The following story can be experienced in the Shire by starting the quest “Prologue: Mundo's Complaint”

Music Accompaniment: Lord of the Rings Online - Hills of the Shire





The adventurer found Primstone cornered by goblins. Upon his rescue, together they fought deeper into the lair in search of their leader.









Lubach, heir of Golfimbul, stood against the hobbits where he revealed his allegiance to Eogan, a man from Angmar. The hobbits, courageous and strong, defeated the goblin leader.







Shire quelled, The adventurer, on the behest of Halros, rode east to Bree to warn Strider, his captain, of what had transpired.



Further Reading: Interlude - With the threat to thequelled, The adventurer, on the behest of, rode east toto warn, his captain, of what had transpired.Further Reading: Interlude - The Bonds of Fellowship





Prior Reading: The Defence of Archet The hobbit adventurer had finally returned to thethankful to be as far away from the evils of the world as possible. Little did he know that his peaceful day's would be few as the tides of war would soon reach him once more...The adventurer andarrived in, a small village in the. Their trek had been long but it had also been, in a manner befitting Hobbits, inconsequential.had departed their company in, on the eastern border of the, so it had been just the two of them for some time.had been in a foul mood. He felt that ashould be able to travel throughout the, and even, if they should so wish it, without danger of being abducted. Believing the mayor of the Shire responsible for his safety, Mundo sought reparations for the damage to his peace of mind and the loss of comfort he had experienced during his capture.Mayor, having had unpleasant engagements with thein the past, refused to be bullied any further. Still a timid hobbit, he requested the adventurer deliver the news to, the matron of the family, on his behalf to spare him any further unpleasantness.was furious atdecision and went into a tirade about him and the Bounders, guardsmen of the Shire, who failed to protect her nephew. She told the adventurer of the rumors of goblins on the edge of the Shire and demanded he do something about it.The adventurer traveled to,a quarry on the north-eastern bounds of the, to learn more about the goblin rumor., sister of, quartermaster of Scary, told of her afternoon stroll in the, where she had encountered a goblin, who retreated into a rabbit-hole in the ground.The adventurer made for, west of, to warnof what he had learned, but he did not take stock in the rumor. However, due to the increased scrutiny on the Bounders, he sought the advice of, a ranger of the north.and his kin had sworn to protect the Shire. He had also encountered goblins in theand sought their lairs to eradicate their forces and to prevent any further harm to the peaceful folk.The adventurer brought’ warning to. Hobbits, however, had not known danger in many years and were unable to fully comprehend the danger that awaited them. Primstone,, andall believed the goblin she had seen was, a goblin that had been defeated bymany years before; a story that had been past down for generations., however, was a brave and stout Hobbit. Armed with Bullroarer’s club, he made for the goblin lair alone.had learned the goblins were under orders from, a kingdom undercontrolFearing for the hobbit’s safety, the adventurer infiltrated the goblin lair in search of the Bounder.