First Flame

Loki and Thor theorize about your mysterious effects on magic and why the Valkyrie wants you trained.

Loki believes there is more than one spindle – one in each realm working to twist the paths of Yggdrasil and change the cosmic order of the universe.

Thor recognizes the keep in the distance. It might be a good place to search for another artifact.

A new portal has formed – you need to get off the mountain quickly. Loki creates a portal to move you further away.

You arrive, but the mirror has cracked. Thankfully the keep is only a few minutes away.

Thor contacts Heimdall but the Bifrost is still blocked, and Heimdall cannot see the spindles or the person who created them. He warns you to be careful.

The keep is up ahead and Loki asks you to do half squats to disrupt magic.

Loki has you dispel some of the protective wards around the First Flame. There are fire demons starting to approach.

Loki has cleared a path and the patrol has moved on.

Loki finds the half squats very entertaining.

Loki isn't sure where the spindle is, but getting close to the First Flame and the ley lines around it should help.

The First Flame is the spark of the universe that created life when combined with the ice of Niflheim. The ley lines have begun to shift here too, but the spindle is elsewhere. Loki believes you should look to the North.

The Brimstone Mountains are treacherous, so you won't be able to run as the crow flies.

Loki is not having a good time, but still thinks Niflheim is the worst realm. Thor tries to point out a local landmark.

There's a stone in Loki's boot, so you need to stop and stretch while he gets it out.

Thor doesn't think this shifting of the ley lines is something Surtur would do, or King Imr. Idunn wouldn't bring such danger to her realm either. Perhaps a villain from Midgard?

Thor has spotted packs of the monsters at the edge of the mountains. You're interrupted by an earthquake and Loki says the ley line you were following has moved.

Heimdall contacts you and says a surge of magic energy flooded Yggdrasil and twisted all of the ley lines. This needs to be fixed or the World Tree will shatter.

A Fire Giant patrol is approaching. Loki makes you invisible, and Thor tells you to follow them at a distance.

The Fire Giants are trained warriors, so something important must be close by. Thor thinks they may lead you to the spindle.

There's a huge fortress ahead filled with Fire Giant soldiers practicing battle drills. You need to make camp and prepare a plan to infiltrate.