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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 2910842" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>The Saga of the Ice Fangs</strong></p><p></p><p>After our months of other activity it was strange yet comfortable to return to militia duties. The Silver Claws were not given any immediate orders, but we were told that we should shortly be sent on a mission of some importance. Drow had been observed on the surface in the mountains near Milvarune.. There is an unspoken agreement that so long as they remain in the Underdark, the Lady has no quarrel with them.</p><p></p><p>On this journey it wouldn't be only the Silver Claws, however. The Ice Fangs, as the newcomers from Narfell have been dubbed, would be joining us. As Hedrin had been training them during our leave, this seemed like a wise choice. They had benefited from their training for those few months. There are six members of the Ice Fangs; Grond is nominally the leader by virtue of his great strength, but it's Helga who does the decision-making. Left to his own devices Grond would just try to overpower everything with brute force. Grond's brother, Gorm, also helps to keep him in line. And Tarsus the priest adds some much-needed wisdom to their unit.I can't say much about Hilda and Jarl beyond that they're strong warriors and not quite as reckless as Grond.</p><p></p><p>We were making our way toward the mountains near Milvarune when Hedrin and Gorm stumbled on some unusual tracks. They were so surprised by the size that they didn't recognize what type of tracks they were seeing until Roland exclaimed that they were dragon tracks! We made a thorough search of the area for any other evidence, and all of us nearly banged heads when we spotted the scale embedded in a tree. It was a black scale. </p><p></p><p>We hadn't any messenger birds to send back to Dragonsreach, nor any spells that would do the trick. We considered sending someone from our party back, and Hedrin offered to go, but Roland decided we ought to get more information first. He concluded that the best way to do that would be for our two units to split up and search separately. The Ice Fangs were ordered to follow the dragon tracks and see if they could find out what it was up to - but they were strictly told not to engage it or attract its attention. Easier said than done, as it transpired.</p><p></p><p>What follows is what I learned when they returned. <strong>(Player's note - this adventure hasn't concluded yet - hopefully at least one Ice Fang will live to tell the tale!)</strong> Gorm led his companions after the dragon, being the best at tracking in their group. But even he couldn't follow tracks onto rocky ground. Then Helga and Hilda noticed something among the rocks and climbed up to investigate. </p><p></p><p>It was the remains of a deer or elk, but so little was left that it was hard to identify. They were about to move on when Helga noticed something large causing some nearby trees to thrash about. Deciding that caution is the better part of valor, she shouted for her companions to run for the shelter of another copse of trees. As they ran they heard a mighty roar.</p><p></p><p>Within the trees they discovered a crevice in the rocks. Needing cover from their pursuer, they all scrambled into the crevice. There was no doubt it was the dragon chasing them when it began roaring and clawing at the entrance of their bolthole. Luckily Gorm had learned a little of the draconic tongue during his time in Dragonsreach and understood it to be bellowing something about how no one could know of its presence. He also managed to catch its name: Bramahthranaxian. Evidently it's not a very intelligent dragon, though by its size it is fully grown.</p><p></p><p>The Ice Fangs kept moving through the crack in the rock, trying to get as far away from the dragon as they could in case it breathed on them. Helga is a druidess and summoned a light to guide them. It was as dark as the Underdark in that crevice. They kept moving, hoping the narrow passage would eventually emerge somewhere on the slopes away from the dragon. </p><p></p><p>After a good while they came upon a sheer drop, rimmed by a narrow ledge. Gorm thought the ledge had been made by intelligent creatures rather than the forces of nature. Since their only other choice was to go back the way they had come, they decided to risk the ledge. Hilda and Tarsus had to remove their armor for fear of overbalancing, and everyone strapped their shields to their backs. </p><p></p><p>To their disappointment the ledge led down rather than up as they'd hoped. They heard some odd scrabbling noises as they began to shuffle along the ledge. Then a huge limbless creature emerged from a tunnel overhead and snatched up Hilda! </p><p></p><p>Helga cast a spell on herself to enable her to climb the wall like a spider and ran up to engage the monster. Grond ran at it and struck it a might blow with his sword. Then a second monster emerged! Fortunately Hilda managed to wrench herself free of the first creature's jaws. It snapped at Grond then but he dodged it and lopped of its head. His companions got rather short shrift in the telling of the story, I'm afraid. </p><p></p><p>The second creature grabbed Jarl. Grond then made a mighty leap right over the monster and again struck such a mighty blow that it died at once - but it began to fall into the abyss with Jarl still in its jaws! Only a joint effort by Hilda, Helga and Gorm snatched Jarl back from the brink of the cliff. He on the other hand, was rather put out that he lost his sword.</p><p></p><p>As the Ice Fangs were meant to meet us in a few hours' time and the ledge continued downward, they decided to risk going back to the entrance of the cave, hoping that Bramahthranaxian would have given up and departed by the time they reached the outside.</p><p></p><p>The rest of their tale will have to wait until I have time to transcribe it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes:</strong></p><p></p><p>Hedrin: "Grond had to go on the special bus." <em>(Grond has a 6 Int)</em></p><p>sniffles: "He missed the special bus."</p><p>Hedrin: "No he didn't - it hit him every day."</p><p></p><p>Jubilee: "I have to eat a live spider to cast <em>spider climb</em>?!" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p>Zora: "It's Eschew Materials, not Chew Materials."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 2910842, member: 30035"] [b]The Saga of the Ice Fangs[/b] After our months of other activity it was strange yet comfortable to return to militia duties. The Silver Claws were not given any immediate orders, but we were told that we should shortly be sent on a mission of some importance. Drow had been observed on the surface in the mountains near Milvarune.. There is an unspoken agreement that so long as they remain in the Underdark, the Lady has no quarrel with them. On this journey it wouldn't be only the Silver Claws, however. The Ice Fangs, as the newcomers from Narfell have been dubbed, would be joining us. As Hedrin had been training them during our leave, this seemed like a wise choice. They had benefited from their training for those few months. There are six members of the Ice Fangs; Grond is nominally the leader by virtue of his great strength, but it's Helga who does the decision-making. Left to his own devices Grond would just try to overpower everything with brute force. Grond's brother, Gorm, also helps to keep him in line. And Tarsus the priest adds some much-needed wisdom to their unit.I can't say much about Hilda and Jarl beyond that they're strong warriors and not quite as reckless as Grond. We were making our way toward the mountains near Milvarune when Hedrin and Gorm stumbled on some unusual tracks. They were so surprised by the size that they didn't recognize what type of tracks they were seeing until Roland exclaimed that they were dragon tracks! We made a thorough search of the area for any other evidence, and all of us nearly banged heads when we spotted the scale embedded in a tree. It was a black scale. We hadn't any messenger birds to send back to Dragonsreach, nor any spells that would do the trick. We considered sending someone from our party back, and Hedrin offered to go, but Roland decided we ought to get more information first. He concluded that the best way to do that would be for our two units to split up and search separately. The Ice Fangs were ordered to follow the dragon tracks and see if they could find out what it was up to - but they were strictly told not to engage it or attract its attention. Easier said than done, as it transpired. What follows is what I learned when they returned. [B](Player's note - this adventure hasn't concluded yet - hopefully at least one Ice Fang will live to tell the tale!)[/B] Gorm led his companions after the dragon, being the best at tracking in their group. But even he couldn't follow tracks onto rocky ground. Then Helga and Hilda noticed something among the rocks and climbed up to investigate. It was the remains of a deer or elk, but so little was left that it was hard to identify. They were about to move on when Helga noticed something large causing some nearby trees to thrash about. Deciding that caution is the better part of valor, she shouted for her companions to run for the shelter of another copse of trees. As they ran they heard a mighty roar. Within the trees they discovered a crevice in the rocks. Needing cover from their pursuer, they all scrambled into the crevice. There was no doubt it was the dragon chasing them when it began roaring and clawing at the entrance of their bolthole. Luckily Gorm had learned a little of the draconic tongue during his time in Dragonsreach and understood it to be bellowing something about how no one could know of its presence. He also managed to catch its name: Bramahthranaxian. Evidently it's not a very intelligent dragon, though by its size it is fully grown. The Ice Fangs kept moving through the crack in the rock, trying to get as far away from the dragon as they could in case it breathed on them. Helga is a druidess and summoned a light to guide them. It was as dark as the Underdark in that crevice. They kept moving, hoping the narrow passage would eventually emerge somewhere on the slopes away from the dragon. After a good while they came upon a sheer drop, rimmed by a narrow ledge. Gorm thought the ledge had been made by intelligent creatures rather than the forces of nature. Since their only other choice was to go back the way they had come, they decided to risk the ledge. Hilda and Tarsus had to remove their armor for fear of overbalancing, and everyone strapped their shields to their backs. To their disappointment the ledge led down rather than up as they'd hoped. They heard some odd scrabbling noises as they began to shuffle along the ledge. Then a huge limbless creature emerged from a tunnel overhead and snatched up Hilda! Helga cast a spell on herself to enable her to climb the wall like a spider and ran up to engage the monster. Grond ran at it and struck it a might blow with his sword. Then a second monster emerged! Fortunately Hilda managed to wrench herself free of the first creature's jaws. It snapped at Grond then but he dodged it and lopped of its head. His companions got rather short shrift in the telling of the story, I'm afraid. The second creature grabbed Jarl. Grond then made a mighty leap right over the monster and again struck such a mighty blow that it died at once - but it began to fall into the abyss with Jarl still in its jaws! Only a joint effort by Hilda, Helga and Gorm snatched Jarl back from the brink of the cliff. He on the other hand, was rather put out that he lost his sword. As the Ice Fangs were meant to meet us in a few hours' time and the ledge continued downward, they decided to risk going back to the entrance of the cave, hoping that Bramahthranaxian would have given up and departed by the time they reached the outside. The rest of their tale will have to wait until I have time to transcribe it. [B]Quips & Quotes:[/B] Hedrin: "Grond had to go on the special bus." [I](Grond has a 6 Int)[/I] sniffles: "He missed the special bus." Hedrin: "No he didn't - it hit him every day." Jubilee: "I have to eat a live spider to cast [I]spider climb[/I]?!" :eek: Zora: "It's Eschew Materials, not Chew Materials." [/QUOTE]
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