Bear Club for Women

Olaf is angered after being defeated in the The Great Norn Alemoot and challenges you to defeat a Rabid Bear armed only with a club.

Requirements

 * Female character

Objectives

 * Speak to Olaf about the bear.
 * Clutch the Club of a Thousand Bears.
 * Defeat the bear using the club given to you.
 * See Olaf Olafson for your reward

Reward

 * 100 Norn reputation points

Walkthrough
You get a hammer to kill the bear with:
 * Club of a Thousand Bears (weapon)
 * Blunt Dmg: 15-15
 * Inscription: None
 * Two-handed

Although you are given a bear club, you only have to be wielding it when the bear dies for the quest to be considered successfully completed. This means that you can fight the bear normally using other weapons and switch to the club for the killing blow.

Hammer attacks can be used when the club is equipped.

Certain shadow step skills (such as Viper's Defense, Return, Ebon Escape) can teleport you outside the ring, while the bear remains stuck inside. Once outside, you can use ranged skills to kill the bear at your leisure without fear of death. Consider bringing 1-2 interrupts to stop Troll Unguent. Rangers using bowskills will find this approach useful, especially when using Degeneration skills such as Apply Poison, Burning Arrow, and Screaming Shot, the only requirement is that you switch to the Club of a Thousand Bears (weapon) before the bear dies. Occasionally, the bear can also escape the ring when you shadow step outside. Circling the ring, he may become stuck on the norn guarding the ring's entrance.

The three elite Norn blessings, Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support, the four Asura Summons and Vampirism are also particularly effective. As your pet won't be hampered by the club, beast mastery is an easy way to win.

As with most solo fights, setting up a ritualist spirit wall (Vampirism, Bloodsong, Pain, Anguish, Shadowsong and Painful Bond) is very effective. The spirits can be set up outside the circle, and will immediately attack when the bear becomes hostile (blinding him and protecting you). Combining this with a shadow step (for Rt/A or A/Rt) to bring yourself out of the circle makes this fight very easy.

One fast way to do this quest is using Signet of Midnight, Spirit of Failure and some degen mesmer skills including Cry of Pain. The bear will only hit you about 2 times in one fight.

Initial dialogue

 * Olaf Olafson
 * I don't know how to take this. A spindly human...a girl...has taken my drinking crown! Go ahead and gloat, [Player name], but tell me...can you defeat a rabid bear? I have.


 * In my youth I stumbled upon a vicious bear roaming the trails, foaming at the mouth and with murder in its eyes. Did I run and cry like a cub? No! I tussled with that hairy beast using nothing but my trusty club and cunning wit. Of course, my outfit was ruined...and it took a few months for my hair to grow back, but that's beside the point. So tell me, dear, can you match my unmitigated brutality and courage to take down the grizzly beast?


 * YesI was born ready. (moved to quest map zone)
 * ingameI need time to prepare.

Reward dialogue

 * Olaf Olafson
 * Back so soon? Tell me, did you giggle like a child when that bear keeled over like a sack of drunken Dwarves?


 * We are alike you and I. Our tales are legend across the land. We are both fierce warriors, born leaders...and lonely heroes seeking love. We are destined to be family, you and I. I see many large, strapping, and unruly boys to continue the Olaf tradition in our future!

Allies

 * 20 (20) Norn Guard (male)
 * 20 (20) Olaf Olafson

Foes

 * 24 (26) Rabid Bear