Ost Baranor

This page is about the fortress in Chetwood. For the fortress in the Brandywood, see Ost Barandor. 

Ost Baranor
Type:	Ruins
Region:	Bree-land
Area:	Chetwood
Location:	[33.5S, 48.5W]

Ost Baranor is a landmark within Chetwood, in Bree-land ^{[33.5S, 48.5W]}.

South of Bree, in the Southern Chetwood, straight south of Staddle and nestled into the hillside, is this ruined fortress. Within its walls, a Dúnedain Statue bears witness of a royal history.

However, recently Blackwold brigands and evil creatures have set up shop plaguing the hobbits to the north. It is here where Strider, in the epic Instance: Unravelling the Thread, attempts to put an end to the evil creature that was once his dear friend Amdir.

Quests

Involving:

• [9] Family Treasures
• [12] Stolen Pipe-weed
• [12] Instance: Unravelling the Thread
• [14] Fixing Falco's Folly - Fellowship

Deeds

The Dúnedain Statue

These deeds can be advanced by exploring this location:

• The History of the Dúnedain
• The Ruins of Bree-land

NPCs

During Instance: Unravelling the Thread

Lenglinn

Nazgûl

Skorgrím

Strider

Torthann

Creatures

The Upper Altar

These creatures are encountered within this location:

• Blackwold Lookout
• Blackwold Poacher
• Blackwold Scout
• Jasper Mudbottom

During Instance: Unravelling the Thread

• Amdir
• Barrow-wight
• Blackwold Cutthroat
• Blackwold Enforcer
• Blackwold Fighter
• Blackwold Guard
• Blackwold Informant
• Éogan
• Thrashing Barrow-rat

Lore

"You found a carving with an old Arnorian symbol upon it. It appeared to be the crest of the ancient kingdom of Arthedain.

The ruins of that kingdom stretch for miles to the south-west and north. Bree-town itself was built upon a crossroads between Arthedain and its sister kingdom Cardolan to the east. Once they were all one great kingdom, stretching all across the north, but the folly of Men first sundered them, then set them against each other until one after another they fell over the long years of the Third Age.

There are some folk who still remember the tales of Arthedain, but you suspect that the crest may be of particular importance to the Rangers, for it is said that they are descended from that bloodline." — Deed

"These ruins mark the place where yet another tower of the North Kingdom once stood, now faded into memory." — Deed

Gallery

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  A sole guard at the back entrance
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  Jasper Mudbottom's Platform
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  Inside the ruins of Ost Baranor
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  Flowers bloom outside the walls of Ost Baranor
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  Brigand camps in the ruins