'It is the Pass of Shadow, the Rath Dúath. The road runs by Minas Morgul, and many are the evils that watch us from the heights.' - Faramir, Prince of Ithilien0/1
'Treasure? Aye, if you find it, I say keep it. Consider it your reward for helping us keep the road clear, and as safe as may be.' - Captain Beregond0/1
'The ceremonies conducted within Thuringwath were unspeakable. That means we will speak of them not, and I ask you not to press the subject!' - Gandalf0/1
'These treasures are very old, relics from another Age. How long did they lie hidden within the Valley of the Secret Shadow, and should they have remained there?' - Gandalf0/1
Years of grinding war and siege reduced the arid but fertile plains of Mordor to a waste-land, and with the continued threat of Sauron's evil during the Third Age of Middle-earth, they never recovered. Many were the fortifications devised by the Great Alliance during the closing years of their war, but three thousand years later only ruins and remnants remained of them, a reminder that all glory must fade, and even victory may not last.0/1
'Treasure? I have no need for treasure. All I want is an end to the war, and to return to our homes. That is the only treasure I seek.' - Tárandil of Gondor0/1