Page 189 - Tales from the Yawning Portal
P. 189

r88
                                                                                                               CHAPTER 6  I AGAINST THE  GIANTS


                                                             or unusual appearance, are as follows:
                                                             Other items of interest, because of their magical nature
                                                                                                               hall are illuminated by caged fire beetles. To the east a
                                                                                                               short sections of wall to the north. Both halves of the
                                                            A suit of plate armor sized for a human
                                                                                                               value. A few worthless furs and tapestries hang on the
                                                             •  A suit of splint armor sized for a dwarf
                                                                                                               two-handed swords, and a pair of huge ivory tusks of no
                                                            A huge iron mace
                                                                                                               hang two normal shields, a heavy crossbow, two normal
                                                            A greataxe, two spears, and a flail
                                                                                                               less scrolls are on the table, and on the walls of this area
                                                            A light crossbow and fourteen bolts
                                                                                                               the walls and floor, a table, and four chairs. Some worth-
                                                            Three shields
                                                                                                               cavern is a private audience hall, with pelts and skins on
                                                             •  A bow and a quiver with sixteen arrows
                                                                                                               southern edge of the lower level. The eastern half of the
                                                             armor of normal (nonmagical) sort, including:
                                                                                                               Jar! Grugnur receives visitors in a chamber on the
                                                             able or potentially useful. Many of them are weapons or
                                                                                                               20. jARL'S ANTECAVERN AND TROPHY HALL
                                                             tioned above, the place holds several items that are valu-
                                                            Treasure. In addition to all the trophies of kills men-
                                                                                                               frost giants.
                                                             nean lizard,
                                                                                                               one frost giant, one frost giant servant, and two young
                                                                                                             19. East Chamber. This slightly smaller area holds
                                                             eagle, a giant lynx pelt, and the jaws from a subterra-
                                                             a giant boar head, a griffon skin, the wings of a giant
                                                                                                               plus immunity to cold damage).
                                                                                                               with three young frost giants (use the ogre statistics,
                                                             a pair of mammoth tusks, a pair of mastodon tusks,
                                                             giant scorpion claws, the horn of a woolly rhinoceros,
                                                                                                               giant statistics, plus immunity to cold damage) along
                                                             giant stag, the mandibles and claws of an umber hulk,
                                                                                                               frost giants and three frost giant servants (use the hill
                                                             pelt of enormous size, a wyvern skin, the rack from a
                                                                                                             18. West Chamber. This large cave is occupied by two
                                                             adorned with a host of trophies, including a cave bear
                                                                                                               no treasure.
                                                             in this area has actual rugs. The walls of the alcove are
                                                                                                               Each other adult giant has 500 gp. The young have
                                                                                                               tical to the one described at area 8 of the upper level).
                                                             ruminates over past glories and future plans; the floor
                                                                                                               gp plus an armband that is a token of free passage (iden-
                                                             hall. Here, the jar! often sits in a comfortable chair and
                                                            The western spur of the chamber is the jarl's trophy
                                                                                                             Treasure. Each giant warrior in the place has 1,000
                                                             an exit screened by thick, leathery hides.
                                                                                                               to the death to protect or avenge.
                                                             set of well-worn steps, each about 3 feet high, lead up to
                                                                                                               willing to negotiate to protect the young, which they fight
   184   185   186   187   188   189   190   191   192   193   194