At the Home of The Thain
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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.
Quest Guide
Took
Misses a Meal
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.
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.
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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.
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)
Brockhouse
Sally (requires the Founding
Writ)
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.
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.)
and
Lesser Essence of Athelas
(3)
Founding Writ)
the Founding Writ of the Shire, but will not give it up until he has
received some services in return.
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)
and
Lesser Celebrant Salve (3)
Brockhouse
Up the Fence (requires The Founding Writ)
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.
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)
the Fence, A Sack of Feed and Old Sally)
farm, Belco Brockhouse has finally given you the copy of the Founding
Writ of the Shire he found among his mother's things.
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.
or
Writ Finder's Greatsword
Grubb
for Hobbiton
Took of Tuckborough has
asked you to deliver a satchel to Hobbiton.
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!
Gerebert Misses a Meal)
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.
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)
Burrow
Hidden Stash (requires Longo's
Leaf Waggon)
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.
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)
and
Tooks Shirt (medium armor)
or
Fried Mushrooms (5)
Hidden Stash)
discovering what has become of Gerebert Took, but Esilia thought of
someone else you could speak with.
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)
Took
Old Took's Favorite
(requires Ghost of the Old Took)
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.
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.
(requires The Old Took's Favorite)
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.
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.
Proudfoot
Polo Proudfoot has had
trouble with bears raiding his beehives and killing his bees.
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.)
and
Fine Dagger
or
Eggs and Onions (3)
Lobelia's Fireworks)
paid to acquire the ingredients for her fireworks, Hyacinth Took has
recruited you to help her gather them
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)
Took
the Old Took (requires
The Last of the Fireworks)
you have done for
Adelard Took has appeared to have any effect whatsoever on the "ghost"
in Adelard's library.
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)
Dagger
or
Tookish Earring
Wolves in the Fields)
paid to acquire the ingredients for her fireworks, Hyacinth Took has
recruited you to help her gather them.
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)
Took
and Sparks
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
paid to acquire the ingredients for her fireworks, Hyacinth Took has
recruited you to help her gather them.
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.
Hook or Crook)
band of brigands stole Hyacinth's fireworks and is planning to use them
for harmful purposes.
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).
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60C
and
Firework Starter (club)
or
Paladin's Spear
or
Hammer of the Tooks
Took
and a Tower (requires Old
Odo's Leaf
Farm)
Took told you that
Gerebert finally made it to her house and told a fantastic tale of his
journey aboard Longo's waggon.
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.
Earrings
or
Paladin's Bracelet
or
Paladin's Hat
or
Paladin's Shoulder
or
Paladin's Club
or
Sturdy Took Dagger
Honey Bears)
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.
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.
Proudfoot
Pie from Tuckboro
(requires Lobelia's Pie)
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.
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.
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A Flare for Danger)
destroyed, there are none left for Lobelia Sackville-Baggins' birthday
party.
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.
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