Page 19 - Walkthrough - Battle for the Northern Way

Tip
One of the best times to initiate a heavy attack is immediately after you’ve dodged Kjotve’s special attacks. This
will give you enough time to charge the attack and will allow you to move back out of the way before Kjotve re-
gains composure.
Kjotve is rather fond of spamming this new attack, but he’ll sometimes mix it up by simply throwing a corpse at you
from afar. You won’t have time to take advantage of this once dodged, but as with the others, as soon as he’s done
he’ll become vulnerable for a couple of seconds. Use this opportunity to strike him a few times with light attacks.
Attempting a heavy attack is viable if you get the timing right, but getting it wrong will result in you being locked in
an attack animation, exposing you to Kjotve’s high damage attacks.
Toward the end of the fight Kjotve will begin to tire, opening him up to being stunned. A combination of light at-
tacks will stun him fairly easily when he’s within the last quarter of his health, so be ready to take advantage of this
by performing a finishing move while he’s stunned. Just one of these at this stage should finish him off for good.
When he’s dead, a cutscene will follow.

Storm Kjotve’s Fortress
With Kjotve the Cruel dead Eivor’s honor restored, it’s time to storm the fortress. You won’t be able to enter through
the main gate until you unlock it from within. To do this, find the ladder immediately to your right and help the other
warriors lift it. As soon as you’re able, ascend the ladder to the battlements before it’s pushed down by Kjotve’s war-
riors.

Note
If you don’t yet have a helmet, be sure to equip the Raven Clan Helmet which you’ve just received as a reward for
defeating Kjotve.
Once you’re in the settlement you have two choices; kill as many of Kjotve’s warriors as you can on your own, or
head immediately to the main gate and unlock it from within. If you’re not too confident with your battle skills just
yet, the latter is recommended. You will need to do this eventually anyway to progress the quest. To unlock the gate,
destroy the metal links holding the wood in place with a basic attack or by shooting them with arrows. You can then
open the gate as normal and allow your fellow warriors to flood through.

Use the ladder to ascend the walls and provide access for some of your warriors. (left), Shoot the links to break the
barricade and open the gates from within to your warriors. (right)
With the main gates opened, you can kill as many of Kjotve’s warriors as you want at this stage, but when you’re
ready, head northeast to the inner walls. Here you’ll be faced by an elite warrior called Woe-Bringer. This mob has
the ability to throw ranged weapons at you with very little warning. At the same time, you’ll be fired at from the
walls above by regular archers. As a result, you’ll want to get this fight done with as soon as possible.