Minas Eriol

Minas Eriol
Region:	Lone-lands
Landmark(s):	Barad Iachiant Ost Laden
Connecting Area(s):	Annunlos South Downs - Cardolan
Levels:	Mainly 23 - 24
Resource tier:	Journeyman

Minas Eriol (Sindarin for Western Tower) is an area within the Lone-lands, in the the south-western region.

These expansive ruins enclosed within southern Annunlos were once a majestic city of Cardolan. These towers stood erect guarding the valley under the Weather Hills, but now are utterly infested with goblins, wargs, wolves, and vicious spiders. Before the infestation, the Eglain would regularly extract treasures and artifacts from the ruins to trade.

Despite its large size, the ruins only have a few entrances - south of the Forsaken Inn, and west of the Eglain Camp and either through Ost Laden via bridges, or through the spider ditches and up into the keep. Most creatures are of normal difficulty but expect occasional spots with signature enemies, specifically in the keep of Ost Laden as well as the goblin stronghold to the south-east.

Services

Barad Iachiant

Ost Laden

• Camp Site Fire ^{[36.0S, 39.5W]}

Landmarks

• Barad Iachiant
• Ost Laden

NPCs

See "list of NPCs" within the area

Leofwenna ^{[35.3S, 38.4W]}

Quests

See "starting quests" and the landmarks for more quests
Starting

• [23] A Daring Rescue - Escort

Involving

• [22] The Goblin-leader
• [23] Bounty: Goblin-scabbards
• [23] Bounty: Goblin-tabards
• [23] Candac's Obligation
• [23] Falster's Request
• [23] A Greater Theft
• [23] Hunters Become Prey
• [23] Vengeance for the Lost
• [24] Burning the Dead
• [24] Lost in Their Webs
• [24] Weavers Beneath the Ruins

Creatures

The following creatures are found within the area:

• Asht
• Gorothrin
• Moor-web Hunter
• Moor-web Spinner
• Moor-web Weaver
• Nishrûk
• Nurzúrz
• Silent Yellowfang
• Vile Moor-web
• Warg Bone-chewer
• Warg Man-flayer
• White Hand Battler
• White Hand Crusher
• White Hand Defender
• White Hand Fire-thrower
• White Hand Guard
• White Hand Lobber
• White Hand Ridge-fighter
• White Hand Spearer
• White Hand Spear-thrower
• White Hand Strong-arm
• White Hand Thrasher

Maps

Gallery

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  The north-west is home wolves & wargs
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  The south-western entrance
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  South-western ruins with goblins camps
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  The central junction of Minas Eriol
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  Constant darkness over goblin holdouts
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  Entrance to the spider infested underbelly
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  The goblin chief's courtyard
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  Spider valley in north Minas Eriol
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  Pits overrun by spiders
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  Minas Eriol from the South Downs border
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  Tents on the outer edge of the ruined city