Quest:Unhelpful Hounds

Growing Pains
Level	Scaling
Type	Solo
Repeatable	Yes
Starts with	Worried Woman
Starts at	Minas Tirith (Midsummer)
Start Region	Minas Tirith (Midsummer)
Map Ref	[24.1N, 55.1W]
Ends with	Worried Woman
Quest Group	Midsummer

Quest Chain

Starting location: Workers' Tier: [...] A Midsummer's Welcome – completing this is prerequisite for all the quests around Minas Tirith! [...] Aiding the Stable-hands Soldiers' Tier: [...] Toss a Coin [...] Artistic Direction [...] Growing Pains [...] Unhelpful Hounds Craftmen's Tier: [...] Sweet Treats [...] Honouring Healers [...] Without a Hitch - A Celebratory Snack requires an Apprentice Cook to make the items needed to progress quest [...] Without a Hitch - A Wedding Favour requires an Apprentice Scholar or Jeweller to make the items needed to progress the quest [...] Without a Hitch - Banners for the Newly-wed requires an Apprentice Tailor or Woodworker to make the items needed to progress the quest [...] Without a Hitch - Drinking Horns requires an Apprentice Metalsmith or Weaponsmith to make the items needed to progress the quest Player's Tier: [...] Something Misplaced, Something Blue Sages' Tier: [...] Love Is In the Air Masters' Tier: [...] A Cure For All Ills The Citadel: [...] Lightning in a Bottle [...] Amethyst Firefly Lanterns [...] Emerald Firefly Lanterns [...] Ruby Firefly Lanterns [...] Sapphire Firefly Lanterns [...] Wedding Supplies [...] Something Floral [...] To the Last Drop [...] What Ales You [...] Tasty Morsels [...] Arranging Arrangements [...] Floral Crowns Note the following quests require access to the Merethrond Banquet Hall, earned after completing Chapter 7: A Wedding at Midsummer [...] A Long-awaited Banquet, A Celebration without End [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Frodo Baggins [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Samwise Gamgee [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Meriadoc Brandybuck [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Peregrin Took [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Gimli [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Legolas [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Faramir [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Mithrandir [...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- King Aragorn II Elessar

Walkthrough & Notes
The hounds are running around the square nearby. After interacting with one of them, you will receive a ring.

Rewards
32  55   Legendary Item Experience 3 Midsummer Tokens

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'Not again! Stop! Thief! Oh, please, please help me! That blasted cur! It loves to torment me! 'The wretched thing has run off with my engagement ring. Please! You must see if you can get it back. I am absolutely terrified of the creatures and they know it!' Background The hounds of Minas Tirith enjoy being chased almost as much as they enjoy stealing things. NOTE: This quest will be removed from your quest log when the current festival ends. Objective 1 Chase that hound! This hound has no ring! or This hound was too lazy to have stolen the ring Unhelpful hounds can be found on the Second Tier of Minas Tirith. You should chase the hound and retrieve the engagement ring. You found the ring! Objective 2 Bring the ring back to the worried woman  Stolen Ring The worried woman is located in Minas Tirith. You should bring the ring back to the worried woman. Worried Woman: 'You found my ring! Oh thank you, thank you! It sounds silly, but I feel like that dogs thinks this is all very funny.'