Part 1 - Like a Thief in the Night - COMPLETED

The South is in ruins. The Stepstones were never truly prosperous, well stocked, or well fortified, but this is unprecedented. Town after town, village after village. This Winter has wasted no time in exacting it's toll. Many laid to ruin by the fierce weather, others by beasts and monstrosities that hide in the snow and ice, and others still just get up and leave in search of larger settlements, hoping for a better chance to survive. Yet, even with this, there are some villages that have come to ruin with almost no explanation. No survivors left behind, but no bodies either, and all within the span of a night. Villages that are seen bustling and well settled one night are empty and ramshackle the next. First there was just a few farmstead and fishing hamlets, but those weren't concerning. Hamlets like these would be ruined from storms even in the Summer months. But, merely two weeks later Maerin was gone. A week later Sandviik. Then Beggar's Watch and Anja's Cove three days later, and Raven's Watch last week. All the same signs, or lack of signs you might say. Fimbulwinter has everyone holed up, tending to their own. No one else seems interested in putting themselves at risk. Even so, the danger is still there, and who knows when it will stop, and how many will be lost.

Plot points/Scenes

Act 1 - Picking up the Trail

Investigate ruins of towns, especially the most recent
Find an unlikely survivor, near death, perhaps crazy
Find some of the war sleds, stopped, repairing, resting

Act 2 - The Chase and the Rescue

Reveal House von Berlich, tease the connection to von Glauer
Find the main caravan and deal with them

Act 3 - The Confrontation and Revelation

Final Boss Fight
Reveal they are based out of Fljot right now, at least one of their main bases

Relations

Allies

Le Petite Marquis

Description

Adversaries

House von Berlich Troops

House von Berlich Kommandant

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House von Berlich Raider

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House von Berlich Huntsman

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Beasts of Burden

House von Berlich Warhound

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House von Berlich War Ram

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Vehicle Reference

House von Berlich Fortified Cargo Sled

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Pulled by 4 large or 12 medium creatures
Up to 5 passengers by stripping accomodations
Loading ballista takes two times

House von Berlich Armored Warsled

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Pulled by 2 large or 6 medium creatures
[color:#b2dbff]Loading ballista takes two times

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House von Berlich Warsled

Description Statblock

Mounted Siege Weapons Rules

https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1622
https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1623
https://2e.aonprd.com/SiegeWeapons.aspx

Additional Enemies

House Tarskov Bloodmage

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