# Storm King's Thunder *82 Sessions · Giants Awaken* --- *When the ordning shatters — the divine hierarchy that keeps giant-kind in its proper place — the pieces fall across the map and onto the rooftops of ordinary people. What began with a simple escort job to a frontier mining town has become something far larger than anyone aboard that supply cart could have imagined. Eight heroes have fought their way from Phandalin's muddy streets to a burning siege on Yartar's walls. They have earned a title. They have earned enemies. They are the Cinderborn — and the sky is still falling.* [[SKT 1 - Goblin Arrows|Start Reading →]] --- ## Recent Sessions ### [[SKT 82 - The Truth Between Them|Session 82 — The Truth Between Them]] ![[SKT 82 - The Truth Between Them#Summary]] --- ### [[SKT 81 - The Devils You Know|Session 81 — The Devils You Know]] ![[SKT 81 - The Devils You Know#Summary]] --- ### [[SKT 80 - Blood and Belonging|Session 80 — Blood and Belonging]] ![[SKT 80 - Blood and Belonging#Summary]] --- ### [[SKT 79 - The Weight of Secrets|Session 79 — The Weight of Secrets]] ![[SKT 79 - The Weight of Secrets#Summary]] --- ### [[SKT 78 - Blood and Responsibility|Session 78 — Blood and Responsibility]] ![[SKT 78 - Blood and Responsibility#Summary]] --- ## Key Developments 1. **Vax'zar's Betrayal** — The drow operative murdered Gundren Rockseeker and destroyed the map to the Forge of Spells; his death left his memories lodged in Petra's consciousness, the first of many voices she would carry. 2. **Petra's True Identity** — Petra Cassidy Rosznar, daughter of the legendary heroes Reg and Esvele, spent six years hiding as "Petra from Flailhaven." Her identity — and her Soulmonger nature — was exposed, reshaping every relationship in the party. 3. **Acererak's Revenge** — The archlich has been systematically targeting the children of the Heroes of Waterdeep through Soulmonger curses and the Sewn Sisters, running a decades-long plan the heroes only partially understand. 4. **Aribeth de Tylmarande's Fate** — Lynne learned her legendary paladin mother survived Isarr Kronenstrom's attack but was later transformed by the Sewn Sisters into something undead — and was then executed by her own Order as an abomination. 5. **The Siege of Yartar** — The Cinderborn held Yartar's walls against Zaltimar's fire giants, earning their title and national recognition. The Crimson Terror changed what the party could do. 6. **Eldraki and Dreyvarg** — The reunion of the Red Dragon and Red Wolf — Klauth's adopted half-elf son and the barbarian warchief who raised the North in resistance — fulfilled an ancient prophecy and forged a new alliance. 7. **Stormwatch Spire's Destruction** — The party brought down a flying fortress and freed dozens of prisoners, including Petra's childhood friend Victoria Belabranta and the gold dragon Virovirens, who has been trapped in an artificial body since infancy. 8. **The Ring of Winter** — Recovered from Yartar and hidden from Wade while flying toward the Frost Giant court. When he discovered the deception, it broke something in a party already stretched by revelation after revelation. 9. **Decima Iscitarn's Refusal** — The second Soulmonger shared her knowledge of Acererak's plan, then chose damnation over redemption, killing several prisoners including Sirac of Suzail. Artus Cimber's grief became a weapon. 10. **Garth's Rescue** — Wade's brother, imprisoned for the duration of the campaign, was finally freed in Bremen. --- ## Dramatis Personae ### The Cinderborn | | | |---|---| | ![[Petra_Rosznar.png\|120]] | **[[Petra]]** · Soulmonger. Daughter of [[Reg]] and [[Esvele Rosznar]], though she hid that from the party. Hears the dead. Carries the [[Stormcrown]]. | | ![[Reese_Rousset.png\|120]] | **[[Reese]]** · Fighter. Connected to [[Serissa]] and the storm giant court. Lost his father [[Aldwin Rousset]] to [[Decima Iscitarn]]. | | ![[Wade_Aandrisk.png\|120]] | **[[Wade]]** · Warlock. Carries the deposed Sultan [[Ashur Ban]] in his ring. Recently reunited with his brother [[Garth]]. | | ![[Eldraki_Drazhan.png\|120]] | **[[Eldraki]]** · Ranger. Bonded to [[Cinder the Unmatched]]. Raised by the ancient red dragon [[Klauth]]. Heir to the Tribe of the Wolf. | | ![[Evelyn de Tylmarande.png\|120]] | **[[Lynne]]** · Paladin. Daughter of [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]], whose true fate she has only recently learned. | | ![[Viro_Magnus.png\|120]] | **[[Viro]]** · Transmutation wizard. An AI consciousness inhabiting [[Virovirens]]'s gold dragon body after [[Aldric Vorn]]'s botched ritual. | | ![[Gumdrop_Shinyfang.png\|120]] | **[[Gumdrop]]** · Goblin. [[Tymora]]'s Chosen. Wields [[Shinyfang]]. Died once and came back because a goddess told her to. | | ![[Garaele_Summersong.png\|120]] | **[[Garaele]]** · Harper cleric. [[Tymora]]'s Chosen. The party's conscience. Currently holds the [[Ring of Winter]]. | *Former Cinderborn: [[Gex]] (departed for [[Skullport]]), [[Dak]], [[Beregond]] (dead — [[Beshaba]]'s Chosen, killed at [[Yartar]])* --- ### Allies and Companions | | | |---|---| | ![[KhalidaNew.png\|90]] | **[[Khalida]]** · Genie. Trapped in an Iron Flask carried by [[Wade]]. Dreams of a liberated and reborn [[City of Brass]]. | | ![[AshurBanNew.png\|90]] | **[[Ashur Ban]]** · Deposed Sultan of the [[City of Brass]]. Lives in [[Wade]]'s ring. Mad. Demanding. Occasionally useful. | | ![[HarshnagPic.png\|90]] | **[[Harshnag]]** · Frost giant. Former member of [[Force Grey]]. Exiled from [[Storvald]]'s clan. Traveling with the party. | | ![[NellySellFinal.png\|90]] | **[[Nelly Sell]]** · Aspiring Harper. Captain of the [[Crimson Terror]]. It's complicated with [[Eldraki]]. | | ![[Victoria Belabranta.png\|90]] | **[[Victoria Belabranta]]** · Paladin of [[Tyr]]. [[Petra]]'s childhood friend. Her brother [[Savras Belabranta]] joined the [[Cult of the Howling Storm]]. | | ![[Xalvador.png\|90]] | **[[Xalvador Hawkwinter]]** · [[Blackstaff]] apprentice. Pulled [[Viro]] from [[Aldric Vorn]]'s flames. Developing sorcerer powers he doesn't understand. | | | **[[Garth]]** · Wade's brother. Recently rescued from [[Decima Iscitarn]]'s custody. Witnessed terrible things. | | ![[Brynjar Rimeheart.png\|90]] | **[[Brynjar Rimeheart]]** · Self-proclaimed prophet of [[Eldraki]]'s destiny. Currently held captive in [[Bremen]]. | | ![[NiamhFinal.png\|90]] | **[[Niamh Silverstring]]** · Half-elf bard. Former lover of a [[House Xorlarrin]] operative. Departed at [[Triboar]]. | --- ### Legends of the Realms *The previous generation. Legendary adventurers whose choices — and enemies — shaped the world their children inherited.* | | | |---|---| | | **[[Reg]]** · [[Petra]]'s father. Legendary bard. Destroyed [[Orcus]] and hid the [[Wand of Orcus]]. Currently pursuing [[Graz'zt]] with the Heroes. | | | **[[Esvele Rosznar]]** · [[Petra]]'s mother. Former Open Lord of [[Waterdeep]]. The [[Black Viper]]. | | ![[Remi Haventree.png\|90]] | **[[Remi Haventree]]** · Open Lord of [[Waterdeep]]. [[Petra]]'s godmother. Furious about six years of silence. | | ![[ArtusCimberPic.png\|90]] | **[[Artus Cimber]]** · Hero. [[Harper]]. Formerly held the [[Ring of Winter]]. His son [[Sirac of Suzail]] was murdered by [[Decima Iscitarn]]. Misses his wife. Racing north for revenge. | | ![[OsahFiresongDec2025.png\|90]] | **[[Osah Firesong]]** · [[Decima Iscitarn]]'s half-sister. Encountered the party during the [[Gilded Gallows]] attack on [[Phandalin]]. | | | **[[Bussy]]** · [[Lynne]]'s father. [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]'s lover. Connoisseur of portals. | | | **[[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]** · [[Lynne]]'s mother. Legendary paladin. Survived [[Isarr Kronenstrom]], was transformed into a [[Soulmonger]], and was executed by her own [[Order of the Gauntlet]]. Dead. | --- ### The Gilded Gallows *Shadow church of [[Mask]]. Criminal empire. The organization that killed Queen [[Neri]], disappeared King [[Hekaton]], and has been hunting the [[Cinderborn]] since [[Phandalin]].* | | | |---|---| | ![[RavennaUpdated.png\|90]] | **[[Ravenna]]** · Yuan-ti [[Soulmonger]]. The Viper. Runs [[Neverwinter]]'s underworld. [[Decima Iscitarn]]'s lover. | | ![[DecimaFinal.png\|90]] | **[[Decima Iscitarn]]** · Tiefling [[Soulmonger]]. Firesong half-sister. Murdered [[Renaer Neverember]] and [[Aldwin Rousset]]. Has cut contact with the heroes. | | ![[JarethPic2.png\|90]] | **[[Jareth Giltgrave]]** · Gallows founder. Shadow church leader. | | ![[AldricVornDec2025.png\|90]] | **[[Aldric Vorn]]** · Chronurgist. Ripped [[Virovirens]] from his body. Allied with [[Storvald]]. Lives across fractured timelines. | --- ### The Giant Crisis | | | |---|---| | ![[Princess Serissa 1.png\|90]] | **[[Serissa]]** · Storm giant princess. [[Reese]]'s friend. Holds the [[Wyrmskull Throne]] in her father's absence. | | ![[HekatonPic.png\|90]] | **[[Hekaton]]** · Storm giant king. Missing. | | ![[Queen Neri.png\|90]] | **[[Neri]]** · Storm giant queen. [[Hekaton]]'s wife. Dead — assassinated by the [[Gilded Gallows]]. | | ![[Storvald.png\|90]] | **[[Storvald]]** · Frost giant jarl. Grieving father turned religious fanatic. Launching the northern invasion. | | ![[MirranCourt.png\|90]] | **[[Mirran]]** · [[Serissa]]'s elder sister. Fierce. Proud. Believes in the old ways. | | ![[Nym.png\|90]] | **[[Nym]]** · [[Serissa]]'s elder sister. Cold. Patient. Sees everything. | | ![[UthorPic.png\|90]] | **[[Uthor]]** · [[Hekaton]]'s brother. Military commander of the storm giant court. | | ![[ZaltoPic.png\|90]] | **[[Zalto]]** · Fire giant duke. Rebuilding the dragon-killing colossus [[Vonindod]]. His son [[Zaltimar]] died at [[Yartar]]. | | ![[KayalithicaPic.png\|90]] | **[[Kayalithica]]** · Stone giant thane. Hunting the [[Orb of Skoraeus]]. Tearing through the [[Sword Mountains]]. | | ![[ZephyrosPic.png\|90]] | **[[Zephyros]]** · Cloud giant wizard. Joined the stone giant rebellion. Contacted [[Wade]] via Sending asking for a sandwich. | | ![[HaayonPic.png\|90]] | **[[Haayon]]** · Cloud giant. The Punisher. Dead — killed by [[Reese]] at [[Stormwatch Spire]]. | | ![[Nimbara.png\|90]] | **[[Nimbara]]** · Storm giant warrior. Stole the [[Stormcrown]] for [[Haayon]]. Now leads the [[Scattered Storm]] remnants. | --- ### Dragons | | | |---|---| | ![[KlauthPic.png\|90]] | **[[Klauth]]** · Ancient red dragon. [[Eldraki]]'s protector since infancy. Gifted the [[Crimson Terror]]. His agents hunt [[Gex]]. | | ![[ClaugNew.png\|90]] | **[[Claugiyliamatar]]** · Ancient green dragon. Lost her identity as Lady [[Sybille Artisane]] and her daughter [[Venomfang]]. Obsessively scrying on the heroes. | | ![[IymrithPic.png\|90]] | **[[Iymrith]]** · Ancient blue dragon. The heroes know her name but not her face. Every faction that hunts them answers to her. Every conspiracy leads back to her. Terrifying. | | | **[[Chezzaran]]** · Adult blue dragon. Dead — killed at [[Yartar]] while hunting [[Reese]]. | --- ### The Soulmonger Conspiracy | | | |---|---| | ![[AcererakDec2025.png\|90]] | **[[Acererak]]** · Archlich. Architect of the [[Soulmonger]] network. Waging generational revenge against the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]] through their children. | | | **[[Sewn Sisters]]** · Night hag coven — [[Peggy Deadbells]], [[Widow Groat]], [[Baggy Nanna]]. They transform victims into [[Soulmonger]]s. | | ![[TasharaFinal.png\|90]] | **[[Tashara]]** · Tashara of the Seven Skulls. Ancient necromancer. Former lover of [[Valindra Shadowmantle]]. Now controls [[Nathaly Kormallis]]'s body. | | ![[NathalyNewPic.png\|90]] | **[[Nathaly Kormallis]]** · [[Petra]]'s friend and rival. Locked away in her own mind. | | ![[ValindraPic.png\|90]] | **[[Valindra Shadowmantle]]** · [[Red Wizard]]. Lich. Defeated at the [[Dread Ring]]. Angry. | | ![[AerisaFinal.png\|90]] | **[[Aerisi Kalinoth]]** · [[Soulmonger]]. Self-styled wind goddess. Commanded [[Haayon]] and the [[Cult of the Howling Storm]] from the [[Palace of Eternal Storms]]. | --- ### The North | | | |---|---| | ![[Isarr_Burned.png\|90]] | **[[Isarr Kronenstrom]]** · Chosen of [[Malar]]. Killed [[Eldraki]]'s mother [[Yrsa Drazhan]]. [[Eldraki]]'s personal antagonist. Something is very wrong with him. | | ![[Dreyvarg Drazhan.png\|90]] | **[[Dreyvarg Drazhan]]** · [[Eldraki]]'s sister. The Red Wolf. Leads a warband of northern fighters. She and [[Eldraki]] locked eyes at [[Fort Ten-Torch]] but haven't spoken. | | ![[Hrogar Giantsbane.png\|90]] | **[[Hrogar Giantsbane]]** · [[Dreyvarg Drazhan]]'s oldest friend. Testing [[Eldraki]]. | | ![[Sigrid Giantsbane.png\|90]] | **[[Sigrid Giantsbane]]** · Sharp tongue. Unimpressed by prophecy. Rides with [[Dreyvarg Drazhan]]. Interested in [[Reese]]. | | ![[IngridNew.png\|90]] | **[[Ingrid Whitebear]]** · Ancient shaman. Saved [[Dreyvarg Drazhan]] as an infant. Has waited twenty years for the Red Wolf and Red Dragon to find each other. | | ![[ArkosNew.png\|90]] | **[[Arkos Xandros]]** · Former [[Cindersworn]]. [[Soulmonger]]. Arrived in [[Bryn Shander]]. | | | **[[Vareth Justicar]]** · [[Order of the Gauntlet]] commander. Ordered [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]'s execution. His authority has been quietly undermined by [[Lynne]]. | | ![[Cassandra Thann.png\|90]] | **[[Cassandra Thann]]** · Helped construct the lie of [[Aribeth de Tylmarande]]'s heroic death. Confessed to [[Lynne]]. | | | **[[Duvessa Shane]]** · Speaker of [[Bryn Shander]]. Taking the invasion warning seriously. | --- ### Political Figures | | | |---|---| | ![[DagultPic.png\|90]] | **[[Dagult Neverember]]** · Lord of [[Neverwinter]]. Under pressure from multiple directions. | | ![[Renaer Neverember Pic.png\|90]] | **[[Renaer Neverember]]** · [[Dagult Neverember]]'s son. Dead — murdered by [[Decima Iscitarn]]. | | ![[SildarHallwinterPic.png\|90]] | **[[Sildar Hallwinter]]** · [[Lords' Alliance]] agent. Early ally from [[Phandalin]]. | | ![[AngelNew.png\|90]] | **[[Angel Lock]]** · Waterbaron of [[Yartar]]. | --- ## Key Locations ### The North | | | |---|---| | **[[Bryn Shander]]** | Walled town. Rallying point for [[Ten-Towns]] against the frost giant invasion. [[Artus Cimber]] has arrived here. | | **[[Bremen]]** | Fishing town splitting apart — half fortifying, half fleeing south. Site of [[Decima Iscitarn]]'s meeting. [[Pow Ming]] is stranded here. [[Brynjar Rimeheart]] is held captive here. | | **[[Svardborg]]** | [[Storvald]]'s frozen fortress. Where [[Garth]] and [[Brynjar Rimeheart]] were held. | | **[[Fort Ten-Torch]]** | [[Order of the Gauntlet]] garrison. Where [[Lynne]] learned the truth about her mother and undermined [[Vareth Justicar]]. | | **[[Eye of the All-Father]]** | Ancient temple to [[Annam]]. [[Harshnag]]'s destination — where one can speak to the giant god. | ### The Sword Coast | | | |---|---| | **[[Waterdeep]]** | City of Splendors. Home of the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]]. [[Remi Haventree]] governs. The [[Blackstaff]] [[Vajra Safahr]] has vanished. | | **[[Neverwinter]]** | [[Dagult Neverember]]'s city. Street war between [[Gilded Gallows]] and [[Whispered Watch]]. | | **[[Phandalin]]** | Where it all started. | | **[[Yartar]]** | City of Misfortune. Site of the siege, [[Beregond]]'s death, and [[Chezzaran]]'s attack. | ### Elsewhere | | | |---|---| | **[[Crimson Terror]]** | Dragon-bone airship. Gift from [[Klauth]]. The party's mobile base. | | **[[Maelstrom]]** | Undersea storm giant citadel. The [[Wyrmskull Throne]] sits here. | | **[[Ironslag]]** | [[Zalto]]'s forge beneath the [[Ice Spires]]. The [[Vonindod]] waits for power. |