A dog sled was a type of sled used on the Great Glacier[1] and in Icewind Dale.[2]
Description[]
For swift transportation across the snowy plains of the Great Glacier, the dog sled offered the easiest and most efficient means of travel. This sled featured a sturdy framework crafted from wood or bone, designed to carry goods and supplies. It was equipped with a small wooden platform at one end for a person to stand on, while the other end featured a wooden lattice for attaching the dog team. The sled was fitted with runners made of wood or bone, coated with blubber for smooth gliding. Typical dimensions ranged from 8 to 12 feet (2.4 to 3.7 meters) in length and 2 to 3 feet (0.61 to 0.91 meters) in width. A team of six to ten dogs exhibited remarkable strength, effortlessly pulling loads of up to 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms).[1]
Availability[]
- Frozenfar Expeditions, an adventuring shop in Caer-Konig, was known to carry dog sleds.[4]
Notable Owners[]
- On the Great Glacier, dog sleds were commonly used by the Ulutiuns to get around.[1]
- In the tundra of Icewind Dale, dog sleds were commonly seen as a way to get between the Ten Towns.[5] The town of Good Mead in particular transported its deliveries of mead by means of dog sleds.[6]
- Among the reghedmen of Icewind Dale, the Tribe of the Wolf were known to use dog sleds.[7]
- The Sunblight clan of duergar owned a dog sled, though pulled by an ogre zombie instead of a dog, which they used in their robberies upon the people of Caer-Konig in 1489 DR.[8]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rick Swan (1992). The Great Glacier. (TSR, Inc), pp. 33–34. ISBN 1-56076-324-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 13, 53. ISBN 978-0786966981.
- ↑ Rick Swan (1992). The Great Glacier. (TSR, Inc), p. 39. ISBN 1-56076-324-8.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 49. ISBN 978-0786966981.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 27, 32, 37, 46, 59, 72, 79, 86, 93. ISBN 978-0786966981.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 73. ISBN 978-0786966981.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 209–211. ISBN 978-0786966981.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 2020). Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0786966981.