Erebor

Erebor
Region:	Erebor
Location:	[Unknown map: ]

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Location

The Lonely Mountain

The mountain that stood alone in the east of Middle-earth - East of Mirkwood and North of Rohan, where the Dwarves founded the kingdom of Erebor.

In the LOTRO game universe, The Lonely Mountain, the Hall Under the Mountain as well as the The Road to Erebor instances are not part of the contiguous maps of Middle-earth, meaning you cannot walk or ride there from other Middle-earth locations. They are only accessible via "instance travel" --  Journey to the Hall Under the Mountain for those who have pledged Allegiance to Durin's Folk; or via the Instance Finder panel for the The Road to Erebor instance cluster.

The Dwarf-kingdom of Erebor

Lore

The Dwarves of Erebor is a reputation faction in the Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands and Ered Mithrin and Withered Heath.

Gaining Reputation

Quests

Quests which grant reputation with this faction (Click [>] to expand the list):

Dwarves of Erebor Reputation Quests

Repeatable Quests

• [115] The Stones of Erebor
• [115] Draughts for the Dwarves
• [115] Burrowers in the Barrels
• [115] Trinkets for Ravenhill
• [117] Utterby: Continue the Fight

Creatures

No creature kills grant reputation with this faction.

Tasks

Tasks which grant reputation with this faction (Click [>] to expand the list):

Dwarves of Erebor Task Quests

Reputation and Barter Items

Item	How to obtain	Use
Token of the Lake and Rivers	Acquired from quests in Eryn Lasgalen and the Dale-lands	barter for loot
Malleable Shadow Essence	Acquired by trading tier 10 essence to a Crafting Quartermaster in Gorgoroth, Felegoth, Dale or Erebor	craft Abyssal or Empowered Abyssal essences

Dwarves of Erebor Barterers

• Quartermaster (Dwarves of Erebor Rewards)
• Quartermaster (Dwarves of Erebor Crafting)

Dwarves of Erebor Rewards

Acquaintance

• Deed: Known to the Dwarves of Erebor

Title: <name>, Known to the Dwarves of Erebor

Friend

• Deed: Friend to the Dwarves of Erebor

Title: <name>, Friend to the Dwarves of Erebor

• Passive Skill:  Strongholds of the North - Vendor Discount - +5% Discount at all vendors aiding the Strongholds of the North.

Ally

• Deed: Ally to the Dwarves of Erebor

Title: <name>, Ally to the Dwarves of Erebor

Kindred

• Deed: Kindred to the Dwarves of Erebor

Title: <name>, Honoured in Erebor

• Passive Skill:  Strongholds of the North - Travel Discount - +25% Discount at all stable-masters aiding the Strongholds of the North.
• Passive - required for certain faction barterers.

Respected

• Deed: Respected by the Dwarves of Erebor

Title: <name>, Respected in Erebor

• Passive - required for certain faction barterers.

The Battle of Five Armies and the Dwarves of Erebor

Tremors Under the Mountain

The history of Middle-earth has shifted in many places, few so important as the Lonely Mountain. Though the Battle of Five Armies happened long before the War of the Ring, its impact on Sauron’s forces was tremendous. Even with Smaug – who surely would have been an ally in the wars to come – slain, the Dark Lord lost a great deal of time and power with the defeat the goblins of Gundabad. Even a partial defeat would have left him with strength in the north of Rhovanion, enough that he might have later overpowered the defenders of Dale and Erebor in the battles there. The utter destruction of his forces, however, spurred by Bolg’s rash hunger to avenge the Great Goblin, meant he had to commit the Orcs of Dol Guldur and a goodly portion of the Easterlings in his service to the northern front. This would have ramifications in his war, for his strength the assaults on Lórien and Gondor was thus reduced. His forces were not spread thin, but those Orcs and Easterlings may well have been able to turn the tide in his favor, and even press on into Rohan and Isengard.

A goblin victory, of course, would have been even worse. Had Erebor fallen – a strong possibility if the enmities of Man, Elf, and Dwarf not been set aside that day, or if the Eagles and Beorn had not arrived when they did – there would have been no northern front, and Rhovanion would have become a stronghold from which he could launch assaults on the lands to the south and west. In addition to Lórien, he might have been able to take Rivendell, and with the aid of Angmar, the lands of the Dúnedain and the Shire. The war may well have begun much earlier, and Sauron’s agents may have claimed the Ring from Bilbo Baggins long before Gandalf learned the truth about it. Middle-earth would have been crushed beneath his heel.

Luckily (or by the grace of the Valar) this did not come to pass. This was in no small part because of the valor of the Dwarves, especially Thorin Oakenshield, who fell in the battle, and his cousin Dáin, who survived to be crowned King Under the Mountain. Others, too, became heroes in the course of the battle, and went on to great deeds, for both good and ill. Balin went on to reclaim the halls of Moria, to a disastrous end that helped to stir up Orcs and darker things there (but which led, in the end, to the death of Gandalf the Grey and his rebirth with even greater power as the White, which surely helped turn the tide of the war). Dwalin became lord of Ered Luin, and helped oppose Skorgrím Dourhand in a struggle which ultimately broke the power of Angmar and finished crippling the Enemy in the North. And Glóin became Dáin’s emissary, an Elf-friend whose son Gimli aided the Ringbearer and helped bring about needed victories in Rohan and Gondor. The sons of Bifur and Bofur formed the Iron Garrison, which established a new colony in Khazad-dûm. Even Bombur, though no longer able to walk because of his ever-spreading girth, became an incredibly rich and respected benefactor beneath the Mountain.

Dáin’s last victory came in the War of the Ring itself, when he fell in battle against the Orcs and Easterlings Sauron sent to destroy Erebor and Dale. His sacrifice helped carry the day, but it also left a void that would prove nigh-impossible to fill. Though his son, Thorin III, was a mighty warrior in his own right, many Dwarves immediately considered him a lesser King than his forebears. His is a hard lot, for how could he hope to aspire to match his own father’s glory, or that of Thorin Oakenshield? Even his epithet, Stonehelm, became a curse because some feel he used the Mountain for protection rather than storming out from its gates as his namesake did in days of old. Thus, while the Battle of Five Armies helped save Middle-earth from Sauron, its legacy has made the crown heavy indeed upon the brow of its current King. Those who remain faithful to him now face a difficult struggle to keep the whispers of the unfaithful from flaring into sedition and revolt, and to securing his repute and his place on the throne.

Allegiance

Dwarves: Durin's Folk - Erebor

As the War of the Ring drew to a close, the dwarves of the Lonely Mountain defied the armies of Sauron. Dáín Ironfoot, the King under the Mountain, fell before the gates of Erebor and his son Thorin III succeeded to the throne. Swear your allegiance to Durin’s Folk, and you will aid the new King under the Mountain as he seeks to ensure their place in Middle-earth.

Hall Under the Mountain

Services

• High-enchanter
• Quartermaster (Durin's Folk)
• Relic-master
• Forge-master
• Tavern Keep
• Healer
• Provisioner
• Supplier
• Auctioneer
• Vault-Keeper
• Barber

• Vórthi - Expedition Organizer
• Allegiance Tasks Board
• Mailbox

Crafting

• Expert Cook
• Expert Jeweller
• Expert Metalsmith
• Expert Scholar
• Expert Tailor
• Expert Weaponcrafter
• Expert Woodworker

Note: while there are expert crafters present, there are no crafting facilities available.