Quest:Chapter 1: Oakheart Unhidden

Chapter 1: Oakheart Unhidden
Level	50
Type	Solo
Starts with	Gandalf
Starts at	Bilbo's Room
Start Region	Rivendell
Map Ref	[29.6S, 3.3W]
Ends with	Sara Oakheart
Ends at	Minas Deloth
End Region	Angmar
Map Ref	[6.6N, 21.8W]
Quest Group	Vol. I. Book 9

Quest Chain

Previous: Volume I, Book 8 Volume I, Book 9: The Shores of Evendim [50] Foreword: News of the Palantír - (Optional) [50] Chapter 1: Oakheart Unhidden [50] Chapter 2: Oakheart's Might - Solo only [50] Instance: Oakheart's Might - Solo only [50] Chapter 3: Golodir's Request Visit allies in your homeland [50] Chapter 3: Journey to Combe - Beornings, Hobbits, and Man [50] Chapter 3: Journey to Gondamon - Dwarves and Elf-kind [50] Chapter 3: Journey to Esteldín [50] Chapter 3: Journey to the Lone-lands [50] Chapter 4: Amarthiel's Trail [50] Chapter 5: Amarthiel's Hope - Solo only [50] Instance: Amarthiel's Hope - Solo only Next: Volume I, Book 10

Walkthrough & Notes

Travel to Golodir at Gath Forthnír in Angmar. Sara Oakheart is at Minas Deloth, outside the south-east entrance of Barad Gúlaran. It must be approached from the South. Spoiler Alert From Garth Forthnír, head south and pick up the road south to the bridge at [5.0N, 25.8W] Make the sharp turn around to the north-east. Follow the road hugging the right wall until you come to the first path leading off south of east. Take that path and keep hugging the right wall as it winds south-east, north east, around to south, south west, around to south-east, around to north. You will encounter wargs along the way but not too difficult. As the path turns north-west toward the gate, you will see a Giant on the right. Now move to the left, hug the left wall to avoid the Giant and the Gorthrogs, and speak to Sara.

Rewards
9  94

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'Ah, <name>, I need to speak with you. I have heard of your adventures at Carn Dûm, and I am concerned. Besides your strange encounters with her during your travels, I have never heard of this Sara Oakheart, and I am troubled by her. 'There are few now in this age who have even heard of the palantíri, much less be concerned enough with them to steal them. Moreso, they have now become dangerous, for Sauron possesses the Ithil-stone, which he has certainly bent to his will. 'Return to Golodir at Gath Forthnír and help him search for Sara Oakheart and the palantír. I fear that only evil will come of these events.' Background Mordirith, the False King, has been defeated and sent back to Mordor houseless, but the mysterious Sara Oakheart stole the palantír Mordirith had in his possession. This greatly concerns Gandalf the Grey. Objective 1 Talk to Golodir Golodir is at Gath Forthnír in Angmar, far to the north of Rivendell. Gandalf the Grey has instructed you to return to Gath Forthnír and help Golodir to search for Sara Oakheart and the missing palantír Gandalf: 'Lend your aid to Golodir at Gath Forthnír. The valiant Ranger has a mighty task before him.' Golodir: 'Gandalf sent you to help me search for Sara Oakheart and the missing palantír? Well, the search will be short, for one of my scouts has found her already: outside Barad Gúlaran, the place where the Witch-king studied his terrible arts. She has made no effort to conceal her whereabouts, but I can think of no reason this would be so. 'You will find Barad Gúlaran in the centre of Nan Gurth, an evil valley haunted by wights and other dread creatures. Barad Gúlaran is located in the centre of a series of bridges that surround it like the spokes of a waggon-wheel. Sara Oakheart was seen by the tower located at the most south-easterly of these bridges. Go and bring back the palantír.' Objective 2 Talk to Sara Oakheart Sara Oakheart is at Barad Gúlaran in Nan Gurth in Angmar. Barad Gúlaran is located in the centre of a series of bridges that surround it like the spokes of a waggon-wheel. Sara Oakheart was seen by the tower located at the most south-easterly of these bridges. Sara Oakheart has been found outside Barad Gúlaran. Golodir has told you to be careful. Golodir: 'Barad Gúlaran is located in Nan Gurth, in the centre of a series of bridges that surround it like the spokes of a waggon-wheel. Sara Oakheart was seen by the tower located at the most south-easterly of these bridges. Find her and retrieve the palantír.' Sara Oakheart: 'I am glad that you have come, <name>. The time has come for us to discuss several things. You have been most helpful in many ways to me and my friends. We have much to talk about very soon.'