Dwarven Shelters

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Hodda Shelter

The Dwarven Shelters were makeshift safehouses that served as places of refuges for the dwarves of Svartálfaheimr. In 75,000 BCE, a coalition of Muspel and jötnar warriors invaded the realm under the warlord Surtr's orders as the realm's inhabitants fled to the shelters led and conducted by the Sons of Ivaldi, who aided to create dwarven symbols to their secret entrances.

History

Odin's campaign to rescue Baldr

In Eivor Varinsdottir's visions of Odin's time in Svartalfheim, the Æsir lord was led to Jordber Shelter by his rescuers and spies Halstein and Sigrun after his failure at the hands of Surtr and his wife Sinmara. Losing his love Frigg to Sinmara and his son Baldr still being held captive, Havi vowed for vengeance. Upon their arrival, they all were met by the shelter's chief Brudd, who welcomed Havi into their refuge after learning about his own fight against the Muspels. After becoming acquainted, Brudd asked Havi to aid the other shelter against the Muspels but Havi only promised to aid if it helps him on his own mission.

Fighting against Glöð

Venturing further down Gullnámar, he followed the symbols and found the entrance to Grenhellir Shelter. Making his way through the crystals, he soon found the dwarven fugitives and came across talking to the shelter chief Gunborg. Within their discussion, Havi was told that his former prisoner Ivaldi was seemingly killed by the Muspels along with the fall of the dwarven city of Uldar under Surtr's son Glöð's command. Wanting an upper hand against Surtr, Havi was informed that one of her informants Fritjof had been missing and that Glöð had been using dwarves to find missing relics for Surtr to use in his war. Gunborg stated Fritjof's last location was in the Jeweler's District in Uldar before Havi left to rescue Fritjof.

Successfully, Havi rescued Fritjof and his cousin Tyra from Muspel hands while the dwarves traveled back to Grenhellir Shelter once Havi set his eyes to find dwarven scholar and traitor Einar with the relic at Hreidmar Palace. However, Havi's plans changed after he saved Einar but did not acquire the relic and Glöð escaping the palace. Thus, with the help of Einar, Fritjof, and Tyra, Havi found out that the relic was in the Vault of the Ancients in the Old City and started to plan their entry into the vault. After they all completed their preparations with the Sunstone, which was needed to refract light to open the vault, their plan succeeded, despite being noticed by Muspel guards.

To their surprise, they all find Ivaldi alive and the relic dismantled. Nevertheless, they escaped both Muspels and a surprise visit by Sinmara, whom Havi bested in a duel in order for his allies to escape. Despite Sinmara's escape, Havi made his way back to Grenhellir Shelter. At the back entrance, he met and talked with Ivaldi, who thanked him for rescuing him. After Havi asked for his help, they were both interrupted by a quake while Havi saw Glöð in the distance. Confronting Glöð, Havi was challenged to a fight as Glöð transformed into a lava-formed lynx. After a lengthy fight, Havi killed Surtr's son outside the shelter, making the Muspels lose their commander in the region. Back in the shelter, he thanked his newfound allies as he left for the next shelter.

The fight for the Salakar

Traveling to Svaladal, Havi found more dwarven symbols and followed their directions to the entrance of Jordeygr Shelter. Inside, he found the shelter's chiefs, Brammer and Lom, who were shirking their duties and drinking their woes. Insulting the dwarves, Havi asked them about Surtr's daughter Eysa as Brammer informed him of her last location at a nearby smeltery. Thanking Brammer, Havi left to seek out Eysa. After a series of events, Havi garnered an ally with Eysa after both exposed her father's plans with an elven artifact Salakar, which has the ability to take and use one's hugr for magic. After securing the artifact after besting and taking the hugr of Surtr's scientist Calder, Havi had to find a hugr of a worthy jötunn.

Returning back to the Jordeygr Shelter, Havi asked Brammer and Lom about any jötunn that has been a nuisance recently. Instantly, Brammer revealed he and Lom are Fjalar and Galar, who were wanted by Suttungr for their part in his father's death. They explained his right-hand Malvigr was chasing them. Looking at Havi, Brammer and Lom tricked him of going to their home at Gapihus for a "special" cup that will give him powers against Malvigr. Havi thanked them before leaving while Brammer and Lom left the shelter later to inform Malvigr of Havi's location. However, they were immediately killed by Malvigr at Gomul-stifla while she waited for Havi. Despite Malvigr wanting a truce with Havi, they soon fought each other, with Malvigr losing their fight and her hugr to Havi and the Salakar.

Bartering with Sinmara

With the Salakar filled, Havi met with Ivaldi in Vangrinn as they set their destinations to Hodda Shelter. Searching for the dwarven symbols, he found the entrance to Hodda Shelter and waited till night for either of the shelter chiefs Brokkr or Sindri. Upon nightfall, Havi found both Ivaldi and Brokkr arguing about making Mjölnir as Havi asked about Sindri's whereabouts. To garner Brokkr's help on the Salakar's true purpose, he left to find Sindri at Alethorp. However, from his investigation, Havi found Sindri dead by the Salakar at Jarnshus and brought his body back to Hodda Shelter. Immediately, Brokkr and the shelter's fugitives prepared Sindri's service.

Needing Brokkr's help, Havi asked Ivaldi to say last words at the service while he helped with the preparations outside the shelter. During the funeral, Ivaldi praised Sindri's skill while Havi gave his condolences to Brokkr before asking for his help. With some convincing, he had Brokkr aid Ivaldi on figuring out what the Salakar is needed by Surtr. In the shelter, Brokkr and Ivaldi informed Havi of the hugrs residing in the Salakar but not of its importance yet. However, they were interrupted by Eysa, who informed Havi about Sinmara's unwillingness to trade the relic for Baldr. To push her to meet, Havi left the shelter to inflict damage by destroying her supplies, inventions and resources for her army.

After destroying Sinmara's war supplies and infantry, Havi returned to Hodda Shelter while he learned from Brokkr and Ivaldi of an extra hugr in the Salakar while Brokkr informed Havi of Sinmara's willingness to trade the Salakar for Baldr. Taking the Salakar, Havi left to meet Eysa and Sinmara at Feigardr to trade. However, he found out of Sinmara's deceit due to her ambush and the revelation of Baldr being dead long before after being the first victim of the Salakar by Calder. Despite losing Eysa, Havi killed Sinmara in response but lost himself in despair and regret for days. At some point, he left the Salakar at Hodda Shelter.

Final fight against Surtr

After some days, Havi returned to Hodda Shelter to find Ivaldi and the dwarves inside being held captive by Muspel guards. After saving them, he was told by Ivaldi that the relic was taken by Brokkr to Eitri while Havi left to find Brokkr and the Salakar and finally understand its use. After finding Brokkr and the Salakar, both devised of a plan while Havi confronted Surtr at King's Palace. Although Brokkr lost his life in the process, Havi tried and succeeded in killing Surtr with the Salakar and Surtr's sword at Maekinn.

Venturing back to Hodda Shelter, he informed the dwarves of their freedom but received a lack of support. There, he was confronted by Hyrrokin, who insulted him for his blood rampage, detailed his opposition from Loki, Múspellsheimr, and Suttungr and revealed how he killed Surtr started Ragnarök. Before she left, Havi asked Hyrrokin to find the Salakar and how she may use it to save her lost love. After she left, Havi and Ivaldi talked while he hoped she release the hugrs and Baldr may find peace on the other side.

Aiding the Sons of Ivaldi

Through his journey in the realm, he rescued many dwarves from their Muspels and jötnar captors as they thanked him before fleeing to their respective dwarven shelters. When he revisited those shelters, the refugees he saved thanked him and gifted him with different resources and materials for his rescues. At some point, he aided Jordeygr Shelter regain their blacksmith Skavi after helping him move on from his pet raven Kraka leaving him. He also helped one of Jordeygr Shelter's fugitives, Svass, reconnect with his jötunn love Vaskr and saw Svass make the shelter's inhabitants accept their relationship and welcome Vaskr into their shelter.

Known Dwarven Shelters

• Jordber Shelter in northeastern Gullnámar
• Grenhellir Shelter in mid-Gullnámar
• Jordeygr Shelter in mid-Svaladal
• Hodda Shelter in mid-Vangrinn
• Fornama in southern Vangrinn

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — Dawn of Ragnarök