Quest:Mountain Raiders

Mountain Raiders
Level	39
Type	Fellowship
Starts with	Arifael
Starts at	Amon Nendir
Start Region	Trollshaws
Map Ref	[35.1S, 8.0W]
Ends with	Ringhul
Ends at	High Moor
End Region	Trollshaws
Map Ref	[34.7S, 9.6W]
Quest Group	Trollshaws
Quest Chain	Thunder in the Mountains

Quest Chain

Prerequisites for "Giant Country": completed the quest "Giant Footprints" Overall prerequisites: completed the quest "Down from the Mountains?" Thunder in the Mountains [45] Giant Country - Fellowship [39] A Better Sort of Giant - Fellowship [39] Mountain Raiders - Fellowship [40] Scouting the Mountains [45] Thunder in the Mountains - Fellowship Note: "Giant Country" can be done whenever but before "Thunder in the Mountains"

Walkthrough & Notes
The Giant Head-smasher is at the eastern end of the Stonemere. [35.1S, 4.3W]

Rewards
42   Increased Reputation with Elves of Rivendell ( 700 )

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'There are giants in the Stonemere. Their strength must be broken, and their leader defeated. Do not think to approach them alone, for they are as dangerous as they are foolhardy, and fools they be if they risk the anger of the Elves. 'These, my distant kinsmen, have been goaded into bringing war to the Trollshaws. Something evil guides them, but I cannot say what. Nevertheless, they must be dealt with. Will you do this?' Background Hostile giants in the Stonemere have violated an ancient treaty by coming down from the mountains and into the Trollshaws. Objective 1 Defeat giant stone-breakers (0/4) Defeat giant rock-throwers (0/4) Defeat giant head-smasher Hostile giants may be found in the Stonemere, near Arifael's dwelling. Arifael has asked you to make your way into the Stonemere to defeat the hostile giants and defeat their leader. Objective 2 Talk to Arifael Arifael is at his dwelling near Amon Nendir, not far from the Stonemere. You should return to Arifael and tell him of your successes. Arifael: 'You have done deeds of great valour, <name>, but I am still worried that my kinsmen felt free to come down from the mountains at all.' 'While I care not for the conflicts of Elves or Men or any little folk, Ringhul is my friend, and I would fain be remiss in my duties as a friend. Would you bring news of my kinsmens' deeds to him upon the High Moor?' Objective 3 Talk to Ringhul Ringhul is at his post upon the High Moor, north and west of Amon Nendir. Arifael asked you to return to Ringhul and tell him that his distant kinsmen have begun to come down out of the mountains with the intent of waging war upon the Trollshaws. Ringhul: 'So, the giants have been beguiled into waging war against Imladris? These are evil tidings indeed....'