Winters Grasp. Chapter 1 of , The Coming of Winter. And so the heroic party that was once known as the Kleefhangers led by Sir Rolan Vankleef has fallen on hard times. Answering a call of aid by the druidess Attya to save her Tonya who was taken by some shaggy beast in the night. They tracked it through the mountainous wilderness to the lair of Ygaryll the Frost Giant. Parlaying with the giant they agreed to rescue one of his pets from some Ice Trolls in trade for the girl. However this endeavor has proven to be more than a match for them. Stopping as a ruined tower to shelter from a winter storm, they lost both Sir Rolan and the mighty Halburt while exploring it’s dungeon. Proceeding from there to the Troll lair, the party fell into chaos when one of their companions known as Double Hat betrayed them. Both he and Dubs Bullocks fell in the ensuing battle with the trolls. The troll lair was also an ancient burial mound of the Sabre Cat clan, so restless spirits and undead prowled about as well. After freeing some captives from the troll and finding an ally in the wilds they delved again into the troll lair. They found the giants pet, a yeti. But instead of retreating they chose to press on deeper into the lair of the trolls. This led to an epic battle with their chieftain a 2 headed she troll shaman, four of her strongest guards and a boralisk. Dark magics were cast upon the party her Boralisk pet froze a party member but the heroics of the party led them to victory, but at tremendous cost. Only the odd fellow named Sonny, a priest of Thraxus remained standing, with all the foes and his companions lying dead and dying about the chamber….