For reasons now forgotten, Grettir and Paradoxides decide to take a small boat – a fishing smack – along the coast between the Otanga estuary and Port Town. They have with them Givnic, Grettir’s huscarle Giziar, his armour bearer Eargh Skolson and a couple of Sequarl veterans as crewmen. En route they encounter a longship … Read more
Grettir and his friends root out a den of wolves and werewolves in a cave in the Wilds. At the back of the cave they find a secret door. This leads to a dwarven bolt hole – an emergency refuge. Exploring this small space they discover an undead dwarven hero who plainly took refuge there … Read more
The party mounts a reconnaissance with disposable horses up into the Edgewere. They slay a Kur that proves to have five uncut diamonds in its pouch, carrying an adamantine angon and axe. They then fight off a number of Snow Trolls, taking pelts and blood for alchemical purposes. There then ensues a great deal of … Read more
Grettir has a go at following up leads from the elven reconnaissance (B73). They encounter two Giants in the Dearthwood and slay them. The loot includes an interesting magic ring that allows the wearer to go without sleep. Ref: B-74 OE Date: September 683 Characters: Paradoxides, Grettir, Bramcheck NPCs: Eric the Bow, Giziar, Eargh Real … Read more
The party reconnoitres a mountain in the middle of the Wood of Itaen. They believe it to contain the home of a Mountain Troll. After a lot of exploration – much of it by magic – they discover a secret door in the Mountain Peak. Nickar, by his arts is able to peek inside. He … Read more
Responding to reports of a Frost Giant terrorising farmhouses in western Sequarl, Grettir takes some of his top huscarles, along with Eric the Bow as a tracker and his armour bearer Eargh Skolson to investigate. It is still winter and the snow lies thick on the ground. Taking an idea from the recent Orcish attack, … Read more
Grettir speaks to the High Council about the Ogri threat and gives a report on the orc attack on the North-West Tower. He is supported by the King and various measures are set in train for the defence of the realm. The costs of these are largely borne by the Crown and by the Lords … Read more
Grettir decides to help his Serguilin allies. He musters a large force to attack an orc den that the elves have identified in the Dearthwood. It is April but the snow still lies thickly upon the ground so Grettir mounts his force upon sleighs so they can arrive quickly and surprise their foes. They crush … Read more
Grettir, Paradoxides and Lorandil take a small boat across the Otanga Estuary and explore the wild lands south of Akurr. They are accompanied by Huscarles Giziar and Ingvar along with faithful Eargh Skolson. They spot a cave in a cliff-face and surprise a Fire Giant in its lair. It proves to be a lucrative hit. … Read more
Grettir turns his attention to the haunted marsh of Redmere and the pink granite mine that was rumoured once to have been a rich source of income for Sequarl. They cross the marsh without great alarums and locate the old quarry workings. There they encounter the cause of all the hauntings – a demon in … Read more