Moga's Wish Part 4: Suska's Axe
Plot points/Scenes
Suska approaches the players, he asks them to retrieve his axe for him. He tells them of its glory, how it could freeze the land with a single swing. His blade did not cause enemies to bleed, but to immediately freeze and begin to shatter. In cold environments it can generate shards of penetrating ice.
The group will need to go Nisis in the Diaspora and meet with a Sarcesian named Vu Ziasi Retsem Tatsu Ti Vono. She will be able to give them the axe.
The players arrive on the frozen planetoid and find Retsem. She tells the group she has the axe, but having been broken for so long its power has leaked out over time. She asks the PCs to travel to the surface, find and retrieve some Cold Iron to fix the axe itself. If they bring back extra she'll outfit the groups equipment with the metal as well.
On the surface the players have to contend with the creatures living on the ice. After a time they are spotted by Space Pirates working for Free Captain Teeth. If they are unable to evade the ship they report the parties location to their captain and he immediately leaves for Nisis.
The group finds a vein of Cold Iron and is able to successfully retrieve some. A Bloodbrother ambushes the players while they are mining.
If they were reported to Free Captain Teeth earlier, he arrives during their return. The group chooses to run or fight. In the end, Teeth laughs as they run off, taunting the group for their weakness.
A snowstorm unexpectedly blows across the surface of the planet, forcing the players to take refuge in a cave. With no reliable landmarks, the group must attempt to find their way back to the city before they freeze to death.
The party is able to return to Retsem with the Cold Iron in hand. Retsem is able to fix the axe, Winter's Bite, and gives it to the players.
Free Captain Teeth is waiting over Nisis with his ship to intercept the players as they attempt to leave.
The players eventually make it back to Suska, returning Winter's Bite to him. He explains that even though the axe has been repaired, it still needs to be blessed by Damoritosh to regain the true power.
Themes
Grumpy old men
Using natural Cosmic Forces
Structure
Conflict
Suska wants his axe
Rising Action
The axe needs to be fixed, requires Cold Iron
Climax
Players must fight off local creatures to retrieve the Cold Iron
Falling Action
Players are almost caught by the Free Captain Teeth
Resolution
Return with Cold Iron, Winter's Bite is reforged
Components
Hooks
What the hell are these guys doing?
Relations
Allies
Retsem
Adversaries
Free Captain Teeth
Backdrops
Locations
Nisis, the Diaspora
Threats
The surface of the planet is frozen, posing its own danger from exposure. In addition some creatures still make this frozen wasteland their home. In some places creatures from the deep are able to emerge from the ice looking for prey.
Pirates may also be roaming this area.
Encounters
- Frozen Tashtari roaming the wasteland
- Diaspora Wyrm emerges from the ice
- Pirates searching for the party
- Bloodbrother is hunting near the Cold Iron vein
- Smoke Haunt follows the party across the tundra
Plot type
Chapter
Parent Plot
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