alt="Guide to the North Downs"
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AREAS OF THE NORTH DOWNS
alt="Map of the North Downs"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95119">
Level range indicates optimum level range to gain XP from
kills - the median level range of the dominant mobs, plus/minus 2
levels. Resources indicates crafting materials available from nodes and
from hide-bearing creatures in the area - humanoid mobs may drop other
types of items. Mobs indicates the dominant creature types that can be
found in the area, with links to their relevant slayer deeds where
appropriate. Landmarks include named points of interest and deed
locations, with links to relevant deeds.
alt="the Greenway"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95110">
The
road goes ever on and on....
THE GREENWAY
Level Range: 20 - 24
Resources: Woad, Medium Hides,
Ash, Barrow-iron, Silver, Opals, Bloodstone, Journeyman
scholar
Mobs: Boars, Wolves, Crebain,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#orc">Orcs,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#goblin">Goblins
Landmarks:
- Trestlebridge (18.2S, 53.7WW)
- The Trestlespan (16.7S, 53.6W)
- Orc Encampment (15.1S, 51.7W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#west">Minas
Vrun (11.4S, 51.2W) - Mincham's Camp (13.1S, 55.3W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#west">Amon
Raith (12.6S, 52.8W)
Description: The entryway to the
North Downs from the south, the Greenway has been plagued by recent orc
incursions. The area is sandwiched uncomfortably between Fornost in the
northwest and Nan Wathren in the southeast - verily, between a rock and
a hard place. Trestlebridge, at the southern tip of this region, shows
the most obvious signs of this precarious position, with many of its
buildings razed and burned by ravaging orcs.
alt="Nan Wathren"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95111">
The
distant campfires may look cozy, but trust me: they're not.
NAN WATHREN
Level Range: 23 - 27, 33 - 37
Resources: Rich Iron, Gold, Ruby,
Sapphire, Yew
Mobs: Orcs, Goblins, Crebain,
Half-orcs, Wargs
Landmarks:
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#strong">Western
Pass (15.0S, 50.1W) style="text-decoration: underline;"> -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#strong">Eastern
Pass(16.2S, 45.9W) -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#strong">Higropor
(18.6S, 46.3W) - Campsite (14.7S, 50.7W)
Description: The fortified
canyons and hilltops in this region are dominated by Tarkrip orcs and
goblins and their assorted pets. The mobs in the eastern section are
higher level than their western counterparts, and the orcs guarding the
pass into Higropor in the south are level 35 elites. The Black Fire
quest chain, started in Trestlebridge, eventually takes the player to 3
camps patrolled by elites and requiring finding 3 unmarked camps. The
first bridge is located at 16.2S, 47.9W behind a siege tower. Cross
that, hang a right for the first camp (16.5S, 46.9W). Cross the bridge
right near that spot and hang another right for the second camp (17.0S,
46.7W). Backtrack to the first camp and head west to the next bridge
(16.5S, 47.3W) which angles southwest. The last camp is just over the
hill ahead to the right (16.7S, 48.2W).
alt="Norbury Gates"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95112">
Fornost
is home to one of the largest instances in the game. And it's all just
as cheery as this.
FORNOST, FIELDS OF FORNOST
Level Range: 22 - 26, 30 - 37
Resources: Medium Hides, Sturdy
Hides, Rich Iron, Gold, Ruby, Sapphire, Yew,
Mobs: Barghests,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#oath">Oathbreakers,
Bears,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#orc">Orcs,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#warg">Wargs,
Aurochs,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#worm">Worms,
Boars,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#goblin">Goblins
Landmarks:
- Amon Amrun (10.3S, 52.6W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#west">Falconer's
Tower (8.7S, 53.4W) -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#west">Ost
Nuaran (8.0S, 53.2W) -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#west">Norbury
Gates (8.8S, 55.2W) - Free People's Camp (8.0S, 56.0W)
- Campsite (6.1S, 55.3W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#west">Glirost
(9.4S, 59.3W) - The Evendim Gate (10.3S, 59.6W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#west">Tham
Lorn (11.2S, 59.2W)
Description: The former capital
of the glorious
Arthedain kingdom that was sacked by the Witch-King of Angmar, Fornost
has fallen into the hands of orcs. The fields to the south are filled
with the graves of the Oath-breakers who betrayed their king, who still
haunt the grounds to this day. The fortress is an instanced area that
is accessible though the Instance Join panel, and the instance is
massive. The mobs in the
non-instanced area of Fornost are level 32 and many of them are elites,
and some of the orcs are level 36. The far west of the Fields of
Fornost is the passage to Evendim. The Free People's Camp serves as a
quest hub for the Fornost area.
alt="Haudh Eglan in Annundir"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95113">
Even
the hills have fangs in Annundir
ANNUNDIR
Level Range: 20 - 24
Resources: Medium Hides, Sturdy
Hides, Barrow-iron, Silver, Bloodstone, Opal, Ash
Mobs: Wolves,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#warg">Wargs,
Bears,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#goblin">Goblins,
Boars
Landmarks:
- William Peake's Farm (10.9S, 50.4W)
- Amlaith's Scar (9.3S, 49.0W)
- Haudh Eglan (7.6S, 49.5W)
- Closed Gate to Burned-Out Town (9.5S, 50.2W)
Description: A fertile, wooded
area overrun with
canines in the north and goblins in the south. Just up the hill from
William Peake's farm is a locked gate to a burned-out, abandoned town.
This is not (yet) marked on the map...
alt="Kingsfell"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95114">
Kings
are not the only things that fell here. Arches and walls took a spill
as well.
KINGSFELL
Level Range: 26 - 30
Resources: Sturdy Hides, Rich
Iron, Gold, Ruby, Sapphire, Yew, Woad
Mobs: Hendroval, Lynxes,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#orc">Orcs,
Aurochs, Spiders,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#warg">Wargs,
Bears
Landmarks:
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#east">Ost
Lagoros (9.6S, 47.6W) - Campsite (at Ost Lagoros)
- Nathan Hodge's Farm (10.3S, 46.9W)
- Gatson's Farm (10.3S, 45.5W)
- Gatson's South Fields (11.1S, 45.7W)
- Gurzlum (12.1S, 46.3W)
- The Snares (11.3S, 42.7W)
- Skirmish Camp (9.4S, 43.0W)
- Esteldin (9.6S, 42.1W)
Description: Prime grazing land
for herds of
aurochs, primeval cattle raised for their hides and meat. There are a
number of farms here, which naturally infuriates the local orc
population, spurring periodic raids on the resident farmers and
herdsmen. The northern fringes are rather too rocky for grazing land,
and are populated mainly by mountain-dwelling critters (wildcats and
raptors). Wargs roam the rolling hills, preying on grazing aurochs, and
spiders stalk the grasslands and valleys in the east. The Ranger-run
settlement of Esteldin lies hidden within the mountains in the east,
tucked within the ruins of an ancient Arthedain fort.
alt="Meluinen"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95115">
A
swampy, giant-bug-and-orc-infested marshland downhill from cattle
grazing land? Sounds like a perfect place for a town.
MELUINEN, TAUR GONWAITH
Level Range: 25 - 33
Resources: Rich Iron, Gold, Ruby,
Sapphire, Yew, Sturdy Hides
Mobs:
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#orc">Orcs,
Bog-lurkers, Sickle-flies,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#troll">Trolls,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#warg">Wargs,
Spiders, Toads
Landmarks:
- Etten Caves (16.6S, 42.1W)
- Lin Giliath (13.7S, 44.9W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#east">Dol
Nendir (13.5S, 42.6W) -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#east">Merenost
(15.2S, 43.2W) - Back way to Dol Dinen (16.0S, 40.4W)
Description: Meluinen is a
swampland that feeds Nen
Harn, the lake just to the south in Bree-land. The southern borders of
this swamp are patrolled by orcs, and trolls dominate Taur Gonwaith in
the east. Elves have established a small community, Lin Giliath, in the
north. The Etten Caves, at the south of Taur Gonwaith, is a massive
public dungeon filled with trolls - a sadly underused space with very
few associated quests, but definitely worth checking out.
alt="Nan Amlug West"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95116">
If
it's any consolation, the people here are also stunted...
NAN AMLUG WEST
Level Range: 27 - 32
Resources: Rich Iron, Gold, Ruby,
Sapphire, Yew, Sturdy Hides, Tier 3 Scholar
Mobs: Dourhands, Hendroval,
Lynxes, Bears
Landmarks:
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#east">Ost
Galumar (7.2S, 47.0W) - Hrizgur (5.7S, 47.2W)
- Thurum (4.8S, 45.6W)
- Kamskut (5.6S, 43.2W)
- Othrikar (7.1S, 45.0W)
Description: The rugged hills
north of Kingsfell
are held by dwarves - not just the good kind of dwarves, but also the
dirty Dourhands, who have established strongholds in the ruins that
pock the mountainous landscape. Othrikar is run by the good dwarves,
who have established a number of mines in the surrounding mountains.
alt="Nan Amlug East"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95117">
Nan
Amlug East has a pine-fresh scent.
NAN AMLUG EAST, RHUNENLAD
Level Range: 27 - 38
Resources: Rich Iron, Gold, Ruby,
Sapphire, Yew, Sturdy Hides
Mobs: Earth-kin,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#warg">Wargs,
Aurochs, Hillmen, Spiders,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#worm">Worms,
Bats
Landmarks:
- Tham Umdur (7.9S, 33.3W)
- Passage to Ram Duath -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#earth">Lehma-Koti
(5.2S, 39.0W) - Passage to Ram Duath - Drake Valley (5.2S, 40.8W)
- Passage to Eastern Ram Duath (5.9S, 33.3W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#east">Ost
Crithlanc (5.6S, 35.0W) -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#earth">Fashat
Laug (8.8S, 33.6W) -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#earth">Kar
Lak (11.0S, 33.5W) - Campsite (12.5S, 38.5W)
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#earth">Rusfold
(9.3S, 39.9W)
Description: This is Earth-kin
territory. The
gangly giant-folk patrol the hills and valleys and have established a
number of camps amongst the vicious wargs and surly hillmen that also
call this region home. The Hillmen around Ost Crithlanc are
higher-level than most of the other mobs in this area, so approach with
caution. The passage to Ram Duath leading through Lehma-Koti (an
Earth-kin camp) is the most direct passage to Angmar in the north, and
the southern end of the region butts up against Dol Dinen, a major orc
encampment. Tham Umdur, a cave near Ost Crithlanc, is part of Volume
III Book 1, but players can enter it after completing the book quest.
alt="Dol Dinen"
src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/95118">
"No,
I'm NOT happy to see you. That is, in fact, a mace in my pocket.".
DOL DINEN
Level Range: 33 - 38
Resources: Rich Iron, Gold, Ruby,
Sapphire, Yew, Sturdy Hides
Mobs:
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#orc">Orcs,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#troll">Trolls,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#goblin">Goblins,
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#warg">Wargs,
Hillmen
Landmarks:
-
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#strong">Hisuk
(16.0S, 36.8W) -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/areas/northdowns/deeds#strong">Tumat
(16.8S, 36.0W)
Description: A military outpost
of the Ongburz orcs
and their lackeys. Because of the strength of the mobs and the rapid
respawn times here, some fights can end up being more or less perpetual
when attempted on-level. Take out the healers quickly and this may not
be so much of a problem. To reach Hisuk and Tumat to complete the
exploration deed, you have to go all the way through the camps to the
very southeastern corner.
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