Auril the Frostmaiden (Front)

• Goal: To rule over a frozen isolated wasteland in the North. Separated and isolated from the other gods after being banished. She must use the everlasting rime to entrap the ancient god immortal Thruun and his servants.
• Grim Portents
  • The Reghed tribes war with one another.
  • Awakened animals wage war on humanoids.
  • The Children of Auril conduct sacrifices in Ten Towns.
  • As night continues, the land gets colder and colder.
  • She regulates the endless night each night. Too fast and she would die.

Act 1: Ten Towns (Chapter 1)

• Begin in Bryn Shander
  • Starting quest Foaming Mugs.
• The characters help the people of Ten Towns survive the endless night.
• The characters dismantle the Children of Auril.
• Characters must learn of Druegar threat.

Potential quests:

• A Beautiful Mine - Termalaine
• The White Moose - Lonelywood
• The Mead Must Flow - Good Mead
• Toil and Trouble - East Haven
• The Unseen - Caer-Konig

Act 2: Sunblight (Chapter 2, 3 & 4)

• 3 Keys

  • The location of Sunblight Fortress
    • Goal. Stop the destruction caused by Xardorok Sunblight's weapon.
      • Learn of the Duergar threat.
      • Learn the location of Sunblight Fortress.
      • Enter the fortress or not
      • Stop the chardalyn dragon or don't
  • The location of Grimskalle
    • Goal. Travel to Grimskalle and acquire the Codicil of the White to end the spell causing the Endless Night. This is only one of two things required to end the night, the other being the need to seal off the source of the spell's power in Ythrin.
      • Learn of the mystery of Grimskalle Island.
      • Learn of the Codicil of the White.
      • Learn of Angajuk's Bell.
      • Acquire Angajuk's Bell at the Dark Duchess.
      • Use Angajuk's Bell to travel to Grimskalle Island.
      • Travel into Grimskalle and retrieve the Codicil of the White.
  • The location of Ythrin
    • Goal. Stop the energy source feeding the Endless Night.
      • Find the location of Ythrin.
      • Find the location of the Caves of Hunger.
      • Acquire either the Summer Star at the Black Cabin or the horn of blasting at Jarlmoot to breach the Caves of Hunger.
      • Enter the Caves of Hunger.

• Subquests & Hooks

  • Black Cabin - The gnome Copper comes to the party and asks them to check in on Macreadus who may have a way to end the endless night!
  • Cackling Chasm - The gnolls stole a huge sphere that powers the Id Ascendent and is required for its travel. The gnolls know about the Lost Spire.
  • Id Ascendant - Characters infested with Mind Flayer parasites can have them removed here if they get the power source from the gnolls.
  • Dark Duchess - Vaelish Gant tells the party about about a frozen ship filled with treasure. A bell said to summon the vessel to find Grimskalle was stolen by whalers who rode on the Dark Duchess. ‣ was the captain of this ship.
  • Lost Spire of Netheril - The old map held by Dzaan reveals the Lost Spire. The spire has info on the lost city of Yethryn.
  • Jarlmoot - The characters need to retrieve the Horn of Blasting held by the giants to crack open the rift to enter the Caves of Hunger and eventually reach Yethrin.
  • Revel’s End - ‣ will trade information for a lessened sentence or amenities. He will give extra information if the players bring him dirt from a graveyard.

• The characters find out that the duergar are attempting to destroy Ten Towns.

• The characters face ‣ .

• The characters save Ten Towns from the chardalyn dragon.

Act 3: Ending the Endless Night

• The characters use Angajuk’s bell to travel to Grimscalle to acquire the Codicil of White.
• The characters enter Ythrin using the Summer Star.
• The characters seal the sarcophagus of Thruun feeding the Mythalar and fueling the Endless night.
• The characters activate the Netherese obelisk

Session 36 - Sunday, February 10th