Quest:The Ancient Ward

The Ancient Ward
Level	113
Type	Solo
Starts with	Watching Stone (Nargroth)
Starts at	Nargroth
Start Region	Nargroth
Map Ref	[17.2N, 12.0E]
Ends with	Isnír
Ends at	Udûn Foothold
Quest Chain	Mordor: Talath Úrui

Quest Chain

[113] Lost Lore of Gorgoroth: Talath Úrui -  Shadowed Page - Landscape Magh Ashtu [112] The Shattered Plateau [112] The Fushaum Conflict All quests in this section are repeatable with a two-minute cooldown until The Fushaum Resolution is completed, after which they become unavailable and non-repeatable copies of these quests becomes available. See below. Enmity of Fushaum Bal South faction [112] Fushaum Bal South: Attacking the Unwelcome - Landscape [112] Fushaum Bal South: Destroying the Watch - Landscape At least Outsider standing [112] Fushaum Bal South: A Small Act of Kindness - Only positive reputation [112] Fushaum Bal South: Dealing in Stealing [112] Fushaum Bal South: Khirgi's Bridge Guards [112] Fushaum Bal South: Turning Sides Neutral standing [112] Fushaum Bal South: Khirgi’s Elite [112] Fushaum Bal South: Khirgi's Scouts [112] Fushaum Bal South: The Bandit's Stash - Only positive reputation Enmity of Fushaum Bal North faction [112] Fushaum Bal North: Attacking the Lawless - Landscape [112] Fushaum Bal North: Burning the Lawless - Landscape At least Outsider standing [112] Fushaum Bal North: Deceptive Challenger [112] Fushaum Bal North: Need for Greed [112] Fushaum Bal North: Shatúrro's Hired Hands [112] Fushaum Bal North: The Daily Feed - Only positive reputation Neutral standing [112] Fushaum Bal North: Collecting Tribute - Only positive reputation [112] Fushaum Bal North: Fushaum Bal Raiders [112] Fushaum Bal North: Shatúrro the Spear [112] The Fushaum Resolution - You don't need to currently have Neutral standing with both factions to complete this, reaching it once per faction is enough [112] Instance: The Fushaum Resolution Fushaum Bal After completing the quests above, mostly non-repeatable copies of the previously repeatable quests become available. These quests only reward positive reputation Warning: Defeating enemies inside Fushaum Bal still decreases your reputation. Chapter 4.1: The Meeting of the Masters will require you to kill enemies that decrease your reputation. Enmity of Fushaum Bal South faction [112] A Small Act of Kindness - Repeatable [112] Attacking the Unwelcome - Landscape [112] Dealing in Stealing [112] Destroying the Watch - Landscape [112] Khirgi's Bridge Guards [112] Khirgi’s Elite [112] Khirgi's Scouts [112] The Bandit's Stash [112] Turning Sides Enmity of Fushaum Bal North faction [112] Attacking the Lawless - Landscape [112] Burning the Lawless - Landscape [112] Collecting Tribute [112] Deceptive Challenger [112] Fushaum Bal Raiders [112] Need for Greed [112] Shatúrro the Spear [112] Shatúrro’s Hired Hands [112] The Daily Feed - Repeatable Magh Ashtu [112] Under the Fires of Orodruin - Requires completion of The Shattered Plateau Thorzhaf [112] Think Like an Orc [112] The Waiting List [112] A Small Task [112] Swaying the Match [112] The Pit-fighter -- Day One [112] Instance: The Pit-fighter -- Day One [112] The Pit-fighter -- Day Two [112] Instance: The Pit-fighter -- Day Two [112] The Pit-fighter -- Day Three [112] Instance: The Pit-fighter -- Day Three Naerband [113] Tales From Naerband [113] The Gates of Naerband [113] Breaking the Chains [113] For the Oppressed [113] Freeing the Nurnhoth [113] Into Naerband [113] Servants of Urudanî - Landscape [113] The Key to Chaos - Landscape [113] The Madness of Thraknûl - Landscape [113] Escape From Naerband [113] Instance: Escape From Naerband Nargroth [113] Playing With Fire - Landscape [113] Cavern Drakes - Landscape [113] Fires of Nargroth - Landscape [113] Nargroth Devoted - Landscape [113] Seeking Dúrossul [113] Seeking Nargúr [113] Seeking Narthalum [113] The Ancient Ward [113] Borangos the Horror [113] Instance: Borangos The Horror Watching Stone at [58.2S, 16.5E] [112] The Cursed Stone Watching Stone at [60.2S, 21.8E] [113] The Darkened Pool Landscape [113] Drakes of the Ghâshghurm - Landscape [113] Fires of the Ghâshghurm - Landscape [113] Lurking in the Flames - Landscape [113] Ghâshghurm Devoted - Landscape Dâr Mauzur [112] Ugrukhôr's Loyal - Landscape [112] Remnants of the Captain's Forces - Landscape [112] Rational Motives - Landscape [112] Destroying Blades - Landscape

Walkthrough & Notes
Pending

Rewards
41  95   Increased Reputation with Conquest of Gorgoroth ( 700 ) Legendary Item Experience 3 Silver Signet of the Thandrim

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue The carven rock focuses a beaming gaze upon you. Strange sounds begin to echo in your head. There is a grinding of rocks, a pick-axe strikes and voices echo through a cavern. A driving pain seems to emanate from the watching stone and seize your head and chest. Images swirls through you and time seems to stop. You close your eyes yet you can still see. Everything looks different as if you are seeing the world through another's eyes. Before you is Nargroth, but it is not ripped apart by the flames and fires of Mountain Doom. There are dwarves and men on scaffolding working on walls in the cavern. Some have stopped working and instead gaze upon a doorway that is much, much older. The images fade and you hear an explosion and screams. Those sounds fade as well. The stone is silent and has released you from its grasps. You are uncertain if the watching-stone has shown you this memory of Nargroth for a purpose. Perhaps you will be able to search for some of the remnants of the ancient seal you saw in the vision. Background The watching-stone unwillingly divulges more information about Borangos's beginnings, which could be an advantage in the future if you hope to ever defeat the creature. Objective 1 Collect ancient ward fragments (0/12) Ancient ward fragments can be found around Nargroth. You should collect some fragments. ANCIENT WARD FRAGMENT "A crumbling piece to some very ancient ward." Objective 2 Bring the ward fragments to Isnír Isnír can be found at the Udûn Foothold. You should bring the ward fragments to Isnír. Isnír: 'Greetings; my name is Isnír. I have been summoned from Gondor to help those with questions of history and lore here in Udûn. Have we met before? I do not think so, but I am much better with books than with faces, you see.' You give Isnír the fragments that you have collected. 'Now what have we here? Hmm, these indeed look old, quite old! Give me a few moments to look over them with some detail. I may be able to tell you more about them. I must read through a few passages of this text over here. I shall only be a moment or two.'