The Hill Giant Threat (Resolved)

There was a Hill Giant somewhere to the North of town which was causing trouble. Otzi had more information about this but he is rarely in town. He had observed it and seen evidence of its movements around the lands North of the Wandering River. Approxmiately a week North of Daretik, Hill Giant footsteps (4 metres in length) were seen heading West, and it appeared that the giant uprooted some trees. It is believed that there is only one of each type of Giant in these lands and that this was therefore the only Hill Giant.

Queen Karnuta Müd (Deceased) of Fuall had asked that the Hill Giant should be captured and delivered to her alive as a sign of good faith. She had not indicated what she had intended to do with it. Given her proclivities it can't have been anything good. She had, however, said that the Hill Giant possessed a magical artefact that she would have liked to possess as she believed that it would make her more powerful.

The Hill Giant caught up with Otzi and his herd as they travelled around the lands North of Darétik and decimated the llamas. Otzi and his daughter were able to escape with part of the herd while the Hill Giant gorged itself on the rest and they returned immediately to warn Darétik of the danger that it posed to the party that was currently in Fuall to the North. Anna and Lilly immediately headed North in an attempt to intercept them. The party, who were now heading South on the way back to Darétik, passed through the remains of the llama herd and as such were on the alert for the presence of the Hill Giant. Unfortunately they had not accounted for its magical ability to conceal it's massive form successfully in sparse coastal woodland and they were ambushed by the Hill Giant and it's three Blink Dogs. The fight concluded after Tomb used the magical dagger gifted by Karnuta Müd (Deceased) to Klari'da to stab the Hill Giant in the chest turning it to stone. While the rest of the party were recovering Lilly climbed up the Hill Giant's petrified form and dug into it's chest where she found and retrieved the magic Heartstone which the giant possessed.

Petrified, relieved of it's Heartstone and with a gaping hole in it's chest it is probably safe to assume that this threat has been dealt with.