Quest:Rise of the Orcs

Bestowal dialogue

'I have returned only recently from a journey in lands far to the east, lands held firmly in the grip of evil. When I returned from that journey, I learned to my dismay that evil does not stir in the East alone.

'Goblins now roam to the south, while their larger and more ferocious cousins among the Orcs spread through the Weather Hills like a festering plague.

'I must find the main body of the Orcs. If you are willing to provide the distraction I need, I will continue my search. Draw the attention of the Orcs by heading west into the Weather Hills and thin their ranks. Meanwhile, I shall continue my hunt for their main force. What say you?'

Background

Candaith, the Ranger who watches the Great East Road as it passes through the Lone-lands, has learned of an Orkish presence somewhere in the Weather Hills.

Objective 1

White Hand Pillagers and Foul-arrow White Hands stalk the Weather Hills, west of Candaith's camp.

The Ranger Candaith has enlisted your aid to provide the distraction he needs to find the main force of the Orcs in the Weather Hills. Defeating Orcs in the hills surrounding his camp at the foot of Weathertop will serve nicely.

• Defeat the White Hand Pillager (0/12)
• Defeat the Foul-arrow White Hand (0/12)

Objective 2

Candaith is at his camp near the foot of Weathertop, among the Weather Hills.

If Candaith's plan was well-formed, your actions in the Weather Hills should have provided the distraction he needed to locate the main force of the Orcs.

• Talk to Candaith

'I thank you, [your name], but my thanks are tempered with worry. I have never seen a force of Orcs like this in Eriador before today: organized and well-provisioned. They hold an encampment in an outlet within the Midgewater Pass and bear a strange charge on their banners and shields, one that I have not seen before.

'Their numbers at this camp are great, but the day may come when we can drive them howling from the Lone-lands. Not today, I fear, but perhaps not so far off. There is another matter that demands our attention, an urgent matter; we will see to the destruction of their camp in the Midgewater Pass later.'