From JonathanO: Collecting Rocks at Cooke's Crevasse (40 Points)

Following the route to Cooke's Crevasse (my second point of interest on Challenge Island), the path started to rise gradually and also passed through some woodland.  Through the trees I could see another much wider path, but I was sure I was on the correct one.  In the distance there was a campsite by a river.  The tents looked very large and smoke was rising from a fire, perhaps a nice meal was cooking.  I decided to stick to my route as it led to the bridge I would need to use to cross the crevasse. 

As I was about to reach the end of the wooded area, the wind picked up and the sky clouded over.  A sudden, but brief, snow flurry followed and then stopped.  I heard what sounded like rocks being banged together and then a loud growl.  I froze in amazement,  there in front of me was a giant creature standing next to a pile of different coloured rocks.  He was holding a large dark rock in his left hand, and he looked very threatening.

Had he been sent by the Snow Lord to disuade me from heading to the Snow Lord's Peak before completing all my challenges?  Or perhaps getting past him was the challenge at Cooke's Crevasse.
Of course!  He was an Ice Troll guarding the bridge.

 

The Ice Troll growled and I was sure he was about to throw the large rock at me and my Challenge tour would be over.  Then he looked at his pile of rocks and said "I collect rocks".  He lowered his hand and held out the dark rock as if he wanted me to identify it.  When I did not say anything the troll again raised the rock, ready to strike.

The ice troll growled again, but his growl was drowned out by a louder call from the direction of the camp I had seen earlier.  "Al, your supper's ready!  I've cooked that fish you and your dad caught earlier.  The troll smiled, turned around and took off in a clumsy sort of skipping motion down the wide path towards the camp.  As he went he was actually singing!  "Something's fishy at camp Wiganishie".

I looked on in shocked silence and then turned and headed across the bridge, pausing briefly to admire the view of Cooke's Cravasse.  I was thankful to escape that encounter.

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The miniature is the Reaper Bones Ice Troll (77344).  It is a good choice on the Path of the Forgotten.  I had started it in an earlier Challenge, but was not happy with it so set it aside.  I re primed him with Vallejo Silver Grey and decided he would be a good model to try out my newly acquired GW contrast paints.

Points estimate:
Ice Troll miniature (he is more like 54mm in size)   10
Bonus for visit to Cooke's Crevasse                         30

TOTAL                                                                      40

QUIZ TIME:
Fingers on buzzers, no conferring, and no use of the internet to find the answer!
There is a prize for the first Challenger to answer the following question:
Why is the Ice Troll called "Al"?

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Very nice brushwork here Jonathan - it always interesting to see the character-packed offerings from Reaper Bones. You know, I may have seen this fellow in the parking lot at the local Sobey's this morning...

And we await the answer to the name of the Ice Troll!

GregB