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.
A few days after the slaying of the Lizard King (G6), the party returns to the Mines of Azov. This time Girindor stays behind and they are joined by Jason. At first they cover a lot of old ground. They slay a party of troglodytes, who appear to be roasting their recent boss’s lizard steed … Read more
Courtesy of Ubaron and Kolgrim the party teleport to Basi. Grettir is keen to take counsel with Paradoxides about developing a magical protection that might help Yu-Chi and Demeetha operate more easily in the Sunlit Lands. Yu-Chi has also been begging Grettir for a chance to replace her spider mount and he reckons the far … Read more
Back to a very cold Sequarl in the run up to Yule. Word comes in from Meriad, an outlying settlement in the south west of Sequarl under the stewardship of Grettir’s sister-in-law Sitrin and her husband Vahn, of an attack. Grettir wastes no time in gathering his companions. Paradoxides, Ubaron and Kolgrim summon the Night … Read more
It was not to be a quiet Yule at Sequarl. Grettir was pleased to receive reports from various parts of Sequarl of its inhabitants banding together to drive off orcs and ogres without his personal intervention. Much treasure over the last two decades had gone into improving fortifications and training militias. However, there was word … Read more
On the final night of the Yule feast Grettir and Paradoxides ventured to Black Orc Rock, there to discover what power summoned the Fimbulwinter against Sequarl. Mounted upon the Niherain Steed that no mortal eye could see, they hoped to spy what was afoot and then return with more force. It was supposed to be … Read more
Following hard on the heels of the slaying of the Frost Giant Shaman at Black Orc Rock (G10b), Grettir mounts an expedition to pursue a mixed, group of orcs, hobgoblin wolf riders and what they take to be half orcs seen in the vicinity. They have sledges and are not hard to track in the … Read more
In the night after the events of Eagle in the Snow (G11), the Legate of the 20th Legion comes a-calling. His arrival is not entirely a surprise. While investigating the bodies of the Imperial Hand Paradoxides notices that some sort of communication has been sent off at midnight. It seems to be linked to the … Read more
In late February Paradoxides teleports Grettir, Wilf, Aderbarg and Kolgrim to the ruined city of Bysantos. Grettir has in mind to find the Temple of Ptah, but they know little about the city. So the main objective is reconaissance. Not long into their exploration they find themselves caught in an orc ambush. A score of … Read more
Ubaron has long been a devotee of Isis. He is invited by Cassandra, the High Priestess of Isis in Chittagong to take his Eternal Vows, which will make him the Chosen of Isis – much as Grettir is to Osiris and Wilf to Mitra. He agrees and undertakes various ceremonies including receiving a tatoo of … Read more
Most of March passed while Paradoxides and Ubaron closetted themselves away in the former’s pad in Basi. They eventually appear in Sequarl with what appears to be a black silk tent and a rolled up carpet. This, they proudly announce to their comrades, is a Meditation Carpet. It will greatly enhance the range of any … Read more