Sons of Hodir

The Sons of Hodir
Main leader	King Jokkum
Race(s)	Frost giant
Base of operations	Dun Niffelem, Storm Peaks
Reputation
Quartermaster	Lillehoff

The Sons of Hodir are a faction of frost giants located in Storm Peaks region of Northrend and named after the titanic watcher Hodir. They are a war-like race that make their home in Dun Niffelem.

History

Long ago the titans created "seed races", including giants, to watch the world of Azeroth together with watchers. The Sons of Hodir in particular struck up a friendship with the Titanic watcher Thorim, who eventually married Sif. Some time after falling to the corruption of Yogg-Saron Thorim's brother Loken killed Sif and tricked Thorim into believing that King Arngrim and the frost giants were responsible. In a fit of rage, Thorim threw his hammer, Krolmir, causing a massive explosion that created the scene known today as Thunderfall. While Thorim gave into despair and rested in a stupor for an unknown amount of years, the Sons of Hodir were deeply stunned at such an unexpected betrayal.

Years later, adventurers coming to Northrend to deal with the Lich King, would eventually meet up with Thorim through a series of events. Thorim, who has since learned the truth of Sif's death, is roused from his stupor and vows to take the fight to Loken. To this end and to make up for his past sins Thorim enlists the aid of adventurers to regain the trust of the Sons of Hodir.^[1]

While the Sons of Hodir are grateful for the adventurers' aid, they remark that much must be done in order to repair their relationship with Thorim, with some being even doubtful that the relationship can be repaired.^[2]^[3] While Thorim prepares for the battle against Loken, adventurers are able to further prove their own worth to the Sons of Hodir, which allows the hearts of the frost giants to soften to Thorim.^[4] After the clash between brothers ends with Loken captured Thorim, King Jokkum sends adventurers to avenge Thorim's loss venturing into Halls of Lightning and kill Loken.^[5]

Members of the Sons of Hodir also encourage adventurers to aid them in order to heal the rift between Thorim and the rest of the frost giants.^[6]

Main quest chain

The following quest chain will give you honored reputation for the Sons of Hodir.

[25-30] They Took Our Men!
- Side quest: [25-30] Equipment Recovery
[25-30] Leave No Goblin Behind
[25-30] The Crone's Bargain
[25-30] Mildred the Cruel
[25-30] Discipline
[25-30] Examples to be Made
[25-30] A Certain Prisoner
[25-30] A Change of Scenery
[25-30] Is That Your Goblin?
[25-30] The Hyldsmeet
[25-30] Taking on All Challengers
- Prerequisite for daily: [25-30 Daily] Defending Your Title
[25-30] You'll Need a Bear
[25-30] Bearly Hanging On
[25-30] Cold Hearted
[25-30] Deemed Worthy
[25-30] Making a Harness
[25-30] The Last of Her Kind
- Side quest: [25-30] The Slithering Darkness
[25-30] The Warm-Up
[25-30] Into the Pit
- Prerequisite for daily: [25-30 Daily] Back to the Pit
[25-30] Prepare for Glory
[25-30] Lok'lira's Parting Gift
[25-30] The Drakkensryd
- Prerequisite for daily: [25-30 Daily] Maintaining Discipline
[25-30] Sibling Rivalry
[25-30] Mending Fences (+28,600 The Sons of Hodir)
- Note: The chain continues from a dropped item: [Slag Covered Metal] (dropped by Stormforged Iron Giants). You should complete this quest before returning to Thorim.
[25-30] The Refiner's Fire
[25-30] A Spark of Hope (+28,600 The Sons of Hodir)
[25-30] Forging an Alliance (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
Mandatory side quest:
1. [25-30] You Can't Miss Him (+75 The Sons of Hodir)
2. [25-30] Battling the Elements (+75 The Sons of Hodir)
  - Prerequisite for daily: [25-30 Daily] Hot and Cold (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
[25-30] A New Beginning
[25-30] Veranus
[25-30] Territorial Trespass
[25-30] Krolmir, Hammer of Storms (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
Mandatory side quests:
1. [25-30] Culling Jorcuttar (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
2. [25-30] In Memoriam (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
3. [25-30] A Monument to the Fallen (+75 The Sons of Hodir)
  - Prerequisite for daily: [25-30 Daily] Hodir's Call (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
[25-30] The Terrace of the Makers
[25-30] The Earthen Oath & [25-30] Loken's Lackeys
[25-30] The Reckoning
[20-30D] Stormherald Eljrrin (optional)
[20-30D] Whatever it Takes! (+650 The Sons of Hodir) & [20-30D] Diametrically Opposed

Reputation

The player will start as hated with The Sons of Hodir. To gain status you need to run the main quest chain which starts with [25-30] They Took Our Men! in K3. Upon completing [25-30] Mending Fences and [25-30] A Spark of Hope, you will receive a large initial boost to your reputation, putting you well into honored.

To gain further reputation you can:

Run daily quests (see table)
Turn in [Relics of Ulduar]. These drop from many mobs in The Storm Peaks and its dungeons. They do not bind on pickup. If you have the money, buying these in the Auction House can be a quick and easy way to gain reputation.
Turn in [Everfrost Chips]. These appear rarely in the areas near Dun Niffelem and bind on pickup.
Turn in [Sons of Hodir Commendation Badges]. As of Cataclysm, you can purchase these with 16 [Justice Points]. They give 520 reputation when used.

	Hated	Hostile	Unfriendly	Neutral	Friendly	Honored	Revered	Exalted	Rep	Item
Repeatable Quests				[25-30] Hodir's Tribute (R)					341	[Relic of Ulduar] x10
				[25-30 Daily] Hot and Cold					455
				[25-30 Daily] Hodir's Call					455
					[25-30] Everfrost (R)				455	[Everfrost Chip] x1
					[25-30 Daily] A Viscous Cleaning				455
						[25-30 Daily] Spy Hunter			455
						[25-30 Daily] How To Slay Your Dragon			650
							[25-30 Daily] Feeding Arngrim		455

[25-30 Daily] Hot and Cold is unlocked by [25-30] Forging an Alliance from the main quest chain. This will bring Fjorn's Anvil to Dun Niffelem.
[25-30 Daily] Hodir's Call is unlocked by:
1. [25-30] In Memoriam (+325 rep)
2. [25-30] A Monument to the Fallen (+97 rep)
  which a sidequest chain from the main quest chain. This will restore The Horn of Hodir.
[25-30 Daily] A Viscous Cleaning is unlocked by:
1. [25-30] Forging a Head (+325 rep)
2. [25-30] Placing Hodir's Helm (+195 rep)
  which become available at friendly reputation. This presents Hodir's Helm to Dun Niffelem.
[25-30 Daily] How To Slay Your Dragon is unlocked by [25-30] Forging Hodir's Spear (+325 rep), which becomes available at honored reputation. This makes Hodir's Spear appear.

The rest of the dailies simply become available when the required reputation is reached.

Rewards

You will be able to obtain rewards from Lillehoff at Honored status.

Lillehoff
<The Sons of Hodir Quartermaster>
	Item	Cost	Type
Honored	[Lesser Inscription of the Axe]	75	Augment
	[Lesser Inscription of the Crag]	75	Augment
	[Lesser Inscription of the Pinnacle]	75	Augment
	[Lesser Inscription of the Storm]	75	Augment
	[Pattern: Mammoth Mining Bag]	5	Leatherworking (415)
	[Giant Ring Belt]	20 56 13	Mail Waist
	[Spaulders of Frozen Knives]	25 79 74	Leather Shoulder
Revered	[Reins of the Ice Mammoth]	1,000	Mount
	[Broken Stalactite]	74 10 61	Dagger
	[Giant-Friend Kilt]	37 18 90	Leather Legs
	[Spaulders of the Giant Lords]	39 11 67	Plate Shoulder
	[Stalactite Chopper]	73 84 14	One-Handed Axe
Exalted	[Greater Inscription of the Axe]	100	Augment
	[Greater Inscription of the Crag]	100	Augment
	[Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle]	100	Augment
	[Greater Inscription of the Storm]	100	Augment
	[Reins of the Grand Ice Mammoth]	10,000	Mount
	[Pattern: Glacial Bag]	5	Tailoring (445)
	[Design: Smooth Autumn's Glow]	4	Jewelcrafting (390)

Trivia

The Sons of Hodir's claim to fame in Wrath of the Lich King is that they are the providers of all the Shoulder enchants for Wrath of the Lich King (except for scribe-only enchants). The first tier is available at Honored, the second at Exalted. The Honored shoulder Enchants for the Sons of Hodir are equivalent to the Exalted enchants provided by the Aldor and Scryers from the BC, although it might be better to burn any left over [Holy Dust] or Arcane Runes before spending money on the Sons of Hodir ones. It is worth noting that the shoulder enchants are Bind on Account, making it so only one character per server really needs to go through the grind of being exalted.

Patch changes

Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Reputation gain has been sped up approximately 30%.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.

References

External links

World of Warcraft Community Site

License To Kill Guide to getting exalted with Sons of Hodir

[1] [25-30] Mending Fences

[2] [25-30] You Can't Miss Him

[3] [25-30] A New Beginning

[4] [25-30] Krolmir, Hammer of Storms

[5] [20-30D] Whatever it Takes!

[6] [20-30D] Diametrically Opposed

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