Quest:The Orcs Have Orders

The Orcs Have Orders
Level	100
Type	Solo
Starts with	Artamir
Starts at	The Dead Marshes
Start Region	The Dead Marshes
Map Ref	[30.2S, 11.4W]
Quest Group	The Dead Marshes

Quest Chain

[100] Far From Home [100] The Orcs Have Orders [100] Danger in the Marshes [100] Fruits of Their Labour [100] Missing in the Marshes [100] Instance: Missing in the Marshes [100] Interlude: Passage of the Marshes [100] Instance: Passage of the Marshes - Session Play The following quests can be completed independently from the above quest chain: [100] A Buzzing in the Reeds - Landscape [100] The Dead of Dagorlad - Landscape [100] Flowers of Respite - Landscape [100] Marsh Spirits - Landscape [100] Orcs in the Mire - Landscape Warband Quests: [100] Warband: The Lone Hunter - Solo [100] Warband: The Taskmaster - Small Fellowship

Walkthrough & Notes
Orcs of many kinds can be found fairly close to Artamir's camp.

Rewards
39  35   Legendary Item Experience

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue 'I was sent here by Denethor, the Ruling Steward of Gondor, on an errand of some importance, but it was entrusted to me in confidence and I should not speak of it now. I can tell you that it was a great honour to be selected for this errand, and that Denethor chose me personally, even before Faramir his son! I am certain that a successful end to this endeavour will elevate my stature in the Steward's esteem. 'I evaded a number of Orcs on the journey here, but it seems some of them have followed me here. If you are as established an adventurer as you seem, perhaps you could do something about these creatures? They seem to be all over these Marshes by now, and they endanger my errand.' Artamir seems to mean no harm, but his presence here could threaten many fortunes. Did Frodo come this way? If he did, you should seek for sign of him while you hasten Artamir on his way. Background Artamir son of Ilcamir has come to the Dead Marshes, and the sooner he leaves them the better! Objective 1 Defeat Orcs in the Dead Marshes (0/8) Artamir has asked you to defeat Orcs throughout the Dead Marshes, for the creatures seem to have followed him here and are making completion of his errand more difficult. Furthermore, if Frodo did come this way, the Orcs drawn here by Artamir's presence could complicate matters. You rescue a crumpled parchment from the Orc before the swamp claims it Objective 2 Bring the crumpled parchment to Artamir at his camp in the Dead Marshes You found a parchment in the clutches of an Orc in the Dead Marshes, and should bring it to Artamir at his camp. Artamir: 'You found something? Let me see what you found!' Artamir takes the crumpled parchment from you and unfolds it, but in mere moments he shakes his head. 'This is written in the speech of the Orcs, and no reputable Man of Gondor ever studied such words. My father never trusted the written word to begin with; Ilcamir was a man of action and of deeds, and I am no different than my sire! 'But I can tell you this much, even without knowing the words themselves: this parchment contains orders for the Orcs. They have been sent to this dreary land, much as I have been. But for what purpose?' Artamir's brow is creased in thought as he considers what goal the Orcs might have within the Dead Marshes, but your worry is deeper than his. Did Frodo come this way? And does the Master of the Orcs know it?