Character throughline
Norn
4 moments on the timeline — from Age of Giants.
Appearances, in order
- Mythic — the Age of GiantsContested
The giant races rule Tyria
The Shiverpeaks · Shiverpeak Mountains
In the Age of Giants the jotun, the norn, and other giant races rule Tyria, wielding magic the likes of which will never be seen again; their kingdoms are the most advanced in the entire world.
- Mythic — the Age of GiantsContested
The gods favor, then fear, the giants
Central Tyria
In an unverified jotun legend, the Six Gods once favored the giants, granting the jotun and norn magic and knowledge of mechanical and magical things — but came to fear that their rising power might one day be turned against the gods themselves. Priory scholars dispute the tale.
- Mythic — the end of the Age of GiantsContested
The gods take the giants’ magic away
Central Tyria
In the same jotun legend, the Six Gods grow unhappy with the giants and strip magic from the jotun and norn, parcelling it out to their favored races and casting the giants into a long darkness. Priory scholars instead blame the jotun’s own civil wars.
- Mythic — after the Age of GiantsContested
The norn turn to the Spirits of the Wild
The Shiverpeaks · Shiverpeak Mountains
Where the jotun had no one to save them, the norn turned to the Spirits of the Wild to redeem their strength and self-respect — the moment that split the fate of the two giant races.