They never did find that wyvern they set off to track down. They did find some trolls. They were ambushed by forest trolls in the Wood of Itaen and tracked them back to their den for a further fierce fight and loot. Ref: C-10 OE Date: June-July 685 Characters: Grettir, Paradoxides, Lorandil, Wilfred, Kolgrim … Read more
Grettir, Paradoxides and Wilfred Stephson go tomb-robbing. Grettir brings huscarles Kolgrim and Giziar along with his trusty armour bearer Eargh. Wilf has his new armour-bearer, Chestyn, with him. Down in the crypt they encounter mummies and a spectre. Kolgrim is sucked by the spectre. Though eventually he recovers, forever after there is a white streak … Read more
The Mission A deputation of Elves approaches Grettir, Paradoxides, Gadan and Kinness with a highly dangerous mission to save the world. “So, just so I understand”, says Grettir, “If we have three Sarn Tur – these immensely powerful High Elven gems – we have half a chance of defeating the Ogri. There were five, but … Read more
Eggo, Paradoxides and Nickar, the human bearers of the Sarn-Tur, set off for the Black Pyramid in the Edgewere. Their mission is to destroy the Ogri. Still waking from their millennia of sleep, the Ogri have no answer to the wrath of the three elven gems. The Black Pyramid is utterly destroyed and with it … Read more
Grettir outfits a sloop, the Kisten (named for his wife), for a voyage to Cos. He hires an experienced crew including a marine called Atelius and a beautiful, multi-skilled rogue called Shazza. He appoints one of his huscarls, a grizzled veteran of the sea with a shady past called Harman, as sailing master. After battling … Read more
Paradoxides makes a voyage to the island of Asperiche, in the Southern Seas, where he makes contact with the reclusive but mighty wizard Norgamos. Paradoxides pledges service and gives mighty gifts in return for potent healing of his body, severely weakened by his time in the Lands of Dust. D-8 OE Date: September 687 Characters: … Read more
This was really two separate adventures with largely the same personnel. Part [A]: The Picking of Oglog’s Pocket Nickar has a cunning plan. For many months he has been seeding the wilderness with gold pieces that he has magically marked and can track. His hypothesis is that as they pass through the hands they will … Read more
Rangers keeping watch over the orc movements in the Wood of Itaen report a large force of orcs and wolf-riders moving south towards Redhill, gargoyles flying above. A party of elves is sent by Girindor to rouse the Westdale and Holmdale gnome settlements. While the rangers and elves track the enemy, Grettir assembles his forces … Read more
Paradoxides has now learnt Mass Teleport. To celebrate he transports a small party to a cave deep in the Shiehelion range of the Edgewere Mountains. The party includes one of a band of new Sequarl huscarles, a nuggety warrior called Gamrick who carried a battleaxe and wore a hauberk, along with Salrod and Grettir himself. … Read more
Paradoxides teleports the party to the Swamp-City of Yarr to investigate it in late winter, before the flies swarm and the crocodiles are active. The party explore the swamp and find ancient stones and tunnels that lead under the ruins. Exploring undeground, they encounter venemous snakes, a giant toad and lizard men. Coming to a … Read more