Quest:Before the Heart of Darkness

Before the Heart of Darkness
Level	129
Type	Solo
Starts with	Mithrandir
Starts at	Thuringwath
Start Region	Morgul Vale
Map Ref	[69.1S, 7.0E]
Ends with	Mithrandir
Ends at	Thuringwath
End Region	Morgul Vale
Map Ref	[69.6S, 10.2E]
Quest Chain	Imlad Morgul: Thuringwath

Quest Chain

Imlad Morgul: Thuringwath Quests Lost Lore [129] Lost Lore of the Morgul Vale: Thuringwath -  Rune-inscribed Page - Landscape Barad Arthir, the Lofty Watch-fort Candúr [129] Something in the Shadows - after completing The Circle of Death Taen Orwath [129] Into Falch Gurth - after completing Something in the Shadows [129] Within the Looming Darkness [129] The Secret Shadow [130] Instance: The Secret Shadow [129] Before the Heart of Darkness Landscape [129] Forest of the Dead Aufaltor, the Fane of the Eye [129] Fane of the Dead [129] History of Darkness [129] Master of the Fane [129] Urns of Aufaltor

Walkthrough & Notes
At time of writing, the quest line ends abruptly here, with Mithrandir staring at a statue of a balrog.

Rewards
71  26   Increased Reputation with The White Company ( 700 ) Legendary Item Experience  Tracery, Lvl 121 Uncommon Selectable Rewards:  Exhumed Gauntlets of Aufaltor  Unearthed Bracers of Aufaltor  Frayed Cuffs of Aufaltor

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'Many are the shadows that loom upon Thuringwath, and I have not the strength to banish them. 'I must rest for a short while, but you should search for the lost Rangers of Ithilien. I fear it may already be too late for them, but if any hope remains, you must seize it. 'Do not wait for me, <name>. Even now, evil does not rest in Thuringwath.' Background As Mithrandir begins his study of Thuringwath, you begin your search for the lost Rangers of Ithilien. Objective 1 Search for signs of Nidhlas and his men in Thuringwath Nidhlas and his men might be found somewhere in Thuringwath. Mithrandir has asked you to continue ahead in search of Nidhlas and his men. You notice footprints on the old roadway through Thuringwath Objective 2 Follow the footprints The footprints continue along the old roadway through Thuringwath. You discovered footprints on the old roadway through Thuringwath. You should follow them. The footprints lead to the foundations of a great, deathly fane... Objective 3 Search Aufaltor for signs of Nidhlas and his men Aufaltor can be found in Thuringwath. You have followed the footprints to the base of a great fane. You should search the fane for Nidhlas and his men. You have discovered a number of slain Rangers in the depths of Aufaltor Objective 4 Examine the slain Rangers in Aufaltor Slain Rangers can be found deep within Aufaltor. You have discovered a number of slain Rangers within Aufaltor. You should examine them. These Rangers have been bled, but a sickening heap of flesh catches your eye Objective 5 Examine the heap of flesh You should examine the heap of discarded flesh. You discovered the Rangers slain from bloodletting, but a heap of flesh has caught your eye. You should examine it. This flesh has been flensed from a Man, but the body is nowhere to be found Objective 6 Return to Mithrandir Mithrandir can be found in Thuringwath. You found a grisly scene at Aufaltor. You should return to Mithrandir. Mithrandir stands transfixed before a great watching-stone in the form of a balrog Objective 7 Talk to Mithrandir Mithrandir can be found near Aufaltor in Thuringwath. You have found Mithrandir standing before a great watching-stone in Thuringwath. You should tell Mithrandir what you have found. Mithrandir: 'Ah, tell me, what did you find?' You tell Mithrandir what you discovered within Aufaltor. You tell him of the slain Rangers and the flensed flesh left to moulder among its tombs, and that you remain uncertain if Nidhlas escaped the fate that befell his men. 'I do not think he was so fortunate, <name>. I have seen enough of Thuringwath to know that the Living do not long endure it. 'Curious. I sense a presence within this watching-stone, but it refuses my summons. 'We shall see about that.'