Blizzardmark

**Blizzardmark**

TN Large Town (north)

Corruption +0; Crime +4; Economy -3; Law -2; Lore +0; Society +0

**Qualities** prosperous, rule of might, superstitious

**Danger** 25; **Disadvantage** hunted

**Government** council

**Population** 3,300 people (1,500 human, 1,000 dwarves, 800 other)

**Notable NPCs**

**Mighty Council Chieftain Agroolan Cinderscar** TN old male human barbarian 6/ranger 4

**Snowseer Tiun Icicleclaw** CN male venerable yeti oracle (winter mystery) 3

**Beast Hunter Iatruun Mountainheart** NE middle aged male dwarf ranger 6/horizon walker 3

**The Claws of the Glacier** CN fey griffon

**Marketplace**

**Base Value** 2,600 gp; **Purchase Limit** 15,000 gp; **Spellcasting** 3rd

**Minor Items** 3d4; **Medium Items** 2d4; **Major Items** 1d4

During the Cinderback Invasion, a huge number of caravans-all
containing various nomadic families-were ambushed, with many innocent
women and children falling victim. While they fled to the God's Glacier, they were welcomed into a settlement and were safeguarded by an unusual
 ally in the form of yetis. Once the Invasion was over, the nomads
decided to stay in the settlement-calling it **Blizzardmark**, to honor those yeti who risked their lives to defend them-and have thus made an alliance with the Yeti Confederation.

The town is ruled by a council that consists of two dwarves, two yetis, and two humans-with the leader of the council, **Agroolan Cinderscar**, the great grandson of the very man who named the town, keeping track of
 defense, economics and food preserves. He is as good of a leader as he
is a good fighter-despite being a staggering 60 years of age, he is
still a powerful beserker, and every young warrior in the town gives
great respect for the man. There is question about who will be the heir
to the leader of councils, but for now they are content with not
worrying about it until Agroolan goes to his deathbed.

The adviser to the council is an old, silver furred yeti by the name of **Tiun Icicleclaw**; the son of the yeti chief who gave defense to the nomadic victims of
the Cinderback Invasion nearly a thousand years ago. He is an extremely
old individual, thought to be nearly 900 years old at least-how he has
managed to live so long is a mystery even to the other yetis. They do
say though that any yeti who gains the divine power to see and hear the
very ice, snow and winds can live through scores of winters before
becoming one with the Glacier in the distance. His age has most
definitely shown-he is frail, rarely travels, and is constantly
exhausted. Despite this, he still continues to give advice to the
council on any troubles.

The biggest of all troubles, as of now, is that the town-and about 20
 miles around it-has been the hunting grounds for a very powerful but
oddly whimsical fire red griffon that is called **The Claws of the Glacier**; claimed to have unusual magical talents, including temporarily blinding
 any who dare to get close to him, having feathers that resist normal
weapons, and being able to disappear into thin air. He has been a menace
 to the town for several years, and Agroolan has desperately searched
for any who can bring the beast down. Nearly two dozen hunters have came
 to try and slain the beast, but so far all have failed and lost their
lives; now one dwarf, the short tempered and somewhat violent individual **Iatruun Mountainheart**, has been tracking the griffon for nearly 4
 years, and has seen other hunters downed by the creature. He has now
made the hunt personal-outright refusing any reward he will get for
bringing the griffon's head-when, on his 3rd hunt, his adoptive human
daughter and hunting apprentice, Miaran, was slashed in the face and
fell down a 400 foot drop to her death. While many in the town fear the
Claws of the Glacier, they don't think it truly means any malice in its
attacks-Iatruun however believes the griffon to be a demon, and is
willing to do whatever it takes to sent it back to the Abyss.