Frostborn

Template:Racebox

The frostborn, also known as frost dwarves, are a race of dwarves native to the Storm Peaks. They have recently befriended members of the Explorers' League, and although they have differences with their dwarven brethren, they welcome Alliance members within their settlements.

They are led by Yorg Stormheart, "King of the Frostborn", who rules over them from mighty Frosthold in the Storm Peaks.

The Frostborn

The Frostborn is a mysterious newly discovered faction of "frostborn". They are native to the Storm Peaks with many making Frosthold their home. Recently, those at Frosthold have befriended the Explorers' League — unlike the Iron dwarves — and welcomed all Alliance members into their homes. Yorg Stormheart, "King of the Frostborn", has agreed to allow his people to join the Alliance against the Lich King. Nevertheless, Yorg is uneasy about lending aid to anything that might cost frostborn lives.

This alliance benefits the Explorers' League because it is believed that the frostborn may be able to aid them in their quest to find out more information about their titan heritage. Brann Bronzebeard had apparently befriended them earlier as noted in several quests.

The Frostborn's current relationship with the Iron dwarves is unknown, but it may be unfriendly if their past battles are any indication. Their relationship draws a parallel between the Ironforge dwarves and Wildhammer dwarves versus the Dark Iron dwarves.

Locations

• Frosthold, The Storm Peaks
• Bor's Breath valley and Bor's Fall ( Frostborn Scouts), The Storm Peaks

Reputation

Reputation with the Frostborn is gained by completing their non-repeatable quests and their one daily quest. The daily quest  [78] Pushed Too Far is given by Fjorlin Frostbrow at Frosthold. Upon completion, the quest awards 250 reputation.

As of patch 3.3, all Alliance Vanguard factions receive spillover rep from quests and 5-man dungeons. This negates the need for doing solely Frostborn and Explorer's League dailies to reach exalted.

	Neutral	Friendly	Honored	Revered	Exalted	Rep	Notes
Repeatable Quests	[80] Among the Champions (R)					63	duel x4
	[80] Battle Before The Citadel (R)					62	Boneguard Commander slain x3
	[80] Threat From Above (R)					63	Chillmaw slain
	[80] Taking Battle To The Enemy (R)					62	Cult of the Damned slain x15
	[80] Pushed Too Far (R)					250	Stormpeak Wyvern slain x16
	[80] Blood of the Chosen (R)					62	Vrykul slain x20
	[80] Assault by Ground (R)					62	Vrykul slain x20
	[80] King of the Mountain (R)					63
Instances	Wrath of the Lich King Heroic Instances					Trash: ?-? Bosses: ?	Full Clear ~?+ rep Heroic ~?+ rep

Stormcrest Eagles

As the Wildhammers did with Gryphons during the Second War, the frostborn have developed a special bond with a flying creature, the Stormcrest Eagle. These eagles are abnormally larger than any other species of eagles and are very resilient, due to them having to make their home in the harsh Storm Peaks, which is similar to the frostborn's situation. The frostborn ride these great beasts as flying mounts. The frostborn and their eagles share a bond similar to that of the Wildhammer dwarves and their gryphons.

The Frostborn have also been known to breed these eagles, since Stormcrest Hatchlings can be found at Frosthold.

Appearance

From a distance, the frostborn look like any other normal dwarf, but upon closer examination you are able to see that their skin is a noticeable light blue color, almost like ice. Upon even closer examination, the frostborn have similar marks on them as those of the earthen. This may mean that the frostborn are earthen who had adapted to the harsh cold of Northrend.

Note: Frostborn reuse the earthen model.