Curse of the Nornbear

File:Nornnbear.jpg

Blue Circles = Spawn Sites

Overview

Summary

1. Speak to Sif in Sifhalla to begin the hunt.
2. Join Jora and Sif. Get the Volfen Blessing from the Shrine of the Wolf Spirit.
3. Invoke the Volfen Blessing to receive the abilities of the wolf spirit.
4. Track down Svanir, the Nornbear.
5. Use the skill Volfen Bloodlust to follow the scent of the Nornbear.
6. Stay on Svanir's trail.
7. Pursue Svanir. Don't let him escape.
8. Slay Svanir, the Nornbear.

Obtained from

Sif Shadowhunter in Sifhalla (automatically given after completing Tracking the Nornbear)

Requirements

Tracking the Nornbear

Reward

• 2,500 XP
• 500 (1500 in Hard Mode) Norn reputation points
• Jora joins your party

Dialogue (from the Quest Log)

"Svanir, the Nornbear, has been sighted in the caves above Drakkar Lake. Help Jora and Sif track down Svanir and kill him."

Intermediate Dialogue 1 (Sif Shadowhunter)

"Are you ready to fight the Nornbear?"

Accept: "Yes."

Reject: "No."

Intermediate Dialogue 2

<party leader>: "Those are evil things."

Sif Shadowhunter: "The Nornbear strikes and then vanishes. To catch him, we must invoke the power of the wolf spirit. Travel with me to the Shrine of the Wolf Spirit and receive Wolf's blessing!"

Intermediate Dialogue 3

Jora: "Wolf is pleased! The Shrine of the Wolf Spirit imbues you with its aura. This magic does not provide the physical prowess we received from the bear spirit, but it will help in this hunt. Invoke the power and then follow your nose!"

Intermediate Dialogue 4

Jora: "I have come for you. Show yourself, brother!"

Intermediate Dialogue 5

Jora: "Face your fate, Svanir! Your treacherous blood must flow to cleanse our family."

Intermediate Dialogue 6

Jora: "It comes to this, brother. I have no choice."

Nornbear: "Swallow your pathetic excuses and your pity, sister. Your weakness will will your downfall."

Jora: "Forgive me, brother. This is for the best."

Cinematic Dialogue

The Nornbear

Jora: "Stand aside. I must finish this."

<party leader>: "Jora, he's defeated."

Jora: "He is my brother. He is my responsibility."

<party leader>: "Jora, you have my sympathy."

Jora: "This was the only way it could end."

Jora: "The curse is lifted. For both me and Svanir, I think."

Jora: "You have helped me. I shall help you."

Ogden Stonehealer: "Good. We need to unite the other Norn to fight the Destroyers."

Jora: "I fear my words will carry little weight. I have my brother's blood on my hands."

Ogden Stonehealer: "If you can't influence the Norn, then who can?"

Jora: "Olaf the sevenfold son of Olaf is esteemed by many. As for me, I must seek Egil, who tells tales by the flame, to fully redeem my family's name."

Ogden Stonehealer: "Olaf it is, then. I need to talk to a Norn leader."

Jora: "Norn do not have leaders, Dwarf. Only heroes."

<party leader>: "Jora, we can aid you and seek out allies. Let us help you with your burdens."

Jora: "You have the spirit of a Norn, human. I am proud to call you friend."

Reward Dialogue

(No reward dialogue is offered, the reward is just given at the conclusion of The Nornbear cinematic)

Walkthrough

You must receive the Volfen blessing first, follow the quest marker until you come to a shrine. Receive the blessing and then use the temporary skill and use Volfen Bloodlust. This will allow you to track Svanir the Nornbear, You will have to track him and meet him 3 times before you finally defeat him. After a cutscene you are teleported back to Sifhalla.

Bug! During the cutscene your party disappears and is replaced by Ogden Stonehealer and Vekk. The dialog between the three NPCs seems central to the main storyline but there is major continuity flaw on your party's disappearance and their sudden appearance.

Bug! while picking skill Volfen Blessing, you can pick it over and over again if you are a wolf so if you do it right you can stay a wolf forever. (Your evergy will be refilled every time you use the skill.)

Bug! If you have an elite form of a blessing (Volfen/Ursan/Raven) and you accept the non-elite Volfen Blessing from the shrine, after activating your elite form and returning to normal, you will loose the shrine granted non-elite form from your skillbar.)

Bug! While Heroes usually will be replaced with a generic name if they show up more than once, A party member may bring Jora on this mission and it will not be replaced with the generic 'Norn Warrior', thus allowing two Joras on screen at once.

Bug! Jora's sword will change between the beginning and ending cutscenes

NPCs

Allies

• 0 Shrine of the Wolf Spirit
• 20 Jora
• 20 Sif Shadowhunter

Foes

Giants

• 28 Jotun Skullsmasher
• 28 Jotun Bloodcurdler
• 28 Jotun Bladeturner

Mandragors

• 20 Mandragor Scavenger
• 20 Ulcerous Mandragor
• 20 Dreamroot Mandragor
• 20 Mystic Mandragor

Others

• 24 Savage Nornbear
• 20 Stonewolf
• 20 Arctic Wolf

Notes

• The first step disappeared from the Quest Log after speaking to Sif during the GW:EN preview weekend.
• At the conclusion of the cinematic, the quest reward is just given. There is no "See X to receive your reward" in the Quest Log, nor any Reward Dialogue.
• If you completed this quest during the preview weekend, you will need to get it again from the Hall of Monuments Scrying Pool. You will not receive the reputation points a second time. After you complete it, you can continue with the follow-up quests.