Ettin's Mound

The site of an ancient battle between Flan and Oeridians, Ettin's Mound is a single hillock jutting out from the forest, an isolated extension of the forested western hills. Most unusually, there is a tribe of ettins below the mound, perhaps 15 or so in a great extended family. These ettins are led by a monstrous chieftain with 16 HD, and they obey the dictates of Iron Grandfather from sheer fear. The ettins have looted most of the items buried with the dead below the mound, though some may remain. Iron Grandfather has a horn of fog which he uses to best effect in the ettins' battle forays and a wrought iron brooch of shielding which has the additional property of hasting the wearer once a week without any aging effect. His name acknowledges this artifact, as well as his vast strength and tyrannical nature.

Foresters and rangers give the area around a wide berth. The ettins are a threat to any humans they find. Iron Grandfather has a particular hatred of humanoids, and the ettins usually slay orcs, kobolds, and others. A spit roast of ogre stuffed with orc stuffed with kobold is a prized delicacy. Why the old, huge ettin has this especial hatred is unknown. Why the ettins tattoo their forearms with the motif of a lightning bolt which looks astonishingly similar to the holy symbol of Heironeous is also a mystery.