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Find out why the Elemental Thjorad production has stopped.
  • 1 of 4: This is the second of the two quests that Sven Forkbeard gives you to do before he'll join the alliance.
  • 2 of 4: The Thjorad Mine entrance is in the far SE corner of the outdoor Thjorgard map.
  • 3 of 4: Once inside, you need to find three different dwarves and do a mini-quest for each one.
  • 4 of 4: Once you finish all three of those quests, you can report back to Forkbeard and tell him his mine is producing again.