Betrayer of Asgard (2e)
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Let not the sword sleep in your hand¸ son of Asgard¸ nor let the blood lie thick and cold in your veins! Now is the time for battle¸ for bloodshed and for bold deeds that you will boast of in the meadhall - or in Valhalla! The white snows shall bear witness to our red victory over the dogs of Vanaheim!'
"So speaks Cneph Coalhair¸ a mighty king of Asgard - but forces are moving in the north beyond the petty rivalries of mortal men. A foe¸ terrible and ancient¸ sleeps in the cold wastes beyond the north wind. Across the frozen tundra and towering mountains¸ the men of Asgard battle the Vanir¸ unaware that their true foe stirs in his sleep and plots to bring all the world to ruin. He is able to do this because one of the Aesir has turned on their kin and allied with the enemy - Asgard has been betrayed¸ and doom is coming!
"Conan & The Betrayer of Asgard is an adventure arc that takes your characters from 5th to 9th level¸ throwing them into the thick of the action as they battle Vanir berserkers¸ undead hordes¸ eldritch horrors and more! In the course of this epic adventure¸ the adventures will travel from the heart of Vanaheim to the very borders of fabled Hyperborea and beyond¸ and their swords will not lack skulls to cleave! But it will take more than sharp swords and bloodlust to save the northland - the characters must piece together the clues and identify the traitors before it is too late!
When the army of Aquilonia marched across Thunder River and into savage Pictland¸ the tribes of the Picts were driven away. To secure his rich new territory¸ King Numedides built Fort Tuscelan. This powerful outpost¸ Numedides thought¸ would keep the barbarian Picts from striking back. But Numedides' lone fort is not enough to stop the Pict raiders. In recent days¸ the ruthless natives have burned Aquilonian homesteads¸ raided merchant caravans¸ and brutally murdered several soldiers from the fort. For the Picts have united behind a sorcerous leader. The great witch-doctor¸ Zogar Sag¸ has sworn vengeance upon the Aquilonian invaders. Even now he is raising a vast Pict horde to crush Fort Tuscelan. You are Conan of Cimmeria¸ commander of the scouts at Fort Tuscelan. Can you stop Zogar Sag and his army? All of Aquilonia is depending on you to save the land Beyond Thunder River!
You are Conan of Cimmeria¸ commander of the scouts at Fort Tuscelan. Can you stop Zogar Sag and his army? All of Aquilonia is depending on you to save the land Beyond Thunder River!