Book 10: The City of the Kings (50)

Book 10 starts at Tinnudir, in Evendim. The majority of the quest occurs in Evendim but (surprise, surprise) we will also be visiting Garth Forthnir in Angmar so if you've bound your milestone there I recommend leaving it set.

Speak to Calenglad to accept B10C1: The Champion of Angmar

Ride a little way to the north-east and enter the Keep (12.0,68.0). Speak to Laerdan (in the Mustering Room down the right-hand passage) to continue the quest then return to Calenglad to turn in the B10C1 and accept  B10C2: The Tide Battle.

Take a stable-path to High Kings Crossing and then ride south through Annuminas to the Gwaelband control point (17.8,70.2). Subscribers can make the trip faster by swift-travelling from Tinnudir to Echard Garthadir instead. Speak to Rosselloth to continue B10C2

Ride south through the city to Echard Garthadir and speak to Fainneleg (19.1,71.0) to turn in B10C2 and accept B10C3.

From now on kill any Angmarim you see carrying a bow until 8 are dead (the lookouts near the docks and Bowmen in Gaerannon make good targets).

Return north to Gwaelband and continue north from the checkpoint to reach the Docks. Speak to Gwonil (16.9,70.7) to continue B10C3

Ride west along the docks then swim to land then continue west, out of the city, until you find Torchirion (17.9,72.0), speak to him to continue the quest.

Ride south-east and return to Echad Garthadir, speak to Fainneleg to turn in B10C3 and accept B10C4: Marching Orders

Return north to Gwaelband and collect the Orders Recovered From Gwaelband (18.0,72.0)

Ride south and follow the road around to the east into Menelband. Head up onto the raised platform to the north to find the Orders Recovered From Menelband (19.5,70.1)

Continue east to Clorhir and collect the Orders Recovered From Clorhir(19.3,69.2).

Return to Echad Garthadir and speak to Fainneleg to turn in B10C4 and accept B10C5: Springing the Trap

Return to Tinnudir (run to High Kings Crossing & Stable or Swift-Travel directly) and speak to Calenglad to continue the quest and then again to travel to the instance.

Complete the (very short) instance and speak to Calenglad to turn in B10C5 and accept B10C6: The Secret of The Orders

Head slightly north-east and enter the Keep then speak to Mordrambor (in the Storage Room down the left-hand passage) to turn in B10C6 and accept B10C7: Emissaries of Evil.

Head to Haudh Earendur near Men Erain (free players should stable to High Kings Crossing and run; subscribers can take a boat to Men Erain) and speak to Roibard then kill him.

Head all the way north to the Eavespires (free players should stable from High Kings Crossing to Ost Forod then run west and swim across the lake, running along the island of Rantost to speed the trip up; subscribers can take a boat directly from Men Erain).  Cross the stream and run north to find Mol Choluim (5.5,71.9), speak to him and kill him.

Run south-east to the lake and swim out to the island of Rantost to find Cailin. Speak to him then kill him.

Return to Tinnudir (free players continue running/swimming east then run south, subscribers swim back west to the Eavespires and take a boat). Enter the Keep and speak to Tadan (Storage Room, left passage) to turn in B10C7 and accept B10C8: THe Prinsoner's Message.

Speak to Mordrambor to continue the quest

Speak to Laerdan (Musttering Room, right passage) to continue the quest

Return to Mordrambor to turn in B10C8 and accept B10C9: A Renewed Assault

Exit the keep and return to Calenglad to continue the quest

Head to Annuminas (stable to High Kings Crossing & run / swift-travel to Echad Garthadir) and make your way to Torchirion (17.9,72.0) and speak to him to continue the quest.  Protect him from the two lvl 50 Gauradan Ritualists who spawn (one at a time) until "You have successfully defended Torchirion's position"

Head East to the Docks and find Gwonil (16.9,70.8). Speak to her to continue the quest and help her clear the docks (four packs of 1-3 lvl 48s)

Return to Tinnudir and speak to Calengalad to turn in B10C9 and accept B10C10: Do Not Trust Him

Head to the Keep and speak to Laerdan (Musttering Room, right passage) to continue the quest

Speak to Tadan  (Storage Room, left passage) to continue the quest

Speak to Mordrambor to turn in B10C10 and accept B10C11: Guldurchir's Restraint

Speak to Tadan  to continue the quest

Travel to Echad Garthadir in Annuminas then exit to the south-east and head to Menelband. Kill Guldurchir (lvl 39 signature @ 19.8,70.1) to retrieve Tann Morgul.

Return to the Keep at Tinnudir and speak to Mordrambor  to continue the quest

Speak to Tadan to turn in B10C11 and accept B10C12: A Means to Carry It

Speak to Laerdan  to continue the quest

Travel to Garth Forthnir in Angmar (milestone or stable Tinnudir->Esteldin->Aughaire and run) and speak to Golodir (in his Quarters, north tunnel) to turn in B10C12 and accept B10C13: The Plan Carried Out

Return to Tinnudir in Evendim (return to house->Michel Delving->Hobbitton->Brockenborings->Oatbarton->Tinnudir) and enter the keep. Take the right passage to the Mustering Room and collect the note stuck on the wall by the door

Speak to Tadan to continue the quest then to Mordrambor to continue again.

Exit the keep and speak to Caleglad to turn in B10C13 and accept B10C14: The Eye of Angmar

Travel to the instance.

Leave Calenglad and the Dunedain at the entrance and head into the instance without them until you find Lozudurkh (Elite Master) guarding a gate.  Fight him until he gets tired and then pass through the gate and speak to Laerdan to continue.

Follow Laerdan and pick up the Palantir when he tells you to (it will appear on the stand) then immediately exit the building and return to Calenglad (if you stay too long you will be automatically defeated). Speak to Calenglad to exit the instance and again to complete B10C14 and to finish Book 10.

On to Book 11

Book 9: The Shores of Evendim (50)

Book 9 is mostly a story-line / travelling book by which I mean you will spend a lot more time travelling than fighting!  As a Free/Premium player I would recommend binding your milestone to Garth Forthnir simply because it's the most irritating to get to (only accessible via swift-travel or running) and making full use of any other travel skills you have (e.g. Travel to Personal House, Reputation/Racial teleports etc)

Rivendell

Book 9 begins with Aragorn at the Guest Rooms in Rivendell.

• Speak to Aragorn in the Guest Rooms to accept [50]B9 Foreword: News of the Palantir
• Speak to Gandalf in Bilbo's room on the ground floor of the Last Homely House to turn in B9FW and accept [50]B9C1: Oakheart Unhidden
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Angmar

Travel to Garth Forthnir in Angmar and speak to Golodir in his quarters in the northern tunnel to continue B9C1

Exit Garth Forthnir and head south then east into Nan Gurth. Continue south until you hit the southern road and then bear south-east to gain the cliff-side paths (5.2,22.4). Stay on the lower of the paths and head north to reach the tower of Minas Deloth (6.6,21.7) . An elite lvl 51 rift-crawler queen patrols the path but can be avoided if you are patient

Speak to Sara Oakheart to turn in B9C1 and accept [50]B9C2: Oakheart's Might. Speak to Sara again to travel to the instance. Follow Sara through the instance and then make a hasty Retreat to Garth Forthnir

Speak to Golodir in his quarters in the northern tunnel to turn in B9C2. Accept [50]B9C3: Golodir's Request.

Either: Bree-Land (Men & Hobbits)

Travel to Combe in Bree-Land (Travel to Personal House then Swift Travel to Bree then Stable to Coombe) and speak to Constable Underhill to accept [50]B9C3: Journey to Coombe.

Exit Coombe to the east and follow the path to Chetwood Forest, go all the way to the north-eastern corner of the forest and enter the Blackwold Head Quarters to find Bhaltair, Knight of Mordirith (lvl 50 Signature @ 26.2,43.8).  Speak to him to continue the quest and then defeat him.

Return to Coombe and speak to Constable Underhill to turn in B9C3: Journey to Coombe

Or: Ered Luin (Dwarves & Elves)

Travel to Gondamon (Travel to Personal House then Swift Travel to Thorin's Gate then Stable to Gondamon)  and speak to Mathi Stouthand to accept [50]B9C3: Journey to Gondamon.

Exit the city and ride north-east towards Ringdale to find Kevoca (lvl 50 signature @ 18.4,96.1). Speak to him to continue the quest and then defeat him.

Return to to Mathi Stouthand to turn in B9C3: Journey to Gondamon.

Lone-Lands (All)

Travel to Ost Guruth in the Lone-lands (via Stable from Bree) and speak to Frideric the Elder to accept B9C3: Journey to the Lone Lands.

Exit the city and ride south into the bogs of Harloeg and head deep into the Troll camp in the south-east corner of the map to find Necal, Knight of Mordirith.  Talk to him to continue the quest then kill him

Return to Ost Guruth and speak to Frideric the Elder to turn in B9C3: Journey to the Lone Lands

North Downs (All)

Travel to Esteldin in the North Downs (Stable back to Bree then again to Esteldin) and speak to Daervunn (near the reflecting pool) to accept [50]B9C3: Journey to Esteldin

Exit the city to the south-east then bear north-east (towards Angmar). Enter the camp of Ost Crithlanc and find Siridean, Knight of Mordirith (lvl 50 signature @ 7.4,35.2).  Talk to him to continue the quest then kill him.

Return to Daervunn and turn in B9C3: Journey to Esteldin

Angmar

Return to Garth Forthnir:

• Speak to Golodir (in his quarters, northern tunnel) to turn in B9C3: Golodir's Request and accept [50]B9C4: Amarthiel's Trail
• Speak to Laerdan (through the Door, southern tunnel) to continue B9C4
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Evendim

Travel to Tinnudir and speak to Calenglad (by a fire in the main camp) to turn in B9C4 and accept B9C5: Amarthiel's Hope. Speak to him again to travel to the instance.

Once the instance is completed return to Calenglad to turn in B9C5 and complete Book 9.

Now, On to Book 10

Book 8: The Scourge of the North (49)

Book 8 begins in Angmar at Garth Forthnir and takes place predominantly within Angmar

Speak to Laerdan in his study to accept B8C1: The Flickering Flame. Exit Garth Forthnir and ride south, then east into Nan Gurth.

Approaching from the south head to Minas Agar and make your way into the tower. Be aware that the doors will not open if you are in combat so approach with caution!

Defeat Karstiona to retrieve Golodir's Mail Shirt.  She is a level 49 Elite and with the Inspiration Buff she is  a very easy fight.

Continue east a little way to Minas Maur (6.6,22.9) and enter the tower (again, the doors won't open if you are in combat)

Fight and defeat Prakhum to retrieve Goldir's sword. Prakhum is a level 49 Elite Master, he will summon Goblin-town Heralds throughout the fight which buff him and debuff you but he will replace them if you kill them so it's best to just to burn the boss and mop up the heralds at the end (even though they don't directly attack you they count as in-combat and the door won't open until they're dead!)

Finally, head south-east until you can gain the cliff-side path to Minas Angos and enter the tower (again, door cannot be opened in combat)

Fight and defeat Lauri Goldentongue (level 49 elite master) to retrieve the Gondorian Shield . At the start of the fight all the adds will be "friendly" but he will periodically activate them during the fight. I suggest killing them as they turn hostile as the incoming damage can become troublesome if you end up with all of them attacking you at once.

Return to Laerdan and turn in B8C1 and accept [49]B8C2: Rekindling the Flame

Travel to Esteldin in the North Downs and:

• Speak to Daervunn (near the reflecting pool) to continue B8C2
• Speak to Toram (near the stable-master) to continue B8C2, wait for him to complete his task, and speak to him again to continue B8C2 further
• Return to Daervunn and turn in B8C2 and accept B8C3: Forging the Sword

Travel to Rivendell in The Trollshaws:

• Speak to Elrond (in his library in the Last Homely House) to continue B8C3
• Speak to Hemeldir (at the Forges of Rivendell, north-west corner of the city) to continue B8C3,wait for him to complete his task, and speak to him again to continue B8C3 further
• Speak to Elrond to turn in B8C3

Travel to Garth Forthnir in Angmar:

• Speak to Laerdan in his study to continue B8C4
• Speak to Golodir in his quarters (northern tunnel) to continue B8C4 and accept [50]B8C9: Mordirith's Fall
• Speak to Golodir again to travel to the instance

• Follow Golodir until you reach the final fight against Mordirith
• For the final fight I highly recommend:
• Bring a Hope token & use it. Mordirith has a +9Dread effect
• Watch for the Light of Dunachar effect which Golodir will peridically apply to Mordidith and focus your attacks while it's up - you will do much more damage
• Attack Lorniel's shade whenever it appears to keep Golodir fighting (he cowers when she is present)
• Speak to Golodir three times to finish the instance and return to Garth Forthnir
• Speak to Golodir to turn in B8C5 and accept [50]B8C6: A Watchful Eye

Travel to Rivendell in The Trollshaws:

• Speak to Aragorn in the Guest Rooms to turn in B8C6

Book 8 is now complete, if you have also completed the previous seven books you will complete the deed The Shadows of Angmar for 20TP and earn a new title.

Time to move on to Book 9

Northern Forochel (47-49)

We return to Forochel to finish the quests in the north of the region.  Take a stable-path to Pynti-Peldot (Ost Forod->Kauppa-Kohta-> Pynti-Peldot)

To quest in this area you will need to purchase the Forochel quest pack (595TP from the LOTRO Store) or have a VIP subscription.

Unfinished Business

You should still have A Sword Shivered in your log; ride north-west from Pynti-Peldot and kill Gauradan around the Lonesome Stones until you retrieve the Gauradan Sword.  Return to Pynti-Peldot and speak to Deornyd to turn in A Sword Shivered.

Suri-Kyla  (47-48)

Exit the city and follow the path east then north then west (at the fork) to Suri-Kyla. (Work your way around the city anticlockwise):

• Speak to Ilmo to accept [47] The Hirvi-Herd
• Speak to Lalli to get the stable-path
• Speka to Pasi to accept [47] Threat from the South
• Speak to Lothrandir to turn in The City in the Ice
• Speak to Reginald Ward to accept An Unheralded Hero
• Speak to Kaleva to continue The Hirvi-Herd and accept [47] Stones for the Lodge
• Speak to Nef to accept [47] The Finest Shield in the Land
• Speak to Matti to continue The Hirvi-Herd and accept [47] Beacon in the Snow
• Speak to Nora to accept [47] Against the Cold
• Speak to Jalmari to accept [48] Ancient Rituals
• Speak to Glorielhen to accept [48] The Elves of Eregion
• Enter the Great Lodge (19.5,72.0):
• Speak to Menikko to accept [48] The Jewel of the Ice
• Speak to Launo to accept [49] Slaves of the Ice
• Speak to Vamma to accept [48] The Frozen War
• Pick up the Elk Saddle

Buy a ride to Pynti-Peldot and speak to Esko to turn in The Jewel of Ice and accept [48] The Ransom of Angmar. Buy a ride back to Suri-Kyla

Exit the city and speak to Ilmo to turn in The Hirvi-Herd and accept [47] Protecting the Herd.

From now on kill Peikko and Bears on sight unti lyou have slain 15 Peikkos and collected 18 bear-fur

Collect 4 Bay-Stone fr,m the icey lake opposite the entrance to the city (around 19.2,69.5) 

Continue south along the path until you reach a snowy plain (18.7,66.7). 

• Collect 5 Snow-beacon Leg Pieces
• Collect 5 Snow-beacon Coal
• Collect 5 Snow-beacon Banner Scraps
• Use the items to repair the Kanta-Vilkku Beacon (18.2,66.7)

Continue south to find the Broken Shield (16.0,63.7)

Enter the Angmarim camp of Reodh Fuil and:

• Kill Angmarim until you have 15 weapons.
• Throw some feathers (anywhere inside the camp should work)

Exit the camp and ride west, across the road to discover Olavi's camp. Speak to Olavi to accept [48] Fisherman's Friend and [48] Fisherman's Foe

Ride south a little way and descend the sloping cliffs to the lakeshore. Continue south to find the missing Herald behind an icy mound (14.8,65.3). Speak to him to turn in An Unheralded Hero and accept [48] Falling Standards

Head out north onto the lake-ice and collect Reginald's Banner (15.2,66.6) by a tent with a fire.

Continue west to the waters edge and place the fish on the Ritual Stone, kill Angmarim until you collect the Fishing Pole

Ride north across the ice and use 5 Fish-buckets

Return to the herald and speak to him to continue Falling Standards

Ride up the icy slope (15.9,64.7) onto the hilltop path and return to Olavi, speak to him to turn in Fisherman's Foe and Fisherman's Friend

Return to Suri-Kyla. Ensure you kill any remaining Bears and Peikkos you need on your way:

• Speak to Ilmo to turn in The Hirvi-Herd and accept [48] The Wayward Bull
• Speka to Pasi to turn in Threat from the South and accept [47] Grievous Cold
• Speak to Reginald Ward to turn in Falling Standards
• Place the stones on the 4 mounds by the fire then speak to Kaleva to turn in Stones for the Lodge
• Speak to Nef to turn in The Finest Shield in the Land and accept [48] Time for a New Shield
• Speak to Matti to turn in Beacon in the Snow and accept [47] Resupplying the Beacon
• Speak to Nora to turn in Against the Cold and accept [47] Warmer Winter
• Speak to Jalmari to turn in Ancient Rituals
• Enter the Great Lodge (19.5,72.0) and speak to Rauno to continue Time For A New Shield
• Return to Nef and continue Time for a New Shield
• Return to Rauno and speak to him to continue Time for a New Shield

Head north from the city and find the Wayward Bull. Escort it to safety; note that you should let the bull go first and let each enemy land at least one hit on it otherwise it tends to just run on forever and leave you fighting 5 or 6 peikko at once.  The final Peikko is a lvl 48 signature and once you're past him the quest will complete.

Head east to the Beacon killing any remaining Peikko you need for Warmer Winter (18 Hides) and Time for a New Shield (10 Bones) and Frost Worms until you have 10 Scales

Restock the Beacon (18.2,66.7) then investigate the Snow-Beacon Supplies (18.5,66.3)

Contniue east along the path to the Angmarim camp and burn the five tents:

• 17.3,63.5
• 16.8,63.5
• 16.8,62.7
• 16.4,63.2
• 16.0,62.7

Check to see if you have found the Orders regarding the Jewel of Ice yet (for The Ransom of Angmar). If you haven't then continue to kill Angmarim until they drop (random drop, can take a lot of kills)

Return to Suri Kyla:

• Speak to Ilimo tot urn in The Wayward Bull
• Speak to Pasi to turn in Grievous Cold and accept [48] A Chill Wind
• Speak to Matti to turn in Resupplying the Beacon and accept [48] Under Attack
• Speak to Nora and turn in Warmer Winter and accept [48] Winter Cleaning
• Speak to Rauno (in the Great Lodge) and continue Time for a New Shield, wait for him to craft the shield then speak to him again to continue the quest further.
• Return to Nef to turn in Time for a New Shield

Buy a ride to Pynti-Peldot and speak to Esko to turn in The Ransom of Angmar and accept [49] Claiming the Jewel . Buy a ride back to Suri-Kyla

Exit the city and head north-west through the icy fields to find and kill Tiuma Kita (21.1,72.2)

Ride south-east to the Beacon, search the Broken Snow Beacon Supply Crate and kill Kokas Karju

Jump down to the east onto the ledge full of bears and find and kill Kylma-Sari (17.2,66.7)

Regain the hilltop path and continue south to the Angmarim camp. Head east, deep into the camp (just avoid the Angmarim) until you reach a stone gateway.  Clear the guards at the gate then enter The Ironspan and kill  Ruraikh (who stands just inside the gate)

Continue east, deeper into The Ironspan and find Roibeard standing atop an L-shaped wall. Note that if you time it right you can pull him away from the patrolling Scout and fight him on whi

Run all the way east into The Ironspan, you will pull a lot of Angmarim but keep going until you reach a gate and can go no further an all except one will reset. Kill the remaining Angmarim then examine the Mysterious Relic (16.9,59.5) to accept [50] Mysterious Relic in Forochel. Speak to Noora to complete the quest.

Run south to Pynti-Peldot and speak to Esko to turn in Claiming the Jewel and accept [49] Treasure of the Lossoth

Take a ride to Suri Kyra:

• Speak to Pasi to turn in A Chill Wind
• Speak to Matti to turn in Under Attack
• Speak to Nora to turn in Winter Cleaning
• Speak to Rikitsa (in the Great Lodge) to turn in Treasure of the Lossoth

Kuru-Letri (48-49)

Take a ride to Zigilgund (via Pynti-Peldot). Exit the city and ride north and destroy 6 Terriotry Markers:

• 15.0,81.7
• 15.1,82.6
• 14.6,82.9
• 14.2,83.3
• 14.2,83.8
• 14.2,84.3

VIP only: Continue north to Kuru-Letri: and get the stable path (it only offers swift travel so no use to free/premium players)

Head to Suru-Kiri (ride south to Zigilgund and take the stable-paths around the lake).  Speak to Vamma (in the Great Lodge) to turn in The Frozen War and accept [48] Hunters in the Blinding White

Ride to to Kuru-Letri (stable paths to Zigilgund then run, VIPs can swift-travel straight there)

• Speak to Thurmaer to taccept [49] Theurmaer's Lucky Arrow
• Speak to Arre to continue Slaves of the Ice
• Speak to Kirsikka to discover the stable-path (although this only offers swift-travel for VIPs)

Exit the camp to the north-east and enter the ruins of Kibilzahar (enter from the south) and kill 15 wights. At some point a Frozen Amulet will drop and when you get this the quest will auto-advance (so you don't need to kill any remaining wights).  REturn to Arre and turn in Slaves of the Ice and accept [49] Exiles of Winter.

Head south from the camp and locate the worm Belganc (47 signature @ 16.2,83.9) kill it to retrieve the lucky arrow. 

Continue south-east, along the shoreline until you reach the entrance to a rift filled with Gelid Grims (13.2,79.4). Enter and fight your way past the Grims until you reach Nicca. Speak to him to turn in Exiles of Winter and accept [50] Cold as Death

Return to Kuru-Letri (first regain the high ground, then ride north) and speak to Thurmaer to turn in Thurmaer's Lucky Arrow and accept [49] On the Road to Misfortune.

From now on kill Gauradan on sight

Head north to Kibilzahar and enter the ruins, make your way to the platform at the top and use the Frost-Rimed Brazier to summon Delucheleg (lvl 51 signature). Kill him.

Ride south to Barad Guroth and kill:

•  6 Ravagers
•  6 Stalkers
• 6 Seers

Return north to Kuru-Letri and make sure you have collected the hunters map - if it hasn't dropped yet kill Ravagers & Stalkers on your way until it does.

Return to Kuru-Letri :

• Speak to Thurmaer to turn in On the Road to Misfortune and accept [50] Hero of the Lost (this will be available assuming you followed the guide and assisted the other lost travellers in Southern Forochel, you will also complete the Deed The Lost Fellowship for 5TP).
• Speak to Arre to turn in Cold as Death

Head to Suru-Kiri (ride south to Zigilgund and take the stable-paths around the lake / swift-travel for VIPs):

• Speak to Reginald Ward to turn in Hero of the Lost (I suggest taking the Basic Theatre Lesson #13 reward - see below)
• Speak to Vamma (in the Great Lodge) to turn in Hunters in the Blinding White and accept [49] He Who Leads

Take a ride to Zigilgund and head north to Barad Guroth. Make your way up the hill to find Nadelek (lvl 49 signature) and kill him (tip: run all the way through the camp to Nadelek's clearing, stop just out of his aggro range and use the Basic Theatre #13 scroll to feign death - all the Gauradan that were chasing you will reset and leave you alone to kill Nadalek. WHen he's dead jump off the cliff behind him to exit)

Return to Zigilgund and take a stable-route to Suri-Kyla, speak to Vamma to turn in He Who Leads.

That finishes the quests in Forochel so it's time to move on. You should just be level 49 by now (or very, very close to it) and The Misty Mountains call; it's time to go down, down to Goblin Town.

Book 7: The Hidden Hope & Eastern Angmar (46-47)

Book 7 begins in Gabilshathur. You must have completed at least Chapter 6 of Book 6 to be able to enter Eastern Angmar - if you haven't done it yet then go do it now!

This guide includes quests in Easter Angmar which require the Angmar quest pack (795TP from the LOTRO Store) or a VIP subscription.  It is based around playing solo so whilst I include a few small-fellowship quests which can be soloed I skip over several fellowship quests which are impractical to do on your own (I will mention these when you could pick them up, if you happen to have a friend around then feel free to complete them)

Unfinished Business

If you followed my guide to Book 6 then you probably stopped short of taking the long ride east to Gabilshathur.

Take a stable-route to Aughaire (via Esteldin in the North Downs) then exit Aughaire to the north and ride east, through the mountains, then the swamp and once past the line of statues at Rammas Deluon (which will no longer kill you) skirt the lake to the south then bear south through a cleft in the mountains (2.8,26.3) to find Gabilshathur and speak to  Braigiar to turn in B6C7.

Gabilshathur (46-47)

At Gabilshathur:

• Speak to Braigiar again to accept [46] B7C1: Hidden in Shadow
• Speak to Banfuir to accept [47] The Secret of hte Swords
• Speak to Avar to acept [47] Tools of the Orcs
• Speak to Horth to get the stable-path
• Speak to Guard-Captain Gisur to accept [47] Breathing-Space

Exit the town to the north and head east into the hills to find the Orc camp of Ongbishuk:

• Kill 6 warriors,4 skirmisheres and 3 defilers
• Collect 4 sawsm, 4 picks and 2 axes

Continue east through the hills to Krusl Lannan (1.3,22.9) and speak to Nethraw to turn in The Secret of the Swords. You are not given any further quests but can now pick up the seven swords by killing the thiefs who stole them. All are humans sitting by campfires:

• Exit the valley and ride north-west to find Husidan (0.4,24.5) in another valley (entrance at 0.0,24.8) and recover The Sword of Manas
• Exit the valley and head south to find Frangan (0.9,24.9) just oustide Ongbishuk and recover The Sword of Kevoka
• Head west to find Dugalad (0.6,26.2) sitting beside the road that runs along the edge of the swamp and recover The Sword of Innis

Follow the path south to Gabilshathur:

• Speak to Avar to turn in Tools of the Orcs. Decline [48] Weaspons of the Orcs as it requires killing several lvl 47 Elite mobs and isn't practical to solo.
• Speak to Guard-Captain Gisur to turn in Breathing-Space and acept [48] The ORc-Raid. Speak to him again to continue the quest. This triggers an assault on the camp, kill the defilers and captains first for an easier fight. Speak to Gisur again to tun in The Orc Raid. Accept [49] Onward to Garth Forthnir
• Speak to Guard Ansurr to accept [48] Gaeruan's Rage

Exit the city and ride north. Find Gaeruan's Nest in the center of the swamp pool (0.1N, 27.1W) and carry the egg north-east until you find the entrance to Grishbalt (2.3,25.6). Run straight past the guards (don't try to fight them) until you reach a large bonfire in the center of the path. This completes the quest - I suggest escaping in the confusion!

Having escaped now return to the entrance and kill Ruuraikh and retrive The Sword of Kolmak

Skirt the camp to the south to find Owen (1.7N, 24.6) and kill him to retried The Sword of Abb

Ride west through the swamp to find Tobaid (2.3,27.8) and retrieve The Sword of Anraig

Ride north, straight through the camp of Mor Madhul to find Brekhin (3.7,27.4) and retrive The Sword of Guinokh

Return south through the swamp then east through the woods to the statues and turn in all 7 Sword quests. This will also complete the deed The Seven Swords and earn you 10TP. Decline [47] The Seven Swords as it requires a fellowship to complete the instance (far too many mobs swapn to solo without Nethraw dying)

Return to Gaibshalthur and speak to Guard Ansurr to turn in Gaeruan's Rage 

Myrkworth (47)

Exit the city and follow the road north, across a bridge, then take the left-hand fork through Imlad Balchorth.  Look for a path up into the mountains (7.1,26.3) and follow it to Myrkworth.

• Speak to Birgir to accept [48] The Highwayman
• Speak to Oflar to accept [48] The Tincture
• Speak to Sigar to accept [47] Destroy the Wights
• Speak to Gautar to accept [47] Spirits of Old
• Speak to Thorod to accept [48] Foul Waters

Note: Gautar offers 47 Spirits of Old but this requires killing Elite Mobs and isn't worth the effort. Oflar offers The Tincture but this is a long way away and the follow ups can't be soloed (Elite Masters involved) so it's not worth the effort.

Exit the camp to the west and head south along the path:

• Watch for the patrolling Iron Crown Messenger and Iron Crown Runner and kill them for hte Angmarim orders and money-box
• Kill 10 Ironbound WIghts
• Collect Roiling Water from the 5 pools. There are 9 possibles but I would recommend the following (as they avoid the areas with elite mobs)
• 6.2,26.6
• 6.2,27.4
• 7.0,27.4
• 6.0,27.5
• 7.1,27.1

Return to Myrkworth:

• Speak to Birgir to turn in The Highwayman but decline [48] Mul Kholuim, The Keeper of Books
• Speak to Sigar to turn in Destroy the Wights but decline [48] Eliminate the Darkwater (requires killing 10 elites, not worth the time)
• Speak to Thorod to turn in Foul Waters. Decline [49] Discovering the Source as it's in an area infested with Elites & Signatures and not worth the effort.

Garth Forthnir (47)

Exit Myrkworth to the west and take the path north, then east, then north again until you reach a lake.

Skirt around the lake to it's northern end then take the concealed path into the mountains (entrance at 11.0,24.8) to Gath Forthnir:

• Speak to Loborcheron to get the stable route (nearby Firingal offers [50] The Battle for Aughaire but this requires a Fellowship)
• Continue up the path and speak to Arneth to turn in Onward to Gath Forthnir and to continue B7C1. Don't take [49] Help from the South as it needs a fellowship (waves of signature mobs & an escort to protect)
• Enter the Door and:
• Speak to Huriel to accept [49] Rank and File
• Speak to Lunathron to accept [49] Bogbereth's Brood
• Speak to Maerchiniath to accept [49] Cease and Desist but decline [49] Stamping out the Enemy (elite mobs)
• Take the eastern fork and speak to Thoriel to accept [49] The Winged Host
• Enter Lorniel's Quarters and speak to Lorniel to turn in B7C1 and accept [46] B7C2: Crossing the Shadow

Note: Available quests not taken:

• Throst - [49] The Enemy's Arms (Urugarth Instance)
• Fimreg - [50] Foreword: Bulwark of the West
• Donaith - [49] Thinning the Horde (Urugarth Instance)

Exit the compound and speak to Areneth again to take [48] A Tenuous Thread

Exit the city down the pass and when you reach the lakeshore ride north-west up slope and into the spider infested canyons. Take the northernmost path into the spiders lair (11.7,25.1). Fight your way north until you start to see small white egg sacks on the walls of the canyon. Approach these to spawn Broodlings and kill 10

Exit the spider canyon to the south then bear east and

• Kill 3 Morroval (lvl 49/50 signature)
• Kill 5 Bats

Continue until you reach a large lake and cross to the far side to the Angmarim village of Bail Catharnakh

• Kill Iron Crown Warriors for 5 Broken Swords
• Kill Iron Crown Marksmen for 5 Broken Crossbows
• Kills 4 Iron Crown Priests  for their staves
• 2 patrol the road around 10.6,27.3
• 1 patrols the road around 10.3,28.3
• 1 at a shrine at 8.8,27.6
• Find Raghnall (9.8,27.3) and speak to him to continue B7C2
• Head east (9.5,27.7) to find the entry to the valley with the Banners and replace 5 Angmarim Banners with Dunedain banners

Cross back over the lake and kill the fifth priest at a shrine at 10.1,25.8.

Return to Garth Forthnir:

• Speak to Areneth to turn in A Tenuous Thread. Decline [48] Sacrifice to the Iron Crown (leads to fellowship quests you can't solo so not worth the time).
• Speak to Huriel to turn in Rank and File
• Speak to Lunathron to turn in Bogbereth's Brood. Decline [50] Raid: Bogbereth (Raid!)
• Speak to Maerchiniath to turn in Cease and Desist
• Speak to Thoriel to turn in The Winged Host. Decline [50] Cries of the Host (Elite Master)
• Speak to Lorniel to turn in B7C2 and accept [47] B7C3:Opening the Way
• Speak to Laerdan (through the Door in the southern spoke of the cave) to continue B7C3

Head to Rivendell (bind your milestone to Garth Forthnir for a quick return then use your house teleport to get to Bree->Forsaken Inn>Ost Guruth->Rivendell) and speak to Elrond to finish B7C3 and accept B7C4: Dwarf Mystery

Head to Thorin's Gate in Ered Luin (Rivendell->Ost Guruth->Forsaken Inn->Bree->Thorin's Gate) and speak to Dwalin (on his throne, north of the entrance) to turn in B7C4 and accept [48] B7C5: What is Needed. If you have been questing in the Misty Mountains take [48] Dwalin's Concern.

Return to the stable master and swift-travel to Michel Delving. Speak to Keeper Brombard Foxtail outside the Mathom House (north of the stable-master) to continue B7C5

Return to the stable master and swift-travel to Bree. Exit the city to the east and the ride north, through Coombe, to Archet. Speak to Jon Brackenbrook to continue B7C5.

Ride back to Bree then swift-travel to Thorin's Gate and speak to Dwalin to continue B7C5.

Speak to Litli (on the platform just below Dwalin) to continue B7C5. Wait for him to finish his work then return to Dwalin and speak to him to turn in B7C5 and accept B7C6: Thror's Hammer.

Exit the great hall and head south-east to The Berghold (15.8,102.5) and enter Skorgrim's Tomb. There are many side passages but just go straight-ahead down the central passage to find Faerdamil (lvl 48 signature). Defeat him to complete the instance (stay inside the marked area).

Return to Dwalin to continue B7C6 then to Litli to turn in B7C6 and wait for him to make the key then accept B7C7: The Key Forged. 

Return to Garth Forthnir (milestone) and speak to Lorniel (in her quarters in the eastern tunnel  to turn in B7C7 and accept [49]B7C8: The Gates of Carn Dum. SPeak to Lorniel again to travel to the instance.

• The inspiration buff will protect you from most of the damage in the instance. Focus on keeping all the mobs on you and off Lorniel (who has 10k HP but takes a lot of damage and can die easily if she has more than 1 mob hitting her)
• Escort her until she cannot open a gate then take the eastern path and follow it around until you find the lever to open the locked gate
• Escort her further until you find the final gate and Mordirith appears
• Fight Mordirith (lvl 52 Elite Master) and defeat him- this requires bringing him down to half-health at which point he will retreat.
• Speak to Golodir to complete the instance, again to exit the instance and a third time to turn in B7C8.

You have now finished Book Seven and the soloable quests in Eastern Angmar. Time to head back to Forochel to take care of the Northern Wastes

Southern Forochel (44-46)

The frozen tundra zone of Forochel can be found to the north of Evendim - take a stable-path to Ost Forod and then ride north and follow the path until you reach the camp of Kappa-Kohta.

To quest in this area you will need to purchase the Forochel quest pack (695TP from the LOTRO Store) or have a VIP subscription.

Kauppa-Kohta (44)

As you pass a mammoth train stop and speak to Mainio and accept [44] Staying Agile and to Letholf to turn in Distant Relations (if you have it)

Enter the camp and:

• Speak to Kerkko the stable master to get the stable route.
• Speak to Santtu to accept [44] Daily Defence
• Speak to Cenlieg and accept [44] The Raven
• Speak to Eija and complete Staying Alive and accept [44] Raw Materials
• Continue north through the camp and speak to Valtteri and accept [44] An Audition

Interact with the nearby Caged Red Fang (45 Signature) and defeat it

Speak to Valtteri to turn in An Audition and accept [44] The Hunt is Afoot

Follow the path west out of the camp and then bear north-west to find Hammastus-pesa (4.1,59.9). Speak to Urho to finish Daily Defence and accept [4] Wolves at the Door.

Head south until you reach Taur Orthon lake and kill any Silent-Paw wolves and Frost-Antler Moose you see.

Work along the shore and collect 10 Driftwood-Branches (3.1,60.0). Continue to kill wolves & moose and also kill Drift Wolverines.

Once all the wood is collected head away from the lake to the south-east until you reach the mountains then look for the pass into Metsasta-sija (1.2,60.6):

• Head into the pass and kill Red-Fang wargs until you have 10 warg fat.
• Find the missing raven (1.6,60.9) and speak to it to continue the quest. Escort the raven out of the valley until "Cenlieg's raven is now safe".

Head south back to the camp ensuring that you:

• Kill 14 Silent Paw Wolves
• Kill Frost-Antler Moose for 10 Antlers
• Kill Drift Wolverine for 10 Sinew

At the camp:

• Speak to Cenlieg and turn in The Raven. Accept [44] Hungry Bear-Friend
• Speak to Eija and turn in  Raw Materials and accept [44] Building the Snow-Sled

Exit the camp and head south to the Mammoths by the roadside:

• Speak to Ofrathto continue Building the Snow Sled
• Speak to Manio to accept [44] A Miniscule Menace

Return to the camp:

• Use the Curing Barrel by Eija
• Speak to Eija and finish Building the Snow-Sled. Accept [45] Venturying Forth
• Speak to Veltteri to turn in The Hunt is Afoot and decline [45] Driving the Beasts Out (45 Elite + 2 45 adds)
• Speak to Mirja and accept [45] A Stare from the Wild

Exit the camp to the east and kill Moose on sight until you have 6 meat.  Return to Hamastus-pesea and speak to Urho to turn in Wolves at the Door and accept [45] The Den-Mother.

Run south to find the Snarling Wolverine (45 signature  upon a snowy rise overlooking the lake (3.2,59.8). Kill the sleeping Drift Wolverines next to it then the Snarling Wolverine itself (otherwise the Drifts will aggro when you attack the Snarler).

Ride south-west to find the wolf den (2.8,60.5), pick off and kill the 3 Silent-Paw wolves and then and kill the Den Mother (again, she will aggro the 3 silent-paws if you don't kill them first).

Continue along the lake shore to find and defeat Blokk (lvl 45 signature at 2.7,59.7)

Return to the  camp:

• Speak to Cenleigh to turn in Hungry Bear-Friend and accept [45] The Choicest Cut
• Speak to Santtu to turn in The Den Mother
• Speak to Mirja to turn in A Stare from the Wild

Ride south to the Mammoths and speak to Manio to turn in A Minuscule Menace.

Continue south to find the Silvan Thirty-Point (45 signature at 0.8,60.0) and kill it.

Return to Kauppa-Kohta and speak to Cenlieg to turn in The Choicest Cut

Pynti-Peldot(44-45)

Exit Kauppa-Kohta to the east and follow the path north, through the Ja-kura canyon and the ice caves of Ja-Reitti.  When you emerge on a snowfield follow the path until it splits then take the right-hand fork to find the encampment of Pynti-Peldot

At the camp:

• Speak to Iri to get the stable-route
• Speak to Ora to turn in Venturing Forth and accept [45] Grudgingly-Earned
• Speak to Kaj to accept [45] A Respectable Ritual
• Speak to Lauri to accept [45] Smoke on the Horizon
• Speak to Deornyd to accept [45] My Sister;s Sword
• Speak to Kimmo to accept [46] Ice at the Water's Edge
• Speak to Heikki to accept [46] Gauradan Incursions

Exit the camp and ride north-west along the lake shore  Ride straight though the ruins of The Lonesome Stones and avoid the high-levelled mobs there. Exit out the other side and descend to the lakeshore to find  Shrine Pedestal on which you should place the Ice Statue

Return to the camp and speak to Kimmo to turn in Ice at the Water's Edge  and accept [46] Cat-Tusk Scrimshaw

From now on kill Kalpa-Kita until you have 15 thick furs (moose work too but you need tusks from the sabretooths so they're more worth the effort!)

Exit the camp and ride south towards the caves you entered from and destroy Gauradan Fetishes (on either side of the path). Kill Gauradan until you recover Granug

Return along the path towards camp and speak to Ida (10.0,69.6) to turn in Smoke on the Horizon and accept [46] Reclaiming the Homestead. Also collect the Coil of Rope she is standing next to.

Head west to Voi-Telta and kill Feoc (lvl 46 signature w/ lvl 45 wolf). Be aware that Feoc will heal himself, and his wolf, and that if you kill the wolf first he will revive it again!

Continue west along the path untilyou reach Janis-leiri:

• Speak to Altti to continue A Respectable Ritual
• Speak to Burgthryth to accept [47] Three Sheets to the Wind 
• Speak to Niko to accept [44] Silent Feet

Return to Ida and continue Reclaiming the Homestead

Return to Pynti-Peldot ensuring you collect any remaining furs on your way. At the camp:

• Speak to Lauri to turn in Reclaiming the Homestead
• Speak to Deornyd to turn in My Sisters Sword and accept [47] A Sword Shivered
• Speak to Heikki and turn in Gauradan Incursions
• Speak to Kaj to turn in A Respectable Ritual and accept [46] The Ties that Bind. Speak to him again to travel to the instance. Speak to Pinja twice to complete the quest and accept [46] A Midwinter's Thaw

Head north-west  into the snowfields near the mountains (10.4,74.8) and disable the 6 Gauradan traps It hopefully goes without saying that you shouldn't attack the Snow-Mantle Cows.

Head south to find find the remaining traps (5.9,75.9) .

Return to Janis-leiri and speak to Niko to turn in Silent Feet and and accept [45] Another Thin Winter

Leave the camp and kill Frost Antlers in the surrounding area until you collect 10 meat & 10 antlers.

Return to Niko and turn in Another Thin Winter. Accept [46] The Longest Fangs

Exit the camp and ride south-east to the valley of Leijona-kotin (6.8,73.3):

• Kill at least 12 Kalpa-Kita and continue to kill them until you have 20 Tusks and 10 White Furs. 
• Collect 10 snow-drops
• Kill Pitka-Hammas (46 Signature @ 6.4,73.0)

Ride east to Pynti-Peldot

• Speak to Ella to continue A Midwinter's Thaw
• Speak to Kimmo to turn in Cat-Tusk Scrimshaw

Follow the path back out west until you reach Pinja's house. Speak to Pinja to turn in A Midwinter's Thaw

Continue west to Janis-leire and speak to Niko to turn in The Longest Fangs.

Return east to Pynti-Peldot and speak to Chief Ora to turn in Grudgingly Earned. Accept [46] Dwarves and Mammoths

Zigilgund (45-46)

Ride West, past the hunters camp and ride west along the pathway until you find  Mika (7.5,80.5). Accept [47] Undisturbed Rest and kill Tundra Bears until you recover the first sheet. After you have found the sheet just kill bears as you see them until 20 are dead

Continue west until you reach Zigilgund. Enter the city (from the east):

• Speak to Eindrith to discover the Stable-route
• Speak to Tero to accept [46] Wayward Hunter
• Speak to Warstang to accept [47] Lost My Marbles
• Speak to Sigrik to accept [47] Where Norsu Die
• Speak to Thorth to turn in Dwarves and Mammoths and accept [47] Scattered in the Graveyard
• Speak to Riki to accept [47] Feeding the Need
• Speak to Weth to accept [47] Not in Hot Water
• Speak to Keli to accept [47] Beastly Things

From now on kill Steppe-Elk on Sight until you collect 20 Elk-Haunches

Exit the city and ride east toenter the Peikko Cave (9.5,79.9). Kill 15 Peikko and collect the Second Sheet (keep killing Peikko until you get it)

From now on kill any Gauradan you see until you collect the Third Sheet.

Head west from the cave until you reach the Dwarf Channels and kill 3 Great Winter-Worms (one in each of the 4th, 7th & 10th Channels)

Head south of hte city and collect 10 Dwarf-Picks from the plains oustide the city walls.  Be sure to avoid the Terrible Winter-Tusk (lvl 48 elite)

Continue South to the corpse of a Mammoth at 7.8,81.1. Clear the bears form the surrouding area and inteact with the Mamoth to retrieve the spear

Return to the Hunters camp (make sure you have got the Thrird Sheet, kill more Thiefs if you still haven't found it) and speak to Burgthryth to turn in Three Sheets to the Wind and accept [48] All Strung Out

Ride south-west from the camp until you reach the river then follow this north-west until you see a ford across to an island of Kissa-sariin the center of the stream.

• Head north up the island until you find Laulu-vihaja and kill him
• Find Juhani atop a nearby hill and Wayward Hunter will autocomplete.  Speak to Juhani to accept Of Great Aid and escort him off the island (he will pull everything in sight, just go with it and be careful not to let him die!)

Return to the Hunters camp and speak to Burgthryth to turn in All Strung Out

Return to Zigilgund, ensuring you kill any remaining Elks for your 20 elk-haunches and:

• Speak to Tero to turn in Of Great Aid
• Speak to Warstang and turn in Lost My Marbles and [47] Who Burgles The Buglar
• Speak to Sigrik to turn in Where Norsu Die and accept [47] Mika Might Know
• Speak Keli to turn in Beastly Things and accept [47] Mother of Beasts
• Speak to Thorth to turn in Scattered in the Graveyard. Decline [50] The Key to Their Greed (too high level, we'll pick it up later).
• Speak to Weth and turn in Not in Hot Water and OPTIONAL: accept [47] The Root of the Problem (requires killing lvl 47 elite)
• Speak to Riki to turn in Feeding the Need

Ride south from the city killing Gauradan Thiefs until you find the burglars bag.

Find Mika (7.5,80.5) and turn in Mika Might Know and Undisturbed Rest. Accept [47] Keeping the Norsu Pure.

Head slightly north to find the Guaradan Seer (8.2,81.4) and defeat him (lvl 47 signature, interrupt the heals and kill the wolf last) to free the mammoth.

Return to Mika and turn in Keeping the Norsu Pure and accept [47] Angmarim Sorcery.

Ride north-east to find the Angmarim Sorcerer (lvl 47 signature @ 8.0,79.3) and kill it. Note that although there is a Gauradan Pack-Leader standing right next to the sorcerer if you pull the sorcerer from a distance the Pack-Leader will not aggro.

Return to Mika and turn in Angmarim Sorcery

Continue north and return to the Peikko cave and kill the Snow Matron (top right corner of the cave, lvl 47 signature)

Optional: Head back into the hot springs and defeat Ringdagnir (lvl 47 elite, 8600 HP)

Return to Zigiligund and:

• Speak to Warstang to turn in Who Burgles the Burglar
• OPTIONAL: Speak to Weth to turn in The Root of the Problem
• Speak to Keli to turn in Mother of Beasts
• Speak to Fotri to accept [47] The City in the Ice

Now is a good time to exchange the frozen wastes of Forochel for sunny Angmar to work on Book 7

Note: You will still have A Sword Shivered and City in the Ice in your quest log; we will be back to finish these later.

Book 6: Fires in the North & Western Angmar (42-44)

Book 6 begins in Rivendell, if you followed my guide to Book 5 you are there already, if you haven't been before read my guide to getting to Rivendell.

This guide includes quests in Western Angmar which require the Angmar quest pack (795TP from the LOTRO Store) or a VIP subscription.  It is based around playing solo so whilst I include a few small-fellowship quests which can be soloed I skip over several fellowship quests which are impractical to do on your own (I will mention these when you could pick them up, if you happen to have a friend around then feel free to complete them)

1. Visit Elrond at The Last Homely House and accept [44]B6:FW: Turning to the North

2. Exit the study, and the Last Homely House and go to the Guest Rooms, speak to Aragorn to finish B6:FW and accept [44]B6C1:Of Golodir and Angmar

3. Travel to Esteldin in the North Downs. VIPs can swift travel directly from Rivendell. For free/premium players this is not a particularly easy route and I would suggest using Travel to Personal House to get to Bree and then taking stables from West Bree -> Trestlebridge -> Esteldin. Note that Wardens can use Muster in Esteldin and Hunters can use Guide to Esteldin.

4.Once in Esteldin speak to Daervunn who is standing by the Reflecting Pool (9.5,41.3) to turn in B6C1 and accept B6C2: Against his Lord

5. Exit Esteldin via the rear exit to the east and ride north through the hills to Angmar.

Lema-Koti (42)

1. As you enter Angmar you will arrive in the village of Lehma-koti:

• Speak to Reko and accept [40] Claws of the Earth
• Speak to Chief Tuokki and turn in The Earth-Kin of Kehma-Koti (if you have it, from Evendim) and accept [40] Orcs in the Ram Duath and [42] In the Dark Clefts
• Speak to Eetu and accept [41] Fruits of the Earth
• Speak to Aarnikka and accept [40] Silken Strands
• Speak to Santtu to accept [42] Stolen Skulls (he is in a smaller tent at 2.6,39.4)

Note: Do not take [43] The Golin's Treasure from Aslak, this is a small-fellowship quest which can be soloed but as none of the other quests in the area are soloable it's not worth the time to get there.

2. Exit the camp down the slope to the east and follow the valley south killing blade-beaks and spiders

3. When you reach the Blogmal camp of Skathmur:

• Kill 5 Blogmal Fighters
• Kill 5 Blogmal Skirmishers
• Retrieve the Aurochs Skull (in the center of the camp at 5.0,36.5)

4. Return north along the valley and continue killing spiders & blade-beaks until you have:

• 10 Silken-strands
• 10 Ravenger-beaks

5. Return to Lehma Koti:

• Speak to Reko and turn in Claws of the Earth
• Speak to Santtu and turn in Stolen Skulls
• Speak to Aaarnikka and turn in Silken Strands
• Speak to Chief Tuokki and turn in Orcs in the Ram Duath and accept [41] Strength of Stone 

6. Exit the camp and return to Skathmur and destroy the catapult & siege-tower outside the camp.

7. Stay on the path and continue east until you see a clearing with more siege engines in - do not enter but  climb the bank on the left to find the Earth-kin scout (entrance at 4.2,36.4). Speak to him to finish In the Dark Clefts and accept [42] Wings of Darkness and Death.

8. Descend into the clearing and destroy another catapult and siege-tower (4.2,36.2)

9. Continue to follow the path north through the clearing and keep to the left to find the Duvaire cleft filled with Morroval (lvl 41 signature):

• Collect 10 Root Vegetables
• Kill 8 Morrroval

10. Exit the valley and return to the Earth-kin Scout (up on the hill above the war machines), speak to him to turn in Wings of Darkness and Death. Do not accept [42] Mistress of Shadows as this requires a group (elite boss with 2 signature adds).

11. Exit the canyon to the south and retrace your steps to return to Lehma Koti:

• Speak to Chief Tuokki to turn in Strength of Stone but do not accept [42] The Far Reaching Hand (needs group, elite + 2 signature)
• Speak to Eetu to turn in Fruits of the Earth

12. Exit Lehmar Koti to the north and continue until you reach Aughaire

Aughaire (42-43)

1. Speak to Tavas, the stable master, to get the stable route then bind your milestone to Aughaire

2. Continue over the little bridge and speak to the wandering Clan Hunter to accept [43] Present Yourself to the Chieftain

3. Bear left to find Crannog and his companions (0.1S,40.1W)

• Speak to Crannog to turn in Present Yourself to the Chieftain and accept [43] Crannog's Challenge
• Speak to Raith and accept [43] Trophies of War
• Speak to Torquil and accept [43] Dark Raiders
• Speak to Osbail and accept [43] Predators in the Foothills

4. Head north-east to find Corunir inside the walled crafting camp (0.7N, 39.9W) and speak to him to complete B6C2 and accept [44]B6C3: Secrets of the Stones

5. Exit Aughaire to the north and follow the mountains around to the east. Kill any Scara Wargs you see.

6. Continue east until you see a campfire surrounded by Ongburz at Morfil (0.4N, 36.7W):, pass behind the fire and into the instanced area inside the cleft. The dungeon is massive so just stay until you have killed all the Ongburz you need and then exit the way you came in.

• Kill 4 Warriors
• Kill 4 Skirmishers
• Kill the Ongburz Captain

7. Ride north from Morfil to the fortress of Tor Gailvin (3.1N, 35.8W) and take a rubbing of the Lesser Watching Stone at the entrance.

8. Enter the fortress and run left until you are past the palisade then double back right into an area with tents and fires. Kill Duvardain until you;

• Collect 6 Skull-amulets
• Collect 4 Bloodstone-amulets

Note: Do not kill Duvardain near the entrance, they will not drop the items you need!  You can check if you are killing the right ones by hovering the mouse over them

Kill This One

Not This One!

9. Exit the fortress and return to Crannog in Aughaire, ensuring you have killed 8 Wargs, then:

• Speak to Osbail to turn in Predators in the Foothills
• Speak to Torquil to turn in Dark Raiders
• Speak to Raith to turn in Trophies of War
• Speak to Crannog to turn in Crannog's Challenge and accept [43] Crannog's Second Challenge

10. Run east to the central island and:

• Speak to Lakhina to accept [43] Bloodstones
• Speak to Camran to accept [43] Dark Standards
• Speak to Rona to accept [43] Rona's Concern
• Speak to Finnan to accept [44] Dark Hunters

11. Head north to the crafting compound and speak to Corunir to turn in B6C3 and accept [45] B6C4 Heart of Stone

12. Exit Aughaire to the north and find Tasgall standing by a tall tree in the center of a small lake (2.5,38.4). Speak to him to turn in Rona's Concern and accept [43] Strange Beasts.

13. Head just east of the tree to find the entrance to Nad Nathair  (2.8,38.7W) where you will find a good concentration of hill beasts:

• Kill 10 Hill-Beasts
• Collect 8 Dull Bloodstones

14. Exit the canyons and return to Tasgall to turn in Strange Beasts. Accept [43] Treacherous Hunter

15. Kill Ash-crawlers (found all over the surrounding hills) until you have collected 6 crawler remains

16. Return to Tasgall and turn in Treacherous Hunter and accept [43] The Matron and the Master. Speak to Tasgall again to travel to the instance. Once you have finished the instance speak to Tasgall to exit and then again to continue The Matron and the Master.

17.Ride east to Tor Galivan and burn 5 Banners

18. Return to Aughaire and head to the central island:

• Speak to Lakhina to turn in Bloodstones
• Speak to Camran to turn in Dark Standards
• Speak to Rona to turn in The Matron and the Master

19. Ride west and speak to Crannog to turn in  Crannog's Second Challenge and accept [43] Crannog's Third Challenge

20. Speak to Raith to continue Crannog's Third Challenge

21. Exit Aughaire and follow the path north (a long way) until you see a line of torches to your left (starting at 4.2N, 36.0W). Follow the torches up the hill to find the Cairn of Honour (4.8N,36.8W) and collect the Stone of Clucath (jump your way up the rock formation until you can reach it)

22. Return to Aughaire and speak to Crannog to turn in Crannog's Third Challenge and accept [43] Crannog's Fourth Challenge

23. Head south to the Clan Hunter tent:

• Speak to Feradakh and defeat him
• Speak to Guirman and accept The Ongburuz and the Iron Crown
• Speak to Sorkha and accept [44] Dread in the Falllne City
• Speak to Eilig and accept [44] Dark Vengeance

24. Head north fo dind MOridac in a pen of Aurochs and defeat him

21. Ride east to the clan tent (0.1N, 39.2W) and:

• Speak to Fonghala and defeat her 
• Speak to Latharna to accept [44] The Bloodstone Trove
• Speak to Machar to accept [44] Buried Treasure

Do not take Bloodwing from Cuinthorn as this requires slaying an Elite Master Drake and is not soloable.

22. Return to Crannog and turn in Crannog's Fourth Challenge. Accept [43] Crannog's Fifth Challenge

23. Exit Aughaire and ride north-east to find Nekhtan standing by a tall tree (1.6N, 37.7W). Talk to him and defeat him.

24. Return to Aughaire and speak to Crannog to turn in Crannog's Fifth Challenge. Accept [44] The Rite of Clucath:

• Speak to Osbail (next to you)
• Speak to Camran (on the central island)

25. Exit Aughaire and ride north-east to Tasgall  and speak to him (standing by the tree in the small pool). 

26. Return to Aughaire and speak to Crannog to continue The Rite of Clucath. Speak to him again to travel to the instance and defeat the Trev Duvardain warriors in the Clucath. Speak to Crannog again to exit the instance.

27. Speak to Crannog to turn in The Rite of Clucath. Accept [43] Fail-A-Khro Retaken

28. Speak to Taraghlan to accept [43] The Brimstone Swamp

Fail-A-Khro (43)

1. Exit Aughaire and follow the path north until you reach Fail-A-Khro:

• Speak to Cana to turn in Fail-A-Khro Retaken and accept [44] A Poultice for our Hurts
• Speak to Ekhagan to accept [44] Stealing Stores
• Speak to Soltakh to accept [44] False Orders
• Speak to Budan to accept [43] Opression's Yoke

2. Head north checking around any walls until you collect 3 Silverbell (2.7,37.5), (3.4,37.6) (4.2,37.3)

3. Bear north-west and enter the ruined city of Dun Covad, follow the path through the city and:

• Kill 6 Ongburz Orcs until you collect 8 Silver Nuggets
• Plant orders in 4 Sub-Commander's Strongbox (see map)
• Locate 3 lesser watching stones (see map)
• Kill Chieftain Nulthauk (lvl 45 signature, see map)

4. Exit the city and ride East towards Donnvail stopping to kill 4 Angmarim on the way (Iron Crown Fighters/Scouts, camp is around 6.2,35.8). 

• Collect Food Stores (crates scattered throughout city)
• Speak to Branan just inside the gates, on the left (6.3,34.5) to finish Oppression's Yoke and accept [44] The Light of Hope
• Continue up the hill and speak to Garvan to continue The Light of Hope
• Continue along the path and speak to Morven
• Continue along the path and speak to Uthagan. Fight and defeat him
• Continue along the path and speak to Una to turn in The Light of Hope and accept [44] A Call for Allies. Do not take the quests from Una's 3 companions (Muirathakh the Silent Judge / Minions of Muirathakh / Fushath the Beast) as these are fellowship quests require you to go into the eastern area of the city which is filled with elite warriors.
• Retrace your steps back through the city and speak to Branan to continue A Call for Allies

5. Exit the city and ride south a little way to the farm fields outside Donnvail.  Collect 4 Red-Lovage

6. Continue south to the Tarkrip encampment of Burzum Pushdug, kill the 2 warriors & 2 skirmishers outside and enter the instanced area (4.2,35.0) to find the rest

• Kill 6 Tarkrip Warriors
• Kill 4 Tarkrip Skirmishers

Note: The instanced area is large and filled with dense packs of mobs, just kill what you need in the first room or two then leave.

7. Exit the instance and ride south to Tor Gavilan. Enter the fortress and proceed up the hill to find the Bloodstone Trove outside a large tent (3.3,35.2)

8. Exit the fortress and head west to the pools just south of the entrance to Nad Nathair and collect 3 Spiky Mugwort

9.Return to Fail-A-Khro:

• Speak to Ekhagan to turn in Stealing Stones and accept [44] Fuel for the Forge
• Speak to Cana and turn in A Poultice for our Hurts and accept [44] Restoring the Peas
• Speak to Soltakh and turn in False Orders. Decline The Lord of the Western Marches (requires killing an Elite Master + 2 Elite adds)

10. Exit the city and ride north to return to the fields outside Donnvail. Collect 10 Pea-plants.

11. Continue north, past Donnvail and collect 8 Angmar Coal (7.9,35.5)

12. Return south to Fail-a-Khro:

• Speak to Ekhagan to turn in Fuel for the Forge
• Speak to Cana to turn in Restoring the Peas

13. Ride south to Aughaire:

• Speak to Crannog to turn in A Call for Allies
• At the tent to the south:
• Speak to Guirman to turn in The Ongburz and the Iron Crown
• Speak to Elig to turn in Dark Vengeance
• Speak to Sorkha to turnin Dread in the Fallen City
• On the central island speak to Finnan to turn in Dark Hunters
• At the tent to the east:
• Speak to Latharna to turn in The Bloodstone Trove
• Speak to Machar to turn in Burried Treasure

Western Malenhad (43-44)

1. Exit Aughaire to the north and immediately bear east through the mountains. Hug the mountain walls to discover The Halls of Night (0.4N, 37.6W) for an instant deed completion (and 10TP!)

2. Continue east into the swamps of Western Malenhad. Stay close to the mountain wall and follow the cliffs until you reach the camp of Tyrn Lhiug (1.7,33.5)

2. At Tyrn Lhuig:

• Climb the hill at the back of the camp and:
• Speak to Lorne to accept [44] The Blood-Price
• Speak to Rodakhan to accept [43] Worm-hide
• Note: Do not accept Ancient Lair from Fonn; this is a fellowship quest requiring you to complete an instance & kill an Elite Master boss.
• In the tent at the bottom of the hill:
• Speak to Othran to turn in The Brimstone Swamp and accept [43] Half Shell and [43] THe Value of Vermin
• Speak to Murgaigan to accept [43] Water of Life and Death and [43] The Worm-Hunter

3. Exit the camp to the north into the marshes, kill the following as you go:

• Flame-Worms until you collect 10 hides
• Swamp-lurkers until you collect 5 Legs
• Swamp-flies until you collect 5 wings

4. Head north to the first pool (1.0,32.6) and:

• Collect water at the banner
• Kill 2 Deadly Ironscales (Signature) and collect 2 turtle meat and 2 turtle shell plates

5. Continue north-west and enter the camp of Bil Rova (0.3,34.2), run straight ahead from the entrance and you will find the commander standing outside his tent (0.2,34.2). Speak to him then kill him (lvl 44 signature with one lvl 45 add).

6. Exit the camp and ride east to the second pool. Collect water (0.6,32.7)

7. Continue east to the third pool (0.6,31.7)

8. Head north to the fourth pool (1.4,31.7)

9. Head west to the fifth pool (1.5,32.3)

10. Head south-east to the sixth pool (0.0,31.4)

11. Head east and then work your way south through the pools searching the Lifeless Watching-Stones until you find a heart and can continue B6C4 ( I found mine at 0.7S,30.7W) Under no circumstances attempt to go further east than the line of statues, they will instantly kill you.

12. Continue south into the valley of Salgaite and find Machan (2.8S,30.8W) to auto-complete The Worm-Hunter. Speak to him to accept [44] Machan's Folly and then escort him from the valley

12. Return to Tyrn Lhiug:

• At the tent at the foot of the hill:
• Speak to Othran to turn in Half-Shell and The Value of Vermin. Decline Swamp-Dweller as it requires you to kill an elite-master mob.
• Speak to Murgaigan to turn in Machan's Folly and Water of Life & Death
• At the tent at the top of the hill:
• Speak to Rodakhan to turn in Worm-Hide
• Speak to Lorne to turn in The Blood-Price. Decline The Blood-Bond (it's out of the way and the follow-up needs a fellowship to complete)

Finishing the Epic Quest (44)

1. Exit the camp and return to Aughaire (milestone is best if you have it set). Speak to Corunir, in the crafting camp, to turn in B6C4 and accept B6C5: The Sorcerer's Doom

2. Exit Aughaire and ride north-east to Tor Gavilan. Enter the camp and ride through the palisades until you find Sorcerer Tath conducting his ritual. Kill his two guards, then the sorcerer himself, then the spirit and retrieve the stone-heart from his corpse.

3. Return to Aughaire and speak to Corunir to turn in B6C5 and accept [46] B6C6: Challenging the Stone

4. Exit Aughaire to the south and head into the valleys. Cut east (left) as soon as you can and follow the path around to the clearing with the siege-engines. There is an Ancient Watchine stone just at the entrance (3.9,36.0). Interact with it to summon an Engraged Fell Spirit and defeat it.

5. Return to Aughaire and speak to Corunir to turn in B6B6 and accept [46] B6C7: Beyond Rammas Deluon.

You have now completed nearly all of Book 6, and finished questing in Western Angmar.  The only remaining quest for this book is to ride all the way east to Gabilshathur and speak to Braigiar. The Gabilshathur quest hub is best done around lvl 47 so I would recommend leaving this until later.

For now I suggest a trip to Southern Forochel

If you really want to finish the book now then exit Aughaire to the north and ride east, through the mountains, then the swamp and once past the line of statues at Rammas Deluon (which will no longer kill you) skirt the lake to the south then bear south through a cleft in the mountains (2.8,26.3) to find Gabilshathur and speak to  Braigiar to turn in B6C7. Make sure you pick up the stable path from Horth which you are here.

Book 5: The Last Refuge (without Misty Mountains)

Before we Start

This guide covers the Book 5 Epic Quest only. You do not need the Misty Mountains Quest Pack to follow this guide. I would recommend being level 42 to do this Book, but it is achievable from level 40 onwards.

If you want to quest in the Misty Mountains please use this guide instead

You cannot start Book 5 without completing Book 4, Chapter 9. If you haven't done this then please read my guide to Book 4.

Please ensure you have started your three Class Legendary Deeds (bought the books & spoken to the trainers to start them, see my Book 4 guide).  The pages will drop at random from mobs in the Misty Mountains and you might as well get as many as you can while you're here.

Note that you can start Book 6 without doing 4 or 5 so you could choose to skip both of these Books but I would recommend that you do them for the story & for the (eventual) 20TP deed.

Book 5 begins in Rivendell - see my guide to getting to Rivendell if you're not sure how to travel there..

The Book 5 Epic Quest

1. Visit Elrond in his Library on the top floor of the Last Homely Home and speak to him to accept [42] Book 5, Chapter 1: Into the Misty Mountains.

2. Leave the Last Homely Home take the path north into the Misty Mountains, at the fork in the road take the eastern (right) path and follow the cliffs around to the north (left) to find Gloin's Camp and speak to Gloin and turn in B5C1 and accept [42]B5C2: Troublesome Goblins

3. Exit the camp and follow the path north into the mountains, when you reach a clearing ride north-east through the pass of Nan Gongarg into Eastern Bruinen Source. Make your way south to the entrance to the main camp (22.6,1.3) and then follow the path up into the mountains killing goblins & wargs as you go.

4. Eventually you will reach a wooden palisade fort where Gurzmat (lvl 42 signature) is waiting (23.4,2.5). Interrupt his heals whenever you can or the fight will take far longer than it needs to. Also, he will summon a Gabilazan Guard to assist him, I would recommend taking the add out to reduce your incoming damage.

5. Exit the camp the same way you came in and exit the area through the Whitecleft pass (entrance at 22.7,.07) 

6. Ride north and return to Gloin's Camp and speak to Gloin  turn in B5C2 and accept [43]B5C3: The High Fortress

7. Exit the camp and ride east into High Cleft then bear south when you can and continue south through the entrance to Gabilazan (26.6,0.3).

8. Enter Gabilazan and go through the door on your right (27.3,0.0), kill a couple of guards and search the Gabilazan Cornerstone then exit the vault

9. Return to Gloin's camp speak to Gloin to turn in B5C3 and accept [43] B5C4: The Key-Stone.

10 Exit the camp and ride north to Iskeld's Lookout and collect the Key Stone (21.6,4.5)

8. Return to Gloin's Camp and speak to Gloin to turn in B5C4 and accept B5C5: The Last Refuge.

9. Return to Rivendell (stable route) and speak to Gimli at The Guest Rooms to travel to the instance. Follow him through and kill all the mobs he pulls.  The final fight is quite long and I would recommend interrupting the bosses heals!  Speak to Gimli at the end to complete the instance and return to Rivendell.

11. Return to Gloins camp (stable route) and speak to Gloin and turn in B5C5 and accept [43] B5C6: In the Steps of Evil

12. Exit the camp and ride north, through the clearing with the bears and into the snow fields full of Snow Beasts. Bear east when you see a ruin on your right (20.0,1.9)to discover the Treasury of Helegrod.

13. Approach the Treasury door and 2 undead will appear. Kill them and recover the Sigil of Drugoth, note that there is no need to enter the building.

14. Return to Gloin's Camp and speak to Gloin to turn in B5C6 and accept [43]B5C7: Evil Tidings

15. Return to Rivendell (stable route) and visit Elrond's Library (Top floor of the Last Homely House), speak to Elrond to turn in B5C7 and accept [43]B5C8: Fire & Ice

16.. Return to Gloin's Camp (stable route) and ride north to the Helgerod Treasury. 

• Enter the Treasury and take out the first pack of mobs.
•  Descend the stairs and examine the Obelisk at the base to continue the Instance quest. 
• At the end of the path take the left fork to find an okelisk at the end of the winding hall
• Then go right and ignore the first fork on the left
• Take the second fork and clear to the end to find the second obelisk
• Take the third fork and clear to the end for the third obelisk
• Return to the main chamber and pass through the doors (now opened)
• Fight the Nazgul and be aware that he will heal himself to full health once during the fight (from about 60%)
• Either run back to the entrance to leave the instance or wait around for a few minutes and you will be teleported there.

17. Return to Rivendell (milestone is preferable here, otherwise run back to Gloin's camp and take the stable route) and speak to Elrond (in his Library) to turn in B5C8 and complete Book 5.

Book 5: The Last Refuge & The Central Misty Mountains (40-42)

Before we Start

This guide covers the Book 5 Epic Quest and the Central area Misty Mountains zone. It does not cover the High-Pass or Goblin-Town areas of the zone as they do not fit in with the Epic Quest and are suitable for higher-levelled characters. Please note that you will need the Misty Mountains Quest Pack (695TP from the LOTRO Store) or a VIP Subscription to obtain the non-epic quests in this area (i.e. you can only do the Book1,ChapterX quests without the quest pack).

If you do not want to buy the quest pack for Misty Mountains please use this guide (which leaves out the extra quests and just explains the Epic Book) instead.

You cannot start Book 5 without completing Book 4, Chapter 9. If you haven't done this then please read my guide to Book 4.

Please ensure you have started your three Class Legendary Deeds (bought the books & spoken to the trainers to start them, see my Book 4 guide).  The pages will drop at random from mobs in the Misty Mountains and you really don't want to miss out on the drops as it takes a lot of kills to get them all.

Note that you can start Book 6 without doing 4 or 5 so you could choose to skip both of these Books but I would recommend that you do them for the story & for the (eventual) 20TP deed.

Book 5 begins in Rivendell and follows neatly on from Book 4, you should be standing in Elrond's Library, on the top floor of the Last Homely Home - speak to Elrond and accept [42] Book 5, Chapter 1: Into the Misty Mountains

Into the Misty Mountains - The Northern Reaches (40-41)

1. Leave the Last Homely Home and speak to Glorenglir (29.4,5.6) to take [39] Unwitting Scavengers then take the path north into the Misty Mountains

2. At the fork in the road:

• Speak to Mathenor and take [41] Rampaging Beasts
• [Optional - requires killing of lvl 43/44 elites] Speak to Golhador and take [43] The Masters of the Mammoth

3. Continue up the eastern (right) path and follow the cliffs around to the north (left) to find Gloin's Camp:

• Speak to Vighar Roadwalker and take [41] Warning: Evil Men
• Speak to Larus Sharshard and accept [43] Old Treasures
• Speak to Leiknir to get the stable route
• Speak to Tralli Gemfinder and take [43] Arctic Hunters
• Speak to Gloin and turn in B5C1 and accept [42]B5C2: Troublesome Goblins and [41] Bears of the North

4. Exit the camp and follow the path north into the mountains killing Snow Lurkers on sight.

5. When you reach a clearing head north through the Snow Beasts (kill any in your way) to find the Damaged Dwarf-Chest at Iskeld's Lookout (21.7,4.4). Return south and exit to the east then and continue north killing Snow Beasts (these ones are lower level than the few you may have seen earlier). Don't worry about killing enough for the quests yet, you'll be coming back the same way and can finish them off then.

5. Continue north until you reach The Bitter Stair and hang the sign on the Sign Post (18.5,2.4)

6. Return south to Gloin's Camp continuing to kill Snow Beasts and Snow Lurkers until you:

• Collect 7 Relic-fragments from Snow Lurkers
• Kill 18 Snow Beasts

7. At Gloin's Camp:

•  speak to Vighar Roadwalker and turn in Warning: Evil Men. Accept [43] Warning: Evil Dwarves
• Speak to Larus Sharpshard and turn in Old Treasures and accept [43] Every Last Ingot

8. Ride south down the pass to Rivendell and speak to Mathenor and turn in Rampaging Beasts and accept [44] Hidden by Fur & Snow.

9. Continue onto Rivendell and turn in Unwitting Scavengers and accept [39] Deluros of Rivendell

10. Ride to the Last Homely House and visit Deluros in Elrond's Library (top floor, right side) to turn in Deluros of Rivendell. Accept [41] The Missing Fragments

11. Return to Gloin's Camp (either run or take a ride from the Rivendell stable-master) and ride north to the clearing:

•  Search snowdrifts or kill Snow Lurkers until you have 4 Jagged Relic-fragments
• Kill 7 bears.

The Eastern Reaches (41)

1. From the clearing ride north-east through the pass of Nan Gongarg into Eastern Bruinen Source. Make your way south to the entrance to the main camp (22.6,1.3) and then follow the path up into the mountains killing goblins & wargs as you go.

2. Eventually you will reach a wooden palisade fort where Gurzmat (lvl 42 signature) is waiting (23.4,2.5). Interrupt his heals whenever you can or the fight will take far longer than it needs to. Also, he will summon a Gabilazan Guard to assist him, I would recommend taking the add out to reduce your incoming damage.

3. Exit the camp the same way you came in and ensure that you:

• Kill Snowreap goblins until you collect 24 ingots of Dwarf-gold
• Kill 12 Wargs (if you're a few short there's a nice pack of them at Caldwell's Pond 22.9,1.1)

4. Exit the area through the Whitecleft pass (entrance at 22.7,.07) 

6. Ride north and return to Gloin's Camp:

• Speak to Larus Sharpshard and turn in Every Last Ingot and accept [43] The Other Chest
• Speak to Tralli Gemfinder and turn in Arctic Hunters
• Speak to Gloin and turn in B5C2 and accept [43]B5C3: The High Fortress

The High Fortress (41)

1. Exit the camp and ride east into High Cleft then bear south when you can and kill 7 Huge Snow Bears. Hopefully you will now have 12 Northern bear-hides, if not kill a few more bears until you do.

2. [Optional] There are 3 Snowy Mammoths (42-44 Elite 6.5-7.5k HP) in Eikhall Dale (25.6,2.3) and one in the hills above Gabilazan (25.5,0.2). If you think you can kill them then do so until you have 3 silver tusk-rings for the quest The Masters of the Mammoth. Their attack is very slow and my lvl 41 Warden had no problems (ended every fight will full health due to self healing!) a squishier character might have a harder time.

3. Continue south until you see the entrance to Gabilazan and post the sign on the Signpost (26.6,0.3) outside.

4. Continue into Gabilazan and enter the door on your right (27.3,0.0), kill a couple of guards and search the Gabilazan Cornerstone then exit the vault

5. Continue along the passageway and exit the building then take the left fork at the crossroads and enter the doorway (28.3,0.2) then speak to Halmur Stoneshaper to complete The Other Chest and accept [45] The Last Ingot. Exit the room

6. Return to Gloin's camp and:

• Speak to Vighar Roadwalker and turn in Warning: Evil Dwarves and accept [44] Warning: Evil Giants
• Speak to Gloin to turn in B5C3 and accept [43] B5C4: The Key-Stone. Also turn in Bears of the North

7 Exit the camp and ride north to Iskeld's Lookout and collect the Key Stone (21.6,4.5)

8. Return to Gloin's Camp and speak to Gloin to turn in B5C4 and accept B5C5: The Last Refuge.

9. Return to Rivendell (stable route / milestone) and speak to Gimli at The Guest Rooms to travel to the instance. Follow him through and kill all the mobs he pulls.  The final fight is quite long and I would recommend interrupting the bosses heals!  Speak to Gimli at the end to complete the instance and return to Rivendell.

10. [Optional]If you decided to complete the Mammoth quest then ride north towards the Misty Mountains and speak to Golhador in the pass to turn in  The Masters of the Mammoth and accept [43] Few Who Dare

11. Return to Gloins camp (run the rest of the way if you turned in the Mammoth quest, otherwise take the stable route from Rivendell):

• Speak to Gloin and turn in B5C5 and accept [43] B5C6: In the Steps of Evil

Helgrod (41-42)

1. Exit the camp and ride north, through the clearing with the bears and into the snow fields full of Snow Beasts. Bear east when you see a ruin on your right (20.0,1.9)to discover the Treasury of Helegrod.

2. Approach the Treasury door and 2 undead will appear. Kill them and recover the Sigil of Drugoth, note that there is no need to enter the building.

3. Return to Gloin's Camp and speak to Gloin to turn in B5C6 and accept [43]B5C7

4. Return to Rivendell (stable route / milestone) and visit Elrond's Library  (Top floor of the Last Homely House):

• Speak to Elrond to turn in B5C7 and accept [43]B5C8.
• Speak to Deluros to turn in The Missing Fragments and accept [41] A Scholar's Lesson

5. Visit Glorenglir (just south of the Rivendell Marketplace, 29.4,5.6) and use the nearby Display Table

6. Return to Deluros in Elrond's Library and speak to him to turn in A Scholar's Lesson

7. Return to Gloin's Camp (stable route / run) and ride north to the Helgerod Treasury. 

• Enter the Treasury and take out the first pack of mobs.
•  Descend the stairs and examine the Obelisk at the base to continue the Instance quest. 
• At the end of the path take the left fork to find an okelisk at the end of the winding hall
• Then go right and ignore the first fork on the left
• Take the second fork and clear to the end to find the second obelisk
• Take the third fork and clear to the end for the third obelisk
• Return to the main chamber and pass through the doors (now opened)
• Fight the Nazgul and be aware that he will heal himself to full health once during the fight (from about 60%)
• Either run back to the entrance to leave the instance or wait around for a few minutes and you will be teleported there.

8. Return to Rivendell (milestone is preferable here, otherwise run back to Gloin's camp and take the stable route) and speak to Elrond (in his Library) to turn in B5C8 and complete Book 5.

Final Word

You should now have reached level 42.  You will still have a few quests active in your log as we have only done part of the Misty Mountains.  The next quest hub, High Pass, is best done around level 46 so we will come back and finish the quests off later.

• Hidden by Fur and Snow - still 8 bears to kill, we will finish this later when we return
• Warning: Evil Giants - to be finished later
• The Last Ingot - to be finished later
• Few Who Dare - this requires a trip to Celondim, go there the next time you drop by your personal house (take the swift-travel to get there) and turn in the quest and pick up [43] Towering Champions which we will complete later.

Moving onwards - lets head onto Book 6 and Western Angmar