Winter King

The Winter King is a favourite old wive's tale... but it turns out that it might not remain just a tale for long...

Origin
The story says that long ago a powerful king swept all before him, his armies trampling over his foes who had been weakened by the harshest winters ever known - winters that the King seemed able to summon at will. The King's victories were so many, and vanquished foes so numerous that supposedly the King built a pyramid of skulls as a sign of his martial prowess. Having conquered a vast swathe of territory and subjugated the peoples of numerous kingdoms, the King was at the zenith of his power. It was then that the human King's actions seemed to catch up with him. His flesh turned to ice, his breath began to freeze the very air around him, and the pyramid of skulls became the King's icy tomb. Some historians have suggested the King must have made a pact with a powerful demon or even a god, who granted him the ability to summon winter in return for his soul.

Current Location
There are few who say they have seen the frozen pyramid of skulls and even fewer who claim to have ventured within. Those who have seem to lose all sense of time and place, as none have been able to give a precise location of the tomb or find it again once they have left.

Notable Items
The King once wielded the Sceptre of the Winter King, a powerful device that attracts winter to it and through which the wielder can cast Chill Touch.