Quest:A Friend of the Wild

A Friend of the Wild
Level	29
Type	Solo
Starts with	Lore-master Trainer
Starts at	Barad Dhorn
Start Region	Lone-lands
Map Ref	[29.8S, 27.4W]
Ends with	Radagast the Brown
Ends at	Agamaur
End Region	Lone-lands
Map Ref	[29.8S, 27.4W]
Quest Group	Lore-master
Class	Lore-master

Quest Chain
A Friend of the Wild Friend of Hares Friend of Turtles Friend of Sparrows

Walkthrough & Notes

IMPORTANT: In order to receive this quest from a Lore-Master trainer, you must first have completed Volume 1, Book 2 of the Epic saga. A guide on how to successfully accomplish this quest was once hosted at Lotroinfo. While the site no longer exists, a cached copy may be found here This is an extract of the cached site to preserve the information: Step 1: Talk to any lore-master trainer. The lore-master trainer will give you a quest to talk to Radagast once you reach level 24. (You should be somewhat higher if you expect to be successful. Otherwise, you may want to take friends along to help, if you are lower than 40-ish.) He/she tells you the following: "While you have come far as a Lore-master, <name>, and have surpassed the abilities of many, there are those of such ability that no <race> shall ever surpass. They are the Wizards, who were aged and wise when they first came to this Middle-earth and whose knowledge has only grown since then. Their arts lie beyond most understanding, although some insight can be gained from them. For instance, it is said that one of the Wizards, Radagast the Brown, resides among the Eglain in their camp near the cursed swamp of Agamaur. He is a friend of the wild and all the creatures of nature speak to him. It might be possible to gain insight into this ability from him, if you but ask him. If you would gain such a boon, travel to the Eglain encampment, which lies in the Lone-lands, and speak to Radagast there." Step II. Talk to Radagast: Go to the Eglain camp just inside Agamaur in the north-east Lone-lands, and into Radagast's tower, Barad Dhorn, which you'll find just to the left as you enter the camp. This will begin the series quests below. Friend of Hares Friend of Turtles Friend of Sparrows When you have completed the series quests for Radagast, speak with him again to complete A Friend of the Wild and collect the quest rewards. Rewards: Tome of the Hare (summons a non-combat animal friend) Trait: Friend of the Wild (allows the use of non-combat companions) Title: Friend of the Wild Step III: Collecting the Other Role-Playing Pets You'll collect the remaining role-playing pets either by gaining the appropriate faction, or by acquiring one of the pet loot drops. Sparrow: Get the sparrow by gaining reputation reputation with the Elves of Rivendell. You'll will need to have kindred standing to acquire it. Turtle: Get the turtle by gaining reputation with the Mathom Society in Michel Delving. You will need ally standing to acquire it. Dog: World drop, level 45+ Cat: World drop, level 45+ Fox: World Drop, level 45+ Snake: World Drop, level 45+ Frog: World Drop, level 45+ Squirrel: World Drop, level 45+ Note: You can have only one pet (combat or non-combat) out at any one time. Keep this in mind when gearing up for battles, if you happen to currently have one of your more cuddly animal friends along with you. Non-Item Reward(s): Tome of the Hare Trait: Friend of the Wild Title: "Friend of the Wild"

Rewards
Title: Friend of the Wild 7   Skill: Rabbit-speech Induction: 3s Summons a little rabbit-friend to brighten your day. Cost: ... Power Skill: Friend of the Wild Characteristic Allows the use of non-combat companions.

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'While you have come far as a Lore-master, <name>, and have surpassed the abilities of many, there are those of such ability that none shall ever surpass. They are the Wizards, who were aged and wise when they first came to this Middle-earth and whose knowledge has only grown since then. Their arts lie beyond most understanding, although some insight can be gained from them. 'For instance, it is said that one of the Wizards, Radagast the Brown, resides among the Eglain in their camp near the cursed swamp of Agamaur. He is a friend of the wild and all the creatures of nature speak to him. It might be possible to gain insight into this ability from him, if you but ask him. 'If you would gain such a boon, travel to the Eglain encampment, which lies in the Lone-lands, and speak to Radagast there.' Background You have been told that you may learn more secrets of how to communicate with the creatures of the wild from Radagast the Brown. Objective 1 Talk to Radagast the Brown Radagast the Brown can be found within his tower at the Eglain camp in Agamaur. You have been instructed to find Radagast the Brown and learn from him the art of speaking to the creatures of nature. Radagast the Brown: 'Greetings, friend. You have come seeking more knowledge about the creatures of nature? Perhaps I can help you, but first you must prove to be a true friend of the wild.'