Treasure Hunt
The Treasure Hunt (or Buried Treasure) event is a special event at the Treasure Field Base Camp in Ered Luin [18.7S, 98.2W] where players can dig for buried treasure and Buried Treasure Tokens that can be bartered at the base camp for rewards. This event is not tied to any seasonal festival but will appear throughout the year. When active, players can get a ride to the Treasure Field Base Camp for free from "Festival Announcers - Stable-masters" in Bree, Celondim, Michel Delving or Thorin's Gate.
During the event in August 2014, the Domesticated Cave-claw was not available from dig site drops and could not be bartered from the Reward Vendor, Marís. Now it has been added at the reduced cost of 5 tokens.[1]
Treasure Hunting
The object of the treasure hunt is to find treasure in the Buried Treasure Field northwest of the Treasure Field Base Camp. After completing the introduction quest, the dwarves at the camp give players three tools for finding treasure: Treasure-hunter's Picks, Dowsing Gems and Trained Cave-claw Cages. Each of these items are consumed on use and more are available from repeatable quests as well as in treasure from Dig-sites. In addition, the Barter Vendor Sigtír offers Dowsing Gems and Trained Cave-claw Cages in exchange for Buried Treasure Tokens, and the LOTRO store sells Treasure-hunter's Picks.
Dates of the Treasure Hunt event
- Buried Treasure Event is scheduled for May 18 - May 30 2023 and November 22 - November 28 2023
- Previous Dates
- 2022: September 29 - October 3
- 2022: May 25 - May 30
- 2021: September 30 - October 5
- 2021: June 27 - June 31
- 2020: August 13 - August 17
- 2020: July 18 - July 20
- 2019: July 18 - July 22
- 2019: February 14 - February 19
- 2018: July 26 - July 30
- 2018: February 15 - February 19
- 2017: March 10 - August 12
- 2016: August 25 - August 28
- 2016: March 25 - August 28 [2]
- 2014: December 12 - December 14 [3]
Dig-sites
From the surface, all Dig-sites look the same, but there are four sizes of treasures underneath: Small, Medium, Large and Huge. There is only one Huge Dig-site per round, and when someone digs it up, the round is over, all Dig-sites despawn, then a new round begins with new Dig-sites, one of which is randomly a Huge Dig-site. Additionally, a round will be over if more than half of the Dig-sites have been dug up or an hour has passed since the last round started. While there are lots of Small Dig-sites, there are only some Medium Dig-sites and fewer Large Dig-sites. A Treasure-hunter's Pick is needed to dig at a Dig-site and retrieve the treasure below.
Each dig site contains an amount of Buried Treasure Tokens based on the cache size and also has a chance to contain a Small, Medium, Large or Huge Treasure Cache depending on the size of the Dig-site. Dig-sites may sometimes contain Treasure-hunter's Picks, Dowsing Gems, or Trained Cave-claw Cages.
Dowsing Gem
Dowsing Gems must be used with a Dig-site selected and will give a reading indicating the size of the treasure buried underneath the selected dig site. The reading appears as overhead text as well as in the chat log.
- You're getting a very weak reading - Small Dig-site
- You're getting a slight reading - Medium Dig-site
- You're getting a strong reading - Large Dig-site
- You're getting a very strong reading - Huge Dig-site
Trained Cave-claw Cage
When a player uses a Trained Cave-claw Cage, it releases a Cave-claw that will seek out the largest Dig-site within 20 meters, run to it and tell you the size of the treasure buried underneath. The reading from the Cave-claw appears as overhead text but not in the chat log.
- The Cave-claw found a Small Dig-site
- The Cave-claw found a Medium Dig-site
- The Cave-claw found a Large Dig-site
- The Cave-claw found a Huge Dig-site
Treasure Caches
Each of the Treasure Caches either contain an amount of Buried Treasure Tokens, 
Trained Cave-claw Cage, 
Treasure-hunter's Pick and/or a chance for one of the caches listed below. Some, but not all, items are also available from the Reward Vendor, Marís, in exchange for Buried Treasure Tokens.
Huge Treasure Cache
Large Treasure Cache
9-12 Buried Treasure Tokens
Counterfeit*- Gem Inspection
Jeweller's Helm
Treasure Hunter's Pack
Treasure Hunter's Rucksack*
Medium Treasure Cache
- 5-8 Buried Treasure Tokens
- Coin Flip*
Dig-Site- Dowse
- Gold Panning
Treasure Chest
Treasure Hunter's Satchel
Wooden Cave-claw Mask
Small Treasure Cache
- * Denotes an item only available from treasure caches.
Quests
- [...] The Hunt for Buried Treasure
- [...] Introduction: Treasure Hunt
- [...] Treasure Hunt Repeatable: 15 minutes
- [...] Berries Repeatable: 15 minutes
Deeds
NPCs
Barter Items
Barter Vendor - Sigtír
| Item to Receive | Items to Trade |
|---|---|
 Dowsing Gem
|
Buried Treasure Token
|
 Map to the Treasure Field
|
Buried Treasure Token
|
| Trained Cave-claw Cage
|
5 Buried Treasure Tokens
|
Reward Vendor - Marís
Gallery
Mounts
Cosmetic Pets
Black-beak Cave-claw
Green-back Cave-claw
Green-beak Cave-claw
Pink-beak Cave-claw
Tan-back Cave-claw
Treasure-seeking Cave-claw
Cosmetics
Decorations
Emotes
![[18.7S, 98.2W]](/index.php/File:Ered_Luin_map.jpg){kind=link}
Links
References
- ↑ https://forums.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?554752-Domesticated-Cave-Claw-%28for-the-Cave-Claw-Wrangler-deed%29&p=7224043#post7224043
- ↑ https://forums.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?603191-Official-Spring-Summer-Events-Schedule-(Tentative)
- ↑ https://forums.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?556325-Official-Fall-Winter-Time-Events-(Tentative)&p=7239493
| Special Events
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Seasonal Events: | Spring Festival • Midsummer Festival • Farmers Faire • Harvest Festival • Yule Festival | |
| Recurring events: | Hobnanigans • Treasure Hunt | |
| Annual events: | Bilbo & Frodo's Birthday • Durin's Day • Ill Omens • LOTRO Anniversary Celebration • Treasure Bugan Event • The Tale of the Shipwrecked Mariners | |
| See also Discontinued Events | ||