Sköll

Sköll is a mythological figure of the Fremennik people, first referred to during the 2011 Winter event and first seen in the 2012 Winter event. According to Fremennik beliefs, Sköll is a wolf whose goal is to eat the sun, and is the brother of Hati, a wolf whose goal is to eat the moon. Should both succeed in their tasks, the end of the world will begin.

Until Sköll is successful in his mission, the Fremennik believe him to be responsible for causing the extreme heat of summer. Sköll is said to be stronger and more agile than his brother, drawing strength from the strong northern winds.

During the 2012 Winter event, Vitharr wishes to summon Sköll, when he is at his strongest, in order to defeat him and rid the Fremmennik of the threat of the two wolf brothers. By doing so, she hopes to show the brothers that the Fremmennik cannot be bested at any time of year, thus deterring the brothers from attacking the citizens. To summon Sköll, Vitharr advises the player to build a fire as intense as the sun, so that Sköll is drawn to the realm to investigate.

Like Hati, who is based on the Nordic Hati Hróðvitnisson, Sköll is based on a figure of the same name featured in Norse mythology. This is in keeping with the image of the Fremennik, who are based heavily on the real-world Norsemen.

As Sköll is summoned he exclaims, "Låt skyarna falla!", which translated from Swedish into English means, "Let the heavens fall!" and proceding after that four meteors fall from the sky to form a barrier around him.

Sköll also exclaims, "Kusiner, kom och ät upp dem!" which translated from Swedish into English means "Cousins, come and eat them up!" and three Fenris wolves are spawned, one on each side of Sköll.

In combat
To summon Sköll, players must add logs to the nearby bonfire. A total of 120 logs are needed to summon him.

Once Sköll is summoned four rocks will fall in the area around him. Fires will light between the rocks, enclosing a square around him. Anyone inside this area when the fires are lit will be trapped. After a short while, the fires will explode, causing a large amount of typeless damage (500+) to anyone inside. Players outside the fires will not be able to attack until the fires disappear, but cannot be damaged by them.

At any point during the battle, Sköll may summon 3 level 70 Fenris wolves that will be aggressive to any nearby players. They need not be killed. He may also teleport a short distance and resummon the rocks and flames as at the start of battle. This appears to be done randomly.

When fighting Sköll it is recommended to have Protect from Magic/Deflect Magic activated, Sharks or Rocktail and good armour. A good tactic would be to let the barriers that surround Sköll explode, avoiding the 500+ damage that can be dealt, and go in and attack it. Be aware that Sköll can also teleport around, but won't stray too far from his original spawn point. Sköll will use his flaming barrier attack immediately after teleporting; be sure not to get caught in it.

Sköll is weak to Fire spells, as hinted by Vitharr. However, he can still be easily hit with any form of combat.

Dwarf multicannons do not have reduced damage on Sköll to popular beliefs.

Note: this creature CAN kill you, only bring items you are willing to lose if you are a low level. (Or 3 items)

Drops

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Trivia

 * Sköll gives no experience upon being attacked, despite having a large amount of life points and being a "boss" monster. It is unknown if this is intended or not.