Quest:An Unexpected Connection

An Unexpected Connexion
Level	105
Type	Solo
Starts with	Accursed Shade
Starts at	Ondoher's Folly
Start Region	The Wastes
Ends with	Artamir
Ends at	Tham Durlan
End Region	The Wastes
Map Ref	[33.3S, 7.9W]
Quest Chain	The Wastes: Dagorlad

Quest Chain

Haerondir Maendal [105] Grave Tidings Tham Durlan Mincham [105] Prisoners of the Eye Laeglaw [105] The Fane of Screaming Ondoher's Folly [105] Watchful Eyes - Landscape [105] A Final Dignity - Landscape [105] Accursed and Lost - Landscape [105] An Unexpected Connection - Landscape Artamir or Faramir, son of Ondoher [105] Watcher of the Wastes [105] A Brother Lost [105] Old Hatreds [105] The Imposter King [105] A Matter of Urgency Anborn [105] Lost in Passing Faramir, son of Ondoher [105] Drawn to the Marshes [105] The Cursed Hill [105] Blood of Númenor [105] Glimmers of Death - Landscape [105] Faramir's Ruse [105] The Wainriders of Dol Acharn - Landscape [105] Relics of Victory - Landscape [105] Vengeance of the Fallen [105] Instance: Vengeance of the Fallen Haerondir Echil [105] A Cloud of Despair [105] Tales of Hope and Glory [105] Memories of the Last Alliance [105] Instance: Memories of the Last Alliance Mílgamel quests [105] Land of Strife - Camp of the Host [105] A Test of Desolation [105] The Fate of the Wastes Small Ranger Camp Candúr These quests unlocks in sets of 3. Turning in one quest from a set unlocks the next set. Completing this quest chain will unlock the final quests needed to unlock the fellowship crafting instances. The final quests are listed under The Slag-hills. Note: If you only want to unlock the crafting instances, you simply need the sequence The Escape -> The War-party -> The War-leaders, and can ignore the other Lang Rhuven quests. [105] Lang Rhuven: The Escape - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Guards - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Siege - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Battle-cats - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Emissaries - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-party - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Attack - Fellowship - Repeatable [105] Lang Rhuven: The Destruction - Fellowship - Repeatable [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-leaders - Fellowship

Walkthrough & Notes
This quest is Auto-bestowed as soon as you complete speaking with the Accursed Shade.

Rewards
40  35   Increased Reputation with Host of the West ( 500 ) Legendary Item Experience Steed Experience 3 Host of the West Silver Pieces

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue His words still fresh in your memory, the shade floats silently before you. The shade wailed the name Artamir, and spoke as if Artamir were his brother. Without pausing to consider the absurdity of what you are about to speak, you tell the shade that a man named Artamir is among your company in the ruins to the south. A puzzled expression washes over the shade's face, and his gaze swiftly shifts to meet your own. However, before speaking a word, he vanishes. Background As the shade wanders Ondoher's Folly, it wails names that seem both familiar and unknown all at once. Objective 1 Talk to Artamir at Tham Durlan Artamir can be found at Tham Durlan in south-western Dagorlad. You have had a strange encounter with a shade of Gondor and should now tell Artamir about what you have seen and heard. Artamir: 'You say a spirit of some kind knew my name, <name>? That he called out for an Artamir? 'I have had quite enough dealing with spirits for my liking, I'll have you know. There must be some mistake... 'You see, it is common in Gondor to honour our ancestors by bestowing their names upon our children, and even within Minas Tirith, I know no fewer than two others bearing my name. If I am recalling correctly, I even once told you of old King Ondoher's son named Artamir. 'No, no. That man cannot be me, my friend. How long has this spirit lingered in the Wastes? How many have fallen since he met his own end? Artamir begins to trail off as a look of horror appears on his face. 'D-do not move, <name>!' The accursed warrior has appeared beside Artamir and stares intently at the lore-master Objective 2 Talk to the accursed warrior at Tham Durlan The accursed warrior has appeared at Tham Durlan in Dagorlad. You have told Artamir of the strange connexion between him and the accursed warrior, and now the shade has appeared at his side. You should try to uncover the shade's purpose in coming to Tham Durlan. The shade stares at you, but remains silent. After a moment, he turns to Artamir and begins to speak. Objective 3 Talk to Artamir Artamir can be found at Tham Durlan in Dagorlad. The accursed warrior has not spoken to you since his arrival, but offered Artamir a grim warning. You should talk with Artamir about what is to be done. Accursed Warrior says, "Beware the shadows on Dol Acharn!" Accursed Warrior says, "The Wainriders come again to claim their vengeance on Gondor!" Artamir: 'Wainriders? They have not been a threat to Gondor, much less seen at all, for hundreds of years now. Perhaps this spirit has mistaken the Easterlings for their old ancestors, else I cannot say. To have silently watched for so long, it is possible he has lost his understanding of the passing of peoples and creatures of these lands.' Artamir's face still betrays his fear, but you sense a renewed resolve rising within him. 'Fate and chance drove me to the Dead Marshes, and now they have guided me thus. I... I shall resist them no longer. I may not be the man this spirit seeks, but his knowledge of these lands and our enemies may be turned to our benefit. I... I believe I know this spirit's identity, my friend, but more questions still linger... and answers seem unlikely unless he and I speak alone.'