Bloodmoon:Hrothmund's Bane

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Landmark: Hrothmund's Bane
Console Location Code
Solstheim, Hrothmund's Bane
Location (view on map)
South of Castle Karstaag, west of the Wind Stone
Moesring Mountains Region, [-24,25]

Hrothmund's Bane is a large Nordic memorial presumably built by the inhabitants of Thirsk after the death of the first chieftain of Thirsk, Hrothmund the Red. [edit]

The memorial is located in the Moesring Mountains region of Solstheim, south of Castle Karstaag and west of the Wind Stone and situated on a hill slightly higher than the immediate surrounding area (with the exception of the mountains themselves).

In 3E 347, Hrothmund the Red, chieftain of Thirsk heard news of a "giant bloodthirsty white wolf terrorising travellers in the Moesring Mountains" (Jastal, Bereditte; Thirsk, a History), he set out to slay the beast alone. In the ensuing battle, Hrothmund managed to cut off one of the wolf's legs but at the cost of his own life. When news of Hrothmund's death reached the inhabitants of Thirsk, they set out to exact revenge on the Fell Wolf, known as Ondjage. Shortly after, Ondjage was slain and the inhabitants of Thirsk fed upon it's flesh as a family. As Ondjage had devoured Hrothmund's corpse (leaving only his mighty Battleaxe), there was no way of providing a tomb for the great hero of Solstheim, it can be assumed that the people of Thirsk built a memorial for Hrothmund on the site of his final battle. The memorial was built in the likeliness of Ondjage and was a home for the spirit of Hrothmund the Red, who would determine who the next chieftain of Thirsk would be. As Hrothmund was buried with the few posessions extracted from the stomach of Ondjage, the inner memorial is guarded by the spirit of the Fell Wolf and only allows access to those who know its proper name.

Hrothmund's Bane is a large part of two miscellaneous quests that require access to the inner memorial where the spirits of Ondjage and Hrothmund dwell. When the spirit of the Fell Wolf asks what its real name is, the answer is "Ondjage". Any other answer will result in the inner memorial being permanently closed to the character, making the completion of these quests impossible (without help of the in game console).

Related Quests

Miscellaneous Quests

• The Mead Hall Massacre: Visit this mead hall and find out what happened to its patrons.
• The Patchwork Airship: Discover the remains of a crashed airship in the wilderness of Solstheim.