Wilfred Stephson has long been an adherent of the God Mitra. While on Basi, as he receives the adulation of the Bright Kingdom for his public victory in the chariot race, he receives a summons to attend the Temple of Mitra in Telnus on Kos. Paradoxides provides the transport and conveys him there magically. There … Read more
Though it be the beginning of the coldest year, there should have been at least a diminution of the winter snows by the end of February. However, Sequarl finds itself in the grip of an unprecedented cold snap and the wise pronounce it a Fimbulwinter born of the curses of the Jotun. Grettir summons his … Read more
Dingradur found itself under assault from a large warband of orcs led by an orcish shaman of some power who they later learnt was called Zargon. Their attackers proved to be well equipped and well organised. Their initial assault force took control of the area that the dwarves referred to as “The Porch”. It was … Read more
Not long after Zargon’s attack upon Dingradur, one of Yspadadden’s regular customers arrived in the Porch and called up for Yspadadden. The dwarven smith came to the gallery and could see no-one there. This was not surprising since the visitor was the Invisible Man and was only ever encountered as a disembodied voice. He was … Read more
The Rangers have disappeared. Nickar has gone with them. Enquiries with Ivar Forkenbeard, whose halls at Ringrond are linked to their base by a teleport ring, suggest that whatever happened was not entirely a surprise to the Rangers. There had been some sort of recall message and those Rangers who had been in Ringrond suddenly … Read more
Ubaron arrives in Dingradur to equire whether his armour is yet ready. It isn’t, but Yspadadden and Ranulf avail themselves of Ubaron’s transport magic return to Chittagong with him. There they meet up with Wilf, who like Ubaron is waiting for Paradoxides to finish his sums so that they can go with Grettir to find … Read more
It is almost half way through May and Paradoxides is still doing hard sums in a tower in Basi. Grettir grows impatient. He thinks there is no harm in having a bit of a reconnaissance to Uskedir. Ubaron teleports himself to Atlanis with Grettir to arrive around midnight in local time. They are still a … Read more
Everyone is still kicking their heels waiting for Paradoxides to finish his sums. They teleport out to Basi to see if they can help. They can’t. So Girindor flies them over to Magdalen to see Jusper Herath and do a spot of foraging for alchemically useful plants. What they find there is much better distraction … Read more
Ubaron’s long awaited magic mithril hauberk was finally ready. Yspadadden rode the Night Wind to Chittagong with Ranulf to deliver it. They found Ubaron with Wilf and Jason, who were planning a cruise in their new river trader. It was mid-summer and the only time this year that the weather was likely to be clement … Read more
It was only July but in this the Ice Year, Grettir was already fretting about winter. Last year a strong party of Frost Giants had suddenly appeard in Sequarl Town. This year, with no reconnaissance support from the Rangers in prospect, he feared the same or worse in the even colder winter in prospect. He … Read more