The Fractured Crown of Ice
The ancient glacier known as the Crown of Ice has shattered. The catastrophic collapse of Glacier Cliff unleashed a wall of ice and rock, burying the frontier town of Frostholm and cutting off the northern passes. From the devastation, two desperate factions emerge: the Wardens of the Crown, isolationist ice-mages who believe the glacier's fall was a natural cycle they must now shepherd to prevent a greater cataclysm; and the Frostholm Reclaimers, refugees and soldiers who blame the Wardens' arcane meddling for the disaster and demand they use their power to restore what was lost, no matter the cost. You are trapped in the frozen aftermath, where every choice saves one side and damns the other.
Chronicle Prelude
You stand amidst the ruins of the Warden outpost at Frostbite Pass, a precarious collection of heated shelters clinging to the edge of the new glacial scar. The air is thick with ice dust and the distant groan of shifting ice. Both factions have set up competing camps here, the last bastion of civilization before the treacherous new ice fields. Supplies are low, tensions are high, and the path forward is buried under a mountain of grief and ice.
Environmental Traits
The regional crisis is the ongoing aftershocks and glacial instability threatening to trigger a second, even more catastrophic collapse that could permanently alter the continent's climate. The ultimate goal is to reach the Heart of the Fractured Crown, the source of the instability, and make a choice that will determine the fate of the glacier and the people who depend on it.
Legendary Archetypes
Rayan
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