Quest:The Third Stone

The Third Stone
Level	120
Type	Solo
Starts with	Illusion of the Third Stone
Starts at	The Crown Chamber
Start Region	Foundations of Stone
Map Ref	[14.1S, 95.6W]
Ends with	Socketed Pedestal
Ends at	The Crown Chamber
Quest Group	The Secret Stone Returns

Quest Chain
The Secret Stone Returns [120] An Unexpected Request [125] Instance: A Secret Meeting [120] A Search for Answers [120] Instance: A Secret Chamber [120] The Five Stones [120] The First Stone [120] The Second Stone [125] Instance: Say the Words [120] The Third Stone [120] The Fourth Stone [125] Instance: The Stone Returned [120] The Shadowed King - Small fellowship

Walkthrough & Notes

Use the Illusion of a Stone, then travel to Rockbelly Pit in Thorin's Gate. [15.8S, 102.3W] Enter Rockbelly Pit (use the Winterheight entrance [15.8S, 101.6W]) and find the Hidden Switch down the path from the upper entrance. On using the switch, a Hidden Door will appear at the bottom of the pit near Skorgrim's statue. Go inside and approach the platform in the inner chamber. Follow the trail of the stone by seeking and using Shadowy Illusions at these locations: The Hidden Chamber in Rockbelly Pit A petrified troll outside the entrance to Thorin's Gate [15.5S, 103.0W] A long-dead Dourhand at the Wardspire [17.8S, 90.1W] A Gauradan confronting goblins in Southern Emyn Uial [9.8S, 74.6W] Angmarim meeting with a Gauradan at the Even-rills [3.3S, 69.0W] Rangers ambushing the Angmarim at Canadiach [10.7S, 64.8W] Barghests attacking a Ranger near a pool in the Fields of Fornost [12.4S, 55.4W] Mordirith finding the stone in the middle of the same pool [12.5S, 55.3W] The trail leads to Mordirith's fortress, the Castle of Carn Dûm. To reach it you must enter the Carn Dûm (Instance), available in the Instance Finder. If you have previously completed the initial stages of the instance and acquired the keys, you can run straight back and enter the castle; otherwise you will need to do the whole instance in order. See the instance's page for details. The stone can be found inside the castle, in a side room off a landing one floor below Gúrthul's chamber.

Rewards
43  35   Increased Reputation with Dwarves of Erebor ( 500 ) Legendary Item Experience

Quest Text

Bestowal Dialogue The vision shows you a triangular stone on this pedestal. This third stone must be out there somewhere, waiting for you to find it. You swear you can hear faint whispers, bidding you to look closer at the illusion. Background The stones must be returned to their rightful places in the Crown Chamber. Objective 1 Inspect the illusion of the third stone An illusion has appeared before you in the Crown Chamber. You should inspect the illusion of the third stone. Objective 2 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 3 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Hidden Switch: You hear stones shifting somewhere nearby Objective 4 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 5 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 6 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Third Stone: This must be where the third stone was kept, but it is missing. The door was broken down and the stone stolen, but it is unclear how long ago this happened. Suddenly, the Secret Stone begins to react in its pouch. A new illusion appears before you: the third stone as it had been on its pedestal. You can just make out whispers on the edge of your hearing. They bid you to look closely. Objective 7 Inspect the illusion of the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: As you peer into the illusion of the third stone, vivid imagery appears in your mind. You see a cave troll entering the chamber and breaking down the door with a massive club. He sees the stone on the pedestal and pauses, becoming transfixed. It entrances him, and he takes the stone and leaves. It is clear you must track down this troll in order to find the stone. Objective 8 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 9 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: You peer into the illusion of the stone within the hand of the troll. Vivid imagery appears in your mind once more. The troll, stumbling around in a stupor induced by the stone, broke through the ice and became trapped. Come morning's light, he was turned to stone. There the Third Stone waited for some time, until a Dourhand dwarf chanced upon the statue. You see the Dourhand climbing the troll, chiselling the precious artifact from its stone hand. He grins wildly as he looks deep into its black surface, and runs off with it under his arm. It is clear you must track down this Dourhand in order to find the stone. Objective 10 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 11 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: You have found the decayed corpse of a Dourhand dwarf. You are unsure how long it has been here, but the illusion of the third stone in its hand clearly indicates this is the dwarf for which you were looking. You peer into the illusion of the stone within the hand of the dead dwarf. Vivid imagery appears in your mind once more. You see him running along the road alone at night. He is trying to get the stone somewhere in a hurry. Suddenly, he is ambushed by a trio of Blue Crag goblins! He evades them, running north toward the mountains. Eventually, he is cornered against the cliff. The goblins kill him, and steal the stone. It is clear you must track down these goblins in order to find the stone. Objective 12 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 13 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: The illusions have become more vivid. When you peer into the illusion of the stone, the frozen moment in time springs to life. This time, you can hear it as well. You see the Blue Crag goblins emerging from the mountains. They look around nervously, muttering to each other. You hear a twig snap somewhere nearby. They pause, and pull out their weapons. A gauradan howls and charges at them from a higher slope. He bellows something at the goblins, but you cannot make out the words. The goblins try to fight back, but are quickly overpowered by the hulking beast-man. The gauradan notices the strange stone still clutched in the hand of the dead goblin. He begins to peer into it, but then winces, and looks away, disgusted by the foul magic attempting to enter his mind. Still careful to look away, he picks up the stone, and hides it in a pouch under his furs. He then runs off toward his village. It is clear you must track down the gauradan in order to find the stone. Objective 14 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 15 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: The illusions next show you a different gauradan, a shaman, negotiating with two Angmarim cultists. You are now able to hear their conversation with surprising clarity. 'You were wise to inform us of this, Shaman. This will bring you great favour with Angmar.' 'I care little for your favours, cultist of Angmar. Take that dark magic far from here!' The Angmarim turn and leave. Surprisingly, this time when the stone changed hands, no bloodshed occurred. It is clear you must track down the Angmarim in order to find the stone. Objective 16 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 17 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: The illusion now shows you the moment that the Angmarim cultists were ambushed at the crossroads by Rangers of Eriador. They were both easily brought down by their arrows. The Rangers carefully look through the cultists' belongings, and find the stone. 'Oh ho, what is this? Some hidden treasure?' 'I've never seen anything like it. Let me look at it more closely....' 'Snap out of it! This thing had you completely entranced! Put it away, quickly!' 'This is clearly some artifact of immense evil. Just being in its presence puts me on edge.' 'What should we do? This may be too dangerous to bring back to camp.' 'It must be brought to Aragorn, right away.' 'But he is in the field! You would have to travel past Fornost!' 'It must be done. I will ride as swiftly as I can. You two must return to camp.' It is clear you must track down the mounted Ranger in order to find the stone. Objective 18 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 19 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: The illusion shows you the Ranger's end. He rode through the Fields of Fornost as fast as his mount would carry him. 'If I can make it to the Greenway, I should be safe!', he mutters urgently. But then a pack of barghests began to close in on him, barking and snapping at his heels. When they reached the shallow pond, the moon's reflection spooked the horse, who reared up, knocking the Ranger to the ground. The Ranger tried to fend off the beasts, but it was the end of them both. As a final act, the Ranger hurled the stone into the pond, hoping no one would find it. Objective 20 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Objective 21 Find the third stone The missing stone is out there somewhere, waiting to be found. Shadowy Illusion: Unfortunately, it WAS found. Mordirith, Steward of Angmar, came looking for the missing cultists carrying a powerful artifact. The water did not obscure the stone to one such as he. The dark powers of the Nameless glow like a beacon to the eyes of a wraith. If the stone was taken by Mordirith, it may be somewhere in Angmar. Objective 22 Find the third stone somewhere in Angmar The missing stone was found by Mordirith, and must be somewhere in Angmar. Mysterious Stone: The third stone is yours! Objective 23 Return the stone to its pedestal You have found one of the missing stones! You should return it to its rightful place in the Crown Chamber.