Blood Washes Blood

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This article is about the quest. For the cinematic, see Blood Washes Blood (cinematic).

Blood Washes Blood
Section	Primary Norn Quests
Given by	Bear Spirit in Jaga Moraine (Far Shiverpeaks)
Part of	Northern Allies
Preceded by	Flames of the Bear Spirit
Followed by	A Hunter's Pride
Campaign	Eye of the North
Type	Primary quest
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Charr infest Jora's ancestral lands like a blight on the landscape, devouring her family honor as the locust devour the farmer's crops. With the strength of the bear spirit, remove this infestation and help Jora reclaim her homestead as well as her honor.

[edit] Quest information

[edit] Objectives

Light the sacred altar. Lead the bear spirit into Bjora Marches to cleanse Jora's homestead.
Accompany Bear on the mountain pilgrimage to the shrine of the Bear Spirit.
Defeat the Charr force surrounding the Shrine of the Bear Spirit.
Receive the Ursan Blessing from the Shrine of the Bear Spirit.
Use the bear spirit skill, Ursan Force, to break down the Charr barricades.
Kill the Charr in Jora's homestead. 5 groups remaining.
Receive Ursan Blessing from Egil.

[edit] Reward

Norn Reputation Points
- First time: 1,000 (1,500 in hard mode)
- On repeat: 100 (150 in hard mode)
2,500 Experience

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[edit] Walkthrough

Go to Jaga Moraine (shortest is if you leave from Sifhalla) and meet Egil Fireteller in his small home in the centre of the area. From there, lead him to the Sacred Altar in the southern part. When you arrive at the altar, you will be ordered to capture it. You do this by having more allies at the altar than enemies (just like Control points in Alliance Battles). The capturing process is made harder by the swarms of Arctic Nightmares that storm the shrine, but as they deal no damage to the party, they should be easy to get rid of. Once you have captured the altar (the bar has completely filled with blue), the Bear Spirit will appear. Talk to her and she will direct you to go through the portal to the Bjora Marches for the next part of the quest.

Fight your way to the Shrine of the Bear Spirit and kill the 3 Charr groups around it.
Talk to the Shrine of the Bear Spirit to get Ursan Aura.
Fight your way to one of the three barricade paths.
Use Ursan Force to break through barricades.
Kill the Charr groups on Jora's homeland.

[edit] Repeating

After first completion, can be obtained from:

Bear Spirit in Jaga Moraine (after capturing the sacred altar)
Scrying Pool in Hall of Monuments (select "I seek guidance" option)

Tips for repeating:

Ursan Aura can be replaced by Ursan Blessing to save up some time.
Get to the Sacred Altar (no need to talk to Egil this time) and light it (no need to kill Arctic Nightmares either).
Talk to the Bear Spirit.
Take the portal to Bjora Marches.
Either use Ursan Blessing to break through barricades or clear the Shrine of the Bear Spirit to get Ursan Aura.
Kill the Charr groups in the right-most barricade.

Suggested route for repeating quest:

suggested Repeat Route map

Have someone in your party with Ursan Blessing equipped.
Leave from Longeye's Ledge.
Run to Jaga Moraine avoiding any aggro in Bjora Marches.
Stay close to the portal to Bjora Marches while claiming the Sacred Altar.
Talk to the Bear Spirit.
Once back in Bjora Marches, ignore the Shrine of the Bear Spirit and, instead, head South towards the Mandragors (observe patrol pattern if you want to avoid battles).
Go East, towards the most Southern Barricade, and use Ursan Force to break through it.
Head into the 'final' enclosure (marked with a flag) and kill the groups required to complete the mission.

[edit] NPCs

[edit] Allies

[edit] Foes

Charr

Elementals

24 (26) Frozen Elemental
28 (30) Avalanche

Mandragors

[edit] Bosses

Charr

24 (30) Tenagg Flametroller → Eviscerate
24 (30) Docu Kindleshot → Barrage
24 (30) Elmohr Snowmender → Healing Light
24 (30) Kakei Stormcaller → Mind Blast

[edit] Dialogue

[edit] Initial dialogue

Bear Spirit

"Bear regards you gravely. If you are prepared to cleanse Jora's homestead of the Charr taint, then you must lead her into Bjora Marches"

Accept: "The Charr are as good as dead. I will lead the way."

Decline: "I need time to prepare."

[edit] Intermediate dialogue

Upon enterring Bjora Marches

Egil Fireteller: "The Charr are formidable, but with Bear's blessing you will defeat them."

Egil Fireteller: "Up these mountains, we will find a shrine that holds great power."

<Player name>: "How will this shrine help us defeat the Charr?"

Egil Fireteller: "The shrine channels Bear's strength into those it deems worthy. Lead us there, and Bear shall bestow this blessing upon you for the coming fight."

Getting close to the shrine

Egil Fireteller: "The shrine amplifies and focuses Bear's power. Stand your ground while I perform the blessing."

<Player name>: "Hold fast! The Charr are coming!"

After equipping Ursan Aura

Egil Fireteller: "It is done. The spirit infuses you with Bear's power."

Egil Fireteller: "Call forth Bear's strength! Unleash the beast within you and let its fury purge the Charr from these lands!"

<Player name>: "We will cleanse the land. No Charr shall escape our wrath."

<Player name>: "Clear the Charr from this camp! Leave none standing!"

[edit] Notes

You have to rid the Sacred Altar of Arctic Nightmares to be able to capture it. Capturing the shrine works just like control points in Alliance Battles. When taken, you will gain a morale boost and the Bear Spirit will appear. She will offer you the quest.
If you're hero/henching this quest in HM, after pulling and defeating a few vaettir groups, the sacred altar can be captured in 2-3 min by a single character.
When you zone into Bjora Marches, you will be teleported to the middle of the area to begin the quest.
If you have Ursan Blessing in your skill bar, you can use it instead of Ursan Aura, allowing you to bypass the visit to bear's shrine in Bjora Marches.
If you are in Hard mode and have to return to the outpost due to a party wide death penalty of 60%, you will be teleported back to the resurrection shrine where Jarnskeggi stands in Jaga Moraine instead. This is right next to the portal that takes you back to Bjora Marches. All death penalty will be removed then.
After completion, you will be sent to Gunnar's Hold.
This quest (and all primary repeatable Eye of the North quests) may also be obtained from the Scrying Pool in the Hall of Monuments after completing it once.

Eye of the North primary repeatable quests and missions
Asura arc: Finding the Bloodstone and The Elusive Golemancer » Genius Operated Living Enchanted Manifestation
Ebon Vanguard arc: Against the Charr » Warband of Brothers » Assault on the Stronghold
Norn arc: Curse of the Nornbear » A Gate Too Far and Blood Washes Blood
Deldrimor arc: Destruction's Depths » A Time for Heroes
Challenge: Glint's Challenge