The following story can be experienced the starting the quest "Vengeance for the Lost" at the Forsaken Inn in the Lone-lands.

Music Accompaniment: Chance Thomas - Lay of the Free People

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Further Reading: The Red Pass

had no choice but to take the east road towards the. They had been attacked byonandhad been stabbed in the shoulder by thehimself. Strider had stemmed the poison of the Morgul-blade, but Frodo would need elven medicine to survive. 4 days had passed since Weathertop, and they were fortunate not to have encountered any more evil.had been to Weathertop three days before they arrived, and Strider now knew the flashes of light they had seen in the distance within the Marsh had been the Wizard's battle against the. He desperately sought for any sign of Gandalf but there would be none. They would have to reach Rivendell as soon as possible or Frodo would be lost.The heroes had arrived at the. The Inn was in shambles and the people within stared curiously at them as they entered. The, or the Forsaken, were a hardy people. Long ago, they had chosen to leavebehind and live in the ruined cities of their ancestors, the. Thewere not as fertile a land aswas, and the Eglain had long learned to cope with cold nights and empty bowls. These hardships made them headstrong and unwelcoming to strangers from the west.Therelied on the selling of artifacts within ancient ruins ofspread across theto trade. Recently, Orcs, Foul Dwarves, and Goblins had driven the Eglain out of their ruins, killing many of their people in the process., who had taken refuge in theon the border of, asked the heroes to prove their allegiance to the Eglain by defeating the goblin menace withinand bringing vengeance to their fallen people.Within, the heroes found that the goblin ranks had grown significantly within the ruins. These goblins had also been servants of theand were in league with the Orcs to the north. With an army of goblins defeated, the heroes returned to theSatisfied with their work,sent the heroes to his brother,, who camped near the eastern border of, for further tasks. While Gadaric had sought vengeance, Hunulf sought to reclaim the treasures of their people.Beneath, a great valley was now home to evil spiders who feasted on the bodies of deadand goblins alike.tasked the adventurers with reclaiming their precious relics as well as thinning the spider population and, if any remained, to burn the bodies of the fallen Eglain and give them peace.The valley was infested with great spiders who sought to feed on the heroes. With the relics reclaimed and the creatures slain,set his gaze to, another ancientruin in the shadow of. His people reported that Half-Orcs bearing the mark of thetaken up residence and threatened travelers on the road to, the Eglain’s home.The heroes had reached a startling revelation while atop. Strider and the hobbits had almost certainly cut through the Lone-lands and the growing number of creatures loyal tonow littered the land.andserved theled by the chief, the. The heroes did not know of their relationship to one another, but one thing was certain;and the hobbits were under pursuit by two forces of evil.The heroes had clearedof theHalf-orcs. They returned towith the news. Relieved, Hunulf gladly informed them that they had earned the trust of the. He sent the heroes towards, wheremet. There, the heroes would find, who had taken up residence within the city’s tallest tower. The time had come for the heroes to uncover the evil thathad wrought...