Re: How to use the new artifacts from Into the Northlands qu

If the Zargon player is lazy to place the artifacts, just put them all in the “Into the Northlands” quest.
The Longsword could be swapped out with the Ice Queen’s Spear,
The Bracers could be replaced with the Cold Iron Plate,
The Helmet could be replaced with the Spiked Shield,
The body with the Tool Kit could instead have the Horn of Command.
To justify this you could say the Barbarian elders chose their best warrior currently in the village, and gave him all the treasures and sent him off on a suicide mission to prove himself. It ended badly, so they finally decided to summon their long-errant Barbarian who became famous in the South, wandering around collecting artifacts and healing potions. Perhaps they know that Mentor is actually Zargon, but whatever their reason they wanted to try and solve the problem themselves before getting Mentor and his heroes involved.
The Longsword could be swapped out with the Ice Queen’s Spear,
The Bracers could be replaced with the Cold Iron Plate,
The Helmet could be replaced with the Spiked Shield,
The body with the Tool Kit could instead have the Horn of Command.
To justify this you could say the Barbarian elders chose their best warrior currently in the village, and gave him all the treasures and sent him off on a suicide mission to prove himself. It ended badly, so they finally decided to summon their long-errant Barbarian who became famous in the South, wandering around collecting artifacts and healing potions. Perhaps they know that Mentor is actually Zargon, but whatever their reason they wanted to try and solve the problem themselves before getting Mentor and his heroes involved.