South Pole
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A map centered on the South Pole made with MS Paint.
The Ice Queen became the leader of the dwarves of the South Pole long ago and united them into a single Queendom and subjugated the human barbarian tribes that dwell in the taigas and tundra along the coast.
The human tribes fish and hunt seals, whales and small game, they also sail in the spring to raid coastal villages and trade the dwarven weapons and white diamonds for iron ore at Ice People settlements and towns. They scorn armor other than leather but appreciate fine weapons and their trade with the dwarves keeps them supplied with the finest. The tribes supply the dwarves with furs and meat. The dwarves have an unreasoning fear of deep water and refuse to willingly board a ship of any kind. The humans here speak dwarvish and giant.
For the protection of the Ice Queen against the Frost Giants each village must sacrifice a healthy child to her once a year. The children are raised in the icy catacombs beneath the Ice Queens palace, the conditions and training are harsh and only one in ten survive. They are raised as her servants and trained as masters of unarmed combat and unyielding discipline. The humans who survive to adulthood that show any magical talent are encouraged and trained in battle magic and necromantic secrets alongside dwarven adepts. (Humans raised here are Monks, Wizard/Monks or Elightened Fists)
The Ice Queen surrounds herself with acolytes of a dark goddess of law, magic and death as well as adepts of necromancy, her consort leads the wizard guild and she has a personal guard of seven wights. The dead are given no rest, they are animated to work in mines, and farming fungi filled caverns deep beneath the surface.
Some suspect the Ice Queen of plans of attaining immortality through some necromantic ritual, none openly. Her enemies seem to quietly disappear, its whispered that one of the wights looks like old king Rathgore, others bear striking resemblance to missing rival clan lords.
Ice People - Tribes of barbaric humans, they have pale skin, ice blue eyes and snow white hair. The Ice People trade iron ore for finished goods from the Ice Queen and follow the After Ragnarok Pantheon, they have their own language, Grall, most also know Giant.
Arctic and Sub-Arctic Wilderness Encounters
01 Huror - solitary
02-03 Immoth (MMII) - solitary
04-05 Ice Hag - solitary
06-10 Ice Mephit - solitary
11-15 Frost Giant - pair
16-22 Ice Ghoul - war party
23-26 Tundra Lord - solitary and Mammoth - herd
27-30 Winter Wolf - pack
31-35 Wolf - pack
36-39 Polar Bear - solitary
40-60 Arctic Hare - solitary
61-70 Caribou (use bison stats) - herd (10-1000)
71-76 Arctic Fox - solitary
77-80 Snow Owl - solitary
81-84 Tiger - solitary
85-88 Frost Ape - pack
89-95 Ruins and Exemplar - solitary
96-97 Yeti - clan
98-99 Frost Salamander - solitary
100 Air Weird - solitary
Also, I just wanted to be able to say you're attacked by a snow dwarf and seven wights.
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Originally Posted by down in a hole
Thats a good one !
