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| − | | name = Ice Spire |
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| + | | refs3e = <ref name="MC-MoF-WE-OotIS">{{Cite web enhancement/Ogres of the Ice Spire}}</ref> |
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| + | | refs2e = <ref name="Giantcraft-122">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|122}}</ref><ref name="VL-p68" /> |
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| + | | patron deity = [[Vaprak]]<br />[[Baphomet]] |
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| + | | diet = Carnivore |
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| + | | location = [[Ice Spires|The Ice Spires]] |
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| skincolor = Yellow to brown-black |
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| haircolor = Dirty gray |
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| + | '''Ice Spire ogres''' were a race of [[ogre]] inhabiting the [[Ice Spires]], between the [[Great Glacier]], [[Silver Marches]], and [[Anauroch]].<ref name="VLb-p68">{{Cite book/Villains' Lorebook|68-70}}</ref> |
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| − | '''Ice Spire ogres''' were bigger, smarter, and more dangerous than their more numerous cousins. |
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+ | ==Description== |
| + | Ice Spire ogres on average stood {{SI|10|ft|long=yes}} tall and weighed around {{SIrange|500|600|lb|k|long=yes}}. They had dirty-gray hair and skin colors varying from yellow to brown-black,<ref name="VLb-p68" /> while their irise were a surprising purple hue.<ref name="VLb-p68" /><ref name="TOP-p37">{{Cite book/The Ogre's Pact|37}}</ref> Tusks protruded from their lower jaw, their chins jutted out, and they had big floppy ears.<ref name="TOP-p37" /> They stunk worse than regular ogres, describing as being like rotting meat.<ref name="VLb-p68" /> |
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| − | Much of the history of the Ice Spire ogres was unknown to [[human]] chroniclers, but some relatively later events were common knowledge. A tribe of Ice Spire ogres was once employed by Prince [[Camden]] of the human kingdom of [[Hartsvale]]. Camden was involved in a civil war with his twin brother over who would succeed their late father as king. The ogres' aid helped Camden win the war and ascend the throne. The ogres demanded an unusual price for their cooperation however. The tribes' chieftain and shaman, [[Goboka]], wanted Camden's first-born daughter as compensation for his tribes' aid in the war. As a young prince with no children (and a family line that strongly favored male children), Camden agreed. After Camden became king, he did indeed have a daughter, Brianna. King Camden refused to give her up, however, until an emissary arrived at his castle reminding him of his secret promise. In order to maintain appearances, the King set up an ambush where his now-grown daughter could be kidnapped by the ogres and spirited away. |
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| + | Some clothing seen among these ogres included [[bronze]] nose rings and headdresses made from the skull<ref name="TOP-p37" /> and skin of a [[wolf]].<ref>{{Cite book/The Ogre's Pact|132}}</ref> |
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| − | This plan was upset by the [[firbolg]] ranger, [[Tavis Burden]], who betrayed his liege's orders not to pursue the orges. After tracking and battling the ogres, Tavis eventually rescued Brianna from the orges and returned to Hartsvale where they revealed Camden's long-ago promise. Camden was deposed as a result and Brianna ascended the throne of Hartsvale. Goboka, the tribe's leader, qualified as a chieftain and had [[shaman]] abilities equal to those of a moderately experienced [[cleric]].<ref>{{Cite book/Villains' Lorebook|70}}</ref> |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | ==Physical description== |
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| + | Around the late 15{{th}} century the [[frost giant]] jarl [[Ryndölg]] recruited a number of ice spire ogres and sent them out across the land in search of ancient runes of power.<ref name="FT-p5">{{Cite adventurers league/Forgotten Traditions|5}}</ref> |
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| − | Ice Spire ogres stood a full 10 feet high, and weighed 500 to 600 pounds. Their skin color ranged from yellow to brown-black, their hair was a dirty gray, and their eyes gleamed a startling shade of purple. Ice Spire ogres smelled even worse than the ogres found across Faerûn, a scent comparable to rotting flesh.<ref>{{Cite book/Villains' Lorebook|68}}</ref> |
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+ | ==Society== |
| + | Ice Spire ogres dwelled, for the most part, in an extensive cave and cavern network situated in the highest part of the Ice Spires. The caves were full of a thick, choking mist that rose from subterranean vents in the deepest caves.<ref name="VLb-p68" /> |
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| − | Despite their chaotic bent, Ice Spire ogres were disciplined combatants, especially when led by a shaman or a chieftain. Ice Spire ogres were very well adapted to surviving in their frigid, treacherous environment. When operating in their home terrain, these ogres could easily surprise any creature. To those Ice Spire ogres who worship the fiend [[Baphomet]], he granted the ability to enter a state of killing frenzy the ogres referred to as the Blood Dance. While in this strange state, the ogres attacked with greater fury and damaged other more savagely, and always fought to the death. When in this frenzied rage, the ogres could suffer multiple fatal wounds before falling. Only victory or death could quench the fire of the Blood Dance. Most Ice Spire ogres had no foreknowledge of when the Blood Dance would strike, although in beseeching their go to bestow his bloody "blessing".<ref>{{Cite book/Villains' Lorebook|68-69}}</ref> |
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| + | A second tribe of Ice Spire ogres made their homes in an icy chasm called the [[Dour Fissure]]. This was the only tribe that possessed the Blood Dance ritual ability,<ref name="VLb-p68" /> a [[barbarian]]'s rage which they viewed as divinely inspired.<ref name="MC-MoF-WE-OotIS"/> |
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| − | ==Ecology== |
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| − | Ice Spire ogres were low on the totem pole of [[giant]]s and [[giant-kin]] in the Ice Spires region. They kept herds of [[krotter]], a large, yaklike cattle, for food, clothing, and milk. They also raided and pillaged to add to their larders and to increase their reputations. They were also known to hire themselves out as mercenaries when the humans or other wealthier races of the region went to war. They adapted well to their icy environment, wrapping their bodies in heavy furs, held in place by wide leather straps.<ref>{{Cite book/Villains' Lorebook|69-70}}</ref> |
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+ | ===Relations=== |
| + | Among the [[giant]]s and [[giant-kin]] living around the Ice Spires, the Ice Spire ogres were among the lowest in status.<ref name="VLb-p68" /> |
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| − | Most of the Ice Spire ogres lived in a vast network of caves and caverns located high in the Ice Spire mountains. This range lay south of the [[Great Glacier]], north of [[Citadel Adbar]], east of the [[Coldwood]], and west of [[Anauroch]]. Access to the cavern network was gained by way of a series of stairs and ladders (giant-sized, of course, which caused problems for any of the smaller races who tried to ascend them), strategically located to be easily defensible. In other words, many ascents all led to a single entrance to the caves proper, allowing the ogres to concentrate their defenses at that cave opening. A thick, choking mist from vents deep within these caves permeated the entirety of the network. This mist caused nausea in all who were unaccustomed to it. Ice Spire ogres were adept at moving and fighting in this mist; they could surprise any creature when they were within the mist.<ref name="VL-p69" /> |
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+ | The ogres of the Ice Spires revered the ogre god [[Vaprak|Vaprak the Destroyer]], but also obeyed [[Lanaxis]], the Twilight Spirit. Those who lived instead in the Dour Fissure followed the [[demon lord]] [[Baphomet]].<ref name="VLb-p68" /> |
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| − | ===Shaman=== |
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| − | An Ice Spire ogre [[shaman]] had the standard abilities for one of his race, and the abilities of a [[priest]]. If six or more Ice Spire ogres were encountered, they wee accompanied by a low-ranking cleric. If 16 or more were met, their shaman was a more experienced priest.<ref name="VL-p69"/> |
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| − | ===Chieftain=== |
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| − | If 16 or more ogres were encountered, they were led by an ogre chieftain.<ref name="VL-p69"/> |
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| − | ===Sources=== |
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| − | *{{Cite book/Bestiary of the Realms: Volume 1}} |
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| + | ==Appendix== |
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| + | {{Incomplete|}} |
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| + | ===Appearances=== |
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| + | :;Novels |
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| + | ::''[[The Ogre's Pact]]'' • ''[[The Giant Among Us]]'' • ''[[The Titan of Twilight]]'' |
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| + | :;Organized Play & Licensed Adventures |
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| + | ::''[[In Dire Need]]'' • ''[[The Iron Baron]]'' • ''[[Forgotten Traditions]]'' • ''[[Jarl Rising]]'' • ''[[Hartkiller's Horn]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 1 May 2022
Ice Spire ogres were a race of ogre inhabiting the Ice Spires, between the Great Glacier, Silver Marches, and Anauroch.[5]
Description[]
Ice Spire ogres on average stood 10 feet (3 meters) tall and weighed around 500 to 600 pounds (230 to 270 kilograms). They had dirty-gray hair and skin colors varying from yellow to brown-black,[5] while their irise were a surprising purple hue.[5][6] Tusks protruded from their lower jaw, their chins jutted out, and they had big floppy ears.[6] They stunk worse than regular ogres, describing as being like rotting meat.[5]
Some clothing seen among these ogres included bronze nose rings and headdresses made from the skull[6] and skin of a wolf.[7]
History[]
Around the late 15th century the frost giant jarl Ryndölg recruited a number of ice spire ogres and sent them out across the land in search of ancient runes of power.[8]
Society[]
Ice Spire ogres dwelled, for the most part, in an extensive cave and cavern network situated in the highest part of the Ice Spires. The caves were full of a thick, choking mist that rose from subterranean vents in the deepest caves.[5]
A second tribe of Ice Spire ogres made their homes in an icy chasm called the Dour Fissure. This was the only tribe that possessed the Blood Dance ritual ability,[5] a barbarian's rage which they viewed as divinely inspired.[2]
Relations[]
Among the giants and giant-kin living around the Ice Spires, the Ice Spire ogres were among the lowest in status.[5]
Religion[]
The ogres of the Ice Spires revered the ogre god Vaprak the Destroyer, but also obeyed Lanaxis, the Twilight Spirit. Those who lived instead in the Dour Fissure followed the demon lord Baphomet.[5]
Appendix[]
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Appearances[]
- Novels
- The Ogre's Pact • The Giant Among Us • The Titan of Twilight
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- In Dire Need • The Iron Baron • Forgotten Traditions • Jarl Rising • Hartkiller's Horn
References[]
- ↑ Travis Woodall (2017). Forgotten Traditions (DDAL5-11) (PDF). Edited by Claire Hoffman, Travis Woodall. D&D Adventurers League: Storm King's Thunder (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Wyatt (2001-02-16). Ogres of the Ice Spire (HTML). Web Enhancement for Monsters of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ray Winninger (September 1995). Giantcraft. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 122. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dale Donovan (July 1998). Villains' Lorebook. (TSR, Inc), p. 68. ISBN 0-7869-1236-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Dale Donovan (July 1998). Villains' Lorebook. (TSR, Inc), pp. 68–70. ISBN 0-7869-1236-7.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Troy Denning (September 1994). The Ogre's Pact. (TSR, Inc.), p. 37. ISBN 1560768916.
- ↑ Troy Denning (September 1994). The Ogre's Pact. (TSR, Inc.), p. 132. ISBN 1560768916.
- ↑ Travis Woodall (2017). Forgotten Traditions (DDAL5-11) (PDF). Edited by Claire Hoffman, Travis Woodall. D&D Adventurers League: Storm King's Thunder (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5.