The Story of Odyn & Helya (Trial of Valor) [Lore]

posted 2016/12/10 at 5:29 PM by perculia

Nobbel87Keepers and the Black EmpireLearn more about the Black Empire on Wowhead...

Elemental Lords: Al'Akir in Throne of the Four Winds, Ragnaros in Firelands and Molten Core, Therazane as a faction in Deepholm, and Neptulon in Throne of the Tides
Fight Keeper Ra in Throne of Thunder as Ra-den, and acquire his artifact weapon The Fist of Ra-den as an Elemental Shaman.
There are four Old Gods: Yogg-Saron in Ulduar and C'Thun in Temple of Ahn'Qiraj are boss fights. Heart of Y'Shaarj is a remnant of the slain Old God, whose destruction can be seen in Vale of Eternal Blossoms and Siege of Orgrimmar. N'Zoth has not been seen in game yet, but is likely in Vash'jir and is responsible for corrupting Legion content like the Emerald Nightmare.
Learn more about the Old Gods, related instances, spooky whispers, and artifact weapons in our World of Warcraft Chronicle: Black Empire summary.

Yogg-Saron and UlduarLearn more about Ulduar and the C’Thraxxi on Wowhead...

Free the Keepers Thorim, Mimiron, Freya, Hodir in Ulduar, the prison of Yogg-Saron. You could even loot Mimiron's Head! Ulduar transmog is also very distinctive.
Three Artifact Weapons send you to Tyr's Hand; the Twilight Cultists hope that that the C’Thraxxi general Zakajz will reawaken. Learn more in the Holy Paladin, Shadow Priest, and Arms Warrior artifact summaries.

Dragon AspectsLearn more about the Dragon Aspects on Wowhead...

Ysera is a central NPC in Mount Hyjal, offering quests and telling players about each Shrine in Hyjal. She is first seen in the Emerald Dragonshrine in Wrath, warped by the nightmare to attack all life outside of the Emerald Dragonflight. In Legion, her story takes a dark turn—she is corrupted by Xavius in Val’sharah and Tyrande is forced to choose between defending the Temple of Elune from Ysera’s attacks (The Fate of Val'sharah) and following Malfurion, also captured by Xavius.
Alexstrasza the Life-Binder resides in Wyrmrest Temple, in her humanoid form. She is part of several major quest lines such as Crusader Bridenbrad (The Boon of Alexstrasza) and the Wrathgate (Return To Angrathar). During the events of the Wrathgate (learn more about the questline on Veteran of the Wrathgate), she purifies the soil at the end of the battle. You can also visit her as part of Children’s Week (The Dragon Queen) and loot a Red Dragonflight mount in Dragon Soul (Life-Binder's Handmaiden).
Neltharion was later corrupted by the Old Gods into Deathwing. You can watch his moment of betrayal after defeating Queen Azshara in Well of Eternity. Deathwing is later defeated in Dragon Soul in the encounters Spine of Deathwing and Madness of Deathwing.
Malygos in Warcraft is mad with grief after Deathwing obliterated much of the Azure Dragonflight in War of the Ancients. Malygos is a unique boss encounter, requiring players to mount a dragon and fly around him while casting special abilities. He can also drop the mounts Reins of the Azure Drake and Reins of the Blue Drake. You can learn more about Malygos by questing in Coldarra and assisting Keristrasza, who is eventually captured and turned into a boss in The Nexus. Currently, Kalecgos serves as the Aspect of Magic and has joined the Kirin Tor. Azuregos, originally a world boss in Azshara and later a snarky quest giver, has stepped up to guard the Nexus and its arcane relics as part of the Arcane Mage and Discipline Priest artifact quest lines.
During the vision in Mystery of the Infinite, Nozdormu is revealed as the leader of the Infinite Dragonflight, but Chromie discounts it because it seems unlikely.

It is later revealed that Nozdormu is stuck in time, trying to discover what force was responsible for the tragedies that have befallen the Dragonflights. While stuck in time, he sees himself as the leader of the Infinite Dragonflight in one possible timeline, which explains the vision.

Players later defeat this alternate version of Nozdormu in End Time, a Cataclysm dungeon which depicts Azeroth in the future destroyed by Deathwing. Murozond is a crazed version of future Nozdormu that players must defeat.
Learn more about this period in Azeroth's history in our World of Warcraft Chronicle: The Ordering of Azeroth summary.

Halls of Valor, Loken, HelheimLearn more about Loken's betrayal on Wowhead...

Loken is the final boss in Halls of Lightning, brooding on his throne:
Loken yells: I have witnessed the rise and fall of empires... the birth and extinction of entire species... Over countless millennia the foolishness of mortals has remained the only constant. Your presence here confirms this.
Loken yells: My death... heralds the end of this world.
Loken yells: My master has shown me the future, and you have no place in it. Azeroth will be reborn in darkness. Yogg-Saron shall be released! The Pantheon shall fall!

The Storm Peaks has an epic questline where Loken disguises himself as a Yrkvinn (The Crone's Bargain), and orchestrates you drawing Thorim out to fight Loken in an vulnerable location. In The Reckoning, Loken is able to capture Thorim and bring him to Ulduar, revealing his past disguise.Loken created an army of vicious iron dwarves, which is alluded to in quests like In the Name of Loken, Put on Your Best Face for Loken and The Gifts of Loken.Razorscale is Veranus, Thorim’s protodrake that was twisted by Loken. She is now a boss in Ulduar and drops Veranus' Bane. She also resembles the Reins of the Ironbound Proto-Drake.Stormheim QuestingLearn more about Halls of Valor and Stormheim on Wowhead...

Halls of Valor is both the Warrior Order Hall and a dungeon in Legion.
The Halls of Valor dungeon is a 5-boss instance where players prove their worth to Odyn at the end. This dungeon is also needed for many profession quests, class hall campaigns, and Karazhan attunement. Learn more about all of the bosses in the Halls of Valor Dungeon Strategy Guide.
Odyn is trapped in the Halls of Valor but appears in Stormheim in Vrykul form. As Havi he assists you in disguise in Stormheim (quests include Stormheim's Salvation and The Blessing of the Watchers).
The Fury Warrior Artifact is called Warswords of the Valajar and the mainhand is called Odyn's Fury. Artifact traits include Odyn's Champion and Odyn's Fury.
Stormheim is a dynamic questing zone for Level 98+ players on the Broken Isles. Check out our Stormheim Leveling Overview if you need tips!

Patch 7.1: Trial of Valor“For aeons, Helya has been building an army. Stealing the souls of fallen vrykul to oppose the Valarjar. I suspect the sea witch grows impatient, eager to begin her campaign by conquering the Broken Isles. Helya’s foul magics trap Odyn and hinder the Valarjar. We need champions like you to stop her advances. Helya must be stopped. The time has come for a reckoning!”“Helya has taken the souls of those Valarjar? Impossible! Strike her mystics down, then return to me.”
“How dare she so brashly oppose me! I have had enough of that foul sorceress’ games!”
“That sea witch must learn the price of her defiance!”Odyn: “Well done...so far! But I will judge for myself whether you are worthy!”“ENOUGH! Your worth is proven! With you as my champions, Helya will fall and I will at long last be free of the curse that binds me here.”Odyn: “Beware champions! Helya’s realm is guarded by a savage beast bred from the stuff of nightmares!”Helya: “Oh no...Odyn’s mighty champions have come to end my reign. Whatever shall I do? So kind of you to deliver your souls to me...it will save my Val’kyr the trouble of fetching them from the surface world.”Helya: “Come mortals. you have earned an eternity of torment!”Helya: “Your efforts are for naught, mortals! Odyn will NEVER be free!”Odyn: “My ancient nemesis has been vanquished! The curse that bound me to the halls of valor is broken at last.”
“Revel in the spoils of victory, worthy champions! The day will come when I have need of your courage and skill once more.”
“Hmm...Many ages have passed since my eyes looked upon the halls of Ulduar. Perhaps I should visit my watcher kin...we have much to speak of. Farewell!”Learn more about Trial of Valor on Wowhead...
Trial of Valor was a new raid open in November 2016, with loot a step higher from Emerald Nightmare.

We've partnered with FatbossTV to provide you with strategy guides to all of the encounters. Learn more about this partnership in our announcement post.

Odyn Guide

Guarm Guide

Helya Guide

Trial of Valor bosses can also drop unique "Chosen Dead" transmog ensembles; we've made a list of vrykul-themed weapons to match these sets.
Was Odyn Right?Helya: “Remember our bargain, banshee. Do not dare to cross me...”Sylvanas' Bargain“You are a pawn of forces unseen.”"Five keys to open our way. Five torches light our path."
"The Lord of Ravens will turn the key.""Flesh is his gift. He is your true creator."
"Her heart is a crater, and we have filled it."
"The King of Diamonds has been made a pawn.""At the hour of her third death, she ushers in our coming."herLearn more about Sylvanas and the Val'kyr on Wowhead...

The Val’kyr were first seen in Northrend by players, mostly under control of the Lich King—Fjola Lightbane and Eydis Darkbane are notable bosses, Val’kyrs pick players off the Lich King’s platform during the encounter. In the short story about Sylvanas, players learned that Sylvanas tried to commit suicide after the defeat of Arthas, but was rescued by the Val’kyr. They enter into a pact so Sylvanas will return to life and the Val’kyr will be free of the Lich King.
The Val’kyr can then be found in Deathknell raising undead and saving Sylvanas when she is murdered in Silverpine Forest in Cities in Dust. Sylvanas in Legion is looking to recruit more Val’kyr to her cause in Stormheim, as the Forsaken cannot reproduce and the Val’kyr are a temporary solution to resurrecting their fallen.
Sylvanas plays a major role in Legion; learn about her rise to power and her role in the Legion cinematics in our Broken Shore Questing Guide. Horde players can also follow her story closely in the main Stormheim quest chain.
One of the most famous quests for Sylvanas is The Lady's Necklace which rewards Lament of the Highborne; in this quest Sylvanas mourns her past.

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Comment by KoxaHI absolutely love Nobbels videos so it would be great to see more, quite unexpected , was about to go to bed, huhComment by AeronPerytonI absolutely love Nobbels videos so it would be great to see more, quite unexpected , was about to go to bed, huhComment by GarnzelThank you for tihs Nobbel :). Now I can point to something that shows why I don't like Odyn. Ever since I read the WoW Chronicle book I've had a hard time figuring out why I should be helping Odyn.Comment by endervikinIt's not called Warcraft for nothing!Comment by EclipticoThat was a great story! I love Nobbel videos and seeing Nobbel and Wowhead together is just awesome!
ps: Odyn was total a jerk to Helya!Comment by DemonetteHopefully more people will understand why I dislike Odyn. Having read the Chronicles before Legion, I went in extremely confused as to why we were continuing to make friends with him. He's a bad dude and I fully expect to defeat him at some point. Buuut the gameplay right now is treating him completely different and it doesn't really make sense.Comment by Jevnakeri didn't like it so no tyComment by SoeroahHopefully more people will understand why I dislike Odyn. Having read the Chronicles before Legion, I went in extremely confused as to why we were continuing to make friends with him. He's a bad dude and I fully expect to defeat him at some point. Buuut the gameplay right now is treating him completely different and it doesn't really make sense.Comment by friendofgnarYes! More Nobbel! When I stumbled on to him on YouTube a couple of years ago he got me back into Warcraft. Knowing the lore as well as he teaches it makes the game far more immersive no matter what player type you are. This guy is amazing. He and the Preach & Ghost team are my two favorite content creators on that YouTube. Glad to see my favorite site and content creators working together!Comment by zuukismashFurther elaborating on why Odyn is a completely useless, good-for-nothing, self-centered jerk!Comment by longgoodnice thx for the work on putting this out there for all to seeComment by perculiaHey there! Just wanted to say that we added a bunch of 'learn more on Wowhead' sections to the post so if you like Nobbel's notes and want to do the related quest and meet the characters in game now you have some pointers. Glad people like the video, we like trying out new things :)Comment by Wombat62Excellent stuff. Definitely more pleaseComment by Eighjan*post deleted*

... repost of part of OP, after reading it more closely.Comment by hstellathank you wowhead for bring nobbel, he do a Great Job, absolutely.
i enjoyed myself watching this one.

this "nordic inspiration" part of the lore is one of my favorites.Comment by greekryanMore videos please! I'm quite confused with the whole plot & lore of Legion. I have been unable to find an article or video that can explain the events of Legion so far.Comment by GulverHonestly, I think we will end up killing Odyn in a future raid if he is the Lord of Ravens that will turn the 5 keys.Comment by Galbrei"Ya but, he was sorta @#$%^&" Whoever said that about Odyn at 15:04 was spot on! Lol!
This new partnership between Wowhead and Nobbel was a great idea! Keep the great content coming guys!Comment by serikerSo if the her they’re talking about is truly Sylvanas then why would her third death usher in their coming?Comment by TruweilYou guys should've brought attention to Nobbel way sooner. Its kind of lousy you just now are, he's been around for a while and is the best source of lore videos, in a condensed form. But looks like mostly everyone was already familiar with him at least, props to Nobbel for continuing good lore vids, and to WoWHead, better late than never I guess.

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