Quest:Chapter 1.6: A Proud, But Dangerous, Tradition

Chapter 1.6: A Proud, But Dangerous, Tradition
Level	130
Type	Solo
Starts with	Durin
Starts at	Skarháld
Start Region	Ered Mithrin
Map Ref	[34.7N, 45.4W]
Ends with	Durin
Ends at	Skarháld
End Region	Ered Mithrin
Map Ref	[34.7N, 45.4W]
Quest Group	The Legacy of Durin and the Trials of the Dwarves: Chapter 1

Walkthrough & Notes

The stairs to the keep start at [35.6N, 45.5W] Western armory is inside the keep. Once you enter, go north, pass the crafting stations, up the stairs, first left near a dwarf (don't go up the ladder), then left again inside the room. Once you get the message that there are no weapons, go to the opposite side of the big hallway where you will talk to another dwarf. The first Zhélruka hunting party and their Horn of Hunting can be found at [35.0N, 44.2W] The second Zhélruka hunting party can be found at [35.5N, 44.0W]

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue 'My father's reinforcements from the Lonely Mountain have brought their own weapons, but those will not be enough if we are to truly assault Gundabad. Can I ask you to climb these stairs and find the armoury in the Skarháld keep? Bring back some of the swords and axes that are stored there, and we can better supply this fighting force.' Background Reinvigourated by the arrival of the Longbeard reinforcements from the Lonely Mountain, Durin wished to prepare for an assault upon Gundabad, the Mountain-home of Durin's Folk. Objective 1 Collect weapons from the western armoury up the stairs inside the Skarháld keep The western armoury is up the stairs inside the Skarháld keep. The armoury has been picked clean of weapons by persons unknown Objective 2 Collect weapons from the eastern armoury inside the Skarháld keep The first armoury was empty of weapons. Perhaps some implements of war remain in the other armoury on the eastern side of the Skarháld keep. This armoury has also been emptied of weapons. Tomókh calls you to him Objective 3 Talk to Tomókh in the eastern armoury inside the Skarháld keep Tomókh has called for your attention inside the eastern armoury inside the Skarháld keep. Tomókh: 'You are looking for weapons? You will find none here. Several parties of my people armed themselves with swords and axes from the armouries here and set out into the mountain in search of the remaining drakes of the Frost-horde. It is a proud tradition of the Zhélruka to hunt such creatures... but I might have advised against it if I had know an army of Longbeards was soon to arrive! 'Tell the Longbeard prince that if he wants those weapons he will have to wait for my Zhélruka brothers to return victorious from their hunt.' Objective 4 Talk to Durin by the stable-master in Skarháld Durin is waiting by the Skarháld stable-master for you to return with weapons from the armouries. Durin: 'Some of the Zhélruka have gone into the mountains to hunt the remaining drakes of the Frost-horde? I would say to let them go, and good riddance, but we need those weapons! 'You had better go after them, <name>, and save them from their own foolishness. I want them alive so they can hear my reprimands, but more importantly I want the weapons the stole. I have spoken with some of the reinforcements from the Lonely Mountain, and many of their weapons are of poor quality, damaged either from disuse or entirely too much use; there is no middle ground. 'Find the Zhélruka hunting-parties outside Skarháld and bring back those weapons!' You hear a horn blowing in the distance east of Skarháld, but it ends abruptly Durin: 'Did you hear that horn blowing? It ended suddenly. I think the Zhélruka hunting parties may have run into some trouble after all, <name>. You had better go and bring back their weapons, for it seems they may not need them any longer! 'The horn sounded to the east of Skarháld. I think that is where you will find them.' Objective 5 Find the Zhélruka hunting party east of Skarháld and help them slay a drake of the Frost-horde One of the Zhélruka hunting parties went to the east of Skarháld. Zhélruka Hunter: 'Sound the traditional drake-hunting horn and help us slay whatever answers the call, <name>. It waits there for you.' The Zhélruka cheer in victory Zhélruka Hunter says, "Well-fought! Let the drakes fear us!" Objective 6 Talk to the Zhélruka drake-hunter east of Skarháld One of the Zhélruka hunting parties went east of Skarháld. Zhélruka Hunter: 'Thank you for your help, friend. We will return to Skarháld, but there was another party of drake-hunters with us, and they have not yet come back. We heard their horn blowing some time ago, but it stopped abruptly. 'They continued on to the north-east, if you wish to search in that direction.' Objective 7 Find the second Zhélruka hunting-party somewhere to the north-east The second Zhélruka hunting-party continued their hunt to the north-east of the first. Zhélruka Hunter: 'The second party continued on to the north-east, but I fear they are dead. You had better find out for certain.' You found the second Zhélruka hunting-party, but they are already slain Objective 8 Collect the abandoned weapons from the slain hunting-party (0/4) The second Zhélruka hunting-party ran afoul of the drakes they sought, and now you should collect the weapons they took from Skarháld. Zhélruka Hunter: 'Yes, drake-hunting is a dangerous endeavour. They knew the risks when they set out from Skarháld, the same as us.' 'Where did you find them? To the north-east?' Collected abandoned weapons (4/4) Objective 9 Return the "borrowed" weapons to Durin at the stable-master in Skarháld Durin is waiting by the stable-master in Skarháld for you to return with the weapons the Zhélruka "borrowed". Durin: 'Thank you for these, <name>. My Longbeards are going to need every weapon on which they can get their hands, and I do not appreciate these Zhélruka raiding the armouries without notice. That practice must end, or they will face my wrath and that of my Longbeards. 'But there is trouble brewing in Skarháld, and I need my most trusted <class> to help deal with it before the situation gets worse.'