Guide to Bree-Land
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by Darkgolem
Bree is an enormous area in the LOTRO game. Bree-Land contains a
broad range of places, from towns, including busy Bree-Town, to
peaceful farmlands, such as the various Bree-Fields, to areas of mortal
danger, such as the Barrow Downs and Old Forest. Almost any type
of adventure, any type of foe, can be found in Bree-Land.
Aside from questing, there are a lot of types of crafting available in
Bree-Land. Most of the crafting in Bree-Land is done in
Bree-Town, at the crafters hall. However, there are other
crafting areas found such as in the Northern Bree-Fields, and in the
town of Staddle (a center for farming).
You can find all types of resources here, including tier 1,2 and 3 ore,
wood and skin (though mainly tiers 1 and 2) for your crafting
needs. Bree-Land is so large an area, it is not hard to spend
hours gathering resources without seeing another soul even on busy
days, if you
head to the distant parts of the land..
Marches
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of Bree-Land
There are several towns in Bree-Land.
Archet
Archet is a small community located in northeastern Bree-Land.
The Blackwold brigands have a foothold here, and they (in the
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for hobbits and humans in LOTRO) attempted to burn down Archet.
After finishing your introduction here, there is little in the way of
reason to go here, though certain ruins here have areas you should
visit when fulfilling the
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Bree-Land has to offer.
Bree-Town
A busy community of mixed hobbits and humans,
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is one of the busiest communities in middle earth. Bree-Town
contains almost any of the resources an adventurer could want, except
farms and farmhands (which are found in next door Staddle). Many
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are found here, most involving the Barrow Downs.
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Home of the influential and respected Brandybuck family,
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is the only hobbit-only community found outside of the Shire. Buckland
is troubled by the agents of the shadow who were hunting the ring
bearer and his friends, and (more recently) an influx of concerns from
the Old Forest. Count on most of your adventures found here to be
in the forest.
Combe
A logging community, south of Archet, on the edge of the
Chetwood. The Blackwold brigands, after being driven from Archet,
take up refuge in the Chetwood, again among the ruins found here.
There are several simple
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here, most involving the Chetwood and the brigands and creatures here.
Staddle
Staddle is a quiet farming community disturbed by
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from the Midgewater Marshes and southern part of the Chetwood, in the
form of goblins and bandits. There is farming available here
(though not expert tier), and some other crafting equipment, though
other
than that, Bree-Town is the place to go for these sorts of things.
of Apprentices
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Lands of Bree-Land
Bree-Land has several areas of note that you may visit when
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here. There are both low level and mid level areas in Bree-Land,
some less dangerous than others. The terrain is varied here also,
containing farmlands, marshes, several forests, hills, and lakes.
Ruins of the old kingdom of Cardolan can be found dotting the land
here, indeed, parts of Bree-Town are formed from the ruins of this
ancient kingdom.
Horsefields
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Along the road between the Shire and Bree-Town, Adso's camp is the
location of an attempt to create a hunting lodge by the unfortunate
hobbit Adso. He will need some
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from those of the free people
willing to help him and looking for adventure, including some in the
Old Forest.
Andrath
Another, more substantial, ruin found in Bree-Land, Andrath is the base
of a large group of bandits, mainly made up of half orcs and
humans.
They are presently planning an alliance with the orcs of the Northern
Bree-Fields, so sooner or later this threat is going to have to be
dealt with. Unfortunately, the road here is barred by the
bandits,
preventing travel south past their domain.
The Barrow Downs
A long time ago the Barrow Downs were a portion of the ancient Cardolan
kingdom. Many of the brave warriors of Cardolan were buried here,
but since then the Witch King of Angmar sent evil spirits to occupy the
dead bones interred here. Now the cairns of the downs are
occupied by barrow wights, who bring any who are ensnared by their fell
traps down to death with them. Other creatures, tainted by the
blight of the restless dead, reside here, including bloated barrow
worms and tainted rats. Expect constant attack and danger if you
should travel the misty hills of the barrows. The largest of
the barrows, the
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Barrows, is found in the most dangerous, southern portion of the
downs. A campfire that can be used as a destination for hunters
can be found here.
The Brandy Hills
A simple wood due north of Buckland on the Bree side of the Brandybuck
river, the Brandy Hills are untamed, and home to wild creatures that
one might expect, including bears. However, a giant has moved
into one part of the hills, so travelers must be careful.
The Bree-Fields
There are in fact three Bree-Fields, the Southern, Northern and Eastern
Bree-Fields, respectively. All of them are occupied by boars,
bears and wolves, with the variety found in the southern field being
the least
dangerous, and the eastern field containing the most dangerous
beasts. The
Southern and Northern Bree-Fields are home to farmers, though recently
a group of southern bandits (whose base of operations lies in the
northern portion of the Southern Bree-Fields) has moved in and are
terrorizing the area here. The Northern Bree-Fields has the
dubious distinction of being the home to a dangerous tribe of
orcs.
The Eastern Bree-Fields are free of orcs and bandits.
While the creatures here are the most dangerous of the three lands
called the Bree-Fields, the area is an excellent place to harvest skins
and wood for crafting without competing with others.
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North
East of Combe, Chetwood North is occupied by the Blackwold bandits
(since driven from Archet) and groups of spiders and wolves. Not
a
particularly large forest, it makes up for it in it's dangers for
beginning adventurers who are trying to help out the community of Combe
and the adjoining lumber camp.
Chetwood South
Chetwood South is occupied mainly by boars, wolves and bears, like most
of the forests in Bree-Land. However, the Blackwold bandits have
a
presence here, and they are sending more and more frequent forays north
to harass the town of Staddle on the border of the forest. The
road
here travels south and then east through the forest, eventually
reaching the Lone Lands far to the east and south of the Midgewater
Marshes.
The Far Chetwood
There is not much found in the Far Chetwood aside from what you might
find in any forest. However, there are still dangers here.
Many Crabain and giant sting flies are found here, and these creatures
are hostile to all who intrude here. Of note, Archet, to the Far
Chetwood's south, is divided from the forest by a large extensive rock
outcropping, preventing travel from one to the other.
The Horsefields
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This area, located to the west of the Eastern Bree-Fields, is a horse
farm where horses can be purchased, and with some quests of various
sorts can be found here.
The Festival Grounds
Just west of the Eastern Bree-Fields, and south of the Horsefields,
this area is where the Bree-Land festival is held.
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Midgewater Marshes
The marshes here are named because of the many swarms of harassing
insects found here. However, aside from these pests, there are
very large insects to be found also, namely the giant cousins of
grasshoppers, Neekerbreekers, giant sting flies and man eating
spiders These dangers are found all over the swamp, and any
person with reason to travel in this dismal country should be
prepared. Aside from insectile dangers, there are also two groups
of goblins here, both of which are (obviously) a danger to the
unwary. The eastern end of the marshes climb into the Weather
Hills, an area considered to be part of the Lone Lands. South of
the Midgewater Marshes is a housing area for Bree-Land
Nen Harn
A large lake found distant from the population centers of Bree-Land,
Nen Harn is lonely and quiet. The lake has several islands, most
of which are inhabited by the creatures found here, including giant
toads, swarms of insects, and vicious snapping turtles. Also
beware of a wood troll who lives alone on the eastern shore of the
lake. Nen Harn is the only place to find Yew wood in all of
Bree-Land, though not in large quantities.
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Old Forest
Perhaps one of the most famous of the forests in Bree-Land is the Old
Forest. Unpeopled by settlers (excepting the elusive and
mysterious
Tom Bombadil and his wife Goldberry), the only regular travelers of
the Old Forest are hunters and woodsmen, mainly from Buckland.
The Old
Forest is a ancient and strange forest, containing many wolves, bears,
and other creatures of nature, but also haunted by spiders in some
portions. Most frighteningly of all the inhabitants of the Old
Forest
are the Huorns. Black hearted and foul, these thinking, moving,
trees
have a hate of all that go on two legs, and will waylay any who pass
too
close to their branches. Whole portions of the Old Forest are
inhabited by Huorns brooding in silence, and the greatest of all them
is Old Man Willow, found on the Withywindle river in the heart of the
forest. A single hope in this forest of hostile animals and
trees is
Tom Bombadil, a free spirited and ancient being of unknown origins who
bears no creature ill will and will help travelers. Tom lives in
the
forest near the Withywindle, close to the haunted Barrow Downs.
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