Grettir’s new base of Sequarl is on the western edge of the cultivated lands of the Kingdom of Chittagong. It is the only human-settled area on on the west bank of the Otanga Estuary and is constantly plagued with incursions by orcs, ogres, giants, trolls and other denizens of the wild, inimical to human kind. Yithmak the White is very welcoming to his new son-in-law’s disreputable friends if they show any keenness to operate out of his castle in the direction of the wilderness.
Aradan leads a small party comprising the berserkers Eric and Clarence, along with a new associate called Shan on an exploration of Sequarl’s western marches. The weather is mild for November. On the first day they encounter a small band of orcs who they slay or disperse. That night there is a sudden chill in the air and an undead draugr, who may once have been a human warrior, bursts from the ground of their campsite. Iron rarely bites on such creatures, but Aradan wields two magic blades and the draugr is soon put to rest. They following day they encounter a Great White Bear. Yithmak’s last natural son was slain by such a creature so there is much rejoicing in Sequarl Castle when they return with its pelt.
Ref: A19
OE Date: Autumn 676
Characters: Aradan, Eric Psychoson, Clarence Fairweather, Shan. NPCs:
Real World: When – 2nd Term 1981 ; Where – St Andrews (Warsoc)