Bluecrow

Level 85 High Elf Hunter on Mordor -- completed 6400 quests and 1461 deeds. Total of 7861 quests/deeds.

Quest: Instance: The Exchange

It is time at last to make the exchange of Mazog for the dwarf-prisoners. Many fates may be decided by the outcome of this negotiation....

Quest level: 63

Category: Epic - Vol. II, Book 9: Fortress of the Nazgûl

Progression: Mirkwood

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'What is the meaning of this, Player? While you were recalling the scouts on the perimeter of Dol Guldur, the dwarf Bróin vanished from Ost Galadh. He told no one where he was going...and right on the eve of the exchange of Mazog for his kin!

'You had spoken for him, Player. You failed to speak of his cowardice! Do all dwarves abandon their companions when the road turns treacherous?'1/1

1 Speak to (Show dialog)

'What is the meaning of this, Player? While you were recalling the scouts on the perimeter of Dol Guldur, the dwarf Bróin vanished from Ost Galadh. He told no one where he was going...and right on the eve of the exchange of Mazog for his kin!

'You had spoken for him, Player. You failed to speak of his cowardice! Do all dwarves abandon their companions when the road turns treacherous?'1/1

2 Enter areaWait for the Hidden Guard to decide what can be done1/1

3 Speak to (Show dialog)

'There is little time to explain, Player, so I must be quick! After you gave the Laidhris to Mazog and the more I dwelled upon it, the more I came to regret that necessity. If only another dose could be made!

'I spoke with the Elf Barvessain atop the great tower here in Ost Galadh, and she said that more unmarked venom sacs of the Saewethil might be found, with time, but that the Sereglos flower is so rare that finding another one would be impossible. The conditions for such a flower to grow are so specific that only if the growing season could be slowed might such a flower still be found.

'I walked through the forest for many hours, heading north, and passed into lands beyond the reach of the Golden Host. I walked, and walked, and walked, and just as I was about to turn back in defeat, I beheld a grave mound among the tangled undergrowth. A stream flowed by its side, and now and then droplets of the water splashed atop the mound, where, bursting forth, grew a single flower, still in season.

'With this second Sereglos flower, and another unmarked venom sac, another dose of the Laidhris might be made!'1/1

4 Speak to (Show dialog)

'Look! Already Issuriel's strength returns! The Laidhris is working to fight the Gwigael poison!

'I...I do not know what to say. While I railed at unjust fate, the dwarf combed the forest for many miles to find a way to save Issuriel! It should have been me, Player....

'I cannot believe I was beginning to listen to the words of Mazog! Now there are no delays. We will go to the gates and exchange Mazog for the prisoners and be done with him at last!'1/1

5 Enter areaTravel with the Hidden Guard to the gates of Dol Guldur1/1

6 Speak to (Show dialog)

'I am sorry, Player. Give me just a moment....'

Bróin leans on his walking-stick and tries to catch his breath.

'I walked many miles to the north in search of the Sereglos flower, and though I have my father's hardiness...it was still a most taxing journey. That it ended in success, and that Issuriel will recover from the Gwigael poison, was enough to give me further strength, but....

'One more moment, friend. I will have my breath back in a moment....'1/1

7 Speak to (Show dialog)

'I was most wrong about the dwarf Bróin, Player. I have come to regret my words about him, and perhaps about all dwarves. To make such a seemingly futile journey in search of the one thing that might save someone he barely knows, someone not even of his own race...he showed a fortitude I had thought only Elves could possess. And he did it with much less complaining than I have done!

'But look at him. His journey north into the far reaches of Mirkwood has taken a toll even on his stout form; he needs to rest. The guards at the gate ahead will see his exhaustion as weakness, and we cannot afford that.

'Will you tell him to remain here in such a way as to spare his feelings? He has proven himself to me and to the others for the rest of time; he has no need to accompany us the rest of the way. He helped Issuriel, and now I wish to help him save his cousin and the rest of the dwarves.'1/1

8 Speak to (Show dialog)

'I do not want the guards at the gate to think we are weak, Player. They would not think so if they knew the distance I travelled, and in so short a time!'

Bróin laughs.

'I wonder if that will be the main verse of \qThe Glorious Tale of Bróin the Mighty,\q after all? It did not seem so glorious when I was hurrying through the dark, tripping over stones and treacherous roots, searching for a flower that might not even exist in the world any longer.

'Maybe my part in all this is over, Player. I do not want to hurt the negotiations for Bori. I will remain here and guard the rear. I trust that Achardor and the others will be able to fulfill this mission.'1/1

9 Speak to (Show dialog)

'Thank you, Player. It feels good to have a reason beyond revenge for this errand of ours. I still burn with hatred for the Orcs, but now too I desire to rescue the dwarves, whereas before it was only a vague purpose.

'We will do this now for Bróin.'1/1

10 Enter areaStand by the Hidden Guard as the Gate-keeper considers the offer1/1

11 Speak to (Show dialog)

'Well, here we are, Player. Now we will see if this errand was not as foolhardy as first it seemed.

'I will have Cúmaeth at the ready, in case we find our first belief justified!'1/1

12 Enter areaFollow the Hidden Guard beyond the gate1/1

13 Speak to (Show dialog)

'Your offer does not interest me, Player. What use do I, Gorothúl, have for a useless Orc such as Mazog? Lord of Caves? He is lord of nothing! The dwarves crawl all over his caves like worms on mouldy bread! Bolg would be ashamed of his son, and Azog would slay him for dishonouring his family line!

'But it would humour me to hold Mazog in the dungeons of this fortress until the world's ending, so he may have time to think about how he failed his Master.

'I will accept your offer.'1/1

14 Speak to (Show dialog)

'None of those dwarves is Bori, Player? I thought not. They have been cruelly mistreated and seem close to death. Where is Bori?'1/1

15 Speak to (Show dialog)

'I do not like this, Player. We must make Gorothúl turn Bori over to us, in addition to these three dwarves, or we will have failed. What can we do?'1/1

16 Enter areaContinue the negotiations1/1

17 Enter areaSurvive and escape, if you can1/1

18.1) Speak to (Show dialog)

'It is over, Player. So many have died, and still Bori languishes within the dungeons of Dol Guldur. How can we hope to fight such evil?' (Show dialog)

'Lord Celeborn believed some of the Nazgûl had come to Dol Guldur, but did not know for certain which of the Nine had done so. Now we do, though it is of little comfort to us.

'The Lieutenant of Dol Guldur commands the others; he is second only to the Witch-king, he who hailed from Angmar in the north. The Lieutenant of the Tower rules the fortress; it is he who struck down Achardor.

'The Gloom of Nurn was a wild-man of that land; it is peopled now only by slaves of Mordor. He wields a war-hammer in battle.

'I know nothing of the Black Blade save that he hailed once from Lebennin. He is fully a thrall now, as are all the Nazgûl, though it was not always so.' (Show dialog)

Sigileth ignores you, her face a mask of anger and grief. You decide to leave her be.1/1

18.2) Speak to (Show dialog)

'It is over, Player. So many have died, and still Bori languishes within the dungeons of Dol Guldur. How can we hope to fight such evil?' (Show dialog)

'Lord Celeborn believed some of the Nazgûl had come to Dol Guldur, but did not know for certain which of the Nine had done so. Now we do, though it is of little comfort to us.

'The Lieutenant of Dol Guldur commands the others; he is second only to the Witch-king, he who hailed from Angmar in the north. The Lieutenant of the Tower rules the fortress; it is he who struck down Achardor.

'The Gloom of Nurn was a wild-man of that land; it is peopled now only by slaves of Mordor. He wields a war-hammer in battle.

'I know nothing of the Black Blade save that he hailed once from Lebennin. He is fully a thrall now, as are all the Nazgûl, though it was not always so.' (Show dialog)

Sigileth ignores you, her face a mask of anger and grief. You decide to leave her be.1/1

18.3) Speak to (Show dialog)

'It is over, Player. So many have died, and still Bori languishes within the dungeons of Dol Guldur. How can we hope to fight such evil?' (Show dialog)

'Lord Celeborn believed some of the Nazgûl had come to Dol Guldur, but did not know for certain which of the Nine had done so. Now we do, though it is of little comfort to us.

'The Lieutenant of Dol Guldur commands the others; he is second only to the Witch-king, he who hailed from Angmar in the north. The Lieutenant of the Tower rules the fortress; it is he who struck down Achardor.

'The Gloom of Nurn was a wild-man of that land; it is peopled now only by slaves of Mordor. He wields a war-hammer in battle.

'I know nothing of the Black Blade save that he hailed once from Lebennin. He is fully a thrall now, as are all the Nazgûl, though it was not always so.' (Show dialog)

Sigileth ignores you, her face a mask of anger and grief. You decide to leave her be.1/1

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