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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hexmage-EN" data-source="post: 8346667" data-attributes="member: 79428">I've never run the adventure she's in, but I have looked over it and would like to adapt it to 5E. Here's some general notes if you're interested in using Koliada:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The archfey known as the Prince of Frost rules from the Fortress of Frozen Tears in his domain in the Feywild, the Vale of Long Night. He is a son of the Summer Queen and was once known as the Sun Prince until his beloved, an eladrin noblewoman named Sharaea, grew bored of the Feywild and departed to become an adventurer in the Material Plane. Sharaea eventually fell in love with one of her adventuring companions, and when the Sun Prince called for his love to return she refused him. Angered and jealous of the mortal man who "stole" Sharaea away from him, the Sun Prince began to burn with anger and swore vengeance on Sharaea's new lover. Sharaea, hoping that the Sun Prince's anger would one day fade, joined her mortal lover in making a pact with the Raven Queen to have the lovers reincarnated in the future. The Sun Prince's anger did eventually give way, but in the process he became a bitter, hateful, and envious creature known as the Prince of Frost.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">While the Prince of Frost holds mortals in contempt, he rarely acts directly against them, instead letting his warlocks do such things in his stead. Though the Prince of Frost dwells in his Fortress of Frozen Tears, another archfey known as Koliada the Winter Witch has taken it upon herself to try and punish the mortal world through invasions every century or so. The last time the chill armies of the Winter Witch appeared, however, heroes bearing a sword of sunlight called Sun's Sliver chased Koliada back into the Feywild to her own fortress of Winter's Heart. The archfey escaped, and the heroes left Sun's Sliver in the hidden monastery of Saint Alabat to be claimed by whoever would use it to oppose Koliada once her forces appeared in the mortal world again.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Though Koliada is unaware of it, the demon lord Orcus has conspired to have demonic and undead agents steal the Sun's Sliver so that her next march will be its most destructive yet, the chaos and death caused by her campaign benefiting him in some way (it is true that the Prince of Frost holds a grudge against the Raven Queen and Orcus is an enemy of the goddess). However, the Sun's Sliver is protected by a powerful angel named Remliel who tests all who would claim it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The fey crossing to the region of the Feywild holding Koliada's fortress of Winter's Heart is hidden within a menhir circle of blue ice.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Koliada's army includes the white dragon Kurikveaeri, quicklings imbued with icy magic, ice trolls, treants, and winter eladrin.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Koliada's own origin is unknown. Some claim she is herself as an aspect of the Prince of Frost focused on vengeance against mortals (indeed, she seems obsessed with waging war against them). Others say she is a relative of the Prince of Frost, and others a consort.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Koliada's sword is made of black ice obtained from some layer of the Abyss.</li> </ul>This last part here is just my personal idea, but I thought it would be interesting if Koliada really did turn out to be an aspect of the Prince of Frost, but one he created unknowingly. Koliada wages war against mortals to please the Prince of Frost and win his love, hoping to make him forget about Sharaea. She is an embodiment not only of the Prince of Frost's hatred of mortals, but also conflicting desires to be loved and to spurn that love the same way he feels Sharaea spurned his. Uncovering this could be an alternate way to deal with Koliada rather than killing her with Sun's Sliver, instead convincing her to become her own person independent of the Prince of Frost and his desires.</blockquote>

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