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Evil dragons stirred into action by their dark queen, Tiamat, threatened the settlements of the Savage frontier for a time. Ultimately, they were defeated and forced to withdraw to their lairs, while Tiamat was banished to the Nine hells. Fear of the dragons' wrath has faded quickly with the coming of a new threat: Giants. The people of the North are no strangers to giant incursions. Frost giants have long claimed the spine of the world as their demesne (Domain), and hill giants are known to scrounge for food in the untamed hills. But now, in the past couple of months, giants of every kind have emerged from their strongholds in force to threaten civilization as never before - and not just frost giants and hill giants, but also stone giants, fire giants, and cloud giants. All of the giants are in an uproar. Reports of giant attacks throughout the North have reached the coastal cities of Luskan, Neverwinter, and Waterdeep, stoking fears that the giants are waging war against humans, dwarves, elves, and other small folk.

Dragons are the ancient enemies of giants. Thousands of years ago, the last great empire of giants - Ostoria - fell after a long and brutal conflict with dragons. Little of Ostoria remains in what is now called the Savage Frontier. The civilizations of small folk have taken over the land once ruled by giants. Although evil giants make occasional forays into territory settled by small folk, their ambitions have long been curtailed by their lack of cohesion and the imposition of good-aligned storm giants and cloud giants whose memories of ancient, glorious Ostoria have faded over time.

The recent efforts by dragons to bring Tiamat into the world and the attempts by small folk to thwart them so upset the giant gods that Annam the All-father shattered the ordning between the giants to break his "children" out of their complacency, pitting the six giant types against one another while keeping some semblance of order within each type. In so doing, Annam has spurred cloud, fire, frost, stone and hill giants to challenge the established hierarchy and reforge their destiny. All the giants sensed the upheaval instantly, and now the giant types fiercely compete against one another, striving to create a new ordning through their deeds and accomplishments. These giants' calamitous endeavours have not only put the settlements of humans and other small folk in jeopardy but also attracted the attention of the giants' ancient enemies - the dragons- who will not abide the rise of another giant empire.

Small folk can only speculate as to the cause of the giants' unrest. It remains to be seen whether the old ordning between the giant types will be restored, or whether a new hierarchy will replace the old one, knocking the storm giants from their lofty perch.

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Alto’s Odyssey Review – The Captivating Approach to Adventure

combining stunning visuals, a mesmerizing soundtrack and an amazing game physics engine, Alto’s Odyssey is easily one of the top endless runners out there

https://www.ihqreviews.com/2021/07/30/altos-odyssey-review-the-captivating-approach-to-adventure/

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