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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arravis" data-source="post: 2360816" data-attributes="member: 327">The DM for last weekend's game (we take turns on DM'ing) ran this encounter, which btw was a ton of fun <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />, but we definately got some odd and interesting results...Our high level party (18th) is traveling across a vast glacier (the Great Glacier, on our way to Sossal, for you FR fans) to lands north. We came across an inuit boy and the winter wolf, as described in the original post. Our party springs to action, of course, and slays the winter wolf. We question the boy, he tells us about the relationship between his people and the Winter King. After much debate, we rig the scene with magic (polymorph and dust of tracelesness) to make it look like a white dragon attacked the winter wolf and snatched the boy. At best the winter king would blame local white dragons for the attack, at worst it'll only delay the inevitable.Feeling we need to know more about the situation, we return the boy to his village.  The villagers are pretty upset that we've interfered in their lives, but they take no direct actions against us. We find out that in return for the sacrifices, the Winter King protects the village from local giants and goblin tribes. We ask if they could simply move, why stay in a place that requires they sacrifice their children? To our disappointment, they respond that they had only been there for five years or so and it has allowed them to prosper for the first time. They felt the sacrifice is not that great compared to the rewards.Later that day a winter wolf approaches the village and speaks with the elders. We make our way there and demand an audience with the Winter King, so that we may strike a deal of some sort. He leaves, saying that he'll bring back word the next day.That morning three winter wolves show up, they are to escort us to speak with the Winter King. We make our way to the meeting and the gargantuan Winter King shows himself. We ask to speak to him in a language his fellow winter wolves do not understand. In draconic we explain the following proposal:"We understand that he provides a valuable service to the village by keeping the giants and goblins at bay; and we understand his need to show dominance over the village by asking for sacrifices. It seems unworthy of him to hunt children, why not ask for adult sacrifices that would provide more sport? Additionally, wouldn't it be more in his favor to not ask for sacrifices, but for the village to train soldiers that swear fealty to him and provide direct control over the village in his name?"The Winter King brought up the particular deliciousness of the young humans and his general unwillingness to agree to such a deal. We put it in blunter terms at that point:"Agree to the deal or we will slay you."As you can imagine, he didn't believe our claims. Over two dozen winter wolves, a hidden Gelugon (Ice Devil, who was there for as yet unknown reasons), and the Winter King attacked. True to our word, we slew the retinue (though the gelugon proved quite difficult).We have a problem though, the Winter King did play a valuable role and the village may not be able to exist without him. Not only that, another nearby village might also be in danger from the goblins and giants that the winter wolves kept in check. So now, we're imagining the unimaginable...We're considering casting Raise Dead on the Winter King.What a twist. Any thoughts on this turn of events?</blockquote>

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