Quest:The Imposter King

The Impostor King
Level	105
Type	Solo
Starts with	Faramir, son of Ondoher
Starts at	Dagorlad
Start Region	The Wastes
Map Ref	[31.7S, 7.1W]
Ends with	Artamir
Ends at	Dagorlad
End Region	The Wastes
Map Ref	[31.7S, 7.1W]
Quest Chain	The Wastes: Dagorlad

Quest Chain

Haerondir Maendal [105] Grave Tidings Tham Durlan Mincham [105] Prisoners of the Eye Laeglaw [105] The Fane of Screaming Ondoher's Folly [105] Watchful Eyes - Landscape [105] A Final Dignity - Landscape [105] Accursed and Lost - Landscape [105] An Unexpected Connection - Landscape Artamir or Faramir, son of Ondoher [105] Watcher of the Wastes [105] A Brother Lost [105] Old Hatreds [105] The Imposter King [105] A Matter of Urgency Anborn [105] Lost in Passing Faramir, son of Ondoher [105] Drawn to the Marshes [105] The Cursed Hill [105] Blood of Númenor [105] Glimmers of Death - Landscape [105] Faramir's Ruse [105] The Wainriders of Dol Acharn - Landscape [105] Relics of Victory - Landscape [105] Vengeance of the Fallen [105] Instance: Vengeance of the Fallen Haerondir Echil [105] A Cloud of Despair [105] Tales of Hope and Glory [105] Memories of the Last Alliance [105] Instance: Memories of the Last Alliance Mílgamel quests [105] Land of Strife - Camp of the Host [105] A Test of Desolation [105] The Fate of the Wastes Small Ranger Camp Candúr These quests unlocks in sets of 3. Turning in one quest from a set unlocks the next set. Completing this quest chain will unlock the final quests needed to unlock the fellowship crafting instances. The final quests are listed under The Slag-hills. Note: If you only want to unlock the crafting instances, you simply need the sequence The Escape -> The War-party -> The War-leaders, and can ignore the other Lang Rhuven quests. [105] Lang Rhuven: The Escape - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Guards - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Siege - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Battle-cats - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Emissaries - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-party - Fellowship [105] Lang Rhuven: The Attack - Fellowship - Repeatable [105] Lang Rhuven: The Destruction - Fellowship - Repeatable [105] Lang Rhuven: The War-leaders - Fellowship

Walkthrough & Notes
Artamir and the Accursed Warrior - now named "Faramir, son of Ondoher" - are found on a hill in front of Ondoher's Folly. [31.7S, 7.1W] A cage-wagon can be found [31.7S, 7.1W] - upon destroying the wheel, a Mordor Hauler will attack. There is also a Mordor Jailor guarding the carts. Note that there do not appear to be any slaves to free, only wheels to damage.

Rewards
40  35   Increased Reputation with Host of the West ( 500 ) Legendary Item Experience Steed Experience 3 Host of the West Silver Pieces

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue It is time you learned of the greatest insult dealt against me and my family... 'When my father fell on the hill above, his banner was paraded by the Wainriders and the Orcs as the rest of his company fell. Our foes chased them as they fled into the marshes, and for many years I saw naught of my father's heraldry. 'Not long ago, a man returned to the hill bearing the banner... but it had changed. Age had worn it thin, but what remained was perverted into something between the familiar and the horrid. With the banner unfurled, he called forth the first of the slaves the Orcs had captured in Ithilien... and one by one he tortured and beheaded them beneath my father's banner as the others watched. After all were slain, the bodies were defiled in such terrible ways... I cannot speak them. This man dishonours the memory of my father, Ondoher, and twists it to suit his own cruelty. His name is unknown to me, but the Orcs must know it well... for they avert their eyes in his presence. 'If you wish to aid me, learn what you can of this man and free the poor men that have fallen into his hands. The slaves and prisoners are drawn by cage-waggons to the hill along a rough pathway to the east.' Background In his time wandering the Wastes, Faramir has learned the identity of the true master of Ondoher's Folly: a vile Black Númenórean bearing a perverted banner of Gondor. Objective 1 Damage wheels on Mordor cage-waggons (0/3) or Free slaves from the cage-waggons The cage-waggons can be found to the south-east of Ondoher's Folly. Faramir has asked you to dismantle the cage-waggons making for Ondoher's Folly and free any slaves you encounter. He also hopes you can learn the identity of the true master of Ondoher's Folly. Mordor Hauler says, Stay away! The Bloodletter wants the cages returned to Udûn to bring more slaves! Mordor Hauler says, Burudagath the Bloodletter has the blood of the true-Men, not like these weak slaves! Mordor Hauler says, They fell easily, and now so will you! Mordor Jailor says, The cage is stuck already, stupid <race>! Mordor Jailor says, The Bloodletter doesn't need to know the slaves revolted on the way! We'll bring you to Faltor-shík instead! Mordor Jailor says, You'll make a fine sacrifice... and I'll eat what's left of you when the Master's finished! Mordor Jailor says, Burudagath will find you, <race>... Mordor Hauler says, Master Burudagath said more sacrifices... so you'll have to do! Objective 2 Talk to Artamir Artamir can be found to the south outside Ondoher's Folly in Dagorlad. You damaged the cage-waggons and learned much of the master of Ondoher's Folly, but you were unable to rescue any slaves. You should return to Artamir and tell him what has happened. Artamir: 'The Orcs slaughtered them in their cages... like beasts. How horrid... 'Our foe may be of Númenórean blood, but he is no man. Burudagath the Bloodletter... who would hold such a title willingly? 'If he is the true master of Ondoher's Folly, the Host of the West should remain vigilant. You slew so many at Ondoher's Folly, but still their numbers do not dwindle... and this Burudagath seems to hold sway over them all. 'Mincham learned from Orcs and even Men that the Enemy wishes us to come to the Black Gate safely, but how can such words be trusted now? 'Ruse or not, my friend, I believe only one course remains.'