Quest:Chapter 4: Heart of Stone

Chapter 4: Heart of Stone
Level	45
Type	Solo
Starts with	Corunir
Starts at	Aughaire
Start Region	Angmar
Map Ref	[0.7S, 39.9W]
Quest Group	Vol. I. Book 6

Quest Chain

Previous: Volume I, Book 5 - Not a required prerequisite, but a natural. Volume I, Book 6: Fires in the North [44] Foreword: Turning to the North [44] Chapter 1: Of Golodir and Angmar [44] Chapter 2: Against His Lord [44] Chapter 3: Secrets of the Stones [45] Chapter 4: Heart of Stone [45] Chapter 5: The Sorcerer's Doom [46] Chapter 6: Challenging the Stone [46] Chapter 7: Beyond Rammas Deluon Next: Volume I, Book 7 Chapter 6: Challenging the Stone is prerequisite for The Lost Dwarves together with any of the quest-chains given in Fail-á-Khro. Note: Completing this book will allow you to pass through Rammas Deluon without being instantly defeated. [0.6S, 29.8W]

Walkthrough & Notes

A Lifeless Watching-stone Head north out of Aughaire then east into Western Malenhad. Do not try and cross the line of standing statues in the middle - you will be defeated instantly, displaying "The will of the Silent Watchers has overpowered you. You do not yet have the strength to overcome their malice. You succumb to your wounds." Fallen statues do not at all look like the live statues and can be found in various pools in Malenhad. For example at [0.21S, 30.50W]

Rewards
23  10    Ithilchol

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'These runes are of an Elvish mode, but the language is the Black Speech, in which I am not well-versed. But I do know a little and can see that these runes speak of a "heart" located within the stone. 'Perhaps if I could study one of the stone-hearts, a way to undo the spell upon them can be found. There are some lifeless stones east of here from which you may collect such a heart, without fear. 'Bring me a stone-heart as quickly as you may, so that we may be done with our duty.' Background The rubbing you made showed runes of a foul nature, written in the Black Speech, in which Corunir is not well-versed; however, he was able to make out something about the "heart" of the stone. Objective 1 Collect a heart from a lifeless watching-stone Lifeless watching-stones can be found in Western Malenhad, far to the east of Aughaire. Corunir has asked you to find one of the stone-hearts the runes spoke of by searching lifeless watching-stones. Corunir: 'To the east of here are some lifeless watching-stones. Bring me a heart from one of them, so that I may study it.' Lifeless Watching-stone: 'You examine the watching-stone closely and discover, through a crack in the stonework, a strange, dark rock. As you pick up the rock, you experience a brief feeling of uneasiness, but it passes quickly.' Collected a heart from a lifeless watching-stone Objective 2 Bring the cracked stone-heart to Corunir Corunir is at the Hillman-village of Aughaire. You should return to Corunir with the stone-heart that you discovered. Corunir: 'This does appear to be such a stone as the runes described, but it is of little use. The heart is cracked.'