After the frustrations of the previous couple of trips (D19), Grettir gathers a stronger party with the intention of returning to the Orc Mound. As well as his huscarles Adhils and the rune-wise Kolgrim, the sorceress Tilissiril and the rogue magician Banthil join the team. However, an initial reconaissance reveals that the enemy too are … Read more
A Voyage in the South Seas After a quiet winter in Sequarl, Paradoxides teleports Grettir with his usual comrades and a couple of huscarles to Kos to rendezvous with the Kistin. With them was Xephanos, his doctor, who was keen to visit his family in Ianda, and the odious but useful alchemist C’tholos with his … Read more
Grettir and the crew return once more to the Southern Seas and join the Kistin, still in Anango. They take a commission to deliver a package to Asperiche and agree to sail in consort with another sloop called the Green Serpent, under the command of one Zamaran of Kasra. At Asperiche Paradoxides leaves the company … Read more
On his return from Basi, Grettir sets his mind once more to the Protectorates. Two remain: Sleat and Garstang. They are the most northerly – closest both to Sequarl and the Wood of Itaen. Initially Grettir favours an exploratory raid on the Orc Mound in the Wood of Itaen to find out what had happened … 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 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 for … 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 appeared in Sequarl Town. This year, with no reconnaissance support from the Rangers, he feared the same or worse in the even colder winter in prospect. He was therefore … 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
Wilf and Jason were keen to get another trip out of their river boat this year. Away from the Far North, there was still a month or so in the campaigning season left in the Ice Year. So the party decided to take a trip along the West Otanga again, and continue west rather than … Read more
Barely a week after their previous visit (F31 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves), the party teleported back to the ruined villa on the banks of Long Lake. The party this time did not include Aderbarg or the boat crew and Jason had found something better to do. However, the elven druid Girindor joined … Read more