The Ice Maw tribe gathers outside the old ice cave with bundled records, rope-bound supplies, and sleds piled high. Ketha, Skara, and Tessik remain near Bottu, while Tiamat waits beyond the entrance, immense against the snow.
the Ice Maw elders
The western ridge is buried. The river pass may still hold, but its old stones have gone dark.
Two elders spread a hide map across a sled, weighing each route while younger kobolds secure hatchery ledgers and cracked tablets beneath waxed cloth. The rescued records will become the household’s first history.
Ketha
We should take the high ridge. It is longer, but the snow there has not swallowed the old markers.
The tribe begins along the ridge in a careful procession. Near its crest, ancient ward-stones flicker awake, revealing faint angular marks beneath frost as blue-white light crawls between them.
Ice Maw tribe
Record the marks. Bring every sign back to the Maw Household archive.
Kobolds kneel with charcoal and parchment, copying the ward-stones while Tiamat watches from below. The northern path remains uncertain, but the tribe has found its first shared work beyond refuge.
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn what the northern ward-stones protect