'We should take a look at Durin's Stone, and perhaps I can sketch an illustration of it for my book. If we run into any dangers near the stone, you will take care of them, yes? My skill is with the quill, you know. Ha! You see?'1/1
1 Enter areaFind Durin's Stone by the edge of the Mirrormere, in Nanduhirion1/1
1 KillOrcs in Nanduhirion (x/6)6/6
2 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'I am glad we were able to see Durin's Stone, Player, and I am gladder still that you managed to defeat some of the vile foes that stalk through this land! This would be a lovely place if it were not for their foul presence.
'Look at this view! Have you ever seen such a vibrant shade to the leaves of trees before, and in this season? Unbelievable! Speak to me when you are rested from your recent exertions, and we can go down to the stand of trees together. We must keep our eyes open for more Orcs, of course!'1/1
'I am not sure what to make of our mysterious hosts, Player! They certainly seemed welcoming, but they are simply so... so...
'I do not know what word I can use to describe them! They seemed somehow other-worldly, but at the same time very much a part of this land. It strikes me as very odd that they can be both, but that is the impression they gave to me!'
Bingo suddenly slaps his forehead.
'I forgot to ask them my questions! If I am going to describe our stay in the Golden Wood for my book, I need to have a better understanding of the Elves and their Lord and Lady. If you can meet the Keeper of Stories that was mentioned by Lady Galadriel, perhaps I can borrow a book that will help me learn about Lothlórien and its people? Find Pennasseth at Cerin Nauth, and see if she will lend me such a book!'1/1
5 Speak toPennasseth (Show dialog)
'Welcome to Lothlórien, Player. I have already heard tell of your deeds, and any aid I can provide to you will be gladly given.'
You explain that Bingo wishes to write a chapter in his book about the Elves of the Golden Wood, and he was hoping that Pennasseth might be able to lend him a book he could study for that purpose.
'It is a noble thing, Player, to seek knowledge of a subject about which you know little. I will happily give to Bingo a book that contains some accounts of the history of the Elves. Beware! The book is many pages, but even so it will not cover the entirety of its subject! What book could hope to do so?'1/1
6 Speak toPennasseth (Show dialog)
'No, do not go just yet! I have given to you a book of history, for if Bingo is to understand my people, he will need to know from where they came, and the trials they faced in their journeys to this point. But that is not all! There are so many names and places described in that book that I fear your friend will be quite overwhelmed and confused.
'To that end, take too this book of maps. With it he will obtain a full understanding of the many places in which Elves have lived, and perhaps he will also attain an appreciation for the great scope and vastness of this Middle-earth, and the lands beyond!'1/1
7 Speak toPennasseth (Show dialog)
'If your friend Bingo examines those books, he will have a basic understanding of the history of the Elves and the lands that shaped their journeys, but it is still not enough. Such a study would leave out one of the most important aspects of my people's experience: the works of Art they fashion, and the Art that fashions them!
'This book contains descriptions of many such works, and in some sad cases that is all that remains, for many have been lost to the ravages of Time and the plots of the Enemy. From these pages, Bingo will learn much about the Elves that he can learn nowhere else!'1/1
8 Speak toPennasseth (Show dialog)
'I have had another thought, Player. If your friend Bingo wishes to write a complete study of the Elves, I would be doing him and his future readers a tremendous disservice if I did not supply him with one more book.
'This is the tome, my studious friend! It contains many of the songs of my people, and within their lines Bingo will find much to feed both his mind and his heart. Sad songs there are, but also songs of triumph and of glad delight.
'The other books I have provided will tell him of Beren and Lúthien, or of Gil-galad, but a true understanding of what they mean to my people can only be found in song.'1/1
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