Sons of Hodir

The Sons of Hodir
A Son of Hodir in Hearthstone.
Main leader	King Jokkum
Race(s)	Frost giant
Base of operations	Dun Niffelem, Storm Peaks
Status	Active
Reputation
Quartermaster	Lillehoff

The Sons of Hodir are a clan 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 factions of frost giants named the Sons of Hodir struck up a friendship with the Titanic watcher Thorim. However, after being corrupted by Yogg-Saron, the Keeper Loken killed his brother's wife 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, at Arngrim, who was in the middle of a battle against a clan of frost dwarves. The explosion of Krolmir striking the ground killed all those nearby and froze the entire tableau for all time, which is known today as Thunderfall. While Thorim gave into despair and rested in a stupor for centuries at the Temple of Storms, the Sons of Hodir were deeply stunned at such an unexpected betrayal.

Wrath of the Lich King

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Dun Niffelem in Storm Peaks.

Centuries later, at the time of the war against the Lich King, Thorim discovered the truth with the aid of adventurers serving the Sons of Hodir. Roused from his stupor, he vowed to take the fight against Loken. He enlisted the adventurers to help him to make up for his past sins and to regain the trust of the Sons of Hodir. Members of the Sons of Hodir also encouraged adventurers to aid them in order to heal the rift between Thorim and the rest of the frost giants.

While the Sons of Hodir were grateful for the adventurers' aid, they remarked that much had to be done in order to repair their relationship with the keeper, with some being even doubtful that the relationship could be repaired. While Thorim prepared for the battle, adventurers were able to further prove their own worth to the Sons of Hodir, which allowed the hearts of the frost giants to soften to Thorim. He eventually made peace with them, and they in turn have helped him reach out to other frost giants to make amends.

After the clash between the brothers ended with Loken capturing Thorim, King Jokkum sent the adventurers to avenge Thorim by venturing into Halls of Lightning, in order to kill Loken.

Main quest chain

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

1.  [25-30] They Took Our Men!
   • Side quest:  [25-30] Equipment Recovery
2.  [25-30] Leave No Goblin Behind
3.  [25-30] The Crone's Bargain
4.  [25-30] Mildred the Cruel
5.  [25-30] Discipline
6.  [25-30] Examples to be Made
7.  [25-30] A Certain Prisoner
8.  [25-30] A Change of Scenery
9.  [25-30] Is That Your Goblin?
10.  [25-30] The Hyldsmeet
11.  [25-30] Taking on All Challengers
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Defending Your Title
12.  [25-30] You'll Need a Bear
13.  [25-30] Bearly Hanging On
14.  [25-30] Cold Hearted
15.  [25-30] Deemed Worthy
16.  [25-30] Making a Harness
17.  [25-30] The Last of Her Kind
    • Side quest:  [25-30] The Slithering Darkness
18.  [25-30] The Warm-Up
19.  [25-30] Into the Pit
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Back to the Pit
20.  [25-30] Prepare for Glory
21.  [25-30] Lok'lira's Parting Gift
22.  [25-30] The Drakkensryd
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [25-30 Daily] Maintaining Discipline
23.  [25-30] Sibling Rivalry
24.  [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.  [25-30] The Refiner's Fire
26.  [25-30] A Spark of Hope (+28,600 The Sons of Hodir)
27.  [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)
28.  [25-30] A New Beginning
29.  [25-30] Veranus
30.  [25-30] Territorial Trespass
31.  [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)
32.  [25-30] The Terrace of the Makers
33.  [25-30] The Earthen Oath &  [25-30] Loken's Lackeys
34.  [25-30] The Reckoning
35.  [20-30D] Stormherald Eljrrin (optional)
36.  [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.
  

External links

World of Warcraft Community Site 

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

License To Kill Guide to getting exalted with Sons of Hodir

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