Quest:Halros Should Go

Halros Should Go
Level	65
Type	Solo
Starts with	Halros
Starts at	Greenfields
Start Region	The Shire
Map Ref	[26.7S, 67.0W]
Quest Group	Vol. III. Book 1

Quest Chain

Previous: Volume II, Book 9 Volume III, Book 1: Oath of the Rangers [65] Prologue: Messages from Lórien - Solo only [65] Instance: Messages from Lórien - Solo only [65] Chapter 1: Gallant as Elf-lords [65] Chapter 2: Candaith's Hidden Cache [65] Chapter 3: Saeradan's Watchfulness [65] Chapter 4: Halros, Ranger of the Shire [65] Halros Should Stay [65] Halros Should Go [65] Chapter 5: Loose Ends in the North Downs [65] Chapter 6: Farewell to Evendim - Solo only [65] Instance: Farewell to Evendim - Solo only [65] Chapter 7: Lothrandir of the Frozen Wastes - Solo only [65] Instance: Lothrandir of the Frozen Wastes - Solo only [65] Chapter 8: The Depths of Duty [65] Skirmish: Rescue in Nûrz Ghâshu - Skirmish [65] Chapter 9: The Gathering of the Grey Company Next: Volume III, Book 2

Walkthrough & Notes

The Plough and Stars is in Brockenborings at [27.6S, 68.1W] Halros offers this quest and Halros Should Stay - once you complete one you cannot do the other. Which of the two quests you pick has consequences for the epic story in Gondor and Umbar. Spoiler Alert If you pick this quest, Halros dies during the Instance: On a Field of Red, but Horn survives. Horn takes up the identity of the bounty hunter Driftwood in the Shield Isles, and later returns to Nona's side in Lhanuch.

Rewards
12  4   Legendary Item Experience (5,602)  Map to Esteldín

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'You think I should travel south with the Grey Company to come to the aid of Aragorn? He is my chieftain, and it is my duty to see that he comes safely to the end of his road, wherever it lies...but I fear for the folk of the Shire in my absence. How will they protect themselves from the evils that crowd their borders from all sides?' Halros looks about his camp with new resolve. 'No, you are right, <name>. There is strength in these hobbits yet, and if they need to repel dangers from outside, they will do so. My fate must lie on the southern road. I will stand with Aragorn, and that is the way I will protect the people of this land. 'Thank you for helping me to make up my mind, <name>. I will go with the Grey Company. The good folk of the Shire will need to do without my help. Can you travel to the inn at Brockenborings and tell my friend Lotho Sackville-Baggins that I will be leaving? He is visiting Brockenborings for a few days and showed some interest in my comings and goings.' Background The Ranger Halros is having trouble deciding whether to stay in the Shire and keep watch over the hobbits or to travel south with the Grey Company. Objective 1 Talk to Lotho Sackville-Baggins at The Plough and Stars Lotho Sackville-Baggins is visiting Brockenborings and can be found inside the inn there. Halros has decided to travel south with the Grey Company and wants you to tell his friend Lotho of his decision. Halros: 'Lotho Sackville-Baggins showed some interest in my comings and goings in recent days, so I would like him to know that I will not be around to keep an eye on things. I believe he is currently staying at The Plough and Stars, in Brockenborings.' Lotho: 'What's that you say? That Ranger will be leaving the Shire for a time? That's...very interesting. Thank you for letting me know, friend. That is a shame, of course. Of course, it is.' Objective 2 Talk to Halros in the Greenfields The Ranger Halros is at his camp in the Greenfields, in the north-east corner of the Shire. You have delivered Halros's message to Lotho and should return now to the Ranger. Lotho: 'So that Ranger will be out of the Shire for a time? That is very interesting, indeed. I will keep it in mind. He will be...missed...of course.' Halros: 'What is that you say? Lotho sounded pleased that I would be leaving? That is queer; he sought me out a few days ago and had many questions to ask: if I had any plans to travel into Bree-land, whether I thought to visit certain townships in the Shire, that sort of thing. 'Well, he and his folk will surely be fine without my protection. It pains me to leave them be, but if Aragorn has need of his kin, his kin must ride to his aid! 'Thank you for helping me to decide, <name>.'