Background
The shade that came to be called Vágari the Wanderer desires to confess to you the misdeeds of his past.
Objective 1
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- 'The second attack was more fierce than the first had been. Isildur's defeat seemed certain.'
- Vágari the Wanderer: 'I became separated from Isildur during the fighting, and while I was engaged with the Orcs on one flank of our diminishing circle, he gave something to his esquire Ohtar.
- 'Ohtar vanished during the fighting. Did he escape? And more importantly; what was he given? What was he given?'
- 'Had Ohtar taken the Ring? I had to know!'
Objective 2
- Hear the words of Vëamacil as remembered by Vágari
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Vëamacil: 'Tárandil! You have to keep fighting! We are going to get through this!
- 'What did father give to Ohtar? This is not the time for this, brother! Keep fighting!'
Objective 3
- Listen to Vágari's account
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Ornaher says, "There are too many!"
- Vëamacil says, "Ornaher! No!"
- Vëamacil says, "Tárandil, you have to protect father! Go!"
- Tárandil says, "Vëamacil... I will..."
- Tárandil says, "Meldaran, the Orcs are too many!"
Objective 4
- Hear the words of Meldaran as remembered by Vágari
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Meldaran: 'Tárandil, you are alive! Thank the Valar!
- 'Things go ill for us, brother. Father sent his esquire away before the fighting became too thick, entrusting Ohtar to bear the shards of Narsil away from the battle. But I fear he did not give him the object of the Orc's desire, and if we do not do something they will seize it!'
- Meldaran says, "Father, you have to escape! You must bring it to-"
- Isildur says, "Stand tall, my sons."
- Tárandil says, "Father! Wait!"
Objective 5
- Talk to Vágari the Wanderer
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Vágari the Wanderer: 'During the confusion, I lost sight of Isildur. Where had he gone, and did he still have the Ring? If he escaped, my bargain with the Nazgûl would come to naught!'
Objective 6
- Find some sign that Isildur made for the riverbank
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- 'The riverbank! He must have escaped to the riverbank!'
- 'His armour lay among the reeds, discarded. He must have intended to swim!'
- Vágari the Wanderer says, "Isildur swam... and I pursued him."
Objective 7
- Swim across the river to find Isildur
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- 'I found him at last, but could make no sense of his expression: mixed pain and elation.'
Objective 8
- Talk to Vágari the Wanderer
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Vágari the Wanderer: 'My muscles ached. The swim had taken its toll on me, and I knew I must rest before attempting the return journey. I would hide among the reeds and wait until the Orcs prowling on the distant shore had abandoned their vigil; then I would swim back with my prize.
- 'Despite my exhaustion, I had to complete the task I had set for myself. It was time.'
Objective 9
- Listen to Vágari's account
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Vágari the Wanderer says, "As tired as I was, as sick in heart and body as a man can be, I had to finish this."
- Tárandil says, "Father, do you still have it? Does the Ring remain safe?"
- Isildur says, "It is gone."
- Isildur says, "It left me, in the water."
- Isildur says, "I am forsaken, and I am free."
- Tárandil says, "No..."
- Tárandil says, "NO!"
- Isildur says, "Tárandil, what is the-"
- Tárandil says, "The Orcs!"
- Tárandil says, "He must have been lying!"
- Tárandil says, "His body... I need his body!"
- Tárandil says, "I will find it and pry the Ring from his dead hand!"
- Tárandil says, "Curse you, Isildur! Curse you!"
- Tárandil says, "Bravantel and Héol were innocent!"
- Tárandil says, "You are gone with the current... and the Ring with you...."
Objective 10
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Tárandil: 'All is lost, all is ashes! A thousand curses upon you!
- 'Without the Ring I cannot fulfil my bond... I cannot save my family! Bravantel, Héol, I tried! I tried, I tried!'
Objective 11
- Talk to Vágari the Wanderer
Vágari the Wanderer desires to speak to you of his past misdeeds.
- Vágari the Wanderer: 'But for men such as me, death was no escape.'
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