Dol Acharn

Dol Acharn
Type:	Enemy encampment
Region:	The Wastes
Area:	Dagorlad
Location:	[31.0S, 1.8W]

Location

Dol Acharn (Sindarin for Hill of Vengeance) is a point of interest located within the area of Dagorlad in the Wastes. ^{[31.0S, 1.8W]}

The hill is haunted by the Wainriders and upon approach you are beset with:

•  Scorn of the Wainriders
•  Pursuit of the Wainriders

These effects are eliminated once you complete Blood of Númenor

Quests

• [105] The Cursed Hill
• [105] Faramir's Ruse
• [105] The Wainriders of Dol Acharn
• [105] Relics of Victory

Deeds

The following deeds can be advanced by visiting this location:

• Gathering of Evil
• Relics of the Last Alliance

NPCs

• Zhan Ashû Chieftain of the Wainriders ^{[31.0S, 1.8W]}

Creatures

• Wainrider Horseman
• Wainrider Bowman
• Wainrider Charioteer
• Wainrider Soldier

Lore

• Faramir's tale of the Wainriders

Faramir, son of Ondoher

'If you are to survive long in these lands, <class>, you must first learn the history of the Wainriders as I and my father once did.

'The hatred between Gondor and the Wainriders is a tale of fathers and sons. Our lands were stolen and reclaimed through the passing of the years, but the Wainriders shaped the line of kings in a way that no other foe could equal.

'After losing his own father to their hordes, King Calimehtar, father of my father, rode against the Wainriders in vengeance. With the help of the North-men, he devastated their ranks, broke their wains and chariots, and slew them upon the hill to the east - a hill which came to be known as Dol Acharn. Such a victory brought peace to Gondor for many years, and Calimehtar never again had to contend with the Wainriders before his death.

'Peace, such as it is, is always short-lived. Calimehtar's son and my father, King Ondoher, was forced to meet them in battle. Alas, you are aware of the loss Gondor suffered as a result.

'Artamir here has told me much of the days that followed the King's death as well as my own. He tells me that the Wainriders made camp to the southwest, but were ambushed and slain to the last by a vast army under command of a man named Eärnil. He claims that Eärnil soon became king of Gondor, even in the face of the claim made by my sister's husband, King Arvedui of Arthedain. What tales he has told me of these new days...