Quest:Chapter 1: Where is the Horse and the Rider?

Chapter 1: Where is the Horse and the Rider?
Level	37
Type	Solo
Starts with	Elrond
Starts at	Elrond's Library
Start Region	Rivendell
Map Ref	[29.6S, 3.3W]
Ends with	Elladan
Ends at	Thorenhad
End Region	Trollshaws
Map Ref	[31.7S, 15.2W]
Quest Group	Vol. I. Book 4

Quest Chain

Previous: Volume I, Book 3 Previous: Before the Shadow, Book 3 Volume I, Book 4: Chasing Shadows [37] Foreword: The Troubles of Rivendell [37] Chapter 1: Where is the Horse and the Rider? [38] Chapter 2: The Missing Rider - Solo-only or Fellowship [37] Chapter 3: The Wisdom of Lord Glorfindel [37] Chapter 4: Regaining the Trail [38] Chapter 5: Hiding in the Dark - Solo-only or Fellowship [39] Chapter 6: The Knowledge of the Onodrim [40] Chapter 7: The Aid of Mirkwood [40] Chapter 8: The Unmarked Trail - Solo-only or Fellowship [40] Instance: The Unmarked Trail - Solo-only or Fellowship [40] Chapter 9: Hasten Their Departure Next: Volume I, Book 5

Walkthrough & Notes
Travel from Rivendell to Thorenhad - quickest route is to take the horse from Rivendell stables or make use of the Camp Site Fire in Nan Tornaeth.

Rewards
20  30   Increased Reputation with Elves of Rivendell ( 500 )

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue '[non-High Elf: Welcome to Imladris, <name>. It is good that you have come. Rest well, but not too deeply or too long! We have need of adventuring folk, for there is evil beyond the vale.] '[ High Elf: Welcome back to Imladris, <name>. It is good that you have come. Rest well, but neither as deeply nor as long as you did before! We have need of your skills, for there is evil beyond the vale.] 'Not more than two months ago, a hobbit by the name of Frodo Baggins and his companions were pursued to the Ford of Bruinen by servants of the Enemy. I speak of the Nine, the Nazgûl, fell creatures in the service of Sauron, and though the Bruinen fell upon them at my command, we have found the steeds of only eight. One of the Riders is unaccounted for. 'My sons set forth with scouts bound to them by friendship to seek this missing Rider. I ask that you speak with Elladan at their camp of Thorenhad, among the Bruinen Gorges, and lend your aid to the search. We must learn where this Nazgûl has gone, and most importantly, his designs.' Background Servants of the Enemy pursued Frodo Baggins to the Bruinen, and though the hobbit and his friends were saved and the fell creatures defeated by the power of Elrond, not all of the Nazgûl have been accounted for. Objective 1 Talk to Elladan Elladan is at his camp of Thorenhad on the north-western slope of the Bruinen Gorges, north of the bear-dens. Lord Elrond has asked you to lend your assistance to his sons Elladan and Elrohir, currently seeking the missing Nazgûl. Elrond: 'My sons have established a camp, Thorenhad, on the northern reaches of the Bruinen Gorges. Seek them north of the bear-dens and lend your assistance to Elladan in this matter.' Elladan: 'My father has sent you to aid us? It is good that you have come, for we have made an unsettling discovery. It seems likely the missing Rider is still somewhere within the wilderness of the Trollshaws.'