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Session 50 ingest: create Hrimthur (corrected name; was Hurum Thur); survived the rematch
 
Session 49 backfill: enrich Hrimthur with the S48 revival detail (circle-magic thaw + Revivify, glacier backstory, "you have my axe", his combat warning); preserved existing accurate S49/S50 content
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'''Hrimthur''' is a frost giant freed by [[Deez Nuts]] from [[Arauthator]]'s lair at [[Oyaviggaton]], where the dragon had frozen him solid and kept him as a trophy among his gallery of frozen victims.
'''Hrimthur''' is a frost giant freed by [[Deez Nuts]] from [[Arauthator]]'s lair at [[Oyaviggaton]], where the dragon had frozen him solid and kept him as a trophy among his gallery of frozen victims.


''(Recorded variously in play as Hurum Thur, Himther, Krimther, Rimther, and similar — the same giant.)''
''(Recorded variously in play as Hurum Thur, Himther, Krimther, Rimther, Hrimther, and similar — the same giant.)''


=== Background ===
=== Background ===
Arauthator freezes those who cross him into solid ice and displays them as decorations throughout his caverns. Hrimthur was one such victim. Shortly before the climactic battle, the party thawed him from the dragon's ice, and he took up arms against his captor out of vengeance.
Long ago, Hrimthur fought [[Arauthator]] out on a glacier and was killed — the dragon struck from the air and slew him despite his innate immunity to cold. Arauthator freezes those who cross him into solid ice and displays them as decorations throughout his caverns (the "Room of Horrors"); Hrimthur was one such victim. Giants and dragons have been ancestral enemies for thousands of years.
 
=== Revival (Session 48) ===
In [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)|Session 48]], finding Hrimthur the least-damaged of the frozen giants, the party thawed him with "circle magic" ([[Alexios]]'s Burning Hands augmented by donated spell slots) and [[Karma]] brought him back with Revivify — the lair's flash-freeze having preserved the body like Gentle Repose. Restored and healed, Hrimthur pledged "You have my axe" and joined the assault, warning the party from his own death that Arauthator was fast, conjured an ice elemental, and warped the battlefield with terrain and illusion spells.


=== Role in Campaign ===
=== Role in Campaign ===
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=== Appearances ===
=== Appearances ===
* [[Session 48 - Inside Oyaviggaton (2026.04.12)]] - revived from Arauthator's trophy ice and recruited
* [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)]] - fought beside the party against Arauthator
* [[Session 49 - Old White Death (2026-04-26)]] - fought beside the party against Arauthator
* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]] - survived the rematch in which Arauthator was slain
* [[Session 50 - Reforged in Hell, the Voyage Home (2026-06-14)]] - survived the rematch in which Arauthator was slain


[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Allies]] [[Category:Giants]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]
[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Allies]] [[Category:Giants]] [[Category:Rise of Tiamat]]

Revision as of 01:06, 18 June 2026

Hrimthur

Hrimthur is a frost giant freed by Deez Nuts from Arauthator's lair at Oyaviggaton, where the dragon had frozen him solid and kept him as a trophy among his gallery of frozen victims.

(Recorded variously in play as Hurum Thur, Himther, Krimther, Rimther, Hrimther, and similar — the same giant.)

Background

Long ago, Hrimthur fought Arauthator out on a glacier and was killed — the dragon struck from the air and slew him despite his innate immunity to cold. Arauthator freezes those who cross him into solid ice and displays them as decorations throughout his caverns (the "Room of Horrors"); Hrimthur was one such victim. Giants and dragons have been ancestral enemies for thousands of years.

Revival (Session 48)

In Session 48, finding Hrimthur the least-damaged of the frozen giants, the party thawed him with "circle magic" (Alexios's Burning Hands augmented by donated spell slots) and Karma brought him back with Revivify — the lair's flash-freeze having preserved the body like Gentle Repose. Restored and healed, Hrimthur pledged "You have my axe" and joined the assault, warning the party from his own death that Arauthator was fast, conjured an ice elemental, and warped the battlefield with terrain and illusion spells.

Role in Campaign

In the battle against Arauthator (Session 49), Hrimthur fought alongside the party, loosing arrows from a greatbow and bolstering his allies with a War Cry that granted temporary hit points and advantage on attacks. A hardy combatant, he was eventually beaten down by the dragon's onslaught.

When the slain party struck their infernal bargain and returned to the exact instant of the battle, Hrimthur fought on at their side. In Session 50, the reforged company killed Arauthator in a single coordinated volley, and Hrimthur survived the fight.

Current Status

Alive and free, his captor dead. Hrimthur survived the slaying of Arauthator at Oyaviggaton (Session 50).

Appearances