The following story can be experienced in Bree-land by starting the quest “Book 1, Chapter 1: Unraveling the Thread”

Music Accompaniment: Lord of the Rings Online - The Dúnedain

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did not expect to encounter enemies on the road to, whereawaited them. In hopes of avoiding them, Frodo and his friends took the road through thewhere they encountered greater evils still., who had been keeping watch of theand of Frodo, now desperately sought news of his chargelistened attentively as the adventurers recounted the news from their home-lands. He speculated that the Captain of the, the, was likely behind the evil deeds. His rangers had been watching acamp south ofwhere recently, a shadow had spread across it. With the cover of nightfall, they made for the Blackwold camp to learn more of the evil that stirred within it.As the adventurers prepared to strike, brigands were seen fleeing from the camp in fear of what lay inside. The adventurers steeled their resolve and began their assault.The adventurers battled their way through the camp until they finally came uponwho was surrounded by the mutilated corpses of brigands.Before they could engagein battle, he summoned a barrow-wight to defend himf and fled towards the altar at the apex of the camp. Determined to put an end to the dwarf-lord, the adventurers disposed of the wight and made chase.Upon reaching the altar, the adventurers encountered five of thewho were performing a ritual to turninto a servant of the enemy.Overcome by dread, the adventurers were helpless against thehad arrived in time to combat thewith fire; which they feared greatly., a servant ofwho had aided the goblins of the Shire, sacrificed himself so the Nazgûl could escape andritual could be complete.The adventurers fought with haste but they were too late,had transformed into aa lesser type of Nazgûl. With no other options left to them, they slewupon the altar, bringing an end to his suffering once and for all...and the adventurers returned towhere they learned of a curious group of hobbits led by athat had arrived at the. While he went to investigate the arrival, he sent the adventurers toto make sure thehad dispersed from the land.Together with, the adventurers returned to thehideout. As they reached the cells, they encounteredharassing theleader, who had pledged allegiance to theand had forsakenBefore they could reach them,killed theleader and escaped, once more, from their grasp. With the death of their final leader, the Blackwolds were no more...With thethreat over, the adventurers made forwheretold of fivethat had attacked thein their absence. Strider recalled that they had encountered five of the Nine at the Blackwold camp as well. Before he could depart with, who had been traveling with his friends under the name "Underhill", he needed to learn of the whereabouts of the other four.Atbehest, the adventurers sought the ranger, who was watching the borders of theon the, for news of themovements. The adventurers rode west to find him collapsed at his camp neartold of fourthat had crossed theriver towardsand of, who had purchased a home in, a cottage within. When he saw the Nazgûl fleeing from Buckland, he assumed the worst and stood against them. He could not overcome them, however, and was wounded in the process.The adventurers made for. They came upon, a rather large hobbit, who had nearly escaped theas they raided the cottage. He revealed to the adventurers thatcarried the enemy’s. Creban scouts, birds loyal to the enemy, had overheard him and flew towards theto inform their masters.If the enemy learned thatwas no longer in the, all would be lost. Upon their return tosent the adventurers towards the master of the, to learn of the crebain’s whereabouts.spotted the crebain flying towards the. Following the old barrows road, the adventurers located the crebain and their master,, who had learned ofand his quest. The adventurers defeated her and her crebain before could escape and reveal this to theBefore her death,revealed thejourney to, greatest of the barrow-mounds. With the aid of, the adventurers made their way towards the great barrow to learn of theplan.The great barrow was heavily guarded bydwarves and Barrow-wights. The adventurers fought their way through the barrow until they came upon theandThe adventurers followed them deeper into the barrow where the, and, a Gaunt-lord, revealed what they knew ofThe adventurers continued their pursuit until they encountered, wight-lord of the great barrow. He told of the enemy’s plans forandbefore attacking them.The enemy proved too great for the adventurers. When all hope seemed lost,arrived and put an end to the wights. The adventurers, safe from harm, escaped the barrow alongside Bombadil.The adventurers returned toto warnof the enemy’s plans. At the Inn of the, they discovered that Strider and the hobbits had departed., the inn-keeper, directed them towards, who had only just arrived.was distraught by the news of theplans but he could not afford to abandon his task, as the fate ofdepended on it. The burden of ending the Witch-King’s plans would have to instead fall upon the adventurer’s shoulders...