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Winter of the WitchS1: FROZEN PASSAGEEncounter Level 26 (47,450 XP)Setup4 iceling slashers (I)3 ice troll rimehammers (T)Colzath, iceling mage (C)If traveling by foot, the PCs approach by way of theledge trail that winds its way up to the western sectionof the map.If the PCs use flight to assault the overhang fromanother direction, modify the encounter appropriately,which means that Colzath sounds the ice hornearlier, doing so as soon as she’s threatened.Near the far edge of the overhang, next to what appearsto be a horn made of solid ice, stands another of the icyfey. This one wears white, ice-crusted robes and wields astaff of black ice. Not engaging in the frivolities of her kin,her face is fixed in a more serious countenance, as if lostin thought.Features of the AreaIllumination: The lighting depends on the timeof day.Boulders: The boulders are 2 squares tall (10 feet)and serve as blocking terrain for creatures not flyingover it.Ice Horn: The ice horn is difficult terrain that cangrant cover.Frozen Victims: The frozen victim is like a statue;it is difficult terrain that grants a creature cover.Over the Edge: A PC pushed over the edge of theledge or snow overhang gets a saving throw. If the PCsaves, he or she is knocked prone. If the PC fails, thefall is 200 feet to the bottom, but the PC can attempta saving throw each 20 feet to try to hold on to an icyledge or overhang somewhere below. On a save, thePC takes falling damage for that amount, but he orshe can go back up to the ledge and back to the fight.It takes 1 round for each 5 feet the character fell tomake it back up by foot.Snow Drifts: The snow in the area is deep. Thosewithout ice walk treat the snow here as difficultterrain.When the PCs approach, read:The wind blows fiercely here, and the snow swirls in a waythat obscures your vision. Just barely in the distance, youcan make out the strange circle of blue ice you seek. It sits ona thick glacial overhang covered with snow and pocked withboulders that must have fallen somewhat recently fromnear the peak of Crone’s Finger.Amid the blowing snow, creatures shamble and flit.Nearer to the trail that leads to the overhang are aquartet of icy fey—their thin blue forms flitter about andare at times held aloft clumsily by translucent wings of whatappears to be thin ice. They are quicker on the ground, andthey wrestle among themselves with savage glee, seeminglyusing sharp teeth and icicle claws in their violent play.Beyond them, near an area choked with the frozen folkthat litter the other areas of the Winter Witch’s advance,is a group of three ice trolls. Each wields a maul made ofsolid ice.January 2009 | DUNGEON 16251