Kerri's First Dragon

On our quest to find a scholar who could tell us about the Drakkhorn, we ventured into the Sea of Moving Ice north of the Sword Cost. Kerri hoped to face the white dragon Arauthator ("Old White Death") and free the nearby village of ice hunters from his thrall. We delved into caves deep in his iceberg lair, Oyaviggaton, sliding down an icy tunnel into a huge cavern.

Without any warning, a blast of icy breath hit us from the ceiling of the cavern. The blast downed Alaria and heavily injured the rest of the party - save for Belkira, whose draconic ancestry protected her from the cold. Looking up, we saw a white, reptilian shape hanging from the ceiling - Old White Death himself!

We quickly improvised a plan. Clonk and Charimon worked together to heal the party and ward them against the dragonfear, while the newly healed Alaria cast a fly spell on herself and Kerri. Kerri flew to attack Arauthator, gaining purchase on the dragon's back and stabbing into a weak point between its wings.

The rest of the party spread out on the ground, where they prepared for battle. Clayton transformed into a bear as Clonk continued to cast healing spells. The dragon shook Kerri off its back, but the fly spell kept her aloft as Alaria unleashed a flurry of blows with her twin swords.

Realizing that most of the party couldn't fight the dragon except on the ground, Kerri and Alaria coordinated a strike on the ice cavern's roof. Alaria weakened the ice (and hurt the dragon) with a fireball spell, then Kerri smashed the rest of the ice, knocking the dragon down and into the air.

This opened up an opportunity for Clayton's bear form. He leaped at the dragon, clinging to it and ripping through its scales. Belkira followed suit with her pike, driving it deep into the dragon's hide.

Injured, Arauthator fled through a hole in the ice. Although Clayton shifted into a shark in pursuit, he was unable to match the dragon's icy breath, which froze the water around him, immobilizing his shark form.

Kerri may not have slain this dragon, but she worked together with her friends to drive it away from its lair - and for that, she is happy. We found the dragon scholar Maccath the Crimson, and now the party journeys south to find the Cult's Wyrmspeaker, Varram.