Agarnaith

Agarnaith
Region:	The Plateau of Gorgoroth
Dungeon(s):	The Court of Seregost Lair of the Gloom-lord Pits of Seregost
Landmark(s):	Bhol Rûdh Faltor Gâm Kala-gijak Lair of the Gloom-lord Seregost Viznak's Hideout
Settlement(s):	Agarnaith Ranger Camp
Connecting Area(s):	Dor Amarth Mokál Rukh Talath Úrui
Levels:	Mainly 114 - 115
Resource tier:	T11 - Doomfold

Location

Agarnaith (Sindarin for Bloody Gore) is an area within the Plateau of Gorgoroth.

This valley east of Orodruin, between Dor Amarth and Talath Úrui, is one of the most dangerous places in Gorgoroth. It is filled by a dense, pestilent, and bloody swampland, at least part of which is named Grishbalt. The swamp and the valley walls are inhabited by diseased beasts, insects, and orcs. Even the plant life is twisted by plague, spewing red saps and vile spores.

Agarnaith's blighted nature is apparent everywhere one looks, but the environment is relatively less hostile in the west, near the road. There can be found mostly diseased boars, wolves, crows, mole-rats and swarms of tiny insects. Beyond Viznak's Hideout in the middle of the swamp, much larger sickle-flies, nerbyg, and slugs can be found. The swamped remains of a forest blankets the inner stretch of the Bloody Gore, and some of the trees and their tenders attempt to crush and drown any intruders.

The mighty fortress of Seregost, citadel of Lhaereth the Stained and her Stained Merrevail, dominates the land and blocks access to the even more deadly Mokál Rukh beyond. Guarding Seregost is the lesser stronghold of Kala-gijak, held by Uruks.

Settlements

The following settlements are found within this area:

• Agarnaith Ranger Camp

Landmarks

These landmarks are located within Agarnaith:

• Bhol Rûdh
• Faltor Gâm
• Kala-gijak
• Lair of the Gloom-lord
• Seregost
• Viznak's Hideout

NPCs

See list of all NPCs within Agarnaith

• Blood-bathed Watcher
• Viznak

Quests

• [115] Lost Lore of Gorgoroth: Agarnaith -  Blood-stained Page - Landscape

Agarnaith Ranger Camp

• [114] The Bloody Gore - vector from Talath Úrui
• [114] Scout the Swamp

• [114] Fauna Investigation
• [114] Flora Investigation
• [114] Infected Orcs - Landscape

• [114] Stolen Supplies

Viznak's Hideout

• [114] The Disease
• [114] Rescue Rangers

• [114] Fanatical Followers
• [114] Symbols of the Stained
• [114] Infected Troll - Landscape

• [114] The Cure

• [114] Lurking Hunger
• [114] Nasty Stings
• [114] Pesky Critters

• [114] Unexpected Allies

• [114] Intercept the Messenger
• [114] Mutual Enemies
• [114] Peace for the Fallen

Bhol Rûdh

• [114] Word of the Chieftain

• [114] Rally the Warriors
• [114] A Lost People's History
• [114] Weapons of the Wose

• [114] Assault on Kala-gijak

• [114] A Foul Brew
• [114] Disarming the Uruks
• [114] Our Most-hated Foes
• [114] Take Out the Lookouts

• [114] Regroup and Reassess

Viznak's Hideout

• [114] Surveying Seregost

• [114] Clearing the Yard
• [114] A Bad Plan
• [114] Another Bad Plan

• [114] What's Guano?
• [114] Winged Disease-carriers

• [114] Yet Another Bad Plan

• [114] Slimy Slugs
• [114] These Trees are Alive!

• [114] The Climb

• [114] One Really Long Rope
• [114] Instance: The Secrets of Seregost

Blood-bathed Watcher at ^{[49.0S, 32.9E]}

• [115] The Bloody Watchers - unlocked on completion of Quest: The Climb
• [115] The Return to Seregost

• The Court of Seregost

Creatures

The following creatures are found within this area:

Ancient Evil

• Agonakur Dusktooth
• Balchiar the Blood-witch
• Shâkrum the Ripper
• Stained Morroval
• Stained Morvul

Creatures of Nature

• Bloody Bog-lurker
• Drear-root
• Gory Huorn

Beasts

• Agarnaith Gore-crow
• Diseased Swamp-boar
• Infectious Plague-rat
• Múrgzot the Gloom-lord
• Plagued Ash-claw
• Plagued Dire-wolf
• Plagued Great-bat
• Slimy Blood-slug
• Sneaky Tree-rat

Critters

• Agarnaith Crawler
• Agarnaith Wormling
• Blight Frog
• Bog Spiderling
• Swamp Serpent

Orc-kind

• Brogmaush
• Infected Ambusher
• Infected Defiler
• Infected Orc
• Kala-gijak Black-arrow
• Kala-gijak Lieutenant
• Kala-gijak Lookout
• Kala-gijak Warrior
• Ulúrilz
• Uruk Guard

Spiders and Insects

• Bloody Plague-fly
• Plague-ridden Norbog
• Swarming Plague-flies

Troll-kind

• Bolvág the Cursed
• Infected Troll
• Kala-gijak Crusher

Maps

Lore

This place was once known as the Broken Vale, and was where Sauron constructed the Blood-fort of Seregost for Lhaereth the Stained, the Lady of Blight, as a reward for her loyalty. At Sauron's bidding, Lhaereth brewed and bred her plagues and poisons in her fortress and among the woods of the vale, slowly poisoning the land. Her miasmas spread among the creatures and plants, tainting them all, and even the Chaydash river that flowed through the valley ran red, forming a bloody swamp. Thus the Broken Vale became Agarnaith, the Bloody Gore.

Sauron's defeat has not stopped her work. Indeed, though she participates in resulting power struggle, Lhaereth still works on something to make Gondor pay for her master's demise. This advice is offered to all who adventure on behalf of the Conquest of Gorgoroth: "One thing is for certain, do NOT stop to smell the flowers here as it might be the very last thing you ever do."

There are not only evil and diseased creatures inhabiting Agarnaith, however. The tumults of the Dark Lord's fall have broken the long isolation of a most curious community: a hidden village of Drúedain. These Woses are the Red Sky Clan, and now they and their home of Bhol Rûdh are no longer sealed off from the Bloody Gore.