Location: White Peak Mountain
Rumors
White Peak Mountain is a harsh mountain region of blizzards, hidden caves, and ancient things trapped in ice. 2022-03-02 Session 5
A frost giant lies frozen somewhere upon the mountain. 2022-03-02 Session 5
Deep within the mountain, even stranger things remain locked in the ice. 2022-03-02 Session 5
The earliest surviving notes say the mountain was once the home of the Wildhammer dwarven clan. Session 01
What is Known
White Peak Mountain is a mountain location reached by climbing upward through worsening cold and snow. 2022-03-02 Session 5
Mir Batola is the old name for this place.
In the earliest surviving notes, White Peak Mountain was the home of the Wildhammer dwarven clan. Session 01
In the earliest surviving notes, the dwarves were driven out by orcs aligned with demons. Session 01
The earliest surviving expedition notes describe a high cave on the mountain where Falstead Wildhammer was found with a broken leg. Session 02
Those same notes suggest surviving Wildhammers were still sheltering in a village away from their old hold. Session 02
Early notes also connect the mountain with trained hippogriffs used by the Wildhammers for travel between the heights and their refuge. Session 02
The earliest surviving notes name a captured red dragon, Lexarial, whose offspring were being used as mounts by the demon-aligned orcs. Session 02
Bagin is recorded in the earliest surviving notes as an elder associated with the mountain settlement. Session 01
A blizzard was building on the mountain during the events of the report. 2022-03-02 Session 5
A frost giant was found frozen in the ice there. 2022-03-02 Session 5
An avalanche struck as the frost giant began to break free. 2022-03-02 Session 5
The party found a cave in the mountain. 2022-03-02 Session 5
Inside, there is a cavern and the back wall was melting. 2022-03-02 Session 5
A purple worm was trapped in ice within the mountain. 2022-03-02 Session 5
Dwarves and a chest were also found locked in the ice. 2022-03-02 Session 5
Deeper inside was an entrance into a small room and, beyond a wall, a chained ogre zombie. 2022-03-02 Session 5
Ogra, leader of the orcish clans, was encountered there. 2022-03-02 Session 5
History
The earliest surviving notes place White Peak Mountain, once called Mir Batola, as the home of the Wildhammer dwarves before they were driven out by demon-aligned orcs. Session 01
Session 02 adds that some displaced Wildhammers were still holding on elsewhere in the mountains, aided by hippogriffs and strong weapons while the orcs used dragon-bred mounts. Session 02
During the events of the 2022-03-02 Session 5 report, the party turned back from the ruined dwarf settlement and chose to pursue the dragon into the mountain. 2022-03-02 Session 5
On the climb, they encountered signs of greater buried dangers: the frozen frost giant, avalanche conditions, and the frozen remains of stranger creatures. 2022-03-02 Session 5
Their path led them into the mountain interior, where they discovered caves, trapped creatures, imprisoned dwarves, and the beginnings of an orc-held space. 2022-03-02 Session 5
People
Recorded in the earliest surviving notes as the leader of the Wildhammer clan. Session 01
Found injured in a high cave with a broken leg in the earliest surviving expedition notes. Session 02
Bagin
Recorded in the earliest surviving notes as an elder tied to the mountain settlement. Session 01
Ogra
Loose Threads
Why were dwarves trapped in the ice with a chest? 2022-03-02 Session 5
What lies deeper inside White Peak Mountain? 2022-03-02 Session 5
How long has the purple worm been trapped there? 2022-03-02 Session 5
What is the role of Ogra and the orcish clans in the mountain? 2022-03-02 Session 5
What would happen if the frost giant fully broke free? 2022-03-02 Session 5
What remains of the old Wildhammer hold beneath the mountain?
What became of Lexarial, and are her offspring still being used as mounts?
