Quest:A Stone Obstruction

A Stone Obstruction
Level	100
Type	Solo
Repeatable	Yes
Starts with	Landscape
Starts at	Helm's Dike
Start Region	Westfold
Quest Group	Helm's Dike

Quest Chain

[100] Epic Battle: Helm's Dike

Possible side objectives for Helm's Dike.

Walkthrough & Notes

Overview

Upon bestowal of the quest, NPC archers will appear at points along the western dike, on top of the gate, and just east of the gate. Failure to stop the Dunlendings from blocking the stream fails the quest. The archers should be supplied with arrows and ordered to fire manually at the Dunlendings and/or a catapult on the walkway above the stream should be used to eliminate the stone carriers. During the time this side objective is active, additional Dunlending enemies will spawn in the battle lines and will move to attack the archers, putting pressure on the Archers and the Soldiers. You lose merit for the death of an archer or letting a Dunlending place a stone.

Solo Strategy

Place at least three upgraded barricades on the near approaches to slow/stop the extra attackers. Also set the two nearest commanders to two handed stance i.e. protect the Archers as much as possible. Place a Catapult on the walkway over the stream and hit the stone carriers as they approach. In order to see the rock carriers you may need to adjust your Advanced Graphics-Scenery options; Draw Distance: High, Frill Distance: Medium Without the siege equipment, run around as quickly as possible and keep the Archers firing.

Fellowship Strategy

5 players should be assigned to manage and protect the archers. Arrows will spawn near the archers randomly and should be collected immediately. Archers need to be ordered to fire regularly as soon as the order cooldown expires. When in cooldown, players should be protecting the archers. 1 player should be in the battle line just west of the gate to deal with the additional mobs that will be coming for the archers. Use traps as much as possible to slow and damage these mobs. Engineers should place barricades at strategic choke points near the archers to slow the mobs that get through. You should also add extra barricades to the battle lines on each side of the gate to help your NPCs deal damage to the extra mobs.

Completing this objective will immediately remove any related NPCs.

Rewards
Legendary Item Experience Steed Experience Epic Battle Reward Points

Quest Text

Background

Rohirrim Archers have spotted Dunlendings attempting to block the flow of water through the dike by creating a stone barrier. Give orders to the Archers and keep them in good health so that they may handle the approaching Dunlendings.

Objective

Dunlendings defeated (0/15)
Do not let Rohirrim Archers be defeated (0/3)

Keep the three Rohirrim Archers protected and coordinate their firing against the Dunlending stone carriers.

Merit Rating

This quest starts with Full Merit Rating.

Major Merit Loss
- Rohirrim Archer defeated
- Dunlending reaches the grate and places a rock