Dragon of Icespire Peak

,&(63L5( +ROG

,F(63L5(+ROGLVZKHUHDGYHQWXUHUVFDQH[SHFWWR

ILQG&U\RYDLQLIWKH\KDYHQ¶WGHIHDWHGWKH\RXQJZKLWH

GUDJRQHOVHZKHUH7KLVORFDWLRQLVGHVLJQHGIRUFKDUDH

WHUVRIWKOHYHOWKRXJKORZHUOHYHOFKDUDFWHUVHDQGHIHDW

WKHGUDJRQLIWKH\¶UHFXQQLQJDQGFDXWLRXV

/RFDWLRQ 2 YHUYLHZ

,FHVSLUH+ROGLVDVWRQHIRUWUHVVSHUFKHGRQWKHLF\QRUWK

HDVWVSXURI,FHVSLUH3HDN$ZDUORUGQDPHG'HOVHQGUD

$P]DUUKXLOWWKHVWURQJKROGDQGGZHOOHGWKHUHIRUPDQ\

\HDUVZKLOHVKHDQGKHUVROGLHUVNHSWWKHRUHVRIWKH

6ZRUG0RXQWDLQVLQFKHFN:KHQVXSSO\OLQHVZHUHFXW

RIIK\KHDY\VQRZDQGEOL]]DUGVGXULQJDEUXWDOZLQWHU

'HOVHQGUDDQGKHUIROORZHUVVWDUYHGWRGHDWK2UHVODWHU

WRRNRYHUWKHIRUWUHVVZKLFKZDVGDPDJHGE\DQHDUWK

TXDNHWHQ\HDUVDJRDQGQHYHUUHSDLUHG

:KHQ&U\RYDLQGHFLGHGWRPDNH,FHVSLUH+ROGLWVODLU

LWVWRUPHGWKHIRUWUHVVWKURXJKWKHFUXPEOHGVRXWKZHVW

VHFWLRQDQGDWHVHYHUDORUHVEHIRUHVHWWOLQJRQWKHURRI

:LWKDWHUULEOHURDUWKHJRUJHGGUDJRQGURYHWKHUHPDLQ

LQJRUHVRXWRI,FHVSLUH+ROG

5HFHQWO\HYLOPHUFHQDULHVFDOOLQJWKHPVHOYHVWKH

6WRQH&ROG5HDYHUVLQILOWUDWHGWKHJDWHKRXVHDQGHV

FDSHG&U\RYDLQ¶VQRWLFH7KH\DVVXPHLQFRUUHFWO\WKDW

WKHGUDJRQKDVDPDVVHGDKRDUGDQGKLGGHQLWLQWKHIRU

WUHVV7KHQH[WWLPHWKHGUDJRQIOLHVRIIWKH\SODQWRVWHDO

LW7KH\WUHDWDGYHQWXUHUVDVWKH\ZRXOGDQ\RWKHUFRP

SHWLWRUV²HLWKHUWU\LQJWRVFDUHWKHPRIIRUNLOOLQJWKHP

,FHVSLUH+ROG)HDWXUHV

,FHVSLUH+ROGLVVLWXDWHGDWDQDOWLWXGHRIIHHWDQG

VXUURXQGHGE\VKHHULF\FOLIIV2WKHUIHDWXUHVRIWKHORFDWLRQ

DUHVXPPDUL]HGEHORZ L

$UURZ6OLWV:KHQXVLQJDQDUURZVOLWIRUSURWHFWLRQ

DFUHDWXUHJDLQVWKUHHTXDUWHUVFRYHUVHHWKHUXOHERRN

DJDLQVWRXWVLGHWKUHDWV$0HGLXPFKDUDFWHUFDQ¶WVTXHH]H

WKURXJKDQDUURZVOLWEXWD6PDOOFKDUDFWHUFDQZLWKDVXF

FHVVIXO'&'H[WHULW\$FUREDWLFVFKHFN

&HLOLQJV5RRPVDQGSDVVDJHZD\VLQWKHJDWHKRXVHDQG

IRUWUHVVKDYHIRRWKLJKDUFKHGFHLOLQJV&HLOLQJVLQWKH

XQGHUFURIWDUHIHHWKLJKDQGIODW

M 'RRUV1RUPDOGRRUVDUHPDGHRIZRRGILWWHGZLWKUXVW\

L LURQKDQGOHVDQGKLQJHV6HFUHWGRRUVDUHPDGHRIVWRQH

M DQGEOHQGLQZLWKWKHVXUURXQGLQJZDOOV)LQGLQJDVHFUHW

` GRRUUHTXLUHVDVHDUFKRIWKHZDOODQGDVXFFHVVIXO'&

@ :LVGRP3HUFHSWLRQFKHFN

,, WKHP/LJKWDUH,QWHULRUFRPSOHWHO\DUHDVGDUNZLWKQRQDWXUDOOLJKWWRLOOXPLQDWH

M 7HPSHUDWXUH7KHWHPSHUDWXUHLVVOLJKWO\DERYHIUHH]LQJ

, GXULQJWKHGD\DQGSOXQJHVDWQLJKW:KHQHYHUWKHWHPSHUD

, WXUHLVDWRUEHORZGHJUHHV)DKUHQKHLWDFUHDWXUHH[SRVHG

• WRWKHFROGPXVWPDNHD'&&RQVWLWXWLRQVDYLQJWKURZDW
   WKHHQGRIHDFKKRXU&UHDWXUHVZLWKUHVLVWDQFHRULPPXQLW\


• WRFROGGDPDJHDXWRPDWLFDOO\VXFFHHGRQWKHVDYLQJWKURZ
  , DVGRFUHDWXUHVZHDULQJFROGZHDWKHUJHDUDQGFUHDWXUHV
   QDWXUDOO\DGDSWHGWRFROGFOLPDWHV2QDIDLOHGVDYLQJWKURZ
  M WKHFUHDWXUHKDVGLVDGYDQWDJHRQDELOLW\FKHFNVDWWDFNUROOV
  , DQGVDYLQJWKURZVDQGLWVVSHHGLVKDOYHG7KHFUHDWXUH
  , IUHH]HVWRGHDWKLILWVXIIHUVWKHVHHIIHFWVIRUVL[FRQVHFXWLYH
  M KRXUV7KHVHHIIHFWVHQGRQWKHFUHDWXUHDIWHULWVSHQGVDW
  M OHDVWDQKRXULQDSODFHRIZDUPWK

)LQGLQJ,FHVSLUH+ROG

,FHVSLUH+ROGLVVRWXFNHGDZD\LQWKHPRXQWDLQVWKDW

IHZSHRSOHNQRZRILWVH[LVWHQFHOHWDORQHDQ\WKLQJDERXW

LWVKLVWRU\RUFXUUHQWVWDWH&KDUDFWHUVPLJKWOHDUQRILW

DIWHUH[SHULHQFLQJDYLVLRQDWWKH6KULQHRI6DYUDVSDJH

RUWKH\PLJKWVHDUFKIRULWRQWKHLURZQ,QWKHODW

WHUFDVHOHWWKHSOD\HUVXVHWKHSRVWHUPDSRIWKH6ZRUG

&RDVWWRSORWDVHDUFK,FHVSLUH+ROGLVPDUNHGRQWKH

'0¶VPDSSDJH&KDUDFWHUVVSRW,FHVSLUH+ROGLIWKH\

FRPHZLWKLQKH[RILW

,IWKHFKDUDFWHUVDUHUHDG\WRFRQIURQWWKHGUDJRQEXW

QHHGKHOSILQGLQJLWVODLUXVHRQHRIWKHIROORZLQJKRRNV

WRJHWWKHPWR,FHVSLUH+ROG

&DSWXUHG2UH$GR]HQRUHVVHHSDJHIRUWKHLUVWDW

EORFNDWWDFN3KDQGDOLQ,IWKHFKDUDFWHUVDUHQRWSUHV

HQWGXULQJWKHDWWDFNWKHWRZQVIRONUHSHOWKHRUHVEXW

VXIIHUORVVHV2QHZRXQGHGRUHLVFDSWXUHGDOLYH7KLV

RUHVSHDNV&RPPRQDQGNQRZVZKHUHWKHGUDJRQ¶VODLU

LV7KHFKDUDFWHUVFDQDOVRFDSWXUHDQRUHWKHPVHOYHV

DQGJHWWKHLQIRUPDWLRQWKH\QHHGIURPLW

7\PRUD¶V/XFN$VLGHNLFNRUIULHQGO\13&VXJJHVWVWKDW

WKHFKDUDFWHUVSUD\IRU7\PRUD¶VEOHVVLQJDWWKH6KULQH

RI/XFNSDJH,IRQHRUPRUHFKDUDFWHUVGRVR

7\PRUD¶VEOHVVLQJFRPHVDIWHUDORQJUHVWZKHQDP\V

WHULRXVFORDNHGPDQDUULYHVLQWRZQRQDULGLQJKRUVH

VHHSDJHIRULWVVWDWEORFNWRJDWKHUVXSSOLHVIRU

KLVFRPSDQLRQV7KHPDQ¶VQDPHLV'RELQ1RUHWKD

QHXWUDOHYLOPHPEHURIWKH6WRQH&ROG5HDYHUVVHHWKH

VLGHEDURQSDJH%RWKKHDQGWKHKRUVHNQRZWKH

ZD\WRWKHGUDJRQ¶VODLUKDYLQJFRPHIURPWKHUH'R

ELQ¶VVWHHGLVDUHWLUHGZHOOEHKDYHGUDFHKRUVHQDPHG

)RXU/HDI&ORYHU

7 UDYHOWR ,FHVSLUH+ROG

,FHVSLUH+ROGLVPRUHWKDQPLOHVIURP3KDQGDOLQ(Q

URXWHWRWKHGUDJRQ¶VODLUWKHFKDUDHWHUVKDYHWKHIROORZ

LQJHQFRXQWHU

)UR]HQ 2 JUHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

6HWWKHVFHQHE\UHDGLQJWKHIROORZLQJER[HGWH[WDORXG

$V\RXPDNH\RXUZD\DFURVVWKHFROGZLQGEORZQIRRWKLOOV

RIWKH6ZRUG0RXQWDLQV\RXKDSSHQXSRQDODUJHSURQH

FUHDWXUHIUR]HQLQLFH

7KHIUR]HQFUHDWXUHLVDQRJUHVHHSDJHWKDW

WKHZKLWHGUDJRQNLOOHGZLWKLWVFROGEUHDWK7KHRJUH¶V

FRUSVHZDVWRRELJWRFDUU\RIIVRWKHGUDJRQOHIWLW$

FKDUDFWHUZKRH[DPLQHVWKHVFHQHFORVHO\DQGVXFFHHGV

RQD'&:LVGRP6XUYLYDOFKHFNFDQDVFHUWDLQWKDW

WKHRJUHZDVNLOOHGZLWKLQWKHSDVWKRXUV7KHFROGRI

WKHIRRWKLOOVKDVNHSWWKHLFHIURPWKDZLQJ

)UR]HQLQWKHLFHZLWKWKHRJUHLVDKHIW\VDFNEXWLW

FDQ¶WEHUHDFKHGRUVHDUFKHGXQWLOWKHFKDUDFWHUVFKLSRU

PHOWDZD\WKHLFHWKDWHRYHUVLW7KHVDFNFRQWDLQVDUXVW\

GZDUYHQKHOPWZRKDOYHVRIDVSOLQWHUHGZRRGHQVKLHOG


,&(63,5(+2/'