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Johnm: /* Victory, Ambush */

2011-06-12T20:30:21Z

Victory, Ambush

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	The party catalogs the collection of Nord Steel and provides ceremonial burial rites for the ancestral bones, with [[The Eldur]]'s summoned fire spirits.		The party catalogs the collection of Nord Steel and provides ceremonial burial rites for the ancestral bones, with [[The Eldur]]'s summoned fire spirits.

	Loaded up with hundreds of pounds of gleaming weapons and armor, they then begin the climb out of the [[Valley of Doom]], traversing the snowy ridge, passing the uphill turn-~~ooff~~ for [[Nasmodian]]'s cave, and then descending to the stone shelter created by [[Kjetl]] a few days earlier. The wind picks up and the temperature drops; the party is out of food, injured, exhausted, and cold, and crowds into the shelter for warmth.		Loaded up with hundreds of pounds of gleaming weapons and armor, they then begin the climb out of the [[Valley of Doom]], traversing the snowy ridge, passing the uphill turn-off for [[Nasmodian]]'s cave, and then descending to the stone shelter created by [[Kjetl]] a few days earlier. The wind picks up and the temperature drops; the party is out of food, injured, exhausted, and cold, and crowds into the shelter for warmth.

	[[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr]] and [[Quillian]] scavenge a few last strips of edible material from the cold [[Worg]] carcasses; Udyr carries Quillian the last hundred yards back to the shelter.		[[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr]] and [[Quillian]] scavenge a few last strips of edible material from the cold [[Worg]] carcasses; Udyr carries Quillian the last hundred yards back to the shelter.
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	Udyr allows the hobgoblin leader, now with two broken arms, to escape in defeat, with a stern warning. The badly injured party then retires to the mead-hall with [[Aughra]] to recover.		Udyr allows the hobgoblin leader, now with two broken arms, to escape in defeat, with a stern warning. The badly injured party then retires to the mead-hall with [[Aughra]] to recover.


	=== Retribution, Return, Redemption ===		=== Retribution, Return, Redemption ===

Johnm: /* Retribution, Return, Redemption */

2009-02-07T18:44:16Z

Retribution, Return, Redemption

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	With Udyr's assent, Rolf packs his gear and leaves in the dead of the night, headed south towards his uncle's lands in the [[Forbidden Steppes]].		With Udyr's assent, Rolf packs his gear and leaves in the dead of the night, headed south towards his uncle's lands in the [[Forbidden Steppes]].

	The next day, the Nord Steel is entombed in a hut by Kjetl and the group descends the switchbacks on the cliff face, to find the remains of [[Erik Draxen]] and [[Mads Draxen]] torn limb from limb (by hobgoblins, it is assumed) and hung in a dead tree. [[Rolf Draxen]]'s tracks are discovered at the base of the tree, and subsequently lead south.		The next day, the Nord Steel is entombed in a hut by [[Kjetl]] and the group descends the switchbacks on the cliff face, to find the remains of [[Erik Draxen]] and [[Mads Draxen]] torn limb from limb (by hobgoblins, it is assumed) and hung in a dead tree. [[Rolf Draxen]]'s tracks are discovered at the base of the tree, and subsequently lead south.

	Four days later, the Nord questers and their friend [[Natalia Modesta]] arrive back in the forest village, causing a great celebration to erupt. King [[Valgard]] heaps public praise upon his daughter [[Hjordis]] and announces to the village that the Nord will soon reclaim their ancestral homeland in the mountains. A roaring cheer echoes deep into the forest.		Four days later, the Nord questers and their friend [[Natalia Modesta]] arrive back in the forest village, causing a great celebration to erupt. King [[Valgard]] heaps public praise upon his daughter [[Hjordis]] and announces to the village that the Nord will soon reclaim their ancestral homeland in the mountains. A roaring cheer echoes deep into the forest.

	The celebration lasts well into the night. Natalia and Kjetl spend quality private time together. Udyr and [[Myanna]] begin planning for the birth of their child in the high country. The Eldur wanders the crowd saying strange things.		The celebration lasts well into the night. [[Natalia Modesta\|Natalia]] and [[Kjetl]] spend quality private time together. Udyr and [[Myanna]] begin planning for the birth of their child in the high country. [[The Eldur]] wanders the crowd saying strange things.

	And the Princess tells the tales of the quest to her father and the village elders, and all who hear the stories begin to imagine her fondly as the future Queen of the Nord.		'''And the [[Hjordis\|Princess]] tells the tales of the quest to her father and the village elders, and all who hear the stories begin to imagine her fondly as the future Queen of the [[Nord]].'''

	=== Epilogue ===		=== Epilogue ===

Johnm: /* Retribution, Return, Redemption */

2009-02-07T18:40:39Z

Retribution, Return, Redemption

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	=== Retribution, Return, Redemption ===		=== Retribution, Return, Redemption ===

			With the Nord Steel ensconced in [[Aughra]]'s hut, the party consumes healing slumber potions and rests through the night in the mead-hall; [[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr]] forgoes the potion and attempts to guard the group overnight but loses consciousness in the middle of the night.

			The next day, the Princess announces that one more day is needed to recover, and [[Quillian]] is sent out to hunt a proper meal. Udyr follows him briefly and demands an answer to what happened when the party was unconscious in the [[Valley of Doom]]. When pressed, Quillian cryptically asserts,

			You are a warrior. Life is a battlefield.

			Udyr returns, limping from his impaled leg, and after chopping half a cord of fire wood, consumes a healing slumber potion and reclines on a mead-hall table.

			The Princess begins to concoct a plan involving imprisoning the lowlanders in a stone hut with [[Kjetl]]'s help, and he begins modeling the details, manipulating solid granite as if it were clay.

			Later that evening, with squash and venison roasting on the fire in the mead-hall, Salvatore and Natalia chatter away, sharing stories from their respective cities. The Princess diplomatically wrangles an explanation of Udyr's neck wound from Rolf, who mutters,

			I am soldier. I do what I am told.

			With that apparent additional hint at treachery, the Princess consults the mages. [[The Eldur]] begins to lay out the treachery in stark terms, but loses his train of thought. [[Kjetl]] concocts a plan involving Natalia's seduction of Rolf and the Bishop, which she rejects.

			When Udyr wakes up from his healing slumber, he decides to confront Rolf, who is standing against a wall, shirtless, with a pitcher of mead in one hand and a mug in the other. Udyr walks up and grabs him by the neck.

			Rolf, glass-eyed and injured, doesn't flinch, and Udyr grabs his wrist as well.

			The Bishop notices the sudden grapple and calls for disengagement, whereupon the Princess grabs him by the shoulders and throws him to the ground.

			The Eldur and Kjetl notice Quillian readying his bow on the other side of the room; The Eldur prepares a fireball and Kjetl moves in to ''daze'' Rolf. The former's spell works, the latter's does not.

			Kjetl then lunges at a confused Natalia, perceiving her to be in an impending crossfire, and the two hit the floor for cover.

			Udyr demands answers from Rolf, who finally says in a hushed town, "I ''saved'' your life!"

			Fireballs begin exploding around Quillian, who subsequently buries an arrow in The Eldur's chest. Nevertheless, the Eldur persists, setting the ranger horribly ablaze.

			Meanwhile, the Bishop begins to rise, is grappled by the Princess once again, and responds by ''dazing'' her. He stands up, her arms limply falling away from his shoulders, and readies his small mace.

			Udyr unhands Rolf and moves towards the motionless Princess and mace-brandishing Bishop, who commands him to stop and raises the mace high above the Princess' unprotected head.

			Udyr steps in to protect her, but the Bishop manages to strike the Princess down with a blow to the skull. Udyr grabs him by the neck and wrenches, and the staggering princess draws ''Ulvtand'' and runs it into the Bishop's stomach before losing consciousness.

			Rolf raises his hands in surrender as Quillian crashes into the meadery, moaning from his dire burns.

			In the aftermath, Kjetl, Natalia, and Aughra heal the wounded while Udyr considers the fate of the lowlanders. Rolf warns that killing the Bishop could be a bad day for the Nord, since the Bishop has armies awaiting his return.

			With Udyr's assent, Rolf packs his gear and leaves in the dead of the night, headed south towards his uncle's lands in the [[Forbidden Steppes]].

			The next day, the Nord Steel is entombed in a hut by Kjetl and the group descends the switchbacks on the cliff face, to find the remains of [[Erik Draxen]] and [[Mads Draxen]] torn limb from limb (by hobgoblins, it is assumed) and hung in a dead tree. [[Rolf Draxen]]'s tracks are discovered at the base of the tree, and subsequently lead south.

			Four days later, the Nord questers and their friend [[Natalia Modesta]] arrive back in the forest village, causing a great celebration to erupt. King [[Valgard]] heaps public praise upon his daughter [[Hjordis]] and announces to the village that the Nord will soon reclaim their ancestral homeland in the mountains. A roaring cheer echoes deep into the forest.

			The celebration lasts well into the night. Natalia and Kjetl spend quality private time together. Udyr and [[Myanna]] begin planning for the birth of their child in the high country. The Eldur wanders the crowd saying strange things.

			And the Princess tells the tales of the quest to her father and the village elders, and all who hear the stories begin to imagine her fondly as the future Queen of the Nord.

	=== Epilogue ===		=== Epilogue ===

Johnm: /* Victory, Ambush */

2009-02-07T17:40:38Z

Victory, Ambush

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	Udyr allows the hobgoblin leader, now with two broken arms, to escape in defeat, with a stern warning. The badly injured party then retires to the mead-hall with [[Aughra]] to recover.		Udyr allows the hobgoblin leader, now with two broken arms, to escape in defeat, with a stern warning. The badly injured party then retires to the mead-hall with [[Aughra]] to recover.


			=== Retribution, Return, Redemption ===



			=== Epilogue ===

Johnm: /* The Sleeper Awakens */

2009-02-07T17:39:47Z

The Sleeper Awakens

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	The next morning [[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr "Orc Thrower" Hjemta]] stalks out to the battlefield again and beheads the scorched, wheezing [[Nukkaja]].		The next morning [[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr "Orc Thrower" Hjemta]] stalks out to the battlefield again and beheads the scorched, wheezing [[Nukkaja]].


			=== Victory, Ambush ===

			The party catalogs the collection of Nord Steel and provides ceremonial burial rites for the ancestral bones, with [[The Eldur]]'s summoned fire spirits.

			Loaded up with hundreds of pounds of gleaming weapons and armor, they then begin the climb out of the [[Valley of Doom]], traversing the snowy ridge, passing the uphill turn-ooff for [[Nasmodian]]'s cave, and then descending to the stone shelter created by [[Kjetl]] a few days earlier. The wind picks up and the temperature drops; the party is out of food, injured, exhausted, and cold, and crowds into the shelter for warmth.

			[[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr]] and [[Quillian]] scavenge a few last strips of edible material from the cold [[Worg]] carcasses; Udyr carries Quillian the last hundred yards back to the shelter.

			[[Image:Hobgoblin.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Hobgoblin Warrior]]

			The next morning, sucking on worg ligaments for breakfast, the party descends the talus slope and into the deep forest, reaching the cliffside Nord village by mid-afternoon. On approach, the [[Hjordis\|Princess]] senses danger ahead, and as the group comes among the stone huts, a dozen [[Hobgoblin\|hobgoblins]] attack, hurling their heavy spears with a collective roar.

			[[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr's]] leg is pierced through, but he removes the spear and hurls it back with deadly accuracy. The Princess, [[Rolf Draxen]], and [[The Eldur]] are gravely wounded, and while Bishop [[Salvatore]] froths and jitters in epileptic seizure, [[Quillian]] rains arrows, [[Udyr Hjemta\|Udyr]] wrenches limbs, and [[Natalia Modesta]] slices and dices to victory.

			Udyr allows the hobgoblin leader, now with two broken arms, to escape in defeat, with a stern warning. The badly injured party then retires to the mead-hall with [[Aughra]] to recover.

Johnm: /* The Sleeper Awakens */

2009-01-25T22:45:43Z

The Sleeper Awakens

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	While extremely startling, the stone giant and his companion cave bear mean no harm. While the [[Salvatore\|Bishop]] slides down the hill in a seizure and the warriors try to regain their composure, the [[Hjordis\|Princess]] steps forward diplomatically introduces herself and the party's mission.		While extremely startling, the stone giant and his companion cave bear mean no harm. While the [[Salvatore\|Bishop]] slides down the hill in a seizure and the warriors try to regain their composure, the [[Hjordis\|Princess]] steps forward diplomatically introduces herself and the party's mission.
	[[Image:~~StoneGiant~~.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Nasmodian, Stone Giant Shaman]]		[[Image:Stonegiant.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Nasmodian, Stone Giant Shaman]]
	The giant, now known as [[Nasmodian]], invites the group back to his smooth lozenge-shaped cave, warmed by the heat of magically glowing stones that double as a roasting pit for a freshly taken elk.		The giant, now known as [[Nasmodian]], invites the group back to his smooth lozenge-shaped cave, warmed by the heat of magically glowing stones that double as a roasting pit for a freshly taken elk.

Johnm: /* The Sleeper Awakens */

2009-01-25T22:45:18Z

The Sleeper Awakens

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	While extremely startling, the stone giant and his companion cave bear mean no harm. While the [[Salvatore\|Bishop]] slides down the hill in a seizure and the warriors try to regain their composure, the [[Hjordis\|Princess]] steps forward diplomatically introduces herself and the party's mission.		While extremely startling, the stone giant and his companion cave bear mean no harm. While the [[Salvatore\|Bishop]] slides down the hill in a seizure and the warriors try to regain their composure, the [[Hjordis\|Princess]] steps forward diplomatically introduces herself and the party's mission.
			[[Image:StoneGiant.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Nasmodian, Stone Giant Shaman]]
	The giant, now known as [[Nasmodian]], invites the group back to his smooth lozenge-shaped cave, warmed by the heat of magically glowing stones that double as a roasting pit for a freshly taken elk.		The giant, now known as [[Nasmodian]], invites the group back to his smooth lozenge-shaped cave, warmed by the heat of magically glowing stones that double as a roasting pit for a freshly taken elk.

Johnm: /* Departure */

2009-01-25T22:43:50Z

Departure

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	King [[Valgard]] assembles the entire village near the entrance to the thorn wall. Just outside it, Bishop [[Salvatore]], three soldiers ([[Rolf Draxen\|Rolf]], [[Mads Draxen\|Mads]], and [[Erik Draxen\|Erik]]), and a part-elven ranger ([[Quillian]]), await on horseback.		King [[Valgard]] assembles the entire village near the entrance to the thorn wall. Just outside it, Bishop [[Salvatore]], three soldiers ([[Rolf Draxen\|Rolf]], [[Mads Draxen\|Mads]], and [[Erik Draxen\|Erik]]), and a part-elven ranger ([[Quillian]]), await on horseback.
	[[Image:~~Salvatore~~.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bishop Salvatore of Nottingham]]		[[Image:Salvatore2.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bishop Salvatore of Nottingham]]
	The king gives a short speech to the intrepid party, reminding them of the gravity of their quest -- the salvation of the Nord via the reclamation of both the ancestral relics of [[Asgrim]], and the Nord homeland in the high country.		The king gives a short speech to the intrepid party, reminding them of the gravity of their quest -- the salvation of the Nord via the reclamation of both the ancestral relics of [[Asgrim]], and the Nord homeland in the high country.

Johnm: /* Departure */

2009-01-25T22:43:32Z

Departure

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	King [[Valgard]] assembles the entire village near the entrance to the thorn wall. Just outside it, Bishop [[Salvatore]], three soldiers ([[Rolf Draxen\|Rolf]], [[Mads Draxen\|Mads]], and [[Erik Draxen\|Erik]]), and a part-elven ranger ([[Quillian]]), await on horseback.		King [[Valgard]] assembles the entire village near the entrance to the thorn wall. Just outside it, Bishop [[Salvatore]], three soldiers ([[Rolf Draxen\|Rolf]], [[Mads Draxen\|Mads]], and [[Erik Draxen\|Erik]]), and a part-elven ranger ([[Quillian]]), await on horseback.
			[[Image:Salvatore.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bishop Salvatore of Nottingham]]
	The king gives a short speech to the intrepid party, reminding them of the gravity of their quest -- the salvation of the Nord via the reclamation of both the ancestral relics of [[Asgrim]], and the Nord homeland in the high country.		The king gives a short speech to the intrepid party, reminding them of the gravity of their quest -- the salvation of the Nord via the reclamation of both the ancestral relics of [[Asgrim]], and the Nord homeland in the high country.

Johnm: /* Departure */

2009-01-25T22:42:39Z

Departure

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	=== Departure ===		=== Departure ===

	[[Image:~~Valgard~~.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|King Valgard of the Nord]]		[[Image:KingValgard.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|King Valgard of the Nord]]

	King [[Valgard]] assembles the entire village near the entrance to the thorn wall. Just outside it, Bishop [[Salvatore]], three soldiers ([[Rolf Draxen\|Rolf]], [[Mads Draxen\|Mads]], and [[Erik Draxen\|Erik]]), and a part-elven ranger ([[Quillian]]), await on horseback.		King [[Valgard]] assembles the entire village near the entrance to the thorn wall. Just outside it, Bishop [[Salvatore]], three soldiers ([[Rolf Draxen\|Rolf]], [[Mads Draxen\|Mads]], and [[Erik Draxen\|Erik]]), and a part-elven ranger ([[Quillian]]), await on horseback.