Goblin-town (Area)

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The Mountain's Throat Entrance to Goblin Town

Lore

Something stirs beneath the Northern High Pass. In grim tunnels deep beneath the snow, goblins toil and fires glow. The pits of Goblin-town teem once more with living foes.

Depopulated following the goblins’ defeat at the Battle of Five Armies — in which the hordes of Goblin-town sought vengeance for the death of their leader, the Great Goblin — the foul warrens beneath the High Pass did not remain empty for long. Goblins from throughout the mountains reclaimed Goblin-town and a new Great Goblin rose up to lead them. Rumor has it that the Great Goblin courts an allegiance with Angmar, which would give the Witch-king a deep and dangerous new stronghold within striking distance of Rivendell. In the dark tunnels of Goblin-town, where hostile creatures blinded by malice and fear follow the whims of the cruelest masters, a one-eyed goblin is king.

Location

Goblin-town is located in The Misty Mountains, north-east of Vindurhal and north of Hrimbarg in the Northern High Pass. There are two entrances, the "main gate" and the "secret" passage; see travelling information.

Travelling Information

Explicit details are found at the two first items.

• The Black Crack -- The upper "secret" entrance
• The Mountain's Throat -- The lower "main gate" with a Camp Site Fire and Mustering Horn
• Hrimbarg -- Nearest Stable-master
• Vindurhal -- Nearest Milestone

Quest Overview

• A Missing Scout [48]
• Dwalin's Concern [48]
• Down, Down to Goblin-town [48]
• Vol. I, Book 11, Chapter 10: A Pouch of Gems for a Box of Keys [50] Small Fellowship

Starting at Bilbo

1. Passage to Darkness [48]
2. My Dwarf Friends [48]
3. Preparing for the Dark [48]
4. The Undiscovered Path [48]

Starting at Gloin's Camp

1. Goblins at the Gate [48]
2. Order from the Darkness [48]
3. Memory of the Wargs [48]
4. Rumours of the North [48]
5. Indecipherable [48]
   • A Great Goblin [50] Small Fellowship
   • The Emissary [50] Small Fellowship
   • Aklash, the Leader of Soldiers [50] Small Fellowship
   • Rakothúrz and Horm [50] Small Fellowship

You need to complete Memory of the Wargs in order to do the following quests:

• Leaders of the Deep [50]
• Drum-keepers [50] Small Fellowship

Prisoners

1. In the Foe's Grasp
   • Other Prisoners [49]
   • Stirring Up Trouble [49]
   • Plan in Motion [49]
2. The Great Escape
   • Keepers and the Kept [49]
   • Drummers in the Deep [49] Small Fellowship
   • Matuga and the Jailor's Key [49] Small Fellowship
   • The Great Escape [49] Small Fellowship

Deeds

• Bilbo's Buttons
• Goblin-town

Mobs

These goblins are found all over the place:

• Goblin-town Guard
• Goblin-town Lickspittle
• Goblin-town Worker

In some parts there are additional mobs:

In Slave Pens:

• Goblin-town Jailor
• Goblin-town Delver

In Thundergrot:

• Cave-troll Drummer

In Goblin-town Throne Room:

• Goblin-town Soldier
• Goblin-town Drudger

This list is not complete yet.

Bosses

Ashûrz the Great Goblin - aka Goblin King
Matuga
Horm, The Pit Beast

Map

• The entrance to Thundergrot is more west than the map indicates.
• Zone-in for War Steadings is in the SE section of War Steadings, not in the North as depicted in the map.