For those who yearn to explore a domain of longships and shieldwalls, crafty dwarves and cursed giants, misty fjords and serpent-choked seas, Heorot provides these in endless supply.
Heorot's central plot—the search for a means by which to stop Grendel (and his Darklord mother) from terrorizing revelers in fire-lit mead halls—can lead adventurers to explore any number of whispered rumors and mysterious sites inspired by the Beowulf epic. This dread domain blends elements of Norse myth, Anglo-Saxon history, the history and cultures of Arctic Greenland and Norway, and Ravenloft's own disturbing lore.
A campaign in Heorot presents the tragic tale of monstrous Grendel, cast out from civilized society …. of Beowulf, a hero driven by the thirst for saga-glory … of the Mere-Wife, a warrior whose blood-feud code compels her to seek vengeance for her murdered son…. It is a tale that ends in tragedy so profound, it drew the attention of Ravenloft's Dark Powers, who wish to see that tragedy played out over and again.
This 125-page Ravenloft gazetteer provides everything you need to run a campaign in Heorot—a wide domain named for the famous Hall to which Grendel comes each night. For use with the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons and fully compatible with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.
Within you'll find:
- Detailed descriptions of Heorot's many regions, settlements, and sites
- Extensive profiles, lore, and tables presenting the Mere-Wife (Darklord of Heorot)
- Nearly 50 new and classic monsters and NPCs with stat blocks and lore
- More than 20 new magic items
- New weapons and tools, including atlatls, bolas, longspears, and skiing gear
- New forms of lycanthropy (including weresquirrel)
- Mechanics for fighting in a shieldwall
- A new group of Travelers in the Mists (the enigmatic Hranfolk)
- A profile of Wiglaf the Mist Wanderer
- 20 detailed Heorot adventure hooks
- Complete encounter tables to use when sailing the Whale Road
- And more!
Stat blocks and lore for each of the following:
- Amarok
- Beowulf (NPC)
- Bloodfire Ooze
- Butsecarl
- Coldlight Walker
- Crawling Apocalypse
- Deathlock Harrier
- Dweorg Alchemist
- Dweorg Crafter
- Fenris Spawn
- Fire Giant Death Knight
- Fossergrim
- Frost Giant Skeleton
- Giant Frost Rat
- Grendel
- Healgamen the Scop (NPC)
- Housecarl
- Hranfolk Drover
- Hranfolk Hunter
- Hranfolk King/Queen
- Hranfolk Shaman
- Hranfolk Warrior
- Hrothgar, King of the Scyldings (NPC)
- Hygelac, King of the Geats (NPC)
- Ice Troll
- Kelpie
- Leif Ratatosk (NPC)
- Living Storm Sphere
- Living Watery Sphere
- Mere-Wife (Darklord)
- Mist Berserker
- Modthryth, Queen of Myrce (NPC)
- Musk Ox
- Nicor (Shadow Sea Serpent)
- Nithing
- Nixie
- Onela, King of Scylfingham (NPC)
- Reindeer
- Sceadugenga
- Seal
- Selkie
- Shamaness Ushka (NPC)
- Slithering Tracker
- Sperm Whale
- Sword Wraith Commander
- Sword Wraith Warrior
- Waltheow, Queen of the Scyldings (NPC)
- Wiglaf Weohstansson (NPC)
- The Wyrm
When you download this gazetteer, you'll also have access to separate high resolution versions of the domain map in both color and grayscale!
So cast your runes, say a prayer to Odin, and prepare yourself for the spear-din as you download this supplement today and step into the Mists...
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