'Let us go south to Stangard and ask someone about it at the front gate of the outpost. Perhaps we can ease these poor feelings in some way, Player, and if we cannot at least I will obtain some more material for my book. But I hope we can help!'1/1
1 Speak to(Show dialog)
'This halfling may have come to Stangard with a desire to see our lands, but this is not a holiday retreat. There is nothing here for your diminutive friend. He is not the first peculiar visitor I have turned away from this outpost. With my ill fortune, he will not be the last.
'What is it that draws such unwelcome guests hither? Tell your friend to find the woman I turned away to the north-west, and perhaps the three of you can journey with haste away from Rohan. When last I saw her, she was headed in the direction of Frithstan's Camp. May the three of you find your way to some other land.'1/1
2 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'Well! That was quite a rude greeting! Perhaps the animosity between the Elves and the Rohirrim is not the result of a borrowed item unreturned after all.
'If this fellow does not want me to come inside, I will respect his wishes. Perhaps we should find this woman of whom he spoke, and see if she needs our help? Sabert may not care if she runs afoul of some beast, but he should feel some responsibility if it were to happen!
'He said she went to the north-west?'1/1
3 Enter areaSearch for the missing woman north-west of Stangard, near Frithstan's Camp in the Wailing Hills1/1
4 Speak toLanghár (Show dialog)
'I bid you welcome, travellers, and would advise you to avoid Stangard, if you have not come from there already. The men of that place do not recognize their own friends or allies, even as they have need of them.
'I am Langhár, of the line of Beorn, and I have set forth from the Vales of Anduin at the command of Grimbeorn. Orcs threaten the shores of the Great River, and someone must beat them back. The men of Rohan cower behind their walls, and they refused my offer of help. They are fools.
'If I returned to Grimbeorn with this tale, I am certain he would send me elsewhere, and leave the Rohirrim to fend for themselves. But the Vales of Anduin are not far from here, and any victory by the Orcs here might endanger my own home, so I will help the fools of Stangard, whether they accept it or not. If you would help me in this, defeat Orcs throughout the Wailing Hills! I am a skin-changer, and more than capable of felling these foes, but it seems the supply of them is never-ending.'1/1
5 KillOrcs throughout the Wailing Hills (x/12)12/12
6 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'I have seen more than my share of Orcs by now, Player, but we are truly making these lands more safe with each meeting, aren't we? It is good we encountered Langhár here, instead of continuing elsewhere.
'She is the first Beorning I have ever met, and she is not what I expected. There have been stories about her people even in the Shire, and many of them portray the line of Beorn as being bloodthirsty and angry, more beast than man. It is true that Langhár has no mercy for her enemies, and does not speak well of the men of Stangard, but I am moved by the realization that she carries out her duty despite the outright rejection of those it serves.
'She helps those who refuse her help. I wonder how many of us would do the same?'1/1
7 Speak toLanghár (Show dialog)
'Very good, my new friends. You have done well to fight the Orcs, and certainly better than the cowardly men of Stangard could have done!
'I too fought the Orcs among the Wailing Hills, and as I searched for foes to defeat I saw an Eagle in the skies to the north and watched it descend into a stand of trees. The Eagles have been on good terms with my people for many years.
'We should go to him and learn what he has seen from the heights. Such knowledge might be of use to me as I seek to accomplish my task.'1/1
'Greetings, little ${RACE}. You would be wise to use caution in these lands, for you are bound to the earth and many dangerous beings crawl there, eager to do you harm. Indeed, some of these foes aim their weapons skyward, intending to do harm to my kind as well.'1/1
9.1) Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'Will you look at that, Player? I have never seen one of the Great Eagles before, and I never expected to do so. What an honour! Have you ever seen such majesty before? And he can speak!'
Bingo stammers with excitement.
'Do... do you think he will give me an interview for my book? I would not even know what to ask him, but I have to think of something. Oh, I am so nervous... I hope I do not embarrass myself. He seems so wise and well-spoken, and I am just a small hobbit from the Shire, and feeling smaller than usual!'1/1
9.2) Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'Will you look at that, Player? I have never seen one of the Great Eagles before, let alone two of them! What an honour! Have you ever seen such majesty before? And they can speak!'
Bingo stammers with excitement.
'Do... do you think they will give me interviews for my book? I would not even know what to ask them, but I have to think of something. Oh, I am so nervous... I hope I do not embarrass myself. They seem so wise and well-spoken, and I am just a small hobbit from the Shire, and feeling smaller than usual!'1/1
10.1) Speak toLanghár (Show dialog)
'I take it Bingo has never seen one of the Great Eagles before! I remember when Grimbeorn first took me to see them. I was just a cub, and was quite overwhelmed by the experience! Meneldor was the name of the Eagle I met, and he towered above me. I cannot begin to guess at his true size, but in my memory he seemed as big as a house. I wonder what became of him?
'We should give Bingo some time to speak with Landroval. After all, if we were to take him away now he would be able to think of nothing else!
'Let us defeat some of the venomous spiders that stalk among the Wailing Hills, and collect their venom-sacs. That way we will be giving Bingo time to speak with the Eagle and we will be combating a threat at the same time.'1/1
10.2) Speak toLanghár (Show dialog)
'I take it Bingo has never seen one of the Great Eagles before! I remember when Grimbeorn first took me to see them. I was just a cub, and was quite overwhelmed by the experience! It is good to see Meneldor again! He does not seem quite as large as I remember, but I was smaller then.
'We should give Bingo some time to speak with the Eagles. After all, if we were to take him away now he would be able to think of nothing else!
'Let us defeat some of the venomous spiders that stalk among the Wailing Hills, and collect their venom-sacs. That way we will be giving Bingo time to speak with the Eagles and we will be combating a threat at the same time.'1/1
11 ObtainCollect venom-sacs from spiders throughout the Wailing Hills (x/8)8/8
12.1) Hand inVenom-sac to Langhár1/1
12.2) Hand inVenom-sac to Langhár1/1
13.1) Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'Player! I have had a lovely conversation with Landroval, but I have learned something most troubling, and it has brought our chat to an end!
'He is quite a delightful fellow, if you ask this hobbit, and his patience with my questions was really quite extraordinary. I asked him some details concerning what it must be like to fly, and he was very good-natured with his responses. In fact, he launched directly into the air and flew a brief circuit over the hills to demonstrate his form to me, and it was really something!
'But when he returned to earth, he told me he saw something troubling: a cluster of brightly-coloured tents and canopies clustered in the Brown Lands. Enemies are massing along the river, and they will surely attack the men of Stangard! We have to warn them.'1/1
13.2) Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'Player! I have had a lovely conversation with Landroval and Meneldor, but I have learned something most troubling, and it has brought our chat to an end!
'They are quite delightful fellows, if you ask this hobbit, and their patience with my questions was really quite extraordinary. I asked them some details concerning what it must be like to fly, and they were very good-natured with their responses. In fact, Landroval launched directly into the air and flew a brief circuit over the hills to demonstrate his form to me, and it was really something!
'But when he returned to earth, he told me he saw something troubling: a cluster of brightly-coloured tents and canopies clustered in the Brown Lands. Enemies are massing along the river, and they will surely attack the men of Stangard! We have to warn them.'1/1
14 Speak to(Show dialog)
'You again? Was I not clear enough the first time?'
Sabert listens impatiently as you tell him what Landroval saw from high above: an army of foes gathering in the Brown Lands.
'Eagles? Skin-changing bear-folk? Nosey halflings, far from home? You keep odd company, Player, and there is no need for you to bring them here. The men of Stangard will face whatever foe tomorrow brings. Good day to you, and may it bring you and your peculiar friends elsewhere!'1/1
15 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'This is terrible, Player! He doesn't believe us! Beornings and Eagles give the warning, and Rohirrim ignore it!
'The enemies are massing on their doorstep, Player. We will have to do something about this... ourselves!'
Next week: 'Enter the Easterlings' (Recommended Level: 75)1/1
Bingo Badge (5)