At the Home of The Thain

Guide to Tuckborough Quests

By Darkgolem

Tuckborough is the home of one of the oldest families of the the Shire, the Tooks.  Centrally located, with a commanding view of Hobbiton and the water, Tuckborough is a scenic place, but is close to the edge of the populated portions of the Shire.  Behind Tuckborough are farms and forests, some of which are less fair recently because of the actions of outsiders, big folk, who have come to the Shire as the shadow re-awakens.

There is plenty to do Tuckborough, though a fair number of quests lead to other parts of the Shire.  Most notable of the quests found in Tuckborough are the fireworks quests, started with "Lobelia's Fireworks" in Hobbiton, which ends with a reward of 5 consumable fireworks.  However, there is also the "Founding Writ" series (started in Michel Delving) and Gerebert Misses a Meal (ending in Old Odo's Leaf Farm, and a fight with some bandits).  Needless to say, no member of the Free People will be bored assisting Paladin Took and his family with their concerns.

Tuckborough Quest Guide
Level	Quest Giver	Name	Background	Task	Reward
8	Esilia Took	Gerebert Misses a Meal	A while ago, Esilia Took had made plans with her cousin, Gerebert, to share a meal, but he has not shown up. As Gerebert is not one to miss a meal, Esilia is terribly concerned.	Search for Gerebert Took Gerebert Took's house is west of Tuckborough, at the end of the road. Esilia has asked you to go to Gerebert Took's house and learn why he is late for dinner. (Author's note: Gerebert's house is found at 33.6S, 72.3W.  Be prepared to fight, it is full of level 8 rats.) 2.  Bring Gerebert's Journal to Eselia Took Esilia Took can be found near the centre of Tuckborough. As you entered Gerebert Took's bedroom, you spotted a journal on a table on the other side of the room. It may contain clues as to where Gerebert has gotten off to. You should take it to Esilia Took.	90C
10	Gammer Tunnelly	My Grandson's Lunch	When her grandson Wilcome was younger, Gammer Tunnelly always made him his lunch. Now that he's moved to Scary, where he oversees the quarry, she doesn't get the chance. However, she missed making it so much that she's made him a very special lunch today, but cannot walk all the way to Scary to deliver it to him. She's asked you to take it to him.	Bring the Lunchbasket to Wilcome Tunnelly Wilcome Tunnelly is the supervisor of the quarry in Scary, to the north-east. Gammer Tunnelly has asked you to bring the lunch she prepared to her grandson Wilcome, in Scary. (Author's note: Wilcome is found in Scary at 27.9S, 66.3W)	none
9	Belco Brockhouse	Old Sally (requires the Founding Writ)	Belco Brockhouse found a copy of the Founding Writ of the Shire, but will not give it up until he has received some services in return.	Find Old Sally Belco Brockhouse's pig, Old Sally, may be found near the big willow south-east of Belco's farm. Belco has asked you to find his pig, Old Sally, and bring her back to his barn. He warned you that she spooks easily, and if she gets too scared, she may run away. (Author's note: Sally is found at 34.0S, 70.0W.  Sally needs to be escorted back.  Twice you run into packs of shrews who will attack her.  Drag the agg off her then defeat them piecemeal.)	90C and Lesser Essence of Athelas (3)
9	Belco Brockhouse	A Sack of Feed (requires The Founding Writ)	Belco Brockhouse found a copy of the Founding Writ of the Shire, but will not give it up until he has received some services in return.	Pick up the Sack of Feed The sack of feed can be found in the Grange of Hobbiton, right across the path from Sandyman's mill. Once you have picked up the feed, bring them back to Belco in Tuckborough. Belco has told you that his pig, Old Sally, has a ravenous appetite, and that he needs more feed if he is to satisfy her. He has instructed you to go to the Grange and pick up a sack of feed. (Author's note: The Feed is found at 30.5S, 71.4W)	90C and Lesser Celebrant Salve (3)
9	Belco Brockhouse	Shore Up the Fence (requires The Founding Writ)	Belco Brockhouse found a copy of the Founding Writ of the Shire, but will not give it up until he has received some services in return.	Collect flat field-stones (4) Collect small field-stones (3) Collect large field-stones (2) Field stones can be found south of Longo Burrow's farm near the big willow. Belco lives north-west of the willow, on the upper slopes of Tuckborough. Belco Brockhouse's fences need mending, and he has asked you to gather stones from the field for him to use in patching them. (Stones are found at 33.4S, 70.5W)	90C
9	Belco Brockhouse	Belco's Writ (requires Shore Up the Fence, A Sack of Feed and Old Sally)	After helping him out around the farm, Belco Brockhouse has finally given you the copy of the Founding Writ of the Shire he found among his mother's things.	Bring the Founding Writ to Brombard Foxtail Brombard Foxtail is at the Mathom-house in Michel Delving. Belco Brockhouse, satisfied with your services, exhorted you to take his copy of the Founding Writ directly to Keeper Brombard Foxtail. He has no desire to see it end up in the hands of Adelard Took.	Writ Finder's Sword or Writ Finder's Greatsword
8	Postman Grubb	Bundle for Hobbiton	Postman Took of Tuckborough has asked you to deliver a satchel to Hobbiton.	Collect the Satchel from Postman Grubb's Table Avoid nosey hobbits. Postman Grubb can be found west of the centre of Hobbiton, north of Tuckborough. Deliver the satchel to Postman Grubb in Hobbiton as quickly as possible. Let no nosey hobbits interfere with your duty and don't let the satchel get wet!	90C
8	Esilia Took	Longo's Leaf-Waggon (requires Gerebert Misses a Meal)	Esilia Took discovered from her cousin's journal that Gerebert was dared to hide on the waggon of a local pipeweed farmer, Longo Burrow, as it went east. She is becoming more concerned, as the entry in the journal was written some time ago, and Longo Burrow's farm is not that far away.	Talk to Longo Burrow Longo Burrow is at his farm on the Stock Road, east out of Tuckborough. Upset greatly by her cousin's disappearance, Esilia Took has asked you to speak with Longo Burrow to learn if he has seen Gerebert. (Author's note: Longo is found at  33.1S, 70.4W)	none
10	Longo Burrow	A Hidden Stash (requires Longo's Leaf Waggon)	Gerebert Took's journal revealed that Gerebert had accepted a dare to hide in one of Longo Burrow's leaf-waggons. Esilia Took asked you to help search for her cousin.	Bring the barrel of pipe-weed to Longo Burrow The bear dens are to the south of Longo Burrow's farm. Esilia Took asked you to speak with Longo Burrow about her cousin Gerebert. Longo demanded that you perform a favour for him before he would talk. He told you that his leaf was in high demand, but that his current crop wasn't ready for harvesting yet. He instructed you to retrieve a barrel of pipe-weed that he hid in a bear den during the winter. (Author's note: Look for the bears at 34.3S, 70.3W.  The barrel is found at 34.3S, 70.1W)	90C and Tooks Shirt (medium armor) or Fried Mushrooms (5)
9	Esilia Took	Leaf in Woodhall (requires A Hidden Stash)	Longo Burrows was of no help in discovering what has become of Gerebert Took, but Esilia thought of someone else you could speak with.	Talk to Rollo Boffin Rollo Boffin is in Woodhall, east of Tuckborough on the Stock Road. Since Longo Burrows was unhelpful in learning Gerebert's location, Esilia asked you to speak with Rollo Boffin. Since Rollo oversees much of the pipe-weed that passes through Woodhall, and Gerebert hid on a waggon carrying leaf that was travelling to the east, he may know something about Gerebert. (Author's note: Rollo is found at 33.4S, 65.7W)	none
9	Adelard Took	The Old Took's Favorite (requires Ghost of the Old Took)	With the ghost still troubling his library, Adelard has come up with another idea on how to appease the Old Took: food. The Old Took was known for his love of spiced boar ribs, and he thinks that if he presents a plate of the ribs to the ghost in the library, he will return to his rest.	Talk to Edelina Proudfoot Edilina Proudfoot's hole is east of the Great Smials. Adelard sent you to ask his niece, Edilina Proudfoot, to prepare a plate of spiced boar ribs to appease the ghost of the Old Took, but warned you not to tell her the reason. He does not want to start a panic.	90C
9	Adelard Took	The Last of the Fireworks (requires The Old Took's Favorite)	In tidying up his library, Adelard Took came across a rocket from the Old Took's last Midsummer's Eve party. He sent it off to the Mathom-house in Michel Delving, but he thinks that might have upset the Old Took's ghost.	Talk to Keeper Brombard Foxtail Brombard Foxtail is at the Mathom-house in Michel Delving, far west of Tuckborough. Adelard Took asked you to travel to the Mathom-house in Michel Delving and ask Keeper Foxtail for the fireworks rocket he had sent there. 2. Find the Methel-stage in Bywater The Methel-stage is on the southern side of the road heading west out of Bywater. Adelard Took had asked you to fire the rocket off at the Methel-stage in Bywater in hopes that the sight of this last rocket will appease the Old Took's ghost.	90C
9	Polo Proudfoot	Honey-Bears	Farmer Polo Proudfoot has had trouble with bears raiding his beehives and killing his bees.	Farmer Proudfoot closed his hives to protect his bees from marauding honey-bears, but they cannot be kept closed or harm will still come to his bees. He has asked you to fend off any bears that are drawn to the honey. (Author's note:  You might want to have friends for this quest, because keeping Polo alive while fighting the bears is a bit difficult.)	90C and Fine Dagger or Eggs and Onions (3)
9	Hyacinth Took	Seeking Saltpetre (requires Lobelia's Fireworks)	Since Lobelia Sackville-Baggins paid to acquire the ingredients for her fireworks, Hyacinth Took has recruited you to help her gather them	Talk to Cam Puddinfoot Cam Puddifoot is at his home in the middle of Budgeford. The first ingredient Hyacinth Took has sent you after is saltpetre. She suggested you visit her friend Cam Puddifoot, a pig-farmer in Budgeford. (Author's note: Cam Puddifoot is at 31.2S, 65.6W)	none
9	Adelard Took	Confront the Old Took (requires The Last of the Fireworks)	Nothing you have done for Adelard Took has appeared to have any effect whatsoever on the "ghost" in Adelard's library.	Confront the Old Took's Ghost The ghost's presence is strongest in the far corner of Adelard's library, near the small bookshelf. After all else failed, Adelard Took has asked you to enter his library and confront the ghost of the Old Took. (Author's note:  The ghost is a squirrel.  To move the squirrel out of the room, simply stand between it and the bookcase and move around, edging closer to it as it moves along, until it leaves the room)	Sharpened Dagger or Tookish Earring
9	Hyacinth Took	Calling for Charcoal (requires Wolves in the Fields)	Since Lobelia Sackville-Baggins paid to acquire the ingredients for her fireworks, Hyacinth Took has recruited you to help her gather them.	1. Talk to Hart Holeman Hart Holeman is at his home in the centre of Overhill. Hyacinth Took appreciated the saltpetre you brought back with you, though she chided you for letting Cam Puddifoot talk you into hunting wolves for him. Now she has asked you to speak with Hart Holeman about the charcoal she needs. (Author's note: Hart is at 28.1S, 70.1W)	none
9	Hyacinth Took	Brimstones and Sparks	Since Lobelia Sackville-Baggins paid to acquire the ingredients for her fireworks, Hyacinth Took has recruited you to help her gather them.	Talk to Onar The dwarf-merchant Onar is in the hamlet of Needlehole in the north-west corner of Rushock Bog. Hyacinth only needs brimstone and iron filings to get to work on Lobelia Sackville-Baggins' fireworks. She suggested you could obtain them from Onar, a dwarf-merchant.	90C
11	Thain Paladin Took II	A Flare for Danger (requires By Hook or Crook)	Paladin Took is certain that a band of brigands stole Hyacinth's fireworks and is planning to use them for harmful purposes.	Destroy the Stolen Fireworks The brigand encampment is at Narrowcleeve, the heights in the south-west part of the Marish, not far from Woodhall. You can enter the camp by crossing a ford near the brink of a waterfall. Shirriff Robin Smallburrow sent you to speak with Paladin Took, the Thain of the Shire, about Hyacinth's stolen fireworks. The Thain suggested that they may have been stolen by a band of ruffians camped in the Marish and sent you to destroy the fireworks. (The fireworks are at 35.5S, 66.9W.  Bring friends for this quest, it is too much to do solo until you are about 15th level, or so).	1S 60C and Firework Starter (club) or Paladin's Spear or Hammer of the Tooks
9	Esilia Took	Took and a Tower (requires Old Odo's Leaf Farm)	Esilia Took told you that Gerebert finally made it to her house and told a fantastic tale of his journey aboard Longo's waggon.	1. Talk to Gerebert Took Gerebert Took is inside Esilia's house. Esilia Took thanked you for rescuing her cousin and told you that Gerebert spun an astounding tale. She recommended that you go inside and speak with him yourself. 2.  Talk to Thain Paladin Took II Paladin Took, the Thain, is at the Great Smials in Tuckborough. Esilia Took sent you into her house to speak with her cousin, Gerebert. Gerebert told you a fantastic tale about a terrible tower in far away lands, where he saw a strange, robed man named Sharkey. He asked you to tell his story to the Thain.	Paladin's Earrings or Paladin's Bracelet or Paladin's Hat or Paladin's Shoulder or Paladin's Club or Sturdy Took Dagger
9	Polo Proudfoot	A Salve For Stings (requires Honey Bears)	Farmer Polo Proudfoot needs new bee queens to replace the ones killed by bears. Before you can go hunting wild hives, you'll need to get a salve to protect yourself from bee stings.	Talk to Gammer Boffin Gammer Boffin is in Overhill, some considerable distance north of Tuckborough, on the other side of Hobbiton. Before you can collect new queen-bees for Farmer Proudfoot, you will need to obtain the means to protect yourself from the stings of the wild bees. Proudfoot told you to get a special balm from Gammer Boffin. (Author's note: Gammer Boffin is at 28.3S, 70.2W) 2.  Collect Toad Stools (4) Toads can be found in Rushock Bog, west of Overhill, beyond Hobbiton, and also in the marsh just north of Frogmorton. Gammer Boffin is in Overhill, a town nestled in the Bindbole Wood. Before you can hunt new queens for Farmer Proudfoot's hives, he sent you to Gammer Boffin to get some salve to protect you from the stings of the wild bees; however, Gammer Boffin does not have all the ingredients she needs to prepare the salve. She has asked you to collect some toad-stones for the salve.	none
8	Edialina Proudfoot	Spoiled Pie from Tuckboro (requires Lobelia's Pie)	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. Edilina Proudfoot of Tuckborough had one such pie.	Collect Edalina Proudfoot's Pie Avoid Hungry Hobbits Holly Hornblower's home is north of the Hobbiton main square. Edilina Proudfoot 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
10	Thain Paladin Took II	The End of the Matter (requires A Flare for Danger)	With Hyacinth's stolen fireworks destroyed, there are none left for Lobelia Sackville-Baggins' birthday party.	Talk to Hyacinth Took Hyacinth Took is at her home in Tuckborough near the Great Smials. Paladin Took was grateful for your help destroying the stolen fireworks. He has tasked you with delivering the news to Hyacinth Took.	Fireworks (5)

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