Quest:Lost Lore of the Dwarf-holds: Smaug

Lost-Lore of the Dwarf-holds: Smaug
Level	118
Type	Solo
Starts with	Claw-mark Writings
Start Region	Ered Mithrin and Withered Heath
Quest Group	Dwarf-holds: Ered Mithrin

Quest Chain

[117] Lost Lore of the Dwarf-holds: Ered Mithrin -  Frozen Page - Landscape [118] Lost Lore of the Dwarf-holds: Smaug -  Claw-mark Writing - Landscape [119] Lost Lore of the Dwarf-holds: Thikil-gundu -  Rust-stained Writings - Landscape Erebor [117] Disquiet in the Halls [117] Marks of a Conspiracy [117] A Duty to King and Kin Ironfold [117] Grey Mountain Way-food [117] Pelts to Warm the Way [117] The Well-marked Path [117] In the Way of Dwarves Dôm Goru [117] Bounty: Gristlefell [117] Bounty: Holkorm [117] Bounty: Keenclaw [117] Bounty: Grazadhrú [117] Bounty: Moorstalker [117] Bounty: Blackhorn [118] Scars of Battle [119] Instance: Scars of Battle Skarháld [118] Mountain Hides [118] Panning the Ered Mithrin [118] Preparing an Expedition [118] The Remnants of Grárik [118] Travellers on the Dark Road [118] The Moon-runes of Veluk-zámok [118] The Way to the Glimmerdeep [118] A Change in Plans - vector to Glimmerdeep [118] Across the Chasm [118] Instance: Glimmerdeep -- Solo/Duo [118] The Secrets of Skarháld [118] The Tale of Borin [118] One and the Same [118] Another Way [119] The Perilous Path - vector to Stormwall [119] Etterfang [119] Instance: Caverns of Thrumfall [118] Scouting Skarháld [118] Wizard in the Woods - vector to Thornholt Glimmerdeep [118] Stolen Gems - Landscape [119] The Depth of the Problem [118] Weaken the Supports - Landscape Thornholt [118] Thinning the Thornholt - Landscape [118] Bearing Gifts [118] Protectors of the Hive - Landscape [118] Traces of Poison [118] Cleansing Kêr Bréin - Landscape [118] Pick Your Potion [118] The Bane of Hunulf's Existence [119] For the Love of Honey Cakes [119] A Venomous Strike [119] Instance: A Venomous Strike [119] An Unexpected Story [118] Good Graces - Landscape - repeatable [118] Óins-bane - Landscape [118] Crude Trappings - Landscape [118] Beneath Watchful Eyes Stánbalk [119] The Grey Wrack [119] In the Halls of Thikil-gundu [119] Instance: In the Halls of Thikil-gundu Stormwall [119] Flame in the Mountain - Landscape [119] The Secret of Stormwall - Landscape [119] Instance: The Secret of Stormwall [119] Crafts of Old - Landscape [119] Trusted Tools - Landscape Withered Heath [119} Heath of Cold - Landscape [119] Relics of King Ilkún - Landscape [119] Pillars of Winter - Landscape [119] Breeding Grounds - Landscape Thornholt Note: Available after completing An Unexpected Story [119] Eyes to the West [119] Expect the Unexpected - Landscape [119] Of Unknown Origin - Landscape [119] A Minor Squabble - Landscape [119] A Deadly Threat

Walkthrough & Notes

Writing 1, just inside the Glimmerdeep on the right, internal location [30.2N, 136.9W] 'The war is lost, Thangorodrim broken, the glorious hosts fled. Sister Etterfang and I are the last of our proud line. But it is not over. Oh, no, for we will bring such terrible vengeance upon them... upon them all!' Writing 2, at the entrance to Stormwall [39.2N, 43.8W] 'We will bide our time high up in these mountains. This is a home for dragons. We will feast and gather treasure and grow strong. We will learn to cover where we are soft. But for now, sleep, and dreams of our revenge.' Writing 3, inside the Glimmerdeep instance, straight from the entrance, internal location [30.8N, 136.9W] 'Awakened! Disturbed by little pests, scraping in the walls of my mountain. I can smell them, but I do not know the smell. It is not Men, no, nor Elves, nor Orcs...' Writing 4, inside the Glimmerdeep instance, second boss platform, internal location [32.1N, 135.9W] 'Dwarves! How busily the noisy little insects carve up my peak, stealing my rightful wealth! They will see how Smaug the Golden welcomes intruders.' Writing 5, inside the Glimmerdeep resource instance on the platform with Blogdob, internal location [32.0N, 136.8W] 'Ah, but how industrious these dwarves were while I slumbered! Carven halls of stone, gold and gemstones shaped and shined. It is worthy of my splendor, this new lair.' Writing 6, inside the Caverns of Thrumfall, from the entrance: left, left again, then right before Askurth's room 'Awake, again! What is this? I hear you, Etterfang! My sister is in battle, in pain! Rragh! I cannot reach her, my lair is sealed by fallen stone. Rend with all my fury, I still cannot carve an exit fast enough. Oh sister, sister, burn them all!' Writing 7, inside the Caverns of Thrumfall, Etterfang boss room 'Sister Etterfang is not in her lair. There was a struggle. I see the sheared stone from her thrashing claws, the ground scorched by her breath. The smell of a dwarf! She is still alive, I feel it. I will find you, sister.' Writing 8, inside the Glimmerdeep instance, southeast corner atop the lacing road [30.5N, 135.9W] 'The Orcs whisper of a great dragon in the Misty Mountains. Perhaps it is Etterfang. I am loath to leave my hoard unguarded, but I must find her. It is good to stretch my wings and soar.' Writing 9, inside the Glimmerdeep instance after the first boss [31.6N, 135.8W] 'There is no sign of Sister Etterfang. Men here worship a dragon they name Draigoch. How amusing. Perhaps I will find my own clan of followers, though I so prefer to toy with them and then eat them.' Writing 10, before entering the Glimmerdeep, on the wall on the left [39.2N, 47.5W] 'What disturbs my slumber now? Rumbling. Am I trapped again? Grragh! What is this? The heads of five dragon-whelps, left before my cave... dwarf-axes sunk into them? Now, now at last, they have truly wakened Smaug's wrath!' Writing 11, Stormwall western interior with 2 spider corpses [39.3N, 44.3W] (entrance up the stairs and on the right) 'Sister missing, dragon-whelps slain... I have known only sorrow in these grey peaks. Let sorrow take wing. I am fury, I am vengeance, I am Smaug the Golden, mighty and merciless. I will roam until I find dwarves - and then let them cower before my wrath!'

Rewards
42  95   Increased Reputation with Grey Mountains Expedition ( 900 ) Legendary Item Experience  Lost Lore: Smaug  Copy of Lost Lore: Smaug 5 Mark of the Longbeards

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue You've found writing scratched into the stone, left by the claws of a large creature. Perhaps you can find more in Stormwall and Glimmerdeep to complete the story. Background Pages of a tome can be found scattered around Stormwall and Glimmerdeep. Perhaps you can complete the story if you find them all. Objective 1 Record writing 1 Record writing 2 Record writing 3 Record writing 4 Record writing 5 Record writing 6 Record writing 7 Record writing 8 Record writing 9 Record writing 10 Record writing 11 Claw-mark writing can be found scattered around Glimmerdeep and Stormwall. You should record the writing to complete the story.