Paradoxides uses his magic to convey the party back to the ogre den in the Shiehelion Mountains further to explore the wilderness in that area. Goblins foolishly attack the party and are slaughtered. However, Paradoxides captures one who, once made to speak, betrays the location of a troll family. They find the den entrance where the goblin indicated and descend into a cramped tunnel complex below a deep pool. There they encounter six trolls – one old male, four younger males and a female. After a series of hand-to-hand combats in difficult tactical situations deep underground they slay all the trolls. A rich treasure hoard is recovered. It includes the dwarf-made longsword ‘Grey-Dirge’ and a grimoire of powerful spells from Imperial times. There is much rejoicing. As they exit the complex they encounter Kanyas, the friendly satyr they had met earlier in the year (D11). He seems a little puzzled as to why they should kill “Old Snaggle-Tooth” and all his kin. He felt that they were more of a nuisance rather than a scourge in the “neighbourhood”, and he doesn’t seem to really grasp the concept of “treasure”.
D-13
OE Date: April 688
Characters: Grettir, Salrod, Jason, Paradoxides NPCs:
Real World: When – Summer 1991; Where – Berkeley?