Quest:Prologue: Reluctant Allies

Prologue: Reluctant Allies
Level	11
Type	Solo
Starts with	Gailthin
Starts at	Gondamon
Start Region	Ered Luin
Map Ref	[20.4S, 97.2W]
Ends with	Mathi
Ends at	Gondamon
End Region	Ered Luin
Map Ref	[20.3S, 96.7W]
Quest Group	Epic - Vol. 1, Prologue
Quest Chain	Ered Luin Epic Prologue (Elf Path)

Quest Chain

Prerequisite: completed the Dwarf/Elf or the High Elf introduction quests. Ered Luin Epic Prologue (Elf Path) [5] Prologue (Elf): At the Behest of Cardavor [6] Prologue (Elf): Unlike Avorthal [6] Prologue (Elf): Avorthal's Favourite Haunts [7] Prologue (Elf): The Wrath of the Elves [9] Prologue (Elf): The Master of the Refuge [11] Prologue (Elf): The Emissary [11] Prologue (Elf): Suspicious Encampment [11] Prologue (Elf): Reluctant Allies Continues with the Prologue (Dwarf/Elf): Mutual Dislike

Walkthrough & Notes
Speak with Mathi in Gondamon, the topmost levels, above the merchants.

Rewards
None

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'Mathi looked me in the eye this very morning and swore that the dwarves were proud to have the Elves of Duillond as neighbours. Such dishonesty, and right to my face! I thought he was truer than that, but I should have known better. No dwarf can be trusted, when you have works of art or history that he desires to possess! 'Go to Mathi Stouthand and demand that he order his dwarves to release Avorthal. If he wants war, he shall have it. You must tell him this: I do not trust myself to speak to one so dishonest without striking him. 'You will find Mathi on the upper levels of Gondamon. Make haste! We may have need to return at once to Duillond to prepare for war.' Background You discovered that Avorthal is indeed being held captive by dwarves, which seems to confirm that they have turned against the Elves of Duillond. Objective 1 Talk to Mathi Mathi Stouthand is on the upper levels of Gondamon. Gailthin, angered by Mathi Stouthand's apparent duplicity, has instructed you to confront the Lord of Gondamon with the evidence of Avorthal's captivity and demand the release of the Elf-prince. Gailthin: 'You will find Mathi on the upper levels of Gondamon. Tell him that we know where his people are holding Avorthal. If he is not released, we will bring war to the gates of Gondamon and drive the dwarves from Ered Luin.' Mathi: 'Hold your accusations, <race>! My people are not responsible for your missing prince! I am offended both by the accusation and by your tone! 'Your Elf-prince is being held in the encampment to the north? Ah, yes, that explains a great deal. You see, my people are Longbeards, an honourable family descended from Durin, the first Father of the Dwarves. The dwarf-camp to the north has been a constant annoyance to me and my folk. It was established by Dourhands, a thoroughly unwholesome family of dwarves who trace their ancestry to the evil Skorgrím Dourhand. 'Dwarves may have taken Avorthal, true...but not my dwarves. The Dourhands are to blame, and they are as much a thorn in my side as they are in yours.'