Soot's Journal: The Frozen Pirate Ship

25th of Hammer, 1512 DR
 
It is with utmost disappointment that I must write about the loss of my previous entry... I do not know what has happened! For whatever reason, my last journal entry was just ripped out of my book, and it is gone... But, that is okay! The last couple days, we explored Kelvin's Cairn and learned more about the permanent cold! Many good memories... any who, time for today's entry!
 
After waking, I joined the rest of the group in the foyer of the inn we were staying at in the Caer Konig. We discussed for some time about where to go next, eventually deciding to head to the Bremmen to investigate the sunken pirate ship, and then we would check out the nearby Maer Dualdan Lake so that I could find Papa's ring! After a nice meal, we mounted our axebeaks and made our way out of town!
 
It was about a seven hour journey for us to travel to the Bremmen and it was mostly uneventful, however we did encounter a pack of glowing elk! It was such an incredible sight, Papa had always told us stories about how they are a good omen, and a great creature to encounter, though incredibly rare. I decided to cast Speak with Animals so I could talk with them, because I felt like I would be not getting a chance to talk to them again any time soon.
 
They were shocked to hear me speak! However, they were super duper friendly, and had lots of knowledge to share! They warned me about the "breathing" snow piles, the same kind that Luna tried to disturb! Apparently it was a Remorhaz waiting to ambush... thank goodness we did not disturb it... I never want to see one of those monsters ever again. They also warned me about White Dragons hunting in the area, but no surprise, Electra tried to tell me that they weren't dangerous... Any who, Luna and I named their leader Rudy because he had no name, and we became friends!
 
Upon leaving the elk, we arrived in the Bremmen shortly after. However, there was a large river of ice that separated us and the town. It was no problem for me, so I just crossed it easily with my ursan feet. Luna made it across easily too, and so did Dyleth and Electra, though they slipped slightly. Madu was terrified to cross the river though, and I had to summon Cinder to slowly teleport him all the way across the 50ft river!
 
Once we made it in town, we went to the tavern and met a woman named Elise. She told us that the pirate ship is frozen in the edge of the Sea of Moving Ice and that there is probably lots of good loot there! She also said that she would be interested in buying anything we find that we don't want. Then, super funny, she told us that the ice is like 20ft thick! Mr. Madu was so worried over nothing haha! However, sadly, she did not have any information about the fishy, but did tell us about fisherman who could take us out!
 
After finishing our conversation with the lady, I ordered a nice salmon and had lunch as we took a quick rest! Once rested, we made our way out into the wilderness! After hours of travelling, and getting a little turned around because of Madu's poor directional skills, I took the map began to lead the way. It took a few more hours, but eventually the Sea of Moving Ice became visible on the horizon, and made camp and rested until sunrise.
 
26th of Hammer, 1512 DR
 
In the morning, we made our way to the shoreline, and began to wander and look for the ship. We had no success for a number of hours, but eventually I had the idea to send Cinder up into the air and scout for us! We took a bit of a break and let him scout for the better part of an hour. When he finally return from the west, he was jumping for joy to inform me that the ship was not too far from us to the west! We travelled a bit longer, and eventually, it came into view and we rushed our way up to it!
 
We were super excited and wanted to board, but we could hear scratching and roaring from inside... After a quick discussion, we decided that we would lure out whatever was hiding within. Madu started punching the hull of ship, and then the sounds grew louder and louder until two massive Ice Trolls jumped off the side of the boat in front of Madu and attacked us! The ice began to crack slightly under their feet, and the air got colder as they approached.
 
Madu rushed forwards and grappled one of the trolls, holding it still for me to attack. I pulled out my Emberling Greathammer and shouted the command word, "Calour", over the howling wind. As the metal of the hammer head super heated and began to glow red hot, I dashed forwards and attempted to smash the troll, but it managed to wiggle out of my reach just in time... After whiffing my attack, the trolls roared at us and an aura of cold and ice bursted forth around us. I became frost bitten and badly damaged... I had to retreat, getting slashed from beyond by one of the trolls before managed to cast Soot's Fire Arms. I turned around, my arms alit with flame, and smash the closest troll, burning its flesh and bloodying the creature.
 
I worry that this fight may be more than we bargained for... perhaps the allure of treasure was too much for us this time around. The trolls turned on Madu and cut into him with their razor sharp claws, slashing through his rocky exterior and knocking him unconcious. Luckily, Luna rushed forward to heal him, and even called out to me with her healing voice and managed to give me a bit more strength, though I still fear walking forward towards the trolls' cold aura could kill me... Lunda pulled Madu out of the way, and stood over his body in a protective stance as the trolls began to turn towards me...
 
~ Soot Isbjorn