The Frigid Woe (DW) - Act 1

Far cheerier faces greet the Symphony of Ice and Fire as it sails in than had come out at Nohme. With the fire organ in full swing, Bonepipe takes main stage as the Flaming Bagpipe Concerto draws a huge crowd.

Mance has seen Syrinlya grow considerably over the years - from a temporary-turned-permanent camp for the scholar and explorer Professor Gulrim Shalebrow, to a miniature outpost consisting of only the hardiest of artic expeditioners. Then, with the discovery of some ancient magical artifacts - giving rise to the theory that Eiselcross was once the home to an ancient magical civilization - the sudden boom in population, with adventurers, merchants and crafters all coming to make their living on this newest - if extremely hazardous - frontier.

Mance tries to pick out some faces among the crowd, and notices a few - but notably missing is Prof. Shalebrow himself, and The Buyer - both founders of the settlement that was now the size of a small village. Having been founded by a dwarf and elf, respectively, most of the population takes on that demographic, with only a few humans or other races scattered among them.

Interestingly, it seemed that a lot of the explorer-types Mance was used to seeing in town weren't here - with only a few of the dozens of people cheering from the shoreline anything but common shopkeeps and craftsmen.

As the Flaming Bagpipe Concerto comes to a close, one of the cheering voices raises above the others in a joyous whoooop! "Now that's what I call an entrance! Fashionably late, and full of style!"

A young female dwarf with a long, shaggy mane of brown hair stands atop one of the rail posts on the pier and gives a theatrical bow. Mance recalls her having been a fresh-faced explorer not too long ago, and one of Prof. Shalebrow's aides - Morgo Delwer. "Welcome to our tropical island paradise. I'll be your guide, once you've settled your encore!"