Descendant of the Mearas

The Descendant of the Mearas is a horse that suddenly appears in Eriador, no one knowing from whence it came or why. Characters of all classes may engage in its adventures until it eventually finds its way to its ancestors.

• Completing the deed Discovering the Descendant will make available two final quests in which this horse eventually will meet a most legendary horse. Then it become clear that this horse indeed is a "Descendant of the Mearas" and it was coming from lands far away from where it first appeared.

• Completion of the final quest Discovering the Descendant grants a skill which can only be used while mounted on a War-steed in the combat fields of Rohan.

Horse (Combe)

Horse
Race Horse Region Bree-land Settlement Combe Map Ref [28.6S, 49.5W]

A Horse is found at the stables in Combe, in Bree-land, just behind the Stable-master. Earn his trust and he will be your loyal companion and follow you to Hengstacer Farm.

Horse (Hengstacer Farm)

A Horse is found at Hengstacer Farm. If you earned his trust in Combe, he will prove to be your loyal companion for many adventures ahead. ^{[22.1S, 52.0W]}

Quest Involvement

Discovering the Descendant

1. [5] New Arrival in Combe
2. [5] Earning Trust
   • [5] Food-trough
   • [5] Horse-bedding
   • [5] Water-bucket
3. [5] Worse for Wear
4. [5] Proof of Trust

One normal and one session quest (repeatable, selected at random from the lists below) are offered each day

Normal Quests	Session Play
[5] Bedbugs Bite [5] Every Last Drop [5] Feed for the Horses [5] Worse for Wear	[5] Herding to the Lone-lands [5] Session -- Weathertop - Session play [5] Herding to the North Downs [5] Session -- Esteldín - Session play [5] Herding to the Trollshaws [5] Session -- Trollshaws - Session play [5] The Horsefields Derby [5] Roaming the Horse-fields - Session play

Upon completion of the Discovering the Descendant deed:

• [5] Discovering the Descendant
  • [75] Instance: Discovering the Descendant - Session play

Session-play Skills

Buff Skills

 Galloping Flight

 Free to Trot

Melee Skills

 Rearing Stomp

 Back Kick

Gallery

The Descendant at Hengstacer Farm [22.1S, 52.0W]

Shadowfax and Gandalf in the Wold in session play

Commentary

The horse, quests, and deeds became available in June 2012 to players who pre-ordered the Riders of Rohan expansion.

This "series" was designed to introduce the player community to various concepts of Mounted Combat... and more especially to the capabilities and lore of the of the War-steed when it was to be introduced later with the release of the Riders of Rohan expansion.

Different capabilities were experimental but were not carried forward when Riders of Rohan was released.