Great Thaw

The Great Thaw was a disaster that took place in Icewind Dale circa 1269 DR. The melting and flooding that occurred in the region took the lives of a barbarian tribe and the inhabitants of the Accursed Tower.

History
Circa 1269 DR, Damien Morienus, a former master of the North Tower of the Host Tower of the Arcane in Luskan relocated to Icewind Dale together with his wife Mathilda. He was a powerful necromancer who was using the local barbarian tribes for his horrific experiments.

Eventually, Damien's wife left him for a young barbarian named Kinnuki. The necromancer's pride demanded revenge and he summoned demons to search for the barbarian. The enslaved demons spent a few years in a fruitless chase, but Kinnuki's knowledge of the snow lands was just too great.

The monsters decided to even the odds and used their infernal magics to summon hellfire to melt all the snow away. But they melted too much snow, thus flooding the tundra and melting the permafrost, causing the disaster later known as The Great Thaw by the locals. Most never learned about the true nature of it, believing it to be a natural event. The Thaw took the lives of Kinnuki's tribe and family, leaving only the barbarian and his daughter Jukini alive.

The permafrost on the banks of Maer Dualdon, where the necromancer's tower was located was affected as well as the rest of the region. The Accursed Tower slowly sank into the mud, killing its inhabitants. Over time, the memories of its very existence were gone from the minds of the locals.

Appearances

 * The Accursed Tower (referenced only)