Northern Shores

The Crooked Frost Flows

The Northern Shores are a region of the Blue Mist Lake, devastated by Konis in the Fourth Reign. Antioth is the only proper settlement remaining, after the destruction of Duranna. The Northern Shores are under the control of Svanil Cladmitt, the current Governor of Antioth.

## **History**

### ***The Swan and the Snake, 4E-265***

Grikka was a frequent visitor to the calm waters of the Blue Mist Lake, which in time allowed her to fall in love with Konis, the crocodile goddess of water. The gods of Garn had long avoided romantic attachments of any kind, due to the potential for conflict. Still, Grikka gave in to her lovestruck heart and the two began a forbidden love affair. This continued for almost a hundred years, before being discovered by a Tartan named Dranor Tarina. When he attempted to blackmail Konis, she murdered him in order to keep their relationship secret. When Grikka discovered the murder, she felt betrayed. Grikka abandoned her lover, sending Konis into a wild fury that devestated the Northern Shores. The gods pleaded with the Runepriest to stop her rampage, but the Runes refused to intercede. Grikka swam to the bottom of the Blue Mist Lake to calm her lover, and Konis ceased her rampage out of fear of drowning Grikka. The Runepriest immortalized the two lovers in stone, creating the Isle of Grikka and the caverns of Konraki.

### ***Ellurian Expeditions, 6E-240***

In the Sixth Reign, the Lakewalker Kingdom began exploring more and more of the territory leading into the Ellurian Tundra. A special ship was crafted in Antioth to plunge into the arctic depths, which was christened the Ellurian Titan. The ship led many expeditions into the Crooked Frost Flows, allowing the Kingdom to eventually chart the entire area. When the Blue Mist Lake fell to Tenebris' armies in the Tenebrian War, the Lakewalker Legion was left in shambles. The crew of the Ellurian Titan was left in disarray, staying in hiding in the abandoned ruins of Duranna, never again to make an expedition into the frozen wastes of the Ellurian Tundra. Nobody knows what happened to the crew, but it is rumored that they were found and killed by local gnolls or the nearby Slither-Skall Clan.

### ***Slither-Skall Conflict, 7E-985***

In the Seventh Reign, long after the Shadow War, Svanil Cladmitt funded an expedition to Duranna to gauge the possibility of reclaiming the city for the Lakewalker Kingdom. Dellig Baldergut was chosen to lead the expedition, aboard the Snow Star. When they arrived at the city, they were met with attacking forces on both fronts. The Slither-Skall Clan was attacking from the mines, and a group of gnolls were attacking from the Frost Flows. The expedition was trapped in the ruined city, but a single informant managed to slip away and return to Antioth, on the brink of starvation. Abragem Dimal managed to return to Antioth, but lied to Svanil, telling him that the entire expedition had been killed. Abragem pocketed the money from the expedition, and purchased a ship of his own, fleeing to Prindilly in the Whitewing Kingdom.

## **Significant Locations**

* Antioth
* Arishin's Isle
* The Crooked Frost Flows
* Dinveros's Lair
* Duranna
* The Withering Cave