. · Hill giant – club · Stone giant – stone boulder · Fire giant – great sword · Frost giant – shield · Cloud giant – mithral spear · Storm giant – admantine trident In 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. They move into one of the rooms with the dining area and they find Harshnagg. They show him the relics. As he touches them, runes light up gently. They head back to the statue room and touches the weapons to open the archway door. Within this room there are more statues of the various giants, this time holding lanterns. In the middle of the room there is a giant corpse. They see the ghost of Igorn the cloud giant. In the centre of the room there is mithral inlaid with dwarfish words – “Ask your question to know your truth. Miss Moss pulls out the horn and puts it into the centre of the room. It disintegrates into some magical embers and disappears. A voice booms throughout the room. (The Oracle) “You’ve done a great deed for all giants. A path opens up before you.” A bas-relief takes shape onto the wall – carved into the stone and the process is repeated for the three relics below: Fire Giant carving – Tusk At the bottom there is a Fire Giant with chained dwarf prisoners in a cavern. There is also the bust of a fearsome looking Fire Giant with an ornate helm and a red beard rise out from the stone. (The image is the same image that was carved into the pillar out the front.) Stone Giant carving – Boulder A Stone Giant climbing up the side of a mountain. Above it there is a bald headed Stone Giant bust. Frost Giant carving – Shield A Frost Giant, cutting down one of the great pine trees with an axe in hand. They see a huge white beard and the face of a horned helm – a great giant warrior. They appear to be leaders of the giants. Harshnagg recognises the leader of the Frost Giants – Yarl Storvald. They appear to be archetypal images of the giants. The stone is carved marble and very solid. They prepare to ask questions, one for each lantern (6) Oracle, tell us how do we use these pathways? You must use the conch to visit Hecaton’s court and root out the evil therein. Each of the Giant Lords has a conch. You name a Giant Lord and I shall tell you how to reach him. They choose Frost. “Travel west to the sea of moving Ice, you will find the Ice Lord. The conch rests on his icy throne.” They feel a tingle behind their eyes and they now know their way. How do we use the conch to get to the king’s court? “Once you have possession of the conch, each of you must blow into it and you will be transported to King Hecaton court. Is there any information you can tell us that will help us with gaining possession of the Frost Giant’s conch? “It can be found on the second level of the lodge.” What has happened to the King and Queen? They have been misled by their daughters who covet the throne. The Queen is dead. For some reason I cannot see what has happened to the King. What are the multiple sources of evil? Miran and Nimh. Pawns of a much greater evil – Imrith, a Blue dragon, now in the guise of a storm giant (Information about dragons: There are only very few ancient dragons. They do not ally – they have groups that worship them. It would be very unusual to have two very different chromatic dragons who were aligned with each other.) How do we identify the Storm Giant that is actually Imrith, a blue dragon in disguise? She is using the name Thilymyr Harshnagg doesn’t mind joining them on the dragon boat, as long as he doesn’t have to see a dragon. They make their way back through the archway and through the statue room. They hear the crunch of footsteps on frost. The doors at the end of the corridor burst open and shatter. A blue dragon comes straight through the door, filling the full size of it, wings spread out and a horn on its nose. It looks down at them and says “Ahhh, Hello.” Harshnagg grabs his axe and immediately goes into battle pose. Harshnagg looks over and says “Run.” |
| Oracle questions | How do we restore the Ordening? The only one to do it is the Allfather. He disrupted it to rouse his children from their complacency. Only he restores the ordening.How can we get the Allfather to restore the ordening?Root out evil in the court of the Storm Giants – the storm giant King Hecaton. You must visit King Hecaton’s court.How can we travel safely to the court of the Storm Giants? You must find King Hecaton’s conch to transport you there and root out the evil How can we find people or items to restore the ordering, including (and especially the conch)?You must prove your worth by finding some treasure. Barbarian kind built altars to Rutgar, their king atop these relics and surrounded the area with burial mounds. Go there and find the lost relics and bring them here to the All-Father as tributes. There are many paths. The more relics you bring, the more paths will be open to you. What more can you tell us about the missing King and the evil in the court of Hecaton?The evil in the court is from multiple sources, the King was undermined by his daughters Miran and Nimh, his daughters covet the throne. Where can we find 5 magical weapons that will help us in our battle?Giants do not entertain small-folk weapons. There is one weapon – the coral nora sceptre, wielded by Cerisa, the one who sits on the Storm giant throne. The daughter of King Hecaton. It is amongst the most powerful weapons known to giant-kind. ———————————— How do we use these pathways? You must use the conch to visit Hecaton’s court and root out the evil therein. Each of the Giant Lords has a conch. You name a Giant Lord and I shall tell you how to reach him. They choose Frost. “Travel west to the sea of moving Ice, you will find the Ice Lord. The conch rests on his icy throne.” How do we use the conch to get to the king’s court? “Once you have possession of the conch, each of you must blow into it and you will be transported to King Hecaton court. Is there any information you can tell us that will help us with gaining possession of the Frost Giant’s conch? “It can be found on the second level of the lodge.” What has happened to the King and Queen? They have been misled by their daughters who covet the throne. The Queen is dead. For some reason I cannot see what has happened to the King. What are the multiple sources of evil? Miran and Nimh are pawns of a much greater evil – Imrith, a Blue dragon, now in the guise of a storm giant How do we identify the Storm Giant that is actually Imrith, a blue dragon in disguise? She is using the name Thilymyr |
| Other characters and NPCs | Giants– Harshnagg the Frost Giant – Igorn the forlorn spirit (cloud giant) and his corpse – seeking vengeance on his father, Blagakis – Moog – the sad hill giant – Zephrys – the cloud giant who helped them Barbarians– Wormblood – the chief, slain in battle by the heroes in the Giant Temple, along with his allies, except Noori and Narft – Merft, the temporarily second in charge while Wormblood was away– Narft the barbarian who joined them to find the chief’s cousin’s daughter– Noori – the chief’s cousin’s daughter – rescued from the cocoon. Now the new chief of the Barbarian village, cousin of the former chief.– Kralk the Utgard Shaman and his three guards – Uthgarde Shaman woman who is woken by Miss Moss – Um and Name who offer to help them. Um helps them steal the tusk boulder and then travels with them a while, before going off on a heroic journey.- – Arznan – An impressive barbarian who ran to join the fights with the giants. – Cell – a shaman – a pleasant looking barbarian with flowers around her. A person of great respect. – Osler and Lefrond – young female (teenage) barbarians who admire Miss Moss. – Ofros – a young barbarian who challenged LonderDozens and dozens of barbarians from the camp —————————————–Other:– Robed figures who shrank the Boulder relic – Beasts (elephant size) that the figures are riding on – WaspsSky Nugget: Miss Moss’ baby dragonKlauth’s subjects: The dragon cult: leather-clad humans on the red sky ship.Klauth – a Red Dragon – one of the oldest dragons in the land, He is incredibly evil. There are famous stories of him joining battlesImrith – a Blue Dragon – disguised as a Storm Giant (Thilymyr) and causing evil in Hecaton’s Court.A trapped fire elemental: providing heat in the furnace on the sky ship A trapped air elemental: with a system of doors to activate the propellerAn adult Remorhaz they battled and defeated A serpent like creature, a Couatul, imprisoned in the Barbarian altar Smooshy – a Mantacor with body of a dragon and head of a lion in the spring |
