Dol Dínen
 Dol Dínen
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| Region: | North Downs |
| Landmark(s): | Hîsuk Tûmat |
| Connecting Area(s): |
Rhunenlad Taur Gonwaith |
| Levels: | Mainly 30 |
| Resource tier: | Expert |
Dol Dínen (Sindarin for Silent Hill) is an area within the North Downs, in the south-east.
West of the hollow of stone-trolls in Taur Gonwaith and south of Rhunenlad this coy corner of the North Downs hides a devastated forest valley torn apart by the invading force occupying it. Mainly the Ongbúrz Tribe but also goblins, and wargs, have established a large war-camp here. Up the hill-side lies Hîsuk, a sprawling fortress filled with enemies that are fiercely guarding the Hillmen stronghold of Tûmat even deeper in the mountains. Smaller camps and siege weaponry can found throughout the remaining valley.
This area provides no services whatsoever and travellers would be wise to avoid it lest they have a thirst for combat. It is the target of quests and raids of the Rangers who need to thin the numbers of enemies and behead their leaders. There are many landscape quests and they are aimed at level 30, intended for fellowships.
The skirmish Attack at Dawn unfolds at Tûmat.
Locations
Quests
See "starting quests" and the landmarks for more quests
Starting:
- [30] Siegecraft - Fellowship
- [30] Orcs of the Blood Mountain - Fellowship
- [30] Masters of the Black Siege - Fellowship
- [30] Warg-master - Fellowship
- [30] Weakening the Tide - Fellowship
- [30] The Iron Collar - Fellowship
Involving:
- [30] Ravaging Orc-bounty - Fellowship
- [30] Breaking the Front Lines
- [30] Shattering the Alliance
- [30] Captains of the Black Tide - Fellowship
- [30] Forced into Service
Creatures
The following creatures are found within the area:
Lore
- "Dol Dínen used to be a quiet and peaceful valley in south-eastern Arthedain, far away from wars and skirmishes. But the new invasion of the North Downs has already begun. A vanguard of Orcs and Trolls passed through the eastern Ram Dúath, supported by the Hillmen. They marched without fear through the woods and hills of Nan Amlug, past Rhunenlad, and into Dol Dínen and Nan Wathren, stamping a new road as they went. This path, marked by emblems of Angmar and watched by Wargs, links the mustering camps of Dol Dínen with their supreme commanders in Angmar.
- "Once a thickly forested knot of grassy foothills, Dol Dínen is now a cradle of war. The trees have been cut down to make war machines. Profane shrines to the Enemy defile the ground. Flayed and ravenous Wargs roam the hills. Behold the Witch-king’s vision for Eriador.
- "Three tribes of Orcs make up the bulk of Angmar’s armies in the North Downs. Led by two vile generals, these tribes spread out across the region in search of supplies and position. The Tarkrîp ("Man-flayers") muster in Nan Wathren. The Blogmal slipped into Fornost to levy their own forces. The Ongbúrz prepare their Trolls and war engines in Dol Dínen.
- "The Rangers of Esteldín dispatch brave souls into the burnt landscape of Dol Dínen to slay Orc-defilers and sabotage the war-machines of Angmar. But the malice of Angmar afflicts even its own. Sneak into the camps of Dol Dínen and you overhear the Ongbúrz sorcerers saying, "Let the Tarkrîp wage their war. Their victory is fleeting." For now, the Orc tribes still rival against each other. Their tenuous alliances must be undermined now before they unite in full-on invasion." — Hero's Guide
Maps
Gallery
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The barren fields of Dol Dínen -
A trebuchet parked atop a hill -
The devastation to the forest is widespread -
One of the many camps within the orc fortress -
The road to Hîsuk -
Siege weaponry stationed in Dol Dínen -
A fetid swamp among dead trees -
A bonfire just outside Hîsuk
