Quest:The Underbelly of Deceit

The Underbelly of Deceit
Level	115
Type	Solo
Starts with	Dagrun
Starts at	Lake-town: The Master's Manor
Start Region	Eryn Lasgalen
Map Ref	[17.3N, 26.8W]
Ends with	Auto-complete
Ends at	Lake-town
End Region	Eryn Lasgalen
Map Ref	[17.1N, 26.5W]
Quest Group	The Dale-lands
Quest Chain	Trail of Rust

Quest Chain

Trail of Rust Quests below take place in Eryn Lasgalen [115] An Absence of Supply [115] The Mysterious Thief [115] Instance: The Mysterious Thief Quests below take place in the Dale-lands [115] Covert Operations [115] The Bones of Esgaroth [115] Smaug's Remains [115] The Master's Dilemma [115] A Question of Bloodline [115] The Underbelly of Deceit [115] Easterlings in the Dale-lands [115] Life After Rhûn [115] The Jangovar Threat [115] Akshir the Unrelenting [115] The Weeping Warrior [115] Instance: The Weeping Warrior Quests below take place in Erebor [115] Concerning Dragons [115] The Teeth of Scatha [115] Scatha's Legacy [115] Instance: Scatha's Legacy [115] Epilogue: Trail of Rust [115] Thorog's Legacy [115] Instance: Thorog's Legacy [115] Bregmor's Legacy [115] Instance: Bregmor's Legacy

Walkthrough & Notes
The briber is on the north side of Lake-town, at [17.6N, 26.7W].

Rewards
42  35   Increased Reputation with Men of Dale ( 700 ) Legendary Item Experience Steed Experience 3 Tokens of the Lake and Rivers

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'It is not enough to prove my true bloodline. Someone has been planting these rumours - I know, because I have found this.' She waves a piece of paper in front of you, with the claims of her kinship with Othur written out on it. 'Please, I ask you to track down those who seek to wrongly discredit me and tear down as many of these awful notices as you can find!' Background Someone has been posting notices in Lake-town, making false claims such as those about Dagrun's bloodline. Objective 1 Remove slanderous notices (0/12) Discrediting notices can be found around Lake-town. You should find and remove any slanderous notices that you come across. SLANDEROUS NOTICE "A posted pamphlet of lies, attempting to discredit Dagrun." Removing notice ... Removed slanderous notice (12/12) Objective 2 Disperse crowds (0/5) Suspicious characters can be found around Lake-town. You should find suspicious characters in Lake-town who look to be putting up the slanderous notices. Dispersing crowd ... The crowd wanders off Dispersed crowd (5/5) Objective 3 Find the briber Someone in Lake-town is bribing people to spread rumours. You should find the briber. The briber flees but tears his gold pouch in the process! Objective 4 Follow the trail of coins or Confront the briber The briber in Lake-town has accidentally left a trail of coins behind him. You should follow the trail of coins to catch the briber. COINS "Dropped coins." The coins mark a clear-enough path! The briber was taking orders from an Easterling! Utûkel says, "Akshir wanted those bones yesterday! Now you have paid the price!" Objective 5 Defeat Utûkel Utûkel can be found in Lake-town's Underbelly. You should defeat the one behind the slanderous gossip in Lake-town. Utûkel says, "You should not have crossed Akshir! He will kill you for this!" Your mighty blow defeated Utûkel. You notice something nearby the defeated Easterling Objective 6 Examine the thing You should examine what you noticed lying near the defeated Easterling, Utûkel, in Lake-town's Underbelly. RUST "Another strange spot of rust." A pile of rust, just like the one you found in Esgaroth-of-old! Objective 7 Completed Put a stop to the slanderous gossip in Lake-town. Remote Quest Advance: You have defeated Utûkel and put a stop to the slanderous gossip in Lake-town. Seeing the same pile of rust in both Esgaroth-of-old and the underbelly of Lake-town has made you wonder if there is some connection between the two groups of evil men operating in the Dale-lands. It would seem this Akshir, whoever he is, may be behind it all!