The Southlands Saga

It has been two long cold years since the villages of the Frostheim Clans have seen a summer. The cold harsh winds of the south have not let up in all that time. It has become desperate with many turning to sacrifices to try and appease the goddess Auril, the Frostmaiden, who has imposed this unending winter.    

Session 001 - Dropping Below Zero: Part 1

  Four adventurers: Elion Vynorin, Thaldrin, Bradley, and Chionestra Palmcrest each individually join a caravan that is travelling between Bladescar Ridge and the village of Svarholt. An incident where the caravan, led by its owners Nal Stoz and his wife Joselyn Stoz, lost most of its horses and carts due to slippery ice, forces the caravan to take refuge in Isvinne's Rest. In the night, Gryst, the caravans guard is killed by mysterious means, leaving behind a frozen hand. The heroes investigate the murder, however it results in Chionestra Palmcrest falling to what it appears her death, before she appears to be spared from death by a god with a hamster paw.  

Session 002 - Dropping Below Zero: Part 2

  Before the adventurers can fully process Gryst's death, the camp is suddenly attacked by ice spirits. Several members of the caravan, including Nal Stoz, are kidnapped. The heroes quickly tack the spirits' trail, leading them to a hidden cave where they discover the bodies of those taken. In the cave, they confront and defeat the hag responsiible for the murders. Afterwards, they return to Isvinne's Rest to regroup before continuing their journey to Svarholt.