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{{Location infobox
| id = 1343
| region id = 1
| continent id = 1
| waypoints = 2
| points-of-interest = 29
| vistas = 8
| levels = 80
| type = Zone
| within = Shiverpeak Mountains
| location tree = Tyria; Shiverpeak Mountains
| requires = lws5
}}
[[Bjora Marches]] is a [[zone]] available via [[Living World Season 5]] episode [[Whisper in the Dark]] or [[Shadow in the Ice]]. Found in the [[Far Shiverpeaks]], it is [[Region#Mechanical regions|mechanically]] part of the [[Shiverpeak Mountains]]. It was the home of [[Jora]] and [[Svanir]] before Svanir became the [[gww:Nornbear|Nornbear]], and now serves as the location of the [[Vigil]]'s northernmost base, [[Jora's Keep]], which stands against the [[Elder Dragon]] [[Jormag]]'s forces in northern [[Tyria]].

Along the northern edge of Bjora Marches was [[Darkrime Delves]], an ancient cave complex believed by the [[gww:Stone Summit|Stone Summit]] to house ancient [[Dwarf|dwarven]] relics.<ref>[[gww:Bjora Marches#Dialogue|''Guild Wars'' Bjora Marches dialogue]]</ref> It was once taken over by a powerful female [[jotun]] leader.<ref>[[gww:The Misanthropic Jotun Principle|The Misanthropic Jotun Principle]]</ref> Ruined shrines of various [[Spirits of the Wild]] can be found throughout the region, while the grand [[Raven Sanctum|Sanctum]] of [[Raven (Spirit of the Wild)|Raven]] stands against the test of time as a monument dedicated to the wisdom of the [[norn]].

The lands have been altered by Jormag's freezing influence in the past 150 years since the Elder Ice Dragon made its way south. Since then, [[Sons of Svanir]] and [[Icebrood]] have spread their influence to the region while gathering an army for the [[Fraenir of Jormag (NPC)|Fraenir of Jormag]], horrific [[Champion Boneskinner|Boneskinners]] lure unsuspecting victims to their doom in the wilderness, and enigmatic [[Aberrant]] and [[Fallen]] creatures haunt [[magic]]ally potent areas in the region as well as shrines of the lost Spirits of the Wild, [[Ox Spirit|Ox]], [[Eagle Spirit|Eagle]], and [[Wolverine Spirit|Wolverine]].

== Getting there ==
* Complete the story instance [[Silence (story)|Silence]] from [[The Icebrood Saga]], episode 1: [[Whisper in the Dark]].
* Start episode 2: [[Shadow in the Ice]] of The Icebrood Saga to unlock the {{waypoint|Jora's Keep Waypoint}}.
* Using a {{item icon|Bjora Marches Portal Scroll}} after unlocking and purchasing it on one character at [[Spirits' Refuge]] or [[Jora's Keep]].
* Using [[Teleport to Friend]] on a party member in the zone, if the appropriate story episode has been unlocked as above.
* Using the [[Vigil Chopper]] located upstairs to the west of the [[Great Hall]] point of interest in the [[Blood Keep]] of [[Grothmar Valley]].
* Using the [[World Boss Portal Device]] to teleport to the [[Drakkar]] world boss.
* From the Eye of the North strike portal, entering any of the [[raid encounter]]s [[Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen]], [[Fraenir of Jormag]], [[Boneskinner]], or [[Whisper of Jormag]], then exiting the instance using the blue portal.

== Completion rewards ==
* {{rewards item|Eternal Ice Shard|qty=30}}
* 1 piece of [[gear]] of {{rarity|Rare}} or higher [[Item#Rarity|rarity]] from the Shiverpeaks drop tables.
* One of the following:
** {{rewards item|Transmutation Charge (item)|chance=chance}}
** {{rewards item|Black Lion Key|chance=chance}} (rare)
* 8001 {{experience}}

== Locations ==
{| {{STDT|sortable pve locations}}
{{Location table header|showLevel=false}}
|- style="visibility:collapse"
| colspan="2" | <!-- dummy row to sort the eastern/western subheader at the bottom -->
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Eastern side (Released with [[Whisper in the Dark|Episode 1]])
|-
| [[Aberrant Forest]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Boneskinner Den]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Ruined Hut]]
: {{map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Bjora Marches Insight: Aberrant Forest]]
|-
| [[Asgeir's Legacy]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Gates of Svanir]]
: {{map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Bjora Marches Insight: Asgeir's Legacy]]
|-
| [[Darkrime Delves]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Darkrime Ruins]]
|-
| [[Fallen Mountains]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Bear Shrine]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Mystery of the Labyrinth]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Fallen Mountains Vista
|-
| [[Fallen Ruins]]
|
: {{map icon|vista}} Fallen Ruins Vista
|-
| [[Frozen Pass]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Claw's Perch]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Raven's Gate]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Asgeir's Legacy Vista
: {{map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Bjora Marches Insight: Fallen Mountain Overlook]]
|-
| [[Jora's Keep]]
|
: {{map icon|waypoint}} Jora's Keep Waypoint
: {{map icon|poi}} [[General's Quarters]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Vigil Gate]]
|-
| [[Raven Sanctum]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Raven Pass]]
: {{map icon|strike}} [[Voice of the Fallen and Claw of the Fallen]]
: {{map icon|strike}} [[Fraenir of Jormag]]
: {{map icon|strike}} [[Boneskinner]]
|-
| [[Ravenfrost Caverns]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Aberrant Den]]
: {{map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Bjora Marches Insight: Ravenfrost Caverns]]
|-
| [[Southern Mountains]]
|
: {{map icon|vista}} Southern Mountains Vista
|-
| [[Svanir Plateau]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Northeast Svanir Camp]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Northwest Svanir Camp]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Southeast Svanir Camp]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Southwest Svanir Camp]]
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="2" | Western side (Released with [[Shadow in the Ice|Episode 2]])
|-
| [[Boreal Pass]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Koda's Tears]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Kodan Shipwreck]]
: {{map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Bjora Marches Insight: The Lost Kodan Ship]]
|-
| [[Cerulean Hollows]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Sifhalla Ruins]]
|-
| [[Eaglewatch Rise]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Mystery of the Hidden Tower]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Shrine of the Vigilant Eagle]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Eaglewatch Rise Vista
|-
| [[Forest of a Thousand Voices]]
|
:&mdash;
|-
| [[Fractured Lake]]
|
:&mdash;
|-
| [[Frigid Dunes]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Cavern of Lost Sons]]
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Kodan's Leap]]
|-
| [[Frostborn Cascades]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Shrine of the Resilient Ox]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Frostborn Cascades Vista
: {{map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Bjora Marches Insight: Frozen Waterfall]]
|-
| [[Ice Spire Peaks]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Shrine of the Valorous Wolverine]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Ice Spire Peaks Vista
|-
| [[Raven Ruins]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Mystery of the Raven Gate Ruins]]
|-
| [[Rime Glen]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Whisperwind Grotto]]
|-
| [[Spirits' Refuge]]
|
: {{map icon|waypoint}} Still Waters Speaking Waypoint
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Still Waters Speaking]]
: {{map icon|vista}} Spirits' Refuge Vista
|-
| [[Whispering Depths]]
|
: {{map icon|poi}} [[Den of Whispers]]
: {{map icon|mastery icebrood saga}} [[Bjora Marches Insight: Drakkar's Lair]]
: {{map icon|strike}} [[Whisper of Jormag]]
|}

== Interactive map ==
{{Interactive map| markers =
    { "coord": [55422, 18640], "name": "World Boss", "text": "[[Drakkar]]—[[Champion of the Ice Dragon]]", "icon": "Drakkar.png" },
    { "coord": [58307, 18292], "name": "Meta Boss", "text": "[[Legendary Icebrood Construct (Bjora Marches)|Legendary Icebrood Construct]]—[[Storms of Winter]]", "icon": "Red Boss.png" },
    { "coord": [56027, 18873], "name": "Raid Encounter", "text": "[[Whisper of Jormag]]", "icon": "Strike Mission (map icon).png" },
    { "coord": [57324, 18063], "name": "Raid Encounter", "text": "[[Sanctum Arena]]", "icon": "Strike Mission (map icon).png" },
}}

== Events ==
{{Event timer|lws5-bm}}

=== East ===
;Meta events
* [[Storms of Winter]]
** {{event|Help prepare Jora's Keep defenses for an icebrood attack}}
*** {{event|Defend Raven shrines to keep energy flowing to Havroun Weibe}}
**** {{event|Destroy the Northern Corrupted Shard}}
**** {{event|Destroy the Northern Svanir Ballistae}}
**** {{event|Destroy the Southern Corrupted Shard}}
**** {{event|Destroy the Southern Svanir Ballistae}}
**** {{event|Destroy the Western Corrupted Shard}}
**** {{event|Destroy the Western Svanir Ballistae}}
***** {{event|Defeat the icebrood construct before it reaches Havroun Weibe}}
****** {{event|Defeat the Champion Icebrood Goliath}}
****** {{event|Defeat the Champion Icebrood Kodan}}
****** {{event|Defeat the Champion Icebrood Voice}}
****** {{event|Defeat the Champion Svanir Tyrant}}

;Other events
* {{event|Search for evidence of the massacre at Jora's Keep}}
* {{event|Escort the relief crew to the Aberrant Forest}}
** {{event|Kill the nightmares hiding the survivors}}
*** {{event|Defeat the Boneskinner}}
* {{event|Destroy the corrupted shard}}
* {{event|Destroy the Fallen portals}}
* {{event|Defeat the Champion Aberrant Murellow}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the Champion Aberrant Skelk}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the Champion Fallen Kodan Berserker}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the Champion Fallen Leopard Shaman}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the Champion Svanir Brute}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the Champion Svanir Summoner}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the patrolling Aberrant enemies}}
** {{event|Trial of Koda: Defeat the leader of the enemy patrol}}
* {{event|Defeat the patrolling Fallen}}
** {{event|Trial of Koda: Defeat the leader of the enemy patrol}}
* {{event|Defeat the patrolling Sons of Svanir}}
** {{event|Trial of Koda: Defeat the leader of the enemy patrol}}
* {{event|Stop the Svanir Ritual (first part)}}
** {{event|Kill the Acolytes}}
*** {{event|Stop the Svanir Ritual (second part)}}
* {{event|Southeast Barracks Camp}}
* {{event|Northwest Barracks Camp}}
* {{event|Northeast Prisoner Camp}}
* {{event|Search Svanir camps for survivors}}

=== West ===
;Meta events
* [[Champion of the Ice Dragon]]
** {{event|Follow Jhavi into Drakkar's lair}}
*** {{event|Defeat Drakkar}}
**** {{event|Defeat the champion of Eagle}}
**** {{event|Defeat the champion of Ox}}
**** {{event|Defeat the champion of Wolverine}}

;Other events
* {{event|Cleanse the corrupted Eagle shrine}}
* {{event|Cleanse the corrupted Wolverine Spirit shrine}}
* {{event|Prove your strength to the Ox Spirit}}
* {{event|Defeat the Eagle Champion}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the Ox champion}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defeat the Wolverine Champion}}
** {{event|Close the energy vortex}}
* {{event|Defend the kodan priestess}}
* {{event|Fell trees and clear brush to help the kodan}}
* {{event|Help the kodan gather fish for the village}}
** {{event|Trial of Koda: Defeat the enemies emerging from the depths}}
* {{event|Stop the Svanir ceremony}}
** {{event|Defeat the invading enemy forces}}
* {{event|Destroy the corrupted shard}}
** {{event|Trial of Koda: Escort the wounded kodan to safety}}

== Map bonus rewards ==
{{map bonus reward}}

== Crafting resources ==
: {{gathering icon|eternal ice}} [[Eternal Ice]]
: {{gathering icon|mine}} [[Mithril Ore (node)|Mithril Ore]]
: {{gathering icon|mine}} [[Orichalcum Ore (node)|Orichalcum Ore]]
: {{gathering icon|mine}} [[Platinum Ore (node)|Platinum Ore]]
: {{gathering icon|wood}} [[Ancient Sapling]]
: {{gathering icon|wood}} [[Cypress Sapling]]
: {{gathering icon|plant}} [[Snow Truffle (node)|Snow Truffle]]
: {{gathering icon|plant}} [[Verdant Herbs]]
: {{gathering icon|plant}} [[Winter Root Vegetables]]

== Ambient dialogue ==
[[File:Bjora Marches ambient dialogue effect.jpg|thumb|Effect on player character during the dialogue.]]
''For ambient dialogue between patrolling ally [[Non-player character|NPCs]] throughout the zone, see [[Bjora Marches/Vigil patrol]].''

In random places in Bjora Marches, whispers from an unknown source can be heard. Two randomized lines are spoken.
:<small>'''One of the following:'''</small>
::'''Unknown:''' ''Stay here with me.''
::'''Unknown:''' ''I've seen the end.''
::'''Unknown:''' ''You can't help them.''
::'''Unknown:''' ''You can't trust them.''
::'''Unknown:''' ''You don't want to leave.''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Do you want to survive?''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Don't you want to give up?''
::'''Unknown:''' ''You're stronger with me...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''I can protect you.''
::'''Unknown:''' ''You're safe here.''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Fighting so hard...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''(incoherent whisper)''
::'''Unknown:''' ''They want you to fail.''
:<small>'''Followed by one of the following:'''</small>
::'''Unknown:''' ''Rest...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Kill...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Kill her...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Kill him...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Kill them...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Let me in...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Turn back...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Let me help you...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''Take it...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''I can show you the way...''
::'''Unknown:''' ''(incoherent whisper)''

== Notes ==
* Before the release of the western half of this zone, this was the second story zone to have only a single waypoint, the first being [[Siren's Landing]]. However, unlike Siren's Landing, Bjora Marches does not have any [[Shrine (transport)|shrines]]. As of the expansion, there are two waypoints, one in the eastern side, and one in the western side.
* After finishing Episode 1, either [[ghost]]ly visions (Vigil Soldiers, [[General Almorra Soulkeeper]]) or "ghostly" trees can appear at several places in the map, disappearing when the player gets too close.
* [[Champion Boneskinner|Boneskinners]] can set up ambushes in specific areas of the zone such as in the [[Aberrant Forest]] and at the [[Southern Mountains]]. These ambushes may either appear as an ostensibly dynamic event of friendly [[Non playable character|NPCs]] being buried under the snow and calling out for help, or letting the player find a wounded NPC lying on the ground. As soon as the player approaches the victim and tries dig them up or offer aid in other ways, the Boneskinner appears and either snatches the victim before the player can save them, or reveals that no friendly NPC ever existed and that the voice calling for help was simply a vocal trap to lure the player into an ambush of [[Aberrant]] creatures. The Boneskinner can also stalk the player by stealthing itself; however, other players who are not being stalked can still see the Boneskinner.<ref>[[Guild Chat - Episode 95|Guild Chat Episode 95 - "Whisper in the Dark" Story]]</ref>
* Various friendly [[Vigil Recruit]]s can be spotted muttering to themselves and wandering into the wilderness from [[Jora's Keep]]. When talked to, they are revealed to be oblivious to the player's presence and simply have a looped conversation with a voice in their head. They eventually sit down at specific spots throughout the zone with new dialogue and slowly [[Bitter Cold|freeze to death]].
* [[Essence chest|Essence chests]] are scattered around the area and with the appropriate mastery can be smashed to loot [[Eitrite Ingot]]
* Map of [[Norn Chest]] and [[Glorious Norn Chest]] can be found [[List of norn chests in Bjora Marches|here]].
* The three raid encounters rotate weekly, with only one available as public instance at a time.
{{Bjora Marches strike mission}}

== Trivia ==
*The western half of this zone formerly known as [[gww:Jaga Moraine|Jaga Moraine]].<ref>[[Mastery Insight#Text]]
:By reaching this point in '''Jaga Moraine''', you've demonstrated your mastery in navigating the Far Shiverpeaks.</ref>

== Gallery ==
;Screenshots
<gallery>
Whisper in the Dark 01.jpg
Whisper in the Dark 02.jpg
Whisper in the Dark 03.jpg
Whisper in the Dark 08.jpg
Whisper in the Dark 12.jpg
Frozen Pass.jpg
Vigil Gate.jpg
</gallery>

;Maps
<gallery>
Guild Chat 97 - Alpine Marches Light Puzzle Paths.png|Development map of light puzzles.
</gallery>

== References ==
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