The Ale Association
The Ale Association | |
---|---|
Region: | Ered Luin |
Area: | Thorin's Gate |
Settlement: | Thorin's Hall |
The Ale Association is found in the basement of Thorin's Hall, entered via the Thorin's Hall Inn.
Description
Founded by a furious Dwarf. The Ale Association feels deeply offended that the Inn League has had such wild success despite the lack of influence from the Dwarves.
People
Ale Association Leader: Jónar
Ale Association Acquaintance Trader: Lar
Ale Association Kindred Trader: Gapi
Gaining Reputation
Reputation quests are only available during Festivals.
Gaining membership to the Ale Association
Players must complete The Ale Association Challenge quest series, which is given by Andri in Thorin's Hall Inn, who directs you to speak with Bjarni at The Prancing Pony in Bree.
The quests are timed with minimal seconds to spare. See "Tips and Tricks: Ale Association Challenge" for helpful information.
During the challenge, your character will eventually become tipsy. To avoid blurry vision, before beginning the challenge, you can turn off the Adv Graphics option "Post Processing Effects".
After completing "The Ale Association Challenge: The Stone Quarter", players receive 1,200 reputation with the Ale Association plus a one-time bonus of 10,000 reputation, and the deed granting the title of "Ale Association Member."
Repeating the Ale Association Challenge
After gaining membership to the Ale Association, players can repeat the The Ale Association Challenge quest series once a day to receive 1,200 reputation with the Ale Association (and also leaving your character befuddled from drink for a bit).
You do not start with Andri in Thorin's Hall Inn. Rather, you start directly with The Ale Association Challenge: The Prancing Pony.
Jónar's "spoiler" quests chain
Another way to earn reputation as a member of the Ale Association involves completing a chain of quests that intend to ruin different aspects of the Inn League. Jónar, the founder of the Ale Association, happily assigns each quest one-by-one (repeatable every 16 hours). After completing a quest, players receive 900 reputation with the Ale Association as well as a Badge of Dishonour.
- Tainted Mug
- An Irritating Initiation
- The Draught Drought (optional)
- Jónar's Special Brew
- Jónar's Special Delivery
Only the quest "Jónar's Special Delivery" is timed (30 minutes).
Repeating Jónar's "spoiler" quests chain
After you complete Jónar's "spoiler" quests chain once, Jónar offers all quests simultaneously for repeat runs. You can accept Tainted Mug, An Irritating Initiation, The Draught Drought, and Jónar's Special Brew at the same time. The quest arrow on the minimap conveniently leads you from destination to destination.
Do not accept Jónar's Special Delivery until you have completed the other four quests. It is timed and depends upon completion of Jónar's Special Brew.
Delivery Quests
Ale Association Tavern Keeps are helping Jónar ruin the Inn League. They want you to fetch an Inn League member a drink from far away within a time limit - but not the drink they want. Instead, you're to procure something completely unlike what they want, and disguise it as their desired beverage.
Unlike Inn League quests you must first get the quest from an Ale Association Tavern Keep, then travel to the pickup location and obtain the item (you do not have to purchase it), and finally travel to the delivery location. You are given an hour (60 minutes) to complete each quest. Each completion gives +900 reputation for the Ale Association, -500 reputation for the Inn League, and a Badge of Dishonour.
The delivery quests can be repeated daily; after finishing a quest, selecting the Ale Association Tavern Keep again will tell you how many hours you must wait.
Other Quests
During the Harvest Festival, you can speak with Ráthgeir near The Haunted Burrow, who will give you a quest to scare several hobbits who are lost in the burrow.
Reputation Barter Items
None known
Mobs Defeated
None known
Deeds
Click [-] to contract a list of deeds.
Crafting Quests
None known
The Perfect Ale Association Run
Guide on how to perform all the Ale Association delivery quests in one hour.
- Requires level [45] for access to all the quests, quite a few of the horse travel skills and completion of all initial Ale Association quests
- Milestones in Hobbiton-Bywater, Othrikar or Rivendell are quite helpful
- Kindred standing with Eglain of the Lone-lands will provide Return to Ost Guruth is quite helful
The Perfect Ale Association Run Spoiler |
---|
|
The Perfect Ale Association Run Map Spoiler |
---|
|
- Add your version of the Perfect run under this one
Rewards
Acquaintance
Receive the title The Sinister (Be careful -- you are starting to take after a certain sinister, hobbit-hating dwarf.)
You may also trade in Badges of Dishonour for festival tokens from Lar.
Item to Receive | Items to Trade |
---|---|
Box of Festival Tokens | 2 Badges of Dishonour |
3 Deluxe Stink Bombs | Badge of Dishonour |
Friend
Receive the title Abuser of Amusement (You are not on a very good path.)
Ally
Receive the title The Great Saboteur (Did you know that you're not very nice?)
Kindred
Receive the title Creep (In reaching kindred status with the Ale Association, you have demonstrated that you definitely play for the wrong side.)
You may also trade in Badges of Dishonour for the following items from Gapi.