Jora

Locations
She is first seen in the cinematic Into the North.
 * Eye of the North
 * Far Shiverpeaks
 * (during Tracking the Nornbear)
 * (during Tracking the Nornbear)
 * (once during Northern Allies and once during Against the Destroyers)
 * (during Tracking the Nornbear)
 * Guild Wars Beyond
 * Hearts of the North
 * (during The Wedding)
 * Hearts of the North
 * (during The Wedding)

Missions

 * Far Shiverpeaks

Quests
Quests given: Quests involved in:
 * Far Shiverpeaks
 * Northern Allies
 * Tracking the Nornbear
 * Far Shiverpeaks
 * Curse of the Nornbear
 * A Time for Heroes
 * The Wedding

Recruitment
Complete the Curse of the Nornbear quest at Sifhalla and Jora will join your party.

Eye of the North hero, default skills
12 Swordsmanship, 11 Tactics, 6 Strength

Armor
Jora starts with basic warrior armor, labeled as Norn armor but with its own unique appearance. Unlike most heroes, her headgear appears to be a grey Norn Woad.

The appearance of her armor can be upgraded to Brotherhood armor using Cloth of the Brotherhood acquired from the Glint's Challenge challenge mission. It can also be upgraded to Deldrimor armor using Deldrimor Armor Remnants acquired in the Hierophant's Chest at the end of the Slavers' Exile dungeon.

See Jora's armor gallery.

Dialogue

 * During Against the Destroyers, Tracking the Nornbear, and Northern Allies
 * "By the claws of the bear spirit, I vow to regain my honor. Sorry, did you say something?"
 * Who are the Norn?
 * "The Norn are a powerful and proud people. We make our homes in these icy climes, and hunt the creatures of the mountains. We live for today and rely only on ourselves, for who knows what tomorrow will bring, or when friend will become foe. When you meet a Norn, be prepared for battle. Most will wish to test your mettle before speaking to you as an equal. Not I, though. I am hunting bigger prey."
 * Did those Norn just turn into bears?
 * "You mean Olaf and Sif? They are highly regarded among the Norn for their prowess, and favored by the bear spirit. Bear has granted them the power to take her favored form, the better to hunt and survive here! Someday, I shall regain that favor as well."
 * What is the Eye of the North?
 * "To the north of Boreal Station, a huge structure reaches toward the sky. You cannot miss it. It has been there since before the Norn first came to these mountains. We always avoided it. Humans, though, are less wise; a group of them, the Ebon Vanguard, have made it their home. If you seek other humans, you should go there."


 * During Curse of the Nornbear
 * "What do you want? Are you staring at me? You want some of this? Do you?"


 * Epilogue
 * "Thanks to you, I can become the bear once more. For that I am forever grateful. We will hunt together again."


 * Olafstead (during the Wedding)
 * "A fine Norn wedding, if I've ever seen one. May neither of them ever hunt alone again."

Quotes
Norrhart Domains (just north of Gunnar's Hold) and Drakkar Lake:
 * "I could hear you coming from a league away! It's a wonder your family never starved."

Bjora Marches:
 * "Careful, now. Don't mix your clumsy footprints with those of my prey."

Varajar Fells (just outside Olafstead):
 * "I appreciate your eagerness, but I doubt you are up to the challenge. I fear I must complete my task on my own."

As a hero in your party:
 * "Never leave home ahead of your axe and sword. You can't feel a battle in your bones, or foresee a fight before it happens."
 * "The generous and bold have the best lives."
 * "The Norn will not change simply because the Dwarves do not understand our ways. I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not."
 * "Today is a fine day to live...but an even better one to send heroes to their graves. I am not afraid of either."
 * "Hail to the future! An axe age, a sword age, an age where shields are cleft assunder. It is a wind age, a wolf age, before the world plunges headlong into battle. This is the age of the Norn!"

Battle quotes

 * "Battle at last! Cut them down!"
 * "Best hurry, my friend, or there'll be none left for you!"
 * "By Bear and Raven!"
 * "Come, you who carry corpses; the raven flies over the plain, the battle is joined!"
 * "Die, cur!"
 * "Fight beneath a cold sky, a clouded sky, a deadly wind-borne sky!"
 * "Good. Bad. I'm the girl with the big weapon."
 * "I bring the snow and biting winds! I bear the fury of the Norn upon my blade!"
 * "I fight for glory!"
 * "I pity you... you were not born a Norn!"
 * "I see the hall of spirits, where the brave live forever!"
 * "If you face a Norn, do so courageously. It will be the last thing you ever do."
 * "Norn do not know fear!"
 * "You are not Norn. Therefore, you will perish."
 * "You seem to be in a hurry to meet death."

Trivia

 * Jora appears on the box of Eye of the North.
 * Jora/Jóra is Old Norse for "lord".
 * Jora was inspired by Daryl Hannah, the actress who played Ayla, in The Clan of the Cave Bear. (Source &mdash; Emily Diehl.)

Quotations

 * Battle quotes
 * "Good. Bad. I'm the girl with the big weapon." is from, Army of Darkness, which includes the line, "Good...bad...I'm the guy with the gun."
 *    "I see the hall of spirits, where the brave live forever!"  is from the last line of the Viking's Prayer from the movie, The 13th Warrior; the original quote is"Lo, there do I see ... in the halls of Valhala, where the brave may live, forever...".
 * "Die, Cur!" is a common epithet.


 * Other references
 * "... I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not" is from Kurt Cobain, from the band, Nirvana.
 * "Hail to the future! An axe age, a sword age…" is from the Poetic Edda poem Völuspá in Norse mythology.