Frostbite Falls

Frostbite Falls is an Arctic Elven settlement located on Icehorn Isle.

Description
The proud settlers of Frostbite Falls were a people used to adversity. Originally hailing from much colder climates further south, they migrated to the South Silver Sea when their home island melted into the sea after a great volcanic eruption. Unusual for elves, the seafaring group often seemed to have more in common with dwarves than other elves-they favored heavy furs and warm mead, and the men wore their beards as long as possible. They made the best of the island's inhospitable terrain, and though the frozen land yielded few resources, they were able to cobble together a comfortable life; one that the citizens of the island managed to enjoy in spite of hardship.

This all changed when the demon known as Zgg'Sarak the Deceiver chose to enter into the material plane, and sent a number of vile servants ahead of him to scout the area and clear the way for his arrival. One of the more fearsome taskmasters under his employ was an illithid named Klaus, who was sent to subjugate the warriorlike Arctic Elves, who Zgg'Sarak feared would be problematic. He was right to worry, for the elves did not give up their homeland without a fearsome fight. Though they fought valiantly, eventually the loathsome demonic powers of Klaus were too much for them, and the elves were overwhelmed. The entire city was enslaved and put to work in Klaus' factory, forced to make destructive and terrible weapons and other equipment to prepare for Zgg'Sarak's eventual arrival. As it happened, however, Zgg'Sarak was immediately subdued by The Nurturer upon his arrival into the Material Plane, and most of his servants were immediately killed when his link to them was severed. Because of his close proximity to where Zgg'Sarak entered the Icarus Islands, however, Klaus was not killed, but survived with only traces of his memory remaining. Upon finding that their illithid master was considerably more docile than he had been previously, the elves wasted no time in knocking him out and locking him within his fortress, and reassumed their lives as free settlers.