Bestowal Dialogue
'I hoped the Thardúth had all perished at Utug-bûr, even as I knew such evils could not be so easily-defeated. "Easily," say I? I dishonour the memories of Surdûsha and the others who fell at Sabûdamar, the red-rush battle!'
Rahâzi frowns mournfully and stops speaking, lost in her thoughts. Eventually a light appears in her eye and she looks at you closely.
'During the battle you reminded the fighting Dumûri of our great hero Shurug-nîn, do you remember? Many are the songs we sing of her and how she came to be known as Nebunûru, "the Shining Light," but one of these songs has made itself particularly known to me as we travel along the Mûr. Before she became our great hero of legend, many thousands of years ago, Shurug-nîn laboured in the mines of Lâkindar. Those mines would have been located somewhere in the far south-west of what today is called An Shêru.
'Will you humour me with a visit to this place, <name>? If we must once again face the Thardúth and their Utûgi warriors, I would draw upon the inspiration of Shurug-nîn to strengthen my sword-arm and bolster my courage.'
Background
Rahâzi feels the loss of Surdûsha during The Dagor Carlanthir and desires to draw upon the inspiration of her heroine, Shurug-nîn.
Objective 1
Rahâzi asked to meet you on the road to Lâkindar, in south-west An Shêru.
- Rahâzi: 'Before she became our great hero of legend, many thousands of years ago, Shurug-nîn laboured in the mines of Lâkindar. Those mines would have been located somewhere in the far south-west of what today is called An Shêru.
- 'Will you humour me with a visit to this place? If we must once again face the Thardúth and their Utûgi warriors, I would draw upon the inspiration of Shurug-nîn to strengthen my sword-arm and bolster my courage.'
- Rahâzi: Rahâzi stands here.
- Rahâzi stands beside the road, gazing to the south
Objective 2
Rahâzi watches the road south toward Lâkindar.
- Rahâzi: 'That is the way to what had once been the mines of Lâkindar, where Shurug-nîn toiled. She was of no royal line, and her family had not been part of any upper caste in the kingdom of Nêshak, but she possessed exceptional strength and courage. When her brothers perished in the mines, she led a revolt against her oppressors.
- 'That was not so unusual in those days, but what is surprising is that she succeeded. The freed thralls escaped into the sunlight and Shurug-nîn became a legendary figure. It is said she could not know defeat.
- 'But that was long ago, and Lâkindar must now be greatly-changed. Let us see what has become of it.'
Objective 3
The mines once known as Lâkindar are in south-west An Shêru.
- Rahâzi: 'But that was long ago, and Lâkindar must now be greatly-changed. Let us see what has become of it.'
- The wights and shades here should be defeated in memory of Shurug-nîn
Objective 4
- Defeat wights and shades at Lâkindar (0/8)
The wights and shades of Lâkindar should be defeated in memory of Shurug-nîn.
- Defeated wights and shades in memory of Shurug-nîn (8/8)
Objective 5
Rahâzi watches the road south toward Lâkindar.
- Rahâzi: 'After Shurug-nîn freed the thralls at Lâkindar, her name and legend spread throughout all the lands of Shagâna. Around that time she was given a mighty sword of Elf-make, Orotheg, and she wielded it against the armies of the Orcs that threatened to subjugate her people once again.'
- Rahâzi pauses thoughtfully.
- 'I have not given this much thought before now, <name>. Of what significance is it that Orotheg was forged by the Elves? From where did the sword come? Is it possible that Glorfindel may know some details of this legend unknown to my own people?
- 'He intended to go to Khanâg Gur for his investigation into Damudûr. We should meet with him and see what he knows concerning Shurug-nîn and the blade Orotheg.'
Objective 6
Glorfindel is likely at Khanâg Gur, north of Damudûr.
- Rahâzi: 'Glorfindel intended to go to Khanâg Gur for his investigation into Damudûr. We should meet with him and see what he knows concerning Shurug-nîn and the blade Orotheg.'
- Glorfindel: 'The blade Orotheg? That is a name I have not heard in some time, <name>!
- 'Yes, it is known to me. During the war against Morgoth in the First Age, a great warrior of my own people sought a champion to stem the flow of Orcs from the lands of the south. Her name was Maethriel, and she carried the deadly sword Orotheg, Wrath-thorn. But she despaired, for the folk of the south were kept on the edge of starvation by cruel oppressors and the spark of rebellion was snuffed out wherever it threatened to catch.
- 'Tidings from Beleriand of one disaster after another reached Maethriel's despairing ears, and she knew she was nearly out of time. If she was to find a hero that could rally the people of Shagâna against Morgoth, she had to find tha
t hero soon.
- 'Find her she did, for word of Shurug-nîn had begun to spread following the revolt at Lâkindar. Maethriel gifted her the blade Orotheg, and together the two great heroes loosened the hold of the Orcs upon the land and its people.'
Objective 7
Rahâzi is at Khanâg Gur.
- Glorfindel: 'Word of Shurug-nîn had begun to spread following the revolt at Lâkindar. Maethriel gifted her the blade Orotheg, and together the two great heroes loosened the hold of the Orcs upon the land and its people.'
- Rahâzi: 'I am inspired to hear of this cooperation between Elf champion and Shagâni warrior, Glorfindel! Maethriel's blade Orotheg would go on to greatness, for with it Shurug-nîn would face the fearsome dragon Akhízi and her terrible children on the shores of the lake of Idagâl. It is said in song that the bones of the three dragons lay at the bottom of the lake for thousands of years.
- 'The dragon Akhízi pursued Shurug-nîn northward in rage, and both disappeared into legend. But what befell the Elf Maethriel?'
Objective 8
Glorfindel is at Khanâg Gur.
- Rahâzi: 'The dragon Akhízi pursued Shurug-nîn northward in rage, and both disappeared into legend. But what befell the Elf Maethriel?'
- Glorfindel: 'The tales of your people are not so different than those of mine, Rahâzi, for if you continue a story long enough it often ends in sadness. Shurug-nîn's fate is not known for certain? Neither is that of Maethriel. Many and great are her deeds during the wars against Morgoth; it is said she stood fearlessly before one of his most terrifying servants, a balrog of legend... but what happened to her I cannot say. She vanishes from tale and song sometime before Akhízi pursued her chosen champion northward.
- 'But let this not dampen your enthusiasm for cooperation between Elf and Shagâni! Great are the deeds and many are the accomplishments they achieved together before they faded into legend.'
Objective 9
Rahâzi is at Khanâg Gur.
- Glorfindel: 'But let this not dampen your enthusiasm for cooperation between Elf and Shagâni! Great are the deeds and many are the accomplishments they achieved together before they faded into legend.'
- Rahâzi: 'Some of the most inspiring songs end in sadness, <name>. Glorfindel need not apologize for it.
- 'For the sake of Shurug-nîn and Maethriel I will fight on, and not be intimidated by the strength of our foes. The Thardúth and their Utûgi warriors are not unassailable, and they knew defeat at Sabûdamar. They will know it again, for I am the daughter of Girhâzi, a proud warrior of the Dumûri, and I follow the example of great Shurug-nîn, who knew no fear!'
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