The Yondershire
 The Yondershire
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| Region: | The Shire |
| Landmark(s): | Bâr Faroth Bullroarer's Way Foxden Road Lhúngobel Ost Lagorath Taerhad Tham Amothir Wood-bears' Den |
| Settlement(s): | Gamwich Long Cleeve Nobottle Tighfield |
| Connecting Area(s): |
Rushock Bog The Delving Fields Ered Luin: Falathlorn Haudh Lin Evendim: Bullroarer's Sward |
| Levels: | Mainly 20 - 23 |
| Resource tier: | Expert |
The Yondershire is an area within the Shire, in the north-western region.
This is a sparsely populated region of moor, thicket, and fen that has long been home to Hobbit recluses and troublemakers. Since the time of Bullroarer Took, the Yondershire has squabbled with the more comfortable parts of the Shire. The upstart Lotho Sackville-Baggins aims to bully the local Hobbits, but they’re none too keen on his designs.
This area is located between Rushock Bog and Falathlorn in Ered Luin, with Evendim to the far east. It provides quite a few services spread over its settlements. The Yondershire also hosts the Yonder-watch reputation faction which most quests support.
The Yondershire sees the origin of the Water, falling down from the northern mountains at Bâr Faroth and flowing through the region and the rest of the Shire before emptying into the Brandywine river.
Access to the Yondershire requires the Yondershire quest pack, or VIP account.
- Levels: mainly 20 - 23
- Factions: The Yonder-watch
- Introduced: Update 33 - April 2022
- Quest Pack: Yondershire
Services
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- Camp Site Fires [27.3S, 80.9W] [29.3S, 79.2W] and [24.2S, 74.1W]
- Farmland [28.7S, 79.0W] and [25.6S, 82.7W]
Locations
| Settlements | Landmarks | Interiors |
NPCs
See "list of NPCs" within the area
Quests
See "starting quests" and the landmarks for more quests
Starting:
- [20] A Looming Threat
- [20] A Deal Gone Wrong
- [20] A Visit to Yondershire
- [20] The Bounty-hunter of Lhúngobel
- [20] Diamond's Grand Plan
- [20] Tying the Knots
- [20] Apple Yonderboar Pie
- [20] A Steed Like No Other
- [20] The Tale of Ashenfell
- [23] Friends and Good Fortune
Involving:
- [20] To Yondershire
Titles
Deeds
Creatures
The following creatures are found within the area:
- Biting Neekerbreeker
- Biting Shrew
- Black-bear Cub
- Black-bear Mother
- Cowardly Boggart
- Deadly Boggart
- Demolishing Ruffian
- Demolishing Thief
- Gramsfoot Slasher
- Half-orc Bruiser
- Half-orc Sentry
- Harvest-fly
- Keenshear
- Neekerbreeker Burrower
- Neekerbreeker Queen
- Nightfell
- Scuttlechirr
- Sharpsnout
- Southern Ruffian Boss
- Southern Ruffian Outlaw
- Southern Ruffian Poacher
- Snarling Wolf
- Thieving Shrew
- Wolf Leader
- Yellowfang
- Yonderboar
- Young Black-bear
Lore
- The Yondershire is traditionally considered the 'wild' part of the Shire. The last part to be occupied by the Hobbits centuries after the original settlement of the rest of the region. Originally covered in woods that served as hunting grounds for Gil-Galad and, later, Elendil, it became part of the province of Arthedain when Arnor was settled but preserved as wilderness by writ of the King. Later kings, however, razed the old forests for farmland: some woods later grew back but much of it remains open country, heather-covered moors and fields of rich tilth that support such crops as barley, hemp and cotton.
Maps
| Settlements and Landmarks of the Yondershire (Requires the Quest Pack: Yondershire)
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| Settlements: | Gamwich • Long Cleeve • Nobottle • Tighfield | |
| Landmarks: | Bâr Faroth • Bullroarer's Way • Foxden Road • Lhúngobel • Ost Lagorath • Taerhad • Tham Amothir • Wood-bears' Den | |
| Interiors: | 8 Honeymead Lane • 9 Honeymead Lane • The Brimful Quiver • The Elbow's Bend • The Fox and Fiddle • Hubo Clayhanger's House • Hunters' Hall • Nobottle Post Office • The Roaring Bull • Secret Hideout | |