Bjora Marches

This article is about an explorable area. This name is also used for a Zaishen vanquish quest.

Bjora Marches
Campaign	Eye of the North
Region	Far Shiverpeaks
Type	Explorable area
Exit(s)	Darkrime Delves Jaga Moraine Longeye's Ledge Norrhart Domains
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The northeastern corner of the Far Shiverpeaks, sloping down towards the southeast, where it connects with the Charr Homelands.

Landmarks

• Gursteig's Cavern
• Volsung's Stead

Getting there

Travel due north from the town of Gunnar's Hold to find the portal to Bjora Marches. This area is also directly adjacent to Longeye's Ledge.

Shrines

Resurrection shrines with Norn Hunting Party bounty

• 20 Husker Duganson → mid east side
• 20 Jana Liefdottir → mid north side, near Darkrime Delves
• 20 Johan Winterbird → north side
• 20 Kobach the Ferocious → by portal to Jaga Moraine
• 20 Kundrag Sleepstalker → east side, northeast of Norrhart Domains portal
• 20 Skador the Swift → by portal to Norrhart Domains
• 20 Sorn the Merry → outside Longeye's Ledge
• 20 Sven Gaherson → northwest, near Volsung's Stead

Quests available

• Einarr Frostcleft
  • The Misanthropic Jotun Principle

NPCs

These quests will affect the spawns in this area:

• Leader of the Pack
• Tracking the Nornbear

Allies

Dwarves

• 20 Kilroy Stonekin

Norn

• 20 Klakki the Squire (collector for 5 Frigid Mandragor Husks)
• 20 Norn Guard
• 20 Norn Guard Captain
• 20 Volsung Irongut
• 20 Kolgrim Bainwight
• 20 Einarr Frostcleft

Charmable animals

Animals

• 5 Polar Bear

Foes

Beasts

• 20 (26) Stonewolf

Dwarves (Stone Summit)

• 24 (26) Stone Summit Herder
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Ranger
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Healer
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Gnasher
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Arcanist
• 24 (26) Stone Summit Sage

Elementals

• 24 (26) Frozen Elemental

Mandragors

• 20 (26) Mandragor Scavenger
• 20 (26) Ulcerous Mandragor
• 20 (26) Dreamroot Mandragor
• 20 (26) Mystic Mandragor

Minotaurs

• 22 (26) Berserking Minotaur
• 22 (26) Berserking Aurochs
• 22 (26) Berserking Wendigo
• 22 (26) Berserking Bison

Ogres (Jotun)

• 28 (30) Jotun Skullsmasher
• 28 (30) Jotun Bloodcurdler
• 28 (30) Jotun Bladeturner
• 28 (30) Jotun Mindbreaker

Wurms

• 24 (26) Frost Wurm

Bosses

Elementals

• 28 (30) Lissah the Packleader → Eviscerate (Lissah's Edge)

Imps

• 24 (30) Lord Glacius the Eternal → Mind Freeze (Lord Glacius' Staff)

Mandragors

• 24 (30) Taameh the Frigid → Wounding Strike (Taameh's Scythe)

Wurms

• 28 (30) Jormungand → Earth Shaker (Jormungand's Thunder) (random spawn)

Dialogue

When approaching the Stone Summit Gnashers at Lord Glacius the Eternal's spawn location:

Stone Summit Gnasher (1): "Lord Glacius the Eternal! From the darkest depths of the Underworld, we call upon you."

Lord Glacius the Eternal: "Wheeeeee!" (Lord Glacius the Eternal spawns.)

Stone Summit Gnasher (2): "You know, I would have thought him to be larger."

Stone Summit Gnasher (3): "Look here, at the summoning scroll. Beneath his picture it proclaims..."Actual size.""

Stone Summit Gnasher (4): "*sigh* Well, we must make use of what we have. Attack!"

One of the Stone Summit dwarves outside of Darkrime Delves gives the following speech when approached:

"This may be the resting place of Kathandrax's Crusher or the Anvil of Dragrimmar."

"It would strike a crippling blow to those pathetic Deldrimor if we were to deny them such prizes."

"If the relics lie within, they will be ours for the taking!"

"We will muster our forces and push onwards."

"Kill anything that stands in your way!"

Notes

Bug.A locked chest will occasionally spawn behind the zone portal leading to Norrhart Domains; there is no way to reach it.

• Vanquisher runs of this area without active quests require defeating around 236 foes. Including quest influences, it has been reported to range from 220 to 252 foes.
  • Be mindful of Wurm and Mandragor pop-ups.
  • Lord Glacius the Eternal appears only as your party approaches its spawn location amongst a group of Stone Summit Gnashers.
  • Consider vanquishing this area with the quest Leader of the Pack active. Although it will increase the amount of foes you must kill (Destroyers), you'll also gain one Alpha Tundra Wolf and five Tundra Wolf allies that will follow your party, even after you defeat all of the Destroyers.

Trivia

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Bjora Marches.

• The dialogue of the third Stone Summit Gnasher quotes the Buffy the Vampire Slayer character Rupert Giles during the episode Fear, Itself when he encounters a small demon.

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