Jormag

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A band of norn preparing to fight Jormag.

Jormag is the Elder Ice Dragon that lives in the northern reaches of the Shiverpeak Mountains. As early as 1078 AE Jormag was actively influencing Tyria. He whispered promises of power to Svanir through his currently unnamed champion^[1] and turned him into the dragon's first known champion, a half-norn half-bear covered in ice known as the Nornbear. Jormag also robbed Svanir's sister, Jora, of her ability to "become the bear." Since Svanir, there has been a cult of norn known as the Sons of Svanir who worship Jormag as the strongest Spirit of the Wild, referring to it as simply Dragon. Over the years, Jormag drew on their powers and hastened his own awakening.

Jormag awoke in the lands beyond the Far Shiverpeaks^[2] in 1165 AE and moved south, causing the kodan to flee the icy seas and battling the norn inhabitants there. His rise caused earthquakes that cracked and shattered the northernmost lands, allowing the icy northern ocean to flood through and create new, inland seas. These new inland seas are now inhabited by some refugee kodan Sanctuaries. Jormag also caused a rise in the tide of the northern ocean which capsized and tore apart many other of the kodan's iceburg cities.

Although powerful fighters, the norn were no match for the dragon's creatures of snow and ice known as the icebrood and were driven south into the abandoned dwarven territories. The dragon's forces now occupy the area around Drakkar Lake and Gunnar's Hold, the latter having been torn apart by a glacier. However, a mighty norn warrior, Asgeir, was able to cut out a fang from Jormag's mouth before leading his people south with the aid of the Spirits of the Wild. The tooth is now kept in Hoelbrak where the norn test their heroes against it. It is believed that when a hero damages the tooth, that hero will be capable of defeating Jormag once and for all.

Jormag is often referred to as being a living blizzard. Jormag and some of its champions have powerful mental capabilities that alter their enemies' way of thinking.^[1] Whenever a group of norn attack Jormag or its champions, the men always return as icebroods, attacking the source of the group of norn in revenge; however, female norn never return.

[edit] Trivia

Fang of the Serpent — Jormag's tooth in Hoelbrak

• Jormag is not the dragon visible in Drakkar Lake in the original Guild Wars as many once thought. Instead, that is merely "Drakkar", a champion to Jormag.^[3]
• Jormag may be a reference to Jörmungandr, the world serpent.

[edit] See also

• The Movement of the World

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Stéphane Lo Presti and Jeff Grubb clarifying confusion, Guild Wars 2 Guru
2. ^ Guild Wars insider Interview with Ree Soesbee
3. ^ Forum post, Stéphane Lo Presti, Guild Wars 2 Guru