Quest:Chapter 1.3: Father Of The Dwarves

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Chapter 1.3: Father of the Dwarves
Level 130
Type Solo
Starts with Stáli the Hewer
Starts at Nabgûn-mazaru
Start Region Erebor
Map Ref [14.0N, 136.3W]
Ends with Thorin III
Ends at Hall Under the Mountain
End Region Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands
Map Ref [29.5N, 25.6W]
Quest Group The Legacy of Durin and the Trials of the Dwarves: Chapter 1
Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue

‘Long, long ago, before the mountains were shaped as they are now, Durin awoke in the caverns beneath a mighty peak that joined two great mountain-ranges of the north. He looked to the peak and gave it the name we have revered ever since: Gundabad, the Mountain-home.

'The fathers of the other dwarf-clans began to awake elsewhere in Middle-earth after that, in pairs, but he had awoken first of all the dwarves, and alone, and we revere him as the father of the Longbeards. We are Durin's Folk, and our claim to these lands springs from he who first awoke beneath Gundabad. In time, other dwarves woke to accompany Durin, and to serve him, but his closest friend was a mighty warrior who helped delve the great halls beneath Gundabad. Legend tells us his friend was also the first dwarf to brew mead, and later ale, but do not think so well of him! He it was who would take the name Mótsog, and lead the Greymauls in rebellion. But that was still some years away.

'The servants of Morgoth in those days were a constant threat, and together Durin and Mótsog fought bravely to defend the Mountain-home from them, but Durin grew restless. He desired a place where the Longbeards might know peace, and so he set forth in search of such a haven. He named his dear friend Mótsog the Lord of Gundabad, a decision he would come to regret, and departed the sacred mountain.

'Do you see the statue there? It was one of my first pieces, and dare I say one of my finest. I hoped to capture some small portion of Durin's majesty as he set forth on his journey to what would become the site of treasured Khazad-dûm.'

Background

King Thorin Stonehelm sent you to consult with Stáli the Hewer, a Longbeard artist of some renown who might tell you of the treacherous Greymaul dwarves and their rebellion against Durin the Deathless in the First Age.

Objective 1

  • Examine the statue of Durin the Deathless carved by Stáli the Hewer

Stáli the Hewer has invited you to look at the statue he carved of Durin the Deathless, located in his home and workshop of Nabgûn-mazaru.

The statue of Durin is quite impressive. Stáli is more skilled than he is modest

Objective 2

Stáli the Hewer is in Nabgûn-mazaru, his workshop and home in the Dwelling-halls of Erebor.

Stáli the Hewer: 'Ah, thank you very much, my friend! I can see you are an astute patron of the arts and have a fine eye for detail. I agree that I have done an excellent job of capturing Durin's heroism and majesty.'
Stáli beams at you. You have clearly won him over.
Dwarf Version
'Durin the Deathless he was called, for he possessed a great span of years and it seemed he would not die. It was not so, for death comes to all, even to the very greatest of dwarves. And yet: we Longbeards believe that Durin comes back whenever we have need of him, reborn into a new form. You know it is true, my Longbeard friend! He has come back to us five times during our long history, has he not? That is why we count each Durin in a single line, from Durin I who awoke beneath Gundabad all the way to Durin VI, who perished in Khazad-dûm to shadow and flame. Some folk believe that the son of King Thorin Stonehelm may prove to be Durin the Deathless reborn, a seventh Durin to lead us into the future.
Other Races
' Durin the Deathless he was called, for he possessed a great span of years and it seemed he would not die. It was not so, for death comes to all, even the very greatest of dwarves. And yet: we Longbeards believe that Durin comes back whenever the dwarves have need of him, reborn into a new form. It is true! He has come back to us five times during our long history, and we therefore count each Durin ina single line, from Durin I who awoke beneath Gundabad all the way to Durin VI, who perished in Khazad-dûm to shadow and flame. Some folk believe that the son of King Thorin Stonehelm may prove to be Durin the Deathless reborn, a seventh Durin to lead us into the future.
All characters
'I hope it is true, <name>. I have been planning a statue of him, and it would be a shame for that work to come to naught. But I have spoken too long already, and should get back to my endeavours. Return to King Thorin with my good wishes.'

Objective 3

King Thorin is in the Hall Under the Mountain, in Erebor.

King Thorin III: 'Stáli spoke to you of Mótsog and the Greymaul Rebellion? Good. Now you see how even good-seeming friends can turn traitor, and why it is so important that my son be surrounded by Longbeards he can trust.
'I have commanded a great force of loyal warriors to go with you to join my son in the Grey Mountains. Durin will have his reinforcements.'
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