A Return to Resting

Quest Giver: Orfus of Kamagua — Ancient Lift, Howling Fjord [40, 60]

Objective: Use the Bundle of Vrykul Artifacts at the four ransacked burial mounds of Shield Hill, then return to Orfus.

Quick Facts

• Location: Shield Hill, southeastern Howling Fjord [57–62, 76–80]
• Chain Position: Penultimate quest in the Fury of the Kvaldir chain
• Follow-Up: Return to Atuik (chain finale, +500 Kalu’ak rep, gear reward)
• Prerequisites: All four artifact recovery sub-chains must be completed first (Shield, Heart, Staff, Armor)

Walkthrough

Getting the Bundle

Orfus hands you the Bundle of Vrykul Artifacts, which contains all four recovered artifacts. He directs you to Shield Hill, far to the southeast of the Ancient Lift.

Returning the Artifacts

Head to Shield Hill and use the Bundle at each of the four burial mounds. You need to stand directly on the looted artifact’s remains at each grave (look for the unattackable shadow figures marking each site). Use the Bundle from your inventory at each location.

• Shield of the Aesirites → Fengir the Disgraced at [57.7, 77.5]
• Staff of Storm’s Fury → Rodin the Reckless at [59.2, 76.0]
• Frozen Heart of Isuldof → Isuldof Iceheart at [59.8, 79.4]
• Ancient Armor of the Kvaldir → Windan of the Kvaldir at [61.9, 80.0]

The Bundle appears to channel when used, but skeleton attacks will not interrupt it. You can safely complete each return even while being hit. Visit all four mounds in any order, then return to Orfus at the Ancient Lift [40, 60].

Efficiency Tips

• The four graves are clustered within a small area. Start at Rodin [59, 76] in the north and work your way south through Fengir, Isuldof, and Windan.
• Skeletons respawn frequently but are low threat. Don’t bother clearing them since the channeling can’t be interrupted.
• If you also have the Horde quest Shield Hill from “Hacksaw” Jenny (collect Ancient Vrykul Bones), do it at the same time.

Lore & Secrets

The Offering Comes Too Late

Each vrykul spirit delivers a warning when you return their artifact, and none of them are grateful. The desecration of Shield Hill by the Northsea Freebooters has already set events in motion that cannot be undone:

• Fengir the Disgraced: “Your offering has come too late, little one. Can you feel the mist closing in upon you? The Kvaldir return…”
• Rodin the Reckless: “From the mist and fog the Kvaldir approach. Flee while you still breathe the air of the living…”
• Isuldof Iceheart: (laughs) “Look to the seas, as your doom comes with the swell of tides.”
• Windan of the Kvaldir: “My brothers have awoken. Your efforts are wasted…”

Orfus’s hope that returning the artifacts would “quell the spirits” fails completely. His completion dialogue shifts from hope to dread: the kvaldir are coming regardless, and the Kalu’ak must prepare for war.

Cross-Expansion Connections

The Kvaldir Across Northrend and Beyond

• WotLK (Borean Tundra): The kvaldir attacks foreshadowed here play out immediately at Riplash Strand, where kvaldir assault both tuskarr and naga along the coast.
• Legion (Stormheim): The kvaldir’s full origin is revealed. They are souls of vrykul damned to Helheim, twisted by Helya into vengeful sea raiders bound to ocean mists. Players confront Helya directly in the Maw of Souls dungeon and the Trial of Valor raid.
• The War Within (Siren Isle): Kvaldir assault the island during thunderstorms, claiming Helya is searching for someone. Their threat continues over a decade after Shield Hill’s desecration.

Explore Howling Fjord’s hidden easter eggs, lore mysteries, and connections across Warcraft history in Vikstone’s Howling Fjord Chronicles, along with the complete quest storyline.