"Ragnarok": A call for information!

Sir Daniel McKraegar,

I do hear what you have said and I must write with all finality, that you and none of us know that Bloodtide will work. It has never been done before and so cannot be proven to be true. We are told that it will, but even our brightest scholars can only guess as to its effectiveness because the weapon Bloodtide has never been used in this fashion before.

I would rather fight my enemy with a pointed stick than use a weapon born of murder and defilement. If we are so clever to have devised a way to forge a weapon capable of causing an ever-bleeding wound, are we not clever enough to find a way to stop Balfurous from turning to ice?

There is another answer. There is a path to redemption and we will find it.

Furthermore,


I was recently made aware of a creature of immense destruction, a Fire giant of proportion and power beyond reckoning.

Surtur it is called and rumored to reside within Honor's Peak.

I would not wish this new enemy to appear, however I feel there must be some connection of perhaps a divine coincidence between the rumored return of the Lord of Fire Giants and the need to destroy a Demon of Ice.

Perhaps setting these forces against one another in combination with a weapon of legend may be enough to see Balfurous' destruction.

The weapon has been forged, and the reputation of Travance is forever stained. That stain can be lightened when those who murdered are dealt with according to law. There were other things done, such as lying when inquiries were made concerning the replacement of some of the hearts "harvested." We have the means, but even that was not done.

Fighting Balforous with a stick can be tried, but Galladell will count your death as a suicide when you appear for judgement. We might as well use it, as to lay it aside would make the murders completely pointless.

Pendarvin has been aware of Surtur's rousing for several months, and we have been working on a solution. We scouted the area in force and have an idea of what we are up against.So far as I know, and I have studied Surtur extensively, there is no connection. He does reside in the volcano atop Honor's Peak and can usually be mollified by feeding him sufficient magic, though what is sufficient and the current efficacy of that approach is not certain.

By mollified, I mean put back to another long rest. Calling him a Lord is understating what he is. I do not know the rank of this Demon of ice, but we can overcome most demons. I do not believe that is the case with the god of the Fire Giants. For if Surtur is not a their god, then certainly a demi-god. I do not elevate him to the same level of power as the gods men worship, but he is worshipped by Fire Elementals and Fire Giants for a reason.

In your wisdom Edwin, would you be able to determine if the flames of Surtur would be hot enough or capable of preventing Balfurous from taking on his form of ice which protects him while he heals his body?

I would not wish to fight both the might of the Mountain and the Demon Balfurous at once, but if such heat that Surtur possesses could be harnessed then perhaps we can find a way to augment the heroic blade known as "Ragnarok" to make it as effective as Bloodtide is rumored to be.

My expertise does not lie in research but I would be interested in joining this expedition to find Ragnarok. For all avenues should be explored. Should we have more ways to fight Balfurous, the higher our chances may be to defeating him. Using only one would be foolish, even if one was created through evil deeds.

I shall not falter to provide my services in the search for Ragnarok.

As for this Surtur, I wish to explore perhaps augmenting Ragnarok as said, or getting this giant to assist in some way even if not willingly in our battle should it prove helpful.

In less then a week.... you the holiday when many members of travance bring their younglings out of hiding and let them run with the hero's... Damned i needed to get to that graveyard

Magnus