The Northlands Pt.1

The group finds itself on the top of a gently rising, flat-top hill. The Ship of Stone is visible in the distance. The air is crisp and cold. There's approximately 3" of snow on the ground, and a group of angry dwarves is approaching from the base of the hill. The group discusses their options concerning the dwarves.

Ellia decides she is going to challenge the dwarves to a riddle, and they listen to her. The group takes note of the dwarves appearance, unkept, mismatched, and disturbing; an absolute rabble. The dwarves miss Ellia's riddle, the answer was Snow. They return with a riddle, Ellia guesses the answer as Fire and is correct. In response for winning the riddle battle, Ellia demands a prophecy. Preposterous is ordered to provide the prophecy, which claims that our leader is two men, warns the group to beware the raven with two talons for she is watching us since the gift belongs to her son, she will come before the cock crows.

Death to the Dwarves

At the point the discussion degenerates and Corrigan tips the scales from discussion to battle when he blasts an outcropping from the hill side, pushing it towards the dwarves. The falling boulder kills Demented.

1
	Corrigan	Incendiary Blast, hits 3
	2 Slashers	both miss Ellia
	2 Angry	1 hit Verut
	Verut	hit both slashers
	Perisada	hit 1 slasher
	Daff(leader)	hit Perizada
		Gaze dominates Perizada
2		Angry dwarves die from Incendiary Blast
	Corrigan	Foreflower burst 3 power, missed both targets
	2 Slashers	Both hit Verut
	Verut	Earth Shaking Rend, 2 hit
	Perizada	throws her sword
	Daff	Misses Perizada
		Dominates Verut
3
	Corrigan	Fire Blast, hit 1
	Slashers	1 miss Corrigan, 1 hit Perizada
	Ellia	Theft of Life
	Verut	11 dmg to ellia
	Perizada	12 dmg to Slasher
	Daff	Misses Corrigan
		Dominates Verut
4
	Corrigan	Thunderwave, killing Preposterous
	Slasher	hit Perizada (12 dmg) named Irrational
	Ellia	Jinx shot on Irrational
	Verut	10 dmg to Ellia
	Perizada	hits Irrational
	Daff	???
5
	Corrigan	Magic Missile on Daff
	Irrational	Misses
	Ellia	hits Irrational
	Verut	misses, Ellia takes free attack and hits
	Perizada	kills Irrational
	Daff	Dazed & Dominated Verut
6
	Corrigan	Ghost Sound to Ellia
	Ellia	misses with Vicious Mockery
	Verut	misses Ellia
	Perizada	???
	Daff	hit Perizada
		Charges Corrigan & misses
7
	Corrigan	Thunderwave hits Daff
	Ellia	Crit Viscious Mockery
	Verut	miss
	Perizada	moves away
	Daff	hit Ellia
8
	Corrigan	M. Missile
	Ellia	13 dmg
	Verut	hit Daff
	Perizada	returns
	Daff	Misses Verut
		Dominates Perizada
9
	Corrigan	Thunderwave, 11 dmg to Daff
	Ellia	miss
	Verut	miss
	Perizada	throws sword
	Daff	Dominates Verut
10
	Corrigan	M. Missile for 9
	Ellia	Crits Viscious Mockery
	Verut	Runs after Ellia
	Perizada	retrieves sword
	Daff	Charges Ellia
11
	Corrigan	M. Missile kills Daff

Dwarven Loot

371 gp	8 warhammers	4 chain mail
1 Seax	1 Magical Seax	2 scram a seax
Fat gold ring	Bronze Torque	Jewelled warhammer
+2 Chainmail	7 Rings from Thanes	Pouch of junk
Blass Bottle (bright, magical)	Copper Ring (Magical Tattoo, Bonded Defense)

Ellia can now boast of matching riddles with angry dwarves, she also picks up the +2 chainmail.

Perizada tries on the copper ring to find it provides a Magical Tattoo of Bonded Defense. The entire group gets one, with one rune remaining.

The Ride

Corrigan casts Phantom Steed, providing the group with steeds possessing a move of 15 and the ability to ignore difficult terrain.

The group rides through the day, making it to the Ship of Stone in the early evening. They find remnants of old camps and notice smoke rising near the mountains, the river, and near the Ship of Stone.

Ellia and Verut climb to the top of the Ship of Stone to take a look around. At the head, they find a young human woman, wearing a feather cloak, apparently waiting for something or someone. She says she's disappointed in what she sees. Grandfather did not tell her why she should wait here. Ellia tells the raven woman about the mistletoe and the prophecy. She tells Verut that Grandfather Woden looks out for those who deserve it, and wishes for him to lead the group astray so they do not find the mistletoe. She transforms into a flock of ravens and flies off.

Ellia and Verut see a clear area to the North with building and another area with standing stones before returning to the base to let everyone know what happened.

The group heads east to investigate the signs of fire and discover a path before coming across a Mead Hall decorated with ornamental shields.

Thoren Vasterson is thane of the hall and surrounding lands. He allows entry and provides the group with food and drink in exchange for stories.

11,950 total exp