Ost Forod

Ost Forod
Region:	Evendim
Area:	Tyrn Fornech
Location:	[7.8S, 64.2W]

Ost Forod is a settlement located within the area of Tyrn Fornech, in Evendim. ^{[7.8S, 64.2W]}

The name is Sindarin for "Fortress of the North" and once that was true; high above the neighbourhood it stood vigil at the way through Evendim from the Shire in the south to Forochel in the north. Business was thriving and the nobility of Annúminas brought wealth and flair to what was once a town. Now inimical ruffians are openly roaming the village and would probably assault visitors was it not for the new Arbiter.

Ost Forod provides its services at a number of levels, climbing uphill towards the unreachable tower at the hilltop. The lowest level hosts a stable-master, mile-stone, mailbox, and most quest-givers. A healer and armament vendors for level 25 to 40 are found at the western wing. Further up and to northeast lies an excellent craft-fair with a provisioner, grocer/healer, and trainers. And the highest level, to the northwest, hosts a tavern keep and supplier.

The "Sparring Circle" can be found a bit downhills from the eastern gates and there the Bounty-hunter challenges take place.

Services

Ost Forod Stable

Merchants have set up shop

Ost Forod Craft-fair

• Tavern Keep - Dofri Gold-mead
• Supplier - Farald
• Mailbox ^{[7.3S, 64.3W]}

Crafting ^{[7.5S, 64.1W]}

• Forge
• Oven
• Study
• Workbench

Travelling

• Milestone ^{[7.4S, 64.3W]}
• Stable-master - Walerand Puddy ^{[8.2S, 64.3W]}

Destination		Region	Cost	Prerequisites
Bree-land
West Bree	(Swift)	Bree-land	35	Min. Level: 30
Evendim
Dwaling		Evendim	15
Dwaling	(Swift)	Evendim	25
High King's Crossing		Evendim	15
High King's Crossing	(Swift)	Evendim	25
Oatbarton		Evendim	15
Oatbarton	(Swift)	Evendim	25
Tinnudir		Evendim	15
Tinnudir	(Swift)	Evendim	25
Forochel
Kauppa-kohta		Forochel	25	Min. Level: 40
Kauppa-kohta	(Swift)	Forochel	25	Min. Level: 40
Pynti-peldot		Forochel	25	Min. Level: 40
Pynti-peldot	(Swift)	Forochel	25	Min. Level: 40 and Acq. with Lossoth of Forochel
Sûri-kylä	(Swift)	Forochel	25	Min. Level: 40 and Acq. with Lossoth of Forochel
North Downs
Trestlebridge		North Downs	15

Quests

Ost Forod Task Board

Ost Forod Sparring Circle

Nightfall over the ruined fortress

• Tasks Bulletin Board ^{[8.1S, 64.2W]}
  Tasks: Level 34 - 35; Reputation: None
  

Starting:

• [35] Bounty: Andy Idden, Goblin-friend - Small Fellowship
• [35] Bounty: Bill Tripper, Master of Blades
• [35] Bounty: Harry Hinchcliffe, Dead-eye
• [35] Bounty: Thauk, Vile Warg
• [35] The Bounty-hunter - Solo-only

[35] Instance: The Bounty-hunter - Solo-only

• [35] Stores for the Winter
• [35] Hides for Blankets
• [35] Logs for the Fire
• [35] Meat for the Spit
• [35] Robbers and Poachers
• [35] Immediate Threats
• [35] Ballard Wilmer and the White Warg
• [35] Escape from Duskencleft
• [35] Goblins in the Hollow
• [35] Practised Villainy
• [35] Surely Almost There
• [35] Unfriendly Eyes in Ost Forod
• [35] A Striking Absence of Boar
• [36] A Curious Number of Bears
• [36] Spies and Robbers
• [36] Ran Afoul of the Bears
• [36] Ancient Statuary
• [36] A Howling in the Hills
• [37] The Gauredain of Emyn Uial
• [37] Word from Calenglad
• [37] Trouble at Cirith Rhîw
• [38] The Lost Statue

Involving:

• [33] The Hunt Continues
• [34] Fortress of the North
• [35] A Friend in Ost Forod
• [38] A Friend to the Kings of Old
• [40] Vengeance in the Ruins
• [65] A Little Piece of Home in Evendim

Creatures

The following creatures are found within the area:

• Brychan the Bold

During Instance: The Bounty-hunter:

• Cuthbert Sprunt
• Graham Hinchcliffe
• Sprunt's Brigand
• Thomas Idden
• Will Tripper

Lore

"Rumors of lost treasure brought adventurous Men back into the region surrounding Lake Evendim, where the ruins of Annúminas and the tombs of the Kings of Arnor remain. These treasure-hunters established a town and trading post in the northern reaches of those lands, amongst the ruins of the old fortress of Ost Forod. Here they were content to scavenge for trinkets unearthed by time and weather, hunt the great Harts of the North, and trade with the Lossoth, the strange and sometimes dangerous Snowmen of Forochel.

"In these latter days, a less savoury element has entered the ranks of the Men of Ost Forod: brigands and tomb-robbers who plunder the very graves of the Dúnedain themselves. Though the Men of Ost Forod have chosen an arbiter from among their ranks to administer some form of law and justice, he can do little to stem the swelling tide of lawless men." — lorebook

Gallery

• 
  Fork splitting the sections of Ost Forod
• 
  Alleyway with refugees in the upper ruins
• 
  The main entrance into Ost Forod
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  Path just within the entrance of Ost Forod
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  The lower, more unsavoury section