Alfheim story

Walkthrough

• Meet Price Bram Thule, on the run from Alfheim. Ice Golem following him.
• Return to Thule City, find out that Palace Witch Elaine was taken in the assault the party saves the city from, meet Knight Grimm.
• Go to Lake Thule, rescue Elaine, bring her back to Thule City for recovery.
• Elaine describes the components of the ritual to seal Aria and where they can get them.
  • The Crystal Heart of the Gem Dragon in the Crystal Well
  • POTENTIALLY: the city is attacked again by Aria’s Knight
  • Astral Sand from the Pandoru in the Pandoru Forest (really, from the Astral whose hand that is)
• With both reagents acquired, they can advance on the Nethis Peaks
• The Heart is used to contain Aria, and the Astral Sand is placed in the heart to nullify her magic.

Dungeons

• Lake Thule - Elaine is bound to an island in the center and forced to freeze the lake via cursed bindings. The Merfolk are forced to awaken their slumbering lord, a Fire/Ice dragon to save them. The Avatar of Aria appears as it awakes, putting a curse of madness on it.
• Crystal Well - Cave split up with Elaine and Bram. Fight Galatea, will help them when Bram shows up. Naturally dangerous.
• Pandoru Forest - Must climb the Titan’s Hand with Nico. Aria has been taking revenge on the astral by sending flying monsters to drop stones and attack the Astral’s hand, which is raining boulders on the Pandoru village. The palm has a portal which leads to the Astral plane, where the sand can be found. (the big bird from the Tundra they see on occasion but don’t fight) Talk to the astral, very Taika Waititi coded.

  NPCs

  Winter Witch Aria

  Real name: Aria Charyme The former witch of the Thule Family who grew obsessive of Darius. She was sealed in the Nethis Peaks Temple when she murdered Darius’s wife and swore she would make herself the wife and mother of the family. {: .prompt-tip }## Bram Thule [!info]

  The young prince of Alfheim. A bit of a goof, but the attack on Thule City has him taking the situation more seriously. Has little knowledge of the first battle with Aria, only that it took the life of his father.

  Elaine

  [!info]

  The next family witch of the Thule family. Young but powerful and studious. Has been researching resealing Aria for the past 10 years.

  Knight Commander Grimm

  [!info] An older knight who served with Bram’s father. An advisory for Bram.

  Darius Thule

  Bram’s father. Gave his life to seal Aria away.

  Galatea, Crystal Dragon

  A Crystal Dragon. Has aided the Thule family before, he grows a new heart yearly.

  Nico

  Grand Mighty Titan Shaman of the Pandoru Forest. In charge of trimming the Titan’s fingernails.

  Nibel

  Ultimate Snow Warrior of the Pandoru Forest.

Lore

• 20 Years Ago… Crown Prince #Bram Thule is born. King #Darius Thule and Sonya Thule are elated, as is the kingdom of Alfheim.
• 10 Years Ago…
  • Crown Witch Aria, who has always been fond of King #Darius Thule, cannot stand the happy couple and their young child any longer. She feels she’d be a better mother from Bram and in the dead of night, she kills Sonya Thule. Thinking Darius would be happy, she tells him how they’ll be able to be together now and he drives her from the castle.
  • Darius leads a war party after Aria, unwilling to allow her to live. She proves incredibly powerful, and swears to raise Bram how Darius would want her to.
  • Darius works with the Pandoru, #Galatea, Crystal Dragon, and Aria’s former apprentice #Elaine to create a spell that can seal Aria, fearing she cannot be defeated by mortal means.
  • Darius leads an assault on the Nethis Temple with #Knight Commander Grimm. The fight is brutal and Darius turns to the spell, staying behind to ensure she is captured with in. He seals the doors of the temple, sending Grimm to protect Bram.
  • #Elaine becomes the Crown Witch, and the kingdom morns their liege’s death. Elaine does not understand the spell used to seal Aria, but begins researching it to ensure she’s ready if it were needed again.
• 2 Days Ago
  • Ice Golems and bewitched creatures attack Thule City in the dead of night. The voice of the Winter Witch Aria is heard, saying “Our family will be reunited, come to me Bram…” #Knight Commander Grimm takes charge of the defense and demands Bram flee. Elaine supports this, and Bram is taken out of the city by a force that is whittled down by pursuers.
  • Grimm is able to drive the creatures from the city, but Elaine is captured during the attack. Unable to find her or Bram, he focused on the one thing he can do: keeping the citizens safe
• Tonight Bram makes it out of 0. Alfheim#Crescentia Pass and to a foothills tavern, where he mets the party.
• In Two Days The party reaches 0. Alfheim#Thule City while it’s being attacked by the Frozen Hoard. Grimm has scouts that have told him the lake to the east has frozen over and thinks it’s Elaine.
• In Three Days The party reaches Elaine.

• Scratch

• Mariah Carey is a sealed evil in a can, kept frozen by the royal family of the mountain city
  • Ancient evil or recent?
• Mariah wants the prince of the mountain city as her husband, and is creepy about it
• A third party weakens the seal early, causing Mariah to be able to attack the place and capture the Palace Witch. The prince escapes down the mountain
• The party need X from the prince, but he can’t offer it till Mariah is resealed.
• Resealing process
  • Rescue the Palace Witch
  • Get the Reagent for the ritual
  • Recruit the aid of some kind of fae race
  • Climb to Mariah’s Tomb in the northern most mountains.n
• Locations
  • Winter City
  • Frozen Lake
  • Crystal Well
  • Giant’s Hand (Pan Dorus)
• Icy shade dragon for Mariah, is Prince’s father
• Pandoru are a minion boss, Sakapate style
• “Someone has to keep her inside of the seal” when Darius died. Make that part of the Aria fight.
• Climbing the Titan Hand
• Falling rocks, clock to swap positions with the enemies putting them under the rocks
• Avalanche risk, don’t use Fire/Earth elements?
• Lake boss
  • All phases have a boat clock, large filled, PCs can oppose against NPCs decreasing it or use base of 7 DC. Sinks if empty.
  • Phase 1: creatures fleeing the boss. Large number, each action they affect boat clock and then flee.
  • Phase 2: The boss surfaces parts of the body
  • Phase 3: The boss fully surfaces