The Frozen Fort

The Frozen Fort is the final adventure of the Heroes of Time in the Sabre of Meitor campaign. A climb through an ancient frozen fortress in the Frostbite Mounts, the heroes must face some serious challenges if they are to reach the mythical Shadow Portal...

Plot
After travelling for several days, the Heroes of Time can see the Frozen Fort, a stone fortress carved into the side of an icy mountain. From a distance there appears to be significiant activity at the gates, Too late, the heroes realise that Magnus Tenebris has resurrected the body of Jiamat into a dracolich. The battle is fierce, with the Heroes just sneaking a win, though not without the loss of both Tanaki Juppus and Jeff the Builder. The group then enter the fort...

The journey through the fort is riddled with several traps, and large chunks of magical ice block the most ideal routes of passage. At the foot of the stairs to the second floor, the group come across a body encased in ice, their features obscured by said ice. The group decide to move on without helping.

They decide to rest on the next floor up, aware that their wounds from the fight with Magnus and Jiamat haven't healed. During the night, the figure in the ice breaks free, revealing it to be Luther Render. He explains that he thinks that The Commander is going too far and that this isn't the world he wanted to create. He relinquishes control of Trium, Staff of the Ancients to Crystal and joins the heroes.

Before going through the door to the Shadow Portal room, the group encounters a futuristic device with dozens of flashing lights. A mechanical door opens to reveal a semi conscious human. When he comes round, he surprisingly recognises Eralyjas. He claims that Eralyjas is a military general tasked with the subjugation of this world and the eradication of any non-human races. He shows disgust that Eralyjas has forgotten who he is and that he travels with them now. The group leave the corporal trapped in the pod before heading to the Shadow Portal...

Main Characters
(*) Denotes first appearance

Seth Qualls

Azrael

Ertelas

Crystal

Eralyjas

Jeff the Builder †

Tanaki Juppus †

Magnus Tenebris †

Jiamat †

Luther Render