Quest:The Riddle-finder

The Riddle-finder
Level	39
Type	Solo
Starts with	Bilbo Baggins
Starts at	The Hall of Fire
Start Region	Rivendell
Map Ref	[29.6S, 3.3W]
Ends with	Lindir
Ends at	The Hall of Fire
End Region	Rivendell
Map Ref	[29.6S, 3.3W]
Quest Group	Trollshaws
Quest Chain	The Riddle-game

Quest Chain
Prerequisite: completed the quest Return to Thorenhad [39] House of the Master [39] A Place of Rest "The Riddle-game" arc: [39] The Riddle-game [39] The Riddle-maker [39] The Riddle-finder [39] The Riddle-seeker [39] The Riddle-master [39] Frodo's Burden [39] Instance:Frodo's Burden [39] Laying to Rest the Evil Dead [39] Instance:Laying to Rest the Evil Dead

Walkthrough & Notes

Spoiler Alert
The answer to the riddle is a horn. You need to talk to Boromir, in the Guest Rooms. ^{[30.7S, 6.2W]} Get an object that has a symbol of a war-horn. Get it and return it to Lindir in the Hall of Fire.

Rewards

21
Increased Reputation with Elves of Rivendell ( 300 )

Choose one:

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue

'While you were gone, Lindir told me he has come up with something interesting for our game. Apparently, he found a new riddle on the back of some old parchment out of Gondor.

'You should speak with him at once... I am curious to know his riddle!'

Background

Lindir has found a new riddle for you to solve. Again, he is sure the answer can be found somewhere in Imladris.

Objective 1

Talk to Lindir

Lindir is with Bilbo in the Hall of Fire at Rivendell.

Bilbo told you that Lindir has a new riddle to offer, one out of Gondor.

Lindir: 'Parchment can be difficult to find at times in the world of Men, so I am not all that surprised to find a riddle scrawled on the back of some old chronicles of Gondor. Perhaps some young scribe of the Tower had too much time of his hands....

'It just so happens that the answer can be found somewhere in Rivendell:

'Breath is needed

Warning heeded

Some will arrive

With sword and knife

My work is completed

'Til once more I am needed'

Objective 2

Find the answer to Lindir's riddle somewhere in Rivendell

The answer to Lindir's riddle can be found somewhere in Rivendell.

Lindir has asked you to find an item that provides an answer to his riddle.

'Breath is needed
Warning heeded
Some will arrive
With sword and knife
My work is completed
'Til once more I am needed'

Boromir: 'What is this? A game? Ha! I see, a riddle out of Gondor is it? Well, you have come to the right man, indeed!

'Nay, I fear I cannot give you my horn even for a minute -- for a horn is indeed the answer -- because it is my trust and duty to bear it, but I will give you something that should suffice.

'This is the badge of my rank, as the Steward's heir. As you can see it shows a horn above the White Tree of Gondor. I daresay that Elf-loremaster will be satisfied with this token.'

Objective 3

Bring Boromir's badge to Lindir

Lindir is with Bilbo in the Hall of Fire in the Last Homely House.

Boromir has given you a token that provides the answer to Lindir's riddle and told you to bring it to Lindir.

Lindir: 'Excellent! You have found the answer. I will see that this badge is returned to Boromir.

'Well-played. I trust the fact the item was not just laying on a shelf was no obstacle?'