Quest:At the Mistress's Bidding

At the Mistress's Bidding
Level	108
Type	Solo
Starts with	Spakorth
Starts at	Blozronk
Start Region	Dor Amarth
Map Ref	[47.8S, 13.7E]
Ends with	Spakorth
Ends at	Lûghash
End Region	Dor Amarth
Map Ref	[45.0S, 16.0E]
Quest Group	Mordor: Dor Amarth

Quest Chain

[109] Lost Lore of Gorgoroth: Dor Amarth -  Shadowed Page - Landscape Ruins of Dingarth [107] The Burning Plains of Dor Amarth - vector quest from Udûn Foothold The Treasures of Barad-Dur quest arc Ingold [108] The Reluctant Captive Lômazar [108] The Legacy of Barad-dûr [108] Treasures Forgotten [108] The Search for Sapakár [108] Edge of the Abyss [108] The Shadow of Narchraw [108] The Wrath of Glúrugoth - Landscape [109] The Ithil-stone [109] Instance: The Ithil-stone [109] The Lhingris Threat - unlocks In Search of the Spider-queen [109] The Raiding Parties [109] Welcomed Provisions [109] The Lost Spear [109] Disorder of the Eye [109] Aiglos [109] Beyond the Burning Plain - vector to Talath Úrui The Stout-axes and Firehorns quest arc Legolas [108] A Land of Ash and Shadow Gimli [108] The Dwarves of Mordor Spakorth [108] Emissary of the Stout-axes [108] At the Mistress's Bidding [108] Blinding the Watching-stones [108] The Path to the Flaming Spire [108] The Dominion of Zôreth [108] Secrets of the Order [108] Worked to the Bone [108] Those We Have Lost [108] Forged by the Master [108] Within the Bones of Barad-dûr [108] Under the Order - Landscape [108] Prisoners of the Dark Lord - Landscape [109] A House Forged Anew [109] Instance: A House Forged Anew [109] Of Pride, Greed, and Loss [109] The Fates of the Damned [109] A Final Plea [109] Breaking the Oath-taker’s Horn [109] A House Divided [109] Mastering the Forges [109] Under a Wicked Crown [109] The Wisdom of Zôreth [109] Into the Abyss [109] Instance: Into the Abyss [108] A Camp in Ruin - Landscape [108] Hidden Amongst the Ruin - Landscape Ered Lithui [108] Whispers of Ered Lithui - Landscape Watching Stone at [43.6S, 20.2E] [109] The Watcher of Ered Lithui [109] The Lost Towers [109] A Dreadful Treachery Barad-dûr [108] The Guards of Barad-dûr - Landscape

Walkthrough & Notes
A Stout-axe expedition can be found at: [48.3S, 15.0E] [45.8S, 15.9E] - Scattered equipment lines the edge of this chasm. These Stout-axes met an unfortunate fate... [45.6S, 14.4E] [47.7S, 16.8E]

Rewards
40  95   Increased Reputation with Conquest of Gorgoroth ( 700 ) Legendary Item Experience Steed Experience 3 Silver Signet of the Thandrim

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'The tale of the Stout-axes is not a pleasant one, friend, but I would share it with you. 'Once we were Drása's Folk— a great kingdom of dwarves, but no longer, and it is only now that Sauron is gone that I dare to utter the name of the Father of our folk. Early in this Age, Sauron ordered us to return the Great Ring of Power he granted to our folk when we still dwelt in the East. The Dark Lord sought for it some unknown purpose, and when our King of old denied him his prize, Sauron summoned forth a vast army and razed our ancestral home and stripped the golden halls of Usk-tóga. Many of our clan were slain, and those few who survived were taken as thralls to Mordor to serve the Dark Lord. We were made to forsake our clan name of old and swear ourselves to Sauron, and so we became the Khirvísa: the Stout-axes of Mordor. 'Yet, throughout our long centuries of toil, we held to the old ways and the line of our Kings of old remained unbroken. We were slaves, yes, but some measure of who we were endured and we made for ourselves a small realm of our own in secret within the lands of Mordor. But Sauron knew all to well that which we had hoped to conceal from him... 'Seventy-eight years ago, the Stout-axes were unmade. In a rage, the Dark Lord returned to Mordor from lands unkown and imprisoned our King and countless other Stout-Axes in the dungeons of Barad-dûr. What little freedoms we had were taken from us, and even the lowliest Orcs came to regard us as mere vermin. In the absence of our King, I and many others remained to toil in Lûgash, and whenever Zôreth was not summoned to Barad-dûr, she too dwelt in Lûghash. 'Now Sauron is gone, but still we serve - hated as we are now in the eyes of all of Mordor. After the fall of the Dark Lord, none but the mistress of Lûghash, Zôreth, deigned to offer the rest of our kin shelter and keep us from the Orcs. In our desperation, it would seem we have traded one master for another, but we are too far from the Black Gate and escape now seems no more possible than it did when Sauron ruled Mordor. And to where would we even escape? Zôreth desires the weapons and trinkets of the Dark Lord above all else, but what portion of his might remains in them I cannot say. We have sought them nearly every day since his fall, but every search has come to naught. 'Days we have searched now, and with little food or rest. It is time for my kin to return to Lûgash, even if Mistress Zôreth does not wish it. 'There are four other expeditions about in this land, <name>. Find them, and send them home to Lûghash! 'If you wish to meet my folk, you shall meet us all!' Background Zôreth, Mistress of Lûghash, has sent the Stout-axes in her service to seek treasures that once belonged to the Dark Lord. Objective 1 Recall Stout-axe expeditions to Lûghash (0/4) Stout-axe expeditions can be found throughout Dor Amarth. Spakorth has asked you to seek the remaining Stout-axe expeditions in Dor Amarth. You should tell any Stout-axes you encounter to return to Lûghash. Recalling ... Stout-axe Searcher says, 'At last! Mistress Zôreth is giving us a break!' 'I wonder where she'll send us next!' 'We haven't found anything anyway...' 'Aye, then! Back to Lûghash!' The Stout-axes make for Lûghash! Scattered equipment lines the edge of this chasm. These Stout-axes met an unfortunate fate... Objective 2 Talk to Spakorth at Lûghash Spakorth can be found outside the lower gates to Lûghash in Dor Amarth. You have recalled all the Stout-axes you could find. You should meet with Spakorth outside Lûghash. Spakorth: 'I am saddened to learn that some of my folk fell into the fires of the mountain. It seems even keeping a careful pas is no longer enough... 'The tremors have grown more powerful since Sauron's fall, and new cracks for in the earth with each passing day. It is challenging to keep a steady footing when you cannot trust that the ground shall remain whole beneath you! We shall have to be more careful the next time the Mistress sends us out in search of whatever it is we're meant to find. 'For those that have returned, they shall enjoy a long-awaited rest. You have done my folk a great service, <name>.'