The few wagons that came this way had beaten the snow into a thick, frozen slush over the black mud of the road.
The old Northrun was clear, if not in the best shape. Sharpened Gaelin’s appreciation of the open lands the frigid air scoured his body, reminding him that he was a part of the land, not a ghost only passing by. Mhoried’s wild places brought him solace and quiet reflection, an emptiness in which he could examine himself with unflinching honesty. The ancient forest on either side of the road was deep and dark, steeped in a sense of purpose that silenced his thoughts. Despite the cold and gathering gloom, Gaelin enjoyed the ride. Worse yet, the skies brooded with the promise of more snow. It was unseasonably cold weather, even for Mhoried, a land accustomed to long and cold winters. Nearly a foot of snow still lay over the countryside, and in places man-high drifts lingered in the shadows of the woods beside the road. Although the month of Pasiphiel was nearly gone, winter hadn’t released the land of Mhoried from its grip. He shivered in the teeth of the bitter wind and drew his heavy woolen cloak closer to his body. Visit our website at Stinging needles of ice and snow whipped across the frozen road, clawing at Prince Gaelin Mhoried. Original online publication: May 2000 Corporate Headquarters Wizards of the Coast, Inc. TSR is a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. BIRTHRIGHT, AD&D, D RAGON, D UNGEON, and the TSRlogo are trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Wizards of the Coast characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. All the characters in this book are fictitious. THE FALCONANDTHEWOLF ©2000 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. His hobbies include racquetball, softball, wargaming, computer gaming, and involuntary acts of home maintenance. He now lives in Delavan, Wisconsin, with his wife, Kim, and their daughters, Alexandria and Hannah. Originally from Ocean City, New Jersey, Rich attended Virginia Tech and graduated with a degree in English in 1988.
Rich’s work on the BIRTHRIGHT™ campaign setting began in the winter of 1994, when he and Colin McComb were given the job of creating the world of Cerilia. He has published a number of accessories and adventures for the AD&D® game, as well as work appearing in both DRAGON® Magazine and DUNGEON® Adventures. in 1991, after serving as a deck officer on board the U.S.S. About the Author Rich started as a game designer at TSR, Inc.
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