Treasure Bugan Event

Description

Theodore Gorse is a treasure hunter first encountered during the The Ballad of Bingo Boffin. He proclaims himself a master treasure hunter, but also has a reputation for employing others to do his work, then claims those triumphs as his own. In the same spirit, the Treasure Bugan Event tasks players with retrieving treasure from Treasure Bugans that spawn in scaled instances and returning it to Theodore Gorse in exchange for numerous rewards. Finding and defeating Treasure Bugans also completes quests that award Virtue XP, crafting materials, Incomparable Enhancement Runes, Sealed Traceries, and more.

Dates

Scheduled dates
2024: September 12 - September 18
Previous Dates 2023: July 20 - July 25 2022: July 21 - July 26 2021: July 22 - July 26 (event premiered)

Quests

• […] The Treasure Bugan Event is Here
  • […] Thwarting The Treasure Bugans!
    • […] Seeking The Treasure Bugans!
      • […] The Treasure Bugan

Barter Information

Barterer: Theodore Gorse (inside a scaling instance or in Bree, Rivendell, or The Twenty-first Hall)

Item(s) to Receive	Item(s) to Trade
Theodore Gorse's Lucky Feather	10 Mithril Coins
Tome of the Formal Corgi	15 Coins of the Bugan
Tome of the Blood Craban	15 Coins of the Bugan
Bugan Treasure Sack	30 Coins of the Bugan
Banquet Decoration - Selection Box	8 Coins of the Bugan
Tome of the Teacup Goat Kid	15 Coins of the Bugan
Tome of the Golden Cave-claw	15 Coins of the Bugan
Keen Bugan Treasure Sack	30 Coins of the Bugan
Tipped Bag of Coins	8 Coins of the Bugan

Barterer Locations

Theodore Gorse can be found inside scaling instances near their entrance during the Treasure Bugan Event, as well as the following locations on landscape.

Coordinates	Directions / Description
[31.2S, 51.5W]	Outside of Bree-town Hall in Bree
[29.2S, 6.7W]	Rivendell Near Elrond's Stables
[5.7S, 105.3W]	The Twenty-first Hall near the Stable Master

Event Information

Treasure Bugans have a 75% chance to spawn in most scaling instances, regardless of tier or size (solo, duo, 3-man or otherwise). They will always spawn in the same location for a given instance. Using Theodore Gorse's Lucky Feather guarantees that a Treasure Bugan will spawn.

When approaching a bugan the player will automatically receive the quest The Treasure Bugan to defeat it within 60 seconds. If it is not defeated in this time, the bugan escapes, the quest fails, and no reward is given. In order to receive this quest, the scaled Instance needs to be at your character level or above. This quest has a cooldown of 5 minutes (although there is no visual indication of the cooldown). If encountering another Treasure Bugan before the cooldown expires, the player will not receive the quest and will get no reward.

Locations

Instance	Location	Notes
Great Barrow: The Maze	The room just beyond the Barrow-wight Caller
Great Barrow: Thadúr	In the westernmost chamber, among the Chilled Barrow-lights that must be defeated, in quick succession, in order to advance the instance
Great Barrow: Sambrog	In the room with Gaunt Battle-callers, midway through the instance
Inn of the Forsaken	After the 3rd riddle; once you go through the room with names on tombs & the door opens, check on the right before the end door. Waterfall is too far.
Fornost: Wraith of Water	Just before the entrance to Barad Eithel, the tower which contains Megoriath
Fornost: Wraith of Earth	Near the final ramp to the entrance of Barad Harn
Fornost: Wraith of Fire	Outside the eastern edge of the courtyard for the Zanthrug encounter
Fornost: Wraith of Shadow	Down the stairs to first field of shadow-spawn graves to the left of the stairs
The Halls of Night	Right boss room, top left corner
Glinghant	Nengon's area right side of instance just inside gate	Defeating Nengon is not necessary.
Haudh Valandil	Left of the firewall after Shingrinder fight on bridge	Careful not to get thrown off bridge by Shingrinder.
Ost Elendil	Last hallway on right side before first boss	Make sure to kill Marksmen first as the bugan spawns right before spirits area.
The Library at Tham Mírdain	Southern part of balcony
The School at Tham Mírdain	In the tunnel before the final boss room
Helegrod: Drake Wing	Spawns when you go down the ramp (right of it) after first host of angmarim before final tunnel to boss fight
Helegrod: Spider Wing	Near the end in tunnel when you first encounter Breosal on left side of tunnel
Helegrod: Giant Wing	Around 16.5S, 1.3E after taking out the stone throwing giants	Before the pet using scouts left near the wall
Helegrod: Dragon Wing	In the lower area, just before reaching Coldbear
Sword-hall of Dol Guldur	In the main room, at the far end (close to the Nazgûl)	No combat required to reach
Dungeons of Dol Guldur	In the northwest corridor corner of the eastern wing	No combat required to reach. While chasing Bugan, patrolling Gorthorog may teleport you to instance start.
Sâri-surma	South hallway before Cold Bear by ice wall
Warg-pens of Dol Guldur	The room directly ahead of the entrance to the structure, where the first Stone Wheel resides
Sammath Gûl	The balcony immediately after Alagossir's room
Barad Guldur	At the top of the first set of stairs
Lost Temple	After third mini boss Frûmolog in tombs area before final boss
Northcotton Farm	After spider, left of the door where one of the quest-givers is waiting, after the boars
Stoneheight	Between the first boss Gundúl and the second boss Búbhosh-grat, around [9.8S, 50.1W].
Ost Dunhoth - Wound and Fear Wing	Up the Endless Stair in the Fear Wing between the 2nd and 3rd sets of mobs
Ost Dunhoth - Disease and Poison Wing	In the room with Dourbark and Baleleaf go around right edge to avoid triggering Gortheron	Bugan spawns South-East corner behind Baleleaf
Ost Dunhoth - Gortheron Wing	Between the first and second sets of mobs before Ivar
Seat of the Great Goblin		This instance is intended to spawn a treasure bugan but it does not currently.
Iorbar's Peak	Just before the final gate to Helf
Webs of the Scuttledells	Side passage with cocoons before boss 1
The Bells of Dale	After first boss in area near Graz 52.2N,12.4E to the left after archway	Be careful of following Bugan to avoid activating Graz.
Flight to the Lonely Mountain	Head south without crossing the river after opening the gate	No combat required to reach
The Fires of Smaug	Just north of the boss	No combat required to reach. Be careful not to get too close to the boss.
The Battle for Erebor	At the south end of the battlefield (just run past the two ologs)	No combat required to reach
Sunken Labyrinth	Second to last area before final boss fight, go to right (opposite of mysterious figure)	After you go through gate with the 4 levers far North-west part of map
The Ruined City	The grassy area just past 2nd boss Thrug 62.3N, 11.2W
The Dome of Stars	Lower level of the Dome of Stars, south wall, in the center
Blood of the Black Serpent	Just before first boss off to left side 22.3N, 12.3W
The Quays of the Harlond	Just before first boss fight 15.5N, 19.3W
The Silent Street	After first boss stick to right side go to second path on right with stairs.	Spawns after fighting Boromir 65.1S,21.0W
The Court of Seregost	After fight with Dulgabeth (second boss) in bat room just before second stairs
The Dungeons of Naerband	At the north end of a hallway, after ascending from the fiery pit area
Caverns of Thrumfall	In the tunnels after the first boss. Go left at the first intersection, then straight, bugan appears when you reach the third intersection, go right to catch him.
Glimmerdeep	Before the bridge, at the place with lots of blue crystals, where the minecart circle is.	The minecart is not needed to reach the bugan.
Thikil-gundu		This instance is intended to spawn a treasure bugan but it does not currently.
The Depths of Kidzul-kâlah		This instance is intended to spawn a treasure bugan but it does not currently.
Eithel Gwaur, the Filth-well	West of Dath Lum, the Shadow-pit, accessible immediately after defeating the first boss (Balchneth)
Gath Daeroval, the Shadow-roost	On the plateau with the hatching eggs encounter	Bugan encounter is difficult due to mechanics of eggs spawning hatchlings simultaneously.
Gorthad Nûr, the Deep-barrow	In the western corridor after the first boss
The Harrowing of Morgul	Shortly after the second barricade, before the first boss Shaktur
Bâr Nírnaeth, the Houses of Lamentation	After the second boss, just before you go outside
Ghashan-kútot, the Halls of Black Lore	At the far west end, on the raised area
The Fallen Kings	After defeating the Nine	Near the area the Witch King's Chest spawns
Askâd-mazal, the Chamber of Shadows	At the Shadowed World-eater before reaching the boss
Shakalush, the Stair Battle	In the area with trolls just before the final boss
Woe of the Willow	In the river on the way to the second boss
Agoroth, the Narrowdelve	At the top of the stairs to the Helcessar
Amdân Dammul, the Bloody Threshold		This instance is intended to spawn a treasure bugan but it does not currently.
The Fall of Khazad-dûm		This instance is intended to spawn a treasure bugan but it does not currently.

See Also

• LOTRO Official Treasure Bugan Event Guide
• Fibrojedi Treasure Bugan Event Guide