#Frørthorpe

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Nosy Ice Elementals in Frørthorpe

Good evening, vampire hunters.

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Ioana, Gani and Idyia enjoyed theirs at the remote gingerbread village of Frørthorpe. The water mage fought off the ice queen’s snow golems in the mountainside to save several inhabitants that were taken from their homes so watching them play in the snow was a bit of a relief to her. What Idyia has not anticipated was that the ice queen, Ijsivrou, has not thrown in the towel because some of her golems have been reduced to small piles that blend in with the snow for she can always create more with the wave of her right hand. Ijsivrou decides to take a more passive approach to her plan by sending a couple of her spies to Frørthorpe to look for gingerbread men that looked fragile. When they arrived, they have not aroused Idyia’s suspicions, but a curious Cody was wondering why the sentient snowflakes are a little too invested in the gingerbread men’s activities. Photo by Daniel Seßler on Unsplash.

Ioana took notice of Cody following one of the snowflakes and realized something was wrong. She swung her ice mallet at it and it smashed into tiny shards. She is not much of a fighter like her fellow teammates and prefers to command her floating otterbot with her mind, but the sight of a vulnerable being at the mercy of a more powerful entity is enough to convince her to bear arms. Cody looked at Ioana, half-eased that he isn’t the only person thinking that the gingerbread men are still in danger. Ioana nods her head and believes that it isn’t just the cookie inhabitants that the ice queen is taking an interest in. The pair glances at a couple more sentient snowflakes aggressively approaching the village and they point their weapons at them. It was at that moment Idyia turned around and her smile diminished. With scarcely any magicians and warriors to defend Frørthorpe, that responsibility lies on the foursome; her, Ioana, Cody, and Gani; assuming that he’s done eating the roof off a gingerbread house.

In a soft update for Son of a Hustler that will be coming while we prepare for the development of its fourth episode, you’ll be introduced to a bar at Lionhead Mansion that’s open during the witching hour and its restless proprietor, Krasbeck. He aspires to publish a book series that’s an incomplete guide to fantastic beasts in the magical sector, but he cannot go far for reasons unknown. Despite being near the Lachrymose Blood Forest, he is wanted by the Veiled Nocturne and a vampire coven that’s been in disarray since its lord was killed in a battle fought in a volcano near Quagmiresvale*. Krasbeck cloaks his fear of discovery with a temperamental, mouthy demeanor that can cause him to come across as inconsiderate. Few people dare to get close to him and those that do often wish they never have. Krasbeck laments pushing those people away, but that feeling is always receded when he pours himself a bulldog or a parsley soda mixed with cilantro, his specialty. Michaela has little interest in Krasbeck’s troubles and can’t be bothered to ask him questions other than, “Parsley soda, please?” He wistfully agrees to serve her in exchange for photographs of the beasts she encountered. With no money on her and Krasbeck needing motivation to write his book, it appears to be a fair deal.

*As Waltz of Sepulchral Silence progresses, that battle will be touched on.

Thank you for playing the Heliotrope Journey series as always and we truly appreciate the patience. Be on the lookout for light updates to the pilot episodes to conclude the year and kickstart the next. :)

Sincerely,

WN