The weather in Old Empire is dominated by a 9 year cycle that runs from the Warmest Year to an Ice Year during which there is typically scarcely any summer.
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
After the Dr O Raid, Yspadadden completes his business in Chittagong. He has need of a river boat. There are various bulk supplies he needs from the city that he cannoit transport upon the Night Wind. He also has a bulk cargo for the return trip. He has been trading for years with the Picts … 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
After disposing the loot from the previous venture (F29 – A Tale of Two Griffins), Grettir went straight out again, to the same area with the same companions, but adding a dash of dwarven grit and lore in the form of Ranulf. Although it was still July he was aware that the adventuring season (at … Read more