Citadel Beyond the North Wind (Legend (RuneQuest II))

Morten Braten

ISBN 10: 1908460172 / ISBN 13: 9781908460172

Published by Mongoose Publishing, 1999

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Mongoose Publishing Legend (RuneQuest II) Citadel Beyond the North Wind (Fair) Manufacturer: Mongoose Publishing Product Line: Legend (RuneQuest II) Type: Softcover Code: MGP8321 Copyright Date: 2014 Author: Morten Braten Page Count: 55 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is Fair. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: The follow-on from the acclaimed Spider-God's Bride and Song of the Beast-Gods, Citadel Beyond the North Wind contains a sandbox setting for classic sword & sorcery adventures. In the World of Xoth, there is a land far to the north, past the black hills of Lamu and beyond the frozen moors of Tharag Thule. It is a dreary land of mist and thunder, and the white people of Yg have dwelt there since ancient times. Across this land, on towering hilltops and beside fog-shrouded lakes, stand somber granite castles, and therein dwell the princelings and tyrants of Yg with their countless thralls and slaves and subjects. The free men of Yg tremble when fools dare to utter the name of Arkanth Mal, for he is the greatest and oldest of the tyrants of this primeval land. He is the witch-king of Galuga, grand master of necromancy and alchemy. Yet there are times when drunken bards in the smoke-filled taverns of Tartuun dare to sing the forbidden song of the witch-king and his first consort, Eliyh. In his youth, the bards say, Arkanth Mal left the land of Yg and wandered east of the mountains to study sorcery. Among the Easterlings he met the witch Eliyh and was enraptured by her charms. The two dwelled in the east for several years, sharing many earthly pleasures and sorcerous secrets. But when Arkanth Mal returned to Yg in the west, he was alone, for Eliyh was not by his side. Soon thereafter, Arkanth Mal took as his wife Verina, a princess of Lamu. Using the plentiful gold from her dowry, he purchased the loyalty of the grim hill-men of Natla. The sorcerer and his army conquered vast tracts of the land of Yg in a series of bloody battles and protracted sieges. In the end, Arkanth Mal reigned supreme among the tyrants of Yg from his citadel of Galuga, and the princelings were forced to pay tribute to the witch-king. However, at the moment of the sorcererâ s triumph, while he was away on his last campaign, Verina fled from Galuga for unknown reasons, and returned to the realm of her father in the south. And now, the bards of Tartuun whisper, the witch-king of Galuga seeks a new queen. For the minions of Arkanth Mal sweep across the borders of Tharag Thule and Lamu, slaying men and taking only young women as slaves back to Galuga, the Citadel beyond the North Wind! Fully revised for the Legend rules system.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Citadel Beyond the North Wind (Legend (RuneQuest II))
• Publisher: Mongoose Publishing
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908460172
• ISBN 13: 9781908460172
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

The follow-on from the acclaimed Spider-God's Bride, Citadel Beyond the North Wind contains a sandbox setting for classic sword & sorcery adventures. In the World of Xoth, there is a land far to the north, past the black hills of Lamu and beyond the frozen moors of Tharag Thule. It is a dreary land of mist and thunder, and the white people of Yg have dwelt there since ancient times. Across this land, on towering hilltops and beside fog-shrouded lakes, stand somber granite castles, and therein dwell the princelings and tyrants of Yg with their countless thralls and slaves and subjects. The free men of Yg tremble when fools dare to utter the name of Arkanth Mal, for he is the greatest and oldest of the tyrants of this primeval land. He is the witch-king of Galuga, grand master of necromancy and alchemy. Includes the adventure Song of the Beast Gods!