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RIMETROLL RAIDS

REPORT II

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In northern Almaris, the struggle against the Rimetrolls continues.

 

The strong, but stupid, denizens of the Rimeveld venture south in search of food in the Descendant realms of Norland and Haense after Descendants destroyed their sole food source. As the passive and vegetarian Rimetrolls try to take from Descendant farms which in turn push those nations towards famine and starvation.

 

Troll Strength

  • Genocide of Troll Village: A party of mages under Corbin Wick, assisted by unwary Haeseni volunteers, made their way north through the blizzards of the Rimeveld until they reached the cavern called Troll Village, home of the Rimetrolls. Despite the ongoing raids, the Trolls welcomed the Descendants as honoured guests, and when the Descendants offered up gifts of food the Trolls threw a small celebration in their honour. While the Haeseni ventured into the cave, Corbin Wick's mages remained behind and charged up a massive fire spell. As the Haeseni celebrated with the Rimetrolls below, the mages launched their fireball at the roof of the cavern, causing it to collapse on Troll and Haeseni alike, inflicting massive casualties on both and wiping out most of Troll Village.
  • Troll Population: Largely due to the Genocide of Troll Village and aided by Troll deaths on raids across Haense, the population of Rimetrolls has plummeted drastically to 40% (down from 90%), contributing to the end of the war through extinction of the Rimetrolls.
  • Rock Trolls: The Rock Trolls, a cousin-species to the Rimetrolls, have joined the Rimetrolls in their struggle against the Descendants. Though Rock Trolls themselves eat only rocks to survive, they were convinced to help the Rimetrolls following the genocide of Troll Village, fearing that they would be next. As those who have since encountered the Rock Trolls can attest to, their rock-skin armor renders them a walking bulwark and extremely difficult to damage. As a silver-lining, there are far fewer Rock Trolls than Rimetrolls.

 

Norland

  • Relations: The Rimetrolls currently consider the Norlandic people as allies -- this means they are unlikely to resort to violence unless provoked.
  • Events: Norland stands in stark contrast with their Haeseni neighbours in peacefully working with the hungry Trolls that have set their eyes on the Elysium farms. They have made more than one pact with various groups of Trolls, going so far as to teach them to farm and to give them a mammoth for them to milk. Despite this, the impacts of the Genocide of Troll Village are yet to reach Norland. Many of the surviving Trolls may actually seek shelter in the sole people that have shown them kindness, while other Trolls may be driven to irrational hatred of Descendants for the Genocide. On Svensday, the Trolls and Norlanders even got high together, further increasing their friendship.
  • Famine: Norland's gifts of food to the Rimetrolls have greatly reduced their food production - given how much the Rimetrolls eat - but they are not yet struggling from famine.

 

Haense

  • Relations: The Rimetrolls currently consider the Haeseni people as enemies -- this means they are likely to fear for their lives and attack first, rendering diplomacy especially difficult.
  • Events: The Rimetrolls have attempted multiple raids on Haense.
    >Thog's Trip to Karosgrad: A sole Rock Troll arrived at Karosgrad, and was reluctantly allowed by the HRA to harvest one farming field before leaving, sapping from the Kingdom's already-low food supplies.
    >The Battle of the Blizzard: Amidst a snowstorm, Rimetrolls crossed with the HRA north of Karosgrad. Many losses with incurred on both sides, leading Rimetrolls to infest the nearby countryside.
    >The Astfield Raid: Immediately after the Battle of the Blizzard, Rimetrolls arrived at Astfield to feed on the crops. A small group at the Barony fired cannons on the Trolls and set fire to the fields while the Trolls were feasting. While this slaughtered the Trolls, it burnt Astfield's harvest completely, greatly sapping Haense's food supply.
    >The Reinmar Raid: A massive Troll raid was launched on Reinmar by both Rock Trolls and Rimetrolls, in which Haense witnessed the strength of the Rock Trolls firsthand. After slaying the Rimetroll Bido, Haense very narrowly managed to turn back the viscous onslaught.
    >The Krusev Delivery: Pending a raid from the Trolls, the HRA escorted several carts of food back from the Haeseni breadbasket of Krusev. On the way, there were pursued by an enormous Rock Troll named Igga, beset by a pack of ravenous Troll cubs, and were faced by a peasant mob who tried to extort one of the food carts from then, though the HRA successfully talked them down.
  • Famine: Between loss of food to the Trolls, Haense has entered a state of mild famine, meaning the Kingdom is faced with:
    >Pestilence: Rodents and pests plague Karosgrad. Packs of starving rats hunt openly on the streets, and at all hours of the day the townsfolk can hear the scurrying of a rodent army beneath them in the sewers...
    >Low Peasant Morale: As their families starve and their farms are destroyed, peasant morale in Haense dips low. Peaceful protests in the city compel the King to take action, while trust in the government and Army is low, meaning that the Kingdom's peasantry are just as likely to help them as they are to hinder and steal food to feed themselves.

 

Restoration Efforts

Despite the plummeting Troll population pushing them closer towards genocide, several groups hasten their efforts to find a peaceful solution for the Rimetrolls.

  • The Fellowship of Umba: After delving into the flooded ruins of Lost Balian and contending with the ruin's mysterious defender, this rag-tag team of Elves and Highlanders learned that the lost realm of Balian were the ones who first gave the Rimetroll their enchanted totem that allowed them to farm in the north to end their long history of war with the Trolls. They retrieved an ancient book on the totem ... in another language. If they can find a way to translate it, they may well be able to build another totem for the Rimetrolls and give them back their own source of food.
  • The Alchemists' Alliance: Recently, a group of alchemists have reached out to the Trolls and given them a gift of Land's Nurture potions as a sample of what they could offer to restore the Troll farm. However, the Trolls unwittingly drank the potions rather than use them on their farm. The Alliance is preparing a larger batch, and to teach the Rimetrolls how to use it.
  • The Spiritwalkers: Seeking to create a new fertility totem for the Rimetrolls, a group prepares to embark on a spirit-walk to do so.

 

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Shirren, upon hearing the news that the Rimetrolls drank the fertilizer potions, would die a little bit on the inside. 

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After hearing the news that there are people in the world trying to help the trolls Little Ludvig would run around the streets of Kaorosgrad looking for this Fellowship of Umba to help them.

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Within the mountain capital of Urguan, Lulubelle places another hefty barrel of grain atop the accruing pile. "Hold on longlegs, we're comin'," she huffs, before assisting her wee cousin Hana with the next. "Gunny need uh Legion escort, but we're comin'.."

 

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*Hana on the otherhand* "Aftah we give em food ahm gonna go give dem big lugs sum diffrent seeds tah plant an maybe teach em tah make bettah tools"

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