The following story can be experienced by starting the quest "Scouting the Wilds" at the Last Bridge in the Trollshaws.





Further Reading: The Vale of Imladris

It took the better of two months for the heroes to ride from theto the. The ride back throughand theserved as a reminder of the dangers they had faced and of the people they had helped. They arrived upon theupon the great riverUpon crossing the bridge, they came upon elven scouts who had made camp at the base of the eastern-side of the bridge.bid a word of caution to the heroes: Servants of the Enemy had crossed the bridge two months ago pursuing a small company. They were hindered at theThe small company where brought to safety, but the location of all the Servants were not accounted for. The elves had been scouting the bridge since, and none had crossed. Whatever evil lurked within theremained.The scouts directed the heroes towardscamp, where they could find rest and information as to the evil that now spread across theThe heroes reachedcamp with relative ease. He told of his companion,, and his troubles. He and his company of dwarves had been commanded to bring relics fromto, who was currently staying in. The company, however, never made it to Rivendell. Heithur, who travelled ahead to inform his lord of their coming, returned to theto find evidence of what became of them.The relics were meant to be a gift tofrom the. While none of the elven scouts had seen any evidence of the dwarves,was certain they had crossed the. The dwarf had come upon, an ancientfortress, while making his way towardscamp and believed the dwarves may have made their way to this fortress for shelter.The heroes traveled to the ruins and found it had been overrun by cave-claws. Deep within the ruins, they came upon, a dwarf ofcompany, who was wounded. Toki told of the stone-trolls who had stolen the relics and killed his companions. He begged the heroes to reclaim the relics to prevent any dishonor to come toThe heroes delved deep into the wilderness where they came upon many stone-trolls. With luck, they defeated a troll that held the relics and reclaimed them. During their search, they reached a glade where three large troll statues stood. The hobbit and dwarf heroes exclaimed in excitement and told their fellowship of the adventures ofand his dwarve's battle with three great trolls during their. The Man adventurer remarked that, unusually, the campsite had recently been used...The heroes returned tocamp with the relics., saddened to hear of his companion’s passing,was at least glad to know the relics had survived. Barachen was thankful to the heroes for aiding his friend. He knew that the heroes had business in, but urged them to seek outandsons, to learn more of what transpired months ago...