The lead up to expansion begins!

Lord of the Rings Online has released it's latest patch, Book 14: The Ring-forges of Eregion, on it's test server Roheryn. The patch notes are also now posted on the Lorebook. In the extensive patch notes are some very interesting things, including:

Eregion: Journey to where the Elven Rings were forged!
Epic Quest: The epic quest continues with world events that open up the adventure to every player across all servers!
Moria Prelude Quests: Aid the Fellowship of the Ring as they prepare to leave Rivendell and make their way toward Mordor. .
Monster play emote animations for Orc, Uruk, Spider and Warg

The road to the gates of Moria begins in earnest! This patch will be going live some time this month.

For the full patch notes, please go to the Lord of the Rings Online Lorebook.