Lorandil explores the Wood of Itaen around Ringrond with some tough dwarves. They encounter ogres and a goblin den. Ref: B-79b OE Date: Midwinter 684-5 Characters: Lorandil, Yspadadden, Azdash NPCs: Borin – a wide dwarf Real World: When – 1986; Where – South Africa (By correspondence)
With the developing orc-menace in the west, Grettir decides to build a new Tower to guard the northwestern approaches to Sequarl. He hires a crew of dwarves to build it and the King in Chittagong, who approves the project, sends several wagon loads of stone and a mangonel. It is ready by the end of … Read more
Sho Rembo leads a party back to the Great Pyramid. This time Sho Rembo decides to take the Great Gem. This releases the Ogri, ancient and powerful enemies of the High Elves, and the Masters of the Orcs, imprisoned for millenia in their pyramid. As the Ogri awake the party flee with the Gem. … 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
In the Elven Homelands Sho Rembo investigates the Gem from the Pyramids. It is called Tur-na-Mir and is sentient. It was created millennia ago by the High Elves as a weapon in their war against the Ogri, a war that they barely won. In the struggle the Earth was sundered and most of the surviving … 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
The party explore the western end of the Wood of Itaen near Ringrond. They kill a troll and find a ruined tower occupied by goblins. They slay a lot of goblins but there appear to be many more inside the tower. They mark it for a return visit with more people. Ref: C-5 OE … Read more
Another inconclusive elven reconnaisance, trailing suspected orc traders. The only achievement on this occasion is the discovery of a tunnel leading under the mountain in the Wood of Itaen, where the Hall of the Mountain Kings was believed to lie. An attempted ambush is rumbled by the orc-traders and the party have to bail out. … 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