The Great Lodge

The Great Lodge

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Map of The Great Lodge

Type

Area

Zone

Hoelbrak
(Shiverpeak Mountains)

Connects to

Hunter's Hearth
Southern Watchpost (E)
Trade Commons (N)

Image(s)

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The Great Lodge is one of the five most dominant structures in Hoelbrak. It is the domain of Knut Whitebear, who leads and protects the norn people, and is a place where the greatest norn heroes can be found.

Locations

Waypoints

Great Lodge Waypoint —

Points of Interest

Fang of the Serpent —

Knut Whitebear's Loft — (instance)

Instances

Hunter's Hearth

NPCs

Allies

Charr

• Traveler

Jotun

• Thrulnn the Lost (not always present)

Norn

• Beigarth
• Cordin Danfjur
• Dotta
• Egar Svagen
• Elder Shaman Aukje
• Elder Ulf
• Halldis
• Henja Danfjur
• Marten Bollinger
• Raghild
• Valla Holmgard
• Viggo Bittasson (not always present)
• Bard
• Elder
• Kid
• Local
• Prospector
• Sculptor
• Wolfborn

Services

Dela

Dyrfinna

Eyjulf

Gisla

Ingar

Maeva

Sken

Stareylf

Valdsam

Vask the Brazen

Ambient dialogue

Local (1): Those kids! So arrogant! So loud!

Local (2): Fills my heart with pride.

Beigarth: Smithing's like cooking: the more you love doing it, the better the results.

Beigarth: Ahh, the ring of the anvil is music to my ears.

Beigarth: Years ago, I won the Great Hunt. Still one of my proudest moments.

Elder: My grandmother fought the dragon before Asgeir did. She didn't bring back a tooth. She died fighting.

Local: That sounds better than getting a trophy from a beast you couldn't kill.

Elder: Yes. I'm sure she died happy.

Elder (1): I wonder what the tooth tastes like.

Elder (2): Not this again. You need a wife.

Local (1): Nature is balance. Everything that occurs has an ebb and flow, a rise and a fall.

Local (2): True. But ever since the dragons awoke, the world has felt off-kilter.

Local (1): It feels like that, but nature's ways are more mysterious than any of us can know.

Local (2): I'd like to believe we're living through a natural process, but-

Local (1): But, that doesn't mean we shouldn't fight it. Our resistance may play a role in the rebalancing.

Local (2): Exactly. We have to follow our instincts and let the spirits show us the best way.

Local (1): I tried breaking the tooth yesterday.

Local (2): Every week I try. Every day dozens try. Nothing.

Local (1): What happens if nobody can break it?

Local (2): Silence that doubt. You sound like a whiny Krytan. Someone will break it, and we will slay Jormag.

Elder: She was an amazing sculptor. Some of her works depicted fallen foes, others were past lovers.

Wolfborn: I bet some of them were one and the same.

Charr Traveler (1): You see those swords they forged? Damn!

Charr Traveler (2): Yeah, norn do good work.

Egar Svagen: I have never seen a blade so well crafted. Makes me proud to be norn!

Egar Svagen: Ah. Look at that pattern of differential hardening. It's magnificent –a true work of art.

Barkeep: Another moot can't come soon enough.

Elder: We could always use another moot.

Drunk: Hey. HEY! Boy. Come here. Gimme a kiss. I wanna (hiccup) wanna... what was I saying?

Drunk: Can you help me out here?

Kid: No way! I'm on an adventure.

Drunk: To Eir! She'll break the fang yet.

Elder: I'm not so sure.

Explorer: Hmm, where should I go next?

Elder: West. We got plenty of charr coming through here. Let's send some traffic the other way.

Explorer: I could do that.

Charr Traveler: I don't get it. I give 'em grief, and they give me stories.

Charr Traveler (2): Yeah, they like to talk about themselves.

Charr Traveler: You insult 'em, and they just boast more.

Elder: What brings you into Hoelbrak, jotun? You realize the risk you're taking, I'm sure.

Thrulnn the Lost: I know. I'm here to talk to your Whitebear. I'm the last of my people storytellers.

Elder: I'll be blunt. Your people are known more for their violence and warmongering than their storytelling.

Thrulnn the Lost: True. But there have been some who wanted better.

Elder: What is your name, then?

Thrulnn the Lost: I am Thrulnn, the last ancestor[sic] of the last giant-king of the Jotun.

Thrulnn the Lost: In the distant past, the majority of my people were storytellers. Later, the minority. Then, there were only a few per generation.

Thrulnn the Lost: Now, there is only one in every generation, and I'm afraid I am the last.

Elder: I'll speak to Knut Whitebear for you. What do you want me to tell him?

Thrulnn the Lost: Tell him my people no longer keep our oral traditions. They don't listen anymore, but I know the norn still respect ancient stories.

Thrulnn the Lost: I want to stay here and share the legends of the jotun, so the norn can help us keep them alive.

Elder: I'll see what he says. Wait here. Feel free to share a take or two while I'm gone. Visitors here will find them entertaining.

Thrulnn the Lost: (roar) I am Thrulnn of the jotun, and I will tell you a tale about the time before, when the jotun ruled the world.

Thrulnn the Lost: Long, long ago, the jotun had magic and power. They were kings of the land, respected by all races.

Thrulnn the Lost: Think twice next time you face a jotun in battle, and remember the height from which the jotun have fallen.

Thrulnn the Lost: If you want to hear more, talk to me. I have many tales to tell about the world as it was in ancient times.

Henja Danfjur: Cordin, did you hear what the jotun said about our ancestors?

Cordin Danfjur: I heard. Do you think it's true?

Henja Danfjur: If it is, then we owe more than we ever though to the grace of the Spirits.

Henja Danfjur: Just imagine. What if there were once norn kingdoms with great magic and power?

Cordin Danfjur: Don't be silly. We're not like that. We don't have kings. It's everyone for themselves. C'mon, now. I'm thirsty.

Henja Danfjur: But maybe it wasn't always like that. Maybe...

Valla Holmgard: Hush. I need to concentrate. The tiniest mistake will break the pattern in the metal.

Valla Holmgard: Bladesmithing is more than just heat and applied force. It's an art that gives life to the spirit in the metal.

Rancher: How many axes do you have in your collection?

Gardener: Thirteen. Fourteen if you include the skritt one, but that's more like a hatchet.

Rancher: Thirteen's a solid number. Not bad. I only have nine.

Rancher: What about you? How big is your axe collection?

Local: Don't have one.

Rancher: Ah hah! So I have more than you do.

Local: I collect guns.

Rancher: Oh.

Local (1): Have you noticed how the Sons of Svanir take only men into their circle?

Local (2): I never thought about it. Is that because they don't like females or because females don't like them?

Local (1): I've heard a few of them talking. They say females cannot survive Dragon's tests.

Local (2): In my younger days, I would have taken that challenge.

Local (1): Praise Raven's wisdom that you're not that rash anymore.

Local (1): Dragon has no love for anyone.

Local (2): If that's true, then why is he drawing all these male hunters away from us?

Local (1): The first rule of hunting is to isolate the prey from the safety of the herd.

Local (2): And make our men easier to kill and consume. I see what you mean.

Local (1): What happens to a pack if all the males are killed?

Local (2): It scatters, or it dies.

Local (1): I think Dragon has our extinction in mind.

Local (2): Oh. I just experienced fear for the first time in my life.

Explorer: I found a cave, but it's not on the map you sold me.

Cartographer: Oh, really?

Explorer: Pay me and I'll tell you where it is.

Kid: Eir's so brave. I'm going to be just as courageous!

Charr Traveler: How do you like living in Hoelbrak?

Prospector: I don't. The buildings block the wind. I feel like a caged animal.

Kjalt: I've skinned monsters bigger than you.

Objects

• Fang of the Serpent
• Unfinished Holmgard Blade
• Valla Holmgard's Anvil

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Hoelbrak