Zelem-melek

Zelem-melek
Region:	Moria
Instance(s):	Bult-kâr Sejer-tharâkh
Interior(s):	Auctioneer's Bunker The Chamber of Leadership Crafting Bunker Vault-keeper's Bunker
Landmark(s):	Baiúrz-mur The Broad Ways Budkhul-tharâkh Chamber of Mazarbul Gabil-hul Gabil-mamach Gazatu-ru The Great Hall of Durin Hall of Flowing Water Khufdul-tharâkh The Lonely Span Mezer-serej Mudmul-charâf Skrithûrz-ulíma The Twenty-first Hall: East Arch The Twenty-first Hall: North Arch The Twenty-first Hall: South Arch The Twenty-first Hall: West Arch Uzbad-bakân The Wide Halls
Connecting Area(s):	Durin's Way Nud-melek The Flaming Deeps The Great Delving The Redhorn Lodes
Levels:	Mainly 57-59
Resource tier:	T6

Zelem-melek is the most central area in the region of Moria. It is connected to Durin's Way and the Great Delving on the north and west side, to Nud-melek on the east side and the Flaming Deeps and Redhorn Lodes in the south.

Lore

Once a vault of stately terraces and regal halls, the western half of the heart of Khazad-dûm, called Zelem-melek, now struggles to maintain its majesty against an occupying force of bloodthirsty Orc defilers drawn from the armies of Mordor and Isengard. Snarling Goblin totems gloat before defaced Dwarf statues. Bloody shrines to Sauron stake claims in once-honoured halls for the forces of the Shadow. Brutish Orc camps littered with stripped skulls and broken crystals befoul the air with a gruesome stink.

Yet, despite the woeful work of the Enemy’s vandals, the grandeur of Zelem-melek still endures. The tall passageways of the Terraced Halls defy the reach of Goblins. The glow of ancient, crystalline Dwarf-lamps cuts through the smoke of Orc bonfires. Vast halls and towering columns wrought by the Dwarves of old make the Enemy’s minions seem small and petty—at least from afar.

Zelem-melek, as one of the great works of the Dwarves, endures on its own. But to persist in this time of Shadow, it needs heroes willing to brave the hordes and scratch out victories, big and small, amid the chill and the darkness beneath the earth.

The way into Zelem-melek, from the Great Delving to the west, stands crowded with Goblin camps defiling the once-noble halls of the Dwarves.

Travellers entering Moria through the West-gate, in Hollin, may come to Zelem-melek by way of the direct route. Moving due east through the Great Delving, they find themselves under the gaze of the ever-watching, stone eyes of ancestral Dwarves carved into the walls surrounding the entryway to this place. The way leads over the narrow bridge called the Lonely Span, straight into the Terraced Halls.

These proud passageways, though largely intact, now echo with the stomps of Orc and Goblin feet. Be wary. Make haste to the northernmost edge of Zelem-melek, where a shaft of sunlight falls through the stone to break the gloom. This is the Twenty-first Hall, which you’ll come to know well.

Travellers who circle around, taking the longer road through Durin's Way, enter Zelem-melek from the North. That path lets out at the Twenty-first Hall too. To reach Zelem-melek, as the Dwarves say, all roads pass through the Twenty-first Hall.[1]

Instances

• Battle of the Twenty-first Hall - skirmishes can be found in the Instance Finder

NPCs

See "list of NPCs" within Zelem-melek

Zelem-melek NPCs

Chamber of Mazarbul NPCs

Hall of Flowing Water NPCs

Mezer-serej NPCs

The Great Hall of Durin NPCs

The Throne of Durin NPCs

Twenty-first Hall NPCs

Curious Onlooker

Stable-master (Eastern Crossroads)

Stable-master (Hall of Flowing Water)

Quests

See "starting quests" and the landmarks for more quests

Moria: Zelem-melek Quests

Creatures

The following creatures are found within this area:

Zelem-melek Creatures

Named Creatures Flake Collectors List

Each of these creatures is the rare, signature, tougher, named version and all have a high change to drop a rare flake used in crafting.

Maps

Zelem-melek

Moria