Setup 17:00:00

The party are now in the possession of the Flaming Scimitar, but have yet to bring it back to the dragon. They’ve had a long rest.

Activities

The Flaming Scimitar

The party now has the flaming scimitar and should bring it to the dragon. They find it easier now that they know the way (no survival rolls, no exhaustion). Harald is not to be seen “You’ll have him when I have the scimitar”. The dragon will sniff the air, and will ask Lex and Auron to come forth with the Scimitar and bring it to him. He asks “Is that all?” and if they don’t give stuff back, ice breath on them both. If they give it back, he gives harald back, but he’s frozen in a cube of ice. “He talked too much. Stupid human”.

The party need to bring him back to life somehow. And transport him. Good luck.

On their way down the mountain, have them attacked by winter wolves.

On their way back to the dragon, Hilde now has shoe pieces, and take the shortcut, getting there in 6 hours. Wolf leaves the dragon crystal figure in the snow. Cirillia gives her stolen money to Hilde to give it back.

In the town of Hillfrost, Auron works on the crown, and Lex builds his secret identity.

During the night, the dragon flies north.

Burning the Corpses

On their way to or from Arcastle, they take a stop in a small village where they are burning an unconscious captured orc to warn other orcs not to attack. See if the players do something fun.

In the tavern, the owner never looks the players in the eyes. He has no rooms, only food. He doesn’t want problems, and no killings.

4 shady people are also in the pub, and as soon as they recognise the princess, they leave without paying. Roll for initiative.

After killing them, the owner panics “I told you not to kill anyone… oh no…” and when the players ask questions, a pale elven man with a very long bastard sword enters. He tells the owner “Such a pleasure doing business with you. As per our agreement”, gives 4 blood-red gold coins to the owner, picks up all 4 bodies, takes them and leaves.

The tavern owner and the towns folk know him as Sylken.

New Alliance

When talking to the Maximus, the infidelity is now known. Mathos is also there

Matheos: Helena and her children will be sent back to Whitehaven. The security of the children will be taken care of from me, but they are no longer part of the family.

Maximus: The Pyre family have exiled Harald, and Aeron (18) is the new hair. The alliance is still effective, even without an official binding of the families. They have offered their youngest daughter Kaithlyn (16) to marry Matheos, if he wishes it. As soon as the situation with Othiria is settled, she will come and meet him.

Hilde tells Maximus and Dion that the Scimitar is now with the dragon.

Dion will ask the party where it is, and knowing it’s with Callicles “I need to go and find an old friend who’s an expert on dragons”. And disappears for a few weeks.

The Wizard

Have 4 orcs set up a trap for the party by sending  child get the princess “You were in my village (when they found Harald). My grandmother said you should come, that people need your help.”

But it’s a trap, and 4 semi-intelligent orcs have set up a trap for the princess, not expecting a whole group. They want to kidnap her, but if they fight them off, tries diplomacy. They want her to steal the temple again. They should meet their Shaman.

Actually, the wizard just wants to kill the party. But he won’t die, it’s just a mirror image of himself in this orc tribes (there are several dozen tribes).

Bjorn

If the players have nothing to do, Bjorn will contact the princess with a mission to give him a name for the group.

Afterwards, “Ask for Eldrich in the Tavern, he’ll have infos.”.

Eldrich, a human male, will present them with the quest. He thanks the players for Sven and Aryna being back in the temple.

He needs them to go south in Othiria, to the Sinking Wetlands. There is an old half-sunken temple there with inside apparently an old scroll of Time Control. He wants it. The party can keep all the rest. Gear up, south is colder, and dangerous.

Group name: TBA

This opens up the third chapter Othiria.

Next session

1 week downtime before going to othiria

Lex: Mace? Get fake papers for Othiria

Auron: Dagger?

Hilde: new clothes. Study about Othiria. The land, the leader, his old wife. Common songs there.

Wolf: Prepare enough hide for jackets.

Party goes to Othiria