Jormag's World

Jormag's World

Year

1333 AE

Storyline

The Icebrood Saga

Chapter

Champions

Location

Rata Sum
(Maguuma Jungle)
Eye of the North
(Shiverpeak Mountains)
Lake Doric
(Kryta)
Snowden Drifts
(Shiverpeak Mountains)

Level

80

Preceded by

Roaring Flames

Followed by

Jormag's Madness

Jormag's World is the fifth story step of Champions, Chapter 2: Power, the fifth episode of The Icebrood Saga.

Objectives

Travel to Rata Sum, and meet with Taimi.

• Consult with Taimi.
• Wait for Ryland to leave.
• Talk with Taimi.

Travel to the Eye of the North, and meet with Aurene.

• Consult with Aurene.

Protect Lake Doric

• Travel to Lake Doric through the Eye of the North asura gate, and help your allies protect the area from icebrood.

Protect Snowden Drifts

• Travel to Snowden Drifts through the Eye of the North asura gate, and help your allies protect the area from the Frost Legion.

Rewards

•   Gilded Strongbox
•   Taste of Liquid Karma
•   Scrap of Icebrood Saga Mastery (3)

Walkthrough

Travel to Rata Sum. Head to the instance entry mote at the top of the city in the middle and interact with it. Listen to the dialogue between the asura and your allies. When the dialogue is over, travel to Eye of the North.

Interact with the asuran portal within the Eye of the North to travel to the two locations. Complete the mission in each instance.

For further information, see the respective walkthrough guides:

• Dragon Response Mission: Lake Doric
• Dragon Response Mission: Snowden Drifts

Achievements

Emergency Dragon Responder: Lake Doric	Champions	1
Complete the Lake Doric Dragon Response Mission.	Completed the Lake Doric Dragon Response Mission	1

• Complete the dragon response mission.

Emergency Dragon Responder: Snowden Drifts	Champions	1
Complete the Snowden Drifts Dragon Response Mission.	Completed the Snowden Drifts Dragon Response Mission	1

• Complete the dragon response mission.

Jormag's World	Champions	1
Complete the story chapter Jormag's World.Journal: Jormag's World Completed	Completed Jormag's World	1

• Complete the story chapter.

NPCs

Allies

In the Council Level instance

Asura

• Councillor Haia
• Councilor Vark
• Gorrik
• Peacemaker Officer
• Taimi

Golems

• PM-632z
• Scruffy 2.0

In the Lake Doric instance

Humans

• Kasmeer Meade
• Logan Thackeray

In the open world in the Eye of the North

Charr

• Crecia Stoneglow
• Ryland Steelcatcher
• Rytlock Brimstone

Dragons

• Aurene

Norn

• Braham Eirsson

Dialogue

Before heading to Metrica Province

Taimi: Commander! We've had a breakthrough! Come back to Rata Sum as quick as you can. I'm in the Arcane Council chamber.

In the Arcane Council chamber

Taimi: We'll keep working to see how we can use it to our advantage.

Ryland Steelcatcher: Timetable?

Taimi: The power readings aren't high enough to wake Primordus yet, if that's what you're asking.

Ryland Steelcatcher: Good enough. Gives us a little time to experiment. Councilors.

Ryland Steelcatcher: Commander.

<Character name>: Steelcatcher.

After Ryland's departure

<Character name>: What was he doing here?

Councilor Haia: Defeating Primordus will take more than just a Pact. Or its commander.

Councilor Vark: Information is more precious than munitions in this war. Jormag's champion came to receive it. As have you, I imagine.

Taimi: That link we discovered between the destroyers and Primordus? A feedback loop, amplified by Kralk's death.

Gorrik: Destroyers burn more, Primordus gets stronger, destroyers get more rabid. The effect is exponential.

Gorrik: With Ryland's help, we've identified and measured the ice dragon's cumulative power, versus that of the fire dragon.

Taimi: Jormag and Primordus are polar opposites; the scales should be level. But they're not—not anymore. Fire is winning.

Gorrik: We need to find a way to cut Primordus off from the flow, or reverse it back to the destroyers.

Councilor Haia: Or boost Jormag's power to level the field again.

Gorrik: That is a reasonable approach. Though I question its wisdom.

Taimi: Either way, we need more time to understand the nature of the power flow.

Councilor Vark: Perhaps your Elder Dragon will have some insights, Commander.

<Character name>: Perhaps. Taimi, where do you think the destroyers will attack next?

Taimi: Somewhere near Divinity's Reach in a day or so. Logan's preparing. Rytlock and Crecia are helping him.

<Character name>: Good. I'll check in with Aurene before I head over there.

In the Eye of the North

<Character name>: We need to have a chat with Bangar.

Aurene: Bangar? Not Jormag?

<Character name>: I'm wondering if he picked up more about Jormag and Primordus than he realizes.

Crecia Stoneglow: Whoever's on comms: request immediate reinforcements at Doric's Landing! We're under attack!

<Character name>: The destroyers hit early?

Rytlock Brimstone: No—icebrood! Sons of Svanir!

<Character name>: What?

Logan Thackeray: Get over here! We're not ready for this!

During the Lake Doric mission

See: Dragon Response Mission: Lake Doric#Dialogue

In the Eye of the North

Braham: Commander, something is really, really wrong.

<Character name>: I know. The ice dragon's showing their true colors.

Braham: Not only that. There's a cry coming from near one of the kodan settlements.

Braham: It's just—I think I need to be there. And I think you do too.

During the Snowden Drifts mission

See: Dragon Response Mission: Snowden Drifts#Dialogue

My story

“ I met Taimi back at Rata Sum, where Ryland and members of the Arcane Council were reviewing the latest dragon data. Oddly enough, with each passing conversation it feels like they view me as working on behalf of Primordus, whereas Ryland represents the interests of Jormag. Has everyone forgotten that both dragons need to be dealt with? They freely share this information with both parties, though it's clear they are really only concerned with Primordus being taken off the table. Jormag has never really bothered asuran interests enough to shift their efforts. At this point, the fire dragon hasn't woken up. The "feedback loop" of magic between the Elder Dragon and its destroyers is creating a vicious cycle, all started with Kralkatorrik's death and the subsequent absorption of its magic. In Gorrik's words, "Destroyers burn more, Primordus gets stronger, destroyers get more rabid. The effect is exponential." The two Elder Dragons are polar opposites, and right now the power balance favors Primordus from its magical source or possibly reverse it back to its destroyers. We need to starve the fire dragon or perhaps redirect its magic to the ice dragon. How we accomplish this is anybody's guess, but we're getting closer to understanding how all this fits together. I returned to the Eye to chat with Aurene. We need answers, and Bangar's holding them back. Before I could finish my thought, we received a distress call from Crecia at Doric's Landing. She and Rytlock were assisting Logan when icebrood invaded, throwing the entire area into chaos. I need to help them. We arrived to a terrifying scene. Icebrood had overrun the area outside Divinity's Reach, turning it into a frozen tundra. Refugees and soldiers were scattered about and needing assistance, so we did our best to round them up and get them to safety while thinning the enemy ranks. The situation soon became clear: Svanir were rounding people up and encasing them in ice using a ritual. Not killing people outright, but instead "preserving" them for later. Turning them into Frozen—hardy warriors impervious to attacks from the opposite Elder Dragon. We set about liberating two villages from ice dragon forces before it became crystal clear that Ryland had no interest in any sort of meaningful cease-fire. He just wanted to build Jormag's army and eliminate Primordus, thus creating a new world in Jormag's vision. Ryland would lead on behalf of his Elder Dragon. It seems obvious, and I called it from the very beginning, but I can't believe the Council chose to turn their backs and let something like this happen. I'm disgusted. Braham contacted us, giving us intel on more ice dragon activity near kodan settlements. We headed there to assist. Kasmeer had beaten us by a few minutes, even going as far as rounding up reinforcements from our growing list of allies. The kodan sanctuary was under siege by Ryland's Frost Legion. They'd just scored a tenuous victory at Lake Doric, converting innocents into Frozen soldiers. What they were doing there was anybody's guess. All we knew was that it wouldn't be good. After helping evacuate the locals, we joined the kodan and headed toward Owl's shrine. Braham sensed immense pain from this Spirit of the Wild, and we needed to investigate. The entire area had been ravaged by Frost Legion, and the longer we waited, the more powerful Jormag would become. At the shrine, Ryland was syphoning the magic from Owl, who had previously hid from Jormag's gaze. Ever since her reawakening at Braham's hand, she was now a target of the Elder Dragon and completely exposed. Rather than succumb to the ice dragon's advances, Owl chose to sacrifice herself to prevent a shifting of the balance. The other Spirits are still at risk of being corrupted, so we'll have to figure out a way to shield them from the dragon's might. After we dealt with his subordinates, Ryland slinked off the battlefield, claiming that this was a temporary setback. He taunted Braham and the rest of us by telling us to "take the win" because the next time we wouldn't be so lucky. This barely feels like a win at all. Jormag, with Ryland's help, is gaining the upper hand and building a powerful army. We lost Owl, and now the remaining Spirits are at risk. And Braham is as confused as ever. His connection to both the Spirits and to Primordus's destroyers has him caught between two opposing sides. Perhaps he's the final piece of the puzzle, though. The one to help us clean up this mess. — My story

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The Icebrood Saga storyline

Prologue: Bound by Blood	Coming Home → Revels & Rivals → Bad Blood → Deeper and Deeper → A Race to Arms
Whisper in the Dark	Silence → What's Left Behind → The Wind and Nothing More → The Invitation
Shadow in the Ice	Chasing Ghosts → Still Waters Speaking → Lost Spirits Found → The Hunt Begins → Voice in the Deep
Visions of the Past: Steel and Fire	Forging Steel → Darkrime Delves
No Quarter	Pointed Parley → Shoulder to Shoulder → Snapping Steel → Distract, Destroy, Distrust → Turnabout
Jormag Rising	Behind Enemy Lines → Wrench in the Works → A Simple Negotiation → Pantheon of the Wild → One Charr, One Dragon, One Champion
Champions — Chapter 1: Truce	Primordus Rising → Tidings and Misgivings → Defending Tyria
Champions — Chapter 2: Power	Roaring Flames → Jormag's World
Champions — Chapter 3: Balance	Jormag's Madness → Wildfire → Frozen Tide → Flame vs. Frost
Champions — Chapter 4: Judgment	Dragonstorm → Champion's End
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