Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Pitch # 10

At last, peace settles in the Kingdom of Rothgar, and all is well. They commence the burial of Buliwyf as it should with many sacrifices and the burning of a longboat with Bulifwyf in it, as it is according to Norse custom. Sadness fell upon the men at first, but soon left them life Buliwyf did. So the story ends as Fadlan departs from Rothgar to the City of Peace, with a tale to tell about a great warrior king.

Pitch # 9

And so the final fold comes to be. Through the entrance facing the sea, the warriors enter the Thunder Cave, where the Wendol mother resides. A violent, yet quick clash happens in the cave. Finally the Wendol mother is slain! Victory... ... at a price, Buliwyf is mortally wounded yet successfully flee to Rothgar. There was much celebration, yet at the of the night sleep was interrupted by a final counter-attack by the wendol creatures. It was a fearsome battle and amazingly they survived it all, except for Buliwyf, who received the greatest honour a warrior could get, a warrior's death.

Pitch # 8

After the battle against Korgon, Fadlan's party prepared to ride through the Desert of Dread, to the Black Marsh lands, the Wendol's home grounds. There, the brave warriors hope to catch the wendol of guard, and launch a surprise attack. Yet the wendol were cunning enough to flee before sunrise. So they mounted, and rode to the land of the Dwarf for wisdom and advice, there everything was revealed...

Pitch # 7

The next day, construction of the palace defences continued. In particular at the fences and ditches. Unfortunately, a small quarrel between Herger and some young earl broke out, and delayed construction. The Norse, as Fadlan puts it, are as sensible of their pride, as are hungry dogs over a piece of meat. In the end Herger wins the duel, the most cunning way, which unfortunately is too gruesome. Construction continued until dusk.

By nightfall the warriors were ready to fight the Dragon, Korgon. Which soon is revealed that it's the wendol on horse-back with torches. Hence the name Glowworm. It a groosome battle, the next morning bodies were scattered all over. Among the dead were two warriors of the company... Sheld and Flenther. One other was mortally wounded in the stomach, and was being tended by a slavewoman. The future shines dimly and looks grim for the company. What greater evil can come now?

Pitch # 6

Wendol, was the name given to the "eaters of the dead". These "demoniac" creatures were what haunts the Norse, they come in the mist/fog of the night, and murder their targets as they sleep. Yet these are not weak or feeble creatures. Already, has Fadlan's party have to fight these monsters in the halls of King Rothgar's Palace. Tall, black, haired, and smelly monsters, which seen to eat human meat as well as other kinds. Yet the most disturbing thing, is that these monsters themselves are humanoids, and strike close resembles to primitive man! They are called "eaters of the dead", because of their appetite for human flesh. When one dies, they are take to the after life in body and spirit, yet it is complicated to enter the afterlife if your body isn't in one piece...
After the battle there was no celebration, in fact there was more fear & anger among the residents of the hall, accusing Buliwyf a thief and possible murder against Rothgar. The King, was more concerned of the wendol still, and his health began to deteriorate, because of ill health.

Pitch # 5

Like at the warcamp is radicaly more different than life in the Viking villages and settlements. Men are predominant, and all the women are slaves... Well actually it isn't that different, they still drink, and still feast endlessly... Vikings will be Vikings I guess... Upon the exit of the camp Trelburg, and back onto the sea, they witnessed a siting so amazing, few ever see, a sea monster! No incident happened, thankfully, but something more terrible await them ahead... As they arrived on their destination, they are delayed by another burnt village, no survivors. It seems that mist has a hold greater than expected on the Land of the Norse.

Pitch # 4

As Ibn-Fadlan and his new Vikings party travel up the Volga river, Fadlan observes the different Norse settlements from afar, and even up close. They are welcomed with food, drink and other goods, probably only because of their hero's quest... Yet at one point in the travels Fadlan stops to mention sitings of civilization, and they now travel by horse, and they tend to come around many forests, which some are ignored and transverse through them, with others they go around, for fear of the "spirits". Through much travel by land and sea, they finally arrive to Buliwyf's town (one of Fadlan's Viking "friends"). Yet the town seems to have been turned inside out by "the mist" as the Vikings said. No sign of sorrow only take the sacred Runding, and continue onto their destination.