Quest:Expedition: The Common Thread

Expedition: The Common Thread
Level	50
Type	Solo
Starts with	Símbi
Starts at	Filgogân
Start Region	The Walls of Moria
Map Ref	[53.0S, 7.5W]
Quest Group	Vol. II. Book 1

Quest Chain

Previous: Volume II, Prologue Volume II, Book 1: The Walls of Moria [50] Chapter 1: Strangers in Hollin [50] Chapter 2: Along the Sirannon [50] Chapter 3: Bósi the Dwarf [50] Chapter 4: Outside the Gate [50] Chapter 5: Handling the Situation [50] Chapter 5: Keeping Sharp [50] Chapter 6: Cousin Brogur [50] Chapter 7: Wolf-voices on the Wind [50] Chapter 7: The Glorious Tale of Bróin the Mighty See notes below before continuing further through the Epic quest-line! [50] Chapter 8: Before the Doors of Durin - Solo-only [50] Instance: Before the Doors of Durin - Solo-only [50] Chapter 9: A Weapon of the Elder Days [50] Chapter 10: Forgotten Lineage [50] Chapter 11: Forged Anew [50] Chapter 12: The Watcher in the Water - Solo-only [50] Instance: The Watcher in the Water - Solo-only [50] Chapter 13: Khazad-dûm at Last! Expedition Quests [50] Expedition: The Common Thread [50] Expedition: Danger Beneath the Surface [50] Expedition: Four Dwarves [50] Expedition: Orders for Half-orcs [50] Expedition: The Top of the Waterfall [50] Expedition: Unpleasant Business [50] Expedition: Unwelcome in Hollin [50] The Fall of Moria [50] Instance: The Fall of Moria - Session Next: Volume II, Book 2

Walkthrough & Notes
Defeat half-orcs inside who will drop the  Painted Stones

Rewards
24  85    Enhancement Runes, Lvl 50 Uncommon

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'Someone sent these half-orcs to Hollin, <name>; it is clear to me that Graug, the chieftain who ordered the camp established inside Filgogân, has his own master. I want to know who this might be. 'I will reward you handsomely for evidence of this overseer. Enter the cave and do battle with the half-orcs, and bring me whatever common thread binds these half-orcs in loyalty to Graug's mysterious master.' Background Símbi wants to know who has sent the half-orcs to Filgogân, where their presence threatens the expedition of dwarves that has come to Hollin. Objective 1 Collect Painted Stones (0/6) Can only be completed before the Expedition enters Moria. Half-orcs inside the cave of Filgogân, south-west of Bósi's camp and across the dried-up Sirannon, surely carry some proof of their loyalty to Graug's master. Símbi has asked you to ascertain the common thread that binds these half-orcs together, and bring evidence of it to him. Símbi: 'Perhaps the half-orcs carry some sign of their loyalty to Graug's mysterious master. You should enter the cave and bring me proof of this common thread.' Objective 2 Bring painted stones to Símbi Can only be completed before the Expedition enters Moria. Símbi is outside the entrance to the cave Filgogân, southwest of Bósi's camp, across the dried-up Sirannon. You have recovered stones, crudely painted with the emblem of a hand, from many of the half-orcs within Filgogân, and should bring them now to Símbi. Símbi: 'You say the half-orcs carried these stones, each of them painted with this hand symbol? This is not Graug's mark; it must certainly be the emblem of his master. 'I do not recognize it. I will show this mark to Bósi when I return to the camp; perhaps he will understand its significance. 'Thank you for your help, <name>, and take these coins with my thanks.'