Quest:Instance: A Dream of Cold and Silence

Instance: A Dream of Cold and Silence
Level	105
Type	Session Play
Starts with	Merry
Starts at	The High Hall
Start Region	Minas Tirith (After-battle)
Map Ref	[66.1S, 19.0W]
Quest Chain	Minas Tirith (After-battle)

Quest Chain

[105] After the Battle - vector to Minas Tirith (After-battle) [105] Flames of War - from Húrin [105] The Next Shipment - from Húrin [105] Gruesome Remains - from Húrin [105] The Wounded Path - from Imrahil [105] Sifting for Survivors - from Imrahil [105] Routing the Lurkers - from Imrahil [105] Interlude: A Dream of Cold and Silence - Unlocks after completing each of the first set of 6 dailies once [105] Instance: A Dream of Cold and Silence [105] A Worrisome Crowd - from Torchún [105] In Short Supply - from Torchún [105] Word of the Wounded - from Torchún [105] Mixing Medicines - from Ioreth [105] The Healer's Rounds - from Ioreth [105] Interlude: A Secret Return - Unlocks after completing each of the second set of 5 dailies once [105] Instance: A Secret Return [105] Ill-advised Infusions - from Aragorn [105] The Marking of the Shadow - from Aragorn [105] Time with the Dying - from Aragorn [105] Kingsfoil: Between the Cracks - from Bergil [105] Kingsfoil: Cut and Dried - from Bergil [105] The Hands of a Healer - Unlocks after completing each of the third set of 5 dailies once [105] Instance: The Hands of a Healer

Walkthrough & Notes

Merry is level 20 in this instance. Merry has the following skills:  Blade of the Barrows  Westernesse Stab  Resist the Black Shadow  Low Slashing Strike Don't forget to always use your healing skill  Resist the Black Shadow because you have the uncurable Dot  The Black Shadow on you at all times. There is a time limit for this quest (21 minutes). At the last stage of the instance,  Frozen by Terror will slow you down considerably.

Rewards
None

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue A Dream of Cold and Silence "What do you think is going on in there? Do you think Merry can recover?" Background Merry's body is held in the grip of the Black Shadow, but his dreaming mind works to free him of the malady's nightmare. Objective 1 Talk to Pippin among the barrows Is that Pippin? What is he doing in the Barrow-downs? Pippin: 'Merry! Thank goodness I have found you!' Your mind is full of confusion. The last thing you remember is the great beast descending on Théoden and Snowmane, and then... and then... Pippin's face is a mask of concern. 'Théoden? Éowyn? They have been brought up to the Citadel, I think. Gandalf sent me to look for you. Are you wounded? Here, come with me. I'm supposed to bring you back...' Pippin seems as if he wants to say more, but then he is gone Objective 2 Look for Pippin to the south-east, among the barrows Pippin was here, but now he is gone. Look for him to the south-east, somewhere among the barrows. There is no sign of Pippin, but you have found... Sam Gamgee? Objective 3 Talk to Sam among the barrows What is Sam Gamgee doing here in among the barrows? Where is Frodo? Sam: You are surprised to see Sam here among the barrows, and you tell him so. He frowns, and his face is full of sorrow. 'Have you seen Frodo?' he asks. 'I cannot find him anywhere! He was here, and now he is gone!' You tell him that Pippin has gone away, but you will look for both of them. They cannot be gone forever, can they? Sam looks at you sadly, and then he too is gone Is that Pippin to the north? Good old Pip! Objective 4 Find your friend to the north, among the barrows Is that Pippin? You see someone back to the west, among the barrows! Frodo: Frodo stares at you silently. It has been so long since you have seen him. You beg him to speak, but you find that you no longer remember the sound of his voice. Frodo is gone, like all the rest. All of your friends have gone away Objective 5 Loneliness grips your heart Your friends have all gone. You remember these Orcs. But where is Pippin? Objective 6 Talk to Uglúk You remember these Orcs... but where is Pippin?' Uglúk: 'You'll run now, if you know what's good for you! There's a lot of Horse-country to cover, but we'll outpace our pursuers, even in the sunlight! 'Now run, maggot! You'll taste the whip if you do not, and I'll have your hide!' Objective 7 Run with the Orcs Your friends have all gone. Uglúk says, "That goes for all of you! Run, maggots!" Where is Pip? Why is he not here? Objective 8 Find Pippin Your friends have all gone. Isengard? Is that Pippin up ahead? No, Pip! Don't touch it! Objective 9 Find a living man among the Rohirrim Do any of the Rohirrim still live? Nothing moves in the camp of Rohan Slain Soldier: The man stares past you with sightless eyes. He died on the Pelennor, and will never return home to his family. Slain Soldier: This man sleeps the unending sleep of death, and gains no rest from it. His sightless eyes stare at you accusingly. Objective 10 Talk to Éowyn Talk to Dernhelm Who has come to this camp among all the dead? Éowyn: Éowyn does not respond. You cannot tell if the warrior lives. Would remaining behind have been a crueler fate? Dernhelm: Dernhelm does not respond. You cannot tell if the warrior lives, if he ever did. Objective 11 Death hangs above all Death hangs above all. Éowyn is in danger! She needs help! Objective 12 Save Éowyn Death hangs above all. You are held in the grip of terror and moving is difficult! First there is cold, then there is silence, and finally: Death. Completed: Interlude: A Dream of Cold and Silence