The Yondershire

The Yondershire
Region:	The Shire
Landmark(s):	Bâr Faroth Bullroarer's Way Foxden Road Lhúngobel Ost Lagorath Taerhad Tham Amothir Wood-bears' Den
Settlement(s):	Gamwich Long Cleeve Nobottle Tighfield
Connecting Area(s):	Rushock Bog The Delving Fields Falathlorn - Ered Luin Haudh Lin - Ered Luin Bullroarer's Sward - Evendim
Levels:	Mainly 20 - 23
Resource tier:	Expert

The Yondershire is an area within the Shire, in the north-western region.

This is a sparsely populated region of moor, thicket, and fen that has long been home to Hobbit recluses and troublemakers. Since the time of Bullroarer Took, the Yondershire has squabbled with the more comfortable parts of the Shire. The upstart Lotho Sackville-Baggins aims to bully the local Hobbits, but they’re none too keen on his designs.

This area is located between Rushock Bog and Falathlorn in Ered Luin, with Evendim to the far east. It provides quite a few services spread over its settlements. The Yondershire also hosts the Yonder-watch reputation faction which most quests support.

The Yondershire sees the origin of the Water, falling down from the northern mountains at Bâr Faroth and flowing through the region and the rest of the Shire before emptying into the Brandywine river.

Access to the Yondershire requires the Yondershire quest pack, or VIP account.

Levels: 20 - 23
Factions: The Yonder-watch
Introduced: Update 33 - The Yondershire, April 2022
Quest Pack: Yondershire

Services

Camp Site Fires ^{[27.3S, 80.9W]} ^{[29.3S, 79.2W]} ^{[24.2S, 74.1W]}
Farmland ^{[28.7S, 79.0W]} ^{[25.6S, 82.7W]}

Locations

Settlements

Landmarks

Interiors

NPCs

See "list of NPCs" within the area

NPC	Coords
Adamanda North-took	Roaming
Ashenfell	^{[25.1S, 76.5W]}
Athal	^{[24.9S, 88.6W]}
Avorthal	^{[24.9S, 88.6W]}
Berilac Boffin	^{[23.1S, 73.1W]}
Bingo Boffin	^{[26.6S, 77.6W]}
Bounder Tuftlow	^{[25.4S, 84.7W]}
Chief's Bounder	Roaming
Erfith	^{[24.9S, 88.6W]}
Fosco Boffin	^{[25.5S, 87.5W]}
Griffo Boffin	^{[27.4S, 79.0W]}
Harry Goatleaf	^{[28.1S, 78.0W]}
Lotho Sackville-Baggins	^{[26.6S, 77.6W]}
Lotho's Bounder	Roaming
Nosey Hobbit	Roaming
Reginard Pickthorn	^{[25.9S, 88.7W]}

Quests

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

[20] Instance: Springing the Grand Plan

[20] The Tale of Ashenfell
[23] Friends and Good Fortune

Involving:

Creatures

The following creatures are found within this area:

Critters

Lore

The Yondershire is traditionally considered the 'wild' part of the Shire. The last part to be occupied by the Hobbits centuries after the original settlement of the rest of the region. Originally covered in woods that served as hunting grounds for Gil-Galad and, later, Elendil, it became part of the province of Arthedain when Arnor was settled but preserved as wilderness by writ of the King. Later kings, however, razed the old forests for farmland: some woods later grew back but much of it remains open country, heather-covered moors and fields of rich tilth that support such crops as barley, hemp and cotton. — Yondershire Announcement, March 2022

Maps

Gallery

Farmstead in southern Yondershire
Bridge leading to Evendim
Bounders' guardhouse by the western wall
Flower meadows in the Old Links
River running through the northern wilds
Flooded goblin camp in the North Moors
Neekerbreeker mounds in the marshes near Ered Luin
Scrublands make up Foxden Heath in the south

Settlements and Landmarks of the Yondershire (Requires the Quest Pack: Yondershire)
Settlements:	Gamwich • Long Cleeve • Nobottle • Tighfield	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Bâr Faroth • Bullroarer's Way • Foxden Road • Lhúngobel • Ost Lagorath • Taerhad • Tham Amothir • Wood-bears' Den	Landmarks:
Interiors:	8 Honeymead Lane • 9 Honeymead Lane • The Brimful Quiver • The Elbow's Bend • The Fox and Fiddle • Hubo Clayhanger's House • Hunters' Hall • Nobottle Post Office • The Roaring Bull • Secret Hideout	Interiors:

Settlements, Areas and Landmarks of The Shire
Areas:	Bindbole Wood • Bridgefields • The Delving Fields • Green Hill Country • Greenfields • The Hill • Hobbiton-Bywater • The Marish • North Bridgefields • Rushock Bog • Shire Homesteads • Tookland • The Yondershire* * Requires Quest Pack: Yondershire	Areas:
Settlements:	Brockenborings • Budgeford • Bywater • Frogmorton • Hobbiton • Little Delving • Michel Delving • Needlehole • Overhill • Scary • Stock • Tuckborough • Waymeet • Woodhall	Settlements:
Landmarks:	Abandoned Elf-camp • Appledores • Bag End • Bamfurlong • Bear Dens • Bolestones • Brandywine Bridge • Bridgefields Wall • Bucklebury Ferry • Bullroarer • Bywater Bridge • Bywater Pool • Dora Brownlock's Farm • Downs Gate • The Frogmoors • Golfimbul's Hole • The Grange • The Great Willow • Lob's Grove • Longo Burrow's Farm • The Mathom House • Methel-stage • Michel Delving's Craft-fair • Narrowcleeve • Old Odo's Leaf-farm • Overhill Yards • The Party Tree • Pinglade • Puddifoot's Fields • The Quarry • The Rushock Gate • Sandson's Farm • Sandyman's Mill • The Scrag-dells • The Shire Race-track • Skirmish Camp • South Fields • Southfarthing Gate • Stocktower • Three Farthing Stone • Tom Cotton's Farm • Troll's Knoll • The Water • Wellbridge • Wolf Den • The Yale-height Baranduin • Norbourn • Shirebourn	Landmarks:
Interiors:	Bag End • The Bird and Baby Inn • Boffin Manor • Brockenborings Watch Office • Cook's Guild Hall • Esilia's House • The Floating Log Inn • The Golden Perch • Great Smials • The Green Dragon • The Ivy Bush • The Mathom House • The Michel Delving Training Hall • The Michel Delving Vendor Hall • The Plough and Stars • The Quick Post • The Shire Auction Hall	Interiors:
Dungeons:	Gerebert Took's Home • Greenfields Warren • The Haunted Burrow • Scary Quarry	Dungeons:
Instances:	Skirmish: The Perfect Picnic • Trouble in Tuckborough	Instances: