Quest:Chapter 6: The Cage

Chapter 6: The Cage
Level	86
Type	Solo
Starts with	Théoden
Starts at	Meduseld
Start Region	Edoras
Map Ref	[62.3S, 72.8W]
Ends with	Gandalf
Ends at	Meduseld
End Region	Edoras
Map Ref	[62.3S, 72.8W]
Quest Group	Vol. III. Book 11

Walkthrough & Notes

Éomer's Home lies to the north-west of Meduseld, down the large stairs. [60.6S, 73.1W] The map lies upon a table on the second floor inside a room, to your left as you enter. Clicking on the map brings up a pop-up menu with 5 options for you to study: * Study the region of Kingstead The royal Riding of the Mark is among the most fertile and pleasant regions of Rohan. Green grasslands with scattered farms and crofts can be found between the rivers Snowbourn and Swiftwater. At its southern end, along the White Mountains, woods of oak and pine cover the hills. On a large hill stands Edoras, the greatest city of the Eorlingas, where reigns Théoden, son of Thengel, from the Golden Hall of Meduseld. Before the city itself stretch the Barrowfields, where sleep the Kings of Rohan in death. Behind Edoras, the valley of Harrowdale follows the Snowbourn deep into the White Mountains. A winding trail leads into the heights, arriving eventually at the high plateau of Dunharrow. Beyond the dark wood of Dimholt lies the Dark Door, but the paths beyond are no longer traveled by mortal men. * Study the region of Eastfold The Eastfold is counted among the oldest Ridings in the Mark, and the city of Aldburg was once the ruling seat. Now the city stands among crumbling ruins and a lightly wooded vale. To the east the Fenmarch lies along the banks of the Entwash, filled with wildflowers, tussocks, and newly greening reeds. The old North-South road can just be seen along a causeway by the fens' edge before falling into the oak-forests of the Everholt. The royal hunting-forest of Everholt is home to many creatures, and its shady expanse is dotted with hidden caves and burrows. * Study the region of Broadacres The Riding of Broadacres is wild grazing-land for the horses of the Westemnet, and the ancestral home of the mearas, who once ran along these plains in large herds. Now the land is fertile and the rich soil is covered in grey-green grasses. The towns of Stoke, Torsbury, and Oserly can be found in the Broadacres. * Study the region of Stonedeans The Stonedeans are a rocky, inhospitable land of crags and broken stones, from which the Rohirrim mine metal for weapons and other goods. This Riding is that most similar to Dunland in the west, and intermarriage among Rohirrim and Dunlendish folk is common. Woodhurst is the largest town in the Stonedeans, but Brockbridge to the south is of strategic importance. * Study the region of Westfold The Riding of Westfold is a land of green-brown grasses and lush woodlands. Three rivers flow out of the White Mountains: the Grimbrook, the Woodwell, and the Deeping-stream. In the west, the land rises to meet the Gap of Rohan, and then drops sharply to the Fords of Isen. In the south-west, the green grasses run into a ravine in the mountains, the Deeping-coomb, which becomes rockier and narrower as it goes. This ravine is called Helm's Deep, and it is home to the fortress known as the Hornburg, which stands atop the Hornrock. The Deeping-stream issues from a cavern-mouth at the tip of the Deep. The caverns beyond are the Glittering Caves, full of crystal, flowstone, and deep pools. They are a great wonder.

Rewards
36  55   Legendary Item Experience (9,277) 4 Westemnet Iron Coins  Tracery, Lvl 86 Rare

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'Wait, there is one item you should return yourself, as its owner is here in the hall.' Théoden scowls and hands you a delicate cloth. On a corner of the cloth is embroidered the name Éowyn. 'I am not so poor a judge as to think my sister-daughter Éowyn intended Gríma to have this token of her favour. Return it to her and she will tell you for whom it was intended.' Collected Éowyn's Favour Background Théoden has been restored and now it is time to repair some of the other wrongs worked by Gríma Wormtongue in Edoras. Objective 1 Return Éowyn's favour to her in Meduseld Éowyn is within the Golden Hall of Meduseld. Théoden has removed an embroidered handkerchief from the collection of stolen goods you recovered from Wormtongue's chambers, and wants you to return it to its original owner: his niece Éowyn. Théoden: 'This token of her favour belongs to the one who gave it: my sister-daughter Éowyn. She is here in the Golden Hall.' Éowyn: Éowyn accepts the embroidered cloth from you with surprise. 'I remember this token! I gave it to my brother Éomer to bring him good fortune in battle, and he wore it on his rangings throughout the Mark! It must have been taken from him when he was confined to his chambers by my uncle's command! No. The command was my lord Théoden's, but the words were Gríma's, and my brother's confinement was carried out by those men Gríma selected. One of them must have taken this token from Éomer and given it to Gríma. Had I known this, I would not have allowed it! 'Bring this token of mine to my brother, and tell him our uncle is restored! He is being confined to his chambers in Edoras, north of Meduseld.' Objective 2 Find the entrance to Éomer's chambers Éowyn has asked you to return her favour to her brother Éomer, currently imprisoned at his chambers, north of Meduseld, in Edoras. Éowyn: 'Bring that token of mine to my brother, and tell him our uncle is restored! He is being confined to his chambers in Edoras, north of Meduseld.' You have found the entrance to Éomer's chambers, where until today he has been imprisoned by command of the King Objective 3 Bring Éowyn's favour to her brother Éomer Éowyn has asked you to return her favour to her brother Éomer, currently imprisoned at his chambers, north of Meduseld, in Edoras. Éomer: '<name>! I am glad to see you are well. Háma has brought me the news that I am free to leave, but that is not what lightens my heart. The most joyous tidings are that my uncle Théoden has awakened to the fact of his peril, and his treacherous counsellor has been dragged to light!' Éomer accepts the embroidered cloth from you, and crushes it in one fist. 'This was taken from me by Forthere, one of Gríma's men. I am pleased to have it back, but I would sooner teach Forthere a lesson about respecting the belongings of others. 'I was treated well enough by the guards outside my chambers, but my inability to do anything for my family or for Rohan was the cruelest fact of my imprisonment. I spent many hours studying the map of Rohan in the room upstairs, trying to develop a strategy for the defence of the Kingdom that could not be undone by Saruman. Go! Study the map yourself and see if there is such a strategy I might have missed, for I came up with little of use.' Objective 4 Study the map in Éomer's chambers Even imprisoned, Éomer has continued to plan for the defence of Rohan. He has asked you to study the map in his chambers so you may better understand the geography of the Kingdom. See "Walkthrough and Notes" above for further information about the maps. Éomer: 'Study the map of Rohan in the other room and see if some strategy presents itself to you, my friend.' Maps of Rohan: You study the map of Rohan for a time, but few strategies present themselves to you that could stand against the armies of Saruman. Objective 5 Talk to Éomer in his chambers When you have fully studied the map in Éomer's chambers, you should return to him to learn what he thinks of the strategic situation in Rohan. Éomer: 'Did you find some strategy that could serve us against the armies of Saruman? Sadly, I did not, and I had more time to think on the problem than you had. There is no shame in it! Our strength lies on the open fields, but against such numbers as you say Saruman has assembled, I do not think our strength will suffice. The Mark is not as defensible as we need it to be! 'Return to my sister and give her my thanks and my love. I will see her when I return to the hall with Háma. Perhaps we will look at the map once more, and see if there is something we have missed...' Objective 6 Talk to Éowyn in Meduseld Éowyn is in the Golden Hall of Meduseld. Éomer has asked you to return to his sister, and to thank her for her sympathy and her worry. Éomer: 'Return to my sister Éowyn and tell her I will see her soon.' Éowyn: 'My brother is free of his cage? I delight to hear it, for soon I too will be free of the cage that binds me!' Éowyn's smile brightens her face in the same way as does the sun breaking through a gap in the clouds. 'My cage is not made of metal or of wood, <name>, but it is a cage all the same. In time of peace, it confines me to the Golden Hall and its out-buildings, but when war threatens, it cannot hope to withstand the force of our great need. I am a shield-maiden of Rohan, and I shall take up sword and spear to defend this land and its people! My uncle must surely ride now to Isengard to challenge Saruman, and I will not hesitate to take up arms and ride with him!' Objectice 7 Talk to Gandalf in Meduseld Gandalf is in the Golden Hall of Meduseld, and he will likely have some advice for you. Éowyn: 'When my uncle rides to war, I will not refuse him. I am a shield-maiden of Rohan, and I will not shrink from the challenge of war!' Gandalf: 'All the people of Rohan will need to stand if the Kingdom is to survive, but their King must do so first.'