Bestowal dialogue
"The Enemy is marching upon Hytbold, intent upon defeating the Lords of the Eastemnet and claiming eastern Rohan as their own."
Background
Hytbold -- and the Witan -- have fallen under siege by a great army of the Enemy.
Objective 1
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
- Harding: 'Are you prepared to join us on the field of battle this day?'
Objective 2
- Join Harding on the north flank
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
- Aldor Harding says, "Athelward! Glad am I to see you well and unharmed."
- Aldor Harding says, "What foe threatens us this day?"
- Reeve Athelward says, "A throng of Orcs out of the pits of Isengard...."
- Reeve Athelward says, "Sent here to raze Hytbold and slay all who have gathered at this Witan."
- Reeve Ingbert says, "Impossible!"
- Reeve Fastred says, "What!"
- Aldor Harding says, "But how came they so far into our lands without us knowing?
- Reeve Athelward says, "How, you ask? Harding, you addled fool. They came because I let them!
- Reeve Ingbert says, "So Wormtongue is not Saruman's only servant in these lands.
- Reeve Fastred says, "Nay. It cannot be...."
- Reeve Athelward says, "Of course not. The Wizard has given me his Orcs so that I may deliver the Mark to him."
- Reeve Athelward says, "And in return, he shall make me King of all the Eastemnet."
- Garmund says, "King? Never! All your treachery will earn you is death!"
- Ides says, "Father! No!"
- Reeve Athelward says, "Burn it all! Tear it to the ground! Spare my daughter...but kill the rest."
- Thane Béortnoth says, "Death! Death take us all! For Thornhope!"
- Aldor Harding says, "Quickly! Spread out, defend Hytbold! <name>, join me on the North side!"
Objective 3
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
Defend the north flank with Harding, Gísling, Edgal, and Winsig
- Thane Radwig says, "Curse you, Athelward! You have forgotten your fathers!"
- Ingbert calls out for aid on the south flank
Objective 4
- Join Ingbert on the south flank
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
Objective 5
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
- Defend the south flank with Ingbert, Fastred, Elfmar, and Mildrith
- Ides says, "Wretched beast! Taste my blade!"
- Thane Gísil says, "Alas for the mailed warrior! Dark comes! Night-shadows deepen!"
- Radwig and Gísil have fallen! Join Ides in defending the centre
Objective 6
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
Objective 7
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
- Ides says, "Father, help me! Please!
- Reeve Athelward says, "Hold! She is my child, and she must live! That was Saruman's word!"
- Isengard War-tyrant says, "Little fool. Saruman says ALL must die."
- Reeve Athelward says, "Stop! Not my girl! Not Ides!"
- Athelward has weakend the troll. Defeat it
Objective 8
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
- The troll has fallen. Hytbold is saved, though the cost was great.
Objective 9
- Regroup with the Lords of the Eastemnet
Defend Hytbold at all costs.
- Aldor Harding says, "My lords! What tidings bring you?"
- Reeve Ingbert says, "It is done. The Orcs are broken. They flee across the plains."
- Reeve Fastred says, "Not for long. Our riders will cut them down as they run. None shall return to Isengard."
- Aldor Harding says, "So, we have won. But at what cost? Béortnoth, Radwig, Gísil, Athelward...."
- Reeve Fastred says, "That coward is hardly a loss."
- Reeve Ingbert says, "No coward, he. He died for his child's sake. Villain he may be, yet brave was his ending."
- Reeve Fastred says, "Perhaps. But were I a minstrel, I would waste no breath to sing of him."
- Reeve Fastred says, "I grieve for the good men who died today."
- Aldor Harding says, "As do we all. High is the price we have paid...perhaps too high. But victory is ours."
- Aldor Harding says, "Ingbert, tell your Riders to let some of the Orcs go."
- Reeve Ingbert says, "What? What for?"
- Aldor Harding says, "So that Saruman can hear the tale of this battle and tremble within his tower."
- Aldor Harding says, "He thought to ruin us. Instead he has woken us and kindled our wrath."
- Aldor Harding says, "Let the Wizard know...let all Men know...the Riddermark's courage slumbers no more!"
Objective 10
Harding waits to speak with you.
- Harding: 'The battle is over, our enemy is routed, and Hytbold is secured. Can we really declare that we won this battle, though? Béortnoth, Radwig, Gísil, Athelward...we have paid a high price for this victory. Perhaps too high.'
- 'Are you prepared to vacate the field of battle?'
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