Age Of Conan Black Castle
'The Castle of Terror' is a fantasy short story by American writers L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, featuring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. It was first published by Lancer Books in the paperback collection Conan of Cimmeria (1969), which was reprinted several times, first by Lancer. The Hyborian Age was devised by author Robert E. Howard as the post-Atlantean setting of his Conan the Cimmerian stories, designed to fit in with Howard's previous and lesser known tales of Kull, which were set in the Thurian Age at the time of Atlantis.The name 'Hyborian' is a contraction of the Greek concept of the land of 'Hyperborea', literally 'Beyond the North Wind'. Khemi is scattered with castle-like estates of the Stygian nobility, some standing proudly while others have been allowed to wither away into ruin. Above all the citadels, the walls, and the towering castles is a gigantic black pyramid—the resting place of the very coils of Set himself, or so they say.
Just a few screenshots of my battles against Frost Giants in the Northern section of Ymir's Pass.I have been assigned the task to investigate the capture of the Frost Father.
As noted within my quest...
Shaman Aevar, still in his trance, told me of the chaining of the Frostfather beneath the ruins of Karutonia. He told me that in order to free the Frostfather, I must destroy the magical chains that bind him. Those chains cannot be breached by mortal weapons.
In order to breach the chains, I will need the Axe of Ymir - but before I can wield it, I must prove myself worthy.
Of interest, this story line has some interesting twists of Mythology based on the Nilfhelm stories...based on Norse myth.You can actually read a piece here...As well, the stories of the Vanir are described within this story (scroll to the bottom and check out contents to read other chapters).
Further within the confines of this frozen region is a Shaman locked in the ice.
I need to free him of this misery. It took flames to melt the ice, then I needed to destroy him to let his spirit return whence it came.
The Giants are a hardy breed, and are much more difficult to kill than normal humans. Many strikes would be dealt to these oversized grunts, before they fell...
I grow close to solving the riddle of this region and what the screams of some distant Giant mean, as the whole world shakes from his rage.