Driven from lands farther north by more powerful dragons, a young white dragon has descended upon the Sword Mountains, claiming the snow-capped range as its domain. Typical of its kind, it is dim-witted and cruel. The dragon patrols the skies around Icespire Peak, surveying its territory while hunting for food and easy treasure. With each passing day, the dragon’s domain grows as it ranges farther across the land, preying on anything it can catch with its claws or freeze to death with its icy breath. Sightings of the dragon are becoming more common, as are its attacks. Orcs and other creatures are thrown into upheaval and forced to relocate by the dragon's sudden arrival and are now encroaching on Phandalin and its outskirts, resulting in ever increasing encroachment on civilization.