Online:Hoknir

Hoknir
Location	Just north of Deathclaw's Lair
Race	Nord	Gender	Male
Health	39,959
Reaction	Friendly

Hoknir

Hoknir is a Nord hunter tracking Deathclaw, a powerful giant bat found at his lair which is located southeast of Bleakrock Village. As he was wounded when fighting Deathclaw, he tasks you with finding the bat and dealing with it once and for all.

Hoknir's list of contracts and bounties can be found in the Bleakrock Village Trading Hall.

On Bal Foyen, he will help Rana on the docks. If you choose to help the fort, he will die.

Related Quests

• Tracking the Game: Track and kill a monster bat.
• Sparking the Flame: Fight your way to the signal fire to warn the mainland of the attack by the Daggerfall Covenant.
• Escape from Bleakrock: Use an ancient tomb to escape from the attacking Covenant forces.
• If By Sea: Warn Davon's Watch of an impending attack.
• Breaking the Tide: Defend the docks from the Covenant.

Quest-Related Events

Tracking the Game

You find Hoknir outside the village, wounded and swearing.

"Curse that Deathclaw! Ate my foot.
I had to use my boot and some leather as a tourniquet. Damn it!"

What happened?

"I've been tracking the beast for weeks. I call him Deathclaw.
I finally caught up to him, but it … well, it went badly."

If I can find him, I'll get him for you.

"Now there's a plan. If you bag him, I'll toss you some coin for your trouble.
As I made my escape, some stuff fell out of my pack. You should be able to follow what I dropped like a trail back to his lair."

I'll track him down, Hoknir.

He has advice on how to track the beast:

"Follow the trail I left when I made my escape. You'll know his lair by the bones, blood, and smell.
Tempt him with some game, and I bet you'll get his attention."

Why have you been tracking this beast?

"I've been hunting beasts in the wild of Skyrim all my life. Deathclaw ravaged a couple of herds near Kynesgrove. I took on a contract to end him.
I always fulfill my contracts."

When you return to Hoknir after you killed Deathclaw, he'll sigh from his injuries:

"I'm going to have to head back to town soon, my friend. Lost a lot of blood.
How goes the hunt?"

I've killed him, Hoknir.

"A hunter with the heart of Ysgramor! Here's the coin I promised. I'll sing your praises next time I see the inside of a mead hall.

Don't worry about me. I know the way back to town, wound or no wound."

Returning to the village, you'll see Hoknir standing near the statue in the middle of the village. He's quite drunk.

"Don't worry about me, friend. It'll take more than losing a foot to send Hoknir to Sovngarde.
Walking back to town was an experience, though. I think I blacked out a few times. Thank Kyne for mead, eh?"

Sparking the Flame

If you haven't already done Hoknir's quest, he will repeat the phrase below, and then once his quest is completed, he will count as evacuated. He will be found at Last Rest with the rest of the villagers.

Escape from Bleakrock

After you disabled the traps in Last Rest, he will be among the refugees to cross safely.

You can find him on the shores of Dhalmora after a successful escape. It seems like he's overexerted himself.

"Evacuate, they said.
I'm going to lie here and look at the sky for a while. I think if I stood up, I'd fall down."

If By Sea

When you have to acquire kindlepitch at the dock yards, he can be found next to Runs-in-Wild at the Bal Foyen Docks:

"A one-legged Nord versus the Daggerfall Covenant. Ha!
Poor milk-drinking Daggers. They're as good as dead."

You and Runs-in-Wild seem to be getting along.

"Aye. Boots and I get along very well.
That comes from a deep, fervent love ... a love of headshots at a hundred paces. Swip! Thunk."

Breaking the Tide

If you choose to defend the docks, both him and Runs-in-Wild will be defending a home holding civilians from the invaders:

"Some of the Daggers came up here looking for fresh game. That's not what they found.
There are some civilian families here, but you can move on. I'll protect them."

If you helped Rana at the docks:

"Just need a bit of rest.
Blasted stump. Shouldn't have tried to kick with it."

If you choose to defend Fort Zeren and completed Zeren in Peril, he will be die with Hoknir protecting civilians. His body will be slouched against a barrel near the well at the docks.

Davon's Watch

If he survived at the docks, you can talk to him in Davon's Watch.

"The stump still acts up, of course, but at least I'm around to complain."

Ebonheart

Hoknir will move with the other Bleackrock survivors to a camp outside the walls of Ebonheart.

"Going to get a custom wooden leg made up here in the city. Then old Hoknir will be back to fighting fit."

Kragenmoor

He can be found at the Fighters Guild alongside Runs-in-Wild.

"Ah, my fellow hunter. Nice to see you from this height. With the new foot, I'm as agile as an ice wolf."

You thinking of rejoining the Fighters Guild?

"I don't think so. The guildmaster has everyone focused on this Daedra contract.
I prefer to keep flexible. I'm open to whatever chance may bring."

Are you and Runs-in-Wild still getting along?

"Yep. Boots is the best kind of hunting partner: he's deadly and quick, and he keeps his mouth shut.
We're hoping to stalk some big game in Deshaan. Right, Boots?"