The Dawn of the Berserker

Grettir leads a band of newcomers on an exploration of the wilderness around Chittagong.  Most of his new comrades are northern berserkers – Eric Psychoson, Grunt Monoslab and Brodin. There is also fellow named Dorlas with rogue skills.  They encounter and slaughter giant wasps, a stag and a wyvern.   Ref: A12 OE Date: Spring … Read more

Return to Chittagong

Grettir recruits another young berserker called Clarence Fairweather and hooks up with some old comrades: Ivar Forkenbeard, Silden (a Dwarven priest), Gerindar (an Elven druid)  joins the group. It is a stronger party now and they get the better of encounters with hippogryphs and harpies. They return to Chittagong to divide up the loot.  A … Read more

Voyage to the Ivory Coast (and back)

Yog the Beast and Kiness the Cunning buy and fit out a small cog and take a voyage to the Ivory Coast, way to the south. They hire a professional helmsman called Orr Half-ear and recruit a large and multifarious crew that includes Grettir, the berserkers Eric, Clarence, Grunt and Brodin as well as the … Read more

Tomb of the Old Chiefs

A trip to the Sandlands. Apart from the eponymous Tomb, the party encounter giant ticks, forest trolls and a hill giant. Ref: A15 OE Date: Summer 675 Characters:  Sho Rembo, Grettir, Marna, Silden, Frekki, Dorlas, Shizarem.  NPCs: Gadan Real World: When – Autumn 1980 (1st Term); Where – St Andrews The expedition is taken out … Read more

Blue Dragon of Yarr

The party slay the Blue Dragon of Yarr that blasts lightning. Oloin and Merith are killed. A number of interesting artefacts were found in the loot.   Ref A15a OE Date: Winter 675 Characters:  Sho Rembo, Nickar, Eggo, Ivar, Gerindar, Larna, Shizarem, Oloin, Merith.  NPCs: Gadan Real World: When – Pre-Christmas 1980 ; Where – … Read more