Brokk’s Journey

An old man arrives at Brokk’s village with a curious tale, prompting Brokk to pack up his camp and prepare for a long journey to the entrance to the old dwarven mines.

The valley between Brokk’s village and the mines once belonged to a Norse chieftan named Arngrim, but Arngrim’s lands have been ravaged by a Frost Giant warlord named Folstag. Arngrim has retreated to a camp in the mountains northeast of Brokk’s village, while Folstag’s army occupies the large town in the valley.

Don’t rush to complete the first objective – you’re going to need more than Ox Carts if you’re going to get Brokk to the mines. Carefully explore the area around Brokk’s village while training units and collecting resources. If you start running short of gold, there’s plenty in the cave northwest of your town center.

As you explore, you’ll find cows – lots of cows. Don’t eat them! You’ll need those cows later, so instead, rely on farms and hunted game for food.

Once you build four Ox Carts, the location of the entrance to the mines is revealed on the eastern edge of the map. Now your goal is to get Brokk and the Ox Carts to the cave.

Just northeast of Brokk’s village, you’ll find a healing spring guarded by towers and a few of Folstag’s minions. Kill the giants and knock down the towers. Once you control the healing spring, it’s easier to fight off any attackers Folstag sends.

Continue to build up your army. The pass to Folstag’s town is southeast of the healing spring, but even if you manage to batter down the walls, Folstag will cast Frost when your army moves through the pass.

If you explore the hills northeast of the healing spring, you’ll find Arngrim’s camp. He’s lost his land and his village, but he’s more concerned about his missing cows. (If you haven’t found six cows yet, there are several more down the trails to the east and southeast of Arngrim’s town.)

Return six cows to Arngrim (any cows will do) and he’ll open up an Underworld Passage next to his camp. The Underworld Passage leads to a secret vale behind Folstag’s town. You’ll still have to fight your way past a couple of walls and a town center to get to the dwarven mines, but you should be able to avoid most of Folstag’s forces. Clear a path to the mines with siege weapons, then send Brokk and the Ox Carts through the Underworld Passage and to the mine entrance to win..