Garandr

Location
The only area in the world with accounts of Garandr is the area surrounding the mountain range, known as Silverspine Mountains, between the Deepwood Ministry and the Coldhill Reach. Most sightings occur near the peak of a mountain.

Appearance
Residents have many stories about "Garandr", and many of the stories vary in the details. However, most describe it as a massive white snake, as thick as one or two longships and at least the length of ten, with black eyes and a "skirt" of skin around its neck. Rarer reports say he possesses wings, or that he can freeze any object with his breath.

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Found inside of a diary, clenched in the hands of a skeleton inside a ruined cabin

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"It was just a simple hunting trip... We were on the trail of the largest frost bear any of us have ever seen, taller than three men. On her meat we could feast for weeks, and with her hide we would never fear the cold. For several days we followed clues of her passing, when we happened upon a mountain range, with many caves of which we had no time to count or explore.. From the mountain came a roar that would break the will of any man. The world seemed to crumble, and it might as well have.. Garandr emerged from the frost, a creature of such massive scale that would bring shame to any man's castle. In his rage no mercy was reflected from his white scales, and his terrible maw seemed as an endless pit of suffering.. There was nothing we could do.. There's nothing anybody can do against such a beast.. Why had he not taken me as well?... My friends... My wife... My son... I will never see them again..."

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"The realm must be warned... But I am too afraid to leave this place... What a way for a lord to fall, cowering in fear of a snake"

Mythologies and religious importance
The story of Garandr has been passed down through generations of the peoples of the Deepwood Ministry. Deeply has it's roots dug into the region's culture, spawning many more stories of pagan gods. The tribesmen of the Silverspine Mountains believe that he is the god of snow and sky, and that angering Garandr will bring about the end of the world in the form of a winter that never ends. Some common people offer him gifts at altars in hopes of bringing winters to an early end.

General opinion
The world beyond those mountains doubt the existence of Garandr. Educated men say that the common people in those parts are truthfully seeing avalanches. It is worth noting however, that the mountain ranges in those parts are largely unexplored, and "educated men" have never been seen investigating the truth behind "Garandr". Any traveler who passes should remain wary, and be ever prepared for what may be lurking under the snow.