The following story can be experienced the starting the quest "A Tour of Bree" at Bree-town in Bree-land.

Music Accompaniment: Lord of the Rings Online - The Brigand's Tale

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had arrived too late,and his companions had left forwithout him.had become the jailer ofand had imprisoned Gandalf atop the tower of. All was not lost, however, as, chieftain of the, traveled with them. Meanwhile, the adventurers had returned to thefrom the, bringing grim tidings with them. As dire as the news was, however, Gandalf could not detract from reaching Frodo. The wizard would have to place the fate of the people ofin the hands of the brave adventurers.The adventurers were stopped by a local watchman as they exited the. Brigands scoured the countryside and travelers from the south brought an air of fear to the village. The adventurers' exploits, having reached his ears, granted them a personal meeting withmayor.Mayorrecountedhistory and it’s recent plight to the adventurers. The mayor sought their assistance in the matter but felt it was prudent for the adventurers to first become acquainted with the town and it's people. As such, he sent them on a tour of Bree-town to familiarize them with the area.The adventurers visited many locations withinand learned of the growing presence of southern ruffians among the peaceful townsfolk.Upon their completion of the tour, Mayorpleaded with the adventures to aidwith his investigation of the threats plaguinghad been stationed on the outskirts ofin the. He sought to drive the southern brigands, who had encroached onto the Bree-fields, back into the. Before he could do that, however, he would need to uncover who was leading them.The adventurers investigatedto the west, which southern brigands had taken over, for clues. The brigands who were brave enough to take on the adventurers uttered the name “” before they were defeated. After driving the raiders from the farm, the adventurers found a strange S-shaped medallion that had been dropped by a fleeing brigand.did not know whowas, but a spy among the brigands under his employ would be able to find out. He coordinated a meeting between the adventurers and the spy near a grey rock in a small stand of trees directly north ofThe brigand spy told the origins ofmen and those responsible for theraid. More akin to a small army than common thieves, Sharkey’s men were gathering a force for some important task under the symbol of a. The spy’s information had been true, the adventurers found a brigand leader in a copse of trees to the west ofpost just as he had told.Upon defeating the leader, the adventurers uncovered a missive that containedorders. The missive revealed the southern brigands stronghold within the vale ofsouth of, as well as Sharkey’s interest in a hobbit by the name of “.” Drawing ever closer to uncovering who Sharkey was, the adventurers continued to investigate the brigand camps throughout thewhilesent scouts to the vale.Atop, a heavily fortified brigand camp within the, the adventurers uncovered another missive that revealedmen were in league with Half-orcs that had made their way to the vale ofnow fully understood the danger that all offaced., whoever he was, now had a legion of Half-orcs and Men amassing in. The vale served as the only entry to Bree-land from the southern nations. If the trade-route was lost, famine and death would come to. Fearing for the safety of his men,sent the adventurers south towards the vale.The adventurers foundscouts hiding within an abandoned ruin on the edge of the vale of. They told of brigands sneaking intowithin the trade caravans that passed through the blockade and of the ever-growing force amassing within the vale.The adventurers fought bravely through the stronghold, defeating any enemy they came upon in hopes of thinning their ranks.At the apex of the stronghold, the adventurers fought and defeatedLieutenant. Although Sharkey’s men had been dealt a blow, brigands and half-orcs continued to arrive at the stronghold.would not have the power to successfully siege the vale alone. The scouts sent the adventurers back towith a plea to seek the aid of the, but he would not hear it.had no love for the rangers. He would not seek their aid in fear of them claimingas their own. In the adventurers' absence, word had reached Grimbriar of brigand activity on the great east road., an ambitious hobbit, had been blackmailed by local brigands and requested aid.The adventurers arrived atcamp onbehest. Adso had been building a hunting lodge and had been forced to pay off the brigands on a weekly basis to prevent any harm to him or his men. The adventurers agreed to bring the final payment to, a citizen ofworking with themen, at the old Sweetgrass farm on his behalf. Upon their encounter, Bill told the adventurer that the deal had been altered and that Adso would need to continue his payments.was outraged and dismayed with the news. He no longer had the money to continue to pay off the brigands so he asked the adventurers to try and scare the brigands away.The adventurers swiftly fought and cleared the sweetgrass farm of brigands. Their victory was short lived, however, as the brigand captain,, threatened to killand his men for driving them from the farm. The brigands had set up camp at the abandoned ruins near the. Fearing they would attack in the night, the adventurer infiltrated the camp and defeated Dirk and his men.With the tables turned,sought to end the harassment once and for all.associate,, camped at the Outlaw’s haven on the Brandy hills west of Adso’s camp. If he could be defeated, Adso would be able to continue building his lodge in peace.The battle was hard fought but the adventurer fellatop his camp at the. With the brigands no longer a threat to, he could continue with his dream of owning a hunting lodge.The adventurers made their way back toon the great east road. As they reached the, they were met by a messenger from, one ofrangers. Saeradan had learned of the adventurers’ part in stemming the rise ofmen and of, whose selfish actions were endangering all of Middle-earth.The adventurers rode tocabin further north off the. The adventurers recounted all that they had experienced alongsideand of the rise of. He called upon the adventurers to rise up and aid thein protecting all citizens ofas heroes. Their first act would be to aid his kinsmen, north of Saeradan’s cabin.had been tracking the movement of Orcs crossing intofrom the. He tasked the adventurers with thinning the ranks of the Orcs camped along theThe adventurers fell many orcs, but they continued to arrive from the north in greater numbers.now knew that they would have to strike at the heart of the orc-forces if they were to break their will.The adventurers infiltrated, largest of the orc camps. While slaying orcs, they noted a cave entrance on the cliff-face. The rangers had learned ofmission to assist the brigands loyal toto join with the Orcs andbelieved this to be the place where Ferny and the Orc-leaders would make the final arrangements to join sides and invadeassumption proved correct, the cave contained many southern brigands. The adventurers fought their way through the cave until they came uponand the Orc chieftain discussing their terms of agreement.The Orc Chieftain engaged the adventurers whileran away. Alone, the Orc could not withstand the might of the fellowship. The adventurers returned towith the news of what had transpired. With the death of their chieftain, the Orcs would not align withmen.With the orc-plot foiled, The rangers believed the Orcs would scatter back towards the North.had received news of an old dwarf who had come from theand had been ambushed by Orcs. The adventurers sought out the dwarf who told of his mission to investigate dwarf-ruins that were rumored to exist in the northernWhenwas ambushed, he dropped his pack which contained his provisions and asked the adventurers to reclaim it for him. When the adventurers came upon it, they found Orcs rummaging through it's contents.The adventurers defeated the Orcs and retrieved the pack. Upon returning it to, they learned that the Orcs had taken his research notes. The adventurers scouted the northernand ambushed wandering orcs, recovering the intact notes.The adventurers returned toto bring news of the Orcs they had encountered. He tasked the adventurers to learn of the extent of the Orc presence. To their horror, the adventurers learned that it had not been a small scouting party; The orcs had broken through the borders of theand had established a foothold inThe adventurers returned towith the dire news. While they had prevented the southern invasion, the rangers in thehad failed to stop the Orcs. With Orcs to the north and brigands to the south,n faced dangers on all sides. The defence of Bree-town would have to fall on the city watch, however, as the adventurers now set their eyes on a greater foe stirring in the east...