Grettir owed a debt to Sybil, the witch that had crafted for him a Whip of Strangling. He and Salrod had swum out to a rock in the Otanga estuary calls Foul’s Heuch late in 688 to treat with her. In return for the Whip he had promised to seek out an evil sorceror by … Read more
Grettir has a cunning plan. Encouraged by the friendliness of the Fire Giant smiths who have taken on Jason as their apprentice in Vulcanheim, Grettir determines to try to recruit some Fire Giants as mercenaries in his war against the Orcs of the Wood of Itaen. He therefore wants to return to Vulcanheim and visit … Read more
Grettir surveys the field of battle. He is the last man standing. Lingering motes of light and fire that had been Vandemar, the Hell Knight, settle and extinguish upon the cold ground. Around him lie prone figures both friend and foe. Grettir is somewhat seared by Vandemar’s final self-immolation as it was dispatched it once … Read more
One thing was for sure in the aftermath of the showdown with Vandemar and his allies: there were no Mountain Kings in the Hall of the Mountain Kings – two were dead and the third was loaded with chains in the Sequarl dungeon. Now seemed a good time to go and take their treasure. Nickar … Read more
Since the winter of 688, hostilities between Sequarl and the Orcs of Itaen had been relatively muted as other matters occupied Grettir’s attention. During this period of relative “peace”, there had grown up six fortified orc-sponsored settlements to the south of Sequarl lands where the “Free Farmers”, who had rejected Grettir’s protection had once lived. … Read more
In the wake of the victory against the Protectors, Grettir has a party to celebrate his 40th birthday. Amongst the guests is Styrbjorn. Styrbjorn is philosophical about the death of Ironbar and basically says that he met the death that he would have wanted. However, he is less philosophical about another matter. Grettir recalls noting … Read more
On his return from Basi, Grettir sets his mind once more to the Protectorates. Two remain: Sleat and Garstang. They are the most northerly – closest both to Sequarl and the Wood of Itaen. Initially Grettir favours an exploratory raid on the Orc Mound in the Wood of Itaen to find out what had happened … Read more
Attention turns to the last remaining Protectorate. Garstang was of a similar construction to Sleat but where the latter was protected by water features, Garstang is built upon a high motte with a stone-built keep and a temple upon its summit. It is held by a High Priest or black wizard known simply as The … Read more
While Sequarl forces complete the sack of Garstang, a reconnaisance in strength explores the Orc Mound in the Wood of Itaen. It had been strangely quiet ever since that Ship of the Dead had sailed up the River Nidd. However, divinations suggest that they might find the Witch of Sleat and her husband Offley the … Read more
An attempt to interrogate the Mountain Troll captured in E14 (Last Man Standing), achieves limited success and a rudimentary map. With this the party return with this to explore the Hall of the Mountain Kings, beneath the peaks that lie deep within the Wood of Itaen. They are accompanied by a mysterious fellow called Ather … Read more