Arctic Altercation

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GM James R

Previous	Operation Bonds of the Earth
The Arctic Altercation
Conflict	A fight to obtain all four Tools of the Primordial Ancients
Date	466 PR
Place	A Cave in the wilds of Levinkan
Outcome	The death of the Eladrin X (The Paladin), the eventual destruction of the Elemental Tools.
Combatants
The Paladin, trying to finish what he started.
AFEW, representing people who want to return the realm to normal
Commanders
The Paladin
Grindseed, Medrash, Flynn
Forces
The Paladin, a Roc, Golkont the Hawk Mage (unwillingly) and his majordomo
Storm Giants, Bug Bears, Dragonborn soldiers, a Genie, the whole membership of Stealth Squad and AFEW, head bard of Laergul, Flynn, and more.

The Arctic Altercation was a battle fought in the wilds of Amusa just west of Xender City, and simultaneously in the wilds of Levinkan just southwest of Zobeck. It was a battle to stop The Arctic Autumn once and for all, by killing the mage responsible.

At one point in the battle, the Paladin managed to escape the ambush, making it several hundred feet clear of any threats, only to be stopped by a last-ditch-effort wish that the bard Andif had been keeping hidden for many months.

The final hit done on the Paladin to win the war was done by a lone Kobold.

Full List of Combatants

The "Last Supper" the heroes shared before beginning their attack on the Paladin

• Blumenthal
• Edna
• Maverick
• Medrash
• Ynnis
• Jedit
• Rowan
• Aritian
• Melvin
• Croach
• Red
• Chet
• Andif
• Grindseed
• Flynn
• Lucian
• 32 Tooth Tommy
• Frori
• Devoted Blaze
• Dragonborn of the Gulfithorpe Isles
• Storm Giants
• Numerous pet animals
  • Jedit's cats
  • A Viole
• Coseismus
• A lone Kobold
• Chet's incubus dad, Taz Sexton
• Bugbears of Grindseed's Clan
• The Paladin
• Golkont the Hawk Mage
• Kugutsi his Majordomo
• Roc Shasa

Preperations

Player	Main	Secondary	Other Preparations Made	The Opposition
Jason	Flynn (can fly)	Lucian Digennaro (bard)	Could levitate orb (or person with orb) in a pinch Armor Toxin , Goggles of Night	The Paladin The Wand Water Tendrils Very Long Reach 120+ Ft Speed. Very very fast. Flooding Powers. Water he controls does acid damage.
Mark	Croach (can fly)	Orb of Gales (artifact)
Rachael	Edna (can fly) (haversack)	Frori, Chwingas
Connor	Blumenthal	32 Tooth Tommy (rogue)	Can make Toxins for allies upon request (Wounding, Holy, Armor, Darkvision) Shield bombs for temp HP Oil bombs to increase damage output of crown wearer
Laura	Red	The Kobold!	Moonflower blessing (13 Petals)
Mike	Grindseed	Bugbear Swarm
Taylor	Andif	Viole (acid bat dog)
Tyler	Medrash	Norixious Clan	Is fueled by pure vengeance.
Gail	Melvin	Staff of Marsh (artifact)
Rich	Jedit (can fly)	Ark Animals	Has Sorcyst Blade
Kevin	Rowan	Coseismus (spell guide)	Everyone (except platoons/swarms/intercept team) starts with 9 Temp HP
Miguel	Ynnis (haversack)	Dem der Giants	Armor Toxin
Brendan	Chet (can fly)	Taz Sexton	Bringing some Dust of Dryness
Jeff	Maverick	Devoted Blaze (cleric)	Prep bag with a few basic spellcasting components (ash, spruce, sand, cork) Gather 3 diamonds from Edna Drop off Nim somewhere safe, out of range of battle Pack warm clothing and insulation
Kieran	Aritian (can fly)	Crown of Empyrosis (artifact)	Wearing Midnight (The Crown), 3 Diamonds from Edna (one used for Warding Glyph)

The Plan

The team spent months during the Arctic Autumn convincing allies and other forces to come join them. Some came from far away such as the Storm Giant of Pteris. The plan was organized by the characters working out of Galik and also by the Players who coordinated in a massive shared document, working into the early hours of morning to finalize a plan.

The final plan was broken into two teams: One would attack the Paladin and stab him with The Sorcyst Blade to teleport him to a secondary destination in Amusa where an ambush was ready to take him down.

TEAM LEVINKAN

TEAM AMUSA

Team Stabby Goal: Intercept team goes to one of the Paladin’s resting spot with the sole purpose of using the sorcyst blade to teleport the Paladin to the designated ambush location---then stab themselves to bring themselves into the Ambush team. Members: Maverick (can give stealth advantage), Jedit (Sorcyst Blade, pass w/o trace, ensnaring strike), Ynnis (inspirer, Sender), Flynn (dimension door, etc), Lucian Digennaro (invisibility) Intercept location: Levinkan resting spot We know how to get in Only one path of escape that can be blocked Easy enough to get to Preparation: warm clothing, insulation when swimming, way to make pond in ice Execution: Team sneaks to pond and enters cavern Trap is set at entrance of cavern to prevent/slow paladin escape All sneak to mouth of resting room One person sneaks through the back passage with the blade Message sent to ambush team so they are ready They sneak up to Paladin and transport them to ambush location

hThe Amusa Team, waiting anxiously Goal: Kill the Paladin Members: everyone else (plus the intercept team as they stab themselves) Team Ambush: Medrash, Grindseed, Flynn, Rowan, Team Crown: Artian, Blumenthal (with oil bombs), Edna Team Orb: Croach, Chet, Jedit, (Flynn for levitate JIC?) storm giants? Team Staff: Melvin, 32 Tooth Tommy, Field Medics (fast and have healing): Red, Devoted Blaze Other Healers: Edna, Maverick, Ynnis, Medrash, Andif Ambush location (torture cave with victim images on walls?): Only one entrance/exit which is at lower elevation than cave floor (water drains out) High Ceiling for Flight (60 feet)   Dry as heck (no ice, no water) Away from any large water sources and populated areas Preparation: Use Crown to create perma-heated area that clear ice Use some dust to dry up the now water Glyph of Warding (Aritian) set up to trigger if someone from our team steps into the summoning circle. Spell Stored: Bane (CHA Save) Execution: Surround where Paladin will teleport to Wait for message Ready actions Unleash hell

Behind the Screen

A possible breakdown of the battle as planned behind the screen.

• The name Arctic Altercation is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the campaign the battle was fought in, known as Ancients Alive. Internal notes have the battle listed as "AAAA" which coincidentally is the sound most players made as they fought in it.