Ice Spire ogre Ice Spire ogres were bigger , smarter , and more dangerous than their more numerous cousins . History . 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 . This plan was upset by the firbolg ranger , Tavis Burdun , who betrayed his liege ' s orders not to pursue the ogres . After tracking and battling the ogres , Tavis eventually rescued Brianna from them 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 . Physical description . 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 . Combat . 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 " . Ecology . 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 . Society . 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 . Religion . The ogres that inhabited this network worshiped Vaprak the Destroyer , the great ogre god . They also followed the instructions of Lanaxis , the Twilight Spirit , in the past . Another tribe of Ice Spire ogres inhabited an icy chasm known as the Dour Fissure and revered the demon lord Baphomet . This was the only tribe that possessed the Blood Dance ritual ability . Types . Shaman . 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 were accompanied by a low - ranking cleric . If 16 or more were met , their shaman was a more experienced priest . Chieftain . If 16 or more ogres were encountered , they were led by an ogre chieftain .