Ogre Caves
From Stormhalter
Above the 80 foot Level is an immense Cavern system, with the frozen river running in a valley between the caverns. Ogre caverns, west of the frozen river, contain many more hobgoblins, spectres, wraiths, gargoyles, ogres, wolves and rockwyrms. Lizards roam the frozen river area. At the north end of the frozen river is another very high cliff where the river forms another great frozen waterfall. Climbs have been made that lead up to the highest level of the glacier. For those that have trouble with the climb, there is a stairway up to a sloping passage to the east of the river. There is also a climb up to the Harper stairs that lead up to a chaotic temple that resides within those same woods. In the eastern caves is a climb up to Lockpick town, so-named for one unique item that is unavailable from any other source, and their primary means of trade. Just south of the climb up to the town, there is another stairway that leads to the Caverns of Doom.
On the 120 foot level is the entrance to the Axe-Glacier branch of the thieves' guild. Buried in the north-east corner of the Skull Caverns (so named after a notorious group of thieves), the entrance (a portal) is well hidden so that only a thief may trigger it. The outside of the guild entrance is usually in the middle of a large zoo, so it is prudent to use extreme caution when leaving the guild.
Formed many years ago by pools that ran off of the river (when it wasn't frozen), the denizens of the area have spent many years carving the walls straighter and adding the finishing touches for their evil abodes. Many years ago, a group of fighters discovered the original caves and used them as a base to launch a series of attacks against the Yasnaki Brotherhood in Axe-Glacier. Unfortunately, most of the fighters were killed, and when the brotherhood discovered their hiding place. They came in and, with powerful magic, changed all of the inhabitants into orcs, hobgoblins, and ogres. A few of the brotherhood's fighters stayed to take charge of this new force, and descendants from that disaster still inhabit the caves. Of course, one of the inhabitants did manage to escape, but not before he was turned into an orc himself. Hiding out for many years, Rocky has finally come out of hiding and is trying to set up a shop on kesmai Island, where he hopes to put the memory of that disaster behind him.