Friday 5 April 2013

Prologue: Elves & Dwarves


Note: The Elves and Dwarves have different initial prologue quests but these are merged at the quest Mutual Dislike - all quests in this section apply to both Elves and Dwarves.

1. Use the steps to your left to climb to the top of the fortress and speak to Mathi to finish PL: Reluctant Allies (Elf) or Gondamon in the Low Lands (Dwarf). Accept [11] Mutual Dislike

2. Purchase a ride to Thrasi's Lodge and speak to Langlas to turn in PL: Vow of Vengeance and accept [12] PL: To Avert a War. Speak to Langlas again to travel to the instance and then again once the instance is completed to turn in PL: To Avert a War and accept [12] PL: Rescue by Moonlight

3. Run east, following the road, down into the valley and speak to Svanr to continue PL: Rescue by Moonlight. Speak to Svanar again to travel to the instance.

4. The instance drops you back at the Lodge, speak to Langlas to finish Rescue by Moonlight and accept [12] Preparations of the Assault

5. Run north from the lodge until you reach an elven ruin:
  • Speak to Lergil to accept [13] Webs of Sorrow and [12] Sickening of the Land
  • Speak to Glamir to turn in Glamir's Vigil and the Elf-Stone continue Vow of Vengeance and accept [14] Haunted Lands and [14] A Deathly Task
  • Speak to Nithi to accept [13] Old Bones and [14] The Misplaced Cook
6. Exit the ruins to the north and enter the Dourhand camp and kill Skithi Blackhand.

7. Return to the Elven Ruins and turn east until you reach the mound of Emy Hoedh:
  • Retrieve the Elf-Friend Sword
  • Kill 5 Mount Wights
  • Kill a total of 12 Wights
8. Head South-east until you reach the valley of Talath Ondren:
  • Find Bersi the cook (19.4,90.9) and complete The Misplaced Cook and accept [14] Tangled Up. Escort Bersi from danger (if he's not there someone else is doing the quest, just wait and he'll appear again). Note that the quest auto-completes when Bersi is safe.
  • Kill 12 Spiders
  • Collect 8 Spinnerets (from their corpses)
9. Return to the Elven Ruins
  • Speak to Lergil to turn in Webs of Sorrow and Sickening of the Land
  • Speak to Glamir to turn in Haunted Lands and A Deathly Task
  • Speak to Nithi to turn in Old Bones and accept [14] A Disturbing Affair
  • Speak to Glamir to turn in A Disturbing Affair and accept [14] The Standing Stone
10. Return to the ruins to the east and make your way through until you see the Standing Stone (a white pillar). Interact with it to summon the Mound-wight master and kill him.

11. Return to the Elven ruins and speak to Glamir to turn in The Standing Stone.

12. Run south to Gondamon and speak to Askell to turn in Vow of Vengeance and accept [12] The Plundered Port and [10] Another Brother's Sorrow.

13. Purchase a ride to Thrasi's Lodge and speak to Celairant to turn in The Elf Sword.

14. Run east along the road and down into the gorge, stop to speak to Sigurdor and turn in Another Brother's Sorrow and accept [10] Exacting Vengeance

15. Continue into Kheledul:
  • Collect 6 Treasure-boxes
  • Kill 8 Dourhands
16. Return to Sigurdor and turn in Exacting Vengeance

17. Run to Thrasi's Lodge and buy a ride to Gondamon, speak to Askell to turn in The Plundered Port

18. Exit Gondamon and take the path south into Rath Teraig:
  • Speak to Ingolfr to continue PL: Preparations for the Assault and accept [12] Goblins in the Valley
  • Speak to Tralli Hammerfist to accept [12] Cave-Claws in the Narrows and [12] Spiders of the Vale
19. Enter the valley and head east, stay down, don't climb up and you will eventually reach a goblin camp on the southern side where you can kill Galrip.

20. Roam the valley and ensure that you:
  • Kill 8 Melee Goblins
  • Kill 8 Ranged Goblins
  • Kill 8 Spiders
  • Kill 9 Cave Claws
21 Return to the camp and:
  • Speak to Infolfr and turn in Goblins in the valley. 
  • Speak to Tralli Hammerfist to turn in Cave-Claws in the Narrows and Spiders of the Vale
22 Run back to Gondamon and buy a ride to Thrasi's Lodge and speak to Langlas to turn in PL: Preparations for the Assault and accept PL: Assault on Rath Teraig. Speak to Langlas again to travel to the instance.

23. Once the instance is complete speak to Langlas again to finish PL: Assault on Rath Teraig and accept [15] PL: The One Called Strider.

24. Purchase a ride to Duillond and then to Celondim and take the free swift-travel route to West-Bree.

25. Follow the road east from the stable master to find the Prancing Pony Inn and speak to Barliman Butterbur to turn in PL: The One Called Strider.

You may wish to take a quick trip around Bree to do some of the intro quests:

  •  Leave the inn and head south to the fountain to speak to Second-Watcher Heathstraw to turn in Destination:Bree-Land and accept [14] Meeting the Mayor
  • Run south to the Bree-town Hall at the southern end of the block and speak to Mayor Graeme Tenderlarch to turn in Meeting the Mayor ans Gondamon to Bree-Town. Accept [14] A Tour of Bree.
    • Exit the town hall and run north to find the crafting hall on your right just before the fountain and speak to Bonny Thatcher 
    • Exit the craft hall and speak to Second-watcher Heathstraw (in front of you)
    • Run north and enter the Prancing Pony to speak to Barliman Butterman, the inn keeper
    • Exit the Inn and run east to speak to Lily Sandheaver, outside her house just to the north of the path before the Stable Master
    • Continue down the eastern path to speak to Harry Goatleaf, near the Stable Master
    • Turn around and run back west to find Watchman Cardoon a few paces back down the path
    • Turn south down the road to find the Vault and speak to either Vault Keeper
    • Exit the Vault and continue south down the street to find Whitemane's Taxidermy, speak to Clar Whitethorn
    • Exit the Taxidermist then run south and take the first path on the left to find the door to the Scholar's Stair Archives just under the first bridge and on your right, speak to Newbold Leafcutter
    • Exit the archives, turn left to retrace your steps then head south through the Stone Quarter and take the path on the right to find Mat Heathertoes (down the alley with all the washing). 
    • Head down the eastern road until you reach the Bree Jail (apparent from the railings and guards outside it), speak to Lily Appledore
    • Run futher south, through the Woodsmans Gate, to find the Bree-town Auction Hall, speak to an Auctioneer
    • Exit the auction hall obtain the nearby Stable Route then take the western road to find Tad Leafcutter outside the Bree-town Hunting Lodge
    • Return to the Mayor at the Town Hall and complete A Tour of Bree. 
You have now finished the Prologue and are ready to begin Book 1 - follow my guide to questing in Bree-Land here

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