Between Hunger and the Howling Storm
Tolan Driftmark - The Tribal Warrior
“Count the wind. When it drops, we run. When it rises, we live.”
Urzol - The Orog
“Count the beats. Plant the pins. When the wall breathes in—lift.”
Skaldek - The Ice Troll
“Don’t watch the gate—watch the stones. The wall grows fingers in this cold.”
Vessur - The Oni / Ogre-Mage
“The gates do not fall. They forget to be closed.”
Jarl Hrokan - The Frost Giant
“Open your gates, little kin. Or I will teach your walls how to kneel.”
Hadrik Wyrmchill - The Berserker
Drown your flames in snow and bare your necks. The Glass Crown keeps what burns.
Gorvak - The Arctic Ogre
Pile warm. Pile metal. Kneel. Do this, and Gorvak does not break you.
Tisk - The Ice Mephit
Shhh—hear the lock breathe? Now make it stop.
Skarth - The White Guard Drake
Torches down. Knees in the snow. When the collar rattles, you crawl—or you bleed.
Irdryth - The Adult White Dragon
Lay down your steel and your heat. Crawl. The ice will remember your shape.