Quest:Instance: The Secret Shadow

Instance: The Secret Shadow
Level	129
Type	Solo only
Starts with	Mithrandir
Starts at	Falch Gurth
Start Region	Morgul Vale
Map Ref	[68.4S, 6.1E]
Quest Chain	Imlad Morgul: Thuringwath

Quest Chain

Imlad Morgul: Thuringwath Quests Lost Lore [129] Lost Lore of the Morgul Vale: Thuringwath -  Rune-inscribed Page - Landscape Barad Arthir, the Lofty Watch-fort Candúr [129] Something in the Shadows - after completing The Circle of Death Taen Orwath [129] Into Falch Gurth - after completing Something in the Shadows [129] Within the Looming Darkness [129] The Secret Shadow [130] Instance: The Secret Shadow [129] Before the Heart of Darkness Landscape [129] Forest of the Dead Aufaltor, the Fane of the Eye [129] Fane of the Dead [129] History of Darkness [129] Master of the Fane [129] Urns of Aufaltor

Walkthrough & Notes
(walkthrough and notes pending)

Rewards
71  26   Increased Reputation with The White Company ( 700 ) Legendary Item Experience Selectable Rewards:  Onyx Stud of Secret Shadow  Tourmaline Earring of Secret Shadow  Obsidian Tear of Secret Shadow

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue "For how long had this pass been concealed by the sorcery of the Nazgûl? Of this place, I have heard no tale from the Lord and Lady of Lorien nor from the Men of Gondor, but I dread what evils might lie hidden there, undisturbed by the fall of the Enemy." Background Thuringwath, the Valley of Secret Shadow, has remained hidden among the slopes of Ephel Dúath since the Second Age of the world. Objective 1 Talk to Mithrandir Mithrandir can be found in Falch Gurth. Mithrandir: 'Walk with me, <name>.' Objective 2 Follow Mithrandir You and Mithrandir are walking through Falch Gurth. Mithrandir pauses before the looming shadows Mithrandir says, "For over an Age, Thuringwath has laid hidden in the Ephel Dúath." Mithrandir says, "But no longer..." Mithrandir says, "Shield your eyes, <name>." With a sudden flash of light from Mithrandir's staff, the shadows give way Objective 3 Talk to Mithrandir You should talk to Mithrandir. Mithrandir: 'I have not seen the like of this enchantment before in Middle-earth. Perhaps you might wish that I not say so... but I find myself uneasy, <name>. 'Let us continue, but not in haste.' Objective 4 Follow Mithrandir You are following Mithrandir. Mithrandir says, "Were the stones of Ephel Dúath hewn by the servants of the Enemy in secret?" Mithrandir says, "To conceal such a vast gorge beneath shadow..." Mithrandir says, "None but the Witch-king or the Dark Lord himself could have wrought such an enchantment." Mithrandir says, "Begone, foul shadows!" Dark shadows again loom in your path Mithrandir says, "Begone!" Again, the shadows give way to Mithrandir's light Objective 5 Talk to Mithrandir Mithrandir: 'It... should not be far now to the end of the pass.' Mithrandir appears to be tiring in a way you have never seen. 'Come, <name>.' Objective 6 Follow Mithrandir As the pass widens into Thuringwath, great shadows loom before you Mithrandir says, "Let these shadows be banished evermore!" Mithrandir says, "Thuringwath is revealed at last..." Mithrandir says, "Where we tread now is known only to the Enemy and his servants." Mithrandir's light pierces the shadows, revealing a blanket of darkness upon Thuringwath Objective 4 Talk to Mithrandir Mithrandir: 'It... cannot be. 'I thought I had seen the last of the Enemy's great works brought to ruin, but I see now I was mistaken.' Mithrandir leans on his staff, seemingly barely able to support himself. You try to aid him. 'No! No... there is no time for rest, <name>.' Mithrandir falls silent.