Overview
The current Winterjarl (14.00) seized control of the Marche during trying times for the nordanbjorn. He was still a young bear, and until the night of his coronation had not drunk of the Still Pool or consulted the nightingale. Few had expected him to win the votes of the Council, though he was helped by the sudden deaths of several aged bears (killed by a cyclops assassin see 43.12).
The election was necessary because of the year-long absence of the previous jarl. A few months ago, her icy body was finally found at the bottom of a gorge. She is perfectly preserved, a frozen roar about to issue from her mouth. Her body has become a place of pilgrimage for conservative bears unhappy with the current jarl. Some have even talked of thawing her body in the hopes that she is still alive—some stare into her glassy eyes hoping to see movement.
Hooks
- Who are the Council and do they still wield some power?
- How did some members of the Council die?
- Why do some bears consult the nightingale? Is there a compact between talking beasts?
- What happens when one drinks from the Still Pool?
- How did the old jarl freeze? Can she be thawed?
