Norn

The Norn are a race of shape-shifting half-giants who dwell in the Far Shiverpeaks. They will be encountered in Guild Wars Eye of the North, and will be a playable race in Guild Wars 2.

Concept art depicts the Norn as stocky, muscular humanoids with thick red or blonde hair and tattoos or body paint resembling Celtic knot designs.

According to the May 2007 issue of PC Gamer the Norn will get a race-specific skill which allows them to transform into a half-bear form, increasing melee damage and Health. It is not clear if this skill will be available to Norn NPCs in Eye of the North, playable Norn in Guild Wars 2 or both. The half-bear form is also mentioned in IGN's Eye of the North Dungeon Crawl article as an example of a possible PvE-only skill for Eye of the North.

Prominent Norn

 * Jora, the Norn hero who appears on the Eye of the North box art
 * Magni the Bison
 * Sif Shadowhunter
 * Olaf Olafson
 * Gunnar Poundfist

Trivia

 * Many Norn names are based of Nordic names and words.
 * The Norn race appears to be inspired upon the mysterious "Beorn" from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". He is a man of prodigious size and strength, with the ability to turn himself into a giant bear. The name Norn also appears to be a reference to Beorn.