Grothmar Valley

Grothmar Valley is the first map of The Icebrood Saga, released with the Prologue: Bound by Blood episode. It is located in the Blood Legion Homelands, mechanically part of Ascalon.

Getting there[edit]

Complete the Story mission Coming Home from The Icebrood Saga, Prologue: Bound by Blood.
Using a Grothmar Valley Portal Scroll after unlocking and purchasing it on one character.
Using Teleport to Friend on a party member in the zone, if the appropriate story episode has been unlocked as above.
Using the Vigil Chopper located east of Jora's Keep in Bjora Marches.
From the Eye of the North strike portal, enter Strike Mission: Shiverpeaks Pass, then exit using the blue portal.

Completion rewards[edit]

Hatched Chili (25)
"Recovered" Charr Artifact
One of the following:
- Transmutation Charge
- Black Lion Chest Key (rare)

Locations[edit]

Area	Area objectives
Bitter Horn	—
Burning Effigy	Unity's Beacon Burning Effigy Vista
Cavern of the Khan-Ur Accessed from a cave entrance northwest of the text "Dalada Forest" on the world map	Vault of the Khan-Ur
Dalada Forest	Dalada Forest Waypoint Time Trial: Grothmar Grand Tour
Devourer's Ridge	Ash Legion Camp
Doomlore Ruins	Cathedral of Flames Gate Doomlore Shrine Doomlore Ruins Vista
Festival Promenade	Rally Pavilion All-Legion Commons
Flame Legion Camp	Eternal Cauldron Flame Legion Camp Vista
Iron Legion Camp	Santia's Forge Iron Legion Camp Vista
Khan-Ur's Gauntlet Accessed from a concealed entrance adjacent to Vault of the Khan-Ur.	Khan-Ur's Gauntlet Vista Khan-Ur's Gauntlet Grothmar Valley Insight: Branching Out
Kralkatorrik's Emergence Zone	Aurene's Grace Grothmar Valley Skyscale Trial Time Trial: Grothmar Crater Circuit Grothmar Valley Insight: Shimmering Spire
Longeye's Landslide	Blood Dam
Lower Blood Keep	Blood Keep Waypoint Auris's Workshop Keep Kitchen Blood Keep Main Gate Rank 'n' File Pub Lower Blood Keep Vista
Rusty Meadows	Soul's Hearth Fangstorm's Farmhouse Rusty Meadows Vista
Sacnoth Stream	Blood Lagoon Band's Bivouac Sacnoth Stream Vista
Shattered Steppes	Recon Cove Ash Training Course
Shiverpeaks Pass	—
The Brig	Stockade Warden's Office
The Crag	Blood Stand Stage
The Ooze Pit	Contender's Colosseum The Ooze Pit Vista
The Overlook	Priory Research Station The Overlook Vista
The Wardowns	Wardowns Waypoint
Training Grounds	Sniper's Square Shiver Gate Shiverpeaks Pass
Tribunes' Trench	—
Upper Blood Keep	Imperator Ruinbringer's Office Blood Legion Fahrar War Room Great Hall

Interactive map[edit]

Events[edit]

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Meta events

A Concert for the Ages
- Stop the haywire concert finale! (80)
  - [Group Event] A Concert for the Ages (80)

Ceremony of the Sacred Flame
- [Group Event] Damage the elementals to help Flame Legion siphon their power! (80)
  - [Group Event] Pass the flame from torch to torch to transport it to the upper brazier (80)
    - [Group Event] Ignite the effigy with the Sacred Flame! (80)

The Haunting of Doomlore Shrine
- [Group Event] Escort the shaman to Doomlore Shrine (80)
  - [Group Event] Defend the Flame Legion shaman as he casts his spell to summon Doomlore's Bane by force (80)
    - [Group Event] Defeat Murakai, Doomlore's Bane (80)

The Ooze Pit Trials
- [Group Event] Capture control points, enable poison wells, and defeat immunized oozes (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat the ley-crazed ooze! (80) (x3)
- [Group Event] Defeat the grand champion ooze! (80)
- [Group Event] Fill the center vent with oil (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat oozes and deal with any obstructions (80)

Race events

A race is starting soon! (Grothmar Grand Tour) (80)
- A race is starting soon! (Grothmar Grand Tour) (80)

A race is starting soon! (Grothmar Crater Circuit) (80)
- A race is starting soon! (Grothmar Crater Circuit) (80)

Other events

Help the cubs defeat Kasmeer's illusions! (80)
- Help the cubs defeat illusory foes to build warband cohesion (80)
  - [Group Event] Defeat the very real devourer before the cubs are forced to retreat! (80)
Keep the furnace firing to help manufacture new plate metal! (80)
- Participate in the demolition derby! (80)
[Group Event] Lure the devourers into the portal before they kill the cattle (80)
- [Group Event] Shoo the whippersnappers off of the old Fangstorm's lawn before he snaps! (80)
  - Defeat the drunk legionnaire! (80)
Defeat the threat to the festivities! (x6)
- [Group Event] Defeat the threat to the festivities (Broodmother) (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat the threat to the festivities (Devourer) (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat the threat to the festivities (Ghost Captain) (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat the threat to the festivities (Ghost Mage) (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat the threat to the festivities (Parasite Devourer) (80)
- [Group Event] Defeat the threat to the festivities (Valg Portermauler) (80)
Help Chef Mellitus prepare dishes for the festival (80)
Help the bartender keep the customers liquored up! (80)
Shoot targets to demonstrate your marksmanship to the cubs (80)

Crafting resources[edit]

Hatched Chili Pepper Bush

Ambient dialogue[edit]

Through the entire Grothmar Valley, the following announcements can be heard:

Minister of Morale: Become more than you are, and win a home with a legion! Gladia, get ready to showcase your skills at the Ooze Pit trials!

Minister of Morale: Gladia, prepare yourselves! The Ooze Pit offers a chance to flaunt your skill and win a home with a legion! Trials open soon!

Minister of Morale: Soon Metal Legion will make the Blood Stand shake. Don't miss the show!

Minister of Morale: Metal Legion fans! The band's coming to the Blood Stand—live and uncensored!

Minister of Morale: Metal Legion has taken the Blood Stand stage! As the cubs say, they'll fry your fur and bash your bones!

Minister of Morale: Now on the Blood Stand stage: Metal Legion! Go now! The mosh pit is murderous!

Minister of Morale: A bonfire of healing will rage soon at the Flame Legion camp! Join in, and burn away the past in the light of the future!

Minister of Morale: Let's commemorate the return of our Flame Legion sisters and brothers with a great conflagration!

Minister of Morale: Flame Legion sets things ablaze with truly feverish zeal! Don't miss this epic inferno. Head to their camp now!

Minister of Morale: The fires of unification have been lit! Head to the Flame Legion camp to bask in a renewed charr spirit!

Minister of Morale: Attention, celebrants! For your safety, the Doomlore Ruins are off limits! This isn't the time to stir up ancient spirits!

Minister of Morale: Due to spectral infestation, the Doomlore Ruins are off-limits during the celebration. That's an order.

The announcements below can be heard after completing Coming Home and until completion of A Race to Arms: Bangar Ruinbringer: Your cubs are the next generation of legionnaires, centurions, and tribunes.; Bangar Ruinbringer: Show them what it means to be charr. Strength. Loyalty. Victory.

Bangar Ruinbringer: Charr! Celebrate future conquests, not just present triumphs. Anticipate the sweet taste of victory—and spit out the rest.

Bangar Ruinbringer: Blood Legion—finest infantry in the world, the charr's relentless right arm—has set up challenges throughout the festival.

Bangar Ruinbringer: Show the world what makes the charr a force to be reckoned with.

Bangar Ruinbringer: Iron Legion brought their war machines with them—destruction incarnate! Be sure to check out their expo.

Bangar Ruinbringer: And Ash is here, of course—if you can find them. Their quietly lethal methods are well worth learning.

Bangar Ruinbringer: I brought Flame Legion here to make amends. They are charr. Embrace them.

Bangar Ruinbringer: Let their numbers and very literal firepower strengthen us. Together we are mighty—and not to be crossed.

Notes[edit]

This zone is part of Ascalon, and counts for all Ascalon related daily achievements.
Experience gained on this map goes towards Icebrood Saga mastery tracks.
The Gauntlet of the Khan-Ur is a hidden jumping puzzle containing a vista and an Ancient Grothmar Coin. It is left of the meta reward gate (Vault of the Khan-Ur point of interest), and behind a mass of foliage along the wall. Players must light all 4 braziers to open the final reward chest.
- Players do not need to do the full jumping puzzle to reach either the coin, or the vista. Both can be reached after players reach the water.
After finishing the Bad Blood story step on any character, the western half of Grothmar Valley features permanent light snowfall.