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mercenaries when the humans or other, wealthier
races of the region go to war.
They’ve adapted well to their icy environment,
wrapping their bodies in heavy furs, held in place by
wide leather straps.
History: Much of the history of the Ice Spire
ogres is unknown to human chroniclers, but some
relatively recent events are common knowledge.
Years ago, a tribe of Ice Spire ogres was employed
by Prince Camden of the human kingdom of Hartsvale.
Camden was involved in a civil war with his
twin brother over who would succeed their late
father as king. The ogres’ aid helped Camden win
the war and ascend the throne. The ogres demanded
an unusual price or their cooperation, however.
The tribe’s chieftain and shaman, Goboka, wanted
Camden’s first-born daughter as compensation for
his tribe’s aid in the war. As a young prince with no
children (and a family line that strongly favored
male children), Camden agreed.
After Camden became king, he did indeed have a
daughter, Brianna. King Camden refused to give her
up, however, until an emissary arrived at his castle
reminding him of his secret promise. In order to
maintain appearances, the King set up an ambush
where his now-grown daughter could be “kidnapped”
by the ogres and spirited away.
This plan was upset by the firbolg ranger, Tavis
Burden, who betrayed his liege’s orders not to pursue
the ogres. After tracking and battling the ogres,
Tavis eventually rescued Brianna from the ogres and
returned to Hartsvale where they revealed Camden’s
long-ago promise. Camden was deposed as a result
and Brianna ascended the throne of Hartsvale.
Goboka, this tribe’s leader, qualifies as a chieftain
(described above) and has shaman abilities equal to
those of a 7th-level priest.
Sources: “Twilight Giants” trilogy (The Ogre’s
Pact, The Giant Among Us, The Titan of Twilight),
Giantcraft.
Kalmari
Cassana’s creature
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any
FREQUENCY: Very rare; Rare in Acheron
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Average
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Lawful evil
NO. APPEARING: 1
A RMOR CLASS: -6
MOVEMENT: 6
HIT DICE: 3+3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACKS: 1d10/1d6
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Swallow, entangle
SPECIAL DEFENSES: +2 or better weapons to hit;
Slain only by consumed & rejected magical item
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 100%
SIZE: M
MORALE: Champion (16)
XP VALUE: 2,000
In its natural state, a kalmari is an amorphous
being with a smoky, mistlike consistency. It appears
as an inverted teardrop, with a 3’-long prehensile
tail. The beast has two unblinking yellow eyes that it
can move to different parts of its surface in order to
follow multiple foes. The most striking feature of the
kalmari, however, is its inordinately large, toothfilled
maws which seem to stretch all the way around
its body. When the creature opens wide its jaws, the
mouth appears to cover the majority of the kalmari’s
body. The kalmari also can possess the body of a living
being without affecting that being’s appearance.
Combat: A bite from the kalmari’s jaws inflicts
1d10 points of damage and the tail can whip a target
for ld6 points of damage. When a natural 20 results
from the tail’s attack roll, no damage is done but the
victim is entangled. An entangled victim is allowed
one Bend Bars/Lift Gates roll to escape; otherwise
only severing the tail itself by inflicting 10 points of
damage there on a called shot (see the DMG for
details) frees the entangled victim.
The kalmari’s most fearsome ability is that, on any