Mystery on the Riverside

Guide to Budgeford and
Frogmorton Quests

By Darkgolem



Budgeford and Frogmorton are two communities in the href="http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=265">Shire,
along the href="http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=473">river. 
Most of these quests are around level 10, and contain some of the first
truly challenging quests for a new adventurer in Lotro (who are playing
hobbits, that is).  There are a surprising number of "serious"
quests here, atypical of usual lighthearted quests found in the
Shire.  There are three main quest lines here, all of them fun,
and interesting.  The first is "The Spectre of the Black Rider",
the funniest of the three quests.  Basically, a foolish hobbit
(who obviously has no idea of what href="http://lotro.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=246">dread
beings the black riders are) is fooling around, "haunting" the
sties of Budgeford at night.  The second quest line, the Veiled
Threat, involves one of the "Big Folk" who has a grudge against a
benevolent hobbit.  Finally, the "Runed Collar" quest is the most
serious of the three main quest lines here, involving a warg who is
inciting the wolves of the Shire.



All of these quests are fun, not too long, and not too hard, though
they can be a challenge or a bother if you get "stuck" finding an item
or location.  Aside from the three main quest chains of these two
communities, there are, of course, the postal runner and pie quests to
be found here.  This area is also ok for your wolf hunting and
harvest fly deeds.


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style="background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216); vertical-align: top;">Budgeford
and Frogmorton Quest List
Level
Quest Giver
Name
Location (of Quest Giver)
Background Task Reward
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Odo
Mudbottom
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Mudbottom's
High Standards
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Frogmorton
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Odo
Mudbottom is distraught that
his favourite eating-place, The Floating Log, is currently undergoing
repairs to its roof.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Collect
Mushroom Pies (2)



Odo Mudbottom is in Frogmorton.



Odo refuses to eat at The Floating Log while the repairs on the roof
are underway, but he still wants his customary mushroom pies.
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70C

and

Course Flour (6)

and

Copper Ingot (3)

or

Southlinch Seed (3)
10
Postman Oddfoot
Bundle for Woodhall (requires
Inspire Postman Oddfoot)
Frogmorton
Postman Oddfoot of Frogmorton
has asked you to deliver a mail satchel to Woodhall.
Collect the Satchel from Postman
Oddfoot's Table

Avoid Nosey Hobbits



Postman Spinner can be found in the centre of Woodhall.



Deliver the satchel to Postman Spinner in Woodhall as quickly as
possible. Let no nosey hobbits interfere with your duty, and do not let
the satchel get wet!



(Author's note:  This quest is a little more difficult than
others,
because of the timer.  I found that heading northwest from
Oddfoot, then cutting south and heading directly to Woodhall, climbing
steep slopes, is the best way to do it quickly.  Spinner is at
33.3S, 65.7W.)
90C
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Ponto
Hopsbloom
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">The
Floating Log
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Frogmorton
(The Floating Log Inn)
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Ponto
Hopsbloom, innkeeper of
The Floating Log in Frogmorton, is entering the Four Farthings
Brewing-moot.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Collect
Hops (12)



Frog Hops grow in the marsh north of Frogmorton. The Floating Log Inn
is in Frogmorton, south of the Frogmoors.



Ponto Hopsbloom has asked you to pick some Frog Hops for his famous
beer.



(Author's note: The hops are easily found at 31.1S, 67.7W)
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and

Toad's Tongue Ale
9
Myrtle Oddfoot
Spoiled Pie from Frogmorton
(requires Lobelia's Pie)
Frogmorton
Holly Hornblower of Hobbiton
baked pies using spoiled berries and has asked you to bring any of the
bad pies you find back to her. Myrtle Oddfoot of Frogmorton had one
such pie.
Collect Myrtle Oddfoot's Pie

Avoid Hungry Hobbits



Holly Hornblower's home is north of the Hobbiton main square.



Myrtle Oddfoot has one of Holly's bad pies, which you should take back
to her as quickly as possible. Make sure no hungry hobbits catch a
whiff of the pie, as Holly doesn't want to be bothered with them asking
for a slice, especially since she has to bake fresh pies for all her
customers.
90C
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Milo
Hornblower
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Many
Happy Returns
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Frogmorton
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Milo
Hornblower, irate at
Lobelia's notion of receiving birthday presents instead of giving them
out, has been raising a particularly vile, fat toad to bring her as a
present.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Defeat
Hill Toads (8)



Lobelia the toad is hiding among the hill-toads in the Frogmoors, the
marsh just north of Frogmorton.



Milo Hornblower has asked you to clear out enough toads in the
Frogmoors for Lobelia the Toad to show herself.



2. Fight Lobelia the Toad



With enough toads cleared out, Lobelia the Toad should emerge somewhere
in the Frogmoors, north of The Floating Log.



Milo Hornblower has asked you to subdue the wild toad he has named
Lobelia.



(Author's note: Lobelia appears at 31.1S, 67.9W.  She is a elite
toad, but just a toad.)
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and

Hornblower's Hands (gloves)

or

Pork Sausage (3)
9
Cam Puddinfoot
Wolves in the Fields (requires
Seeking Saltpetre)
Budgeford
Cam Puddifoot, a pig-farmer in
Budgeford, is having problems with wolves raiding his sties.
Defeat Wolves in Puddinfoot's
Fields (6)



There are wolves in Cam Puddifoot's fields to the east of Budgeford.



Hyacinth Took sent you to Cam Puddifoot to request delivery of some
saltpetre for Lobelia Sackville-Baggins' fireworks. Farmer Puddifoot is
willing to deliver the saltpetre, but he wants you to clear his fields
of wolves first.



(Author's note: Cam's field is at 31.1S, 64.3W)
90C

and

Hyacinth's Gauntlets
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Postman
Bolger
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Bundle
for Scary
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Budgeford
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Postman
Bolger of Budgeford has
asked you to deliver a satchel of mail to Scary.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Collect
the Satchel from Postman
Bolger's Table

Avoid Nosey Hobbits



Postman Digswell can be found in the town of Scary, north of the town
centre.



Deliver the satchel to Postman Digswell in Scary as quickly as
possible. Let no nosey hobbits interfere with your duty and do not let
the mail satchel get wet.



(Author's note: You can easily cut across fields to get here, avoiding
some delays, but
beware creatures attacking you.  Digswell is found at 27.8S, 66.5W)



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9
Sapphira Bolger
Spoiled Pies from Budgeford
Budgeford
Holly Hornblower of Hobbiton
baked pies using spoiled berries and has asked you to retrieve them
before they are eaten. Sapphira Bolger of Budgeford had one such pie.
Collect Sapphira Bolger's Pie

Avoid Hungry Hobbits



Holly Hornblower's home is north of the Hobbiton main square.



Sapphira Bolger has one of Holly's bad pies, which you should take back
to her as quickly as possible. Make sure no hungry hobbits catch a
whiff of the pie, as Holly doesn't want to be bothered with them asking
for a slice, especially since she has to bake fresh pies for all her
customers.
90C
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Bingo
Bulger
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">The
Trouble with Harvest Flies
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Budgeford
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Harvest
flies are generally just
a nuisance to the crops, but recently they have begun attacking hobbits
in the Marish.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Defeat
Harvest Flies (10)



There is a nest of harvest-flies on the Yale-height a distance to the
south and east of Budgeford, not far north-east of Woodhall. The hill
is marked by three pillars at its pinnacle.



Bingo Bolger is disturbed by the increased aggression in the
harvest-flies and has asked you to help deal with them.
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and

Bolger's Shoes

or

Hard Biscuits (3)
10
Wilimar Bolger
The Veiled Menace
Budgeford
When Wilimar Bolger woke up this
morning, he found a threatening arrow stuck in the door of his home.
The arrow's head was of hobbit-make, although very old, while the shaft
looked like it was made by Men.
Search North of Wilimar Bolger's
Home



The arrow came from the area near the hedge-gate that leads to the
Greenfields, north of Wilimar Bolger's home.



Wilimar Bolger has asked you to search the place where he thinks the
arrow came from, in hopes of finding some sign of the person who loosed
it and what it might mean.



(Author's note: Look for a journal at 30.5S, 66.0W right next to the
hedge gate).
none
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">10
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Odovacar
Bolger
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Spectre
of the Black Rider
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Budgeford
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Odovacar
Bolger's workhands
reported that they saw a dark figure lurking around Mr. Bolger's pig
sties at night.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Search
for the Black Rider at
Night



Odovacar Bolger's sties are in the southern part of Budgeford by the
stream.



Odovacar Bolger has asked you to investigate his workhands' reports by
going to his pig sties. He was very particular that you should go there
at night.



(Author's note: The pig sties with the "black rider" is at 31.4S,
65.9W, and you can
only go there (as it says) at night to find the "rider".)



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9
Linda Bolger
A Taste for Pork
Budgeford
Linda Bolger of Budgeford is
worried about a pack of wolves that have invaded the Shire and fears
her pig farm will soon be attacked.
Talk to Milo Bolger



Milo Bolger is at a farm east of Budgeford, keeping an eye on the
wolves in the nearby ruins.



Linda Bolger came to Budgeford looking for someone to help with the
wolf problem. She has asked you to speak with her husband, Milo.



(Author's note: Milo is found at 30.7S, 64.5W.)



2. Defeat wolves (8)



The wolves can be found east of Milo and Linda Bolger's farm, among the
ruins.



Linda Bolger sent you to speak with her husband, Milo, in regards to
the wolves that have entered the Shire. Milo asked you to thin the pack
before they can become a greater threat.



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90C

and

Pork Chops

and

Bolger's Hooded Cloak

or

Pork Sausage (5)
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Milo
Bolger
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Howling
at Midnight (requires A
Taste for Pork)
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Budgeford
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">According
to Milo Bolger, the
wolves in the ruins were heard fighting among themselves one night.
When the fighting ended, a large number of wolves ran through
Budgeford, but did no harm to anyone
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">1.
Talk to Linda Bolger



Linda Bolger is in Budgeford, on the road furthest down the hill.



Milo Bolger told you that his wife, Linda, had been caught outside when
the wolves ran through Budgeford. He told you to go speak with her to
learn more.



2. Search the Yale Height



The Yale-height is a far distance south-east of Budgeford, beyond Stock
Road, not far north-east of Woodhall. The hill is marked by three
pillars atop its pinnacle.



Milo Bolger asked you to speak with his wife, Linda, about the strange
encounter she had with the wolves in the middle of Budgeford. Linda did
not have much more to reveal, other than to ask you to investigate the
Yale-height, where she saw a large and evil-looking wolf digging in the
soil on the night the wolves ran through Budgeford.



(Author's note: At 33.0S, 65.0W you find an rune inscribed
collar.  Yale-Height
is covered with sickly flies.)
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9
Linda Bolger
The Secret of the Collar
(requires Howling at Midnight)
Budgeford
You found a collar inscribed
with runes you cannot read, apparently buried by the unusually large
wolf Linda Bolger saw the night the wolves ran through Budgeford.
Bring the rune-inscribed collar
to the Elf near Woodhall



An Elf may be camped near Woodhall, south of Budgeford.



Linda Bolger was confounded by your discovery of a collar where she had
seen the great wolf. She was unable to read the letters on the collar,
but thought that perhaps the Elf Milo thought he saw might be able to
decipher them.



(Author's note: The elf encampment is right next to Woodhall at 
33.4S, 66.1W)
90C
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Wilimar
Bolger
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">A
Few Pages Short (requires The Vieled Menace)
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Budgeford
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">The
journal you brought back to
Wilimar Bolger was missing many of its leaves, thanks to being shaken
and torn by some wild beasts.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Collect
Journal-leaves (3)



Wolves can be found east of Budgeford.



Without the missing leaves, it will be impossible to determine who shot
the arrow in Wilimar Bolger's door, nor why. Wilimar suspects that
wolves tore the journal apart and has asked you to try to recover the
leaves from them.
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10
Wilimar Bolger
The Menace Confronted (requires
A Few Leaves Short)
Budgeford
By reading the reassembled
journal, Wilimar has learned it was written by a Man named Callum.
Callum's ancestor was killed in a great battle by Wilimar's ancestor,
and the family has borne this death as a black mark for centuries.
Callum has decided to erase the mark by coming to the Shire and killing
a descendant of that hobbit.
1.  Talk to Callum



Callum's campsite is on the far west side of the Frogmoors, west of
Budgeford.



In light of the revelations gleaned from Callum's journal, Wilimar
Bolger has asked you to go to Callum's camp and stop him from carrying
out his intended revenge.



(Author's note: Callum can be found at 31.2S, 68.5W)



2. Talk to Wilimar Bolger



Wilimar Bolger can be found near his hole on the north-west side of
Budgeford.



When you arrived at Callum's campsite, you found him wounded. Racked
with pain, he told of how he had fled from his hiding place near
Wilimar's home, only to startle a wild boar, which gored him. He feels
that he will soon succumb to his wounds and told you to let Wilimar
know he has nothing more to fear.
none
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Wilimar
Bolger
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Bandages
for Callum (requires A Menace Confronted)
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Budgeford
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Reading
further in the journal,
Wilimar has begun to sympathize with Callum, the Hillman who swore to
kill him. Learning of Callum's hard-fought life in a realm far in the
north, he has decided to aid Callum and help him with the wound he
suffered from the wild boar.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Collect
Prickly-bloom leaves (4)



Prickly broom grows along the Water, south-east of Budgeford.



Wilimar has decided to provide Callum with bandages for his wound, but
to aid in his healing, he wants to soak the bandages in an unguent made
from prickly broom leaves. He has asked you to gather these leaves for
him.



(Author's note: Prickly Bloom leaves are found at 32.1S, 65.7W, and
east, along the
bank all the way to Stock.)
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and

Callum's Mace

or

Callum's Bow

or

Callum's Staff
10
Odovacar Bolger
Cloak of the Black Rider
(requires Spectre of the Black Rider)
Budgeford
Odovacar Bolger has sent you to
pursue the so-called Black Rider who has been stalking his pig sties by
night.
Look for signs of the "black
rider"



The "Black Rider" was seen in Cam Puddifoot's fields, east of
Budgeford.



Odovacar Bolger told you that one of his neighbours, Cam Puddifoot,
reported the Black Rider on his land, being chased by wolves. Odovacar
has asked you to go look for the horseless "Rider".



(Author's note: The cloak is found at 31.1S, 64.0W among wolves.)
90C
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style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Odovacar
Bolger
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Fate
of the Black Rider (requires Cloak of the Black Rider)
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Budgeford
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">Odovacar
Bolger is certain the
mystery of the trespasser in black will soon be resolved.
style="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(160, 184, 216);">1. 
Follow Veronica



Odovacar Bolger has lent you the services of his hound, Veronica, to
track down the mysterious "Black Rider". He told you to follow Veronica
wherever she lead, and she would find the trespasser.



2. Talk to Fogo Fallowhide



Fogo Fallohide can be found at The Golden Perch in Stock, south-east of
Budgeford.



Odovacar's Bolger's hound, Veronica, led you to Greta Fallohide, who
told you she made the cloak for her nephew, Fogo. Fogo Fallohide is
very likely the "Black Rider". You should seek him out.
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and

Bolger's Leggings

or

Bolger's Robe






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