Gunnar's Hold

Gunnar's Hold
Campaign	Eye of the North
Region	Far Shiverpeaks
Type	Town
Party size	8
Exit(s)	Norrhart Domains

Gunnar's Hold is the main Norn settlement, named after Gunnar Poundfist.

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The armorer, Gunnar Poundfist, claims current ownership over this massive hearthstead, the longest-occupied of all Norn settlements. The great hold has changed names numerous times over the years, controlled and claimed by many powerful Norn. Gunnar is a notable smith, a profession that earns great respect within the Norn community; enough so that Poundfist's claim on Gunnar's Hold has stood for quite some time, as most other Norn are wary of losing his good will.

— In-game description

Getting there

From Eye of the North, go north to Norrhart Domains. Gunnar's Hold will be to the north-east of the portal. When entering Gunnar's Hold for the first time, you must have the quest Tracking the Nornbear active.

Quests available

• Kilroy Stonekin
  • Punch the Clown
  • Kilroy Stonekin's Punch-Out Extravaganza!
  • The Throwdown in a Norn Town
  • Kilroy's Punchout Tournament
• Magni the Bison
  • Round 1: Fight!
  • Nornhood
  • Haunted
• Gunnar Poundfist
  • Truthseeker

NPCs

Services

Crafters

• 20 Radi (armorer)
• 20 Gunnar Poundfist (hero armorer)
• 20 Eyja (consumable crafter)
• 20 Keti (weaponsmith)

Merchants and traders

• 20 Myrun (merchant)
• 20 Omund (merchant)
• 20 Holma (dye trader)
• 20 Gisla (material trader)
• 20 Reinard (rare material trader)
• 20 Gyra (rune trader)
• 20 Simbi (rare scroll trader)

Henchmen

(all level 20)

• Devona (Fighter)
• Talon Silverwing (Guardian)
• Aidan (Archer)
• Zho (Interrupt)
• Lina (Protection)
• Mhenlo (Healer)
• Eve (Blood)
• Lo Sha (Illusion)
• Cynn (Fire)
• Herta (Earth)

Other services

• 20 Hagwin Ironskull (collector for 5 Bison Championship Tokens)
• 20 Sida (skill trainer)
• 24 Kodan (hero skill trainer, historian)
• 20 Tyr the Skaald (hero skill trainer, historian)
• 24 Xunlai Chest (storage)
• 10 Zaishen Scout (Embark Beach)

Other allies

• 24 Fonk (Polymock)
• 20 Gellir Frostshield (The Norn Fighting Tournament)
• 20 Kilroy Stonekin
• 24 Magni the Bison

Trivia

• The Naked Man was previously inside the mesh of the bridge in this town. It was an internally used marker for art issues within production stages, and was removed in the September 17, 2007 update.

Notes

• Exploring Gunnar's Hold will yield approximately 1 Eye of the North mastery point

Bug.You cannot auto-walk (double-click on anything or click+space) to any NPC located in closed non-passable pavilions: auto-walking instead takes you on a straight line path to your target, and you stop at any obstacle, even a slanted obstacle that normally allows you to "slide" sideways. Apparently, the pathfinding AI is unable to work correctly in such case.

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Gunnar's Hold.

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