The Drakkensryd
Start	Gretta the Arbiter
End	Thorim
Level	80 (Requires 77)
Category	The Storm Peaks
Experience	27550 (or 16 53 at 80)
Rewards	[Leggings of the Frozen Wastes], [Frost Hardened Bracers], [Pauldrons of the Ascent], [Light-Touched Mantle], or [Sharpened Hyldnir Harpoon]
Previous	Lok'lira's Parting Gift
Next	Sibling Rivalry

The Drakkensryd
Level: 80 (Requires 77)
Gretta the Arbiter
Thorim
XP: 27550 (or 16 53 at 80)
Rewards:
[Leggings of the Frozen Wastes], [Frost Hardened Bracers], [Pauldrons of the Ascent], [Light-Touched Mantle], or [Sharpened Hyldnir Harpoon]

The Drakkensryd is part of The Sons of Hodir quest chain.

Objectives

Use the  [Hyldnir Harpoon] to defeat 10 Hyldsmeet Drakeriders at the Temple of Storms. Use the Hyldnir Harpoon on a Column Ornament to exit the Drakkensryd and speak to Thorim when you've succeeded.

•  Hyldsmeet Drakerider Defeated (10)

Description

This is it. You've passed all the tests of the Hyldsmeet... all but one. You've risen among our sisters' best and fiercest.

The final test is at hand. The Drakkensryd - the true test of a Hyldnir's worth and warrior spirit. It'll be you, your riding drake, a chained harpoon and a score of your sisters vying for dominance.

Show no quarter. None will be expected.

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards

	[Leggings of the Frozen Wastes]		[Frost Hardened Bracers]
	[Pauldrons of the Ascent]		[Light-Touched Mantle]
	[Sharpened Hyldnir Harpoon]

Progress

Begone!

Completion

Sif... is that you?

Notes

Accepting the quest will put players on a Hyldsmeet Proto-Drake on a flight to the Temple of Storms. The Proto-Drake is a vehicle that only provides a "leave vehicle" button. As most of the flight on the Proto-Drake is exceedingly high in the air, one is advised to have some method of slow-fall available in case you fall off the drake. Climbing on a drake will dismiss your pet, and pets cannot be summoned while on drakes.

Once circling the Temple of Storms, use the harpoon to jump from drake to drake, killing hyldnir along the way. You can either attack hyldnir on other drakes using ranged attacks, which is impossible or impractical most of the time (as they're either too far or not in front of you), or jump to an occupied drake and fight hand-to-hand with its current rider.

It is possible to use bandages while on the mount, however it is impossible to eat or drink.

It is also possible to shapeshift as a Druid.

Around the Temple of Storms, the columns have ornaments on them. Look up and to the left (at the columns), target a column, and use the harpoon to get up on the temple. If you run low on health, you can use the harpoon on an ornament to reach the temple, eat there and then use the harpoon again to get on a drake.

Quest progression

1.  [79] They Took Our Men!
   • Side quest:  [79] Equipment Recovery
2.  [79] Leave No Goblin Behind
3.  [79] The Crone's Bargain
4.  [79] Mildred the Cruel
5.  [79] Discipline
6.  [79] Examples to be Made
7.  [79] A Certain Prisoner
8.  [79] A Change of Scenery
9.  [80] Is That Your Goblin?
10.  [80] The Hyldsmeet
11.  [80] Taking on All Challengers
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [80 Daily] Defending Your Title
12.  [80] You'll Need a Bear
13.  [80] Going Bearback
14.  [80] Cold Hearted
15.  [80] Deemed Worthy
16.  [80] Making a Harness
17.  [80] The Last of Her Kind
    • Side quest:  [80] The Slithering Darkness
18.  [80] The Warm-Up
19.  [80] Into the Pit
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [80 Daily] Back to the Pit
20.  [80] Prepare for Glory
21.  [80] Lok'lira's Parting Gift
22.  [80] The Drakkensryd
    • Prerequisite for daily:  [80 Daily] Maintaining Discipline
23.  [80] Sibling Rivalry
24.  [80] 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.  [80] The Refiner's Fire
26.  [80] A Spark of Hope (+28,600 The Sons of Hodir)
27.  [80] Forging an Alliance (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
    Mandatory side quest:
    1.  [80] You Can't Miss Him (+97 The Sons of Hodir)
    2.  [80] Battling the Elements (+98 The Sons of Hodir)
       • Prerequisite for daily:  [80 Daily] Hot and Cold (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
28.  [80] A New Beginning
29.  [80] Veranus
30.  [80] Territorial Trespass
31.  [80] Krolmir, Hammer of Storms (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
    Mandatory side quest:
    •  [80] Jormuttar is Soo Fat... (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
    1.  [80] In Memoriam (+325 The Sons of Hodir)
    2.  [80] A Monument to the Fallen (+97 The Sons of Hodir)
       • Prerequisite for daily:  [80 Daily] Blowing Hodir's Horn (+455 The Sons of Hodir)
32.  [80] The Terrace of the Makers
33.  [80] The Earthen Oath &  [80] Loken's Lackeys
34.  [80] The Reckoning
35.  [80D] Whatever it Takes! (+650 The Sons of Hodir) &  [80D] Diametrically Opposed

Trivia

The word "Drakkensryd" seems to have a Germanic etymology (word origin). It is similar to English dragon ride and Dutch drakenrit. That is actually what this quest is about. You ride on a dragon and attack mobs as explained above.

External links

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