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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ForceUser" data-source="post: 2589922" data-attributes="member: 2785">Rob (Rurik's player) surprised me by ditching the sword; I didn't see that coming. Since the sword's awakening near the beginning of the campaign (the story hour begins 6-7 sessions in), there'd been dramatic tension regarding who was really in control, Rurik or Frostmourne. Rob was loathe to give the sword up at first because it was so powerful, but Rurik was raised in the church and had decided several sessions ago to dispose of it safely. Events got away from him, however, and before he knew it, he was far away from any religious center where he could ask the clergy for help. At first it seemed out of character for Rurik to dump it in the mud, but when I thought about it it made sense considering the trauma Rurik and Louis had faced. Though to be honest, I think Rob just didn't want to deal with having an evil intelligent sword in his character's possession anymore. Frostmourne tried to assert itself when he left it, forcing a Will save against a charm monster spell, but Rob got lucky and rolled a natural 20 on Rurik's saving throw, thus opening up a whole new direction for the Frostmourne subplot, which filled me with a sense of glee at having carte blanche to drive forward with the sword's desires. As you suspect, it's not much of a spoiler to note that it will be seen again.</blockquote>