Blackroot Vale

This page is about Blackroot Vale immediately before the Battle of Pelennor Fields. For Blackroot Vale after the Midsummer wedding of Aragorn and Arwen, see Blackroot Vale (King's Gondor). 

Blackroot Vale
Region:	Western Gondor
Landmark(s):	Tingobel The Stone of Erech The Hill of Erech Lhingroth Paths of the Dead Tingobel Mine
Settlement(s):	Morlad Alagrant Lancrath Sardol
Connecting Area(s):	Paths of the Dead Tarlang's Crown Tarlang's Neck
Levels:	Mainly 95 - 97
Resource tier:	Westemnet (T9)

Blackroot Vale is an area within Western Gondor.

Called Morthond in the tongue of the Elves, the Vale lies at the feet of the White Mountains and the Dwimorberg, to the south of Kingstead and West Rohan. The Morthond river runs through green gorges making its way towards the Bay of Belfalas. On a rise in the central area of the Vale, the Stone of Erech was placed by Isildur in an age long past.

The Men of the Blackroot Vale are renowned for their skills with the bow. The Steward of the Vale resides in the mountain-village of Morlad. The Lord of the Vale, Duinhir, has been called to Minas Tirith to help defend the White City against the imminent attack from Mordor.

We first visited the area during the 2nd Age in the Instance: At the Stone of Erech (which used a different much larger map). The area was surrounded by thick woods, with Gondorian ruins on the nearby cliffs, and waterfalls coming from a nearby river.

Settlements

The view of the vale from Morlad

Blackroot Vale at sunrise

The following settlements are found within this area:

• Morlad ^{[56.9S, 67.3W]}
• Sardol ^{[61.0S, 69.5W]}
• Alagrant ^{[58.6S, 68.5W]}
• Lancrath ^{[58.1S, 63.1W]}

Landmarks

These landmarks are located within the Blackroot Vale:

• Paths of the Dead ^{[52.9S, 66.6W]}
• The Hill of Erech ^{[58.0S, 65.2W]}
• The Stone of Erech ^{[58.0S, 65.0W]}
• Tingobel - Rashat-hai Orc camp ^{[56.2S, 64.0W]}
• Tingobel Mine - overrun mine ^{[56.2S, 64.0W]}
• Lhingroth - spider cave ^{[61.7S, 68.9W]}
• Tarlang's Neck
• Tarlang's Crown

Deeds

The following deeds can be advanced by visiting this place:

• Prosperity of West Gondor
• Gondorian Treasure Cache

Quests

Blackroot Vale Quests

Epic Quest line [95] Volume 4: Book 1, Chapter 3: The Whisper of Death - vector in from Dunharrow. [96] Book 1, Chapter 4: Atop Erech [96] Interlude: Those Who Are Dead [96] Instance: Those Who Are Dead [96] Book 1, Chapter 5: A Difficult Road - vector to Lamedon. Morlad [96] Out from the Darkness [96] An End to Peace [95] Piercing the Vale [96] Promise of Glory [96] A Steward Without Counsel [96] A Lapse in Judgement [96] A Cost Yet Unpaid - vector to Alagrant After Sardol quests [97] Loss for Loss - vector to Lancrath After Lancrath quests [97] A Dark Pact [97] Instance: A Dark Pact [97] To Lamedon! - vector to Lamedon Alagrant [96] Ghost Stories [97] Bounty: Tarlang's Fang [97] Bounty: The White Stag [96] Circling the Prey - Landscape [96] Against Their Nature [96] Unseen Terror [96] A Lost Hunter [97] As the River Runs - vector to Sardol [96] Nowhere to Run Sardol [97] Taking What Remains - Landscape [97] Bound for Ruin - Landscape [97] Skittering Shadows [97] Madness Under the Mountain [97] Unravelling Webs [97] Death in the Blackroot [97] Barrels out of Blackroot [97] Tracking the Unknown [97] The Shattered Crown [97] The Cursed Vale - vector back to Morlad [97] Instance: The Cursed Vale Lancrath [97] Disarm and Rearm [97] Forging Their Demise [97] Haunting the Vale - Landscape [97] The Grasp of the Dead [97] Grim Standards - Landscape [97] A Sense of Home - Landscape [97] Oaths Broken, Oaths Kept [97] The Walking Shadow [97] Voice of the Dead [97] Call to Arms - vector back to Morlad Tarlang's Crown Quests in Tarlang's Crown are all Fellowship quests. [100] A Greater Foe -- Vector from Dol Amroth to Tarlang's Crown [100] Measure of Strength [100] Seeking the Heirs [100] The Northern Front - talk to Melril [100] Deadly Torrents [100] Moving in Shadow [100] Prisoners of the Vale [100] Ill-fated Deception - talk to Gondren [100] In Service of the Heirs [100] Steward of the Dead [100] The Darkness of Númenor [100] A Disarming Strategy [100] The Scourge's Gambit [100] First of the Heirs - instance, requires completing the Quests of Tarlang's Crown deed [100] Instance: First of the Heirs The following repeatable quests are all auto-bestowed inside Tarlang's Crown and become available as you progress through the 'First of the Heirs' quest-chain above. These quests count towards the Quests of Tarlang's Crown deed. [100] Havoc and Hounds - repeatable daily [100] Where Fear Has Gone - repeatable daily [100] Purer Blood - repeatable daily [100] A Curse Unending - repeatable daily [100] Starving Them Out - repeatable daily The following are repeatable quests from Elaglar for the Bank faction. These quests do NOT count toward the Quests of Tarlang's Crown deed. [100] Tarlang's Crown - A Dangerous Thirst - repeatable daily [100] Tarlang's Crown - Servants of the Heirs - repeatable daily [100] Tarlang's Crown - Waters of the Blackroot - repeatable daily [100] Tarlang's Crown - Carried Downriver - repeatable daily Warbands [96] Warband: Hemokh [97] Warband: Old Brôg

NPCs

Blackroot Vale NPCs

Alagrant NPCs

Lancrath NPCs

Morlad NPCs

Sardol NPCs

Bravantel

Héol

King Rioc

Ludhír

Rovalang

Creatures

The following creatures are found within this area:

• Blackroot Bear
• Blackroot Broodling
• Blackroot Mountain-goat
• Blackroot Mountain-lion
• Blackroot Stalker
• Blackroot Weaver
• Frenzied Craban
• Frenzied Vale-bear
• Frenzied Vale-hart
• Maddened Vale-bear
• Vale-hart
• Vale-hind
• Rashat-hai Defiler
• Rashat-hai Marauder
• Rashat-hai Raider
• Rashat-hai Skirmisher
• The Bane of Rhûn

Warbands

• Warband: Hemokh
• Warband: Old Brôg

Maps

Blackroot Vale